A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=44765 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Poulsons American Daily Advertiser Article Date: April 12 1813 Article Description: War of 1812 - News of Lewes on the Delaware: Article Text: Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Dover to another gentleman in the town of Wilmington, received by express on Thursday morning, dated; Dover, Aril 7th 1813: By the bearer you will receive a communication from his excellency, requesting a supply of ammunition, &c. We have had two expresses to this place this morning. One left Lewes Town at 4 o'clock yesterday and the other at 10 o'clock last night Both mention the cannonades. We at this place heard the cannon until 6 o'clock this morning. I hope our friends in New Castle County will not let us be subdued for want of ammunition and other supplies. We have two 18 pounders, but no ball. We have two 9 pounders but the ball is too big for the caliber, We had but 15 casks of powder when the attack commenced. The young man that came with the last express tells me that one of the 18 pounders was mounted yesterday which was played on a sloop and silenced her fire. He also says our men behaved well and that the women and children have left the garrison. He also tells me that the Belvidere came within two miles of the town and that her balls did not reach it. The two smaller vessels sent them over the town so that they were obliged to alter so that a few would injure. The opinion of the officers is if we had 24 and 32 pounders that we could beat off the gun boats and smaller vessels. This monent a bill has passed the senate authorising the governor to draw the sum of two thousand dollars for the purpose of defending Lewes Town, &c. This is for the exigency of the moment only. [The governors letter alluded to in the above contains additional particulars]. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com