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CITY OF RICHMOND.

mayors Dbtce, Jan. I2th, 1914
FKLLow-CITIZENs
Ii in your opinion the time La, arrived ,b.t coll,
for your united exertions to discout.nsnce and nv
every possible means suppress, that bnunless spiri
OF Speculation which pcfvadey OF this our CITY n,
~, but every portion of the union, where objects
exist IN Which 1T Taay be exercised
u yon are OF opinion that the price OF many ar.
,c'es' paruei'ariy those which from long use of
them have become, and may be cIas.ed with tho
Necesssres OF Life, is enhanced md increased
that the poorer class of people ere utterly unable IN
procure them-not because they have bscone
scarce Tor the fact is otherwse) but from the Cldi
ous and Detestsble Practices Of the Moponojizar-
Who no sooner found that the restricted iutercourse
ny water conveyance the states each with the other
enjoyed, was, by a necessary act OF our own cavern
ment, tor the present suspendeJ--than they imrne
diate!y went TO work forestallng and Engross;pr
not the Lnxurles, but those articles chiefly. tba,
could not well be dispensed with thereby prodn
eng Scarcity created solely by tie Sc their highly
ReDrehensibie Acts >'
Fellow Citizens, if feelings like IN ,bsse ore ,,-
tained by you, an Indignant Frown will be cost on
that character, who shall dare her after thus 10 oct
And am well convinced you will in some shane or
other, give to what is now suggested, your fra sup
port f
But tive Weather is Cold-Yau have all vour rec
pectTe sVocatIens to pursue. Experience tells m e.
you do not like public meetings Of Citizens How:
ever you may appreciate the cause Won either forge,
the time and place, or something occurs TO pre
your attendance.
TO ohviate, then. as far rs possible these dific,
ties, take the liberty of informing YOU that at tb
Merchants Cotee-Houuse, with Mr. Lynch. - /, 6,
pepper, headed You will see.
Respectfully submitting il for sroandr,sD, 49, ,n,
sttution OF any other which will better answer The
purpose intended. WV
am your most ol,ediept
Ro GREENHow. MAYOR.
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FOR THE ENQUIRER.
NE " s u NC

NE " S o " G.
Rs'ae SONG for the country-each patriot yeoman.
Neg'eehss the sneer of old Tories or new
Who act when they dare 10 encourage the foem.n
Pretending to love of the nation aud YOU.
They try to diminish Columbia's pretensicn.
To Union in Council aad vicour IN acts.
Disseminate tales of distrust aad disseptoD
Condemn just war diseolour the facts.
They prophecy Evils and fain would fulfil 'em,
Delight IN whatever delights the old Foe:
Down H. srted whenever we yanuuish or kin am
And sneering whenever we meet with a blow
So ,nons when the WESTERN world was arising,
Did sheer at Columbus and scon' at his feet
AID IKE our great Founoer such gentry defpising,
Come, let us the National Glory comDlest %
fhe precept Of wisdom, historic deduction
Since " fast anchored" expunee IN rage
And deaf to the voice of the pIainest instructon-2
new "a''sre TO o'nd u'--determine to wage.
The sons of true Freedom for Freedom ar. Giahts.
As stout as e'er rose in Hnmanty's bower
In fibre and faculty, hrmness and science,
10 vigour and vslour and sinews of power.
And certain as hunger nskedne.s natal
The bounties of Rsiment an@ food can supply
As frost kills pest what the summer made fatal.
or summer the deluge OF winter can dry.
rs certain antidote Prison repulsas
So certsin the armour this pstinn cas- s;eIts:
intne teetn OF the Trident that Europe oouvuises.
Can sihd'cate Rights on the Ocean or Field
KINGS P-nti'Ts and Barons Confed'rates notorious.
Combined AGAINST Luther, the mighty and small
But Luther Ere dom Immortal * glor,ors,
sn'ote Thradom and !5igots in spite OF 'em all.
RISE then. my brave comraJes,& spanele new story.
by Fie'f 81 by Flood that fpr ages viii roll:
be variant for Sea Rights and national glory,
Contend asif victory dw- 1T IN your soul.
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E@tracta from a Letter. dated

