Star.
London, England, 1814-11-16 00:00:00

BRITISH ACCOUNTS.

DISTRICT ORNERAt ORD'S&
a Head-quarters, Camp before fart Erie, Sept.'.
0.; GI Major-General De Watteville having been directed to de;
iiieb a party yesterday eienrni to endeavourTo Cut off the enemy‘
picquet,No. 4, reports, that this service was executed by a cona•
pany of the 6th regiment, and one of the Glengary Light Infantry,
joined by the infantry piquet at Platows, and the detachment
of the 19th Light Dragoons under Captain Eustace, the whole
under the command of Captain Paterson, of the 6th regiment,
and conducted by Captain Powell, Deputy Assistant Quarter-
Master-General.

" Theenemy's picquet was surprised at day-light this morn-
ing: of its advanced party, which consisted of twenty men and
an officer, nut one escaped; fourteen, including the officer, being
killed, and seven wounded and taken prisoners. The main body
of the picquet fled towards the forts, pursued by our troops close
under the guns of the place, and must have suffered very consi-
derably from our fire. Our loss has been only one killed, (pri-
vate sth) and one slightly wounded.
" The conduct of this little enterprise reflects great credit not
only on Captain Paterson, commanding the detachment, and on
the 'whole of the Officers and Soldiers of which it was composed,
but on Captain Powell, Deputy Assistant Quarter Muter General,
by whom the enterprise was planned. Serjeant Powell, 19th
Light Dragoons, has been named to the Lieutenant General as
having agaiu distinguished himself on this occasion..

" J. HAIMY, Lt. Cal/el). Adj. General." I
GENERAL ORDER.

" Head-quarters, Montreal, September 29, 1814.
" His Excellency the Commander of the Forces fusing re-
ceived the official Report of Lieutenant-General Drummond of
the affair Which took place at Fort Erie on the 17th instant, in
Which very superior numbers of the enemy were repulsed with
loss, entirely coincides with the Lieutenant-General In the just
tribute of praise be bestows on the intrepid valour and deter-
mined discipline evinced by the division of troops under his com-
mand, as detailed in the District General Order of the 18th inst.
which his Ezetneney is pleased to order to be published for the
postal information of the troops under his command.
"°' (Signed) " EavtAius Boolozogottlit.Veo. N. A •
- DISTFOCT GEN..aRAI. ORDER.: -
" Head-quarters, Camp before Fort Erie, Sept. 18, 1814.
" Lieutenant-General Drummond having received riot Reports
of the General Officer in the immediate direction of the troops
engaged yesterday, begs to offer his best acknowledgements for
their very gallant conduct in repulsing the attack made by the
enemy on our batteries with his whole force, represented to con-
sist of not less than five thousand men, including militia. The
brilliant style in which the battery No. 2 was recovered, and the
enemy driven beyond our entrenchments by seven companies of
the 82d-Regiment, under Major Proctor, and three companies of
the 6th Regiment, detached under Majqr Taylor, excited Lieu-
' tenant-General Drummond's admire:len, and entitled those

troops to his putkular thanks.
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•"
On the right the enemy's advance was checked by the Ist
Battalion of the Royal Scots, supported by the 89th under the
direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon of the Royals; and in
the centre be was driven back by the Glengary Light Infantry,
under Lieutenant-Colonel Battereby, and directed by Lieutenant
Colonel Pearson, Inspecting Field Officer. To theie troops the
Lieutettant-General's best thanks are due, as also to the remain-
der of the reserve under Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, consisting
of the remaining Companies of the 6th Regiment, the tank Com-
panies of the 41st, and the Incorporated Militia, which supported
the troops engaged.
" The Lieutenant-Genet al deeply laments the unfortunate
circumstances of wer her which enabled the enemy to approach
unperceived close to the right of the position, and to capture a
considerable number of the Regiment de Watteville stationed at
the point. The severe loss in killed and wounded which the Bth
[ or Ktng's and De Watteville'a Regiment have suffered, affords
iscontestible proof that No. 2 Battery was not gained without a
vigorous resistance; it Is equally obvious that the Block House
on the right was well defended by the party of the King's Regi-
ment stationed in it.

." Lieutenant-General Drummond feels greatly indebted to
Major-Greneral De Wafter!!le, for his judicious arrangement ;
and be also desires to offer his thanks to the respective Com-
manding Officers of Brigades and Corps, and the Officers and
Men of the Royal Artillery and Engineers, for their exertions:—
To Major-General Stovin, who joined the army a short time
before the attack, the Lieutenant-General is indebted for his
assistance, and also to the Officers of t►e General and of his
personal Sraff.

" I.:eurenant-General Drummond greatly regrets the wounds
which have deprived the Army for the present of the services of
Colonel Fischer, Lieutenant-Colonels Pearson and Gordon.

" Lieutenant-Colonels Fischer, Pearson, and Gordon, have
permission to proceed to the rear for the recovery of their
wounds. (Styled) • ul. HALYLY,
Lieutenant-Colonel, Dep. Adjutant-General?'

MONTREAL, OCTOBER 1.
Oar Kingston Correspondent writes on the 27th
ult. that accounts had been received from Fort Erie
of the' 22d.. General Drummond, apprehensive of
an attack by
.thi enemy with superior numbers,
had fallen back a mile, and taken a new position, said
to be very strong. The army was in high spirits,
notwithstanding the sickly season.
We understand accounts reached town last evening
stating, that the American squadron had sailed from
Sackett's 1-l4rbOur with 3000 regulars, and 2000
proceeded to the head of the Lake, and landed

the troops at Twelve-mile Creek. We think this
telligence is unfounded.
General *Comb boasts of Isis having taken a
number of our guns, when the British retreated from
'Pittsburg : This is false. We lost not a single piece
of artillery. The Americans, we confess, had the
glory of taking the broken carriages of a 24-pounder
field piece, which had been thrown into a Creek, and
that's all. The gun is now at Isle aux Noix.