Kingston Gazette (Kingston, ON1810), November 7, 1812, p. 3

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r faved general hull an j an amcr- icanarmyof6ooomcn but to be tenous five times within my knowledge has tlic a- mc garrifon at michillimacin- ac been obliged to apply to the britifn commandant to borrow provisions while a democratic m cmgrtfs ttw con- tractor m the pari of the govern- iwt to furmjlyfupplm for cur troops this is a fober truth which none can deny i fhould bluih to tell it fo publickly had not the patriotic do clor newton firit blab bed i cut to the harne of our country and to the diigrace of its government hincl cf a letter from gov iia rison to gov saley 11 0 piqua sept 5 the britifh and indians have laid ficge to fort wayne perhaps taken it f5 feems by this ex tmcl that the terrifying accounts which have deluptd the papers cf the capture fo me time fraee cf vjk firt and the horrid m a s s a c r k of t he prrifw are to be added to the long lift cf iks which have already been mmifatlured fir carrying on the tear it is their object to pulh on to fort harrifon and vmcenns you will my dear fir leave no tag undone to fuccor thefe pla te i have already detached cob allen with 300 kentucky militia towards fort wayne and he is to be joined by 700 mounted men from this but i have been una- jfctb move the reft of the army f the want of two essential ofctoj pgwclt and bail jwi fiapply will be up 10 day nd the troops will be read v to marc irt two days gmdl what an opportunity 1 may joie j oimvm irv country and 1 iv thcfnticrsr the want cf a triflino articles however we ate amply fnpplied with bap r and our ipirits are raifed to the hteheft pitch fill ing feci war operations we learn by pafienger fa the llen boat from alwny tint a number of tmop were to march tdthc weftwud this dv frora the bead quarters l grcbtifh account ti v 1 been received at plattfljtjrg dut the imlkffs im rli uth united state retment was at it had been prcvloiifiy dated that tnc little runon yetted- on his way to albany dey bad been offended with the united ritouing two indian chiefs and nn iuterpre- states fertile delay of his tribute j and that ter to general dearborn s head quarters he had demanded of mr leaf a heavy fum of money as an atonement for an american burlington oct 1 on wcdniday 23d inftant four companies arrived at platfburgh from the southward the troy lydilcers under the command of captain lyon the troy invin- dhjtes under the command of captain highie a company of riflemen from watcrvlict and a company of light infantry from columbia covrty we under- ftand they left troy on saturday 19th m the afternoon dirant one hundred and fixty live miles from that place the regiment of the detached militia from renffalaer and columbia counties underthe command of arrived there on thurfday 22c initant 1 armed cchooncr having fired into an algeria e veftel mr lear bad feared hooilitics would enfwe it h added that the ftotefhip in which the tribute hrd been fent after failing had bcn obliged to renin to the united 8ates which had delayed its arrival in algiers it appears however t lint it did eventually arrive but that this dcfpot would not receive it 1 according to a treaty of peace and amity the united states agreed to pay to algiers annually the value of twelve thoufard al- getine fequins in maratirne lores colonel volburgh boston sept 30 bruijh squadron the fquadrnri under admit al warren rwft have anived at hali fax ere this on teufday lad week if as fpoken in latitude 43 ion 8 halifax is inlat 44 4- ion 63 it eonfiltcd of two fail of the line only and had parted with a brv of war the niht before in atuqall which carried away the mizen topmalt of the flag nip it is laid fever al large hips ith troops xvere to follow the fqtiadron communicatic it is ftated in an extracf of a let tcr from burlington to die print ers of the albany gazette dated september 13 18 12 that the hole of the military for ce at platuburgh i about 1500 mcil in the above extract the writer flates that the whole of the milita ry force at this place amounted to only 1500 men t lie 1 th septem ber it is utterly talfe and web- fter and skinner the pubufhers of the gazette knew it r hey both knew that tne 6th and 15th rci- ment5 wiih the light artillery that left grecnbufh with them then a- mounted to more than that num ber the number of troops inclu ding militia amounted to 2 cod the neiwlttrtfport october 6 we have tori- vetted with a perfon who left halifax laft wednefday week he odierves that a veftel