LISBON, October IL.
1t is said that Soult has been c-lled to the
North to supply the place of Chief of the
otatt TO Napoleon, vacant by the sickness %
the celebrated Berthier. and that Suci,et
lad gone to Paris--but these are mere re
lor's.
The French Senate have placed sc. O00
additional men TO the army opposed to the
Peninsula---and Marshal Beresfnrd, chief in
command of the Portuguese Army under
Lord Wellington, as recently been here,
ami obtained decree Of the Regency, for
raising from 16 to 10000 men-in conse
quence OF which a warm impressment has
taken place.
IN Spain, there exists some jealousy to-
wards Lord Wellington, (their Deliverer,
ON account of his being invested with the
supreme command of the Spanish Armies
out OF which has arisen a rumour that he
mas declined the communicative il cannot
be relied on ~a:
Considerable contest has arisen respect
ing the removal of the Cortes from Cadiz
hey have removed to Isa. The sickness
IN that city and at Gibraltar, has been ex.-
aggerated.
he army under Marshal Wellington is
NOW in France, [13~ This is mistake
only the left wing Of the Army had entered
france on the 7th land the Head quarters
were at the town Of St. Jean de Luz-after
having beaten Sont, and taken upwards OF
I, 100 c3nnon-l0verrated. 1T vas expect.
1ed the army woud march into Bayonne in,
tDeo'ateiy' Boston CshtineL
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THE INDIAES

Our scruples are at an end. The man, who
charges US with thirsting for the blood Of
nan' knows US Motive have long depre-a-
tod recourse TO the tomahawk but in the
eztremest necessity. We have thought and
continue TO think that the voluntary use Of
u oy our enemy has left a stain upon his
eonor which years will not wipe out But it IS
i,rced npoD us. 1t was in vein that we de
clined the aid Of the Indians IN th. frat in.
stance.
II is in vain that after the action m the
thames, we told themNhat We wsn;ed theo,
no 1T was in vain hat Harrison so,go.riv
declared to Gen. Vincent. "if The Indians
NAT remrin under the ineueu,,. { the Bri
ush government are suffered to commit any
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depredations" upon our citizens. lie would
remove the restrictions upon hose who
nave rendered him their services. aud d" di
rect them To carry on The war in their own
av."
NO., turn to Gen M'Ciure's letter. We
are told that no age or sex could save the
,noifensive inhabitants from being iohuman
~ bu'chered by savages headed by BRITISH
9th GERS haintcd.
Private accounts add. that some OF the
inhabtants were scalped, their limbs cut 10
pieces, The enrrails of one cue nut and his
heart missing What then If the British
VII nave It 81, be it So. Let Harrison I'M
n'ediateiy Put arms and ammunition into
me hands Of or thousahd lndians--ist
him give notice OF the storm that Is coming
-@ men let them sweep s!ie whole of UD-
per Nanada III their own way. He that
WIS the wind, must reap the whiri-wind.
. he quota Of 100000 men Giro n this STATED
rs exhausted A feSv men jus, called under the
hree months law of 'a5-Why does not Congress
extend the 100000 law
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home, arrivcS at Rarbsdoes ahnus the st of De-
eember They report that tn fssex hsd cap.u--
ed 10 sail. an ha'l. sent them into some cr the
spanish natriot ports, hsv'rg 'oushid st Montevi-
tered ard saI.d
ne FnNa'eer Fox saptrred the November mack.
et Within miles Of Bsrhadces after rhnn;np iisbt
OF sfvefi hours--lhe pryateer Csrnl;na was c, MS.
M V" 81 tarsfe,onews the Let OF Dec. She lal
taken ard rosuned several prizes and ran,nmed a
nsnb"S of vessels.
.rts' rspcrs accuse cspt Porter of .cIuciur
'"e'r sc"ors from allegiance snc i-y he carries a
~h 'e nag IT ms thesh on h;ch IS written in lrsc
letters, " FRhEDOM * 'SiILoRS' RIGHTS INV
which means l,e pet. he .,en - /,
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ISOeniy fve Dollars Rczverd-

