Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22

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an edifce of which the basis is the
helly." We woader if This voracious
ediGce is Of the Gothick, Ionick, or
Composite order OF architecture. We
fancy this beautiful metaphor mus,
have been borrowed from Gen. Dear.
horn, who, from his giganlick appetite,
NAV fairly be dcnominated the belly of
the army brains ate fortunately out
If the que ,tion He is as perfect
uonument of well fed pat iotism as
modern times can boast OF, and would
relipouish the conquest of Canada at
any time, for a pound OF plumb cake.
Sal Gag.
Ert,a9 sfs ietfsr from a ,epr7obt gentleman at
B.6,lae dated Feb 8, to ii, I,isnd IN cs.nas.
dayso
Prefumng, from the news you mu(f have
heard of the capture of Gen Winchlters di-
vi6oo. of Cen Harr,ion's army, that you
feel anxious 10 hear further particulars, and
Al,h,. am not able ID g,veIyou any material
f.efs. vet from Examining all the reports and
comparing their reluts, ! have formed the
following opinion: That Gen Wincheler,
"; this divi6ou, had proceeded to the river
Rein, about 80 mile. in advance of the min
body. which wa, At the RAPID. of the Miami
Tia, on hs arriva' he enemy fed TO
Browuftou, 10 diltance of abost mles)
where they we're reinforced by troops from
Maiden, when they returned and attacked
Cen W. A moft desperate acton en(ued-
many killed on both fdes /; terminated in
total defeat and capture Of Winchelter aud his
whole dvlon
An erprei. was Immediately fent down TO
Fort Erie) and yenerday and TO day the whole
difpofable force of the enemy on the Niagara,
have ftarted in neishs aud on horiebsck for
Maiden with view of NEE ing he man body
Of Gen Harr,fon, who il is fuppofec, on hear
ing of W,ncheitefs defeat, will proceed by
forced marches to ,ha, place Should ,heIe
be facts, aud much fear they are, we may,
lexpect fhortiy hear of tremendous battle
and what the refut will be, Gop Only
knows
A, to the E" Army of the Ceoire." they are
faugly hu,ted q rel ,,ectiul diiiance from he
lines; and from tear hat fo,ne of thor militia
~ flores on he lines may be dinurbed, are
moving them back 20 their camp for protection
leaving the Inhabitants. on the river npro.
teefed a. marsr OF little or no coniequence.
From deierter, who arc daily coming over, Il
from what we can fee Of the movements of
troops acrofs the river, have no douht but all
their (Britifh) forces (ercept perhaps 200 men)
have gone weR; and yes nor hng mJve-
ment of this mferabie army to produce di.
ver6oa in favor Of thoie poor felows, who
have the whole winter been wallowing
through thslnow. and now probably have TO
meet The whole concentrated force of the iav.
cage and Upper Canada
The Secretary of the Navy has recommen
aed to Congreis TO provide for the appoint.
ment of additional Captains Of the Navy. and
for Coating Conveys.
We undernand, that 1t Gen HIsLoP, taken
in the JsVs prefeoted Com BAIsBaIrcr with
avery elegant fword on parting with HIN, a. a
compliment for his magnauimiiy and humanity
towards the prifJnsrs -Psiisdiu~
The ship Alexander Hodedon, Lovetf
from Lisbon, and another ship from New
port for Baltimore, have been turned of y
the British .qasdron IN The Chesspeak. and
have arrived IN Newport \ French
squadron would have BRusr THEM.
Bonaparte has twiee may lives rs cat,
rs since the commencement of the kussisn
war, he has been killed eighteen nmes but,
the nineteenth, il Is said must be fstal.
letter from w a,hington of the l2lh
INST. says" IL 81 ars, by late Intelligence
thai the battle in which Cen. Winchesler
and his army was defeated, was s,ery sc
we're one The General WIS not killed, but
sa prisoner TO the British"
Adjutant. General JOHNSON has
rehgned his office.
Gen. HULL left town laf week on
his way to PHILADELPHIA
Gen BOYD member of the
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