The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-24
HEAD QUARTERS.

HEAD QUARTERS.
Camp near Buffalo, Dec. 5, 1912.
Your letter of the second December &c b.
tore me (; and answer it in the follow;nr
| manner:
on the Goth October ] ordered that 90
ocows should be prepared for the transnoro
tatlon of artillery and cavalry, and pnt tn
carpenters of the army upon that duty.
BY the Goth of November, ten ScowS ver.
Completed and by bringing some boats from
Lake Ontario, above the Falls of Niapara
the number were increased to seventy.
4 had on the 18th November, issued an.
ADDRESS to the men of New York, and ner-
maps 500 had arrived at Buffalo. Ipresum-
ed that the regular troops, and the vojun.
teers under Coils. Swift and Mcclure. wonjj
furnish $500 men for duty and of Cen
annehill's brigade (from Pennsylvanial re-,
porting total OF 1850, as many as 4I3 had,
volunteered to cross into Canada. NV or
aers were to ''cross with 5000 men at once 80
deemed myself ready to fulfil them.
LreParatory thereto, OH the night of the
N1tho i november, sent over two parties.
one under Lieutenant Col. Boerster, the Other
under captain King, with whom lieut. An.
gus OF The navy, at the head of BODY of
seamen,iunlted. The first was to canture
guard, and destroy bridge about Ave
miles below Fort. Erie the second parry
were To- take and render useless the can.
non OF the enemies batteries, and some pie.
ees OF. hght artillery The first party failed
| 10 de stroy the bridge the second af,e,.
rendering nnserviceable the light artillery
separated by some misrepresentation. I,ient
Angus, The seamen, and part of the troons
returned. with all the boats while cant
ling. capt Morgan, capt. Sproul. lieut..
houston, and about so men, remained -
nne parry, thus reduced, attacked, took.
aho rendered unserviceable two of the enc.
my batteries, captured 81 prisoners fnund
boats, in which captain King sent the ~,
soners and about half his party with the o.
| ther ofhcers he himself remaining with go
| men, whom he would not abandon
orders had been given that all the troons
IN the neighborhood should march at reveiI-
zee TO the place OF embarkation. A part of
the detachment sent in the night having re-
turned and excited approximations for the
icSiuue, ABOUT 25U men under the command
OF col. Wlnder, suddenly put off in boats fcr,
.he opposite shore part of this force had
iahden' when force deemed superior. with
one piece OF artillery, was discovered. n re-;
| reat was ordered and col. Winder's de-
tachment suffered loss of six killed and
nineteen wounded, besides some officers.
ne general embarkation commenced as
Tue troops arrived; but this being first EN-.
6arkation, the whole of the scows were or..
cupied by about one third of the art;ilers
while about 800 regular infantry. about on
| Twelve month volunteers under Col Swift,
| ana about 200 of the militia who had volun,
teered their services for few DAYS. occnn;-
ed all the boats that were ready. Tba
troops then embarked, moved up the stream
TO biaCk ROCK without loss they were or
| dered to disembark and dine.
| had received from my cornmand;ro oo
neral an instruction in the following words
= In all important movements YOU will r
presume, considerit advisable to consnlr
SOME OF yo0r principal officers"-I deemed
THIS equivalent TO an order and the move
meht' important. called for the field OH
GERS OF the regulars, and twelve month vo.
luhteers embarked. Col. Porter was MOI
iouho az tne moment These questions were
put. Is IL erhe4ient NOW 10 cross mr. ?
IL He(or 7ve haze sufficient 10 cono~e,. ,5s
| CilHoSife coast '"1
ne hrst question was decided in the ne
gative by Col. Parker. Col. SCHUYLER CoI
Winder, lieut.. Col. Boerstler IT,, ~
Coles & M'jor Campbell Col Sw,ft of tbe
v1lun'eers alone gave an opinion for then
crossing over. VIZ"
The second question was then decided
No,' Farker, Col Schuyler, lieut.. Col. Coles.
and major Campbell we're decidedlv of n,is
Mon that the force was jnsnfT;cieH, RI
Winder, Col. Swift. lieut.. Col Boerstler. and
cape; ''ilson, deemed the force sufficient.
i determined to postpone CROSSING. over nm .
:" 'l"'@ complete preparation would enable
me To embark the whole force ar one ,bt,
counsel prescribed by my orders. The next
gay was spent in such preparation, aud the
troops we're ordered tp be again 1T the place
OF embdrkation at o'clock Ia the mornin,r
OF the 3olh Nov On their arrival thcS
we're sent into the adjacent woods, there T.,
ould hres and remain until 3 o'cIrck in the
h"rh,ng I TIE LIST December when it was
Ilmended 10 nut of , hour, brf,.. d.y.Iot,'
50 as to a'o d ,he fire Of The cbcny's c,r g.
t'n passing the position which j, W., 5 believcs
tthey occupied below, to lind above Chime :
way a's%o!i That place, AL # SUGGEST, |