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From .tie Nat. Intelligencer , Aug. 20.
GEN. B HOW M’s SECOND BATTLE.
Qeneral Brovin’s Report of tie Battle
of lbe istb ultimo , at the Falls of
Niagara.
Sir—Confined as I was, and have been,
f:nce tlie hit engagement with the enemy,
1 fear that the account I am about to give,
may be less full and latisfa&ory, than un
der other circutnllances it might have been
mide. I particularly fear that the con
du& of the gallant men it was my good
fortune to lead, will not be noticed in a
way, due to their fame and the honor of
our country.
You are already apprised that the army
had on the 25m nit. taken a petition at
Chippewa. About noon ofthat dv, Col.
Swift, who was ported at Lewiltovn, ad
vised ipe byexprefe, that the enemy ap
peared iu conftdrrabJe force in Queeuftown,
and on its heights ; that four of the ene
my’s fleet had arrived during the preceding
night, and were thpn laying npar Fort Ni
agara, and tint a number of boats were in
view, moving up the llreight. Within
a Few minutes after this intelligence had
been received I was further informed by
Capt. Dantnon of the quarter-master’s de
partment, that tlieeneiuy was landing at
LewilWn, and that our baggage and
stores at SchlolTer, and on their way tith
*r, were in danger of immediate capture.
, It is proper here to mention, that having
leceived advices as late as the zofo from
Gen. Gaines that our fleet was then in
port, and the Commodore lick, we ceased
to look for co-operation from that quarter,
and determined to difenctimber ourselves
of b .ggage, and march direAly for Bur
lington Heights. To malic this intention,
and to draw from SchlolTer a final! lupply
of provilions, I fell back upon Chippewa.
As this arrangement, underlie increased
force ‘of the enemy, left much at hazard
an our own fide of the Niagara, and as it
appeared by the before-dated information,
tie 1 the enemy was about to avail hinifelf
df it, I conceived that the moil effectual
method of recalling him from this objecl,
w.is to put mvfelt in motion towards
Queen flown. Gen. Scott, with the ift
brigade, Towfon’s artillery, and all the
dragoons and mounted men, were accord
ing! y put in march on the road leading
thither, with orders to report if the enemy
appeared, an* to call for allillunce, if that
was necessary. On the General’s arrival
at the Falls, lie learned that the ene
my was in force direAlv in Iris fi-.iiu*—
a narrow piece of woods alone internKt
iog his view o£them. Wailing onlrto
give this information, he advanced upon
them. By the time Affillant Adjutant
General [Jones] had delivered his intilage,
thk’ a&ion began, and before the remaining
part of the divition had crossed the Chippe
t w 1,. it ha I become and general be
twepil the advanced corps., v Though Gen.
Ripley with the id brigade, Major Hind-
Jnan witn the corps of ai til lery, and Gen.
Porter at the head of his command, had
fefpr&ively pr fled forward with ardor, it
hras not Uu than an hour before they were
brought to furtain General Scott, during
which time hit command v mod fkillfullv
and gallantly maintained the cdnfliA.—
Upon my arrival I found that the General
had parted the wood and engaged the ene
my on the. Qneenftown road and on the
ground to the left of it, with the 9th, t tth,
and 2 id regiments, and Towfon’s artillery.
The 25th had been thrown to the right to
be governed by circumltances. Appre
-hending that thele corps were much tx
haufted, and knowing that they had fuflcr
cd feverely,’ I determined to interpole a
newline with the advancing troops, and
thus dilcngage Gen. Scott and hold his l>ri.
gade ip veferve. OrJers wer* accordingly
given to Geiv Ripley. ‘Die enemy's ar
tillery at this moment occupied a hill
which gftve him great ad vantages, and was
the kejr of the whole position. It was sup
ported by a line of infantry. To secure
the victory, It was necessary to carry this
artillery and'fetae tire height. This du
ty was aligned to Col. Miller, ■ while, to
favor its execution, the ill regiment under
the command of Col. was di
teAed to menace and amuse the Infantry.
