Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-08-03

- NEwrfCRK, July %.
SoM. PERRY the Gallant dero 1t lake
Erie arrived an this city on Wednesday e.,
vening.
/ letter dated on board the u S. shin Su.E
Epericr. at Sackest's Harbour. July 2Oth-
says. fne feet is at single me orlags. auc
will sail tD-MorrJw.' -.
Anosherie tel, iron soldier at Sackett's
q irbor TO his wife in this city, d,ted july
Esd. says We march to. morrog on a se.
Tcret expedition
The Philadelphia Gazette of Tuesday
last. says. I'VE are informed FROM tie oese
source, that IN few days the Presidents
rrociamation Will De issued calling Congress
together 10 a,senble on the first Monday in
September next"
Ertrdcf ola Letter from a Gentleman or
Le Roy, (nearfhe Fr,n,iers J 10 another
IN f,its city, dated Juiy 20.
" On Monday the 10Th Instant the VILLAGE
OF ot. Davids was burnt by a detac .nept Of
our troops. Tae place is IN sigat from the
nam a'n at Lewiston aud when Lief, t,.re- (
could see s,dt ne hose re u ,.nina, aud the
burning vas no. Yet finished. 4 Wa, told
that tins place WI, destroye'i,n consequences
OF the inhaoitnts iiavn,s Captured so ne Juo-
dragoons.. st. Davids contained mis-. and
between 20 and 81 dwell ns noases.s.
ESeracs OF letter from 1Sf. Andyerrs, NJ m
} Sens1enla% IN fhis cry, dafeI JaIv I4,.l8I4
:" Last Tuesday PASSPORT irren tered "a, Sir
iiiom.s Hardy and Col. piikiit,n ne:
dit.oh cons sted of the Ramilie, r. our. s.uans
oil war, and the iO2 Keet. 40 strong Tie
Engllsh haye isadsd one nun ire, pieces OF
c'nhon' anu IA end torti!yin5 doose Island, and
'ntSIlg PISA Ma ldD ~ a rendezyou. for in .,r
hen or war. Nloo,-. lstari rs a o;s.. Of ecu.
rity ipr the shippiog, was the 1.iy. oo,ec, of
the expe tuiun. rhey nave no 4 .,iten IN .nv
part OF the Wan iand IN this quAstlr"
= from fhe M ~, SIS # Zne,day,
I, Frp7fser NJ MS. An Officer arrived ~
tne odhday eHeaInt; western stage from o,,y.
army. On tbs Niagara. NotIisg had trans-
pired IN the army, wh,cn remained AZ
Saeenst"n, bat somc trifling All irs Of OUT
posts winch had terminated with various
success. On Friday se'eai,ight, our recon.
uoNerhie parti-s were attacked by de. ach.
ment, with SIX pieces of artillery from fors
George, some pieces of our artillery we're
Drought up, an tin. eneny were sooo dri-
ven into their woss. IL was ascertained.
iro" Int :rceptei letters written oy British
hCers, and from the inhabitants, that the
enemy lost, III kil.e.i, wodnl.d and prison-
srs, at Cnlppawa, between So and o. men,
n report Cams down oy the stage, thar
cannonading was heard on Wednesday in
the direction OF the Niagara
our /feet reniainedta oackeft's IH,r6or ON
IHHrSday Coinuodore Chauncey was very
u""eii. ne rule nei yro Left the tIarbor
some days, the WATERFOWL paper ilfsrms
US, We're safe at fcnderson's n AZ ,or. & a.. lee
A
rem, AT Utica Oh sunday, tiat the fleet were
to have sailed on Friday. under Cap |. Jones
rrisate letters purport differently.
IL rs acertaiDed, thar on the rsceipt of
the pewsot tae capture Of fort Z e. soon
men we're Immediately sent fr5iE InntreaI
TO reinforce Zen. II, all, and lat more ,vare
TO fpnow- fnIs reinfor &C neil; mast nv this
tine DC at .heihead OF ontario Gen. Br ,xn,x
'hove nent was Intended, without doubr. wnb
the cooperation of the fleet, to attemo, the
Reduction OF Forts George aud Nastra Fin.
Gins himself disipp,Irted IN tins co.o1eras
lioa 81 as not improbable ne may have been
induced, ere thIs, ny dictates ofpradence, to
fetroS abe across the Niagara.
From Me ht5any Register.
Ia Sunday diternoou. passed throug! this
piace on tneir way to the Cantonment ar
'1recnodsh, about 81 British prisoners. In.
Ken IA tae late affair at Fort ErIe
gentleman arrived here OH SUNDAY e+
venng in the western stage, VINO left Queens
TO IN a week since, Informs us that az tnae
! me Gen. Brown With army was there.
land tnat noliing IN Aterial had lately oc.
curred.
80, burlington, Juis %.
We have no interesting intelligence from our
army on this frontier, nor from the navy. under