The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-09
From Tie Bost. PaNqdium ofyuly !.

FKoM THE NORTHERN FRONTIER.
Our information is to Saturday last, al
winch tune the advance guards of the Amer
lean and British armies were still in sight Of
each other near Odletown. A battle contin-
ued TO be daily expected. Reinforcements for
our army had arrived at Plattsburg and Bur
lington.
We have been favoured with file IF
Gottenburgh papers to the 2Ist of April hut
their contents have been anticipated in our
London dates, W
Lester and KeenY the two men arrested in
New-London tor high treason, have broken
gaol, and made their escape. The Marshal
has offered one hundred dollars for the;, ar-
prehension.
Piatt86urgh, June IS.
On Tuesday last, Col Forsythe, with "a
detachment of 90 rifemen, passed over into
Odeltown, as far as capt Odell's. He tow;
ed there short time, when a party of the
enemy were discovered endeavourine, TO cain
his rear--the rifemen immediateIv re-
treated, when another party of the enemy
were discovered on the opposite side of the
road attempting to form junction with the
party first discovered, and enclose the detacb-
ment under col. Forsythe. The r;Aemen
however, made good their retreat. The
col. retired to the house of Mr. Hamilton
bout halt mile this side the lines. where he
determined to make a stand. The enernv -
bout two hundred in number were in cIose ~.
suit-they killed two ofthe rihenen near ~,
mouse, and platoon came up and discbaro-
ed thelr pieces at col. Forsythe, while sittinp
upon his horse, in the road. But so s,iriteC .
liIe was kept up from the house, that the e.
nemy were very soon compelled to retire
We had 2 killed and 8 wounded Tbe
nemy must have lost many more-deserters
VINO nave come in since the affair. state tho4
they had Killed and wounded-aDd bad 100
men engaged. -'V
1t IS stated, that while on the retreat IT,
Hamilton OF the rifle corps, being almost o.
hausted with fatigue, sat down to rest him
self, when he discovered an Indian. who bo0
0uts1rlpPed ms companions advancing towards
III MN WIN ms tomahawk suspended-I lieut.
II. rested his piece across the fence and sbrt
the savage down.
Yesterday the 9th, 18th, 18th and 18Th re-
gIments OF Infantry, marched from the Can
comment at this place for the north
On wednesday last the Steam boat arrived
IRON whitehall with about two hundred B,i-
tish exchanged prisoners, and twenty saiIore
tor.our fiotilla. She Immediately procredeJ
with them to the lines, where our feet nov
lies no"
Capt. Pring command the British aotiIIa
we understand he stated to the officer who
mad charge OF the prisoners, that Sir lance
Heo, IN consequence ola wound, world n go,
PEELED to retire from the command If T,aIpe
Ontaro-and that the Command would he
conferred on Captain Mulcaster. When and
where Dir Jamcsreceived this wound. or ,0be-
ther 1t IS bodily wound OF a more fatal CON
fusion :. III ms reputation, which renders him
unit TOR service, we did not learn.
fortheations are erecting on Cumberland
Head. -Four eighteen po1nders he been
mounted there
POSTSCRIPT.
Our fleet hove in sight Of Cumberland Head
about O'Clock this morning. Ithas come up
as far as Gravelly point y
FROM CANADA.
We were last evening favored with One
bee papers Of the 25d ult 9. Montreal papers
Of the 18th.
.r QUEBEC, June 10.
1 ne 9Oth regt' expected here in the course
OF tomorrow, consists of 1902 souls--bnt ori,
6 SiCk.-Eol M'Nsir states tbst te -. ..''y