To my great mortification this regiment,
gfter a difeharee-or two, give way aud re
treated fome dillance hefore it could be
rallied, though it is believed the officers
of the regiment exerted themfolves to
shorten this dillance. In the mean
time, Col. Miller, without regard to this
occurrence* advanced steadily and gallant
ly to his objeA and carried die height and
the cannon. Gtn. Ripley brought up the
13d (which had also faultered) to his lup
port and the enemy disappeared from be
fore them. The ill regiment was now
‘brought into fine on the left of the 2ill,
and the detaempents of the 17th and 19th,
Gen. Porter occupying, with his command,
the extreme left. About die time Col.
Miller carried die enemy’s cannon. The
sr/th regiment under mayor JdTep,Avas en
gaged in’a more obffihate confltA with all
that remained to dispute with 03 the field
of battle. The Majdr, as has been alrea
dy Hated, had been ordered by General
Scott, at the commencement of the aAion,
to’ take ground to hi> right. He had soc-
in tiyniug the enemy’s left flank
had captured (by a detachment under cap
tain Ketchum) Gen* Riall and (undry oth
er officers, and Ihewed himfelf again to
his oyvn army, in a bhte of fire, which de- 1
seated or deftrayed a very superior fdfee of
the enemy. He was ordered to form on
the right of the 2d regiment* The ene
my rallying his forces, and as is believed,
haviiig revived reinforcements, now at
, tempted to drive us train our position, and
regain bis artillery. Our lip* was unlha-
ken, and tlie enemy repulsed.— Two other
attempts having the fame objedt, had the
fame ifliie. \Jen. Scott was again engag
ed iti repelling the former of these ; and
tlie last I saw of him on the field of battle,
he was near tlie head of his column, and
giving to its march adiredlioii that would
have placed him on tlie enemy’s right.
It was with great pleasure ( saw the good
order and intrepidity of Gen. Porter’s vol- !
unteers from tlie moment of their arrival, f
but during the lafi charge of the enemy, •
thole qualities were conspicuous. Stimu
lated by the examples set them by their
gallant leader, by Major Wood of the ,
PeuntVlvania corps, by Col. Dobbin of I
New-York, and by their officers generally, I
! they precipitated themselves upon the ene
j my’s Tine, and made all the prifooers |
j which were taken at this point of the ai> ‘
;• tion. 1
I Having been for fome time wounded,
’ and being a good deal qxhauded by loss
i of blood, it became my wi(h to devolve
j the command on Gen. Scott, and retire
from the field; but on enquiry, 1 had the
! misfortune to learn, that he was disabled
j by wounds; I therefore kept my poll, and
! had the fatisfa&ion to fee the enemy’s lafi
effort repulsed. 1 now consigned thecom
mai’d to General Ripley.
1 While retiring from the field, I saw and
felt that the victory was complete on our
oart, if proper measures were promptly
adopted to lecure it. The exhaullion of
the men, was however fucli as made fome
refrelbment nectffary. They particularly >
required woper. I was extremely t
sensible of tlie want of this necessary article.
I therefore believed it proper that Gen
ij eral Ripley and the troops (hould re- ‘
turn to camp, after bringing off tlie
; dead, the wounded and. the* artillery ; and
| in this I saw no difficulty, as the enemy *
had entirely ceased to adl. Within an
1 hour after my arrival in Camp, I was in
\ firmed that Gen. Ripley had returned
without annoyance and in good order.
’ now lent for him and after giving him
! my realbus for the meafurcs I was about
to adopt, Ordered him to put the troops 1
into the bed pollible condition; to give to
them the necessary refrefti neat; to take
, with him ihe picquets and camp guards, and
every other defoription of force; to put him
felf on tlx. field of battle as the day dawned,
aud there to meet and beat the enemy if.
he again appeared. To this order he made
, no objection, and I relied upon its execu
’ tion. It was not executed. I feel mod •
> (enfible h nw inadequate are mv powers in
lpeaking of the troops, to do jufiice either
to their merit* or to my ownfenfe of them.
: Under abler dir dlion* they’ittighc have
| done more and better,
j From the preceding detail, you have
, now evidence of the dittinguifhed gallant
! ry of Gem. Sc ott and Porter, of Col. Mil
ler aifd Major Jeffup. -
Os the ift brigade, the Chief, wish his
Awl-de-Camp Worth, his Major of Bri
gade Smith, and every commander,of bat
talion, were wounded. |
Tlie ad brigade so tie red less j but as a
brigade, their conduct entitled them to the
appjaule of their count,-y. Alter the en
emy’s strong position had been carried by
the 2 fst, and the detachments of the 17th
and 19111, the Ist and 23d assumed $ new
character. They could not again be (ha
ken or dismayed. Major M’Farland of
tlie latter fell nobly at tlie head of his bat
talion.
