Hide Article Text (OCR)
Kingston, Jnne 8.The folic win. particulars of the ec lion «n 'he moiiu-.g of the 6th, mlt;*y blt; tclied on, ns wt h«v« received them |r«vn an :o'hrnf source :[ General Vir.ctu finding that the ere-jhr.y was in the ne^hhm hood, amount R to 4ioo moo, ejected the 8tk and 49thin the evening of the 5th of June, and surprised hi-ii on the morning of the 6th before day break ; our number, in the whale, did not exceed 500 men.— The night was extremely dark, and great carnage ensued from the charge of the bayonet, which we made upon them—Our loss does not exceed 150 killed, wounded and missing. The A-mcrican generals Chandler and Winder •vrc taken, all their field pieces, seven in number, were taken, but for want of hor*es. five only were brought off 'Our officers-killed are—lieu’.. Hooker ol the 8ili. ai.J ensign Drury of the 49th— wounded major Pend rllt;-atl, 49th regt. major Clark, do. dangerously, major Dennis, do. lieut. Claus, do, adjutant Stent, do. major Ogilvie, 8th regiment, major Cotton, do. enpt. Monday, do.Quebf.c, June 15.A proclamation has Oeen issued laving an embargo on all vessels, to continue to the IOth of July.Previous to the Lie reinforcements t.ken by commodore Sir James Lucas Yt... our advices say that the whole force at Forty Mile Creek, under gen. Vinton consisted of 1500 regulars, exclusive of militia and Indians.His p aji s'i’s ship Plover arrived on i't urs y last front Halifax. She brings at u S' a'-Q pounds in dollars.. A £ AN Dili A.\\ KDNLSDAY, July 7.“ TO SNRW THIS VKHt AJi K BODY OF TUX TIMB 41S FORM AND PRRSVURK.”COt\Gilt;LSS.HOL’SE OF REPRESENTATIVES. [AV/zor/fdfor the Alexandria Gazette.} Tuesday, July 6.Mr. Troop from the eocnmit'ee on military afiatrs reported a bill for the relief of tne mperanuatcd officers and soldiers of the late anti present army of the U. S. which was twice read and referred to a committee of the whole house.An engrossed bill laying a duly on licenses to disiillera of s/mttuoua hyuor* was rest! a tnird time and passed by ayes and noes—yeas 84, nays 49.The House took up for consideration the hill with the amendments reported by the committee of ti.e whole House, Jor laying ahd collecting a direct tax.Mr. Post moved to i commit it to the committee ,t W ays and Means for the purpose ol eiiuaiizing th~ apportionment among the (iitlcicnt counties oi N. York. Alter some debate this motion negatived.The bill nad not been gone through With ut three o’clock.NORFOLK. July 3.The enemy has not lor ti.e last three days nude the slightest move in ■ nt that is worth noticing. We know the anxiety of our distant readers at this time, Sc oie sensible how much disappointed n»c-..y \v !! b* to find there is “ no news ii-on* Not loik-’ Nay, they may even blame us ; but if the enemy will net move, wc c«.:.:.ol lie ip it. We call .only say, m the words ol me government paper atWash-bglon “ All is wellwhich, cor.sider-iog that we arc acting on 111*', defensive, is certainly well. Our mends may rest assured tnat when any thing occurs, wc shall hasten lo communicate it to them, if worth notice, and we can get at the truth, a Uiing not very easy they may rely. 11 we have upon any occasion, ol which we are not sensible, misled our readers in the statement of any event, »e i.ate never done so entemionally ; our principal object is lo present a general view of events, discarding minor mutters, which are of no consequence, and lor the most part owe their origin to the fruillul imagination of many of US, who have littic else lo do than lo ma ufacture news in the morning,which die* before noon, and is succeeded by other, that does r.ct survive the setting uf the sun.IlAEPi'RsriFXD. [Del oo.] June 18.A British Spy.—This town was vesterdny thrown into a considerable state of agitation, by the circu-In?ion of a rumour, that a British Spy had hern discovered skulking hIhmiI the vicinitiy of this place. 'Hie democrats were all a gog on the occasion, and the authority of (he town, (the democratic part ofit) assembled themselves and ordered out an armed force of twenty men, w ith guns and bayonets, to apprehend this supposed Spy. w ho it was understood had sought concealment in the recesses of I he neighboring forest. This intrepid hand of patriots thus armed cnp-»-|we, marched in pursuit of the enemy, and at length found the object of their search in the person of a |Mior African, by theside of a fire, roasting a eonp.e or potatoes and a *lirr lt;»f pork, whoviewed this formidable armed force as it approached, w ith let t or and dismav- The poor fellow surrendered'‘ without resistance, and was then marched in triumph beforeJudge and another magistrate,who bad previously sealed themselves in «!’ the pomp of office, lor the examination of the trembling
Newspaper Details
Alexandria Gazette Commercial and Political
Alexandria, Virginia, US
Wed, Jul 07, 1813
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
FL, USA 23 Jun 2024
Other Publications Near Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria Daily Gazette Commercial And Political
Alexandria Gazette Commercial and Political
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria Virginia State Journal
Alexandria Soldiers Journal
