The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-27

| lieut.. gen. Drummons,. last night at three o.
clock, or rather this morning, attacked Fort
Erie. Gen. Drummond marched up in two
columns. The FIRE from our men was ire
mendons. Seven times the enemy attacked
and was repulsed. Finally he succeeded in
| taxing our principal Observation-Disclosures M
Doaough cleared it of our men, and with tie
most intrepid heiuism, put match TO tue ma
game and blew up himself with three hun
| dred of the enemy. The enemy immediately
retreated, leaving between and 600 killed
and wounded, and SEQ prisoners. 1t Col.
Druninond was killed. Our Spartan band
lost only from Is TOGO. A gentleman per
mai has informed me, he SAW our troops this
morning following the enemy down the river.
ne bi1tis.i took two of our sc.gconer8 on
tae night before, by stratasem. F,nlhne chr
pfof'slon boats were permitted 10 pass, they
came down with boats our schrs. hailed
them they answered provision boats, and
d,itted across The how of the .scho0nets cut
their cables, boarded them and took them
down the river. t.f,
POSTSCRIPT u letter to e pesitieh,nn IN MiS ci-
", dafrd 8M6dto, .9t.e.-l5, 1914,
nave only time to mention, that we were
attacked about O'Clock this morning. ut l5t
Eile, by tile whole British force on the PENN
suia, & then iepuiscd with = loss on oBr part,
not exceeding tzventy, in killed, wounded aud
prisoners. he enemy left on the ground, in
Killed and wounded, somewhere near 500
we have between . and 500 prisoners. Ihey
leave tins to-day Cor Greenbush. Thus have
they suffered for their temerity General
IIaines VIII probably pursue him this evening
rvs aggregate loss is Saiti To be near eco.
N4e$Sengor Office, .4ng 10, 9 o'ciock, p. M
By this evenings western mail, We have
received the glorious and Mountaineering IN
tellgence or d splendid victory obtained on
the 14th inst. BY our heroic army at Fl. Erie,
under gems. Gaines and Porter. II appears
th'tt, alter bopabarclment of more than 49
hours, without mteimissicr, the. encnly made
most desperate attempt to carry Fort Erie
by storm but they were met by the heroes of
Chippewa and Niagara, with the most de-
termned bravery aud characteristic vslor OF
American soj.icrs, and defeated with the loss
OF nearly ONE THOUSAND killed, wound
ed and prisoners. Our loss from Is to &c Kill
led and wounded, among the former, the
brave It. M 'Dunough, 81 Artillery. This III
formation is contained in a letter from the
postmaster al Buffalo, to the postmaster i'll
TINS village. It is given below.
~ BUFFALO, Aug IS.
ne enemy have kept up constant fre
from their batteries upon Fort Erie, for ls
hours past: This morning, half past 5 o.
Ciock' "A. NJ they commenced a general at
tack on Fort Eric, with their whole force
The result is glorious to the arms of the
O-iiNSSi SlftCS-s nc UeIC HUN DRIED
killed and wounded en- the field. Three hun
dred prisoners are now passing from Fort f.
RE to tins place. The enemy must be weak,
ened at least ONE THOUSAND.
he above information is from major IIo-
gan, who was sent over this morning by col.
Miller, and has just returned A col. Drum
inond, OF the enemy, is among the wounded.
We have TO lament the loss of Ieutenapt
M'DonouSh, OF the artillery otherwise or.
hut II,
1T obtained.
Col Miller, who Commands on this side.
has this moment received an order to cross
with tnereguiars to Fort Erie. lit is sunpo-
sed gen Gaines means tofollow up the v;ctc-
ry. 1t vii take ..rly Ill tile militia at this
place to guard the prisoners to the eastward.
Row IS the time for the militia IL rise en-
masse, and follow mp the strcl.e.
On the night CT tue l9th inst two of orr mr..
med Vessels, CARVING one gun each, and living
OIL Fort Erie, were boarded by the crews Of
SIX beats fitted out II Long Point for the ,3ur
pose, and made prizes, without the loss OF a
man OH either side. Tie vessels were towcd
down the river below Squaw~I island, where
they he at anchor.
we are sorry to state, that previous to the
above attack Oh Fort Erie, maj Morgan, vino
SO nobiy repliised the enemy at lack Rock
was kned iii sktrfnish with "a party of the
enemy near the Fort.
RATAvIA, aug. 70.
considerable reinfoicemenr from CD the
ia ke, joined our army at Erie few DAYS
: Ace-eipht or ter hundred more are daily
expected from that quarter.
Gen. Browns family arrived in this village
few days since, and on Thursday were viSi-
ted by the general, who lett here this nom
ing for Canandaieua. The general is fast
recovering from bis Wounds, and in q few
days calculates to conduct in person, The ope-
ratIons Of his army. Gen. Scott continues IN
this tiilaSe-his wounds arc doing as well as
Can be expected.
wo deserters, from Fort Niagara. came
N here yestcrday--they state the force In the
iortto consist of 120--tfat provisions are We
ny scarce, and the army on short allowance
--that there was not FIVE rounds Of cartridges
Fer ran--that the vessel which Chaunecv
run Oh shore was said to contain the amfnu-
milton intended foy the fort.
In the British official account ofthe battle Of
i5ridgewater, the number of prisoner, lost. is
stated az f1yt1,-iavo. It's fact tjat upwards
of f7c0 hurdrcd prisoners, taken on that oc-
casion, have passed through this CITY, and are
! NOW at GrccRbu8h. Is this fair sample Of
British Q67cim mfeifgtnceP Or have they
chosen tie softer term OF " missing" to con
ceal The number actually taken!
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