The Virginia Gazette

Extract of a letter from Albany, August 11.

"I have the pleasure to communicate to you an agreeable piece of intelligence. Last Wednesday about nine o'clock an engagement ensued between a party of the militia of Tryon county, under the command of General Herkimer, and a party of savages, Tories, and regulars, about half way between Herkimer and Fort Stanwix. It lasted till three o'clock in the afternoon, when the enemy thought proper to retire, leaving General Herkimer master of the field; unluckily however, this General and some valuable officers got wounded and killed in the beginning. But this did in no ways intimidate the ardour of the men, and the General, although he had two wounds, did not leave the field till the action was over; he seated himself down on a log, with his sword drawn, animating his men. The enemy lost on this occasion some of their chief men, such as Joseph Brant, William Johnson, Peter Johnson, bastards of the late Sir William Johnson; Stephen Watts, Johannes Jost Herkimer (a brother to the General) and a number of others, Indians and regulars.

About one o'clock the same day Col. Gansevoort having received information of General Herkimer's march, sent Lieutenant Col. Willet out with two hundred men, to attack an encampment of the enemy, and thereby facilitate General Herkimer's march. In this the Colonel succeeded; for after an engagement of an hour he had completely routed the enemy, took one Captain and four privates prisoners. The baggage taken was very considerable, such as money, bear skins, officers baggage, and camp equipage; one of the soldiers had for his share a scarlet coat trimmed with gold lace to the full, and three laced hats. The plunder at the most moderate computation exceeds one thousand pounds.

When the Colonel returned to the fort, he discovered two hundred regulars in full march to attack him. He immediately ordered his men to prepare for battle, and having a field-piece with him, Capt. Savage of the artillery so directed its fire as to play in conjunction with one out of the fort; these, with a brisk fire from his small arms, soon made these heroes scamper off with great loss. Colonel Willet then marched with his booty into the fort, where he arrived at four the same day, having not a single man killed or wounded. This account we had from a man who was in the engagement, and left the fort on Thursday night last."

We expect daily to hear of another engagement at that place.

We have this moment received an account that the enemy have left Saratoga, but what route they have taken is unknown.