The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-12-29 00:00:00

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charge commenced by the.Ailith
severed in, in consequence
charged upon the right, and
rear, but their cavalry •
tit° three
Capt. Barns,
lery, under 1
starkly repulsed,
Barnes party, -
enemy, whose
covering the .. - his
effort he was foiled by a j
corps under Lieut,Col. Peers.
pursue the enemy in his Ai
Liout.-Colenet Morrison
terms the cottliul and able
Anted from Lieut.. Colonel ,
Plenderleath, 49th regiment; , Or
regiment ; Major Ileriot, Canadian Voltigeurs; and
Captain Jackson, Royal Artillery, to whose able
exertions, with the combined gallantry of the troops,
where every man did his duty, this great success is to
be attributed. . i
The Lieut.-Colonel reports the benefit the service'
' has received from the active exertions of Liest.-Co-
lonel Ilarvey,, Depnty.Adjstaht-Getteral • Captains
Skinner and Davis, Quarter-Master-General's. De--1
partntent ; Lieut. Anderson, of the Indian Depart...l
meat ; and Lieut..Hagerman, of the Militia, whoacted.
as his Aid-de-Camp.
It is with deep regret that Lieut.-Colonel Morrison
transmits a lis4 of penalties containing the loss olio,-
veral breve soldiers—but when the unequal tautest, I
' and the quadruple less of the enemy, and the lm.
parlance of this 'pead victory are considered, the
comparative British loss will appear less than might
reasonably be expected. ,,,,,
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ovum/ OP KILLED. WatINDIM, AND MUNK. •
Royal Artillery-2 wink and tile. wounded.
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I Royal Artillery Drisers-1 rank and die, wounded.
49th Regituent-leaptpin, 1 drumnier, and fl'rank and *,
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killei sSubalterns, 3 seticants, and 34 rank and Me,
wou.
89th Regi
ment-1 drummer and 4 rank and 114 killedLl
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win. I Subaltern, ~serjennts, sipd 5; rank and file,
' 49th Flank Company-2 rai k aniline, killed; 1 lisliailed7lWl
11 rank and tile, wounded ; 6 rank and 91*.
Canadian Frocildes-4 rank and 61e, killed ; 2111=telin Ilk*
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14 rank and file, wounded. '
Canadian Voltigeurs-4rankaad ilk, killtds 9 rash sad
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rounded; 3 rank "and file..nll:-siog• . ik..
I Militia Artillery-1 rank all tile, wounded.
i Militia Dra,;mons-1 rank and tile. %sounded. ..., .
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ludlans-1 warrior, wounded; 2 warrior, tense ise' , . i
'local-1 Captuin, 2 drommers, and 19 ;sat and '
filt, killed s
1 Captain, 9 Subalterns, 6 serjeants, and 1.11 'unhand Ills,'
wounded ; 12 rank and file, missing:
KAKIS OP °TWEEDY SULKS) ASS WOOPIDID-.- -•
40th Regiment-Capt. Nairne, killed i' Witt. Jones; weenie
dangerously.; Lleut. !lanky, wounded inertly, ~..is
~.....,,T; Lieut. Claus, wow-stied, left leg aamesevo ; .
Morton, wounded severely, not dangerously ; •Llent.
1 I tumid, wounded slightly.
' ! 89th Regiment-Capi Browne, wooded seven*, not dingev.:l
I dindy ; Ensign Leaden, wouAedtl.y. .. .
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49th Flank Company-Licut. , wonleded severely.
, Canadian FenciblesLieut. intended Ongeettes-
, ly, since dead; Ensign Armstrostg, wounded daager6usl3.
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• I By his Excellenty's Contormil.
EDWARD BAYNES, Adj.-Geo. A. N.

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By his EXcellency's command,
EDWARD BA Y N ES, Adj....Caere.

