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. .
The Governor-General of the Canadas, and
Commander in Chief of the British forces in
North-America,•having invaded the territories of
the United States, with the avowed purpose of
conquering the Country as far aS Crown Point and
Ticonderoga, there to winter his forces with a
view to further Conquest, brought with him a
powerful army and An at6y amounting
to fourteen thousand men, completely equipped,
and' accompanied by a numerous train of artillery
and all the engines of, war—men who had con-
quered in France,. Spain, Portugal, the Indies,
and in other parts of the globe, and led by the
most distinguished! Generals' of the British army.
A flotilla, also, sitperior to ours in. vesSetS-, men,
and guds, had determined at once to crush us,
. both by land and water.
The Governor General, 'after boasting of what
he would. do, and endeavouring to dissuade the
loyal
_inhabitants of the United States from their
allegiance, by threats and promises as set forth in
his Proclamation and order, fixed his head-quar-
ters'at the village of Champlain' to organise his
army, 'and to settle the Government of his intend-
ed conquest. On the second day of the month he
marched from Champlain, and on the .sth ap-
peared before the village of Plattsbufgh with his
whole army, and on the 11 di, the day fixed for
the general attack the flotilla arrived.
The enemy's flotilla, at eight in the morning,
passed
.Cumberland Head, and at nine engaged
our flotilla at anchor on the hay of the town,
fully confident of ernshingin an instant the whole
of our naval force '; but the gallant Commodore
Macdonorigh, in the short space of two hours,
obliged the large vessgis to Strike their colours,
whilst the-gallies'sived them elves by tiL;lit. Titis
glOrious achievement was in full view of the seve-
ral torts, and the American forces had the satis-.
faction of witnessing the victory. The British
arn.y was also so posed on the surrounding
heights, that it could not but h.ebold, the inte-
resting Struggle for dominion on the lake. At
the same hour the fleets _engaged, the enemy
opened his batteries on our forts, throwing hun-
dreds of shells, balls, and rockets, and attempted,
at the same time, to cross the Saranac at three
different points to assault the works. At the tipper'
fort, he was met by the militia pod volunteers,
and, after repeated attempts, was driven back with
considerable loss in killed, wounded and prisoners.
At the bridge near the village, he was. repulsed
by the piquets and brave riflemen under Captain
Groveuor, and Lieutenants Hamilton and R:ley
and at the bridge in town be was foiled fry the
guards, block-houses, and the as of the
forts, served by Captain Brooks, Captains Rich-
ards and Smith, and Lieutenants Mountford,
Smith, and Cromwell:. - The enemy's 'fire was re-
turned with effect froM our batteries, and by sun-.
set we had the satisfaction to silence seven bat-
terieS which he had-erected, and to set his,colonin
retiring to their camp beyond the reach of our
buns.
_

- Thus beaten by land and. water,
.the Governor-
General withdrew his artillery and raised the siege.
At nine at night, sent off-his heavy baggage, and
tinder cover of the darkness; retreated with 10,3
whole army, towards Canada, leaving his wound-
ed on the field; and a vast quantity of bread, flour,
and beef, which, he had•not time. to destroy, be-
sides a quantity of bonili4;!,.Ais, shot, flints; and
ammunition of all kinds, which remained at the
batteries, and .lay concealed in the ponds and ri-
vers. As soon as hiS retreat was. discovered, the
light troops, volunteers, and Militia, were ordered
in pursuit, and followed as far as Chezy, captnr-
ing several dragoons and soldiers, besides cover-
ing the escape of hundreds of deserters,• who still
continue to be coming in. A violent storm and
continual fall of rain prevented the brave volun-
teers and militia from further pursuit. •
Thui have the attempts of the invader .been
fruStrated by a regular force of only 1500 Men, a
bl;4ve and active body of militia of the State'of
New York, Under General Mooers, and volun-
teersof the respectable and patriotic citizens of
Vermont, led by General- Strong and
..other gen-
tlemen o' distinction. The whole not exceeding
2500 men.

The British forces being 1)0W either expelled
or captured, the services of the volunteers and
militia may be dispensed with.
General Macombe cannot, however, permii the
militia of New York.and the volunteers of Ver-
mont, to depart without carrying with them the
high sense he entertains to their merits. The
zeal with which they came forward in the defence
of their country ‘vhen the signal of danger was
given by the General, reflects the highest lustre,
on their patriotism aud.spirit. Their conduct in
the field has corresponded ‘Vith the laudable mo-
tives which led them into it. They have de-
served the esteem Of their fellow citizens awl
the ‘varm approbation of their Comnianders.—
Thi..y have exemplified
.how speedily American ci-
tizens can be prepared • to meet the enemies of
their country.
In testifying his sense of the merits of the

