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THE AMERICAN PATRIOT.
¢To speak his thoughts—
Is cYery Freeman’s right] 2
We ave wh 4 gr the official Totter of
captain Porter, giving a circumstantial, tho’
succinct account of bis proceedings since
his leaving the Delaware. Its length pre-
vents ité admission into this week’s paper;
but as it may be ir teresting to many of our
readers, it shall be duly attended toin our
next number.
——
The Woll is at the door. An express arri-
rived this forenoon at the navy yard from
commodore Rodgers, who has been for
some days at Ncw Castle. It announces
‘that the enemy had landed 400 men at
Frenchtown and it was apprehended they
would burn Elktown. Commodore Rod-
gers with 200 sailors had left New Castle
to assist in repelling the enemy, and capt.
“tain Gales has left our navy yard with com-
pany of marines. These men and those in
the more immediate vicinity of Frenchtown
. will, it is expected, be sufficient to compel
the enemy to re-embark precipitately.
Four men said to be deserters, report the
enemy to be 15,000 strong. We do not
credit this.
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Captain Smith, who was appointed to the
command of the Mohawk on Lake Ontario
is now in this city. His health is under-
stood to be too delicate to permit his going
to the Lakes.
Demo. PrEss.
Erig, July 8.
Arrived on Tuesday the schr. Pilot, cap-
tain Johnson, in five days from Detroit,
The passengers state that Indians are com-
mitting depredations at the river Rouge and
in the vicinity “of Detroit. They had mur-
deted a number of individuals, and were
joining the enemy at Burlington Heights
Before the Pilot sailed, major Croghan, the
commanding officer had ordered that no
provisions be issued to them after the first
of July.
Com. Sinclair, with his sqadron, was still
&t Detroit, waiting for a fair wind to sail up
the river. Governor Cass was daily ex-
pected.
CR ane ;
New York, July 14.
There is a report of General Brown ha-
ving attacked the enemy near Chippawa on
the sixth, the next day after his victory, and
aken and killed the residue of the Britsh
orces, amounting to about 2000 men. This
report, it is said, was afloat at Albany, when
he Fulton left that place.
a Gaz.
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"THE ENEMY AT ELKTON.
Wilmington, (Del.) July 14.
The British who have been with a small
force near Frenchtown and Elkton, have
gone down the bay. Some have supposed
they have went up the bay for water---0-
the £3 to harrass us without intending any
serious attack---and others to ohtain all th,
small craft they could find, which would
answer for transports.
In corroboration of the latter opinion, a
gentleman from Baltimore, yesterday in-
formed the editor, that the enemy do
.Doty 1s was the case last year, generally burn
tue small craft.
The troops and marines, we under-
stand, returned last evening to New Cas-
tle.
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The Gaz.
It wag stated by a passenger who arvived
yesterday in the southern mail stage, that a
Ictter had heen received at Baltimore, from
Norfolkyi..nouncing the arrival of admiral
Cochrane if Hampton Roads, with fifteen
sail of the line and seventy transports, ha-
vig on bard fifteen thousand troops.
Poulson, July 10.
ca LIS | Ccis
REQUISITION OF MILITIAN.
—
Circular to the respective governors of* the
following states.
War DEPARTMENT, JULY 4, 1814.
SIR,
The late 3 in Europe offers
to the enemy a large disposable force, both
naval and military, and with it the means of
giving the war here a character of new and
increased activity and extent. {
Without knowing with certainty such
wili be its application, and still less that a-
ny particular point or points will become
objects of attack, the president has deemed
1t advisable as a measure of precaution, to
strengthen ourselves on the line of the At-
lantic, and (as the principal means of doing
this will be found in the militia) to ine
vite the executives of certain states to er-
ganize and hold in readiness, for immedi-
ate service, a corps of 93,500 men under
the laws of the 28th of February, 1795 and
18th of April, 1814.
The enclosed detail will shew your €x-
cellency, what under this requisition, will
be the quota of ewsm——
As faras volunteer uniform companies
can be found they will be preferred. ¢
The expediency of regarding (as well in
the designations of militia as of their pla-
ces of rendezvous ) the points, the impor:
tance of exposure of which will be most
likely to attract the views of the enemy, need
but be suggested.
A report of the organization of your quo-
ta, when completed, and of its piace or pla
ces of rendezvous, wii! be acceptable
I haye the honor to bey with very great
respect, your exceliency’s mos: obedient &
very humble servant,
His excellency the governor of ems——
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DETAIL FOR SERVICE.
Under the requisition oi Juiy 4, 1814.
