The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-13
Domestic.
Cananddieua, Dec. %.
1NiPORTANr!s
TIE ty.dR OW THE .NJHG.4R.d.
LOSS OF FORT NIAGHR8, ID rs
I'RUC2TOW or LEIHISION,


their public consequences, as the ruin and
misery Which they have brought on asjarge
portjon of ihe people in that Ill sfatrd Region.
Some account OF these events We gave 10 "a
Ia, siIi ON Tuesday eSeaiwg last; hut re-
cent INFORM as. va. SHOWS il 20 have been a
ry imperfect, aud in some parts, incorrect
narration of the national Disaster, and lndt.
vidual suffering. From soldiers VINO esca :
ped from the Fort, aud from officers AVID o.
rhers who were, at Lewiston, we have taken
pains to collect further particulars and now
give The follow ing as the substance OF their
Representations:
On Sunday the I9,h inst. between an6
s o'clock in the morning. q force, Consisting
OF British regulars aud Ind ans, crossed the
Niagara river in boats, and handed at Five
NIle-M eatow, G,e. mics abuye TT. Ma
sara) & proceeded down thro, Hm.nsstown
to the Fort--coseie1 by the darkness of
the night. and meeting, it world seem, with
no obstacle They posed u part of their
forces around the out works to prevent the
escape of those within while a strong body
entered TIE fort through The man gate -
(Which on that night, and Tor the hrst time
for several years, was not fas,ened.) Ihelr
bugle was now blown as the sgnat Tor geue-
ysl assault, which was tuuousiy Began
by the assai,ants, as well IN tie hoSpi-
tai as on the troops III the Fort.---- he
hideuus wells of the merGiicss savages, re
sounded from every corner. 1t was com
plete surprise to the Americans, and they
made but a partial, irt ocular, and o1 course
u feeble end short resistance. a lew effsC-
ted their escape--but these know not the
fare of those who fen into the hands OF the
enemy. There is reason TO hope, however,
that they were not massaCred, as has been
reported This strong garrison was thus
carried in a few ninu es; and with II is lost
an immense quantity OF public stores. The
number of effective men in the Flo {, was
about $50, who, with the means in their
hands, it is supposed, cnuld have resisted
a larger force Than the captors, had they
been apprised 81 their approach. 10 the
hospital and other buildings, were about
$50 men.
During or soon after the reduction of Fort
Niagara, part of the enem3's force march
cd up to Lewiston, Owe sniii.s above s
mile meadow where we had but a sns.lh
force, consisting Of artiileris,s from this
County. Fire town az entered about sun :
rise, by number of Indians and some re
euars, who H{iindercd and burnt he Place,
and killed number q inhabitants. Among
those who fell victims to the savages, were
DIR. Akord aud Mr. ~ Gardner, OF Botfa
ll--the wife and children OF Mr.. Pncher
- MIR. ST. John--and several Others, whose
names we are not able to give.--lhe Two
sons of Mr.. Barton, Gone Of whom was in
Fort Niagara reported 10 have been Eiil-
ed got off safe
The enemy then went up TO Manchester
which place they also sacked anu destroyed.
1T is sad. that the whole fiortier, from
Niagara az far up as Schlosser, and several
miles wide from the river, is land waste, and
the iuhabUants either killed, taken OF hsd
into the interior.
The number cf the emmy that haa oE<c
ted much in so little time, or the name o.
their COMMANDER, is not known. From the
Valious opinions expressed, there were per
laps 1900. including Indians. The eHter-
prize is believed TO have been headed by a
Cot. Murray.
p. .S.--Snce the above was in type, a
friend has obtained and handed us the fol-
lowing account of the invasion Of the Maya
ra by the British and Indians, the capture
Sf our Foit Z the atrocities commit'ed up
OH onr territory, u appears to Us the most
probable of any that we have heard Ii
comes from solder who deserted IRON the
British !. Lewis on. on Sunday evening at
ter the events which he relates took place
Gen. Drummond, with between ten and
eleven hundred regular troops, two hundred
Canadian militia, end two hundred and
fifty Indians, landed soon after midnight at
the Ave mile me dow, from z boats. which
they had brought by slcighs from Buring-
con He ghts. The l0oh regiment, part Of
q regi nent Of Scotch Royals and g. few oi
the 49ih After they had landed, orders
were even and preparations made tor at
tackin5F Niagara with the first appearance
# day light, and Ia the mean time, col.
Murray, with 5 or coo regulars was sent
t wards the Fort to reconnoi.re. Instead
IT returning with intelligence, as was ex
pect, by day light in the morning, colonel
Murray sent word to Gen. Druu1mond that
he had taken the Fort--thet Two OF the
scotch Royals had surpriz ID our outm9st
centinel, and compelled him 10 commuai
cate the countersigA, with which he had
been able to enter the gate Of the fort with
OFT opposition that after he had en- cred
the CACHE had little difficulty in possessing
himscls Of the place that not much R'ne-
rican 10 d was pilt--and hat the assaii
ants h d not maa killed; the colonel him
self was wounded IL the right arm. The
desert further says, that stone house
and two others are saved 1t Lewiston
that the British army have IN their possessi
on Considerable number Of men, womei
and childTer, as prisoners, wh ~ hey have
p ac.d in building near the Fort, arount
which they have pK.ced guard Of regula
IT ops lie says that some Of our peop
we're murdered BY The indians, but h
thinks not near 50 many as we have supPo