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occupying that night the,
which the affair had taken place. On thel_ _
Colonel Morrison continued his pursuit, when the
enemy concentrating his force made a grand effort
to relieve himself front so troublesome an opponent,
mid Advanced with his heavy columns:dila/entry
eapeorted by artillery, his front covered by a numer-
ous body of neatly and riflemen; Lieut.-Col. Morrison
fell back gradually, and took up a. judicious position
(which lie Lad previously made choke uf) with. his
little hand ; his right on the river, consisting of the
dank companies of the 49th regiment, and a detach.
ment of the Canadian Fencibles, under Lieutenant_
Colonel Pearson, with a six-pounder a little advanced,
supported by three companies of the 89th regiment
under Captain Barns—the 49th and 89th regiments
the main body of reserve, extending across
wood, occupying a space of 700

rub a detachment of the Canadian
small band of Indian warriors, mi.
Anderson, secured the left flank—
commenced about two o'clock in theref-
half en hour became general, the
.o tura the left of the drithih but
the 49th and 89th regiments, which
wings and platoons ; the enemy
attempt, united their utmost era
on the right, supported, by four
and their cavalry, which iwas in
lied ; the 40th and 89th rygimentt
echellon, and formed iu line; a

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ifrodreuartent. IA Chine, Nag. 17.
Tbidividous of Sedentary Militia', called out by
the General Order of the Sth inut.ore to be disband-
ed, and to return to their respective homes in the
fanning elder.
His ',hilliest"' the Governor ih Chief and Com-
mandet of the Forces, in dispinsing for the present
with the further services of the Militia, feels the
grtlatest satisfaction in aeknorrledging the cheerful
' alacrity with Which they hare repaired to their re-
spective poets, and the loyalty and seal they have
manifested et the proapect of opcounterini the ene.
my. Although he has been checked in his career by
the bravery and discipline of his Majesty's troops in
IM Ufter rteviAdt, -and" thus filustratea in his
' avowed letentioo et landing of tMt4sland, his Ex-
cellency feels confident, that had he been enabled to
reach k, whatever might have been his force, he
would have met with that steady and determined re-
sistance from the Militia of the Province, which
would have terminated his third attempt for its in-
vision like those which preceded it, in defeat and

