Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-13
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1879 49,
June 49,, The Congress OF she onitea osa'es
declared war with Great Britain.
July 10 Canada invaded by Zen; nun.
July IL. The garrison Oh Maseiha r.;,; 49,
were ignorant of the declaration q nIs..a,ses
.caotured by party Of British and INDIANS y y
f,,lu 30 9Tbe frigate Constitution, Capt.
r1ai,' 81, her ma sage from Chesapeake Bay to
New. York. escaped from an English ship OF
he line and. AVE- f,i;pates who had chased her
for sixty hours. -
Aurusts. Gen. Huh rslinqpished the plan
of Investing Fort Maiden, and returned to De-
troit with bis army. -,
Anr,,ste. A Enactment under Lieut. Col.
| Miller attacked near Brownstown, Michigan,
| by a superior body Of British and Indians the
latter commanded by Tecumseh, and repuisea
after sanguinary conflict, IN which, the ~
mericans lost men, and the enemy upwards
| of 100.
August i6. Gen. Hull surrendered the army
! under his command to the British Gencrai
Brocksas prisoners of war. For this ne was
tried by a Court Martial, and sent need TO De
shot: which sentence was RENTED by Pfesl-
/ dent Madison, in consideration OF his reyolu-
tionary services, and of his advanced age.
August II British sloop OF war Alert cap
tured by the frigate Essex Capt. Porter
August 10. The Constitution captured the
Guerrero, in lat. al AZ, N. Ion. IS 4S, w. al
ter an action of As minutes The Guerrierc's
/ loss was 70 killed, wounded and missing the
jConstiuition had killed and wounded.
Sept IL. Fort Wayne relieved by General
Harrison, after a defence of 9 days against a
numerous Indian force.
Sept. IA. Two detachments from Fort
Wayne destroyed the Potawatomie (lndianl
| town at Elk Hart, and the Miami towns at the
forks of the Wabash
Sept. Is. Fort Harrison, which had beenin-
vested on the Sd Sept; by large body OF In
dams under the Prophet, RELIEVED By Col. Rus
! sci.
Oct.ls. Battle of Queenstown Heights, in
which the British General Brock was killed
/ The Americans remained masters OF the held
after three attacks, but the British were
STRONGLY reinforced, and made fourth attack
which would have been repulsed, had not 1900
American volunteers refused to embark to as
4 sist the regulars, and remained inactive spec
! ta,ors of their defeat and capture
Oct. 10. The British sloop of war Frolic, OF
4 % guns, captured in lat. 81, n. lon. IS. w by
the U. S. sloop of war w asp, of 10 guns, Cap
/ tain Jacob Jones, after an action OF 4S minutes
4 The Frolic had 80 killed and so wounded; the
i Wasp Killed and S wounded Both vessels
were much disabled and were captured few
! hours alter by the British seventy four Polo
tiers.
(. Oct.2s. The Britislffrigatc Macedonian Of
40 guns captured in aU2e.N. lon. 80 so, w.
by the frigate United States, Capt. Decatur
of 44 guns. The enemy lost lo4 the United
Dec Dec &c: o. The British frigate 5Sa captured
! and DESTROYED by the Constitution Capt Balm
hsvislnau"s etYied and 81 wounded; the Java sc
killed and 100 wounded.
1913.
Jan 22.-General Winchester attacked al
| Frenc h,own, on the River Raisn, Mic bigan, by
British army of 2loc men, under Col. Proctor
and recumseh, aud after hard fought battle
surrendered his force, consisting OF 522, men;
81 2-having been killed, wounded or dispersed.
The British lost "a killed and So wounded A
great lumber Of the prisoners taken in this bat
leland especially the wounded, were left by
Col. Proctor to the mercy of his ladian allies
Notwithstanding the promises protection,and
the remonstranccs Of Gen. Winchester The
savages burnt the houses in which some of
them were placed, and finding that others were
unable 10 Join their march, they SET them up for
| targets, shooting and scalping them. Among
these unfortunate men were Col Allen, Cay
,ains Woodfolk, M'Cracken, Hickman and
Hart.
Feb. "a The British brig Peacock sunk by
the Hornet, after an action Of Is minutes, off
Demarara
April 27.--Cap,ure of York, Upper Canada,
by the Americans, under General Pike, who
was morally wounded, and 900 OF his men
either killed or wounded, by the explosion OF a
magazine ofpowder, fired by order OF the Brit
ish General Sheaffe Fifty of the British also
killed bv the explosion.
May S.--Havre lie Grace in Maryland pill
LACED and burnt by Admiral Cockbnrn.
Mayo Geo. Proctor, with about 400 troops
and an immense body Of Indians, withdrew
from before For; MeIgs where he had besieg
ed the American garrison, under Gen, Harr-
sou for l3 DAYS. A detachment OF kentuckians,
under Col Dudley, sent to relieve the garrison,
after capturing four batteries, fell into an am
buscade, and only $50 men out Of 800 escaped.
May 27-Fort George captured by the A.
meric ans. under Gen Dearborn and Commo-