~—— PTHE AMERICAN PATRIOT. EE EE TT TT Tn ET TE TT EE TE EE ETE T= FELLEFONTES SEPTEMPER 24 4 18V4. hd Owing tothe genesai Election bei on Tuesday of the Special Court, the rors, witnessess. &c. summoned; need not attend until Wednesday morning. BY OrderofJudgeChapman. Was apprehended in this place, on Wednesday last, a man calling himself by the name of Henry Aungst (Onks) upon suspicion of having committed the murder of a Mr. Matthews, pedler, who it is said, was seen travelling in company with this fellow, but a few hours previous to the commission of the crime, which was perpe- "trated a mileor two distant from Port: age county Court House, Ohio. He was brought before three magistrates of this boro’ and examined. The relation he gave of himself ; his conduct subsequent as well as prior to the act, and the statement ot Eicts alleged against him on oath afford StI uiptive ‘ev eof his guilt. : ee gentlemen who apprehended him. are of the « true Yankee blood,” and from the neighborbod of the place where the murder was committed. The sly, artful, active and successful manner in which the prosecuted the design of taking and bring. ing him to justice, comports well with the character given of their description of countrymen —They are certainly entitled to much credit, Col. Monras, it is said, has been appoint- ed secretary of war. Mr. King and Mr. Dexter, have respectively been spoken og as his successor in the department of state, TT The cannon at the Navy Yard, as wel} as the arsenal near it,at Washington city, were not destroyed as reported. The whole was unmolested, with the exception of two brass pieces, which were spiked only: the enemy not having time to do further injury. Major Gen. Scott is at Geneva, at the house of Judge Nicholas, and fast recover- ing of his wounds. Gen. Brown has resumed the command of the troops en the Niagara frontier. | — En. . The brigs Niagara and Charlottey the «schrs. Lady Prevost and two others, names no" known, had arrived at Buffaloe with troops. More were expected from the sauce. quarter. &, Several corps of militia, and a number of volunteers, from the state of New York have also arrived at Buffaloe, —D & ee FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. Office of the A. Y. Gaz. Sept, 15. AGAIN © We have niet the enemy and they are ours.” We have not words, ard therefore will not attempt to describe the enthusiastic joy, occasioned by the receipt of the following GLORIOUS NEWS ! [Received last night by the Fire-fly Steam Boat, from Poughkeepsie, brought there by express (Mr. Wegton) from Alba. ny. ] Ll ALBANY ARGUS EXTRA. Tuesday, noon, Sept. 13. Copy of a letter from the post-master at Plattsburgh, to the Editor of the Albany Argus, dated Sunday morning, Septem- ober 11, 11 o'clock. : a I have the pleasure to announce to you, that after an action of two hours this morn- ing, Com. M’Donough, our naval comman- der, TOOK THE WHOLE OF THE BRITISH FORCE ON THIS LAKE, wit: the exception of 5 or 6 gallies that made their escape. The vessels captured ate one frigate of 32 gus, 1 brig of 22 guns, 2 sloops of 10 guns each, and several gal- lies—1 saw the action which has just clos- eu—the battle was in Plattsburgh Bay—I wait with * anxiety the event of the baitie now “pending on land, have’ strong hopes there likewise :-but itis very warm, “From Crooks and X B and we have to cobtend wigs British regulars The shore of the river is lined with our militia, and about 3 or 4000 volunteers from Vermont, which the enemy must pass be- fore they can reach our batteries ; but if they effect a passage of therriver, and ap- “proach the works, they will find the battle but just begun More as soon as ‘events transpire. Yours, &c. ¥ J. LYNDE. Post Master, Plausburgh. “Bulletin---per steam boat Fulton. SRG dA u tler’s In consequence of an attempt of the enc- my to approach nearer to Fort Erie, by throwing up a breast work, a party of 400 of our fort volunteered on Sunday the 4th to dislodge them and destroy their works, in which they succeeded with the loss of only 17 or 18 men on our part, the Ibss'of the ene- mywasjsupposed to exceed 100, A large re- inforcement of militia were arriving at Fort Erie and no danger was apprehended for the safety of the place. The British force encamped at Plattsburg and its vicinity is estimated at 10,000 men, commanded by sir George Preyost in per- son. On the approach of one of the divi- sions by the way of Dead Creek, commo- dore M’Donough’s row galliecs cpened a destructive fire on them which drove them from the beach with a loss of about 300 kil- led and wounded. The militia of Vermont are volunteering by thousands, and 3000.ave said to be on their march for Platsburg from Washington county. —— § Ge . ~ New Yduk, September 11. An express reached, Albany. on Friday evening from Plattsburgh, with information