Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-09-19

The British ofkc,a, account of the attack on
for, Erie the 18th ul,. has been punished.
The following Is The list of The killed. wounde d
and missing.
Killed. colonel. [Scou, Of l03d1 1 lieuien.
ans-esl. ID ummona. of 104 IL captain, Tor
fens, heut. Noe,. l serge ant, l drummer, 81
ark AID file Iotsi kiled 81
Wouadsd, MAJOR, captains, l l lieu,enants,
ens'gns, l mssser, 20 seigesn 3 d ummers,
Zo2 rank AID iie. Toai wounded, SO9
Missing lpr,soners 2 Captains, 8 i,eu,ensn,s,
, enslgns, adJutant. l midshipnisn, al SER
seants, ) d1umIaers, 486 rank and file. Grand
.otaI 905
(Sgaed) EDWARD 2AYNES, Id Gen
The account also contains the particulars Of
the c pure OF two Ut he American Lske squad
ron the Somers and Poscupine. one moua,ing
3 long IL Founders, the Other one 10 each com
handed by Lieut.. with IS men. Accident a.
lone i, adds, prasen ed the capture OF the ,hA d
schooner. The British loss Lieut.. end 1 sea-
men killed /; 4 sesmsu wounded American loss
seamen killed; officers and 4 seemsn woua
ded. The schooness were anchored close under
fort Erie.
Gloucester, Friday Eueniag, Sept. 9, 1914.
hEssRs, RUSSELL, cuILEa x Co.
Observing IN the Salem and Boston papers
VI tAio oays sCTy CfFoucoOS tVakcmtnt6 oil Tie 81
fair =, Sandy Bay yesterday morning, which
seem to take their origin from s,stemen, OF
Capt Tsppan, which is totally incorrect. III ee
bsrges landed yesterday morning from the
Nymphe only, one carrying y Sax or n,ne pound
csrionAde IN the bow, manned with stt 20
men. and ,~o smaller. with perhaps 40 or so al.
together. They succeeded in Landing in the rear
OF the fort, q, abou o'clock in the morning,
seized the sentinel before he discovered then,
proceeded TO the guardhouse, which was ia the
tori near by, surprised he detschmeni, { which
consisted oi about ten men altoge, he, \ whiis
asleep, hurried them insisn,iy in.o one q Inc II
boats, and IN this way were IN silent posse ssion
OF the TOT they then spikedthe guns, CONSIST
ING OF one non 3, and three Founders he 9
poander was considerably injured IN he Cal ri.ge
snd wheeis, and upset--the ulher three were ali
,nJurs d IA the wood work, thrown over the para
pet, downa pi ecipce, twelve or fit cen iee,
They were soon taken up again, mounied sealed
oil. and made H. iof use !, is NOT correct tha,
they turned the guns o. he fort upon The town :
the TACT rs, alter they had executed their wofk,
AND were ready to return, the slai um bell began
TO rinB- hey then fastened TO their boats. aud
were heard 10 say. "dsmn thst fellow with hi
ding dong, give him shot," which they do,
from ihei own csrroaadc. The explosion start.
ed the weddings in the bow Of The boat-she I'll.
led with waier mmedistely, and put 10 SWIM.
ming lieutenant, Ave or six prisoners and hi .
teen or fourteen OF the NJmphe's crew, Who
made shift to reach he shore, back Of the pier.
The iieutenas, meds his escape To whale boat,
by which means he got on board the other Graf
and went off, taking Two fishing ctsfi. and small
schooner. wi b Shingles, with Them in their way /;
{ e thirteen frison,, fell into our hands il is
said one escaped in the woods-no man Of our.
was drowneG--,he prisoners ale spptehensi.e
for the safety OF one OF theirs.
The prisoners were held all day yesterday
with 81 expectation that sumo proposition nigh,
oe made W tho Nynphe tvr their exchange.