fIENERAL ORDE-its, • • .
11es.1-qanrtero, Lo Chiller. 19th N0v.1813.
The Governor in Chief and Commander of. the
Forces has the satisfaction to announce to the troops
that the corps of observation, with the division of
gun-boats which he had ordered from Kingston to
fiollow the movement of the ,enemy's arrapubder
Najor-General Wilkinson, and to be placed, melee
the commend of Lieuteuant•Colosiel Morrison, ef-i
the 89th Regiment, has completely defeated a large '
division of the American army, consisting of cavalry, ADDRESS TO TIM INHABITANTS OF VIE UPPER PRO-
rifiempii, and infantry, exceeding 4000 men, which VINCI Of CANADA, BY TEE AMERICAN COMMANDER
attacked it 1011 the 11th inst. near Crystler's, tabula ON THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.
'2O miles above Cornwall, taking from the enemy Brigadier-General MlClare, commanding en the
one fieldpiece, six-pounder, and 400 prisoners. As Niagara frontier, finds the Upper Province deserted
his F.scelleney is not yet in possession of the parti- by. the Britiih army, and abandoned by its Govern-
cuter' of this brilliant achievement, he cannot spe• meet.. lit the peculiar situation of the inhabitants, it
city the loss sustained by either ; that of the enemy is essential to their security that some regulations
is represented by an eye-witness to the, action, to should be established for their Government, while
have been very considerable. •
the American army hat the power of enforcing them.
It has further bees reported to his Excellency, The General regrets to say, that illegal, unauthorised,
that .Lieutenant-Colonel Morrison, with the 89th and forbidden pillage has been committed by a few,
Regiment, and Captain hlulcaster, of the Royal who are lost to all honour, and insensible of the
Nally, with a division of gun-boats, had effected a obligations of a soldier. To arrest such practices—
leading at Hamilton; where they were put in pos. to afford all the protection in his power—and to en.
softies', by the inhabitants of that place, of all the sure safety to the property and persons of the inha-
st.sres forthe use of the American army, and among hitants who are now under his controul, the General
other articles, they restored to them the goods which,
has issued this address.
had been taken .on board of the seven merchant ba.. t.
: FROM TUC CANADIAN COURIER, Of THE thli ors The employment of the Indians has been a source
trots belonging to Montreal, captured a few weeks
age, aadafter clestroyiug the public buildings, our' . NOTEMISI.i lof extreme regret to the General. But finding them
forces again united, and continued to bang on the , The immense preparations wkb the enemy have I called out by the Government of the United States,
been so long making, by concentratingthe whole of and expectedld attack an army who had long em-
essay% rear. their force ia the vicinity of Lake Ontario, foe the ployed them is scenes of atrocity and outrage, at
-His F.acelleiscy has also a report from Captain
Mule:utter, .of the Rosa' Navy, ending
,Lis having avowed purpose of invading Canada, illiTifkij bees at weliolshosimaity shedder"; ha was driven to the only
length matured, their grand armada of schooners, alternative left him of using the same weapon against
beeegist over fount ogdensburgli to Prescott, a
un.bosts scowl, avid bateaux, to the number of our enemies which they bad used against ourselves.—
/3.letis sad a 10.iech brass mortar, ith their stores,
• more than 300, having on board 10,000 troops, and That the British army had abandoned their micamp.
and a large supply of provisions, which had been de- '
I a large and well.eppoissted train of artillery, the meats, and fled before the American force, does not
posited there by the American army.
whole under the command of Major. General Wil. weaken the necessity which he was under, of em-
It will also he satisfactory to the troops to learn,l
kinson, proceeded do
that our loss of brave and gallant soldiers was not down the St. fAwrence, on the 1 Ploying the Indians before. heknew that the enemy bad
3d instant, and having succeded on the 7th in passing absconded., At the same time, it is doe to them toms.,
considerable ; neither Lieutenant. Colonels Morrison,
Prescott, without any material loss, a part of their that the Indians have condneted themselve far better
Hai vey, nor Pearson, has suffered on the occasion ;
force, consisting of bOOO -men, together with several than could have been expected, if the.example of Bri•
and on the 12th the daring little band were renew-
,tish Officers and British savages be a criterion. Nut a
ing their molestation of the enemy in his progress field-pieces, under Brigadier-Gemral Boyd, landed
on the Bth at Fort Iroquois, about 15 miles
.below single individual has been scalped or tomahawked
towards Montreal where Major-General Wilkinson
Prescott, on the re.--nade shore, where being idirsed by sheen ; no pelsoner of war has been burnt ; the
bad publicly declaied it wee the orders of his Go- .
by 300 dragoons from Hamilton, it continued slowly, dead have not been thrown into the public highways;
'eminent to take up his...winter-quarters.,
and with great caution, to advance towards Corn- womes and children have not. beets massacred ; nor
This Order to be pisbliey read At the bead of
wall. has private property been destroyed, except in cases
every Regiment of Regular Troops and Battalion of.
Militia. As soon as these movements were knowtt at King. where the former conduct of the owners required
ston, a corps of observation, under the commaod of exemplary retaliation. The property which they
Lieuteesot.Colooel Morrison, consisting of the re- plundered has, in cases where it was possible, been
mains of the 49th regiment, and of the 89th regiment, restored to the inhabitants at the espence of the
(1 -N KRAL ORDER. - , - which bad been ordered by his Excellency the Com. United States • and when the necessity for their em.
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He.;‘, quarters, La Chloe, 0/.15,1813. mender of the Forces to hold itself in readiness for ployment ceased to exist, the Indians were sent tos
lit Ks ....ellency the Governor General and Com. i that purpose, together with a division of gun-boats, the American side of the river, beyead the reach of
ivvatuler of the Forces has received from Lieutenant i under the command of Captain Mulcaster, of the temptations, to wait until circumstances justified
Colonel Morrison, 89th rc, •-•snt, the olßei#l report j Royal Navy,were •in d. 1 (I.Watched in pursuit another call upon them. The relation of these facts
MI 0 latkity (1 .Watched e
of the sell mss: which took pet, • 1 !", mit. at lof the enemy, .1 ' joined by L' t Co
ar. L''. ;' jetn tee enant- .
' 1 is due to the honour of Government, to the repute.
Crystler's Fars., twenty miles auto. - ' ~._. , t.--. : - r..-‘:., -7.l‘h 1:1.1 of the garrison of Prescott, over- tion of the General, and to the merits of the Indians.
tweet* the Gorps of Observation, consisting of ties; .60'41..,.11. us. the 9th, and on that and the following i From it, also, the inhabitants of Canada may learn
49th and 89th regi-sents, and a detachment from'theldays so effectually harassed their rear, that General i what they may expect from American forbearance
garrison of Pro‘cets, under Lieutenant Colonel Pear. i Boyd was induced to bring forward his whole fierce, and clemency.
son, the whole amounting t-, about SOO men, and the and to make the attack, the glorious result of which Ti insure that forbearance, the inhabitants have
prie,lpal division of the enemy's army, commanded is detailed in the General Order we have pul;!ished in an easy duty to perform. Let them be perfectly
by Alajor General Boyd. On the day preceding lour paper of this day. .. neutral—let then; abstain from communications with
theiietion no etrair took place hi consequence of the So completely disheartened were tine rn
e -..ey ~b-• the British Army, and remain at home, quietly per-
Corps of Observation pressing on the e , which, I their losses on this occasion,and h ..• 1 suing their avocations. Those who conduct them-
so &ppm eioete,o .
after a short conflict, terminated in his _ • ..... tkeLto COUlrteellgei of thifurther opposition they sedie.,4,eeleeitAitierently,teill leour,tbe peeeisiee of a A.
ii.. ...r. _, dear - ~ to Montreal, . isi . goose martial law. The character of our free Re.
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Viers follow the different routes given to the Mi-
litia, to return home.]