e. LUpE) from the Subscriber in the month of
way "s'' negro woman by the nsIne OF
Il G. G. Y
Aeout ior feet ten or eleven inches hivh-ht,wse,
thrty and thirty three years Of are-sbe is of n
nsrS complexion aud well set, she has small sc.r
S,rn er 'oreIe"1 close TO her hair ocessioned by
"tt w9eh small, 1t rs about the size Of nineper.
neone has also scar on each hand near her l;t,is
hnger, ocesSoned by the cutting off Of 3 s;x,h FIR
sut WIN winch she was borne. II rs not in,possj-
band is man of letters. fNf~'S' 40 her nus
, ne aoove reward will be given to anv nerson
shS viii deliver her to me livng near
STAFFORD County Virgins, or secure her in any o;i
Pc MlCHaL BOWER.
Lo: n" persons are hereby forynrrrd bor
or carrying her out of the Commonwealth.
IuuA.
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VIRGIwIA LEGISLdTrJPE

a
The bill for suspendiug Executions, &c.
&c. was lost in the III. OF ID. by a majority
of 10
On Tuesday the following Report was laid
before the House:
Il he committee to whom was referred the
memorial of the people of Gloucester coun-
", have had the prayer of thar memorial
under consideration, and came to the follow
ing resolution thereupon;
RESOLVED. That the Executive of this COM
rnonwealth be authorised TO detail for SER
vice. from such parts of this commoh wealth
as are not exposed to Immediate danger
from invasion, so many militia as nav NEE,
the requisition of the Government of the
United state; for the defence of Norfolk.
and to take place, with consent of the Ex-
ecutive OF the United States, of that part Of
the detachment created in virtue of the ac.
OF Congress. which passed on tine 10th day
OF April 1912. which, from the presen, mi
i'tary operations of the enemy, cannot be
spared with safety from their respective
counties.
The preceding Resolution was negatived
the votes being for it, Ayes 7s-Noes 80.
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Jan. IS
GRIN'D EYET9TTTO7 ~

~ sword, ard the cut and thrust sccvr,,.;,,
WIN mus'e-Mr Wiiers, Professor of thu rsn,'si
defence, and Mr.. Gerard present their rss"ees.
20 .ne Hen'emen ct ltiehmond, and respectful, in.
'o, , ,hem that an exhibition of the p,sniv' 90,
WIZ take place on Saturday next at o'cIo.L t'
Ss;J i. Mr.. Wilers's Academy, centre OF r
SWeet, above MIR. James Mor,is's store. " IL
MIR. WIZ. eSir",s If exhibiting, viii sequain,
49, o. me same, The evening of ner!o~,,
aIee' 'ckets ct Abundance one d,lisr r. ~ IN,
Ut Ia. tne Academy, and at the Bell Tavern Bsr "Sp
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THE Q. 8. FRIGATE Essay.

(foy'Gerce, ian. 4.
ArT'ye" ~ TINS port on Sunday lasi The Swedish
s'oop Stockholm, 26 days from St. pafthoior,'sa
mr. f'set who e,u'e passenger, has favored ",
WIN the toNuwing extracts from the Bsr5ados,
INES OF 6'e 49, December, sad monorandum az
'es,. e'i'"ng az It bsrteoOmews
Ills nJrsy's frigates La Ring sad La pin.
rom months cruise, on the coast NJ sontb A
mcn"s' TO intercept tbe frgate Esssx, on hf re.ur
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CnMaft1NicArhn

DihD on the third inst at his FeJitl nee in flag
Wiilism County after short illness Isaac DurnIsS
LhtIePage, hs1. IN the twenty third year of his
sss re was sensible Of his approaching end-and
steetionste wife TO mourn bis loss and MS iberali,y
and benevolenee of soul has csused his de.,b N b
regretted by all Who knew him.
And when he drew his faaI breath.
~ Fesce within, he feared not death
Calm and serene bis manly soul,
Resigned itself to Heavens coutrol-
He died as ey'ry Christian onebt.
Then death svaunt thy triumph's naucht.
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FOR SALE
# Tract OFLAvD

