Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-28
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maintain it against the a>s.1,ia Vi to-d,.,
both BY land and water. they are AZ,
in possession of three large stone house.
near the windmill, which they defend with
equal valur The British forces on The
land retreated about IL o'clock noon. br,
the steamers keptup an irregular fire win
their cannon till dark, when they wnb.
drew, and went into Prescott. The Br;.
ish land forces fought valiantly, but ,heI,
loss must have been treme ndous. IN.
Patriots commenced the action in n.
morning in an open field few rods from
the windmill and stone-hoGses, and ate
| maintaining their ground for some !ins
against the increasing forces of the Bit.
/ ish, they fell back into their stone. houses
and WINDMILL, where, with their riffs
they fslled every thing that came within
thirty or forty rods. During the day the
! British armed steamers threw many bomb
shells, but with so Iiule skill that they
proved of lille annoyance to the Patrios.
The report is now prevalent and univer.
sally credited, that Major Young, who
commanded the British forces by land, fell
in the foremost part Of The engagement
to-day.
From the 5acketIs Iiarbor Journal, Nov. IL
During the action the British put their
dead and wounied in barn, behind whics
they sheltered themseIves-an the p..ri.
, oiS, 20 diSlodge them, Sc, il Oh fire; when
, it was consumed, together with is con-
: tents Immediately after which, the Bri..
| ISL retreated TO Prescott for the last time.
; Mr.. Foster the s,eersman of the steam.
boat United States, was killed by Crane
! shot from the British steamboat Exper:.
ment, yesterday, while engaged in getting
Il schooner off the fats in Ogdensburg
| harbour. After firing into the Unilel
l. States, the Experiment attempted 10 run
e down The schooner Charlotte, but was fir.
E ed into by the patriots On board Of her,
n killing six and wounding FIVE, afer which
4 the Experiment retreaie 10 Prescott !
G small boat containing four or FIVE patro.s.
was fired into BY tho British steamboat
: Cobourg, and disabled, and then she run
l. along side and fired down upon them
P sinking the boat and killing every person
!, that was in her.
/ The Steamboat Oneida has been char
/ tered by CoIouci Worth for the United
g States service. and is 10 return immed..
q atcly 10 the River ST Lawrence, with
d troops from this place.
s. The OswcCo Palladium mentions ru.
II NOR that 1879 patriots had taken Made,
~. ~ with two hundred British soldiers
NJ From the Oaonlaga Standard Nov. H.
a STEAMBOAT GREAr BRIrAIx Bypr
D, Ed Just as we were putting our pap
% to press last evening, The packet from O..
n wego arrived, bringing Intelligence iha
the steamer Great Britain was burnt &
J. the wharf in Kingston, on Sunday nigh.
le She was fitting out as government vcs
IT sci TO fight against the patriots.
t. The Albany Evening Journal, states
IN that an endorsement on one of the nacka.
I'd ees says the patriot forces at Windmi.
It. Poinl have been capnrel and CT. 10 pieces
10 We learn that on Wednesday The l4la.
sc nothing of moment occurred. A boIv e
n. royalists marched out from Fort Weliing.
v ton towards The Windmill and the people
i. OF Ogdrnsburgh collected rs usual on iii.
ly point to see what was going on. but n;lh.
e. ing took place. The armed so,mb9.l
IS. CoboGrg and Traveller had gone ~ Il.
b. river. A flag of truce had passed be;wec-
av the Telegraph and Experiment Tt
er Oneida had been chartered and despatch
let ed the night before to Sackctfs Har5a
Tor more troops.
he An immense number ofpeople frOn'A:
IN country have come into Osdcnsburehp
ov see The fun. Oar neutrality, howeye:,a
be rightly maintained.
d. In the night several boats ATTEMPTED &
nj go over 10 the palrio.s at Windmill Po;r
I'd but were fired upon. The loss oil the r0g
~ aliSts N The hattle of Tuesday is comps,
is cd at 90 Col. Young is not killed Q.
a Thursday, the 18th, it appeared the .ro5T
and armed boats had been Withdrawn fros
ne Prescott, in Consequence. it is believed. c
ne disturbances below. This day fire w.
Mt opened on the Windmill bv heavy Pisc.
h Of ordinance, and returned by the pa:ri5:s
he At 8 A. NJ. it is thought the latter have
~ made a successful sorlie. Two larg'
buildings were set on fire. The aTlillerg
al ogdensburgh are on duty.
Col. Worth hasseiz ID seyera' snsnieia7s
d STEAMBOATS,, and Two vessels loaded wil
IT arms. and sent them guarded to Sacke.ls
~ Iiafoor. In The neig bborhood DIST johns
ID NapIgrvllle, &c. on the Champaign b.'
der all quiet. Il is reported and cra!t'
tx ca that DIR. Cote. the patriot, has disar
peared with The fund raised by his cozf'
nj res habitans TO carry on the war. AMI thE
in Up. Nelson is accessory 10 this atducisr
. OF the " Sinews" The Bangve Ia Pc
D Pie' ut Montreal, having made sat;s.a5:o-
" ~ statement, It's bills are in general c!r,r
4 lallon. A very large quantity OF arrs