Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-07-24

BY THE STEAM BOAT.
The steam boat from Albany has
brought further accounts OF disasters
on our frontier.
From the Albany Gazette Entra. Of
Saturday last.
BY the Western mail of last even
ing, we have received news from the
Niagara frontier dewn 20 the evening
Of the nth inst. 1t still continues 10
be unfavorabie and DISASTROUS.
From tie Caaandaisaa Repository, Of
.fuiy 43.
From the Niagara Frontier. we
eontinue TO receive unpleasant tiding-
The enemy are CARRYING on success
full and murderous warfare on the out
posts ofour army at Fort George. MIR.
Stimson, of the army, informs US.
that on Wednesday last, the ensmy at
tackled guard. about mile and a
half from the Furt-when Lieutenant
Eidridse, gallant young officer.
with % men who volunteered under
him. went to relieve them. In the
zeal to execute his order, young Ell
bridge soon Unexpectedly found himsel!
surrounded in "a wood by considera-
Bile number Of Indians, who opened
deadly fire upon his little corp
which cut down IS OF them-;,
few fed, and the remainder were TAX
en- by the Indians and scalped, stript
and mansled in the most horrid man
ner. Lieut.. EIhrilge was led away.
and it is feared has suffered the same
fate. oaly Q OF the corps escaped
A number OF the enemy were kill
ed.
We understand the British are in
possession Of their farmer ground on
the Niagara, from Fort Erie to the
line of our camp at Fort George.
Extract of a letter from gentleman Il,
Canandaigua. TO MIR. JOHN cook, In
Albany, dated July IL. 1913.
g BY the Western mail just arrived.
have received letter from Buffalo.
dated on Sunday evening. which in
forms, that on that morning (the tau,
inst) u British force of ESQ regulars.
crossed the Niagara river, and lande,
below Black Rock, and moved up to.
wards that place, when they were dis
covered by our men (about 200 miiiia)
who at once fled in different directions
The enemy set fire to the barracks,
block house, &c. spiked several pie.
ees OF cannon, and took quantity Of
-four, salt. &c. (said to be 400 barrels
and 4 field pieces, 6 Founders.
While engaged III getting of the
property, they were attacked by n
force, consisting Of regulars, militia
and Indians, who had came down from
Buffalo. and who poured in success
ful fire upon the Zoe, killing conside
rable nuuiber--9 were left dead on the
shore, besides capt mortalIy woun.
ded. Ourlo killed, and wounded
2 Of whom are since dead.-Aithougf
the retreat of the enemy was preeipi.
tate. they succeeded in taking away The
above property. which was doubles.
their object in crossing over.
n. B.-Our officers would not suf
FER the Indians TO scalp The dead.
UTICA, July IS.
Our Ontario fleet has returned Ia
'Sacket's Harbor, where they remained
on Saturday last.
ALBANY, Jaly 1s.
The OsdensburS mail of last even.
ing, brought us the newspaper printed
at that village on the 7lh inst. contain.
ing the British account of the capture
ofCol. Bprsiier, and the troops under
his command, ut Beaver Dams, on The
9Th alt. This account differs in nc
materia! fact from the official report OF
General Dearborn to the Secretary a!
War, except that the Genera! acknow-
hedges a greater loss in men. than the
enemy claim to have won. If General
Dearborn's account of the number OF
the eneRy, and the kind of force (prin.
cipaliy miiitia) who achieved this vie
tory over cur regular troops, be true
AID we have no reason to doubt hi,
correctness in this particular, we are
constrained TO acquiesee with the Ed
tors OF the National lntelIigenccr, ii
calling it most 6 disgraceful' affair
aud to coufcss, that in speaking of it
we feel equal Z" modification" wiiIi tht
Commander in Chief, who pronounce.
ii All g unfortunate 4 uDaccountable e
vent" II is indeed without parable
O. comparison, even III the present WA
except in the shameful . eapitulatioI
at Detroit"
From the Ogdenstarg Palladium,
Jaty II.
\ Gag from OSdeusburg crossed t.
Prescott on Saturday last. The com
handing officer Colonel Pierson) pc
lItely gave the following General Orde