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not tondo& without clanking
woody for their conduct in the
having done away the
in even deserting his particular
;Str deportment in
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shewn to the French Ay
field and in militery.qualificationl
the French nation how much they excel their troops
Jps point of morals, humanity, and good behaviour.
Tly these means, as .well as.by their disciplhie and-
, valour, have the. Portuguese forc:es so greadyiaug-
mented their centuries honour, and established their
claim, to the particular thanks of their august Sore.
reign, who is At once the example and the rewarder
of all virtues.
Europe will perceive and honour the virtues of the
Portuguese nation, as set forth by their army.
(Signed) Adjutant-General Moo.

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MONTREAL, NOVEMBER so.
The immense preparations which the enemy have
been so long making, by concentrating the whole of
their force in the vicinity of Lake Ontario, for the
avowed purpose of invading this province, having
been at length matured, their grand armada of
schooners, gun-boats, scows, and batteaux, to the
number of more than 300, having on board 10,000
troops and a large and well-appointed train of artil-
lery, the whole under the command of Major-Gene-
ral Wilkinson, proceeded down the St. Lawrence on,
the.. 3dtinstant, and having succeeded on the 7th Hi
passing Prescott without any material loss, t part of
their. force, consistintof .5000 men, together with
several field-piecekattder Brigadier-General Boyd,
landed on, the fith at Iroquois, about 1.5 miles.
below, Prescott, on, e.Canada shore, where being
`joined by 300 dragoons From Hamilton, it continued
'slowly, and with great caution, to advance towards
Cornwall-. • . .
As soon as these movements were known at King-'
ston, a corps of obseivation, under the command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Morrison, consisting of the re.
mains of the 49th regiment and of the 89th mgiment,
which had been ordered bylia Excellency the Corn-
manaer of the forces It; hold itself in readiness for
that purpose, together Withal division of gun-boats,
under the command of. Captain Mulcaster, of the
Royal Navy, were immediately dispatched in purstk
of the enemy ; and being joined,) iz Lieutenant-Colo-,
nel Pearson, with part of the..taigison of Prescott,
overtook them on the 9th, and-cei thait.and the fol-
lowing day so effectually 'harassed their rear,i that
General'Beyd was induced on the 11th to bring:for-
ward—his Whole force and to make the attack,. .the;
glorious reitali of which is detailed in theßei '1
Order we have publisYied in our Paper of this 'd 'l4:
•Sii "compretely disheartened were the enemy:
their losses On this occasion, and so apprehentive of
the consequences of the further opposition they might.
expect 'on their nearer'approach .to this island, that
they re-embarked in their boats -tin the 13th, and
crossed with great precipitation to St. Regis, and
from thence proceeded to the &Anion River, which
' their whole flotilla entered, and where it nowiremains. 1
When we consider the nature and extent of the
enemy's preparations in order to insure their success
in this expedition, the number of the troops employed
upon it, arid the character of the officer commanding
it, we cannot sufficiently admire the gallant efforts of
the har.if el of brave men who have so. effectually
defeated it. To the determined valour and steady
discipline. of the small blind of heroes under Lieute-
nant-Colonel Morrison we owe it, that this formi-
dable force of the enemy has- been checked in its cif-
reer, before it had even approached the frontier 'of
our provinceptdd that an•enterprize for which so
much had been effected by-thtos hes terminated in.
their comelete.cliscbmfitaire and disgrace. Their loss
in the action has been since ascertained to be mach
greater than was at first supposed. More than 100
prisoners remain in our poAession, nearly an cqual
number of dead was found upon the field of battle,
and from several of their deserters, we understand
that they acknowledge 1000 men to bap been put
hor: de combut on this occasion.

