Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-07-05

liable buildings belonging to Meilrs.
Wyean and others, and dettroyed &
carried off about 100 tbls. of flour,
&c. Onfdralo ReP9(Hary.
From albany, Jnne %. =
"Thc cables, anchors, and duck for
the sails of the General Pike has Just
left this city for Sacke,'s lalbor. She
cannot be go, to sea until the middle or
latter end of Julss General Parker has
arrived. Gen. Hampton Is TO COIN
mand at Burlington
rLArrsBuRe, (Lake Chamhlain)
L JUNE ID.
The british have fitted out the Grow
/ ler md Eagle, and having the complete
tlhmand OF The Lake we expect visit
b > few days, and are preparing to re
peIIt."
It appears, BY the latest accounts we
have from the N. w Frontiers, that
Com Yeo, is securing the Am. coast
on Lake Ontario and that having a
large number ofroops on board, it was
thought prudent TO retain consldefa-
bic part OF our troops at the Niagara
stalion--leaving Gen. Boyd, in the COM
mand ofthose on the British side. The
attack on Sodus and Oswego, had excl
ted considerable alarm; but no serious
event was expected to result from the
expedition
No war events have occurred, since
the retrocession OF our troops TO fort
George. In the several affairs which
took place between them and the enc.
my, near Forty Mile Creek, it is belize
we'd we have lost from 8oo,o 1000 men
The retrea, from that place is represen.
ted not much to our credit--we hope
Inc stories now In circulation, when
particulars are known, will prove un
| founded. Il Canandaisna Gazette.
During and since the capture Of fort
George, there has been the most
shameful acts oil rapaoity and plumber
committed OH the innocent inhabitants
oil the Province. We hear every day,
of quantities OF plate and other articles
being brought from there and sold by
the marauders at small price. We
are ashamed to record the commission
oil acts which stain our national charac.
ter with foul disgrace. ibid.
The pittsburg Gazette of June Is,
says" 200 Infantry and troop Of
Horse, have marched to Join the
army under Gen. Dearborn. The
same paper also states, that Gen Hsr.
rison had gone TO for, Melgs, in conse.
quence OF some important dispatches,
received by express, from Gen. Dear.
born.
A Plattsburg paper OF June 25 gives
us he British official account OF the al
fair which took place 81 the 9th June,
and Proclamation OF Gov Provost, re-
laiing TO war operations In the for
mer, the account states, tina, our force
was nearly $500 men ; that this body
was completely routed, and driven Off
the field pieces of cannon, with their
,umbrils, horses, &c 2 Brigadier Gen.
erals, field officers, and captains and
100 prisoners were takes that the A.
mericans continued their retreat, until
they reached the Forty Mile Greek.
Gov Provost, in MS proclamation states
that Com Yeois nov in the undis,ur-
bed possession of the Lake that the
British posts are daley receiving re.
cruils aud tina, he shall be compelled,
however reluctantly, instantly 10 retail.
are nf,on The american PRISONERS, in his
possession, every violation of the per-
soAs or property of any OF his mo esty's
subjects So peaceably demeaning them.
selves, and hereby publicly protests a.
gainst the treatment which has been
exhibited by the enemy as equally un-
sanctioned by the usage of war or by
the example afforded 10y his majesty's
forces with regard to any Of the Ameri-
can prisoners in their posse ssion.
The same paper adds, that Com. Yeo
was acting in cooperation with the ar
my, and had dIslodged the Ameri'~n
force. with great loss in men and stores
from thtir position at the Forty mile
creek, where it had retreated.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
Our porls, harbours, bays, sounds,
and rivers, closed against all kinds of
trade-two Of our friga,es, & one sloop