Under the command of Gen. Porter,
the militia Volunteers of Penufylvania
and New-Yi rk (loxl undismayed amidst
the hotted fire, and repulsed the veterans
opposed to them. The Canadian Volun
teers romtnanded by Col. Wilson, are re
ported by Gen. Porter as having merited
and received his approbation.
The corps ol ai tillery commanded by
Major Hindman, behaved with its usual
gallantry. Captain Towfon’s company
attached to the firft brigade, was the firft
and thei lad engaged, and during the
whole conffnft, maintained that high cha
ra&er which they had previouflv won by
their (kill and their valor. CaptS. B’d
dle and Ritchie, were both wounded ear- l
lv in the uftton, but refufed to quit tlie
field. Tbe latter declared that he never
would leave hi* piece J.tnd true to his en
gagement, fell by its side covered with
wounds.
The ftafl of the army br.d its peculiar
merit and didinftion. Col. Gardner, Ad
jutant, though ill, was on horseback, and ‘
j did all in his power ; his assistant, Major
Jones, was very a dive and uleful. My j
gallant Aids-de-Gamp, Auflin and Spencer,
had many and critical duties to perform,
in the difeharge ot which the latter fell ; I
(hall ever think of. this young man with
pride and regret; regret, that his career
has been so Ihort ; pride, that it has been
so noble and diftinguiflied. The Engi
neers, Majors Mcßue and Wood, were i
greatly ’diftinguilhed on this day, and
their high military talents exerted with :
great tiled—they were much under my ;
eye and near my person, and to their as- |
siftance a great deal is fairly to be aferibed; i
1 moftearnettlv recommend them, as wor- I
thy of the highest trust and confidence.-
Ihe fiaff of Generals Ripley and Porter
discovered great zeal and attention to du
ty. Lieut. E. B. Randolph, of tlie 20U1
regt. is entitled to notice, his courage was
conipicuous.
1 enclose a fetum of • our loss ; those
noted as miffing, may generally be num
bered with the dead. The enemy has
but little opportunity of making pri
soners.
I have the honor to be, sir, &c. &c.
JACOB BROWN.
lion. John Atmftrong, . ‘
Secretary at U r dr. •** , N
Report of tbe killed.-wounded, and miss •
tng of tbe Left Diviffon of the Army ,
commanded ly Major Gen. Brown, in
tbe aHion of tbe afternoon and night
of the 25 tb July, 1814, at tbe Falls
of Niagara.
Adjutant Gen’s.’ Office, Fort Erie,
sotb July, 1814. *
General Staff— wounded, 1 Maj. Gen.
1 Aid-de-Camp.
Ljgbt Dragoons— killed,’ 1 corporal
wounded 2 privates. f
Artillery —killed, t captain, 1 corp’l.
8 privates—wounded, 1 capt. 2 subalterns,
1 fergt. 2 corp’ls, ft fhufician, 28 privates;
milling one private. -
Firjl or Brigadier General Scott’s Bri.
I g*de.
Brigade Staff—wounded, 1 brig, gene
ral, 1 aid-de-camp, 1 brigade major.
| 9th Infantry^—killed, 1 captain, 2 lub
alterns, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 11 privates;
1 wounded, 1 major, a quarter-master, 1 pay
master, 1 captain, 5 subalterns, 7 sergeants,
5 coiperals, 69 privates—miffing 1 subal
tern, 1 fergt ant major, 2 sergeants, n
privates, >
1 ith Infantry—killed, t captain, 2 fer
geantsvscorporals, 21 privates—wounded,
I major, 1 captain, 5 subalterns, 1 ler
geant major, 1 chief muficiau, 7 sergeants,
3 corp’ls, ‘1 musician, 82 privates—miss
ing 1 so bait. 2 privates.
