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c‘d« r ilitir pofitinn and
of battic, to dele*mine
..it, which it was proper
tar me to adopt.
I have the honor here,
with to enclcfc yon my gen
eral order, of tha 27th ult.
preferring tire order cf
march and of baftla when
the whole army ftoitld aA
together. But as the num
ber and defeription of the
troops had beet* efTenpally
changed, since the i/loing
of the trdcr, it became nr
oeflary to make a corref.
ponding alteration in their
difpofuion. Froiwthe place
where ©wr army was lilt
halted, to the Moravian
t>swns, a dirtancc of about
three and a half miles, the
read pa lies through a beach
forrft without ary clearing,
and for the firft two miles
near to the bank of the river.
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At from two to three hun
dred yards from the river,
a swamp extends parallel to
it, throughout the whole
diftancc. The intermedi
ate ground is dry, and al
though the trees are tolera
bly thick, it is in many
places clear of underbuilt.
Acrofsthis hip of land, its
left appayed upon the river,
(npported by artillery pla
ced in the wood, their right
in the swamp covered by 1
the whole of their Indian
force, the Britikh troops:
were drawn up.
The troops at my difpo
f>l confided of about one
hundred and twenty regu- !
lars of the 27th regiment,)
five brigades of Kentucky
volunteer militia infantry
under his Excellency Gov.
Shelby, avergieg lets than
five hundred men, and col. j
Johnlbn’a Reg:, of Mount- !
ed Infantry, making in the
whole an aggregate fame- 1
thing above No dif
petition of an army oppefed
to an Indian force can be
Tfe unless it is fecared *n
the flmks and tn the rear. I
had therefore no difficulty
in arranging the infantry
conformably to my general
order of battle. General
Trotter’s brigade of 500 men
formed the front line, his
right upon the toad and his
leU upon the swamp. Gen.
King’s brigade as a lecond
lint, 150 yards in rear of
Trottet’s ani Chiles’s bri
* gnde as a corps of reserve in
the rear of it. f heie three
brigades formed ih e com
mand of Major-Gen. Henry,
the while us Genera! De-
Ihi’s division, coniitfirv-» ot
two brigades, Were formed
tn pacnce upon the left of
Trotter
•Vhd f 1 war engaged in
forming the infantry/ l h id
L cm. John ion’s re
front, so he f or me^
j ~ oppofJie to \kl two
an d, upon
| the infatftfy
I LO’ll .a t
1 4.* • ,
ihtt . . O t*k. gvoMd
t . *c and rnrfung upon
tlank to endeavor to
urn the right of the Indi-
Jans. A moment’s rcHe<lti
ou, however, convinced me
that from the thicknefi of
'the woods and lwampinefs
es the ground* they would
be unabte to du any thing on
horfebaek, and there was no
time to dilmount them and
place their horses in secu
rity ; 1 therefore determined
to refufe my left to the Indi
• ans, and to break the Bri
tish line* at once by a charge
of the mounted infantry ; ;
j the measure wa3 not fancti
, ored by any thing that : had
1 lecn or heard of, bet i was
fully convinced that it would
(ucceed. The American
back wocdsaien ride 'oetrer
in the wood* than any other
people. A mtiiket or ririe |
it no impedcmeiit to them,
being aecurtocned to c-rrv
them on horfebock fr‘*m
1 heir earliest youth. I was
,perfaid*d tvo that the ene
my would be quite unpre
pared for the (hock aod th«tt
they could not refill it
Cor.fnrwiablv to this idea, I
direded the regiment to be
drawn up in close column,
with its right it the dtitance
of fifty yards from the road,
(that it might be in some
mealure proteded by the
trees from the artillery) its
left upon the swamp, and
to charge at full speed as
loen ai the enemy delivered
their tin. The few regu
lar troops of the 27th regi
ment under their col. (paui)
occupfed, in column of sec
tions of four, the f:ml 1
sp ace between the load and
the river, for the purpose
of seizing the enemy’* ar
tillery, and lomc ten or 12
friendly indians were direc
ted to move under the bank.
