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The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Western papers report varying details of the disastrous American defeat at the Battle of Queenston, with high casualties and prisoners among officers and troops; volunteers refused to reinforce, despite prior pledges to Madison's war effort.
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The Western papers continue to give crude accounts of the late battle at Queenston. Though, they all agree in the disastrous result, they greatly vary in the estimates they make of our loss, and the forces engaged on the occasion. It appears from them all, that excepting a few wounded, and some fugitives, that all who passed over into Canada were killed or made prisoners. But the numbers vary from 60 to 400 in the killed, and from 800 to 1600 in the numbers which went over.
The delay of the official accounts is extremely injurious to the feelings of the people; and is held the more lamentable, as from the great number of staff and field officers known to have been engaged and made prisoners, the publick fears anticipate a very heavy loss of privates--if they bear any due proportion to the officers.
The letters state the following officers to have been engaged; most of whom are prisoners:--One Major-General, one Brigadier-General, seven Colonels and Lieutenant-Colonels, besides Majors, &c. &c.
The most authentick accounts corroborate the fact--of the refusal of the troops to cross over to the succour of their overpowered and worn out countrymen; and that those thus refusing were the very "volunteers who on the breaking out of the war filled the gazettes and newspapers with their votes of devotion to Madison's administration, and their readiness to sacrifice "their lives and fortunes" in the prosecution, of the war!!
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Queenston
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all who passed over into canada were killed or made prisoners, except a few wounded and fugitives; killed estimates vary from 60 to 400; numbers who went over vary from 800 to 1600; many staff and field officers made prisoners including one major-general, one brigadier-general, seven colonels and lieutenant-colonels, besides majors, etc.
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Western papers provide varying crude accounts of the late battle at Queenston, agreeing on the disastrous result for American forces. Troops refused to cross over to succour their overwhelmed countrymen, including volunteers who had previously professed devotion to Madison's administration and readiness to sacrifice their lives and fortunes for the war.