I do most deeply regret the sequel of the-gallant
enterprise wbich put intofyour possession two Of
the enemy's schooners. Yon appear to have been
induced to precipitate the attack of Fort Erie' by
a•desire to reap the full benefit of the spirit of
emulation produced by that daring achievement.
if the object bad been accomplished, a scrutiny of
the operations to attain it would have beeneqitally
excited, and it is not in reproach of its failure,
that I Observe to you, that night attacks made
with heavy troops, are, in my opinion; very ob-
jectionable, principally bectiUsc chance and not
skill too frequently decide the Contest; and tinie at
night difficulties and dangers are ever .nuignified,
particularly when they present themselves unex-
pected ; and in the latter case the best disciplined
corps are placed only on a level with raw and un-
informed soldiers. .
It is to be. inferred from Lientemant-Col. Fisher's
report and your statement, that the right column
was not sufficiently prepared • for the obstacles it
had to surmount, in attaining the pointof • the at-
tack, otherwise neither hesitation nor consterna-
tion would have resulted when they presented
themselves. •

lacknowledge that I feel apprehensive yon have
rather Yielded to than approved the eagerness of
the right diVision to increase its fame before you
were sufficiently prepared and sufficiently. strong.
Your skill and. excellent judgment %Yin profit' by
experience in your future operations by guarding-
you against public opinion, however clamorous,
when it would sacrifice your well earned reputation
and the honour and safety of the army placed un-
der your cotnmand.
I sincerely hope the candour with which I have
disclosed my sentiments on your last operation will
be to you their best apology. They flow from a'
source unpolluted by any invidious feelings.,

•The 37th is ordered to' Kingston,- from whence
General Stephen is desired to send you the 97th,
or any other corps you may have demanded. 114jor.
,General Ketnpt, with. the remainder of th.e
serve will soon follow. My views in sentliffg that
Officer to Kingston will be developed to you by
the Adjutant-General.
I have the honor to he, dear• Sir, your faithful,
humble Servant,

GEORGE PREVOgT.

COPY OP AN INTERCEPTED LETTER FROM SIR

GEOLGE PREVOST TO LIEUT.-GEN. DRUMMOND.
(PRIVATE.)
Head-quarters, Montreal August 26

DEAR SIR-Major Coore his this moment de-
,
livered to me your letter of the 16th. el, view with
Bain the agony of mind you experience from the
unfortunate termination of the nightattnek you
had beet'. induced to malteon the 15th,, and would
gladly soothe your feelings on the occasion, by
any thing I could offer in addition to the senti-
ments von will find expressed in a letter I ad-
dressed to you this morning ; but aIL I have heard
since has confirmed my prejudices to highly int-
portant operations being performed in the dark.
Too much was required from De Watteville's re-
giment, so situated, and deprived, as .I art' tultl
they were, of their flints. The ,attempt. has
proved a costly experiment, and its result wills bc
severely felt. As you have fixed on the 90th,
orders shall be giveli for that regiment to proceed
to yoti without delay : I had intended the 97th
for that service, as being men of a _hardier de-
scription, but the numbers of the 90th will pro-
bably make them equally useful to you. When
this regiment, together with the Gth and 82d,
shall have joined you, you will, I have no doubt,
he enabled to efface the recollection of your late.
disasters, and to effect the expulsion of the enemy.
from the Province. The information• brought to
me by Major Coore of the state of forwardness-
of the marine preparations at Kingston, is not
flattering to my expectation' of regaining the
naval ascendancy on Lake Ontario in time for ul-
terior operations during:the season.
They do not even promise to he so far ad anced
as to enable the squadron to afford relief to the
right division by the transport of troops, stores,
and.provisions, before the beginning of October.
Vaccinating communications on the subject,whick
ajor Coon's report... 3.
I have calcu-
lated o receivedcon
ti rSir James Yto, are
it is there-
fore a. matter of. serious consideration ir,m the,
right division is to be fed, without tesCn Ong 10
extraordinary measures. After correctly aker,,,
taming the extent of your resout:ee9 for tli4t ot.)-

;tect, yntt will co'n'siier the subject well, and pro-
put:e What Von think will procure the required
relief: in aflording it you may rely upon the in-
x'issatit exertions of every department of the army
to p;:rform whatever is practicable. In allotting
Major-General Kempt to the command at Kings-
ton, I have given you an able assistant in an (fi-
tter of excellent
,judgment and much experience.
On his arrival there, Major-General Stephen will
join the right division. If it is practicable to
send down your disabled men from York, it would
greatly relieve you, and they would be taken better
care of in the Lower Province.

I am, dear Sir, very faithfully, your obedient
servant,

GEORGE PREVOST.

COPY OF A LETTER FROM VICE-ADMIRAL COCIi-

BANE TO MR. MONROE.

