Virginia Argus

POSTSCRIPT:
BY LAST NIGHT'S MAIL.

New York, July 16.

By the Steam Boat Car of Neptune, which arrived yesterday from Albany, the following Handbill from the Office of the Buffalo Gazette, was received by the Editors of the Commercial Advertiser.

Buffaloe Gazette Extra.
July 5th 1814.

BATTLE NEAR CHIPPEWA.

We give the following statement to the public, of the late sanguinary engagement near Chippewa; it is as correct an account as we could obtain; we believe it to be substantial in the main.

On the 4th inst. Brigadier Gen. Scott with the first brigade took up his line of march from camp, near Fort Erie, and proceeded to Black Creek, about 3 or 4 miles above Chippawa, where the enemy appeared in force, and some skirmishing took place.

During the afternoon, Major Gen. Brown marched down with the main force. Gen. Porter, with the N. York and Pennsylvania Volunteers, together with a band of Indian Warriors, moved down during the night and next morning. The enemy, from the first moment of alarm on Sunday had been concentrating his forces at Chippawa. Burlington, Forts George and Niagara, and all his positions on the River, it is said, were almost wholly deserted to enlarge his force at that point.

About noon on Tuesday, the enemy's reinforcements had all come in, and between two or three o'clock in the afternoon, he came out from his batteries at Chippawa, with a confident expectation of defeating, if not capturing the American army. The American forces, under Major Gen. Brown, were posted about 3 miles above Chippawa.

The enemy had extended his right flank, which was composed of a heavy body of Indians, and advanced with his main force into the open field. In the meantime, Gen. Porter, with his volunteers and Indians, had already taken his position on the left, and commenced the attack, which was kept up with great vivacity, until the action commenced in the centre, with the artillery and infantry. The first brigade, composed of the 9th, 11th, 22d and 25th infantry, engaged a superior force of the enemy's veterans, and after two hours hard fighting, they were driven into Chippawa. The enemy then fired a number of buildings, to cover his retreat across the bridge, and took a position behind his redoubts, which are considered very strong.

The battle is said to have raged with great fury; and most unquestionably, was the best fought action since the declaration of war. The brigade under Brig. Gen. Ripley, was posted as a reserve, and not brought into action. The artillery in this action has maintained its high reputation. The bravery and activity of Major Gen. Brown, and of Brigadier Gen. Scott, were every where conspicuous.

Gen. Porter and the officers and men generally, of the volunteers and Indian corps, were actively and usefully engaged during the whole action, and acquitted themselves with much honor. In fine, there was scarcely an officer or soldier in that battle, who does not deserve well of his Country.

The enemy are reported to have lost 2 pieces of artillery, 100 prisoners, wounded, and taken on the field; their loss in killed is difficult to ascertain, as many are said to have been thrown into the river; 70 or 80 were found on the ground.

Our loss in killed is about 50 including several Indians; 130 or 140 wounded. The following officers were severely wounded besides several others whose names we have not learnt; Lt. Col. Campbell, 11th Inf. Capt. Harrison, 9th, Capt. King 22d, Capt. Reed, with his two Lieuts. 25th, Lt. Barron, 11th. We lost a few taken prisoners, among whom were some of the Pennsylvania volunteers; among the prisoners taken from the enemy, are several officers. Maj. Gen. Rial commanded the British forces.

Extract of a letter from an officer in Maj. Gen. Brown's army, to an officer in this city, dated

"Camp Chippewa Plains, July 7, 1814

On the evening of the 3d inst. our (General Scott's) brigade crossed before Fort Erie. We were opposed in our landing by a piquet guard only. The General formed his brigade immediately on landing, drove in the piquet, and took a position to cut off the retreat of the enemy from Erie. A body of troops, at the same time, landed above; and by morning, the fort was completely invested, and at 7, P. M. it surrendered.

On the 4th, the 1st brigade (Scott's) marched for this place, and after a fight of two hours, beat seven full companies of the Royal Scots, and took a position until the remainder of our force came up. On the 5th, Major General Rial marched out with 1000 men and four pieces of artillery. Scott's brigade met them with two pieces and a howitzer under Towson. The action commenced, and after a fight of two hours in a fair open field, we beat and drove them to the very gates of the fort and block houses. They retired across and drew up the bridge and burned the village and public stores. Our loss is about 261 -the enemy's rising 400."