Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-18
frsm rae geny Raldhis. I. 81.
BULLETIN q TIKI CIR ND ARMY.
Defeat of the Patriots &,

A great and important battle has been
fought between the troops Oil the great Sa'
shaw, and the patriot army. andesk snt
standard of general Platt. The bashaR
army consisted of the whole band Of con.
ssrip,s, known by the narue OF the Torn.
clintonians nearly allthe old tories 10 ths
country; aud nuuaerous train called ihe
legion of cousins !; ahd the old race OF St6ce
hun,ers; aud the whole battallion Of Hgh1
troops commanded BY the experienced gen.
Lewis The Patriot army eensissed Of che
old veterans Of the revolution and their &c.
scendants the adherehts Of the Washing
ton policy the friends of the constitution !
and the true wings and republicans OF the
country. The line Of the army extendsd
from Monsauk point on the south, 20 the
St. Lawrence on the north, ana lake Efts
on the west. Great Preparations had been
made for the battle and the day and hour
appointed for. their onset fixed upon. al
ten O'Clock on the 24.h of April, the action
commenced through the whole line, and and
continued with very little intermission until
the 26,h about sun set. The conflict i8as
severe, both armies were confdenl OF sue
cess, and the event remained tor long
time doubtful; but the battle finally termis
mated IN favor of The bashaw, in conse-
qnence of a Reinforcement OF about ten
Thousand n,rrcenaries, which had been en-
listed and equipped 10 c.andestine manner
and secretly brought into the field TO aid
the regular forces Of the bashaw. We hay:
NOT vet been able to collect the particulars
of the terrible battle /; but the following may
be considered a. authentic az far AZ they
so. 800 $50
Each army consisted four grand dWi.
Sions, the western, eastern, middle apd
aud southern; these divisions were divided
into regiments, and the regiment into rom'
panies. ,1. =. ....-
In the, grand western divisionthe patri-
OTIS had calculated on glorious triumph:
but il was here that their numerous levy OF
mrrcenaries, which had been eelisted and
equipped in a cIandcssins manner were most
numerous. Thousands Of these men were
engaged in the battle when least expected;
and the consequence was that the patriots
were overpowered and deft atsd through the
whole line of the western division.
In the eastern grand division the patri-
OTIS were headed by an old revolutionary
general, and had great hopes Of entire sue.
cess T.; but owing 10 the great number OF new,
levies in the bashaw's ranks, and want OF
proper organization ofr;the patriot troops.
the enemy Obtained considerable advan.'
sage. The Albany regiment considered tn.
victory So easy and certain, that several
companies were but partially engaged, and
MANY officers and men remained entirely
inactive. The consequence was trihing
loss. The Trojans and all the other com
panies in the Rensselaer, regiment behaved
we'll and gained great honor. The Sche'
nee,ady regiment fought bravsly, but were
overpowered by the Mohawks and the Mer'
csnaries. The patriots Of the Montgomery
re regiment met with very heavy loss from the
same causes. The bashaw always boosted
Of bis great superiority in the Washington
regiment; but his troops were nearly
thrown into confusion, by the impudent at
temp, of an i,enerent major-general to usurp
the command Of the regiment. ahe attempt
however was defeated and the general man
suited The bashaw's Saratoga regiment,
gas compelled by the vigorous movements
and we'll directed Ere of the patriot troops,
to fall back very considerably. On the whole
though the division met with very severe
loss, the victory is yet disputed
p In the Middle Grand Division, the Pa.
trio,s fought with great skill and bravery.
Tn. old Columbia regiment did itself great
honor, gained much ground, and beat the
enemy a. every point, The intrepid Ger
man.own company maintained its usual a
sceudancy. The Duchess regiment barely
kept its ground. The Greenes fought we'll
bat met with considerable loss. All efforts
Of the Patriots, however, were vain; tor
the Rockland HighlAnders, the Orange men
the 'Sopus Boys, and the Delawares ever
powered them by numbers. The success
of the Rashaw's troops in the Middle Divl'
sion, Is TO be ascribed, in measure. to
xo,,s;r tha hand hejno led nv