Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-13
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ed, and 40 desertersS ne htsiiea"S NV
lose man. v,l
June a5. The yilIageot Hampton, va. sack-
ed and destroyed afier an obstinate de:enee,
August i. Fort Stephenson, Lower oannus''
XIV, Ohio, invested by Gen. Proctor, WIN OF
regulars and 700 Indians The garrison o.
100 men, under the brave Nqlor Crog ian, sue,
ceeded in re2uising them with loss OF l'o
men. o.. - -.
August4l4 The u S. sloop OF war Argus
Capt Allen, captured by the British slocp OF
sw ar Pelican, in ST Georges Channel. Inc ar
gus lost killed. and II wounded, mortany;
among the latter was CAPT. Allen
Sept. 4. British brig Boxer captured by the
U. S brig Enterprise, off Mapheg'n lsland' we.
Can't. Burrows, of the Enterprise, was mortal
" wounled. Capt, Blythe, ofthe Boxer, was
also slain. -.
Sept. 10. Battle ;on Lake Erie. The Bti-
fish squadron of ships, ! brig, 2, schooners,
and i sloop, under Com. Barclay, carving IS
guns. was captured blythe American squadron,
under Com. Perry, consisting OF Sbrigs, schrs.
and sloop, carrying 81 guns;
Oct. Battle OF the Thames, in which 500
British regulars were captured ane 1900 In
dams put 10 flight, by part OF the Americ an
army. under Cen Harrison. In this action the
famous Indian warrior Tecumsch was killed.
Dec.lo Fort George evacuated, and the
village Of Newark burnt by Gen. M'Clnre, OF
| the New York Militia, which was retaliated ny
| The British in the destruction Of Buffalo, Lewis
| town, Manchester, and Youngstown.
Jan. %. Cen Jackson defeated the Creeks
| at Tallapoosa.
March % The frigatc Essex, Capt. Porter,
! cantured near Valparaiso by the British frigate
Phcbe and sloop of war Chcrub. after an action
of two hours and twenty minutes. The Essex
lost / 53 men,.
April 90 The British brig Eperver cap
,u-ed by the y S sloop Of war Peacock, Capt.
| Warrington, off Cape Carnaveral. Florida
| June %. The British sIoop Of war Reindeer,
captured by the U S. sloop Of war Wasp-tbe
Sicily Isles bearing W. distant about 40 leagues,
July 3. Fon Erie, occupied by garrison OF
ITO men, captured from the British.
July Battle of Chippewa, between the Brl-
fish, unler Gen. Rial, and The Americans, under
Gen. Brown, in which the British were driven
back to their fort whence they had made a
sortie.
July IS Battle of Niagara, or Bridgewater,
which commenced on an eminence near Lundy's
Lane, where the British had planted nine pieces
of artillery The cannon we're taken alter much
hard fighting, and three desperate attempts
| made by The British 10 recover them were ga,-
lantiy repulsed The action lasted from bali
past S p NJ till 10. When the battle COM
menced the British force amounted TO about
| 1000 men, and the American to $50; but by con-
| unual reinlorcemenis on both sides, the whole
British force engaged amounted to $50, and
the American 10 24l7. The British lost 878
men; the Americans S5l. 1t was in this battle
| that the brave colonel Miller answered TO the
proposition of General Ripley, TO carry the enc
my's battery with the 2 LIST regiment, "I'a Try,
| August g. The British attacked and bonn
barded Slonngton, but were repulsed on the
| lllh.
. August a. Battle Of B!adensburg, and cap
ture OF Washington City The public build
ings at Washington and several private houses
burnt, by order of Admiral Coo kburn; and at
| the navy yard, new frigatc and sloop ofwar,
destroyed by order ofthe U. S. Government
Sept. British sloop of war Avon disabled
by the Wasp, in night battle. Three other
vessels coming up, the Wasp did not take pos
session of her prize, which sunk soon after her
crew were taken out by her companions.
Casline taken by the British, who claimed,
as their territory, that part Of Maine between
Penobscot river and Passamaquoddy Bay.
Sept. 3d. The u S frtga,e Adams burnt
by Capt. Morris, in Penobscoi river, TO prevent
her falling into the hand Of the enemy
Sept l.. Battle on Lake Chan,plain. One
frigate, brig, and two sioops, captured from,
the British squadron by an inferior American
squadron, under Com. M'Donnough. Com.
Downie, the British commander was killed in
this action. The Americans os, SO killed aud
SO wounded; the British 81 killed, and 10
wounded, and had $50 taken prisoners, which
latter amounted TO more than the number Of A
merio ans engaged in the battle.
Battle ofthe Saranac The British had been
days in possession of the right bank Of. the
river, wailiog for their squadron to engage
Com. M'Donough's, The Americans, under
Gen. M'Comb, succeeded in preventing their
crossing the river, and Gen Provost made a
precipi,ate retreat on hearing the fate of the
British squadron, leaving his sick and wound
ed, besides large quantity Of provisions and
munitions Of war F
Sept le. Attack on Baltimore, in which
the British were repulsed with the loss of their
leader, Gen. Ross.
Sept. II Brilliant sortie from Fort Erie, in
n ,rbt b o hee ia cYaro u,,dor Gop nru,,.nonJ