Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-11-22
E1ou. The Anonu Epening Journal, Of Mondey.

From the Albany EUening Journal, Of Monday.
Cdnddd-We copy the annexed account Of the OPP
erations at Windmill Point on Wednesday and Thurs
day Of last week from the Ocdensburgh Times. In
addition to this there Is an endorsement on one of the
packages by the Western mail OF this morning, sta
ting that the Patriot detachment 1t Windmill Point
had, to man, been captured or cut to pieces by the
Royalsts. o" '..I -
~. 5.a} Wednesday, Morning, Nov. IA.
During the night, lhings have remained pretty quiz
et The wind has been blowing very fresh dN!mg
About halt past nine this moraine, b0dy Of troops
marched from Fort Wellington down to the vicinity
OF the scene OF action yesterday, and Mill Point was
again crowded with anxious spectators, who contln-
ned watching the marchings and nanguvering OF the
troops far in the rear of the Wind Mill t".1L a-H
The revolutionary party have oeen in possession Of
Cohourg and Traveller had disappeared this morning,
and the force shown about Prescott did not appear
large II is conjectured that they may have been c3
ed above by disturbances at Kingston OF some other
point. ii,5sg .s..s's its,ay. ee.t,5~,,1,} st
A flag Of truce passed between the Telegraph and
Experiment. but have not heard OF the nature of the
communication. The steamboat Oneldn was char.
tered last evening and despatched TO SackeiTs Hair
The whole frontier is in state Of excitement and
filed with people from he country, and almost oil bu
THURSDAY MoRNINe, Nov. IS.
During The night nothing o. S mas s'e
attempting to reach Wind Mill Point from this side,
and others engaged prevent il. Several boats were
fred upon during the night and 90 Tar rs we can learn
no boats reached the Wind Mill.
A gentleman OF veracity, who crossed ABOVE last
night reports that il is supposed that the royal parry
sustained loss Of about fifty in the engagement on
Tuesday, and that they had not been able 20 remove
the dead from the battle field That all the suspected
persons, and those who refused 70 take nrrs, have
been arrested and conined-thet Col: Young is not
killed-that an express arrived from Lower Canada
urging the people OF Upper Canada TO come to their
relef-,hat ,heyswere assaulted and beaten On every
side-that their officers were principally Killed, ana
the whole country in the utmost disorderthat a the
regular troops had been withdrawn from Prescott and
I Rumor from other sources state that the United
States was fred upon in the river che passed that
rising has taken place in the neghborhOod Of Gano-
noque, but MI these reports must be taken with many
grains Of allowance. That some trouble has broken
out above 10 almost certain, from the sudden with
regular troops from this eighborhocd while the revo
This morning at about O'Clock fire was opened
on The Wind Mill by heavy piece Of ordnance. ant
returned by the revolu6onie,s. The BRITISH occupy
ing position on the rise Of land below the Wind NIL
and are sheltered by buildings. AT about eight clock
| it is believed that the revolutionary party made
sorte and beat them back. and fred the buildings be
hind which the royalists formed. 49,;
! Two large buildings are enveloped ia hainrs am
the firing Of artillery has ceased II is highly pFofm Oh
that the ordnance fell into the hands Of the revouoii
lists the retreat Of the royasts was sudden and y
! regular. \, "a 5f5 g...,..,.1 l.,.o.
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