- II IRHCT OF LIND
tiMG IN Ihe Ccm,ty of Rockingham, Worth
oarol'nS, Cahout IL oi! south ot the row,, IS
nan'''e on Dan River) which by late survey cox Ok
1918 HC'RES
9ere are oetwesn $50 {, 900 of Low ground,
stsehed to 1T OF superior quality. This iand -
WEI adSPtsd 20 the culture OF Corn, Whes, o..
q oosee2 & hes on D,eug House K t t.,en
oo sSnory, Dairy Met House, SIC There are sbop,
Zoo acres cleared. The Subscriber wouId nresu
eeX9yelS,ansng ii for land IN either The Connty IL
".',ia'"' h'ng and Queen, Essex or NIiddIes.I
n''HS tract OF Land in the State of Kert,icty a.
oaut one mile from the Furnishing Town of ~,
vile, and contains by late survey. u "OS'ei-
GOO u IL T. S.
This Land is ots supefior soil, and Laws we'll n,
wound he disposed ofiu the same wav. nv -. aHI
wishing 10 purchase ur exchange for e;,l,a rsr.1n
aoove tracts OF land, VIII sppy to the Subscribe, H.
wing near bunkirk, King and Queen Couoty Va
Jan f.. HoFFlN-
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safes ut Aucfion.

8 IN Saturday the s,R day of February next. vii,
he expo3' q 20 pnhlc SAFE .or cas',, before III.
uopt w we neH Tavern. several shares in the.
brook Turnpike Comfany, belonging 20 ,,einonent
stockholders 30 - N""''f'e"'
by order Of the Directors
30, CARrER b. PACE, secr'y.
Nh r. THOMAS X. ROOTES, brinr about 10
l-sve Richmond \ viii sci, a, M. ~ - ~
frhy next ut l, o'clock variety Of excellent FUR
n'turf IONS sting Chairs Tabi G. Settles Seerete
~ Desk Book Case. some very elegant Print, &
WI excellent ffsno Forte-with variety Of other
articles not mentioned inle bill--term, If s,s 80.
y days. " '' AZ
Also an excellent Cow and Calf
J.H. LYNCH.
Jan. .4acfioneer.
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" q TOE

Z atnEn forwarn all persons from purchasing
- ua'.l'S Tor, note of hand fer the an,orni
-, e.sn'y seven dollars, given by Henry King and
Psysn'e 10 the Subscriber on or befer- fJ & r. ~
o. february 1914 The said note being lost or ms.
iaio he finder VIII receive the thanks of The n,s.
n.r, ana suitable reward given-payment Of
but Vi no use 70 any
Jan. 49, it' - ihi"ooN,
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ROBERT RUFFIN.
~o
Jan f..
UFEICI,3L LI0T or PNTZF-I

