The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-03

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The conduct of all who compose the Sd
division, in the operations which they cxecu-
ted with SO much gallan,ry and eXactness
the talents and knowledge of Lieut.. Gen.
picton and Major Gen. M'Kmnon. who di-
rected the said operations, & led the troops
engaged in them but beg your Excellen-
cy to permit me to call your attention par
ticularly TO the conduct of Lieut.. Col. o.
roole, of the ID regiment of chasseurs (; OF
Major Rige of the I'd battalion Of the 5th |
regiment of Lieut.. Col Campbell of the |
gath regiment; of Majer Manners OF the !,
74th and of Major Gray of the ID battali- !
OH of the 5th regiment of infantry, who was
twice wounded during the sege.
should do injustice to the Sd division, 1t |
were to omit stating that the soldiers, who
were employed in sapping, belonging to the
45th, 74th, and SSth. regiments. who were
commanded by the Captain of Engineers
MaClean, Captain Thompson of the 74th,
and Lieutenants Beresford of the 8Sth, and
Macleod of the 45th distinguished them
selves as much in the assault of the place,
as i'll the painful iabors which they perform
ed during the whole period of the seige.
have already expressed to your Excel
lcncy in my dispatch of the 9th inst. my
sense. of the mertorious conduct of Major
General Crawford, of Lieut.. Col. Cockbdfn,
and of the troops of the light division in the
assault Of the redoubt of San Francisco,
which took place in the evening of the 9th
of this nnp,h The Uonauot vi theoe .rouPs
has been uniformly distinguished, as we'll on
that occasion, as in the assault Of the place,
and in the course Of the scige. There is
nothing to which can compare the gallan-
try with which the brave officers and troops
of the light division marched, and performed
the difficult operations that were assigned
to them, notwithstanding that all their Off :
GERS and leaders were killed or wounded.
Allow me to call your Excellency's par
t!cular attention to the conduct OF Major
Gen. Crawford, of Maj. Gen Nandeleur, of
Lieut.. Col. Barnard of the 95th regiment, Of
Lieut.. Col. Cockburn, of Major Napier and
| Gibblcs of the sgd, and of Lieut.. Col. Ma
clene of the 4Sd.
| The conduct IF Capt. Dussey OF the @3d,
and of Lieut.. Gurwood of the SD, who was
wounded, have also been particularly COM
mended to me-.
Lieut.. Colonel Elder & the Sd Chasseurs
likewise, distinguished themselves on this
OCCASION Z t-.E
The 18th and 10th Portuguese regiments
commanded by Colonels Hill and Campbell,
(which compose the brigade of General Pack,
lalso distinguished themselves, and that Ge-
neral particularly commends Major Linch.
In my dispatch of the 18th / acquainted
lyour Excellency of the attack upon the con-
wen. of Santa Cruz by the troops of the first
division, under the command of Lieut.. Gen.
Graham ; and OF the attack upon the Con-
vent of San Francisco on the 18th inst. CON-
Quoted by Major General the Honorable G.
Colville.
The former enterprise was executed by
Capt. Larroche Stackenfels of the LIST bat
talon of the line of the Royal German legi-
on, and the latter by Lieut.. Col. Harcourt
with the doth regiment that regiment re-
NAMED from that time in the Suburb of San
Francisco, and contributed essentially to the
| assault that was made upon the place on
tina, side. =:
| -Althoughit did not fall to the lot of the
fst and 9TH divisions to finish these operati-
Ups, >t--y i>---~-~. oss,:--.,-:-,--L -i----,-~--
during the progress of the siege, by the pa
| thence and perseverance,, with which they
performed the necessary labors of it. The
brigade Of Royal Guards commanded by
| ly distinguished itself in that branch of the
service.
| The Engineer in Chief, Lieut.. Col. Fetch
er, the Major of Brigace Jones, and the Of
fcers and soldiers of the Royal corps of En-
gineers, have equally distinguished them
| selves the skill with which those officers
directed the operations of the seigc, is be-
| yond all praise, and / pray your ExcellencY
to allow me also to call your attention to
taem.
Major Dickson of the Royal Corps Of Bri-
fish artillery, and now added to the Portu-
guese, who for some time past has had the
charge of the train of gathering artillery be-
longing to this army, has directed the intri-
cate details OF the last operations, with the
same knowledge and skill, that lie displayed
i'll the two seiges of Badajoz, and has in a
high degree merited my appreciation. The
rapid effects, produced by the fire of ouI
batteries, are sufficient eulogium upon the
officers, both of the British ind Portuguese
artillery. employed on this occasion. ] must
Notwithstanding make particular mention
of the Major of Brigade, May, Lakytem
.Holcombc, Dynely and DunGas, of the Bri.
1tish artillery---ana the Captains Costa
tCunha, and Lieut.. Silva of the 1st Regimen
Of the Portuguese.
must also very particularly call the at
tentiori OF your EXcellency to the conduct o
Major Stingcon of the corps of artifccrs
That officer constructed and threw over tn.
: Agueda q bridge, ithout which the enter
: prise could not have been attempted /; be
sides that service, he rendered inportan
assistance to Lieutenant General Graham
and to myself, in our RECOMMENDING the place
preparatory to forming the plan of the at
+. tack-----and lastly, he guided the q
: Battalion Of the 5th regiment, and the q
Regiment of Portuguese Chasseurs to thu
point of attack at the assault.
The adjutant General, and the Deput,
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