Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-08-08

concentrated forces Of the enemy in Up
per Canada, under the command of Maj
Gen Rial and Lieus Gen Drummond,
were met by our troops near the Niagara
Falls, when long, desperate and mott
fanguinary engagement enfued. Our
troops drove the enemy from every pc.
fi,ion which he attempted to hold
formed his batteries, and carried all his
artillery.
After keeping poFciIion of the field
for more than three hours, our troops
retired to camp in good order. Maj Gen
Brown was wounded feverely, and his
aid, Capt Spencer, mortalIy. Gen Scott,
his aid, and Brigade Major, are all fe-
vcrely wounded. The lofs on both iides,
is faid to be very great. Maj Gen Rail,
20 officers, and about 400 privates, are
taken prifoners' Our army has fallen
back to Erie.
BosToN, AUG. s.
Extract afa letter to tie Editors Of the
Bgfan Gazette, dated AIbany, M9nday
| Morning, 4 o'e'oek, Asg.
The Weitern mail due lat evening
arrived about 9 o'clock. Several letters
were received from perfors who refioe
near where the armies foughr. One OF
them itates that about 5 O'Clock, p. M.
on the 2,th ult. Gen Brown fell in with
the Britiih force under the command of
Maj Gen Rial, ported near the Falls Of
the Niagara, when an engagement enfued
which lated until 8 o'clock, during which
time the enemy were driven from their
petition, and 9 pieces Of their cannon
were taken. About this hour (eight
o'clock) Lieut. Gen Drummcnd came up
with a reinforcement of 2,soo men.
The action Recommended with redoubled
vigor, and continued until after 10
O'Clock, when the united force Of Drum
mond and Riallwere compelled to retreat
| 1t was fine moonlight night, and
every objec, was viiible-Iwenty four
hundred 1t was itated we're left on the
field. Gen Brown returned to Erie.
Capt Spencer died few hours after
the action,
KENT. nArcAez, JUNE. %.
| The Britilh landed threc hundred ma
rines at the Bay OF ApaIachicolo, and are
erecting fertilization al that place. and
they have fupplied the Creek Indians
with 5000 Aands If arms. munitions oi
war, &c.
i MORE INTERCOURSE WITS rss ENEMY!
f.s.,, s ~ received in town yeiterday.
nom san'uCkes, NAscs, ss-s ss.----a--r
Hawk failed from that port on the 3Iii
ult. with. two LemmlIsnsrs on board
| Dsmo1yatf and Hav HawksJ to trea,
with the Britilh admiral on the N York
ltation, on terms of Amiiy, for that
Hand Baf Gnz.
| We are afured, that the failing Of our
brave feet on lake Ontario, is not at,ris
butablc TO any defaul, in the officers. -
The government have not iupplied them
with men nor fares. This accounts for
the want of CO operation with General
Brswn.
/ Geo,gt7e1un, july 7S.
The report Of lal evening, which was
generally believed, is, that Admiral Coch-
rane bad arrived in The Chefapeakc with
an additional force, which included TWEEN
~ ieven tranfports having on board Coco
troops. We have heard of no new move
ments in the Potomac.-Eed. Rep.
| NIAGARA FALLS.
The Buffaloe Gazette of the 18th saws, il
is reported that a boat and three men, pas
scd over Niagara Falls last week; the men
were lost OF course. This is the first in
stance that we have heard of any white
men being caught in the Falls. There is
report that an Indian in his canoe once