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October 14, 1813
Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
Report from Lake Ontario expresses disappointment over lack of mail news and suggests the recent naval contest observed from Fort George was overrated, likely just a running fight similar to one a week or two earlier, exaggerated by distance.
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FROM LAKE ONTARIO.
Again and again, we are disappointed in receiving news; for again the mail has failed to bring a letter from that quarter.—
From reflection and comparison of circumstances, it is proper we should state our impression, that the importance of the naval contest which was witnessed from Fort George has been much overrated. We should not be surprised if it should prove to have been nothing more than a running fight, a repetition of the scene which occurred on the same lake, a week or two ago, which the distance of the beholders has construed into a close engagement.
Nat. Int.
Again and again, we are disappointed in receiving news; for again the mail has failed to bring a letter from that quarter.—
From reflection and comparison of circumstances, it is proper we should state our impression, that the importance of the naval contest which was witnessed from Fort George has been much overrated. We should not be surprised if it should prove to have been nothing more than a running fight, a repetition of the scene which occurred on the same lake, a week or two ago, which the distance of the beholders has construed into a close engagement.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Military
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
Lake Ontario
Naval Contest
Fort George
Running Fight
Where did it happen?
Lake Ontario
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Lake Ontario
Event Details
Impression that the naval contest witnessed from Fort George has been overrated and may have been nothing more than a running fight, a repetition of a scene from a week or two ago on the same lake, misconstrued into a close engagement due to distance.