His Majesty's ship the Tonnatit, in the Patuxent
River, Aug►. 13, 1314.
Strt,—Having been called on by the Governor-
,General of the Canadas to, aid hint in carrying
into effect measures of retaliation against the in-
habitants of the United States for the wanton de-
struction committed by their Army in Upper Ca-
nada, it has become imperiously my duty, con-
furinably with the nature of the Governor-Gene-
ral's application, to issue to the naval force under
my command, an order to destroy and lay waste
such.towns and districts•upou the coast as may be
found assailable.

I had hoped that this contest would have ter-
minated, without my being obliged to resort. to
set-erkies which are contrary to the usages of ci-
vilized warfare ; and as it has been with extreme
reluctance and concern that I have found myself
compelled to adopt this system of devastation, I
shall be equally gratified if the conduct of the
Executive of the United States will authorize 'my
staying such proceedings, by making reparation
to the suffering inhabitants of Upper Canada ;
thereby-manifesting that if the destructive mea-
sures pursued by their army were ever sanctioned,
they will no longer be permitted by the Govern.
meat.

I have•the honour to be, Sir, with much con-
sideration, your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) ALEXANDER COCHRANE.
Vice-Admiral and Commander in Chief of hisßritannic Ma.
• • jesty's ships and vessels upon the NorthArnerica.n station
The Lion. James Monroe, Secretary of State, &c. Washington

COPY OF A LETTER FROM MR. MONROE TO SIR ALEX.
COCHRANE, VICE-ADMIRAL, &C.
Department of State, Sept. 6, 1814.
have, had the honour to receive your
letter of the ISth of August, stating that having
been called on by the Governor General of the
Canadas, to aid him in carrying into effect mea-
sures of retaliation against the inhabitants of the
I.Tnited States, for the wanton deolat;on coin-
nutted by their army in Upper Canada, it has be-
come your duty, conformably with the nature of
the Governor-General's application, to issue to
the naval force under your commsnd, an order to
destroy anti lay waste such towns and districts
upon the coast as may he found assailable.
It is seen with the greatest surprise, that this
system of devastation' which has been practised by
the British forces, so manifestly contrary to the
usage of civilized warfare, is placed by you on the
ground of retaliation. No sooner were the United
States compelled to resort to war against Great
Britain, than they resolved to wage it in a man-
ner most consonant to the principles of humanity,
a ad to those ft iendlv relations which it was desir-
able to preserve between the two nations, after
the restoration of peace. They perceived, how-
ever, with the deepest regret, that a spirit alike
just and humane was neither cherished nor acted
on by your Government. SuCh an assertion would
nut be hazarded, if it was not supported by facts,
the proof of which has perhaps already carried the
same conviction to other nations that it has to the
people of those States.- Without dwelling on
the deplorable cruelties committed by the Sa-
vages in the British ranks, and in British pay, on
American, prisoners at the river Raisin, which to
to this day have never been disavowed or atoned,
I refer, as more immediately connected with time
subject of your letter, to the wanton desolation
that was committed at Havre-de-Grace, and at
George Town, early in the Spring of 1813. These
villages were burnt and -ravaged by the naval
forces of Great Britain, to the ruin of their un-
armed inhabitants, who saw with astonishment
that they derived no protection to their property
from the laws of war. During the same season,
scenes of invasion and pillage, carried on under
the same authority, were witnessed all along
the waters of the Chesapeake, to an extent in-
flicting the most serious private distress, and
under circumstances that justified the suspicion,
that revenge and cupidity, rather than the manly
motives that should dictate the hostility of a high
minded foe, led to their perpetration. The late
destruction of the houses of. Government in this
city, is another act which comes necessarily into
view. In the wars of modern Europe, no exam-
ples of the kind, even among nations the most
Imstile to each other, can be traced. In the
course of ten years past, the capitals of the prin-
cipal Powers of the Continent of Europe have
been conquered and occupied alternately by the
victorious armies of each other, and no instance
of such wanton and unjustifiable destruction has
been seen. We must go back to distant knit( bar-
barous ages to find a parallel for the acts of which
I complain.
Although these acts of desolation invited, if
they did not impose on the Government, the ne-
cessity of retaliation, yet in no instance has it •
been authorised. The burning. of the village of
Newark. in Upper Canada, posterior to the early
outrages above enutherateti, was not executed on
that principle. The village of Newark adjoined
Fort George, and its destruction was justified by
the officer who ordered it, on the ground that it
became necessary in the military operations there.
The act, howeicer, was disavowed by the Govern-
ment. The bhrning which took place at Long
Point was unauthorised by the Government, and
the conduct of the officer subjeeted to the investi-
gation of a military tribunal. For the burning of
St. David's, committed by stragglers, the Officer
wh'o commanded in that quarter was dismissed
without a trial for not ,preventing it.
I am commanded by the President distinctly to
state, that it as little conJp-orts with •any orders