Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-18

1tained from Major II. ror,o, ,
| aid to Maj. Gen. Hali) who ~. ~
the battle.
On Wednesday night last. :,
III o'clock, our parole guard
fred upon By q small party If =
enemy, about . mile below ,loslaH.
| CreeI.-This was the first ,,e,,.. l
the enemy approaching cur ,i, sa
The alarm was instaG'ly eop,nr.t
Gated to Maj. ,Gen. Hall, who =,
at Buffalo with 1900 wen-.ths
s;dus Of our force, 700, bem.
Black Rock, and all were soes :
der apms.
| Gel. Chaplin with 400 men, mar,
ed against the enemy, who v,,.
supposed to be landing ie,v,.''
Grand. aud sqHaw Islands. and n,
their advance stt:eniosketry Cre,l
and in possession Of the sailors b.
terry. They had repulsed ourtrce,
at Black Rock, after exehausipy n
single shot, which so alarmed MI
militia under Col. Charin. that An
save abeat so, fed, and lie in ui'
endeavored to rally them 10 face tb
foe. Col. Biskeley's regimen, h
Ontario volunteers, with Capt B
MCay's company from Csladssa,
marched to relieve Col. Cbapiu uI
his brave few ; bat before ,ly
reached the spot, they received o:
ders to repair to Black ROet, b
which point a division Of til. es.
my's boats were now Discoveries
be steering. The order was prsut
Iy obeycd, and IS the boats mad. d
shore, they received a most de;tn
i've firs.-in one Of the boats, eva
man, save one, was killed or Wour
ed, and this one taken prisoner
The enemy now commented thpr
ing shells and hot shot from The @
posite shore, to annoy reinlore
nent going down to the Rock
while at the same moment their n
gulars attacked from below, al
their Indians commenced a cress fs
from the adjacent fields and wood
In this situation our troops sasisiht
the action in a most gallant MANI
for 20 or 80 minutes, when ihg
were compelled to retreat Wild
was made in great disorder. and G'
posed to tho IRE frsm the pursgia
Indians.
Our loss is not knswn !: bat is h
lieved not to exceed so. The nsE'
Of officers who are missing, as d
as We can learn, are--Col. F. Gsv'
ner, of W. Bloomfield Col. Rousi
ten. Of Avon Capt. Rowiy and
Lusk, Of Victor Capt. Tyler
Honeoye: 1t. Harris, of E. Bioo1
field, and Capt. w. Hull, Of BufaA
Seine of them, it is aseertaasd
were killed. Col. Chapin, OF Bgfi
10, was taken prisoner.-TLe I'D
witty and bravery Of the NIajorG
neral aud Of most Of his officers Vi
conspicuous throughout the afa
And had the whole militia besHfil
the issue Of the battle would III
been very doubtful, aud perhaps
ry different.
The loss Of the enemy, As Gear
can be asccrtained, is at least tal
as great as ours. We took 81
ssnors. Their force On the dayf
yious was estimated at 500 resals
500 militia, and 500 or 1000
dians--undeY command Of SlajU
Real
Mai. Gen. Hall had been bI
days at Buffalo previous TO .h
ton !; his fore 500, Of which 80
500 were CO guard and palrot
~, and engaged in making
tridgss. In tie engagement toe
vcrage number Of cartridges w.
~ about 12 to a man. Each Dd'
soldier had 60!
The enemy followed up their
cess, and seon after entered th'
lage of Buffalo. Here all va;
fusion, alarm, tIistress--the i0'I
tants whs had remained ID tue.
lage were gstoffas well as p' %.
and We have beard ofhut one osI,
on tie defesesless /, Mrs. L"g
wife of Mr.. j. Lovejoy, vas
ia her house by an Ira'aD'
reader must picture to himse1
language cannot describe. 'I e.
ror which prevailed. The -
the place was known to be %"
Buffalo was to be sasriGeea !"
vengeance Of the fee !-Isp
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