Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-11-29

boats are constantly crossing with men nm,
arms.
We have most favorable location fl
Eotser,ng the movements, as our windny
affords full view of Prescott and the rive
above and below, for two or three miles
Prescott - unusually quiet this afternoon.
we have hardly seen moving being in In
streets or abnut it,
6oclock, 7. Alarms and ammuoiiio,
appear 10 be abundant. The schnoners b,v,
placed themselves near tho " hart on whitl
The Wind mill Stands A body uf loy,lis.s
reported 400, are on the march from Brock
VILE, IL miles above this,) to meet them
anu the parties have an appetite for col,
hSh'ing, we may expect important cvent
soon.
| From the ". York Commercial adv. Nor 81
LOWER CANADA.
We have the Montreal papers nf We'd
nesday, and the Quebec OF Monday. The
former confirm tho impression We uttered
Yesterday, that The most hopeless and absurd
oil all possible attempts n, resolution IS al,
ready disposed OF, and state that the public
mind is resuning its wonied tranquility.
SIR John Co'horne returned To Montreal
gu Monday. Ninety one prisoners, taken
at N"Piefvii'e, we're brought in tho same
DAY, and ~epiy from Lachine.
From Me Montreal Courier, Moo. ID.
On Sunday evening, the whole of The hack
country above Laprairie presented the NV tnl
spectacle OF one vast sheet of lurid flame
and II is repnrted thai not "A single rcbel
house has been left standing Gud only
knows "hat is In become of The surviv,u%
Canadians and their wives and families dur
my The approaching winter, as nothing hui
starvation from hunger and culd s,ares Them
in the face
TIE WAR IN CANADA-ANOrH
ER BATTLE.
We published yesterday the accounts RI
an Invasion OF the Canadian Frontier near
the town OF Prescott, in The uppc, Province
Yesterdays mail furnishes intelligence
from Ogdensburg to the 18th instant. one
day later, by which ii will tie seen that an
action took place on that day, and lasted Tor
several hours, between the British forces
anu Patriots. About 500 patriots and 300
bfi'ish regulars engaged The British were
,wice repulsed by The Patriots, and finally
'eit the t'eld TO wait for reinf,rcements far
:" hich an express was sent To KInrston
during the action the British ;ut their dead
bodies INTO a barn, behind which they shell.
Tered themselves, aud the Patriots. TO dis.
lodge them, sci fire to it, and il was destroy.
ed With all its contents. Immediately AZ.
ter which the British retr eated TO Prescott.
The rebels Of the Buuchervil!e Mountains
under Van Rensselaer,, learning from one of
me scouts that company OF the Goth Repi,
ment was IN pursuit u. them, Immediately
look hight, leaving behind them three pieces
OF artillery and 300 stand of arms.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
From The Osdensburg Times & Advertiser
(Exlra)
NOVEMBER 18Th
Tier six o'clock last evening, things re-
.,s "'.'u quiet through the night
were however some reporfsof cannon
during the evening al long intervals.
during the evening the TELEGRAPH
came IN, bringing some U. S. iroons with
Marshals, &c.-They took possession Of the
United States. Our citizens held a meeting
during The evening, TO take measures for de,
renee, hut as our work had been DELAYED by
Ihe Confusion OF the day, we could not find
time TO attend
Early this morning i. was discovered that
The armed Steamboats, CoBouRG aud IRA
WELLER had arrived with troops. About
seve" o'clnck this morning The armed boats
opened fire on the party at the Wind Mill
which soon brought large body of specta.
tors to The Mill point, the nearest A American
territory.
The point on which the Wind Mill stands
II one OF some twenty feet elevation above
The 81, Lawrence. The country back rises
gently ios about one hundred and fifty rods.
The land about il is highly cultivated and
presents charming landscape, with orch.
ards, shrubbeITy and substantial stone build.
ngs.
The Wind Mill is a circular, massive
stone building, aff,Iding ample shelter
galnsl any shots That the boats were prepar.
ell 10 throw.
The cahnonading between the Wind Mill
anu The three armed steamboats, continued
To he the scene of attraction ill nearly eight
o'clock, when line of ire bazed along the
summit Of the hill in rear for about eighty
or hundred rods, and the crack Of The rife
and musket made continuous roar. The
scene was one o! most intense excitement
and s"iicItude. The reflection that men full
oihish hopes and ardent expectations. were
i'iiinS by hundreds, was calculated 10 AVA
Ken The most painful emotions.
he action on the brow OF the hill contip
ueh some twenty or thirty minutes, when
one party gave way, the other followed. and
me combatsnis passed out OF view over the
brow OF the hill but the 'conIes! ragged fierce,
~ as was evinced 10y the continuous roar OF
musketry.
Another scene came in view; party
marched down by The river road and open>
ell warm fire upon ii stone building in
which the rebel forces were CHARTERED
This battle continued with spirit for some
Time, when the loyalists sotreaed and the
combaianis over the hill became fainter and
fewer, till about nine o'clock, when all seem
ed hushed for lbe moment. The rebel for