that thie enemy under ‘Gen. Brisbane, had entered Plattsburgh, with ne opposition ex- cept from a few of the militia. Our troops (2000) had retired to the fort. Mr. Cuttgy, a member of congress, arri- ved in the stage this mokning, and inform- ed us, that the brave Capt. Morris 1s safe, and had arrived at Portland with all his crew, on their way to Portsmouth to join Capt. Hull. mn in rentiabers. t with greal alanty 1 'S, when we reucsted in £00§ order, bringing off as many of our wopded as practicable It was eS ed fat we were out flanked justin time tc mal} good our retreat, as the enemy were far gperior in numbers. | Al enemy’s field officer was seen to fall by a qunon shot early in the action. i y en we ere outflanked, the two regis ments in 4 vear in action changed their po- sition to meet their flankers.. The sixth was not in action but advantageously posted 1 strong ground to cover our retreat. We tired behind pur entrenchments last eve- ing. We hae a very strong force here, and more arriving daily. The enemy found yesterday they had. not ‘Washington to.deal with, Zhe echemy advanced in platoons npt ia line. A few were wounded by their rockets and bombs, but not dangerously. The woods .were great protection to our men, which has rendered our loss compari tively small. We have a boom across the river, and the hulks were sunk yesterday to obstruct the channel : , ¢ My son but lourteen and a half ycars. d, was in the action, and was among the i to retreat. Colonel Long, and jor Moon; of the 27th, were wounded. Adju- tant Donaldson was either killed or wound- ed{ (which is not known) as he was not brought off the field. GLORIOUS NEWS. Elkton, half past 4 o’olock, Thursday morning. Mer. Collet, of Philadelphia, has just ar- riyed from Baltimore, io 4the mail stage, which left there at 3 o'clock yesterday, and states, that the enemy re-embarked on board their shipping before 12 o'clock yesterday and have moved 9 ov 10 miles down the riv- cr. Dreserters and other persons state, that Gen. Ross was killed while reconnoitering. We have:10,000, they have 4 or 5000 land- ed. JOHN DONNALDSON, Jun. Vidette Fivst Troap. Copy of a letter from lieut. James Gardner, Wilmington troep. Elkton, Thursday, 8 o'clock, A. M. Sry Mr. Richardson, the landlord cf this EXTRACT OF A LETTER---D ATED: on, arrived here this morning from Balti- « Baltimore September 13, 1814 “afore, which he left yesterday at 3 o'clock. I embrace the earliest opportunity of giv: "ing you an account of the action of yesterday between our troops and the British. The alarm was fired on Sunday at 3 P. M. and the Baltimore brigades’commanded by gen- eral Stricker, took up the line of mareh at We proceded that evening down to the Meeting house, about 7 miles from town. where ‘we lay on our arms all night, in a wood, with the Heavens our capopy-—our bed the earth. Early next morning we formed, and continued under arms until the action commenced, which was brought on by our troops. Our force consisted of one company of ar- tillery, with six 4 peunders; ond colonel Blays’ horse, major Pinkney’s battalion of riflemen, the 5th regiment of volunteers under colonel Sterrett, the 27th militia, colonel Long, the 39th, colonel Fow- ler, 51st, colonel Amys, and the 6th colonel M:Donald. The 27thand 5th were drawn up in line on the front of the wood ; the 51st and 39th at pistol shot distance in their rear. col Moore’s Two companies of the 5th, a detachment of artillery with one piece, a corps of riflemen and some cavalry, volunteered to go out and provoke an action during the day, and then retreat.---They found the British just cooking their dinner, near Gorsvek’s point, where they landed---their force I was not able to ascertain. ’ The enemy had two nine pounders, be- sides which they fired bombs and rockets. After the retreat of our advance guard up- on the line, at about one o’clock, the action began at long shot, which continued for a- bout an hour, when it became general along the whole line. The enemy advanced in platoons and out flanked us, right and left, which caused us to retreat, or be taken prisoners, = Our artille- He states that the enemy re-embarked at 12 o’clock yesterday, having left the lines before the Baltimore intrenchments in the night, by stealth-—~General Ross, the Bri- tish commander, is said to be killed ; de- serters and prisoners all agree upon this point, and is supposed to be the cause of this sudden retrcat—the bombardment of Fort M:Henry produced no other effect than 6 killed in the fort; what damage was done to the enemy’s shipping is not kaown. The enemy’s force is generally estimated at 5000 men-—the fleet was said to have gone dowri ten miles $< I am sir, &c. JAMES GARDNER, lieut. Capt. Warner. The above letter was handed to capt. Ross’s Vidette at Wilmington, with instruc- tions to forward