Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-07-07
R hOde Island.
From tie Prortdeace Journal, Extra.
DoRR FLED AND HIS FORT TAKEN


DoRR FLED AND HIS FORT TAKEN
TUESDAY,, Ii o'clock, A. NJ.
News has this moment arrived, that III
force under command OF Colonel Brown
has taken the Insurgens iortificatlon. :
Dorr has fled, but large numbers OF hi
men had been captured. Every exerlio'
will be made TO take the ARCH TRAITOR
whose capture is absolutely Indispensable
to the safety aud peace Of the State. we
shall give further particulars as soon a.
we can get them ia an authentic iofn'-
Our men are burning with the desire y
bring in Dorr, and his escape may yer DC
prevented. Generals Stedman and Greene
mus, be In his rear by this time. The
passes are narrow, and, with knowledge
Of the country, can be easily defended.
The village Of Chepachet IS wholly sur.
rounded, ard large parties are ia bot pur.
SUIT of Dorr.
TUESDAY, 2 o'clock, P. VI.
We have just seen Mr.. Anthony Whit
aker, bearer OF dispatches from Colonel
Brown to Major General Mcneil. The
forces under Col. VIM. w. Brown, about
500 strong, left Greenvilc al about hall
past four O'Clock this morning. Green.
Vile is eight miles from Chepuchet. A
scout party Of the Infantry, Of about a
dozen men, led by Lieut.. Ptman, kept IN
advance from half mile to two miles,
They took and sent to the rear thirty per-
sons in the course Of the march, all iuel-
tiyes from DORIS camp. Upon arriving
near the fortificatiou. II was evident that
the force had materially decreased, SO
that the scout party, without waiting Tor
the advance Of the main body, determined
upon entering the main fertilization alone.
No resistance was made. The men fled
~ confusion, ard the scout party took
possession without firing a gun. The
for,l6cation proved to be u miserable al
fair. The main body immediately ar
rved and took possession OF the village.
Ii is strictly guarded, and escape from II
is impossible. The number of prisoners
were about 100, and more were being la.
ken constantly. The houses will all be
thoroughly searched.
Our men were fred upon in going into
Chrpachet, an one man wounded. They
returned the fire. No one belonging TO
Col. Browns command has been titled. -
Five field pieces were found in the fort ;
also large number OF muSkets and rifles,
aud some pixies were found. An excel
lent ammunition wagon was captured,
which came very opportunoly for the Ma
rine A riillery, their own having been bro
ken down.
Dorr fed last sUening at Scren O'Clock,
with fifty men, in the direction oil Con.
necticut. His own men were ignorant OF
his flight, and many of them declared that
they would shoot him, could they find
him. large body oithem went through
Burnllville, in the direction of Massachu.
Its. The iugItIves were III consldera-
Die parties and well armed. They will
therefore be dangerous to the peaceabe
inhabitants unless they are taken.
Deputaiion from New fork.-A depu'
tstion from his Exceliency Gov. Seward,
of New York, arrived here this morning.
The object Of the drputation is to ascer-
tain If any citizens of New York have
been engaged in the traltorous lnsurrec-
ton OF Thomas w. Dorr; also, to ascer-
tain il any money, arms, or munitions
Of war have been sent from New York
and f so, by whom. The gentlemen
charged with this mission have proceeded
10 Chepaclet.