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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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Reports from Buffalo Gazette (Jan. 17) and Plattsburgh Herald (Jan. 20) describe continued alarm at Plattsburgh over British forces collecting near Montreal, destruction of Upper Canada mills potentially forcing enemy withdrawal, and circulating rumors of a British expedition with no recent movements indicating an imminent attack.
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Alarm continues to prevail at Plattsburgh. The enemy is collecting his forces in the neighbourhood of Montreal, which strengthens the opinion of well informed men that the enemy is not in much force on our frontier.
The most useful and valuable mills in Upper Canada having been destroyed, the enemy may find it convenient to withdraw, temporarily, a part of his forces from this quarter, for the purpose of subsistence.
From the Plattsburgh Herald of Jan. 20.
The report of a British expedition to this place, continue to circulate; but from the best information we can gain on the subject, there has been no late movement of their forces, that would warrant us in the belief of their soon making any attempt upon this post.
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Plattsburgh
Event Date
Jan. 17 And Jan. 20
Event Details
Alarm prevails at Plattsburgh as British forces collect near Montreal, suggesting limited strength on the frontier. Destruction of key mills in Upper Canada may force temporary enemy withdrawal for subsistence. Rumors of a British expedition persist, but no recent force movements indicate an imminent attack on the post.