it to the committee inPhila- delphia. WM. § SIMMONS, Vidette, Wilmington. P. 8 In further confirmation'of the death of Ross, Mr Richardson states, tha, a: Mr. Culloch, who visited the Brifish head quarters wo see his father, a prisoner wounded in the engagement, was informed by Cockburn, that they had lost their com- mander., J. 3G Ca I —— Weshave information from the detach- ment of militia at York as late as Sunday morning last. The first brigade consists of onc regt. ol 617, one of 665, and a battalion of 509. The first regt. containing all the phe s troops, marched for Baltimore on Friday last, in the midst of a thunder stort and a heavy shower of rain. A ba - talion of the 2d regt. marched on Saturday, and the the other battalion on Sunday. The remainder of the detachment, it was expect- ed, would march to-morrow. Gen. Forster commands the 1st brigade and Gen. Adams the 2d. Col. Maxweil Kennedy of Lancaster county, commands the Ist regt. olthe Ist brigade, and Lieut I have just been notified an ex ress has ate s v Col. Ritselier of Lebanon cou, the 3d —d Major M'Fgtland commands the battalion of 509. Major Geo. B. Porter commands the ist battalion of the Istregt and ISouf, Col Cochran by agreeme:t commands the second. Repub. LATEST FROM THE EASTWARD. g A setter dated Bristol, 6th instant, hasthe following. Postscript: « 7 o'clock, P.M. — rived at Newcastle from Belfast,’ the cnemy whd were ordercd to go 10 Bol- fast ave now ordered to go to Wiscasset. 1° is expected that Wiscasset or Portland will, be the next place the enemy will attack. “I fear they will land here or at Boothbay, and go on by land. ck. Notwithstanding tho assur- ance given by governor Sherbrook and ad Gaiffith that private property should be re. spected, yet the enemy have burnt in Pe- nobscot river 120 sail of private vessels. We ought no longer to trust to the forbear= TI The citizens must a- rouse [rom their apathy or we are jost. Bos E. C. B, nll Qt FISHERIES. The British Treaty with Irance was diss cussed in the House of Commons, June 29, Mr. canning said, small<in the Ni ance of the enemy. > i THE the interest of France was he wished government to give those fishe- In our treaty of Peace with that power we gave - ries due consideration as to America. away more than we ought---and we never now heard of that treaty, but as a trophy of ¥ictory on one hand, or the monument of de- We ought to recur, in questions with America, gradation and shame on the other. to the state in which we now stand, rather than that io which we ence stood. Lord Castlereagh said, he was fuily a- ware of the importance of theNewfoundla d Fisheries. vA letter from Sackett’s Harbor of the 8th instant mentions that the fleet were still d nn WAG at the Ducks, blockad,ng Kingston, au lost all hopes of a fight upon equalterms ; and general 1zard, with 4000 men, was on his march, and expected to be at Sackeit’s Harbor by the 12th. From the Vermont Intelligencer Extra. 1 Sept. 8. We have been politely favored by capt. Burlington, Thursday morning Sheldon, district pay-master, of the United States army, who arrived in town last eve- ning, with a copy of the following GENERAL ORDERS Head Quarters, Plattsburgh, Sept. 8. The affair of yesterday was honorable to the small detachments of regulars under major Wool, of the 29th regiment, consist- ing of 100 men of bis regiment, and 50 men of the 30th, and 31 of the 34th regimentand the light corps under brevet lient. col. Ap- pling of the rifle corps,and capt. Sproul of the 13th regiment of infantry, consisting of alike number, which joined after the action had commenced. The militia, for want of arrangement, did not act with their usual address, notwithstanding the exertions of Yet it is evident that they killed and wounded many their geneseland staff officers. of the enemy. In the afternoon the militia met the British regulars in the woods, near the Saranac river, and after disputing the passage of that stream for some time, the enemy retired with considerable loss. Here the miiitia did their duty,and it is by meet- ing the enemy in the woods, aid flanking and annoying him on all occasions, that the most essential services can be rendered by them. 0 The killed and wounded on our part’ is trifling. That of the encmy 1s reported to be from 2 to 300. Captain Sheldon has been directed by general Macomb, to call on all volunteers, and request that they repair immediately to the scene of action. ; On the 6th ‘were met, Smiles from Plattsburgh, by ist the British, it appears, captain Leonard and lieutenant Smith, of the hight artillery, who opened a very dertruct- ive firg upon ther, but were at last compe!- 4 ti . jea to retire. {ud by tha They were suppor . AR og ] 3 % ¥ i og pa ARS whe says i hie indiand Fisheries—but . GE Sia ' 4 "
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