CF[lCIyfL. LIST or PRTZF5-
ana me Drawings Of ALL the Northern .ot,sr,s,
< ~ DC eXa"ingd GRATIS at the subser he's IS
y hce--where Tickets Warranted unGrawn, C =.
U me halonore Hospital Lottery and in the Tryn;,1
0uron Louery, can oe boug6t--in both LOTTERIES
rne eaP'.a' pr'Ses OF $4,000 $4,000 end SIoOo0
snsin unira" nAiso. Ticktt is in the Nyssl,nston
ho"um en- Lottery 81 C.ass can be purchased 90
=, zoe original cost (SlOl.--The drawi,Y viii
P's'uvsy commence on the first Mondsy in Mor.h
Tt H'' ana will sn'sh the 18th of June foo,gn,,
The Capital Prizes SIRE, one of gao 600 ons "a
and 1G?St, TWO Of 10000, fifteen Of 900.
BANK Notes Of other ststes, prize tickets IF ob.-
1o.e,,es ur nesStisbie notes, will be received -,
payment or diScounted Orders from the co,,,'r
st paw, viii be attended to. A Register PnnL :.
Tor me Purpose Of giving the earliest in forms'
t C t s' .s'e OF Tickets. AIso on hand few
oooPPer ouua Casting Pots, Iron Wire. morn 10
to ~ which viii he sold on reasonable term. 80 o. o.
"''e's' 'Or Produee-st The Lottery Office of
KURSHREDT.
January IT, we ne" ayern.
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~ AYE STABLiSHMENT.-- sn--c--L
t ere are pow running three stages twice a ,yeeL
between henmoud aHd Lynehburg, on the Ia, law ne
ToutPs ana IN the following manner. W, - Frn,s'.
hiohm,od by Powhstan Conrt-Holse fysps C,r".
Det'SnH Courthonse, RAINS New. S,n-e. FIooi5s
9,no hunters TO Lvnchburg, once veel---IoorJi
",SnnqFo every Monday q ~ o'sock A. M. and
Nv Nv ~ i1ynehburg on Wednesdays bv 6 p. NJ,
= ave t;ynehburg on Thursdays 1T g A. NJ a,J a.
rive rive N hehmond on Saturdays bv Q p NJ go.
rom richmond by Poybstan Court. House Ca.
Ssrsng1e,. Ee,%T-CantoB, Buckingham Court Jorse-
fIooH,3 ard Hunters to Lyacburs, one. eecL%'
t cave ts'snmond every Thursday 1t 10 o'c,eek A
', am srr,ye ~ Lynchburg on SATURDAYS ~ 4 p
leave Lynehbnrg on Mondays A, AZ NJ 80
Sr ~, IN Hehmond on "Wednesday. BY p NJ
ne usual baggage viii be SLOWED pa,seogers---
uut we vi" rot he accountable for the loss nj ,ha
st,ne; Uut W" on the contrary ea5eavor 10 axe cor
ueurr oare ct II Coed horses AMI sfs.es. v;b
careful and xperisncsd divers, shall ct iii ,,es ~
elpt- Ia t'et' every cessary attention viii l.
nso 20 ne Complete accommodation Of pssseps. =,
Jsnssry 8 ito"'''
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BY List MIG H1"S M!IL.

Extract Of second letter from Gen. .gi'CYuye r.
ths Secretary at Wd,
Batsvia, Dec. IS, 1913.
u IL notorious fact that the night on which
rort NiHrsra was rtured, Capt. Leonard lief; the
Fort about II oc'och. u. NJ.
"m ossured that he has since given himself u n
70 the enemy, " that he and his family are now on
the Canadian side of the Strait -.
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Jan. ~.

tL virtue Ola Deed ofTrust executed m -. ~,
~ h'ehsrd a. Booker, to secure the payment ~
nirs sum OF '1ur hundred and fifty dollars, TO Hum
prfey beii shall proceed on Monday ii e al,b H..
Oh t"e present motri', at Cumberland C. n n eel,
Ivy; wo Negroes, Desay & Kitty, the prorertv men
.,oheu IN said deed, for casl. and win ccpvey %
'Ae purchasers the THE which beve as trustee
=, JOHN w. NASH
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TO TIE rn1rnr.

Extract Ola letter from FDrt AiamS, dated
December 1871. 1918.
No news in our quarter. save the British
'Av'ng made their appearance Off Mobile
and Pensacola. about two week since, and
n we Captured 8 or 7 small vessels, which
were loaded with Cotton and Flour. going
from New-Orleans to Pensacola. and To the
n avanna.-This news has occssioned flour
to tall from Sll q IL per b5l. down to So"
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WRIHFFtS' DAVTS,
AVE int received "a NV supply Objectionable
a. nOOI3, from their Mar Re to ersi in Pi.ila.
Ian. IL. ~
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1 have the honor to be, &c.
VIZ VI OID -,
H. Brig Gen. Commanding.
Secretary of War.
ALExANnptA. LIN IL

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 10.
a friend has favored us with tn rer,s,1
III letter, dated Sockett's Harbor, Dec ~
IRON which we learn that the feet at ,kst
place, has been stripped and laid Mn for IN o.
inter. The weather was remarkably mo
derate, and the harbor entirely clear Of ice
The men on board the feet were mmcb
more healthy than they had been some fine
previous and were abundantly ssnnlied
with every necessary. The enemy are cer
talniy building two vessels at Kingston ono
.of $50 teet keel. The writer supposes that
some vessels will be Commenced at the
Harbor in a short time.
We have been informed from another
source on which we can RELY thar ,bs &c
yes from Albany were loaded for sevorai
days with ship carpenters for Sackeft's Iar.
Oo'' HeyaId
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NOTICE.