The crotchet formed by the
front line and Gen. Delhi's
division was an important
pc-i nt. At that -place the
venerable Governor of Ken
tucky was ported, who at
the age of sixty- fix preserves
all the vigor of youth, the *
ardent aeal which dirtm
guiahed him in the Revolu
tionary war, and the un
daunted bravery wh»ch he
manifefted at King’s Moun
tain. With my Aids de
camp, the a&ing affirtant
adjutant-general, catt. But
ler, my gallant friend com
Perry who did me the honor
to fsrre as my volunteer
Aid de camp, and Brigadier
General Cal's, who having
no command tendered me
his afiiftftAce. I placed my
lelf at the head ot the front
lof infantry, to direct the
1 movements oi the cavalry
and give them the neceffury
hipport. 1 lie army hr:d
moved on in this order but
U fiiovt dtrtar.ee, when the
l mounted men received the
i fire of the Brittih line a«a
were, ouic.ed o charge j the
horfc* in the lr»nt ct the
■j column recoil-d from the
1 h e ; another was given by
.1 va_,
.«»« of mv
14/ -
ihe ; envflV,
advance of
eac*ny, and our’c n v
j at length getting in motion,
! broke throngn the ■c.isujy
i with i-rfefit'abiC lores.
•
in One minute, the contest
in front was over; the Briiifli :
officers feeing no hopes of re*
ducing their diforderod rsnks
*o order, and our mounted
men wheeling spon them and
pouring in a d<tf)ru&fve fire,
immediately surrendered. It is
cenasn that thiee only of cmr *
troops were Wounded in this
charge. Upon tbe left, howe
ver, the contest was more fc,
vere wiih the indians. Col.
[•hrtfon, who commanded on
hat (lar.k cf his regiment, r«- i
c.-ived a mod galling fire from '
hero, which was -eturned with
l great effect. The Indians §i!l
further to the advanced ;
and fell in with our from Ji-e of
infan.ry, near its junction with
Otnia’s d>viHort, a.id for a mo* j
went anade a« imareffion upon j
<t. His Excellency Gavea/ur I
Shelby buwover brought up a ;
i regiroeut to its fuopon, ard ‘he
enemy receiving a fevtre ftra
in front, and a part of joha- i
ion’s regimens haring gained i
the roar, re reatodwi h p«ec t
•aiiou. i heir was eery
cotthdvrah!# in the ottion, and ;
many were killed iu neir retreat.
1 cast give no taiufetUry in
f.uatii.oa of the nuctoer of is*
Jiaus that wore is the attion,
r JUt they ;au& have free* <:•«<*
lidoiabiy upwards of loss,
(Gen. froctoi's official leue**,
ait of which west taken) and
tioDB the inforatatien of icipec
uble mtabi-.aju of ibi* lentfo
«y, the Ittdiaui kept m pay by
ihn Btitilfi w:i« much mote
fruuoeious than Ms been gene
aily supposed In 4 letter to
Geo. i>e Kot’cnauig, of the
• 7 ; h Geo. P’ofctor (peaks !
of barring ptcvaiUd upon most j
of the Indians to accompany j
him. Os thelc it it efttain that
fifty or fi.tiy Wyaadot warri«
ors a band .rat'd h.u», #
Ihe number of ear troops
•vere ceritiaiy gteater ihsa that
of the enemy, but when it is tc.
collected that they b»d chosen
a pofitior* that ateduill/ secu
red their fH»h, which it wis
iiopofKbl# for us to turn, and
that we could not present to |
•hem a ime aat»ie extended 'haw i
thetf o wn, it will not be conbd ;
eicd srrogaw. to clone for my
troops the pal* us fupe.ior
bravery.
coffisnuaicatjng to the
Prcbdcnt through you, fir, my
, o*i ßi ®n of the conduct of the j
c who loived under t*.y '
c >a\roaud, I am ar a loss haw !
to mention tbit of Gov. Sae’by |
being convinced ikat no eulo- •
g visa oi mme caa read# his me. I
1 us. ico Gove?aor of an in«*
dependent ftaie, greatly my Iu- j
prior in years, in experience*
and ia uulnary charabter, he
placed him*scit under my com.
roand, and w** not more re mar. J
ktbL tor his xra! and aftmiy, J
than for the promptitude and j
cheerfulncU ;vith which he «
Deycd my ordcra. The Major-
Gencrsli Henry and Delha, &
»he Brig idlers Aiiery Caldwell,
K-iOg, Chiiei and [Totter, ail
i®* 11,0 Kentc'ky Volunteers,
numfefted great zeal and atti.
vi-T. Oi Gov. Shelby’s ftaff, i
I'i' Adjntani-Gencral Colonel !
M'Dowell, and hs Q tarier
Matiei. Gene al C l. Vv Mcr,
rtndered great lervice, as dll j
ms Ai4s dt Gur.r, (;en. Adair, 1
and Msjots i>%ry and Cnuen. j
* A Butiih officer of hij,U rswk »ffur#d '
one*! r»y t; c Cam?, Um t fa tlic 4<y
»* car tnati,ug t Gc*crtl Pr'j(.n»r luS. at hi,
ciifpotat, MpteHui, til tUrcr rhou,aed
warrior,, b,r tflVrreil that ihr ji»rt
hud idt hioi jjictioa. tu u>c . O-kiwu.
io
V* +7*
1 1 or. Tl.e mdir-ir. (k 1■ ■ khr*
; ‘O’mer was of ie«vice tr
j O':, and the 2tiiv;ty of ihe fwo
1 U;:er geniiefnen ccuid not he
i f nrpa(Ted. liinefs depsivtd me
l of the talents nf my Adjutant
! Genernl Col. Gaines, who was
lelt at Sandwich, His duties
were however ably performed
by the Afting AfTiflaht Akju,
tant General Captain Butler.
