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TILE NATIONAL REGISTER.'

NOV. 29

the fame of his Majesty's arms, and to conduce our deluded neigh-
boars that their superiority in numbers cannot intimidate his Nlajestv's
arms', nor shake the fidelity of his Canadian subjects.
Not having received the return of the killed ai.d wounded on the
13th, nor that of th-. ordnance and stores captured from the enemy, I
under the necessity of deferring sending them to von Lordship
tvitil the next opportunity, when I also expect to forward the colours
taken from the Americans, to be laid at the feet of his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent.
Captain Fulton, my Aid-de-Camp, will have the honour of deliver-
ing this dispatch to your Lordship. He is very capable of affordirg
Ach jaformati ,n as your Lordship may require respecting the state of
b:s Majesty's Canadian provinces.
Fight nmpanies of the Glengary Levy are in motion to reinforce
Upper Canada.

I have the honour Ee, "?ir.
(Signed) GEORGE PREVOST,
Commander of the Forces.
Fort George. Oct. 18.
_ _ .

Sta—l have the honour of informing your Excellency, that the
enemy made an aitack with a considerable force this morning before
hvlight, en the position of Queenstown. On receiving intelligence
of it, Major-General Brock immediately proceeded to that post, and
I ani excessively grieved in having to add, that he fell whilst gallantly
cheering his troops to an exertion fir maintaining it. IVith. hint, the
1)4 m was lost ; hut the enemy was not allowed to retain it long
Rrinforeements having been sent up from his post. composed of regular
!room, militia, and Indians, a movement was made to twn- his left,
some ar,illery, under the able direction of Captain Ho!croft, sun-
pried by a body of infantry. engaged his attention in front. This
eperation was aided too by the judicious position which Norton, and
he Indians with him, had taken on the woody brow of the high ground
above Qqeenstown. A communication being thus opened withChipawa,
a junction was formed with succour N that had been ordered from that
rist. The enemy was then attacked, and, after a short but spirited
erffiffiets was completely defeated. I had the satisfaction of reCeiv ha!
the sword of their C immandcr, Brigadier-General Wadswe rth. o a the
fi..1,1 of battle ; and no nv Mims, with upwards of nine hundred men.
‘r!J., were made prisoners, and more may vet he expected. A stand
nt col urn and one six-pounder were al3o taken. The action did nut
teruinate till nearly three o'clock in the afternoon, and their loss in
6, Ind and wounded must have been considerz•ble. Ours, I believe, to
lore been comparatively small in roonbrits; ni Officer wan killed be-
,idis %nor-General Brock, one of the most ~ollant and sealon4 Mi-
celi!) his Majesty's service. sorb, se loss canner be too much deplored.
and Lieutenant-Colonel Wl:midi, Provincial Aid-de-Camp, whoLe
galantry and merit rendered hint worihy of his chief
Captain Dennis and Williams, coormouling the flank comp: n'es of
flit' 49th regiment, which %%ere stationed at Queenstown, were wounded,
Lively contending. at the head of their awn, against superior num-
; but I ant glad to have it in my p-wer to add, that Captain
Dennis fortunately was able to keep the field. thoned) with pain and
4"cullY; and Captain Williams's wound is not likely to deprive the
Int: of his i•erviccs.

I ain particularly indebted to Captain Ilalcrift, of the Royal Artil-
lerY: for his judicious and skilful en-opel ation with the guns and
howitzers tinder his iiiiniediale superintenoliince, well,iir• c•ort
I.r» whirh contributed materially to the futtnitite results of the day.
(aphin Dorinzy. of the 41st regiment, brought up the re'nforcr-
nent of that corps from Fort George, ail t Captain led el it of
t'iesarne regiment front Chlawa, and under their command those de-
ticluntatts acquitted themselves in such a manner ns to stlONia t re-
Pllraton which the 41st regiment had already acquired in the •icinity
of Detroit.

AlaJor-General Dwelt, soon after his arrival at Queenstown, had sent
iwn orders for battering the American Fort Niagma ; Brigadier-Gt.-
Mdjor Evans, who was left in charge of Fort George, directed the
ep4ini,ses against it with so much effect as to *hence its fire, and to
force the troops to abandon it, and by its prudent precautions he pre.
eewed mischief of a most serious nature, trick aII
serwite usivlst have
been effected, the enemy having used heated shot- iit firing at Fort
trtoige. In these services he was most effvcimilly Pitied by Colony!
Class (who remained in the fart at my desire), and by (*Wain Vigo
rent, "I the Royal engineers. Brioade-Major Evans also menti,ais
the conduct of Captain.; Powell and Cameron, oldie militia artillery,
terms oicommandation.
Lieutenant Crowther, of the 41st regiment, had charge of two titre: .
Pounders that had accompanied the movement of our little corps, as d
tbey were employed with very good effect
Erie aptatn Glegg, of the 49th regiment, Aid•de-Comp to nor lamented
ad and General. afforded me most essential assistance ; and I found
he services of Lieutenant Fowler, of the 41st .regiment, Assistant

