The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-26
FUFF ALo, Feb. 8.
FORTUNATE Escape

l. 1t is with pleasure, we inform o,r ,e.
ders OF the escape OF Mr. j.. A. Bsrter
(sou OF Judge Barker) and Lit Jessee war
ner' (son of Deceon Warner. Of pbe,ns
O p. COZ trorH captivity Il Csaada.--
6arker. i will be reconected was taker ..
flcrce's Tavern, Schlosser; AID Wa~,e-
vas wounded and taken at Bisck Rcck.
On tuesday evening last parker a.,
w arher were in the Hospital, miles iron,
Fort George: according To some ,rev;o,,,
arrangements they left the hospital VIII,
was guarded, and proceeded 2 miles mn tb..
river and formed raft wi rails end snc9
Ceeoea at much IN Eninent hazard. 70 cross
o s,i0 i:ise"ra. ne river being some choak.
cd WIN ice they were obliged in n nessnra
10 take the Current If the river, & landed CO,
about mile and half above F ri Mac, .
camp. 'isfican
Fr'm Mr.. Barker we Barn that ~. Co..
assembled for the invasion If 4 AK pnct
ana bntfalo was about 1900 including La;
ans ard militia that from the bes. infar.
In as'i1n ''e 'uId gam. the British lost in XII
" no ~; ana out of between so and loo
wounded that we're taken across the ri,,e-
TWO thirds died of their W 5ur6e ,ba,
Paoiic or private property Of arv .soo,,r,
was taken across the river hv the l3;';.I
army from any part of our frontier 80
what was taken at Fort Niagara. and ~,
.nhn'ss me saVages Carried on their backsl---,
'iT ~ Sahao'an militia piundered cons dsrabIe
ne british have removed the pickets IS
~ UeorSe' and strengthened Fort Njapa.
Si ttieir wood they obtain from the
Canada side since Gen. John Sw;f ics,,. ens
their choppers.
MAJOR Gen. Rail commands ON tho NJ,
cara frontier; has his head quarters -,
Queenston mountain. The 1ontb ~.
are atoned at present from Chppewa,,to
Fort Erie. Lieut.. Gen. Drummon1 ~
gone 70 hingston, and is understand N ~
preparing force to go against Sacke,t,s
oe 0niy waits the arrival of two
on their march from Quebec q far,p were
since. Fl gr at effort will urouss,;o35n
place. 'PP"8 al that
- IS sara that Generals Proctor. De Ro.-
tenbnrg and Vincent, are ordered borna nv "
Engla d. nome to
It is rumoured that the 1o0tb ROO, v;,.
Maiden. oe sent against,
Inc British give our militia credit for tho
spirited manner in which thew con- r, ~, .ns
the action & had stated unre sryaJ,,' .c
mad they held out half an hsnr lono.r' . ira.
'eey would have been defeated. '"a'
i%o regiments have already cone :,
ssIeigns from French Mills to Sscke,,'s
s ,a,op H. cannon mortars, bombs. anchors
Ills, baggage, provisions, small arms 90
mun'ti2n' and the sick, are cont,nnaIis
rlyIpg from the F. Mills. from wbsnrn' ar ar
whoie army VIII go as soon as every H. T tne
longnsto It is gone. The whole # 49, DI
ana those not TT for active service "a I'm IN
oi tne artlilerists will come here. nrss, p~'s
but whether any Of the effective i nf9s,n.
WIZ nave my donbts-f am more ;nc,;mayy
20 suppose they will go to the west Teu
r arp OF the army at Preach Min,
pto,e 20 me beyond all question. thar che
rsIt,. LII. Tue next cam aign is almost criti~
/ mad supposed that il was /; na.. ~
,ui'd navy on Lake Ontario 5nt 80; 70
we nave built some ships there, and siora