expect on . nearer approach .0rt.... ~
they re-embarked in their boats on the 13tficieed publican Government, and the nature of our insti-
crossed with great precipitation to St. Reigisoisid: teflon,' will justify your expeetation of security and
from thence proceeded to the Salmon River, watch protection. All civil Magistrates will continue to
their whole flotilla altered, and where it now re. exercise the functions of their offices, merely as con.
mains. . servators of the peace; as far as they are able, they
will preserve order and quiet among the inhabitants.
When we consider the nature and extent of 'Rat ',
the public peace, and not interfering with the
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enemy's preparations, in order to insure their mei The existing laws of the province, so far as they
;gard
re-
cess in this expedition, the number of the trap
employed upon it, and the character of the Offic r regulations of the army, will be considered in force,
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commanding it, we cannot sufficiently admire the until other measures are taken. The Magistrates are
gallant eiTorts of the handful of brave men which particularly requited to give information at head-
have so effectually defeated it. To the determined quarters of all violence committed by American
valour and steady discipline of the small baud of troops on citizen's unless they are authorized by a
heroes, under Lieutenant-Colonel Morrison, we written order. The General enjoins the inhabitants
owe it, that this formidable force of the enemy ban to submit to their Magistrates; and those who refuse
been checked in its career before it had even tip- obedience must be reported to head-quarters. The
Brigadier-General invites all the inhabitants who are
proachcd the frontier of Lower Canada, and that an
disposed to be peaceable, orderly, and neutral, to
enterprise from which 64) much bad been expected by
them, has terminated in their ctoplete disecnOture return to their helixes and their business. Ile cau-
and disgrace. Their loss jn the action his. Wee not promise complete-security, but he engages, es far
since ascertained to be muclfgreater than was Alb* as his power attends, to protect the. innocent, the
supposed. More than 100 prisoners remain-in' r; unfortunate) and the dlstruted.
G. 111,40141711 X. Combatting Magus Frontier.
possession—nearly an equal number of dead
' Itut-quarters, Fort Si,Clearge, Oct. 16,1819. . .. . .
found upon the field of battle; and from spina of ........
their deserters, we understand, that they *Meow.. ;eel* Wtuttirltnt, 11141301114101Z1AL ASO Coll*MII•
led". 1000 men d* to have been put ho cond HI uct ea : , -
. 0 .ON iltr.lolllo4l AGAIINit .Tare
• this occasion.
.Brigadier-General Covington, and a.lidestAllid..!
. Prestont
hue died of their woundV,Ant=
other officeri of rank are also said to ho
The last accounts which hale bean received kepi*