22d lufontry—kdltd, 2fergts. t corp’l, |
33 privates—wounded, 1 colonel, 2 cap- 1
tains, 4 fubalt. 9 fergts. 11 corp’ls. 1 mu
sician, 62 privates—miffing, 3 fubalt. 2 j
fergts. 12 privates.
| 25th Infantry—killed, 1 capt. 1 (übalt. :
’ 26 privates—wounded, 1 major, .1 adjnt. j
*qr. mailer, ifubaltern,6 fergts. 6 corpl’s. ]
50 privates—miffing, 1 fergt. 2 corpl’s. 19 1
privates.
Second or Brig. Gen. Ripley’s Brigade.
I Ist Infantry—killed, eleven privates ;
wounded, 2 fubalts. 18 privates— nilfing,
1 coro’l, 1 private.
214 Infantry—killed, 1 fubaltera, 3
sergeants, t corporal, 1 r privates—wound
ed, 1 5 subalterns, 1 fergt. 63 pri
vates'^-miffing, 19 privates.
1 13c! Infantry—killed, 1 major, 2 fergts. -
7 prices—woiunlrd, r captain, 6 futul
ternsJ | sergeant, 1 corpotal, 43 j rivates;
milTuig, 3 sergeants, 2 corporals, 22 pri
vates;
Brig. Gen. Porter’s command.
Brigade Staff—r brigade major miffing.
Canadian Volunteers—killed 1 private;
Wounded, 2 privates—miffing 8 privates.
Pennsylvania Volunteers—killed, 1 ad
jutant, 1 fergt. 9 privates*a-wounded, 1 ma
jor, 1 quarter-mailer, i subaltern, 21 pri
vates—miffing, 1 captain.
New-York Volunteers—killed, 1 capt.
1 corporal, 2 privates—wounded, 1 lieut.
colonel 1 subaltern, 2 firgts. 1 corporal, 9
privates—miffing 1 subaltern. 1
Grand Total,
Killed, 1 major, 1
4 subalterns, to fergts. 10 corporals, 140
privates. Total, 1710:
Wounded, 1 major-general, r brig. gen.
2, aids-de-camp, 1 brigade-major, 1 colo
nel, t lieut, colonel, 4 majors, 1 adjutant,
3 quarter-mailers, 1 pay-master, 7 capts.
32 subalterns, 1 fergt. major, 1 chief mu
iiciap, 34 sergeants, 29 corporals, 3 muli
cians, 449 privates. Totai 572. .
Miffing, 1 brigade major, x captain, 6
subalterns, 1 fergt. major, 8 ferjeants, 5 ’
corporals, 95 privates. Total, 117. k
C. K. GARDNER, Adj. Gen.
Officers Killed..
! Major M’FHr.'atid, 23d infantry,
j Cnpt. Ritchie, corps of artillery. ,
Capt. Hull gt 1) infantry.
Capt. Kinney, 25th do.”
Capt. Goodrich, 11 th do.
ift Lt. Bige!o.v v 2 ill do.
i It Lt. Tuner, 9th do.
2(TLt. Rargbardt, 9th do.
Enlrgn Hunter, 25th do.
Capt. Hooper, N. Y. VqJ*
Adjutant Poe, Penn. Vol.,
Officers Wounded*
Maj. Gen. Brown, fever<-!y, wounded
through the thigh and in the fide,
l C ipt. Spencer, aid to the Maj. Gener
al, through the body, fitppofed to be mortal.
Artillery—Capt. Bkllle, (lightly, fhbt
wounds in the neck and arm. v
2d Lt. Campbell, badly, thro’ the leg.
ad Lt. Schniuck, severely.
First Bngade.
Brig. Gen. Scott, severely, (bounder frac
tured and wound in the fide.
Lt. J. D. Smith, 6th infantry Brigade
! Major, badly through the leg. . .
Lt* Worth, 23d inf’y Aid-de-Camp, fe
; verelv, gra|ie pi op in the thigh.
9th Infantry-—Maj. Levenworth, (light
ly, contolion In the fide..
Capt. W. L. Foster, slightly in the
Ihoukler. ‘ >
; lit. and Pay-MafierFowfe, slightly, fliot
is the foot.
! Lt. and Qr. Mailer Browifing, slightly,
, Ihot ia tfie face.
| 2d Lt. Fiffctr, severely, Ibot in the liead
and wrifl. •
j 3d'Lt. Cuflinian, flijjjlnly, in the thigh
and fljoulder.