arrived thete which had fjjoseii ad avai- rens fquadrnh cj js before they moment if ex peeled their arrival the commerce of marblehead was the laft prize carried in a hi i had arrived which had rm cat tur- fed by ilie yarkeeand icapiiired lfrlin 5c milan decrees a paris paper of a late ate declares that although england has revolted her orders in council yrt finee fhe bas not acknowl edged t tie principles of ljodkadtf and the ma- rritimo rights t inrls dcfignattd by napolconi the brllti and milan decrees trty end crv be cqtijideretl in jul force dnd op- traiton until enlaij ilia i 1 acknowledgihe a- bove principles after the above calcuhltion has mr madfon been doped of has lie been a volun tary paitizan in intjuity toi cwbedford wltn lumber has been lent into st jons by the plumper wich vcilel was re pairing at st johns 19th ult michigan c col procter governor pro tern of the territory of michigan has publifncd regulations of the temporary government of that difrxicf agreeably to the ceffion by capitulation on the 16th of au- guft laft by which the civil offi cers of the united states remain ing in the country are continued in their offices the civil gov ernor is to appoint all officers to fill vacancies courts of jullicc are to be held as ufuah the du ties ciiftoms and revenues accru ing according to the laws of the united states are to be paid quar tcrly augultiis 3 woodward efq chief jufticeof the territo ry under the united states is ap pointed secretary all the offi cers in the indian department re- gifter receiver of the landollicc and poftmailcr ate fuperceded the order is dated at detroit au- guit a tj 1 8 1 2 und figned edward proclor colcheh 4kt i defeat of the french in rujjla london aiigiill 21 we can cow account for the delay of the tranfmifion of french bulletins to thf countvy the lad received vas dated on the 25th of laft month the french have had ho favourable intelligence to announce since the date o the laft bulletin they have been worlled in every encounter with the rufii- an i ii h beptember by an officer of the army icarn that iacutchart colonel mill er has been exchanged for captain dacrces of the gucrriere and hs leer attached to colonel simonds regiment the foutuern papers ftate it is iii of 1 he meaiures ofgovcrnment tbcv contemplation to ciianoe iome a letter from ncwyodv of a ate date favsmlie member of the cabinet who is now il this ate declares hat it mattcrsnot what lay t- the propoliiiris of peace vvhieh ad- tt wafreii mav bkneout the vcarwill w conltnuci uhltl ctikmm is conavercrf 1 iik j vou may stip he aifured thfit while the french miniftet remaitfsin tlie united states wtbrejlht iiihuifiiji htitotifc not rhdlwpia since bur laft ftys the albany feffifter a confiderable number of lcamcrij and a body of about one hundred and thirty fine looking cej on the 2 5th ultimo they attacked b ragtf- tions yan guard but wete repulfed with tire of- of 8000 rrtvn on the fame day they attacked the m iin rnflian army but were defeated wiih the lofs of 6000 men on th jothaiid 31ft oudlnoi attacked the ruhlans but was beaten with great flaugh- ter liavin 5000 killed and wounded 3000 taken tio an article from koniglberg talks of fome ft 1 cce f grained bv the ruflians at ehn near mittiu on the 2tft ult how great it mult bave been we may itifet from the total jv lence of the french bulletins refpeing it 1 i aken prifoncrs befides baggage ammunv- ion this i a moll favorable outlet ij ti 1 r r i 1 marines completely armed and e- luggeujjmr eiterion has been con- l 3 i ru j 1 i it co quipped nave nailed through this lulled to take the oflicc ot secrete- i i r i 1 tt nearthe lines have beun to be troublefome have carried offfcveral of the ameiean inha bitants in the neighborhood of chatugee a detachment of the militia had been fent fccmplittiburg for the defence of that frout- ku prom coovs journal ofcher 3- mjor vander cook and dr stewart rt rived at general dearborns head quarters laft evening wich defpatches from general bloomfield we learn irons dr stewart that about 4 oclock on fuday morning laft 16 indians attempted to carry off the picket guard at champlain village the guard iir- cdand wounded one of them on saturday sunday and monday feveral indians were een fkulkincr about the lines on monday anexprefs arrivedat general bloomtieldshead quartersfrom the committee of fafcty of frank- lincounty informing that colonel mpherlbn had arrived at cornwall fix miles from st tgis with thescoteh royals the glenga- y sharp shooters a regiment 01 militia and three