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11114LIVSIS DAT, ID ITEMS= gig

, 4 ?fail from Heligoland arrived ilik ntorainz, by
which we have received the following interesting in-
telligence s

Extract of a letter from Altona, dwell Dec. 10:
" The vanguard of the Allies had peshed on to
Keel, and taken.pousession of that town. The Dank
retreated owe!! polats into Sieswick, and appeared
as if they meant to take a position on the Eider. Not
far from Wandsbeck the Allies fell in wit► a division
of Daces and French. Two Jutland Regiments,
which had formerly suffered severely in the Meek;
leuburgh territory, and had promised each other
I, neither to give nor take quarter, received orders to
attack the Allier They pushed forward with
such wild and inconsiderate heat that they were
I left to themselves by the French, who are al.
ways auspicious of treachery and desertion, even
from the Danes; and were -surrounded by the
! Allies. • The battle was maintained with so much
hiveteracy, that only between 3 and 400 men
of both regiments returned to Altona, but who can
too longer escape, as Itzehoe and Penneberg are sail
'-to be already garrisoned by the Allies. Gluckstadt
• and Ilamburgh are .cut off from all .communication
I, with the main body of the Danes, and both places
; Ulf still more strictly enclosed than ever.

444 A happy conclusion of the negeciatione
eyed with the Danish Cabinet is here expected, since
'the engagement at aahlsted, which proved so unfor-
tunate fey the Dane/. with so .tOtich =arc probabilitYs
as ali Holstein loudly declares itself In favour of the
Allies, and against the allience with, France.. The
Holstein Lapdwehr, from which such greet things
were expected, has, in most places, dissolved itself,
and openly declared against fighting the A.Uies at
Wandibeck ; the Landwehr was, .in rtio. called to
arms, instead whereof a piquet of French troops,
marching through that place, At severely m:.l-
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" In Penneberg the peopii.kseiksipiiiiif declared
that they were willing to Mite iustjareiti. ijilitist the
French, who had bees the minekiirsiii,their misfor-
tunes, but that they would nem% *it-against Rus-
sia, under whose Government ,tikey had formerly
been happy.
" The head-quarters of his Royal Highness the
Crown Prince of Sweden are said to be at Segeberg.
--:.According to the statrehent of a Dutch engineer,
llamburgh is described not to be pear so strong as
reported. On some of the fortifications of that
city, French workmen only were employed, and it
is suspected that secret mines are laid there.
44 Towards the Dam-gate a considerable star-fort
has been constructed.

" We are here in great fear for our town, on ac-
count of the continued operations against Ilsm-
burgh, all hopes of a capitulation having vanished.
The allied troops are said to conduct themselves re-
markably well, and pay for every thing in ready
realielt!' •