Ensign Q.'Jacobs, severely, Ihot wound
in thy knee. - A ,
Ehligtj J. p. Jacobs, slightly, in the
flioulder.
Eiifign Blake, slightly, in the knee
nth Inf.-—Maj, M’Neil, feverely,can 7
nift* r (hot in the thigh.
Capt.s|ifs, l M dly, Ihot in the leg.
ill Lieut. Hail, slightly, Ihot in the
thigh;
‘2di Lieut. Cdoper, slightly, contusion
in ;he buwft.
3d Lieut. Stepnenlon, slightly, hi the
thigh.
Ensign Bedford, slightly hurt in the ab
domen by a splinter. >
. EnfigaThompfon, (26th,. doing dutv in
tl nth) severely, Ihot wouridln the fide
) ’Jmc. \
22d Infantry—Col. Brady, severely,
(hot wound in the tide and hip.
Capt. Peutland,feverely wounded and a
prisoner. r ,
Capt. Foulk, severely, (hot wound in tbe ,
fide. • * . “ •’ “ t!
ift Lieut. Culberfton, severely, fliot
wound in tbe leg.
id Lieut. Furgufon, severely, fliot in
tlje hind from a cannister.
2d Lieut. Armstrong, dangerously, fliot
w®un4 in the (boulder.
3d Lieut. Beau, (lightly, fliot in tlie
foot.
25th Inf-o-Maj. Jeffup, severely, fliot
wounds m the hand and (houlder.
Lieut* and Adjt. Shay for, severely, (hot
•vounds :n tlie arm and iide. *
Lt. and Or. Ma3. M’Glaifi, badly, fliot’
wounds in the (houlder.
3d Lieutenant Giafford, severely, fliot
wounds in the hip.
Second Brigade.
Ift Infantry—ift Lt. Vasquet, (lightly,
fliot in the thigh, and bayonet in the leg.’
ill Lieut. Biflel, (lightly, ill tbe leg.
21st Infantry—Capt. Burbank, severely,
Oioulder fradlured.
ift Lieut. Cilley, feverelv, thigh factor
ed. -
2d Lieut. Fide (of the 19th attach’d)
• (lightly, in the bread.
Ensign Jones, (lightly, flefii would in 1
the wrist.
! Ensign Camp (2d Rifle Regt. ferving’
! with the Regt. attacked) flefh wound in
• _t(ie ankle. I
j Ensign Thomas, (lightly, contufion'm
j the back.
23d Infantry—Capt. Odell, severely,
fliot wound in the arm. 1
ill Lieut. H. Whiting, severely, in the
neck. i
2d Lieut. Ingersoll, (lightly, in the foot.
2d Lieut, lappan, (lightly, in the head.
3d Lieut. Abeal, (lightly, in tbe leg. .
3d Lieut. Deiterich, (lightly, n the arm.
3d Lieut. Lamb severely, in the leg.
j Brigadier Gen. Porter!s Command.
j New-York Volunteers—Lt. Col. Dob
bin, (lightly, fliot in the bread.
Li -ut. O’Fling, (lightly, (pent common
(hot in. the (houlder.
fVnnfylvania Volunteers—Maj. Wood,
• severely, musket (hots in the arm and foot,
; and bruised by his horse being fliot and
falling on him.
Quarter Mailer Maclay, severely, mus
ket fliots in the head, and twice through
the fog.
Lieut. Dick, severely, (hot in the hand.
Brig, Gen. Porter was (lightly wound
ed, but declined being reported.
Officers Miffing.
ift Lieut. Perry, 9th Infantry—a pri
fontr.
j 3d Lieut. Webster, nth Infantry, fe
• verely, fliot in the head,and taken piifonei.
Lieuts. Sturgis, Keps and Davldfon,
22d infantry, supposed to be killed.
Volunteers—hrigade Maj, Stanton of
New-York, taken prisoner.
Capt. Roberts of taken
prifoner.*
Lieut. Hunt of New-York, supposed to
be killed.
inspAtor general’s office, 7
Head-quarters, Left Division. j
Fout-Ekie, Aug. 1, 1814.
