Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-09-14
ALBANY, September $.

eSAo SounsSrmonon8 tue maTCn OF '1eucfal
lizard, with detachment of'4000 of his ar
march from Plattsburgh to the westward.
Gen. Swartwout is now in the city be left
the above detachment yesterday at Lake
George. They we're to proceed to Glen's
Falls, and we're expected to be at BalIstown
this day.
General Rail- is now In. the city-xe
understand he has nearly recovered of his
wounds. y. $50. ~ 2
q Ills repeated By the Western Mail ON ss>
tofdai evening, that our army at Erie had
recently been reinforced by a thousand. men
ofsthe regular army. 1t was not said from
what quarter they came.
F. Ai5any Registsr Office. Sept $.
enclose you the Buffaloe Gazette. which
came last night by mail. presenting it viii
reach you sooner by Steamboat than by mail
from this place. W
Passengers ia the stage last evening, re.
port that 1000 British troops had landed at
Gravelly Point. about ~ miles from S. Har-
Dor. No oheenews.
From fhe Bu6aioe Gaxeste. Aagasf 80.
On Thursday last at 6 O'Clock in the afA
ternoon, the enemy attacked our outpost. in
the edge of the woods ncrth of Fort Erie
Capt. Wattles. of the 23d, was ordered to
support the piquet with 100 men the eue-
my was driven to his defences, and opened
FIRE from his line before our party retired.
Captain Wattles and two privates were
killed, and or privates wounded. Thirty
British muskefs were picked up where the
enemy commenced the attack. ~
Since ,ur last paper. the enemy have Fl.
red upon the encaupment at Fort Erie, and
dcne considerable mischief, with shells and
round shot, but keep their distance from the
works. On SATURDAY., 1t. FELTON,. of Cla-
renee, belonging to General Porter's volun.
teers, was killed. We learn that about 90
| men were Killed and wounded the same
day.
On Sunday, Brig; Gen. Gaines was woun
ded by the bursting of a shell, which produ>
ced severe confusion in the side. Brevet
brigad'er general Miller commands at Fort
Seventy troops belonging to the 18th in
faptry, under lieutenant Davis, have joined
their regiment at Fort Erie, from Barlinc
A maa by the nashe of Elijah French, Of
Harland. has been committed to the provost,
at Buffaide, for assisting Timothy Street &
$50 Bun,in. rwo British prisoners, to escape
to Fort Niagara, French wastaker by Ma
y'A rtH.ffiu dHu sosuC fuudoitdutS u -k2oEVs
land. 4
| A British deserter, of the 4lst, came into
WINS Vile, on Sunday night, and states
| that the enemy have a reinforcement Of the
82d regiment, that their loss at the ATTACK
on Fort Erie was 10l4. killed, wounded and
| missing that the dat was stationed in
Fort Niagara, 260 strong, 80 of whom were
| sick that the British army was sickly-
that our briggs had passed down the lake.
| About 20 Indians appeared at Lewiston
| last week and captured several horses. --
The inhabitants have removed back beyond
the IL mile woods.
| A dragon and soldier, belonging to
the 25th regiment, taken prisoners at the
Falls, escaped from the hospital at Fort
George, and crossed the Niagara on raft
1 Of rails they state that the enemy burnt
| our dead which were leftoH The field, at the
| Fails; and corroberate the account of the en-.
envy being very sickly.
The British hung on the Goth July, s citi.
! zens at Burlington for treason six more
were sentenced but respited until the plea
sure Of the Prince Regent was known. A
/ Mr.. Hopkins, formerly from this side, and
who carried on the saddling business, at OF
near Queenstown, was hung last week
since which, his widow has crossed at Lew,
/ istorL
The British have receHtly opened and i'm
proved several large roads in the vicinity Of
Odletown, and have pressed all the teams
into their service in the neiShborhnod o.
Montreal.
L. BosroN, Sept z.
Yesterday, on application of Com, cambridge
we learn, lis EAceileney the Commander ir
Chief loaned the U..States, six 80 Founders OF
the State Artillery, TO be used en- board the In
1 dependence ~.
The cartel Mary, Capt. Better, will sail from
Salem for Halifax in n few days.
A rskjsh locking scbr. took peep into Ports
mouth harbor on Sunday afternoon, when Thu
pfiysteer brig Portsmouth, wbith was read,
for sea, went in pursuit of her, gained upon hel
very fast, and il was reported an sciion tool
place, after whic,i one struck, supposed to be
! the strange vessel.
An English brig of about 40 tons, from East
port, fer Grenada, cargo fish, captured of
West Quoddy on Tuesday last by the privateel
| Fox, OF Portsmouth, arrived at Portland OF
Sunday morning.
-Four or FIVE fishing vessels belonging to Cape
Cod, wers captured last week Oh Nantucke,
/ Shoals, by an English priyateer OF gun, ant
sent to Halifax. The crews arrived at Barnsta
lie on So friday.
The PoinoSe frigate continued cruizing abou,
the Vineyard on Sunday.
| BpRLIscfor, Sept 2.
| TheNorthern army has marched to the west
| ward, except &c moral Macomb's brigade which
| remains in the garrison at Pisttsburg.