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· J THE WAR. six Ak grekt fury. y 18. the Qgdensburg Palladium, of Oct. G. Friday List, about forty British boats rn»e up the river St. Lawrence. Yheyamva at Johstown about sunset, escorted by 2 On their leaving- Johnstown for gun-boats. Prescot, (opposite this place) a heavy cannonade was opened from the batteries at Prescot upon this village, which continued for two hours, in order to cover the boats in proceeding to Prescot from Johnstown. The fire was returned in a very spirited manner from our Ueries, until it was perceived that long On Saturshots made but very little effect, day mornipgj thp boats were discovered to be in the harbor of Prescot, and early in the ling the enemy recommenced a heavy fire on this place, from 12's, 9's, and 6 pounders, h Gen. Brown thought proper not to anr. The fire continued for half an hour. The enemy were busily engaged all day in pre- From On pounders. Their movement was discovered almost at the instant of their departure put from the American shore. The detachments landed under a heavy fire of artillery and musketry. Col. Van Rensselaer received a wound through his right thigh soon after landing, but proceeded on until he received two other flesh wounds in his thigh and the calf of one of his legs, and a severe contusion on one of his heels, when he ordered the detachments to march on and storm the first battery, and was himself carried off the field. The order for storming was gallantly executed, and a severe conflict ensued. Lieut. Col. Christie received a wound in the hand, but got over the works. At this time both parties were reinforced. The enemy soon gave the v, >ocis, The rifle and the bayonet had them to route, and drove them to when they were joined by a large reinforcement of regulars from Fort George. Thiy renewed tiie attack, and tne conflict became tremendous. It lasted about hull an hour, whrn our vah-.nt Spartan band, who had waded through blood, anticipating victory, being exhausted in strength and ammunition, were obliged to yield tiie clay. Tliey i)ad fougnt eleven Hours, without intermission. JVIany have fallen, many lie wounded ; and the British Have many prisoners ; out on this head, we have not sufficient particulars to entec into details. Col. but he Van is i on the recovery. 3 Rensselaer's wounds are severe, Jdrock. the British way and fled in every direction. Major General Van Rensselaer crossed over to sustain the attack, and ascended the heights of Queenston, where he was attacked with great fury by several hundred Indians, who were, however, soon routed and driven into the woods. The reinforcements ordered over from the American side began to move tardily, and finally stopped. This induced the ma- general, certainly slain. hexi boats for ttt something snore serious 10 o'clock on Su.ul i> morning, 25 THE WAIl. 24, 1S12> ; boats, aided by 2 gun-boats, mounted with 9 pounders, moved up the river from Prescot, NEW -YORK: PFIVURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER C VTTLE Of QUEENSTON. . ' three fourths of a mile, and then tacked and made for this place. As scon as they altered their course, ail the cannon on the batit jor-general to return in order to accelerate their teries at Prescot opened a fire on tins village, which was not answered till the boats had advanced about the middle of the river, when our batteries commenced a tremendous cannonade upon them, which after about an hour. caused the enemy to return lb Prescot in great confusion. From the judicious arrangements made by Col. Benedict, Capt. Forsyth, Cipt. Griffin, Major Dimock, Arijt. Hotchkiss, tapt. Hubbard; C.'bt. Benedict, Capt. M-Nit^d others, Of the troops under their conlm"; ^WB '.nectcd by Gen. Brown, had the enemy attempted u landing an immense slaughter must have ensued. No person could have been more attentive than Gen. Brown, through the whole acPraise is also due to his field, staff, and tion. movements. He mounted a horse, used every exertion in his power to the reinforcements, but in vain, whereupon the general perceiving that a strong reinforce- and urge on In recording this unfortunate event, ,e have but one consolation to offer our readers, ,\ liich is, that our troops, by their courage in storming the British batteries, hat e conferred tiie highest reputation on the American arms. Col. Christie, ol this city, ,,nd hi a re- bayonet the British 49tli support the British, [some accounts sa> 42d] veteran regiment, .luchacordered a retreat, but before the order reach- quired so much reputation in Kgypt. But white we ed Brigadier-General Wadsworth, the battle do justice to die heroism of our br..ve soldiers, we was renewed by the enemy with great vigor lament tiiai so much blood should have bee spiit in and increased numbers, which compelled the tain. It is indeed mortifying, that owing to misiniLAmericans, whose