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London, England, 1813-03-08 00:00:00

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In!nt ti;enteilant-G.:;nei.:)! gunge Prevost,,
Governor-Gt-nerAil:nti Commander in ett.ef
of the Forces in North America. • .

lead-quarter:,Chambly,
• MY LORD, . • Nov. 1612.
I •
have.the honour to acqunint your Lordship,
that the elforts:af the eneruy at Sackett's [Jar
hour, on Lake Oatario, enahLd them to scud out,
on the I Oth insta::t., seven sail of -armed'vc„elz.
manned by the creU• bf one of the AMerie:..4 fri-
gates, and coinmantied by sonic of their naval
oilleers, having on board a considerable detach-
ment of .trdops for the purpose of cat rying" the
port of Kingston by surprise, Auid of liestroy
ing his iThje4ty's ship' Royal. George, then bring
:there._

•
I have much satisfaction in reporting to your
Lordship, that the vigilance and military skill of
Colonel Vincent,who is in command at, Kingston,
frustrated their'designs, and after-many hours df
ineffectual cannonade, the American flotilla hauled
off, and on the following clay returned into port;
I have also the
.honour to report to your Lord=
ship, that, having received-infdrinatiOn of the ad-
vance of the enemy with their whole force of re-
gulars and militia enqamped at Platisbiurgh, from
that place to the village at Cbaniplain, about six
Miles from the province line, .with the Avowed
,purpose
..of penetrating into this:frontier, I di-.
react! the brigade of troops at ,Montreal, consist-
ing of two companies of the royals, seven coui7
panics of the Bth, or King's, four con:pilules' of
the'"Montreal volunteer militia, and the Zith bat-
talion at tht. embodied Cioadiau militia, with one
troop of volunteer cavalry, and a brigade of light
artillery, the whOle under the conirnAnd cif Colo-
nel Baynes, to cross the St. Lawrence and ad. 7
vance to the support.of Major-General De Rot-
tenhurgh,, whose front was threatened by
,this
movement Of.the.enemy; the troops crossed with •
uncommon expedition on the evening of Thursday
last, the l9th instant, and reached La Prairie that
night.

am happy to Inform your Lordship, that,
media;:cly upon the alarm being given that the
enemy were - advancing, the sedentary militia
flocked in from'all quarters with a zeal and Ida-.
:crity which I csannot, too much praise, and which
assuresAne that I shall derive essential assistance
frofti.thent when the occasion shall r.,quite-it.
The enemy, since -the advance to Champlain,
Kaye .made several reconnoissances' beyond the
Ilues'info 'the proirince ; one in particular, On the
night of the j9th, a detachment of cavalry,
ati'd a body Of about 'tine thousand of their regular
infantry, the whole under the command of Lieu-
' knant..-.colonel- Pike, who" is . esteemed in tla~
United 'States :an able officer, 'but „falling itt un-
expectedly with a,small party of Voyageurs end
IndiaWk, erne of "tan advanced pickets, by whoM
they were .tired upon, they were thrown into the
greatest confusion, and commenced a tire upon
each other, which was attended with a hiss of
about fifty of their men in and wounded,
When they dispersed. Our picket made good
their retreat unmolested, and without a Mau being.
hurt : by several deserters who hare since come
in to us, and some of whom were of the recon-
noitring party, we have ascertained their
,loss,
and that but a imall:,proportion. of the militia
accompliciea them that night to the lines ; ;the
others haVing wavered respecting advancing be-
yond them. •
hav4 the honour to be, ikc.
(:iignezt) GEORG PREVOST.
earl Bathurst, &c.

Mr LORD,

fleakuarters, La Prairie,
• Nov. 2s, i 812.

Since my last report' to your Lordship from
(Until)ly, the vigour of the. N;.l)e my's operations
twaiast Lower Canada has gradually declined,
and terminated en the 22d, at noon, in a complete
retreat, was effected in two divisions on
'that and the following day, upon Plattsburgh,
Burlington, and Albany-; at ttlitch plaices, I ana
informed, they propose to ,take up their winter-
quarters.

I beg leave to transmit to your Lordship copies
.of.tlie General Orders I have kstied to the militia
of Lower Canada upon this occasion, as I cannot
more ph*rly bring their active loyalty and their,
desire to
.11i1intain the rights of their Sovereign hc-
fore, your Lordship, for the consideration of his
Royal nighhess the Prince Regent. • . •
I have the honour to fir,

.GEOR6 E -.PR EVOST..

Lati ,Ye
• 4
Getieral,, Orderc ap,
prodpg of the eoildoet the Militia.)

tilierciveil from rilajor General SheafVe, by Sir
George Prevost, and transmitted .by the.latter.)
Cre4L-, Ittar 'Fort Erie, • D,tetul,wr, I, 1313.
I . have the honour to inform, you, that, on the
Morning of the 2Stli ultimo, between four and five
o'clOcli, a firing was heard at Chippawa, on the
right.of the line under my. command : 1 proceed-
cc! instantly in that direction, having given ordeis
for Capt. Kirby, of the militia artillery, with a light
Fkix-pounder, Capt. S nders's detachment of stile
41st regiment, trod (Jaw Hamilton's company of
the 2d Lincoln reginicat, to march, under the coin-
maul of Lieut. Colonel Clirk, ,to reinforce the
: on my arrival - mile.s of Fort
Erie, I- overtook •Major Mitt, t f the 501
regiment, with the militia under- his , comtnaud,
intending to march to oppose the enemy, the 41111
.regiment, and the light company of the 41st regi-
ment,
,under the command of Lieutenant Arlutyre,
hawing retreated to This. position.
MitiorOrnisbV inforins me, thatahout two o'clock
in Hie morning, the enemy consisting of aim& font'
hundred men, many of which were sailors, effect-
ttil a lauding at the. Red Rousc,'opposite the quar-
ters of Lieutenant-Lamont, 49th regiment, and
succeeded in gaining pnssesion of the. batteries,
after having been,most gallantly and warmly op-
posed by Lieutenant King, of the Royal Artillery,
commanding two field pieces, and 'Lieutenant
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