The National Register. — London, England, 1814-08-14 00:00:00

514 'll'•e ult:es expel ie ced 111 rioldneilou ni ,d d i ., ply hoe b Itte• 4ll % •11 . 1 , 0" "at .111 ex It •It "t W 'ter as I oke ninon, o:overed with inettense 11, I of ice, and agitated be violent gales of wind, roo k' only have been surmounted bv the zeal. Iwrsevoa"ce altilitie- 4 r the 4• 0 1 1 44 )) ; IM lin g thi< espedit ion ; for nwerceli i : as . a ,‘d str•ie Ilitt• cooti!oted streig..le itit the element., ditltne ti"fe hardship: aed p , isations, to which the men v ere a zito•eil, were ,tiMeient tit eiscoitrage the boldest among them at t es thwart tied the total destruction of the flotilla. fly n0v011111.41 exertions, 110..wever, the ohstaelei to the pint:rers of 11w Int4tot were sti mon:tied, am, the whole, %%WI the exception one noly (doe lateliog of which was gaged) reacht (1 solace of their de•tistat on, to the ;:neat joy of lii garrison, who had !teen atixt atsly Ilukiv. 'lit for this thinly relief, Measures %%ere taken by C donel 111) intoiediately attg r his arm al, to strenollett t.ie •Irti i.f the 6).1, an I I bare llt.l tilt* 4at;srictiott of heir late from him .ts 13f.e a• the lath of June, t! at the oils hat) un•ntned ito forntid file an attitu Ir. as to lea% e no apprelien•ion of the re-nit of any aitick hich the enemy make upon this post. Colooei 11'autall report• to ono the arri%.al at the fort of n. arly o !smoked of lie We•te,n mariors, tr a der Mr. 11icksen : a rein ..t.ment %%inch he considers 10;thly important. lie de•cribcs the-e 'T.. le! it v. arriur, to he a wifelike and determined race , on whom great ritliance way he placed. 1 - kall Quarters, Ifontreal, July 13, 1814. Mar Loatn—Since ivy iii-patch to yoqr Lordship, of ye , terilay's elate I ;la., • ver;v,il from Lenten:tut Geist nil 11i unurtnntt Ilajnr lit'• al R ottiei.il ri part of the sortie snarly front the lilies at nippet..‘4, hich. touether %kit the Lieutettaut Generdl's letter, I lid I dn . 0210111 of t!austnitting In s nor Lo:riship. I tin not in i!• rstand th.:t the ene!el, .iore the action, have at tri.:!•te, wlvoloce, I have the honour tip he. eve. Earl Eldthoot. GEORGE PIiEN - OS r. Kin2 , trn, July 10 1f414. • Slit —T have the honour to traore it herc‘vitli a eopy 1 t M jor aTs otnetal rc pt,l t on the sobj! et i•f the landing of the enemy l'etvieeti C..ippau a and Fort Fe r 4•111110 : 1 41 instant, and of Major- G,••,(1,11', :0+,1 , 4.. upon their p..sition on the • It le fill:111y sati.ra(•t , r:, to oh.erve, that the gallantry and steadi ii.s. Hi ii,•ll ..1111crs wa. con.pirlingi: throughout the (imble( of ere!) . in tiyieloal ; and that the '2(l ITO. of Lincoln Militia, nods r Ihr e..into.ssid of Licest, "D:cik soli, ennipo-cd part of the advance, ii.oter Lo.otr o ma Colonel Pear.ou, eiptally distin Fut, tlit tuse•%eS, illtil(0 11 01 their brave and vigorett.: effort. ~ q.oved %iil tvailing the pi , iligtoos scperiorite, ttt polo, numbers, uneitt3 peek( .sell, and KliiI•11 induced the Majut-General to %jthdrav, ins *moll fot re 1.1 tht- let:sitiffil at l'hippawa. I have roe to be. GO R DON 1) It LI l N; ON I), Litlt. GCII. Commanding. Hi:. Exec Sit G. 0r1,,,e Prevost, ;;art. Chippawa, July I;, 1314. Stu have Ili• honour to inthrm you, !lilt the enemy effected t. to Alma , (I• 1 Mt* If the At the Ferry, opposite 14::,ek K. ek, 1 1 ; t ,im .triveit in the pictriet of the garrison of Volt ie. i ..% made acquainted Kith toi, circiint•tanee nhout eight in the newois•g. and gave ()Mix., foi the immediate advance to Chip. a of ti.e companies of the fleyal Scots, under Lieutenant Col. (i ; .5 thou, t.. rrifit;fire tilt gm Ii•f#11 of that place. Lieutenant Colonel pc.3 .0 1 , 14 1 ,1 11 ,:) v ed foi %said lion* thence with the flank companies of CA , 101)11-,, •oorie militia. and afi liAliatis, to reconnoitre their rbsitioto awl condo r. Ile found them i.o•ted on the ridge parallel I,vith the flier cuar the ferry.. :nil in strong Imre. I received itifor- Hinton, front :11,,::w litwk Una the , / had also landed a consith table force alii.ve I Erie. lt. consi wit.t:er of the king'a Regiment, I et cry re,mii to %pre? !before flora New Y. having (iliiVe.4l, I was inevented trust' making an attack that The fiall..wing mornient, the 4th, a body of 'heir troop wi•re re p t lel to Le aihanctm: by the river ; I moved to reconnoitre, and il the nt to be in l'eli-idriablv forrt, with cavalry and artillery, ..1; , 1 a large b..dy of Pearson was in advance doting this , rec 4 imoi••ance, with the light company of the Itocal and the fla:ds eomp.my of the tooth, and a few of the 19th ~ four of wh.lin, ..tel eight horses, were wounded in at sk:r..ii•li with the Cliellly'S 1'41411101. . .$l, he n j o ined by the Kiog's re;:iment MI the morning of the sta, I made toy diyaetiti•an , for attack at four o'elnek in the after. rile light ennipanies..ftite Royal Sentg, and tOoth regiment. it 1 the z., Mai tiel . ft/ill/led Cse advance under I,ient.