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D pity Qiiatter-Mister-General, very useful. I derived mucb aid too
from the activity and intelligence of Lieut. Kerr, of the Glencary Fen-
tobles, whom I employed in communicating with the Indians and other
tinking parties.
I was itefortimatele deprived of the aid, experience and ability
of Lieutenant-Colonel Myers, Deputy Quarter-Master-General, who
had been sent up to Fort Erie a few days before, on duty which de.
tamed him there.
lietitennet-Colonelr. Butler and Clarke, of the Militia,-end Captains
Matt, Durand, Rowe, A pplegart lo James Crooks, Cooper, Robert
Fla Milton, M.Ewen, and Duncan Cameron, and Lieutenants Richardson
and ninnies Butler, commanding Oink companies of the Lincoln arid
yftrk Militia, led their men into action with great spirit. Major Mer-
ritt, commanding the Nisgara Dragoons, accompimied me, and gave
me much assistance with part of his corps. Captain A. liamilton,
belonging to it, was disabled from riding. and attached himself to the
eims under Captain floleroft, who speaks highly of his activity and
usefulness. I beg leave to add, that Volunteers Shaw, Thomson, and
Jarvis, attached to the flank companies of the 49th regiment, chmtucted
themselves with great spirit ; the first wounded, and the last takes
prisoner; I beg leave to tectimmiind these voting men to your Excel.
lency': notice. Norton is wounded, hut not badly ;he stud the Indians
particularly distitienished themselves, and I have very eieat satisfaction.
fii assiirjog yi ur Excellency,. this the spirit and d,-od conduct &.f his
Majesty's troops, of the Mi!itia, and -1 U... ..,lier provincial corps, were
eminently conspicuous on this occasion
I have not been able to ascertain yt t the number of our troops, or
of throe of the enemy engaekid ; ours, I believe, did not exceed the
member of the prisoners we have taken ; and their advance, which.
effected a landing, probably amounted to 13 or 1400 men.
I shall do nieself tl.e h. neur of transmitting to .your Excellency
further details, ellen I shall have Keeived the several reports of the
occurrences which did not pegs ender e y own observation, with the
return of the casualties, and those of the killed and wounded, and of
the ordnance taken.

I have the 11,,nour to Lc, Ste.
(Sinned) R. H. SI !EA ri.t. Maj.-Gen.
Excellency Sir G. Prevoq, Bart. &c.
Adjutant-General's 04flce, Head qtrrters, Montreal,
October VI, 1112.

(iF.NF,R Xt. ORDERS.
iTi4 Excellency thr. ('o now,titdcr of rhe Forces has received an official
report from ALijor General Sile:Afe, of the brilliant victory achieved
on the 13th inst. by a portion of the troops and r hi- colignand, over is
division of the enemy's army, which efft.tcted a lanithiL! at Queenstown,
under c,iver of tile The post was, nevertheless, defended wit,i
undimmed gaftilltry by the two &ink companies of the 34th rechnent,
7p:invited by presenc? of the it gallant and ever-to-ne-lamented
Chief, 1,11.:jor-Gcneral Brock, whose valuable lift, was Ti this occasi,n
devoted to Ilk emintly's s..o.vice. These ci•mpanies iiisplased exemplary
discipline and spirit, alilmitali the Captains of both v..ere writind..d, and
511CC.'e",i.ed ini kr eking the enemy ill check until the arrival of Major-
General Shertfe with reinforcements.
The di• p )sitiims of the frees and plan of sand; ad Pt .d by Major.
Sl:ealre. cannot receiVe a higher or more Jul thu,.
Ord nine handl-eft prisoners of war, un4 •r th • 4 o tiara': ci of
Bri,radicr-General Wadsworth, surrerdered their crtux to a force
inEirior in numbers, and without sustaining ally considerable loss On

our p:lrt.
A six pounder and a stand of colours have been taken from the

eve iiv.
Major Clent.rtil Sheaffe's report of the zeal and undaunted trallantry
that animated every officer and sold'ur of his army, affords the Com-
mander of the Frees the most tie etfelt satisfact,tm, and will be a
ino.t guitilving duty to his Excellency to bring it before the notice of
Iris Royal Highness the Prince Reg. n'.
I kitten int Colonel Myers, Dcpsit: Quatter-Alaster-Gen Tit, was
statifined in charge of Fort Erie. and stsceetled in c ))))) lamely 'I encrng
the lire of the enemy. drove a detachment from the ericatapilieht neat
the Black Rock, and dc-troyed a barrack, in which aas a con er ble
depot of ammunition. Its explosion most have killed north-. The
Cdedonia, lately captured by the e etuy, was destroyed at her
moorings.
Lieutenant-Colonel Myers speaks high :7 r f the discipline of the de•
tachment of the 4gth regiment under Nli.) Ormsby, and of the skill
and spirit with which the guns were served under Captain Kirby and
Lieutenant Bryson, f the
E,..ential • service wis relateed by Brigade-Main- Evans, left in
charge of Furt (kluge ; a Well-directed fire from that ".w.,rlt succeeded
in silencing the ei ern% 's Iviatteries on o;:p—i-.. side. Captaiu.
Vigoureux, Royal Eng beefy, Colonel Claus, and Cap i is Powelland
Clqnerota of the militia, were zealous and iudcfAtigable in their -ewe-