New Hampshire. 3 regiments and 1 bat.
talion, viz. 850 artillery, 3,150 infantry ; to-
tal 3,500. ;
Massachusetts 10 regimentiss, to wit
1,000 artillery, 9,000 infantry ; total, 0,000,
Rhode Istand 1 battalion, to wit, 50 ar-
tilery, 450 infantry ; 500
Connecticut 3 regiments, viz 300 artil-
lery, 2,700 infantry ; total 3,000
New York- -13 regiments, 1 battalion,
viz. 1,350 artillery, 12,150 infantry-—-total
13,500. ;
New Jersey 5 regiments, to wit, 500
artillery, 4,500 infantry ; totaly 5,000 ©
Pennsylvania—14 regiments, viz,
artillery; 12,600 infantry ; total, 14,000
GERERAL STAFF--3 major generals,
7 brigadier generals, 1 dep. qr. mr,
general, 6 asst. dep qr. mr. generals
3 assistant adjutant generals.
Delaware
lery, 900 infantry ; total 1000
Maryland. 6 regiments, to wit, 600 artil-
lery, 5,400 infantry ; total 6,000
Virginia. 12 regiments, to wit, 1,200 ar-
tillery, 10,800 infantry--. total, 12,000
NorTr CaroriNa. 7 regiments, to wit,
700 artilery, 6,300 mfantry ; ; total 7,000
South Carolina. 5 regiments, to wit, 500
artillery, 4,500 infantry ; total 5,000
Georgia. 3 regiments and 1 battalion, to
wit, 350 artillery, 3,150 infantry-- -total 3,500.
Kentucky. 5 regimeuts and 1 battallion,
to wit, 5,500 infantry
Texvesee. 2 regiments and 1 battalion,
to wit, 2,500 infantry.
Louisiana. 1 regiment, viz.
try
Mississippi Ter’y. 1 battalion, to wit,
500 infantry.
1,400
1,000 infan-
OR
The requisition of the militia recently made
by the war department on the governors of
the several states, isa measure of pruden-
tial preparation for a state of things which
there is some reason to apprehendg, With-
out subjecting our citizens, and ‘ern~
ment to unnecessary inconvenie
pense, by calling at once into
large a body of the militia, they :
d so
o be
organized and equipped, and held in readi-
ness when called upon, to march at a mo-
ment’s warning to the place of rend
1 regiment, to wit, 100 artil-
ex-
he 0
7 3
established for that purpose. It is hot proba-
ble they will be required to be embodied, un
less the enemy should aitempt to exeqQute
his threats of invasion
ts
Extract of a letter to a gentleman in this
city, dated Sacket’s Harbor, July 6th.
¢ With pleasure Linform you of a small
éxpedition (fitted out of this place on the
27th ult. and returned this day) of two
whale boats, carrying fifteen men each, who
succeeded in burning a bomb vessel of 90
tons on the stocks and ready for launching,
together with a public building, containing
naval stores, at a place called Presqu’isle
directly opposite Oswego, on the Canada
‘shore.’
——
PLATTSBURG, July I.
FALL OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL
FORSYTH.
We are informed that general Smith,
commanding at Champlain, the advance of
this division of the United States army, sus-
pecting that a detachment of the enemy at
Odletown would have the temerity, ifattack-
ed, to pursue their assailants on their re-
treat, adopted a stratagem to draw them
out and take them by ambuscade. Accor-
dingly on the morning of the 28th ult. an at-
tack was made on the enemy bya small
party of troops which had advanced for that
purpose on the main road into Qdletownr---
and which, as had been intended, immedi-
ately commenced a retreat---it was, as ex-
pected, pursued by the enemy, in a num-
ber about ‘150, across the line n carly haif a
mile Here, at a short distance from the
road, c olonel Forsyth lay witha party of his
riflemen inambush._ It is said that the co-
lone! had also been ordered to retreat if dis-
covered by the enemy while advancing
and that had the orders been obeyed, a
- strong detachment then moving to the skirt
ofa wood, would have gamed the enemy’s
rear and captured them, but unfortunately
for the service as well as for himself, colo-
nel Forsyth, as soon as the enemy cane up,
gave them battle. They suspecting the
ambuscade, returned twos fires and in turn
retreated. At the first fire colonel For-
syth fell. He received a shot through his
breast, and shortly afterwards expired.
Colonel Forsyth was a brave and intrepid
soldier. On our part, except the colonel,
two only were wounded and none killed, of
the killed and wounded of the enemy, we
are not informed,
On Monday last, about 500 troops, prin-
cipally new recruits, under the com-
- mand of colonel M:Comb, arrived at this
place.
La Cole Mill has been strengthened at
every vulnerable point, and it is said, that
§ or 6000 British troops are gow in its vi.
cinity.