4 Ill persons having claims against the Estate or
Col JOHN H,stins deed late of the Co,,,v If
INng and y lecn, are requested to bring them for.
'rd properly authenticated m or before Tue first
~ "i April otherwise, this notice will be Mead in
ted. 80 "0o'e SH'
King x Qneen Jan ~. ,s6Vo
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WAsHtEGroN, Jss 10.
Cory Of a letter from (Teu. lf'CYure, oCthc
.Wegg York state troqhS, 10 the Secretary
If IHny :
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she calls them, she viii not yet foreyo, although she
may be ever resdy ia enter Into diseus.ions'--
and we have nothing tn rely but ourselves
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ALFRED CurHBEa r, EsQ. is elected to senre.
cent the state of Georgia. in the Congress OF the u.
States, IN the room OF w. w. BIBp, Esq. by large
majority.
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VIRGINIA ARGUS.
.Nirhltlonn,
"WEDNESDAY, NovEMsER .. s14.


extraordinary as are the demand, Of q.
Britain. those of the federalists are nor ,s..
So Ihey require the majority TO abdicats
power and let the minority rule II viii
DC admitted on all hands that the renubr.
cans ca arc tue majority: If,theu. fhev find Il
aifhcut to get along under the oppos;tion n
me minority, how could the rnin.ri,y oro.
ceed with the government in the face IN an
overwhelming MAJORITY THE form. of ,hs
c co II is known, afford great SOME
tor embarrassment by an artful and tIil;gsns
minority Bdtthe sorms Of the constient;.
on IT'S equally known, admit of no Iee;sl,.
tive, and, of course. of no executive act g;,h.
out the sanction of majority. Govern.
meat, therefore. inthe hands Of the minor.
ny would stop. From this view of the suA,
Ject, 1t must be obvions that even Il the
whole OF the present executive officers yera
to resign their places. the federai;sts could
not rule the country; for the majority OF
votes IN Congress is against them. They
must hrst Convert the heohLe which how,
ever, It seems they cannot dc. But Of this
they ought not TO complain, ioasmuch a.
they have free scope for argument through
the medium of the press. IL they Cannot
change the sentiments of tho people. IL
proves that their principles are false or thar
they want talents The latter they viii
not admit by their conduct we think. &c
any rate. they beg fhe question -
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FROM NIAGARA.


From the Buffalo Gazette, of Tuesday. DC.
toberlS
Since our last, abont 300 Light Dragons.
Artillerists and Tnfantry have passei this for
the northern army, in CANADIAN
Brig Gen. Wiudcr, and suite, Col. Fen.
wick, and many other officers have also pas
sed on.
On Monday week, the army Of Mai or
Gen. lizard, moved from Lewiston. and cros-
sed the Niagara. at Black Rock. The Gen
when joined by the distinguished army Of
Maj. Gen. Brown, passed down the Niagas
ra.
The following extract Of a letter is all the
direct intelligence we have from the army.
We, however, learnt from the bearer Of the
letter, that preparations were complete for
crossing the Chippewa yesterday morning.
Extract Of letter 20 the Editor Of the Buffalo
Gazette, dated. les
"ChipDawa Plains, Oct. 8.
&c You may have heard Of the firing at Chip.
pawa yesterday: The occasion was simply
this our artillery, was advanced TO point OF
wood, within about 500 yards of their works,
and opened upon them they returned the fire
from -four different batteries, which were con-
strained to slow firing, for about an hour, and
then silenced They drew bacd the principal
part Of their troops--and after losing few men
and horses, hid the rest"
A considerable body Of Volunteers frsm the
states of Kentucky and Ohio have arrived at
Detroit, commanded by Gen. Macarthur, Of the
regular army.