Return of tile prisoners of the enemy
taken in the adtion of the 25th ult.
fought at tbe Niagara Falls between tlie
left division of the Uni ted.States’ army,
commanded by Major General Brown,
and the Englilli forces under the command
of Lieut. General Drummond.
Prisoners—l Major General—l Aid
de-Camp—l Captain & two subalterns of
the 103d regt—l Captain 89th regt.—l
Captain provincial dragoons— 2 Captains
and two subalterns of incorporated militia ;
1 Captainof militia—l Lieutenant of rov
a! engineers—3Subalternsofroyal Scotts ;
1 Subaltern Glengary Corps—Quarter-
Master of Bth or King’s Regiment—Quar- 4
ter-Mafter of ,41st Regiment—Add 150
, Rank and File.
recapitulation.
1 Major General,
1 Aid to Lieut. General
Drummond, ‘> 1
6 Captains,
11 Subalterns,
150 Rank and File,
Aggregate 169*
Major Genen.l Rial, severely wounded
in the arm. ,
■ kZ. ORN3R, Aflist. !
lafp’r. Gen.
M-Jor-Gen. Brown. vi >'\ ~ ,
From tbe Boston Gentinel.-
BRITISH OFFICIAL ACCOUNTOF
THE BATTLE NEAR NIAGARA, i
Adj’t. Gen’s . office, H. §?. Montreal, j
4 tb August, 1814.
Tlie cmfnnander of the> Forces has tli/
biglitfi fatisfadlion in promulgating 10 the
troops the DISTRICT GENERAL OR
DER, issued by Lt. Gen. Drummond, af
ter the adtion which took place on the
25th of lafi month, near the Falls of Nia- j
gara. His excellency is desirous of add- i
mg to the meed of praise so dtfervedly be- 1
flowed by the lieut. general on tile
regulars wnd militia, who had the good” for
tune to (bare in this brilliant achievement,
the’ deep fenle be entertains of their fervi- j
ces, and of the diftinguiflied (kill, and en- 1
ergetic exertions of lieut, gen. Drummond,
in the meaftires which have been terminat
ed in repelling the invaders from his mu
jefty’s territories.
The commander of the Forces
with lieut. gen. DPummond, in Imcerely i
lamenting the gr,eat loss which the service t
has fuflatned the severe woijnd received j
by major gm. Riill, rnd his nil i qnelT
untoward capture. It will be a 1110 ft
pleating part of tlie duty oi the dhine
mander of the Forces to bring the merito
; rious it ('vices of the right iKv iiion of the
I army <*ihe Canadas, before the gracicug *
coniideration of’his highuefs tlie
Prince Regent.
(Signed) Epward Baynes,
Adjutant-General, N. A.
DISTRICT GENERAL ORDER,
H. Falls of Niagara, June 26,1814.
Lieut, gen. Drummond offers his fincer
, est and warmell thanks to tin* troops and
1 militia engaged yesterday, for iheir ext m
i phry fleadinefs, gallantry and difcipljfce in
t repulsing all tlie efforts of a numerous and
j determined enemy, to carry tbe position
! of Lundy’s Lane near the Falls of Nia
gara ; their exertions have been crowned
v with complete luccefs, by the defeat ofthe
enemy and his retreat,to tbe position of
Chippewa, with the loss of two of his guns
and an immense number of killed and
wounded, and several hundred prisoners.
When all have behaved nobly, it is uinie-
Ctffaiy to hold up particular inflances of
j merit in corps or individuals.—The lieut.
. general cannot however refrain from <-x
----pi effing in the flrongeft manner his admi
| ration of the gallantry and fteadinels of
’ the 89th regi’ lent, under lieut. col. Mr
---| riion, and major Clifford, who ably ,4fod
gallantly supplied the lieut., col’s place af
ter he was wounded ; ,41st light company*
i under capt. Glew, and detaclrineifenf the
Bth, or king’s regiment, under capt. Cairip
-1 bell; and royals a£ling with them ; also 4
’ party of incorporated militia, by whom the
, brunt of tlie adlion was for a confiderafcle
time sustained, and wliofe loss hasten
j ry severe. Iq the advance under It. col*
Pearson, confiding of the Glengary Light
Infantry, under lieut. col. Batterffiy 3 a
fiuall party of the 104th under. lieut. coL
Drummond ; the incorporated militia un
der lieut. Robinson ; and detachments flora
the ‘ft, 2d, 4tb and sth Lincoln militia*
and 2d York, under lieut. col. ParyQiosd*
tliq lieut. general offers his warmed thanks*
They are also due to the troops which ar
rived under col. Scott, and • ing tlie ad ion,
viz. the id or royal Scots, under I ini t. col*
Gordon ; Bth *r king’s under maj.
