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Martinsburgh Gazette
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Report from Detroit dated to May 15: Capt. Gratiot builds fort at Lake St. Clair to block Indian-British communication to Mackinac; British build boats on Lake Simcoe; gunboat sent to Lake Huron; deserters report Kingston marine storehouse burned; five ordnance pieces raised from River Thames.
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FROM DETROIT.
We have information to the 15th inst. Capt Gratiot of the corps of Engineers, had ascended with a detachment to the upper end of Lake Sinclair, to build a fort on some favorable point, for the purpose of cutting off the communication of the Indians with Mackanac. The British it is believed are building boats on Lake Simcoe. A gun boat with two six pounders and 80 men has been sent from Detroit to Lake Huron, to ascertain the enemy's strength and movements in that quarter. British deserters are daily arriving at Detroit-they state that the marine store house, at Kingston, which contained the sails, rigging and equipments intended for the new British vessels was recently burnt with all its contents. Of this fact there was no doubt.
Five pieces of Ordnance sunk in the river Thames, have been raised and taken to Detroit.-Gazette.
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Detroit
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May 27 (Report); To The 15th Inst.
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marine store house at kingston burnt with contents; five pieces of ordnance raised from river thames.
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Capt Gratiot ascended with detachment to upper end of Lake Sinclair to build fort cutting off Indian communication with Mackanac. British believed building boats on Lake Simcoe. Gun boat with two six pounders and 80 men sent from Detroit to Lake Huron to ascertain enemy strength. British deserters arriving daily at Detroit report burning of marine store house at Kingston. Five pieces of ordnance sunk in River Thames raised and taken to Detroit.