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with his right resting on some buildings and
orchards, close on the river Niagara, and strongly
supported by artillery ; his left -towards the wood
having a considerable body of riflemen and Indians
in front of it.
Our Indians and militia were shortly engaged
with the- enerny's_riflemen and Indians, who at
first che'cked their advance, but the light troops
being brought to their support, they succeeded,
after a sharp contest, an dislodging them,' in a Very
handsome .style. I placed two light 24-pounders,
and a five and a half-inch howitzer, against the
right of the enemy's position, and formed the
ROyal• the Royal Scots and 100th regiment, With
the intention of making a movement upon his left,
which deployed with the greatest regularity; and
opened a heavy fire.
•' I immediately moved.up the King's regiment to
the right, while the Royal Scots and. 100th regi-
.ntent, were directed to charge the enemy in front,
for which they advanced with the greatest gal-
lantry, under a most destru4*..fire. I.am sorry
to say, however, in this &erupt- ,they suffered so
severely, that I was obliged to withdraiv them,
fit,ding their further effOrts :against the superior
numbers of the enemy would be unavailing.
• Lieut.-Colonel Gordon and Lieut.-Colonel the
Marquis of Tweedale„ Comminding these -regi-
ntents, being wounded, as were most of the
Officers belonging to each, I directed a retreat to
be made , upon Chippawa, which was conducted
svith good order._ and regularity, covered by the
King's Regiment, tinder Major Evans, and the
light troops, under Lieut.-Colonel Pearson; and
I have pleasure in saying, that not a single pri-
soner fell into the enemy's bands, except those
who were disabled from wounds.
From the report of some prisoners we- have
made, the enemy's force amounted to about six
thousand men; with a very numerous train of ar-
tillery, having been augmented by a very large
body of troOpS, Which moved down from FOrt
Erie immediately before the commencement of the
action. Oar Own force, in regular troops,
.amount-
ed to about 1500,* exclusive of the militia and
Indians, of which last description there were not
-above 300. Fart Erie, I understand, surrender-
ed upon capitulation on the 3d instant,
Although this affair was not at&nded with the
success which I had hoped for, it will he highly
gratifying to you to learn, that the Officers and
men behaved with the greatest gallantry. lam
particularly indebted to Lieutenant-Colonel Pear-
son for the very great assistance I have received
from him, and for the manner in which he led
his right troops into the action. Lieutenant-
Colonel Gordon, and Lieutenant-Colonel the
Marquis of Tweedale, and Major Evans, corn•-
-manding the King's regiment, merit my warmest
praise for the good example the'i.sliewed at the
bead of their respective_regiments.
The artillery, under' the command of Captain
Mackonnochie, was ably served, and directed
with good effect and I.am _particularly 'obliged
to Major Lisle, of the 19th Light Dragoons, for
the manner in which lie covered and protected one
of the 24
-pounders, which had been disabled.. I
have reason to be highly satisfied with the zeal,
activity,- and intelligence of Captain. Holland, my
Aide ile Camp, Captain Elliot, Deputy-Assistant
Quarter-Master-General, ;Staff Adjutant Greig,
And Lient. Fox, of the ROyal Scots, who acted as
Major of Brigade, driring.the absepce of Major
Clegg, at Fort George. The conduct of Lieut.-
Col. Dixon; of the 2d. Lincoln Militia, has been
most exetnplary and Van very much indebted
to him for it on this as well as on other occasions,
in which he has evinced the greatest zeal for his
Majesty's service. The conduct of the Officers
and men of this Regiment has also been highly
praiseworthy.
COlonel Pearson has. reported to me, in
the most favourable terms, the excellent manner
in which Lieut. Horton, with a part of the 19th
Light Dragoons, observed the motions of the
enemy, while lie occupied the position he took-
on his first landing, and .during his advance to
this place.---I have the honour to be, &c.
P. MALL, Major-General. ,

Lie'ut.-General Drummond.

return of the Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Right
Dirisioh, in Action with the Enetny, in ads'ance- of Chip-
pawa, July 5, 1814.,

KILLED.
•
11.4a1 Artillery—l rank and file.
Ist or Royal Scots-1 Captain, 4 serjeants, 58 rank and file.
Bth King's Regiment-3 rank and file.
loOth Itegiment—asuhalterns,3 serjeants,'.64 rank and file.
captains, 1 subaltern, 9 rank and file.
Total killed-3 captains, 3 subalterns, 7 serjeants, 135
rank and file.