The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-11-12
NETWORK, Nov. 8.
From thc .ii6any .1irsus, Of .Nopemtcr S.
NORTHERN ARMY,

! General Hampton's army, consisting Of
/ tho light troops and others amounting to
/ 500 men, under Gen. lizard, were attacked
/ In advance OF old Chateguay, while al din
ner, by 5000 oi the enemy; that they sus-
tanned three rounds OF the cucmy's fire be-
fore they could lorm-when they returned
| his fire warmly till the main body OF our
| army came up-the enemy were then
| charged, routed, and driven at every point
| We have learnt no other particulars than
that we had oGicersfhi'lcd s ID wounded,
among the latter enc oi General Hampton's
| aids, mo'tally. Ehe enemy had burnt Sc
vcral houses at Champlaip, and Col Clark
had taken eighty oxen from the enemy
| Nothing had been head from Gen. Will
ktnson, aud il was inferred from his not
coming down the ST. Lawrence (though. we
think Incorrectly that his real destination
vas Kingston. repor prevailed thai
= hampton was falling back upon old Chatc-
quay.
The detached militia which have been
on the lines under Col. Hardcnbergh, ex-
cert Captain Yates horse artillery & about
25 men oil the other companies, who volun-
teercd TO go with the army, have been dis.
charged the service, and returned home.
There is some mystery hangs about this
business, which Tor the honor of the corps
we hope soon to sec cleared up. How
great, how notifying the contrast, which
DIT present seems TO exist, betwec or east.
ern and western militia
BY THE STEAM BOAT.
From Tie ALBANY Register, Of the SIN fnsf.
LATEST FROM THE NORTH.
A gentleman just arrived from plaitsbureh,
which place INC left on Saturday morning
last, has obiigipgiy furnished The Editor
of the Re" s,er with the following int.
resting intelligence -
That on Friday night last, an express
arrived In Plattsburg, bringing letters con-
tanning the Information, that an engage
ment had taken place between the ADVANCE
corps of General Hamp'on's army and The
enemy. CO sisting OF 5000 British, Cana
dian militia and ipdsns that the enemy
attacked our troops in ambuscade, and af
ter firing three or tour volies were re-
pulsed at the point of The layonet, by the
main body Of our army. General Hamp-
ton maintained his position in the field OF
battle; that he is now rclrogading for the
Four Corners, and abandoning the ey2edi-
ton against Montreal. The cause Of il is
ascribed tc General Wilkinson not having
formed junction with him, agrecably to
the contemplated plan Of invasion. That Ia
or IS wounded officers had arrived at the
Four Corners, and that one Of Gen Hamp-
toms aids was mor,aiiy wounded
That on Thu sdsy last, a British force Of
400 men had invaded Champiain, ard de-
| siroyed 20 tons hay that 400 New York
and Vermont militia, under Col. Fasset,
who were stationed at Chazy, near the
Lake, marched with alacrity TO meet the
enemy, bnt were disappointed by their
precipitate retreat, on hearing that our
troops were advancirg; that private pro-
perry was respected by the enemy in every
instance.
Since the above was in type, we have
been informed that our troops under Gen.
Hampton, IN the contest, lost about thirty
In killed and wounded, and that the enemy
lost double that number.
We understand that letters were received
in town on Saturday from Sackett's Har-
Dor, dated the 29th ullmo, which states,
that our feet under Commodore Cbaun-
cey, had just arrived off the harbor--that
General Wilkinson would leave Grenadicr
Island with his army, consisting Of about
5000 men, on the first instant.
SOUND FLEET.
Captain Beecher, Of the packet Hun
tess, who left New-Havcn on Saturday
morning, informed us that report had
reached there previous to his sailing, that
the enemy's squadron off New London was
. reinforced ON Fri1ov last with < saii two of