My Aids de Camp Lieuionant
OTalfon and Captain Todd,
, f>f the line and my volunteer
Aids John Speed Smith and
John Chambers, Esq* have
rendered me the molt import
ant feryices from ihe opening
jof the campaign. I have ai
j ready Rated that General Cats
and commodore Perry afiilied
mein forming tho troops for
aftioo. The former is an ofR- 1
car of the higheß mtrit; and the
appearance of the brave Com
modore cheered and animated
breaft.
I, ■ I
j ** would be useless 9 {r, after
Rating the circunuttances ©I the j
j actus*, to pans eacemi «mn upon!
1 ( ‘>l -03 i John -oj and hts reginr!e! l ! r .
: Ve'triint tfluld rot have
ied more krwaesn lh* Colonel’s
, n>.*erens w«ar»d* prove that be 1
was in the post of danger.. Lieit |
Col- .Isroes Johnson ami the Me.
/ ior» Payne a.td Tnoropson w, r »
j # l ual 7 1 cti-ri*, thovgp more f «r_ |
taeate, Mtjor t7*»od ot :h- Km.
fitters, a!re»dv dietiugnufied by
his conduct at Fart Meiys, a*ten
d?A the army with two six potto,
dart. Having nous* forthemm !
tbrt tc'iot:, he juifled the pursuit !
of the enemy a.id with bftj. Pavnn
o> tkr. roointtd regtruent, two cf
my Aids do Camp l odd A. Cham
bs-re, at*d three privates coatmu.
ed it for several mils# af<«r ;he j
rest of the rroops hud halud, and |
made many prisoners.
I left the army before an official
return of tho prisoners, er tb«t of
the killed and wouuded, t.v« wade
out. It was however ascertained
! tbat the former amounts u SOI re
‘ gelars, includiog Si cS;er» Our
| lost is seven killed ar.W !3 woun
ded, hve of which have since diod.
Os the British treope IS were kil
led and £2 wouoiiod. The Indij
ana ai ff red me»i— 3S of them ha»
vinghesn tound upon the ground,
besides tV>*e k’l’ed en iha retreat.
Ob the day of the action, •
ccs of br*», artillery were taiuo,
•ml two iron 34 pounders tho day
before. Several other* »er« dis
covered in herivsrand can be ea.
1 stly proenred. Os the brass pie*
| e«s, three are the trophies of eur
i r«vela:‘army war, tiiat w*r* ta
■ k«n at JSarategn end York, and sur.
rendered hy Gen. Hull —I ho num
ber of sroa'J arms taken by us aad
destceyed by the enemy must a.
mount to upwards of 3009 ; most
of them had tven oura ai/d take*
by the e*emy at the surrender of
; Detroit, at the river Raisin and
I Col. Dadiey’e defeat. 1 bsiiuve
! »hat the enemy retaia no othsr
■*’diary trophy el their victories
' '.ban tile ntandarsl of the 4 ft regi
»cnt—They were not magt:aai
i inoai enorgh r o bring th#t or the
4lit regiment into the fie ( d, or it
* would have been taken
Y« » have been i»fnrm*tl, tir, of
:h» conduct of »he troops Under twy
command in action; it give* me
I great phatnrt to imorm you, that
I »hey merit also the approbatioa ot
| their country (or their conduct, in,
j iM'bwir*ing to the greatest priva
tii’its with the u moet ch r ulress.
i he infantry were eruiif iy widi.
out teprs, and for several dare,
the whole army sobtisted npau
hesdi her f without bread er »ait.
I iiAve the honor to b’ &o.
Win. H. Harrison.
Gmera! Jshsi Arnllrttg,
Secretary «t War.
P. b. Gen. P;ector r«cap«-d by j
hs H -rness rs h?- escort—•
i eii b,* forty aud a it am.
, iaor ot menu «<i imtians.
Am?thcr Naval Victory.
NEW-YORK, O&a her z 2.
