National Intelligencer, 10 November 1812 (vol. 13, no. 1895) - Newspaper

Abstract

Volumes of interest were published between 1812 and 1815 with articles about the War of 1812.

The Intelligencer was an American newspaper that was established in Washington by Samuel Harrison Smith, a young Jeffersonian-Republican from Philadelphia. The paper was a supporter of the Jefferson and Madison administrations until 1810 when it was sold to Joseph Gales Jr. from North Carolina. In 1812 William Seaton joined Gales as a publishing partner. The paper made significant contributions to the nation and wielded considerable influence in political circles during its publication.

Contains a list of the American officers killed, wounded and imprisoned at the Battle of Queenston Heights. Also contains a brief announcement of the death of Isaac Brock, stating that “In the war of the Revolution, no Major General or British provincial governor was killed so early as within the first four months after its commencement. Major General Brock, Governor of Upper Canada, has fallen before the gallant raw troops of our country.”