Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-08-15
Te late Battle.

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culinary battle of the 25tl, ult. near the Falls
Of Niagara. Maj. Austin's (Aid to Gen. b.
letter, so far as it goes, may be considered
as official but it does not state the amour:
of force engaged, or the number of killed
and wounded. The letter from Dr.. Allen
contains many particulars. and represents
the battle as bloody and disastrous in the
extreme. Gen. Gains, it is said, is 10 take
the command of the army.
tits now said the army will not recross
the Niagara, having received such rein
forcemen,s as to render it superior in
strength to what i. was previous to the late
engagement.
The cause Of The failure Of The cxpedi-
ton under Gen Brown is undoubtedly ow-
ing 10 the circumstance Of the fleet at Sack
cts Harbor not being equipped in season TO
cooperate with the army.
The corps Of volunteers under Col Swift
have passed over to Fort Erie. 1000 men
from Geu M'Arthur's division is said to
have joined the army, and the position it
now occupies is represented as being very
strong but should itprove un,enablc, there
are ample means Of crossing. The British
are encamped about four miles below, and
their piqucts extend to the vicinity Of Fort
Erie. ~
British Goods On the LIST Of August 70
Wagon loads Of fine British Cloths and Cas-.
simeIes passed through Waterford, n. Y.
from Canada. They were bonded at Bur
lington. -
A letter from gentleman in London to
his friend in New York. dated June 4th,
mentions that the Government have an
nounced Lord Gambler, Mr.. Colburn and
Mr.. Adam, as Ministers 10 meet those on
the part of the US. . he meeting, il is
said, was to take place the 25ih. English
pspers to later date do not mentiOn this.
The American priva.eer Hawk, Tripe,
Of Washington. N e. las been captured
and sent into Barbados.
One Of Bonaparte's FIRST acts il the island
Of Elba was, a.la.modc de Madison, to Dou.
biz the Duties.
Every days mail furnishes melancholy
accounts of the distresses and calami,ies
brought upon the country by reason Of the
war. The greatest alarm prevails in Con.
necticut snd New.York. The militia are
turned out, not for the conquest Of Canads,
but for the defence of their homes and
6resides
The British squadron in the Sound has
received . powerful reinforcement. ia ships
and men. Commodore Hardy has appear
ed off Stonington aud summoned the place
10 surrender. Notwithstanding the place,
as appears BY the accounts, was nearly des-
titnte ofthe means Of defence, having only
two ls.pounders. the Inhabitants hravely
Determined to defend themselves. ut the
time Of the latsct account, the Bsiiishswere
cannonading the town. There are various
coDjectures as to the object of the attack,
the most probable one is, that there is a
plan to destroy the u S friga,es at New
London, and tits for the purpose Of DIVERT
ing the attention from the defence Of ths,
place.
S,onnington contains about 5000 iniiab.
itants the harbour makes up from the
Sound. opposite Fisher'sIsland /; i. "a miles
east by south from New London. Except
the settlement and the haibour, which is
not large, nor so compact as sesports in
general, the town is principally agricultural
The operations of the British in the Ches-
apeake are represented as extensive and
10 the inhabitants in that part Of
the country. Great complains are made Of
the conduct of the Government in not pro-
viding the means Of protection.
The feet under Chauncey sailed from
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