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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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Lt. Col. George McFeeley at Fort Niagara reports 11 U.S. soldiers killed in an engagement, mostly from an exploding 12-pounder gun and gun sponges, not enemy fire; thanks to officers Capt. Partridge, Lt. Symington, and Lt. D. Craig; presumes heavier enemy losses.
Merged-components note: Merged official military report from Fort Niagara with its casualty tables; relabeled from story and table to domestic_news as it is a wartime domestic military update.
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I offer my thanks-They were employed during the entire day in the most critical duties of their profession.
Our killed and wounded amount to eleven.
KILLED.
| Serjt. Jones | 1st regt. U. S. Art. |
| Salisbury | 3d. do. do. |
| Privates, Stewart | 22 do. U.S. Inf |
| Lewis | 1 do. do. Art. |
| Officers, Lt. Thomas | 22 | regt. U.S. | In |
| Privates, | Boman | 14 | do. |
| Mc'Evoy | 1 | do. | |
| Campbeil | 1 | do. | |
| Welsh | 1 | do. | |
| Ray | 3 | do. | |
| Woodworth | 7 | do. |
KILLED.
From the numbers we saw carried off from the enemy's batteries, I presume many more were killed and wounded on their side.
Only two of the above men were killed by the enemy's shot, the rest by the bursting of a twelve pounder in the S. E. Block house and by the sponges of the guns on the north Block House, and at the Salt Battery.
GEORGE McFEELEY,
Lt. Col. Commanding Fort Niagara.
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Fort Niagara
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our killed and wounded amount to eleven. only two of the above men were killed by the enemy's shot, the rest by the bursting of a twelve pounder in the s. e. block house and by the sponges of the guns on the north block house, and at the salt battery. from the numbers we saw carried off from the enemy's batteries, i presume many more were killed and wounded on their side.
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I offer my thanks-They were employed during the entire day in the most critical duties of their profession. KILLED. [table of casualties].