strength and ammunition nagement, 700 of our regulars and two or three thousand militia, should be c.ptured from us by the enewere nearly exhausted by hard fighting for without one single object of the war being at J|j. eleven hours,. and with very little intermis- 4PPd. Of what advantage to ijie cou ir,v is e ive killed a number of the enetny, and sion, to give way. The number of killed is had considerable on both sides, but the Americans number of our own countrymen killed and taken prihave lost many prisoners, including about six- soners If it is the determination of the government the reduction ment was advancing to giment, have done themselves immortal honor, by driving at, the point o the , , ; . ! -., ? commissioned officers. By · this action the British are taught, that 400 Yankees will not decline a combat when attacked by 1000 of their troops. Cols. Lethbridgc and Breckinridge, led the British in person. * Although several hundred 12, 9 and 6lb shot were thrown into this village, we are happy to inform our readers, that not a single person was cither killed or wounded, and very little damage done to our village. From several deserters we learn, that a number were killed and -- several severely wounded on board the boats that one of their batteries gave way, by which circumstance a 12 pounder was discounted, and that one of their iron 9's burst ;tnd mortally wounded a number of those who were managing the piece. are wounded. Among the prisoners are Lieut. Colonels Scott, Christie, and Fenwick of the United States troops, Gen. Wadsworth and Col. Stranahan of the militia. Major-General Brock of the British is among the slain, and his aiddc-camp mortally wounded. The whole number of the Americans said to have been engaged is about 1600, of which 900 were regular troops and 700 militia. On the 1 4th, an arrangement was made between major-general Van Rensselaer and gen. Sheafe, for the liberation of all the militia prisoners on parole, not to serve during the war. ty officers, most of whom attempt of Canada, something like a system should be pursued in the operations of the army. It is in vain to th nk of accomplishing the object by sending detachments of one or two thousand men at a time. To ensure success, a vigorous attack on several places should be made at the same tane, with a competent force. By these means he enemy would be distracted, and prevented from drawing reinforcements from several posts to' one point of atto ; tack. FROM HALIFAX. arrival at Boston of the cartel ship Fawn, captain Harris, we are furnished with the following intelligence from that quarter : By the A Halifax paper of the 9th inst. gives the The Extra, contains following, from the Albany Register some additional particulars: result of capt. Dacres' trial for surrendering his ship to the Constitution. He has been BATTLE OF QUEENSTON. · From the Gazette office, Albany, Oct. 20. The following is the most accurate account we ' have been able .lie to obtain of the late attack on British at Queenston, Wy the Ameri- :an troops. At col. 4- o'clock in the morning of the 13th inst. Solomon Van. Rensselaer, at the head of :;00 militia, and lieut. col. Christie, at the head of 350 regulars of the 13th regiment, irked in boats to dislodge the British from the heights of Queenston. They crossed unof a battery of two eighteen and two i L" got behind a stone guard-house, in which was mounted a pair of heavy ordnance. Two eighteen pounders were directed against it, which raked them severely; and at the 8th shot tumbled up a heap of men, and dismounted one gun. They Qed behind judge Hamilton's store-house; but our eighteens raked them from thence, and they fled. By this time, about 10 o'clock, the enemy's fire, except one gun, out of reach, was silenced, and victory seemed complete. The general had passed over to the Heights, but sent back to urge on the troops which were passing over to head the columns. At this time, however, the enemy receiver! a reinforcement of several hundred of Chippeway Indians, and commenced an attack with large body of the A enemy ! honorably acquitted but the opinion of the court is tinctured with that spirit of illiberality and injustice wich is the most prominent It avers, nature in the British character. " that the loss of the masts of the Guerriere was occasioned more by their defective state, Clan from the Jirc of the enemy, though so greatly superior in guns and men and that the crew, while prisoners, were offered high bribes to enter into the land and sea-service of It is truly astonishing, that tho the U. S." Guerriere's roasts should so suddenly have got into such a " defective state;" as it will lie recollected that when the Britisii squadron chased the Constitution a short -ime previous, tie Guerriere was the headmost ship, and had crcry inch of canvass set that it was possible to spread upon her mails and yards. Th ; --