Brigadier. General Covington, and a Lieutenant-
Colonel Preston, have died of their wounds, and se.
veral other officers of rank are also said to be wound,
ed. The last accounts which have been received re-
specting the enemy, state them to be employed in
throwing up intrenchments on the banks of Salmon
River, for the protection of their boats, which were
frozen in, about sir mires up the river, near the
French mills, part of their force was marching to.
wards Plattsburg, to go into winter quarters, and
that under General Hampton, it is said, is taking
the same route. In consequence of these retrograde
movements on the part of the enemy, our troops are
resuming their former positions, and the militia re-
turning to their homes.
We understand that the division of gun-boats, under
the command of Captain Mulcastv, has come down
the Long Souk, and is ready on the Lake St. Francois
to co-operate with the army in any measures it may
be thought advisable to acklit against the enemy.
ADDRESS TO THE INHABITANTS OF THY UPPER PROVINCE
OF CANADA, BIUTIIE AMtRICAN COMMANDER ON THE
NIAGARA FRONTIER.

Brigadier-General comma.ndiwg on the
Niagara frontier, finds the' Upper Province deserted
by the British army, and abandoned by its Govern,:
meta. Li the peculiar situation of the inhabitants,
it- is essential to their security that some regulation
should be established for their Government, while the
American army has the power of enforcing them.,,r
The General regrets to say, that illegal, unauthorised,
and forbidden pillage, has been committed by a few,
who are kit to all honour, and insensible of the obli-
gations of a soldier. To arrest such practices—to
afford all the protection in his power—and to ensure
safety to the property and persons of the inhabitants
who are now prider his control, the General has -
isstied this address;
The employment of the Indians has been a source
of extreme regret to the General. But finding them
called out by the airterinsient of the United States,
and expected to attack an army who hid long em-
ployed them in scenes of atrocity and 'outrage at
which hnthanity slindders, he was driven to the only
alternative left him of using the same weapon'against
Or enemies ‘vbich they had used against ourselves.
• Vor the linportant Document hoe alluded to, in die STAR
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savages.
Not aAgle individual has Witt scalped or toma-
haWkeity them—so itrissoet ofway been burnt
—the diatt hare nos been throw; into the public
highways,rwomen aid children Wive ,not beer[ Dias.
satred.r-oor has private property been destroyed, ex!.
cept in cases where the former conduct of the owners
required exemplary retaliation. The property which
they have plundered has, in cases where it was pos-
sible, been restored to the inhabitants at the expellee
of the United States; and when the necessity for their
.employment ceased to emit, the Indians were sent to
the American side of the river, beyond. the reach of
temptations, to wait until circumstances justified an-
other call upon them. Ihe relation of these facts is
due to the honour of our Government, to the repute-
'tion of the General, and to the merits of the Indians.
From it also, the inhabitants of Canada may.learn
what they may expect from American forbearance
and clemency.
To insure that forbearnnce, the inhabitants have
an easy duty to perform. Let them be perfectly neu-
tral ; let them abstain from communications with
the British,army, andrettain at home quietly pur-
suing their avocations. Those who conduct them-
selves differently will indur the penalties of martial
lair. The character of our free republican govern.
ment, and the nature of our ioltitutions, will justify
your expectation of security and protection. All civil
Magistrates will continue to exercise the functions of
their offices merely as conservators of the peace ; as
"far as they are able they will preserve order and quiet
among the inhabirants. The existing laws of the
Province, so far as they regard the puSlic peace, and
not interfering With the_regulations of the army, will
be considered in force, until other measures are taken
'The Magistrates are particularly required to give
information at Head-qupters of all violence corri:
mitted by American troops on citizens, unless they
are authorised by a written order. The General en-
joins the inhabitants to submit to their Magistrates,
and those who refuse obedience, must be reported to.
Head-quarters. The Brigadier-General invites all
the inhabitants who are disposed to be peaceable, or-
derly, and neutral, to return to their homes and their
business. He cannot promise complete security ; but
he engages; so 'far as his power extends, to protect
the innocent, the unfortunate, and the distressed.
G. M‘C.:tune, Comm: Niagara Front.
Head-quarters, Fort St. George. Oct. 16,4515.
JAMES WILKINSON, MAJON•GENERAL MID COMMANDER-
IN -CIIIEF OF AN EXPEDITION AGAINST THE CANADAS.
To THE INHABITANTS THEREJF.,
The army of the United States, which I have the
honour to comtnaud, invades these provinces to con-
quer, and not to destroy—to subdue the farce of his
Britannic Majesty, not to war against his unoffenduig
subjects... ;Those; therefore, among you, who remain
quiet at home, should victory incline to the American
standard, shall be Orotected• in their persons and pro-
perty ; but those who are found in arms, must neces-
sarily be mated as avowed enemies.
• To menace is unmanly..to seduce, dishonourable.
Yet it is just and humane to place these alternatives
before you.
Voile of the Head (porters of the army of the United States,
this. Gth day of November, 1813, neat Ogdesstourg, on
the river St. Lawrence,
(Signed ) JAMES WILKINSON.
N. PIN KNEY.

