The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-09-21 00:00:00

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repose corn Major-General Riall,
~_ y was advancing in great force. I immediatel
on, end joined the head of .Lieut.-Cel. vi
''s column, just as it retched the roavl lea&
.. ' s the l3earer: Dam, over the summit of the !ti(!
iti,Lnady's Lane, instead of the whole of Maj.-Gen.
R.iias division, which I expected to have found oc-
' copying this position; "found it almost in the occu-
pation of:the enemy, whose columns were within
^6OO yards of the top of the hill, and the surrounding
Woods filled with his light troops. The advance of
~Mejor-Gen. Riall's division, consisting of.the Glen-
garry Light infantry and Incorporated. Militia, bar-
,k4 commenced their retreat upon Fort George, I
.eoontermanded these corps, and formed the 89th
regiment sod the Royal Scots detachments and 41st
light company in the rear of the hill, their left rest-
ing, on the great road ; my two 24-ponader brass
fieldgans a little advanced in front of the emotes MI
the summit of the hill ; the Glengarry Light, lake.
try on the right, the battalion of Incorporated Mi.
litia, and the detachment-of the King's Regt, on the
left of the great road ; the squadron of ;the 19th Light
Dragoons in the rear 4 the kft en the road,. 1 had
eistmly completed thji-formation when the whole
front was warmly and closely engaged. .The.toemY's
Iprincipal efforts were; directed against, onieleft and
centre. .After repeated attacks, the troops.. on the
left were pestially forced back, and the enemy
gained a momentary possession of the road. This
gave him, however, no material' advantage, as the
troops, which had been forced back formed in the rear
'of the 89th regiment, fronting the, road, and eecuring
' the flank. It was during this ,short interval that
Major. Gen. Riall, having received a severe wound,
Was intercepted as he was passing to the rear, by a
party of the enemy's cavalry, and made prisoner.
In the centse the repeated and determined attacks of.
the trimly were met by the 69th -r.iment, the de-
filaments of the Royals and the Ring's, and the
light conspany 41st regiment, with the most perfect
steadineas and intrepid gallantry, and the enemy was
conetently repulsed with very heavy loss. Of code-
termined a mannerVaii,theleattacks directed against
our guns, that our artilleryinen were bayoneted by
the enemy in the act of loading, and the muscles of
the enemy's gam were advanced within a few yards
of ours. The darkness of the night during this ex-
traordinary conflict occasioned several uncommon in-
Schenk: oar troops having for a moment been pushed
back; tome of our guns remained far a few moments
in the enemy's hands ; they were, however, not only
ntrlchly; recovered, 'but the-two pieces, a 6-piinder
Pie* i 5-1 inch 'howitzer, which the'itterny .hlia'
VIA up, were capttired by us, totetiter, with st:l
1 tumbrils; and in lientenng op o r guns it One'
illheiod, one of the enemy's six-pounders was pet; by
Mistake, Opon a limime of ours and one of oor six-
441111islets limbered on'oifitsf his : by which means
.iflir. pieces were exchanged,
.and thus, though we
captured tvfo or his OW et, as be, obtained one
iti
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of ours, weldregkineiP y one gun: •
'deck (t fiction taring commenced.
lithinsisaion 'of Filing,
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fake.

meat, were
severely 1,
Ationgsi
I derived greatest
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mention my /tids-de-Camp, Captains Jervoise and
Loring, and,, Captain Holland, Aid-de-Camp to
Major-General Riad ; Captain. Loring was onfortu.
netely ttiken prisoner by' Como of the enemy's dr'.
goods,. whilst %Abe execution uf an order.
jo reviewing the action' Ohm' its Commenoement„
IV brat bbjecf which primate itself,-es deserving-of
Mdse, is the steadiness, end good countenance of the
squadren of the 19th light dragoons, under Major
Lisle, and 'the very creditable and. excellent defence
made by the. incorporated Militia, battalion, under
Lientenapt-Colonel Robinson, who was dangerously
wounded, and a detachment of . the Bth (King's) re-
Igintent, under Colonel Campbell. Major Kirby
succeeded Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson in the com-
mand of the incorporated militia battalion, and eon•
tinued very gallantly to direct its' efforts ; this bat-
talion has oely been organized a few months, and
much to the credit of Captain Robinson, of the
King's regiment (ProvincialLieutenant-Colonel), hat
attained a highly respectable degree of discipline.
In the reiterated and determined attacks which
the enemy made on our centre, for the purpose of
1 gaining, at once, the crest of the position, and oar
iguns, the steadiness and intrepidity displayed by the
Itroops allotted, for the defenre of that. poet, were
never surpassed; they omitted of the td battalion
of the 89th regiment, commanded by , Lieutenant-
Colonel Morrieen, and after the Lieutenal-Colonel
had been obliged to retire from the geld, by a severe
wound, by Major Clifford; a detachment of the
. Royal Scots, cinder Lieutenant Ifeniphilt, and after,
he was killed, Lieutenant Fraser; detachment of the
Bth (or King's), under Captain Campbell; light
IcomPtiny 4th regiment, under Captain Glew, with.
' some detachments of militia, adder Lieutenant-
Colonel Parry, 103 d regiment; these troops repeat-
edly, when bard pressed, formed round the colours'
of the 89th regiment, and Insertibly repolipil the
desperate efforts-made against them. On the ritlat,,
the steadioese-and good countenance of theist batta-
lion Royal Scats, under Lieutenent.Colonel Gor-
don, :in some , eery trying moments, excited my
admiration. The King's regiment (Ist bait.), ender
Major' Evans, behaved with rpill gallantry and firm.
ness, as did .the light company of the Ituyals, de.
tadied ender Captain Stewart, the geenaiiere of the
103 d, detaelsedunder Captain Bc,vrne, irel the !halt
companies Of the 104th, under C,iptain f....on,ird ; the:
Glengarry light ittf9niry, difder Licutenatit-Colonel
liattersby, diTpl>” ed most 'valuabl., qualities as lightt
troops : Ce'ohel..4cott, Major Smelt, and the officers
of-the letter &edit for their tintis in,

yats and displayed thy Major Gtegg, Aseistant Adjutant-Ge. :il
all about; nerali deserve m vrettnest approbation.- I much ,Y)
ll's divi-1 regret the loss .of a very iutelliptit and promising' , • •
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Agailltant AaJW4o.o,efittotieAlle was it
itelkil do*, 'the' close. of the action. 'De active
nediately ties! at Captain Pio!, Dputy Assistant Quasr
1. Morr i Mtkiti*Petypril!' of ill'osigillisttry and condo, t I
Wing tit- i.flad ectikinn, en two former lostances to remark,
f the Ka I-were eenipicuous. btajor Mauls and Lieutenant Lo
toj.-Gen. 1 Rreton, of file Quarter-Matter-General's Depart:.
round oc- I meat, were .eatremely 'lied to me' the latter wai
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he nett'. severely wountk!c!.
e within AMongst the ()Weirs from whose active exertions
wounding I derived the greatest assistance;
.1 cannot omit to

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