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Glengarry fencibles, was composed of his own flank come.
party and obont 70 militia; and from the state of the ice. and th.
enemy's position in the Old French Fort, was directed to check his
left, aud interrupt his retreat, whilst I moved on with the left column,
C insisting of 120 of the King's regiment, 40 of the royal Newfound.
land corps, and about '2O militia, towards his position In the town,
o her. lie had posted his heavy field artillery. The depth of the snow
in some degree retarded the advance of both columns, and exposed
them, particularly the right, to a heavy cross fire from the batteries of
the enemy, for a longer period than I had expected, but pushing oa
rapidly after the batteries began to open upon us, the left column soon
gained the right hank of the river, under the direct fire of his artillery
and line of inumietry, posted on an eminence near the shore ; molting
on rapidly, my advance, consisting of the detachment of the royal
Newfoundland and sonic select militia, I turned his tight with the de-
tachment of the King's regiment, and after a few discharges from his
artillery, took them with the bayonet, and drove his infantry through
the toe n ; some escaping across the Black River into the fort, bat the
majority fled to the woods, or sought refuge in the houses, from whence.
they kept such a galling fire, that it was necessary to dislodge them
with our field pieces, which now came up from the bank of the river,
where they hal stuck on landing. in the deep snow.
Having gained the high ground on the brink of the Black river op.
pos:te the tort, I prepared to carry it by storm; but the men being
quite exhausted, I procured time fur them to recover breath, by sendiug
in a sunmens, requiring an unconditional surrender: During these
transactions, Captain Jenkios had gallantly led on his colninn, cod had
been exposed to a heavy fire of seven guns, which he bravely attempted
to take with the bayonet, though covered with two hundred of the ene-
my's ber:t troops : advancing as rapidly as the deep snow, and the ex-
hausted state (in cousequence) ,of his mien would admit, he ordered a
charge, and had not proceeded many paces, when his lett arm was bro-
ken to pieces, by a grapeshot; but still undauntedly running on with
his men, he almost immediately afterwards was deprived of the use of
his right arm by a discharge of case shot ; still heroically d.sregardieg
all personal consideration; he nobly ran on. cheering his men, iothe as•
sauit, tilt exhausted by pain and loss of blood, lie became utiae t
move ; his c..rneany gallantly continued the charge utnittr Lieutenant
WAtiley, but the reserve of militia not being able to keep up with
them, they were compelled, by the great superiority of the enemy;
to give was, leaving a tow on a commanding position, and a few of the
most advanced in the enemy's posseasioup nearly about the thae that I
gained the height ebove-mentioned.
The enemy Iteoitatmg to surrender, I instantly carried his eastern
battery, and by it silenced another which now opened again, and or-
dering on the advance, the detachment of the King's, and the High-
land company of militia, under Captain Ensurer, of the King's regi-
ment, he gallantly rushed into the fort; but tt e enemy retreating by,
the oppos•te entianee, escaped into the woods, which I should 'tree-
nail) have prevented, if my Indian warriors had returned sooner
from from a detached service on which they had that morning been

employeo,
1 cannot close this statement without expressing my admiration of
the gallantry and self-devotion of Captain Jenkins, who has lost one
arm, and is in danger of losing the other. I must also report tile in.
trepidity of Captain Lehevre, of the Newfoundland regiment, who
had the imtnediate charge of the Militia under Colonel Fraser QS
Captain Eustace, and the other Officers of the King's regimert, and
particularly of Lieutenant Ridge, of that corps, who very gallantly
led on the advance, and of Lieutenant M'Auley and Ensign &Mon-
nell, rif the eengatty regiment, as also Lieutenant (angnebvn, of
the royal ei gineers, and of Ensign M'Kay, of the Glengarry light
infantry, and of Ensign Kerr, of the militia, each of whom had charge
of a geld piece, and of Lieut. Irupey, of the militia, who has lost a
leg. I was also well suyported by Colonel Fraser and the other Offi.
cers and men of the, militia, who emulated the conspicuous, bravery of
all the troops of the line. l inclose a list of the killed and wounded.
The enemy had five hundred men under arms, and Malt have so•
wined a considerable loss.
I have the lbountir t) be, &c.
(Signed) 111rIC DONNELL, Major, Glengarry
Light Infantry. Lieutenant. Colonel.
Commanding in the Eastern District&
of Upper Canada,
(Signed) 1C10.,:n rum, Military Secretary.

Return of the Killed end Wounded in the Action of the etvi Fe-

brualy, 1819
scrjoant, 7 rank and tile. killed 11 Vicki officer, $
Captaias, StslJulte-rns, 4 serjeants, 40 Paul:file, wounded.
Nome) of Officers wounded.
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