-Col. ...•a,„ r ie Indi a n warrior.: were throughout on our tight husk iu the ouutis. The trueps moved iu three eulusiattt, the third (the AI 7 C, 14. Kin 'x reuiinent) ',villa in advance. The enemy 1!,01 takes, no ei iin. %ffilll3 With bit right tr..ti••g on come boiltlisig. ;to" cort•I• wits close. titt they river Niagara, and strongly suprnited by tall. ry ; hi• It tt to wards the wood, having a considerable bony of 1 ifl men and &tithe'''. in Trent a it. Our Indians and militia were shortly enraged with the en• nr, r ifl e m en a nd i n di an g, w h o at first checked their advance. tint light troops being brotirlit to their suppt,rt, they suceeede4l, Wirt a sharp contest, in dislotbring them, in 4 very hai.iismtoe AM.'. Oared tWO lieltt 24-pound. rc. and a five and hilt inch howitzer, against the rklit of the •-tiernc's position, and formed the naval Scott; and Intuit regiment, wit;t tl c intention of mAing a move. meta upon his left. which deployed with the greatest regularity, and 'petted a very heavy five I immediately moved up the King's regiment to the right, while the Royal Scots and regiment is ere directed to eharre the e ll e. my in front, for which they advanced Kith the greatest ralialory, aIFICE a 1110• T &Mart ive fire. Idm sorry to say. how e‘er, in thus attempt they suffered so severely, that I mil.: obliged to withdraw them, finding their furtlivr efforts against the snperior numb( rs of the viicmv m mild he t o Lieut.-Col. Gordon and Lient. Col. the Niarrinis of Tweedalr o eionmanding these regiments, licitly wounded, as were most of the officers belonging to each, I directed a retreat to be made upon Chippayra, w•hich was conducted with good order and regularity, covered by the King's regiment, under M , ijor Evans, anti the ILlit troops, under Lieut. Col. Pearson ; and I have &ague in sl.ying, that not a single prisoner fell into the enemy's hand;, except those who were disabled from wounds. From the report of some prisoners we have made, the enemy's fotoe aitionnted to Montt six thousand 'lieu with a very numerous train of artillery, having been angmented by a very large body of troops, which moved down from Fort Erie immediately befOre the com mencement of the action. Our own force, in regular troops, amo u n ted t o about fifieen huudred*, exclusive of the militia and Indians, of w.hieli last description there were not above three hundred. Fort Erie, 1 nudetstand, surrendered upon capitulation on the 31 instant. Although this affair was not attended with the success which I ball hoeva for, it w ill be highly gratifying to yon to learn, that the officers and men behaved with the greatest gallantry. I an. parii odatly indebted to Lieut.-Col. Pearson for the vt ry :Er a t assistavee have ivreived from him, and for the manner in which lie led his light troops iota action Lieut •( A. Gordon, and Lient.-Col. the I‘Targois of Tweedale, and Maj.ir EvAns, commanding the King's Regiment, merit env tvannest praise for the good example they spewed at the head of their respective regiments. The artillery, under the eommand of Capt. NTackonorhic, was ably served. and directed with good effect ; and I am partienho ly obliged to Major Lisle of the 19th Light Dragoons, for the manner in winch he covered and protected one of the pounders which had been disabled. I have reason to he highly satisfied with the zeal, activity, and intelligence of Capt. Holland, my Aid-de-camp, Capt. Deputy Assistant 1.? M. General, Stall Adjutant Gregg, and Lieot Fox of the Royal Scots, who pried as Major of Brigade tlo ring the absenee ut !%lajor Glen; at Fort George. The condoct of • Lieut.-Col. Dixon, of the (211 Linceln militia, has been most ex , , m. platy. and I am very much indebted to him for it on this as well as on other occasions, in which he has evinced the greatest zeal for his Majeoty's service. The conduct of the officers and men of this re giment has also been highly praise won thy. Pearson has reported to me, in the most favonrahle terms. the excellent manner in which Lieut. Horton, with a part of the Wilt Light Dragoons observed the motions of the enemy, whi4 he occupied the position he took on his first landing, amid during his advance to this place. I have the honour to be, &r. I'. MALL, M.'jor•Ucuerat. Lieutenant-General Drummond. RETURN OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Total tiiPed-3 captains, 3 a nbaltcrns, 7 serjeant% 1:33 rank and' Total Il • ertndocl-3 field•ofticers, captain% 18 subalterns, 13 ser jeiwt,; cz77 rank and tile. Total .11i,qing—i subaltern, 1 serjeant, 'l4 rank and file. Ist Royal Sent.i, 50n : lit Batt. :0;0 ; both Peg'. .1:0; with.otie troop or the Light Dragoons, anti a proportion ut TILE NATTO.4I , IiI4:6ISTEIt.