The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-15


brought in to-day. found wounded in tn,
woods.
Tuesday. June Our feet has Ias,
returned here after it's operations at Maya.
ra. 8 =
The British feet is at Kingston & ha.
not been seen off here since the day of at
tack.
Col. Mills was buried yesterday with the
honors of war.
LATEST FROM TORT GEORGE
Office offhe Nat. .dduocate.
Sunday Morning, June 6.
BY the steam boat Paragon we have re-
ceived the follow ing
albany Gazette Office.
Saturday, June S, 1918.
BY the Western mail of1ast evening, we
received the Buffalo Gazette, Extra con
tanning the following additional, particu-
lars of the CAPTURE OF +. GEORGE,
and further operations of our srmy on the
Niagara frontier.
GAZETTE OFFICE.
Buffalo, Friday, May %, s p NJ.
A gentleman who left Fort Niagara yes
terday, has enabled us to announce the
following highly important intelligence:
Yesterday morning, in conformity to pre-.
vious arrangement, 1000 men, under the
q.
board the feet lying near Fort Niagara.
uuder command of Commodore Chauncey
--dnring the early part of the morning,
there was thick fog, which prevented the
landing until about o'clock when the yes
se,s formed in curved ine.extending from
a little beyond the light house to the two
mile creek vanguard, consisting of 500
picked men, among whom were Forsyth's
rifemen, and number of the Baltimore &
Albany volunteers. under the command OF
Col. Scott, now put for the shore, near the
two mile creek. and effected landing in
good order they assembled the bank and
~Sfs ATTACHED by thr enemy, who had
drawn his whole force 10 this point: they
gave back and formed onthe beach a spii-
rited fire was now exchanged for Is n1isutes
which had but little effect on our trooDs.
they being partly sheltered by the bank
during which time, body rising 10000
men, made landing--while the boats were
pushing tor fte shore, the shipping opened
powerful and well directed fire upon the
enemy, who gave way, and took MP their
line OF retire at in the rear of Fort George ::
the flying artillery, (Which had also landed)
played sPon the enemy in his retreat with
considerable effect.
Gen. Lewis now formed line extending
from the light house to the Niagara river
ABOVE Fort George, to prevent the escape
OF the enemy, but all had made good their
retreat except IL, who had been left to blow
up their magazines. The small magazines
were blown up--a short time after which
their principal magazines shared the same
fate' The men left in the fort were taken
and sent to Fort Niagara. Part of the army
entered Fort George, the British flag was
taken down and the American flag substi-
tuted IN Its place, amidst the acclamations
of thousands.
From an early hour in the morning until
the British retreated, Fort Niagara and the
batteries openeda most tremendous can
nonade upon Fort George and the British
batteries and literally demolished them
The two schooners GROWER ard Ontario,
anchored in the mouth of the Niagara river
and played upon the fort and batteries with
much effect.
The enemy retreated towards Queens
town.
About 4 O'Clock in the afternoon. the
British sent an express tn Fort Fri
lhe batteries below the fort immediately
opened fire upon Black Rock which
was returned, and continued at intervals.
during the night Early this morning, the
British commenced destroying the public
stores i; all their magazines, all their bar
racks, public stores and store houses, from
Chippewa to Point Abino. have been blown
up or burned.
We do not learn that any private build
ings were destroyed at Newark.
Since the above was in type, we have re-
ceiyed the following, from our correspon-
dent at Niagara
Fort George and the batteries are ours.
the former demolished, magazines blown up
by the enemy. The fort destroyed by our
artillery alone " IS inferior to none in the
world. The enemy have retreated a fe v,
mlles---more fighting to be expected
Our loss ten killed, a few wounded, Major
King wounded in the arm - prisoners
have been sent over"
y. ;. We receive information this mo.
ment, that the light dragons, under Capts
Burd and Seldep, brought in $40 prisoners
last night to Fort George.
Fort Erie taken
The following notice in a hand-bijl form
was also received by the BufFaloe mail
from which it appears that FORT ERIE
IS in possession ot our troops.
HaviOR heard, since 1 had the. com m and
OF L ort Erie, that some unprincipled and
ia"less persons have crossed into Canada
With view to- piunder ard maraud. con.
trary 70 express orders deem !. NV dut,
~ forewarn them from practices so dishon
orsole and degrading, and solemnly to ss.