The National Register.
London, England, 1814-01-02 00:00:00

THE NATIoIvA 1, REGISTER.

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from the head-quarters, La Chine, Nov. 15. It appears, that I
the America,' General. Wiitinson. had utidet his command
10,000 men, anti a formidable train of artillery. With thi'
force he promised to winter at Montreal, and effect the con- I
quest of Upper Canada. lie embArked in about three hun-
dred small itessels from Sackett's Harbour, sailed down the
river St. Lawrence on the 3d, and advanced to Grenadier
island, from whence he proceeded to the vicinity of Prescott,
where he landed, on the Stir, 5090 men near Fort Iroquois.
Strengthened by a body of dragoons, he advanced to Ma-
tildJ, where. on the loth, his tear Was much harassed by
Lieutenant-Col. Morrison, of the 89th, Who followed him with
tWo men. On the 1 ith lilt while the I.ieut -Colonel
continued his pursuit, the enemy, concentrating their force,
attempted to 111:4ke a stand against our little army of $OO
men; hot they were entirely defeated, driven off the field,
and oursued with the loss oftib-ut 1000 men killed, wounded,
and prisoners. Our loci; was 22 killed, and 147 wounded.
One America!, General was severely wounded, a Colonel was
wounded, and General ‘Vilkinson, according to private let-
ter-, lost part of his nose. The enevny fled to the northern
batiks of ;'ornwall, where. passing the River St. Lawrence to
Ame.ican side, he hauled hi boats into Salmon River.
Mere it is Opp .sed they ml 4 he destroyed. the weather hav-
ing frozen them in, whilst the General will be reduted to the
neces•ity or marching the remains of his army across to
Platt.burgli Thtis has terminated this ereditiorr, which the
enemy had prenared with great labour and et; ence, and from
the operations of which he confidenly anticipated the con-
quest of Canad.A.—The following is the General Order above
eluded to:—

44 Head quarters La Giblet Nov. 1, 1813
• GENERAL ORDER:4.
" His Excellency the Governor-Get eral and Crimtnander of the
Forces, received from Lieutenant-Culimel Morrison, 89th regi,
meld, the official rephrt of the action which took place on the 1.1 th
instant, at Crystler's Farm, 20 miles above Cornwall, between the
Corps of Observation, consisting of the 49th and R9tis regiments,
and a detachment *um the earrition of Prescott, under Lieut.-CA
rearson, the whole amounting to about WO men, and the principal
division of the enemy's army, commanded by Major-Ger end Boyd ;
in the day preceding the action, an itrair took place, in eptise-
*pence of the.corps of observation pressirg on tie enemy, which
after a short confliets terminated in his rleCeat, the British divisou
occupying that night the ground n:. which the alfelir had taken
"place. On the I.lth Lieut.-Col. Morrison contemn d his pursuit,
when the enehry coneentratimlii• force, made a !_rand effort to e-
belie (rem •O troublesome an opponent, and advanced 14 lib.
bis heavy columns of infaistry. supported by :irtillery, his front co-
vered by a numerous body of cavalry and riflemen. Lieut..o.l.
Morrison fell bark gradually, and to• k tip a julicions eosins n
( which lie had previously made choice of) w Ali his little band ; hi•
on the liver, consisting of the flank eempaMes of the 49111
regiment, an a detaclithent of the Catiadini Feecibles. under
Prarson, with a six pounder a little aitvanced, sup-
ported by three companies of thy 19th iegiment, under Captain
Barnes ; the 49th and 89th pegimenta formed the main body of re-
. set *e, extending across the road to a pine wood, occupying a space
of 100 yards.
Major Hetiot, with a detachment of the Canadian Voltigeurs and
a small hand of Indian warriors unthr Lieutenant Anderson. se-
cured the left flank. The action cosi menerd at about two o'clock
in the afternoon, and in half an hour lu get teal, the enemy
attempting. to Inn. the heft of the tail Welt repulsed by the
49th and 89111'os:intents. which advanced fit lee by wings and pla-
toons. The ene.ny havine failed in this att• opt m ited their utmost
efforts in au attack on the right, supports c$ by tem pieces of arta:
.lery and their cavalry, which was in like manner repulsed : the
49th and 89th regiments having Made up in eehellons, and tbrmed
in line, a chaege cenimencrd by the oth reement was not Perse-
vred in, in conscrpieece of the enemy haying tharge4 upon the
right, and threatened. to gain the rear, but their cavalry Wks !o
iallautly received by the three companies of the 139th regiment,
tinder Captain Barns, and the well-directed fire of the artillery
under Capte JaCkVOV. that tiny were instantly repulsed; and I.y sl;e
rapid pursuit of Capt. Bat us's parry) a -puuuder was captured

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from the r m ho,e attention wa* •lilrl% tlircct. d La to Er-
ing ILO ettri.t Ilia I e .teri ti tees. to this bit etl;itt he waft
ft.ileci by a jtelie o I trovenient lit die E•niva riider
ikarson, who th pursue tl,e *ten') an his fii :ht.