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EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ALTORA, DATED DEC.
" Every thing is quiet here up to this moment,
11 o'cloCk in the morning.
" The Cossacks are et Elms.horn, Penneberg, and
Itzeboe, as likewise it' Langenfeldt: They behave
well every where, and Os possession of the 'Loyal
chests only.
44 We entertain hopes that -one Governmen( has
embraced the better side. Our advanced pugs haio
orders not to tire on the Cossack;.
" The communication with
.44penliagen and
Flinsborg is totally cut off. Engl Ilussars hoer
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marched into Piuneberg.
44 The gates of the city of Iramburgh were closed
on the I lth, and the communication suspended.
BREDIESI DEC. 16.—The army of the General. of
Artillery, Von Hiller, is to be strengthened LI
60,000 Russians.
The French are fortifying Geneva and Besancon;
n certain proof that they no longer "consider Switter•
land a protection for their souliteru departments.
By the Ist of January, all the contingents of the
Princes formerly belonging to is Coufederacy of
the Rhine, but srho as is knolls, bare ail joined
the gust dermas Coolekration, must be on
Rhine; and asthey are tusking as great and nines.
Binary elettions as Russia did before,.theamount..!'l!.

tormen me main uocr
the road to a pine wi
yards.
Major Heriot, will
icoli'lgeurs, and a env
Apr Lieutenant Ands
the action commend
ternoon, and in ball
enemy attempting to
I were repulsed by the
advanced firing by I
baying failed in Ibis
forts iy an attack..ol
pieces of artillery s
-like manner repulsed
basil's meted up iu

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tmenced by the 4lith veginteet 3,, gess PM. .1-
to be employed is throw- Britannic Majesty, net to Wit -Pi", ilk etiolate!'
In consequence of the . , 111,- eltralekitilli on the banks of the Salmon. subjects. Those, therefore, who remelt-
.on the right, and threatened ta s. . ' r 'dm POlllbiton or their boats, which .were home, should victory lodise to the iteterlear
those whoarefoeand in arms shell sad
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kr lama *tire op the:river seat the OM shall be protected i their stem
,heir cavalry were se gallantly riefriVetb
companies of .4he„49th eillikuott
_. _ , 1 kith. .Pa,:,ef their forms wt.; marching necesemily I
ns, and the well-directed Aro woo•
. . Aso Into wfater qoarters; and treated as avowed enemies.
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m Captain Dickson, that they w r i i1.04r341. .IN it" is said, is taking the To menace is unmanly
,—to sedates dlshonoutal#l
'these retrogradeyet it is just A h 1 •
,utaed, sad by the,tapid penal'. ', , roots. P* since of
rty, a els-pounder was cuptUr afillilk ' 1010100•101 on Oil the enemy, our troops are before you. r
hose attention was now solely dl •. . kb. riessin their foreforijoeitionto and the militia re- Done at the homirquarters of the Army. of ti
to retreat of his beaten forma ; is thislieti tatelst le their heeds. • ... - United States this 6tb day of Normebir, Ili
foiled by a judicious movement of tire, . . I.r/e, sedenteed, the. divlsjon of gun-boats.. under neat Ogdetnburgh, on the Rives St: fai. • ,
all
of Capt. Molcaster has come down
er Lieut,Col. Pearson, who contineed to' the est.* . 8 iSigtte4) J 1 ME‹ WILIORIkri.
enemy in his flight. the lierr4 Seek, and is ready on the Lake St. . Hv the GettentrcbmimeNik, •
la , If. PIN liN I; Y. Majorand Aitl.4*.c.*ft 1
,oleoei Morrison reports in the amorist
l' ta Frees* to co-operate with thearmy in any measures ......., ,
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con I and able co-operation he expert-, k env b r beep(' advisable •to adopt agitisiit the Jim.
Malt. ' Pie
is Licut..Colonel Matson, Lieot.-Colousii .mittloy. 0 1 . . . Gottenfittrgb --: - 2
ith, 49th regiment; Major Cliffere, 89th , GENERAL ORDER.. • 1
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Pin 111 Miff 01 AN p,ltragllOat MlAllot Tite
•CAMADAS.
TO TIM -IN A OITA Wlll.
' Thy Army 01 the United Rata" irkkh I have the
*Mist to osmium% listrates them provision. to too-
VW. cot to deetroy ; subdue' these forret of. his