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atolis1ttli?lir‘TCimoflitanhaorExtract of aletter, dated Ogdens-burg, St. Lawrence Count it, October 3.“ Wc had very hot work here on the afternoon of yesterday. This village was bombarded for near three hours from the batte-^ rios at Prescott, a small village he opposite to this; between 20 Sc 30 n, 12 . 9 pound balls were picked e'(' UPin onr gardens and streets. A rd nu“ber struck the ground with.)l. Jn 3 and 4 yards of Mr. Parish’s rt house, which, has, however, a-,, gain escaped unhurt, nor have a- lt;c; ny lives been lost. The firing| lt;was brought on by our attempt's1 * i. lo attack a parcel of Canadian ra boats, in w hich wc did not sue-“|ceed. 1 hey arc now laying at ,r 1 rcscott, from whence 8 or 10 v balls have again been thrown in- „ ft- to the village about an hour ago. ^ * “ °ur garrison consists of a- 0a f,out 500 tIK’n including captain 0 j'orsvlh’s rifle company, from ,i e North Carolina—the whole are C commanded by Brigadier Gene- v ral Jacob Brown, from JeffersonOnreCOUMV.” Vn1 d
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Gettysburg Centinel
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Oct 21, 1812
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