The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-10
BRITISH RUlf.9NITI.
FROM TIRE BurrALoE GAZETTE.

Interesting particulars Of tie .jGA If Fort
Niagara.
Robert Lee, Z q. late OF Fort Niagara,
has just returned from the Province CT Up
per canada, where he had been aiken as
prisoner on the surrender of Fort Niagara.
Not having seen any thing like a correct &C.
count OF the loss Of cur Fort-ot the siaugh
ter OF our brave soldiers. or Of the encmy's
! treatment to them aud our fellow citizens
that they had taken prisoners we feel
s'elanchOiy satisfaction in now having it in
our power to give the particulars of that
tragical event from gentleman so iuteii-
gent and so well acquainted with the situa-
ton ct Fort Niagara and OF the subsequent
Conduct OF the enemy.
ibe Fort was attacked or rather entered
by the eneiRy about O'Clock on the morn
ing OF the l9th nit. So silently was this dore
that the garrisoa was not alarmed when the
enemy entered the gates IF the Fort. On
their catering some firing took place be-
tween rhe guard, at the south east block
house, aud the sick in the red barracks, on
the part of the Anne leans, and the enemg
that had and were entering The gate. The
whole American force in the Fort 1T that
time, Was at least 400 including men of all
descriptions, three hundred and Fifty of those
were able and willing to defend the Fort 20
the last extremity. in the way the impO, ept
and copva descent were able to d, to wit !;
hiring on the enc my from the block house
barracks. &c.
The principal and in ract the only resist
ance the enemy met with, was from the
SICK IN the red barracks, and the guard al
the south east block house. From the or
der OF congratulation that was issued by
enemy the same morning, it appeared we
had lost 65 in killed and Is in wounded the
the wo1nds as the order SAID were by the
bayonet but this order was issued very
soon after they had got possession of the
Fort, and did not include Is of our poor
fellows that were afterwards bsyoneted in
the cellars OF the houses. Oar whole num-
Der i'll killed was Ell least 80.
The British fore that took possession
was about 800, commanded by col. Muir
ray, who was wounded in the arm, in enter
ing the gate-'he cammand then devolved
upon col. Hamilton. The private property
| IN the tort given up to plumber He
Goes not believe that any individual saved
any thing, except he clo' hes he had on
capt. Leonard, American commander, " as
| at MS house about two miles distant from
the tort, and hearing the attack, rode TO.
wards the tort, and was made prisoner and
| kept IN close confinement two DAYS and an
hall, now much niger the informant does
! not Know. non commissioned officer, and
! about 20 priyatcs, made their escape about
-
ets- Our soldiers were kept two DAYS in
miserable con inement in the fort. without
the use or provisions, and with a very scan
| " supply OF wood aud water at the exDi
ration OF which, both the Citizens and sol
| dlers were crossed over, and lodged in a part
OF what had been the British magazine, at
fort George, and in open plank and board
hutS---in either situation it was impossible to
lay down he magazine was SO filthy tina
many OF the prisoners became infested with
vermin. - They remained there several DAYS
the CITIZENS were then removed to a brick
building near Queenstown, where they were
so much crowded that it was impossible to
tan any kind of comfort, either bv day or
nlght. The supply of provisions was not
Only Scaniy, but Of the worst kind. Mat
OF the most inferior and repulsive quality
and bread that cannot be described. both al
TINS pace and at the maya zine, &c. What
WAFER the prisoners used hey had to Dur
chase; ne informant belle, es that through
the influence OF gentleman resident i'm UD.
per Canada himself together with ten other
citizens. were permitted co cross to the l.. S
On the 18th inst. the residue uf the citizens
90 the amount of abOnt 70, were marched
under a guard 10 Burlington Heights and
iroD thence 1T was said and believed they
would be sent to Kingston. l. was matter
lof frequent conversation and exultation be
tween the British non com miss oned officers
and their privates While the informant was
prisoner under guard, that the Amerieans
cried out and begged for quarters, but that
they oayonete1, or rather skivered them
notwithstanding. The women and children
maj were taken at or near Lewiston, ere
stripped OF the principal part of their clio
thlnS, shoes, &c. and taken across the river
Atter the informant was permitted to cross.
ne applied for some kind of protection from
the itish commander from their parties of
INDIANS and others, securing on the Ameri-
can sid Of the river ; but was answered he
could have n"ne-he & the rest must make
the best OF tier way to the American line.
r. S.--We stop the press to say, tlrat an
express arrived at Batavia, Yesterday morn.
ing, and states, that the British had rem.
forced at Fort Niagara that they had made
sally from the Fort and had burnt all
the buildings to the mile creek ION the
lake.)
Brig. Gen. Burnet arrived this day az
Wiliiamsville.
We understand that the keeis IF heavy
frgate < TWO briggs have been laid At Sack
ett's Harbour, which are to be built with all
possible expedition.
a vessel, which had landed about 10000
dollars worth of English goods, was seized
at Scarborough Me. on Tuesday sennight. bv
a deputy collector the goods we're on their