Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-09-01

the river, were repulsed before they assault
ed the batteries.
Shortly after the explosion, the enemy
finding every effort TO gain the Fort or car
ry the batteries, unavaiiing, withdrew his
to the woods. The action continued one
hour and an half, during which Except the
short interval that the enemy occupied the
ramparts) the artillery from the Fort and
batteries kept up a most destructive IRE,
as well on tae main body of the enemy as
on the attacking columns. These columns
were composed of the best of the British
army, volunteers from every corps. the
%forlorn hope. Tie enems's loss is estima
ted at rising So0sE RS rank and file. pas
sed this place, this morning for Greenbxh.
Col. Denmmvnd, and s Or officers were
killed, one Dee @ M Gen said TO be capt,
Elliott and two platoon officers, prisoners.
| Our loss, in killed does not exceed 20, most
of which we learn are Of the artillery. We
regret to state, that capt Williams and 1t.
MDonough, of the artillery, are killed /;
Lieut.. Fontaine, missing, supposed taken
prisoner.
Several of the officers were wounded, but
we nave not learned their names.
From the circumstance Of the enemy's
main body lying within Crane and cannis
ter distance from the Fort, their loss must
be very severe, greater than what is men
toned in the above estimation. The ene-
| my's wagons were uncommonly active yes
.erday morning in removing the wounded
The prisoners, are of the 9Th, Tooth, lO3d,
loith, and De Watteville's REGIS and a few
sailors.
IL is impossible for us in this sketch, to
say any thing of the individual skill and
g~anllantry of the officers, or the steady bra
very of the men engaged in this glorious
defence we presume all did their duty
| Brig. Gen. Gaines commanded the Fort.
Our army a. Fort Erie continues almost
daily TO skirmish with the enemy. which
is principally confined to the attack of pi
quets On both sides There has been more
or less cannonading every day during the
week past, without any material advantage
to either. Or Wednesday a party of rifle.
| men under ca p,ain Bi.dsall. attacked and
drove in tie enem, S picket; they lost
from Is to 20 killed. We lost only one
man On Friday Major Morgan with
detachment from bis rife corps attacked the
! enemy in the skirts OF the woods back Of
the Fort and after a brisk MGsqueiry oil
| some time returned to the Fort, with the
loss of 10 or l2 killed, among whom. we
regret to say. was that excellent officer
| Ma ior Lodowich Morgan, of tie lst rifle
regiment, who so CALAMITY rcpulse1 the enc
my at Conjockety Creek on the morning
of the Sd inst. lie was inferred at Buffalo,
- c Lt..Jo, NTH all 49, hnco -, he . L..
rank and distinguished bravery.
Our fleet on Lake Ontario, to the mum
Der OF 9 sail arrived off Fort Niagara a.
bout 8 or 10 days since. The Sylph said
to be the swiftest sailer on the Lake, gave
chase to a British brig, which being unable
to escape was abandoned and blown up
From every appearance she was loaded
with munitions of war intended for the
British forts Com. Chauncey commands
the feet, whose health is fast improving
Three of tie enemy's small vessels lie in
| Niagara river, blockaded by our fleet.
We have the unpleasant task to inform
tie public Of the loss Of two U. S, schoon-
ers living near Fort Erie, by capture. 1t
appears that the enemy fitted out an expe-
dition of 9 boats, on the lake above Fort
llrlo. MIN hio60 q - up
on our three scho0ners the Porcupine
succeeded in beating them off, the Somers
and Ohio were captured, and taken down
the river, below tho point, near French
mans creek. The Porcupine sailed on Sun.
day, for Erie.
We learn that captain Dobbs, Of the Bri-
fish royal navy, commanded the party
which captured the Somers and Ohio.
We have been correctly informed of par
~ticulars Of the heroism of captain Ketchum
of the 25th regiment, whose name has re-
! ceived the JUST applause Of the public
though, it is regretted by his fellow officers,
that iie has not been honored with a breyet
from the government. The gallant conduct
Of this young officer on the 5th of July,
has been set forth by gen. Scott. The par
| ticulars which reflect on him honors equal.
" high, are, that in the month of June