103d regiment under col. Scott; frank
. company 104th with the Norfolk, Ox
ford, Kent anti Essex rangers, and Mid
dlesex, under lieut. col. Hamilton.
1 he admirable fteadintfs and good
duct of tlie 19th light dragoons under ma
jor Lisle, and of the detachment of royal
artillery under capt. Maclachlan, are eu
. titled to particular praise ; the latter offi
cer having been badly wounded, the com
mand ofthe artillery devolved to captain
Mackonochie, with whose gallantry and
exeriions lieut. gen. Drummond was high
ly pleased. Serjeant Auflin, who diivft* -
ed the firing of the Congreve Rockets, de
serves very great credit. To, the officers
of tlie general and of his pei irmal ffoff, to
capt. Holland, aid-de-camp to major gen.
Riall, lieut.'gen. Drummond feels h : m*
felf greatly indebted for the affiftauqe they
afforded him.
He has to lament being deprived (bv a
wound early in tlie adlion) of the fervires
of maj. gen. Riall, who was-mod unfortu
nately made prisoner, while returning from
the field by a party of the enemy’s cavafo
ry, who had a momentary poffcffion ofthe
road. Lieut, gen. Drummond has, also tq
regret the wounds which have deprived
the corps of the services of lieu:, col. Mo r
rifon, 89th regiment, and lieut. col. Rob
ertson, of the incorporated militia. I n the
fall of lieut. Moorfom, of the- 104th rert,
fervjng as deputy assistant adj. gen. the
* e,v ice has lost a gallant, intelligent, and
me ritorious young officer. A
The lieut. general and prefider# hay
great pleasure in dismissing to their homes
the whole of the Sedentary militia, who
have so handlomely come forward
occasion, confident that on any future em
ergency, their loyalty will be again equal
ly conspicuous—he wil( perform a grate
ful duty in reprefentir.g to his majefty’g
government, the zeal, bravery, and aloe rift
ty with wliich the inilita have co-operated
with his majesty’s troops. 1
(Signed) ‘ J. Harvey,
Lt • Col. and Dept. Adj. General
BCJ*- Here follow the details of the
killed, wounded and miffing. The offi
cers killed, were capt. Spencer, ft. Moor
fom, dep. ass. adj. gen. lieut. Hemplvfll,
and lieut. Lathapi, of the regulars; jbod
ensign Campbell of tlie incorporated mili
tia. Tlie officers wounded, were, lieut* .
gen. feverely not dangerous,
ly ; major gen. Riall, severely, and prison
er ; lieut. cols. Pearson, and Morrison 5
captains Maclaciilan and Bert nton; lieu-,
tenants Le Breton, Has well, Frofer, Noel,’
Sanderson, Steel, Pierce, Taylor, Lloyd,
Miles, Redmaiid, Hopper, Langliome,
Kerr, of the regulars; lieut. cot. Robin.
ion, majors Hatt and Simons; capts. Fra
ser, Walhburn, M‘Donald, H. Nellis*
M’Key, and Rockman ; lieuts. M‘Dou
gal, Ratan, Hamilton, Thompson, Orr
field, and Smith ; and ensigns McDonald
and Kenneday, of tlie incorporated mili
tia. ‘ - >
The following are the officers prisoners
or miffing Capt. Loring, aid to gen.
Drummond ; capfL NeffiS, Gore, Brown,
M‘Lean arid Merritt; lieu ts, Yale, Clyne, .
Lamout, Kirnan, Bell, Mdhtgomery, and
Thompson ; and ensigns Lynac & Wharf.
Several of them belonging to tlie incorpo.
rated militia.
The Total killed, prifoners,
and miffing, including officers, are
Killed 84; wounded 559 ; miffing 103 .;
prisoners 42—Grand total 878. ”
“ In.confequence of tlie great use made
by enemy of Back Shot, may bt the
wounqs have proved dig ht.”
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