The National Register.
London, England, 1812-10-11 00:00:00

kaNDON CLOETTE EXTRAORDINARY,
TUESDAY, OCT. 64
WAR DEPARTMENT.

DOWNINO.STRLItTs OCT. 6, 1812.
, captain Coore, Aid-de-Camp t?. Lieutenant-General - Sir George.
Prevost, Governor in Chief of his Majesty's Provinces in North
America, arrived this morning with dispatches from the Lieutenant-
General, addressed to Earl Bathurst, one of his Majesty's Principal
Pecretaties of State, of which,. the -following is, all
.extract and a
Sopy :--:- •
Here follows a letter, dated ktchitieal, Aug. 26. trom Sir G.
Prevost, which encloses the following particulars :
Bead-quarters, Detroit, Aug. 16, 1812.
Sir,—l hasten to apprite 'your Eicelliticy of the capture of this
.Miry. important pelt. TwothoUsand five.' hundred.trOops, have this
day .saareticlete4 prisoners of war, .and about. 2;.i 'pieces of ordnance
beve,,been taken withpilt.the sacrifiCe of a drop of British blood..
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bad •et_thore than sevxn.liundred troops, including militia, and about
fix lafrett Indi,ti;s;tp accomplish this se'rviee. iNhen, 1 detail my
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1110, your y, xcelle at c y .will be astonished. I Have been ad-
fair , Supported b) Colonel Proctor,. the whole of my Stall, and i
/pay' tty say evetY uldiiklual under mycommand.
ilelirve me, Scc. ..
•" ''(Signed)
_L; ISAAC .11 zock, Major-General.
9w/ his. Excellency,_l.ieutsnant Lk ne;x4• . • •
Air pptily rrsaVott,Eart.
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; bli 14 • • HcadCAuaiirters, Montreal, lept. 1, 1819.
My Lnrd Since I had the lionow, tit transmitting to your Lptd:
'l4rredmy Aide-e:-Camp Captain
;.General Brock.a dispatch, pt
Whig tLe particulars of Brigadier-
Canada, which has terminated
:in •t4l4olltal7t 4644 alla aur,
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render, as a. prisoner of war, with the whale of the north-western
army, together with the fort Detroit, and 33 pieces of ordnance.
Ltotward this dispatch ex puss, in. the expectation at its reaching
Captain Coore previously to his leaving Canada, which, with the
colours of the 4.th United States' regiment accompanying it, I trust,
that cfiicer will have the honour of delivering to your Lordship.
I have the honour to be, 41.7 c.
' • • GEORGE PREVOST.
To the Right :Honourable Earl Bathurst. • •
Head-quarters, Detroit, Augustrl7..
Sir,-4 have had the honnur of informing your Excellency, that the
enemy 'effected his pass:le across the Detroit river on the tilt..
without opposition, and that after establishing himself at Sandwich,
he, had ravaged the country as tar as,the Moravia town. Some skl-
mislies occurred between the troops. under Lieutenant-Colonel sr.
Geor;:e.iw.d the enemy upon the river Canard, ;which uniformly ter.
Initiated in his being repulsed with loss. 1 judged it proper to detai.ft
a force down the river •I'hati es, capable of acting.in conjunction with
the garrison of Anilitrtsburg offensively; but Captain Chamber:,
whom I • had appointed to direct this detachment, experience:, diffi-
culties that frustrated my intentions. The intelligence received trona
that quarter admitting of no delay, Colonel.Protter was directed to
assume the command, and his force was soon attcr increase:! with 60
rank and tile of the -list regiment.
In the mean time, till most strenuous measures were adopted to
counteract she machinations of the evil-disoused and I soon ex-
perieuced ti.e gratification of receiving voluntary .otters of service
from that portion of the embodied Militia the most easily collected.
In the attaintwnt of this important point, Gentlemen of the first cha-
' racter and influence sheaved an example highly creditable to them ;
and I cannot on this occasion avoid mentioning the essential assistance
I derived from John M'Donell, Esq. iris ivlajeSty's Attorney-General,
who, from the beginning of the war, has honoured me with his
services as my Provincial Aide-de-Camp. A sufficiency of • boats
being collected at Long Point for the conve.yaoce of three hundred
men,• the embarkation took place on the Sth instant, and in five day('
arrived in safety at A mliersibtire. I tbund that the judicious arrange-
ment, whiCh had been -adopted imtnediately upon the arrival of Colonel
Proctor, had compelled the enemy to retreat, and take shelter under_
the tetws of his fort : that officer commenced operations by sending
strong tkiachments across the river, with a view a cutting off the
enemy's communication with his reserve. This produced two smart
skitmishee on the sth and 9th instant, in botla.of Which the enemy's
hiss was very consideiable, whilst. ours amounted to three killed,
and thirteen wounded ; amongst the latter I have parric.ularly to regret
CaPtain,Muir. and Lieutenant Sutherland, of the 41st regiment ;. the
former an offieer of great experience, and both ardent in his NI ajes.
ty's serVice.. Batteries had liken-rise been commenced opposite Yore
Detroit, for one eighteen-pounder, two fwelire, and two five and an
half inch mortars; all of which opened on the evening of the 13th
(having previously summoned Brigadier-General Hull to surrendnr; ;
and although opposed by a well-directed fire from seven twenty-Cur-
pounders, such was their construction, under the able directions L,f
Captain Dixon of the Royal Engineers, that .no injury was sustained
from its eti::ct. • :
The force at my dispcsal king. collected in the course of the 13th.
in the n.ighbourhood of Sandwich, the embarkation took place a
little after .fat light-on the following moaning, and by the able tir-
rangements of Lieutenant Cewar of the Quarter-Master-General's
Department, the whole was, in a short tune, landed without the
smallest contusion at. Spring \A e 1, a
.good position, three miles west
of. Detroit. The Indians, who had in the mean tittle aliment their
lauding two miles below, moved forwards and occupied the wood-,
about a mile and a half on our left.
The force,. which I instantly directed to march against the enemy,
consisted of thirty Royal
.Artillery, two hundred and fifty -11 st tegi-
tifty Royal Newfoundland tementi,four hundred Militia, and
about six hundred Indians, to which were, attached three 6-pounders
and two 3 pounders. The services of Lieutenant Trotighton, .corn-
manding the Royal Artillery, an active and intellig.ent officer,..heing.
required in the field, the direction of the batteries was intrusted to
Captain Half, and the marine department ; and I cannot withhold
my, entire approbation of thoir conduct on this occasion.
I crossed the river, with an intention. of waiting in a stton position
the cheer of our farce upon the enemy's camp, and in the -hope of
compelling him. to Meet us in the field ; but receiving inforniation
upon landing, that C.,lorel M' Arthur, an officer or high reputat:ioi,
had left riee' garrison three days befoie with a deeactunzitt of live
hundred men, and hearine soon afterwards that his cavalry had ntrik
seen that morning three miles in our rear, I decii.ted rattan immedian:•
attack. Accordinily the troops advanced to within one 114140 t
tort, and having ascertained that the enemy taken little r ite Fri:*
caution towards. the. land-aide, I resolved on an assault, whilst the
Indians penetrvel his Camp: it rigadiek General Hull, hoWeve'a
prevented this movement, by proposing a cessation of itos:ilities,'
the purpose of preparing terms of ceputdation. Lieutenant-Catena
John lal‘Dotinell and C.lptain Glegg were accorllingly deputed ky;rri:
on this mission; .atid returned, witktin an bout with the enuilitiono
which I have the honour herewith to transude. . Certain core-Wet:
ations An:neat-4 jnickcasi )tilt ?go tg thc two inpplenttaltagY
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