hundred indians general bloomfield immediately ordered colonel vofburg with his regiment of de- ched militia the troy fufdeers and troy invinciblcs to reinforce major young who commands a part of the 8th regiment at chatauga molum ard french tgu and co- jone green to march with his regiment to hazyand champlain to einfoee bttim wckndcr who commands a pat of the 7th m 8ih regiments at tlmfe pats general oomfidd has at phttfbhurg the 6ih 9 hand 15th regiments of mfantry part of a of united states artiucry oart wlthorns regiment of detach d at- lllcr detachmenc ofhrfe and a tach- jptot rigemen on the vermont tide s bulinoton2coo cvernt other detathmrit were paffti vay to irlmon cnionl cbnk of ry or state and mr monroe to be secretary at war if this fnould be the cafe we anticipate the re bellious houle of mafiaclmfetts wii be in an uproar 3 their local prej udices are iuch wc ihould not be disappointed fhould tliey inftead of prefering the belt men in our country to nranacre out affairs in this critical time deiire fome of no experience whom locality had ren dered a favorite the lofs of a dozen armies like hulls would not preponderate in favor of a man of experience again it their peju dice city for there did been a mutiny among ahe fea- men on beard the french fleet at toulon j which was attributed to the italian failors it feems they intended to carry off fome of be lake heavy ord- thr fliips one friipof the line was loft in nance 24 and 32 pounders vith confequence of the dilunbance and 4 or 500 their tackle furniture kc are con- fgj k tben t the hips rit i uulon nave been dilmantled leant ly om on beveral thou- r falmouth aimifc 18 mr fofter late britith envoy to america col barclays confui general ckc arrived this day in the atlanta from america the 2d battalion of the 89th ordered for liibon are now or dered to embark for america boston october f another war with algiers extract of a letter from cilraiiar dated au- gujl 5 lgt2v the algciines have declared war a- gainlt us and confui leah ha arrived in the bay with his family he report- that the algirene fleet is numerous and that they failed the day before him on a cruiie tfcev no doubt vvil be foon down and through the gut to cvuite off cape st vincents and lis bon in which cafe it will be a lorry thing for many of our counnymen mr barret lnprrcargo of the fhip mark- and jlligail has at rived from algeliras and hate- that he fa w mr lear the confui ot the unned states in the- bay of gibraltar who informed him that the dey of algteti had declared war again the united states char ik would not receive the ilores trib ute which had been feat out from america but had ordered mr lem and his family to emba k suunedutily in the ftore hi mr lvjt hai dclptchs from mr le ar fat yovcrnment going on fand troops beiides volunteers and militia arc now on the frontiers nnd are tolerably well fupplied with clothing eke about 1000 troops remain at greehbufh ooo 00421 british ppjze lisf the frigate southampton has cap tured a philadelphia brig from ri ver plate far havana and fent her to naftau i alfo a boflon fehooner from cork for havana faid to be the harmony the britifh frigate jafofi was spoken september 1 2 lat 45 long go informed they had captured prizes a philadelphia fliip 7 days from philadelphia for lifbon with 3500 uarrels flour has been captured nd fent to halifax alfo a brig f and for portland from rich- jnond with 800 barrels flour ship melantha from south a- erica for baltimore with 45000 dollars in fpecie and cargo worth ioooco dollars has been captured hy the spartan frigate and lent to lalifax montreal or j ext raft of a letter from quebec by pojl this day u a paffenger from a greeriock treffel reports that 14 days ago the elcctra coop of war boarded them and told the mafter that the prefident commodore rodgers was taken by a 40 gun frigate r and fent to halifax v j anv perfons willing to contrax for hat oats and straw are re- qnefled to fend in their propofals to the fub- feriber on or before the 10th inft room is yet left open for propofals tor fire wood will ross d a c g kingston 6ih november 1 8 12 twenty dollars reward ttctill be paid by the fubferibers to any the adeline of bath was tak- v pf fon who will make known to them r r u r i- s the pc ion or perfona who hole a piece ot nfrom the couihtution s prize b j 0 c r c feveral weeks mice and car ried into n scotia sloop sophia from littleriver dav the 27 th inft an mcunitte prendergall krtlon 29v otioer x8i3 4

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