TW* NATIONAL ADVOCATE•
>» iiAVe heart ln»orcd with tb- ’
j following extract of a letter from j
iH MA -\d2P.t n E q. toumian I
i
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| Sir »•»*(*:•, t * ihc . u ;
> { _ ' h« v ‘••• rrj t h T't a . ,
, I 'iirVO, nmJ »?*« n ; J,, r .j e
,I !l it « **‘ r - *‘l r v », ' ,
• 1 about l f *thf m w ;p r , ~x • cm* \
j the Brui li lacker brig 7
;, : oflß ord b* W er n 40 7
; t 50 men, J .iw*! cc
| j (nander, from Fa morh ia .
fut (or Surinam. W. 4*;“*
the bog at half
26 hon our lee ho v— , a j‘ ’
j r hnsr. Beirg to ha wmdw lrd
J Surinam, .an d«*o b Uir ,°
wind for the Riy--, and C ‘ 5
hard run. At a lutle be'ure * 1
M * ot " c * r ’? "»'M.
shot when the chore hooted Fa*
ii*h colors, and g.ye u. b fcr *’
I chasers ; which he repented three
I times and cut «•«»< some rt r .
j r W«S' A * 3 P. M. XV, hoisJd
1 A meriesn colo.s, and beieg
! in S"** w **ketahei we c«mn» eo
l ead the action, and c«niinu t( j *
considerable part of ths rtnie w „| ( .
iri pistfl shot, and a pvt ©f ©. tin>
close alongside, t HI 25 m , hi^s
af'er 4 ?- M. when we earned h« r
h J h«xr«|i»ir, after a irvure ac , lH ,‘
| in which the Sara'©©*. ,
;«• "e, , *„!
1 most wreck*—ahre,,d, ,V.
[almost ai cut asr*v, fin( |
than oas kunderd thee hole* j„ oar
nwiniail ; irsa it* o*r rn •r*, ~,a r,
ss»d hull, lie. Th* bulwark, cf
| the Median* bring Rw
I superior, »• those of ih« B( e*x,
rn*br*'i lurto hald •< tas l, r - \*
»he did. Thay fought d»*p
Ir, and even beyond »hat p rtJi<
done* x?eu!d dictate, bh, bai 2
killed and S wounded, 6 of whoai
mottallVf air.ong wh.cli is J MfD(r!l
1 Loenir gnurn her comurand*
: *r. With rtgrti I hare t«vinform
j yon, o«r lo»» * t , tie Ist Lieutes
«»• Mr. Scbnngand m»* m-n k.t,
led, eno moriaily aad this? or 4
ai’ghtly wounded.
“ I send Mr. Ceergs 11. F«I,
| Iwtfrs, prize master * Mr Triton
I Newcentb » tie, and IS men ia
. th, htig, ordertd her for ler seme
1 »n thy Uni.tU State* as bt*t
soils circHiDitiscii at-d conv-ai.
•nee, and ah® 1, a y*ry fast satn.ig
ves*«i j f,«j nxiica tenflJcitc: that
•he yrill arrive safe, she satis ar«*.
iy a, well a, the Sarsiogj, at.d I
think the will mak« aa excellent
prirateer—she has bten a Spanish
•U*p of war, a Fjeech slovp of
war, an English Packet, and is now
a Yrtakee pn»t, and is a hue T#**
»ei» > ’
Squibs Jc Qrackirs.
"t e s running aw*y in t r e
Wolft from a frefk water
Pike, mi at hgft a fieepfi
trick. Wc hope our lportf
men will be more ftcceftfal
in their next wolf*bunt.
Maser Yco, who esme to
j this country to teach cam.
Chauncey 4r the rudinrtcrjta
of natal warfare,” and found
hit scholar so forward a» in
a month to beat his muftar,
has flrikingly exemplified
old Mac Fm **>’« account of
certain British heroes in his
time, who found themfclrcs
equally miftak»?n in the ca
pacity and tradlablenefs of
their American pupils.-
thofc days, favs the immor
tal Mac, it was,
«• ITken Yankee*, {kill d in martial rule,
First put the Britifr. troop* to fchocl,
Taujht them, vreil Ikill d in Yankee rfe!.«,
The manuel excrcifcof heel*;
Made them give op, like fain’* completfi
j The arm of Belli, and trnrt t« feet,
And work like chriffians undiflemhlitig,
Salfation out by fear and trembling-
&c. &e.
Sir James can tell whether 1
or not this piflure, drawn
' between 302nd 40 yearsagp»
dtferibes his maneeYfes ca
Lakt Oatario.
Saitarwah Rtf>
U l ITLE BF.RItY CLANTON
iL. * ye *te aiathoi iy«d to iV '
wvuuc* as n fer the n< *
’ ice of .Sheriff «f Columbia cdO->;/»
;«l this Queuing »lt*cti^a.
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