Yesterday morning about two hundred
move of our troops marched from this place,
to join their respective regts. at Cham-
plain.
It is reported, that a number of the boats
which were sunk, and said to have been de-
stroyed at the French Mills, have been got-
ten up by the enemy and conveyed to St
Johns, where they are now repairing for the
purpose of augmenting their flotilla on Lake
Champlain.
Burlington, (Ver.) July 1.
On Tuesday of this week, colonel For-
syth was ordered by brigadier general
Smith on a reconnoitering party of about 60
men. He had partly surrounded a party of
Indians in Qdletown, when two Indians,
who lay in ambush, drew up and shot the
col. Both balls passed through his breast.
He was taken up and conveyed to a house,
about halfa mile distance, and there expir-
ed.
Brigadier general Smith’s brigade isnow
stationed at Champlain. The remainder
of the army is in and about Plattsburg, part
of the artillery are on Cumberland Head
where they are fortifyed.
Major Parker arrived at this post on
Saturday of last week, with about 450 U_
§. recruits from New-Hampshire and the
district of Maine, the next day they embark"
ed for Plattsburg.-~Two or three detach
ments have since arrived.
REGIMENTAL ORDERS.
Colonel a having received intellis
gence of the death of licutenant colovel
Benjamin Fo Forsyth, of the 26th infantry, who
bravely fell at Odletown on the 28th inst.
fighting in defence of the rights and liber-
ties of his country---the officers of the regi-
ment will wear crape on the left arm 50 days
in testimony of their regret for the loss
of that valuable and distinguished offi-
cer.
Rendezvous, 26th Inf.
Burlington, Tune 30, 1814,
Arrival of a Part of Lord Wllington's Ar-
Ip,
' Queskc, June 80.
On Sunday So this city ‘witnessed
the extraordinary sight ofa number of tran
sports with British troops on board, arriving :
from Bordeaux, in France. tis 554 ‘years
since any vessel arrived at- Quebec fi om.
Bordeaux. What changes have occurred
even in that short space of time! Who will
venture to predict what the next 50 years
may produce ? |
The following regiments were under or-
ders to embark at Bordeaux, for North
America : ;
85th. 76th, 3d, 57th, 5th, oth, 27th, 2 batts.
~—28th, 37th, 39th, 40th, 44th, 51th, 2 bats.
—81st, 88th, 60th, 5th batt. 50th, 4th
batt.
H. M. 8. Diomede, of fifty guns, also ar-
rived on. Sunday, from Cork, having on
board the 4th battalion of the royals, lately .
from Holland.
The other troops, that sailed at the same
time are daily expected.
Arrived, H. M. schr. St. Lawrence, 2.
days from Riviere du Long---ship Camden,
42 days from Bordeaux, to government;
passengers, 11 officers and 352 men of the |
82d regiment,---sailed under convoy of H.
M. §. Gentaur, 74, and Chellenger gun brig,
7 sail in all, with troops, (the 6th and 824
regiments) 1500 in all—ship Brittanic,
from do. to government; passengers, 10
officers and 207 men of the 82d regiment —
ship Lord Cochrane, from do. to do. passen-
gers, 7 officers and 120 men 82d regiment---
ship Harbinger, do. from do to do. passen-
gers 9 officers and 251 men of the 6th regi-
ment--- ship Sultana do. from do. to do. pas-
sengers, 7 officers and 308 men of the 6th
regiment «--One brig and one ship, with
troops, could not board them---FH. M.S.
Cyane, returned---I1. M. S, Diomede, cap_
tain Fabin, sailed 20th May from Cork ; pas-
sengers, 515 men women and children, of
the first royals ; sailed in convoy of H. M.
ship Hebrus, captain Palmer, and others—
70 sail in the fleet, for the different parts of
the coast. j
The first division of the 90 regiment ar-
rived here this morning, the remainder are
expected this evening.
Montreal July 2.
By the papers from the States, it appearg
that the American public are not altogeth-
insensible of their situation—alarm appears
to extend along the sea board, from Maine
to the Mississippi--- and though nothing
has yet taken place worthy of mention
their fears are not supposed to be without
reason. The Spaniards on the south have
assembled a threatening aspect, and will
soon be able to retaliate with a two fold ven
geance for their former wrongs---and even
“the Creek Indians, who have so often been
slainon paper, that one might reasonably
suppose them exterminated, are stated
again to be about raising the tomahawk,
and becoming more and more formida-
bles
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS,
Made by his excellency Governor Snyder,
on the 4th of July, 1814.
MAJORS GENERAL.
Names. = Countics.
Henry Sheetz, Montgomery:
James Steele, Chester.
Nathaniel Watson, Lancaster
Wr. Giili land, Adams.