" Lien! i•CO.0111:1 Motft., 11 &eV,.ts i/i. liie sittoni,e•t tern's the
.ot dial mull ;!li!c cn of e. Liam pet kneed frim, L ctit.-Cohqo I
)4111'0, Lie itt.-Co'oni I Ph tide tle.oll, 49 h nt ; :LE:-
turd 89th teOtttl tit ; He' 1..1 (;anwliirn urs ;
Artillery ; t., • a I iee able elertioos, with
the emobloed I:.1 Iry Alf tion;.s, t't here every man did his
:iit v this sio c.ss is to he attriboted.
The Lies,t.4.o q•:.1 miens the benefit the service has reef it cdl
frfn!) ihv eseitii.ns of Lirut. ColiMel Harvey, Deputy-y.ow
; S:ap•a•iis (;siptit r and I)u%i-, Quarter-Master-01f ne-
al's Depattivetir ;• Limit. Anderson, of the li.clh.tt I)epatt wept ;
and Lieut. Hagerman, of the Militi t, %fin acted as
camp.
It is with. Jeep recta that Lb ttt. Morrison trancnlits ti
of casualties roman in the loss ofpevci briive suldii rs ; but
when the iinegital eonte,t mitt the tlitadyttplt lo‘s of the enem3. tma
the inir,rtauce 1w:111km:id vie t-ory ate ronsideiel, the coin/
narrative loss aplieiir less than might reasonably be ex-
pected.

Return of It i tfd, ironndcd, and Missing.
Total-. i ctlitlon, dint:avers, 19 re uk and tii4, ',ARM; 1 cap-
tain, '2 .10);d:reW, 6 biljtoisu, 131 tank and file, wounded.; HI Eut.k
file;tabsing.
ANniss of (yfteers Killed ntid 'rounded. •
49th Rei,litnent, ('ant, Nairn, ; Lieut. Joncl, wounded,
dangerously; Liert. wouuded. severely, not dimgeron-ly ;
Li 4 tit. Clans, ssoundd (1, left let amputated ; Lieut. Morten,
,taided • se% en h., not dativerotoly ; 1. lent. Richmond,
.11.214;y licgintent, ('apt. Brown, wounded. rely. nut
dangerously ; Ensi2u !.carp n, Willlll4:ed.sligi,lly.-48th Flat k Coot. ,
pany, Lieut. Willard, wounded severely.—Canaditut sFeneiirles,
Lien'. Dehtrimiere, wAtiided dangerously, since deatl;• Enbigu
rtusuong, wounded dangerously.
liy his 'Exce;leney's Cr mamd,
EIiWA It I) BAYNES. Adj.-Ch n A. N.
Halifax Papers have been received to.the QOth inst. they
contain a General Order from Sir Geo'ge Prevost, Issued'
node' direction of the British Government, tending to stop
the insolent brutality of the Americans, by a strict auci Iraw..
flit retaliation. • Among the men lately tiken at Quectlvo,iit
in arms against our foteett, were 23 soldiers of the let, 6th,

and 1.3t1i regiments of United States Infant's, who, having
admitted themselves to he native-born subjects 4,1 Lis Ma-
jesty, have been sent to England for trial for this ,:ffer:(e;
but the American Government, determined to oppose the
ancient docti hie of native allegiance, have put in close.con:
firp•ment 23 British Officers and soldiers, threatening. to laid
them responsible for the fate of the British trai!ora. r Under
these circumstances Sir George Prcvost has issued this Cc-
netal Oider, in which he states, that he had received tl4
commands of the Prince Regent to put in close confinement
46 American Officers and non-commissioned offi• els, to he
held as hostages for the safe keeping of the SS Bt ituth soldiers
stated to have been put in (lege-confinement by the A int ri=
can Government ; and should any of them suffer death iii
consequence of the soldiers sinw in confintinent in Et4'aoct
being found guilt and executed. Sir Certge has been in;.
structed to select, out of the Americ:,n officers aid ran.-
commissioned office:s double the number of Briti:l soldiers
who shall be tit:Warrant:My put to dev.th, and cause such
officers and non-commissioned ea-ers to start depth ;mine-
diatfly. The Commanders of his Majestv's “rrnie- and Heels
on :he coasts of AMer:sca have al•er teceived inset ucticns to
prosecute the war with unmitigated seve•ity against al;
cities, towns, and villages hi longing to the Uaed States, ai
well as against their inhabitants, should zhe Amelicangper-
sist and carry into effect any such intentions.
fly' advices just received from Alicant, of the silt,
appears that the for tress of Denia had at length hAp.'
the Spaniards; and that the garrison %Vpre bade
war. •

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