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'rriIIACTOF A LETTER vaoNt AN OFFICER 07 RANK,
WITH COLONEL SIORRISON'S ARMY, BATED OSNA•
Button 13+11novesinea, 1813.
instant,
gg On the sth when we were anticipating
an attack upon Kingston, information was received
that the army under Genera Wilkinson had passed
Gananoqui, and gone dpwn the river, upon which
orders were given for the 49th and 89th to embark
in batteauz, and proceed with the Sir Sidney and Be-
resford schooners, in, purstiic of them to Prescott,
which place they passed without suffering moth loss,
the morning-before our arrival. We left the schooners
at Prescott, and went cm With the- gun-1x:44 iinclde-
tachenents of Voltigeurs and Canadians, from that
place to Point Iroquois—here we came up with Jo-
naihaa. On the 9th, Made a tecohnoiSsance, and
had a slight skirmish. -an the 10th, We 'Wind hied'
again at Weaver's Pont, in Williamsburg. In the-
evening we hada smart' hiaish with two of their .co-
Junius, which tkey-advaitted, with a view. of turning
our left ; in this they sere *feated by 'the well di-
rected fire of oui. field pieces, .and they retired for Al*
evening.
66 On the morning of the 1 lth, our gunboats
opened upon theirs at long shot, and continued-tlie ,
fire for some time, without mischief on either side.
We supposed the enemy were preparing to start
agaru, but abont.two.terlock, p. tre, we xtistoverest his.
columns advancing
,frorn.the woods,' towards our po-
sition, the right of which was upon the river, at
Christler's house: they Came on in a very gallant
style,- receiving a chetk from our skirmishers, which
they succeeded in driving in, when the action became
general, and continued as: sharp as any r ever wit-
nessed till four o'clock, when we had the satisfaction
to see the enemy give wipbefore us in all directions—.
their cavalry ehargesiou during the action, but from
the well dj;ected fire of the' detachments under Colo..
nel Peahen, they soan:wetit to the right-abcint, when
our party advanced and took a 6-pounder.
" Our artillery, under Captain Jackson, was well
"served, and did great execution. The enemy, from
their own account, brought into the field 4000 men,
and I imagine their loss in killed and wounded not
lest,than 1000 men ; Sours amounts to 169. The
enemy lost many. officers killed and wounded, and
we have five or six of them, .prisoners, wounded.-
- Our prisoners yesterday amounted to more than 100,
and others hourly bringing in. Had our small corps
allowed our pursuing the routed enemy on the 11th,
we should have. pretty well accounted for that por-
tion of his army which attacked us. This was Jo-
nathan's debut On the open plains, and I think, for
tile future,,be will prefer, his old mode of acting in
the bush. COlcinel Pearson and Captain Davies, of
the Quarter-Master-General's Department., Ind each
the' horse shot under them. The enemy is at Corn-
, wall, and we II liAtle above it—he will not remain
tine loog.'l

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out thanking the Portviett~i t 7, tish attiyitittlahoyloneel their"
conduct in the battle, but 06 foe thoPtiiitsaLled Wore the America* force/ &phial
y the necessity of his.eaho*. doss, k-Niriltia the necessity which he was under of espillay-
his Particular approbation fa! thait iag the Indians before)* knew that the %WMOlj .L
It in quarters, apd towards the in-. absconded. At the same time, 'it is 4e to them 'to
Portuguese soldiers have no less say that thalndians base condnAtialbeititeriii" far 12
ench army their inferiority in the better thais,souldhave been expected,- itthe *rumple
nry qualifications; than evinced to of Britisit•nifieerraiid British savages _be a criterion. y 4