Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-01
From, the Ogdsnsburs Times and Advertiser Extra.
TUESDAY, Nov ID.
CANADA WAR.


| TUESDAY, Nov l3
CANADA WAR.
| After six o'clock last evening, things remained
pretty quiet through the night There vas. hpw
ever, some reports ofcannon during the evening
a, long intervals.
Daring the evening. the Telegraph came in,
bringing some United States troops with Mar
shas, &c. They took possession of the United
States. Oar citizens held meeting during the
evening TO take measures for defence, hut our
work had been much delayed by the confusion of
the day, could not find time TO attend.
Eariv this morning it was discovered that the
armed steamboats, Cobourg and Traveller had ar
rived with troops. About seven O'Clock this morn
ing the armed steamboats, opened a FIRE the
party at the Wind Mil, which brought
large body of spectators to Mile Point the nearest
American territory
The point on which the Wind Mill stands is one
OF some twenty feet elevation above the ST. Law
renee. The country back rises gently for about
one hundred and fifty rods. The land about IL il
highly cultivated and presents a charming land
scape, with orchards, shrubbery and substantial
/ stone buildings.
The Wild Mill is a circular, massive stone build
ing affordng ampie shelter against any shot that
the boats were prepared 10 throw.
The cannonading between tho Wind Mill and
the three armed steam boats continued TO he the
scene of attraction Till nearly eigh, O'Clock. when
line OF fire blazed along the summit Of the hill
in for about eighty hundred rods, and
the crack of the rifle and musket made n contin-
uous The scene one of most intense
excitement and solicitude. The reflection. the
men full of high hopes and ardent expec tations,
were falling by hundreds, was calculated 10 ava
ken the most painful emotions.
The action on the brow of the hill continued
some twenty or thirty mrDutes, when one party
gave way the other followed, and the combaiants
passed out of view the brow Of the hill; but
the contest ragged fiercelv, as was evinced by the
continuous roar of musketrv.
Another scene came i'll view-a party marched
down by the river road, and opened II warm fire
upon stone building in which the rebel forces
we're quartered. This battle continued W iih spir
it for some time, when the loyasts retreated, an
the combatants over the hill became fainter and
fewer, till about 3 O'Clock, when all seemed hush
ed for the moment The rebel forces were eft
iii possession of the ground but they seemed TO
be in no condition TO follow the retreating party. /
From nine O'Clock till three there was not much I
of excitement in the scene. An irregular fire
kept up on the Wind Mill, and body of regulars
sent an occasional voey at a stone house in which [
a body of the assauting party were sheltered.
At three o'clock z. Nj. barn short distance
from the Wind Mill was consumed by fire. This
was probably done by the rebels as the barn al-
torded shelter to the ioya!is;s.
7 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
evening. 1t is stated that six hundred regular
troops were engaged, besides the volunteer ma
litia.
Major Young, the officer in command a, Pres
colt, "A brave and excellent officer in the British
army, is supposed to have fallen. The report is
that the commanding officer fell early in the morn
ing, and that several efforts have been made by
the ioyaists to recover his body, bat without sue
cess.
The rebel forces in three detachmcns.
WI b. OF ]
building, and The third were posted the brow
IF the hill, and sustained most of the mornings
work.
1t is reported that the field is covered with the
lead and wounded soldiers of the government.
while, SO far known, but thirteen OF the
'ebcls had fallen. The schooners which brought
he invading forces down, were taken this morn
ng by the officers of the United States for breach
# neutrality. though we understood that Of
hem British vessel.
So far ''the PATRIOT force has sustained them =
elves against fearful odds with signal success !
What the result will be, it is impossible to pre-
let. :