Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-30

services. Major general Vandeieul /" aS a, my.
,;se wounded, but not so severely, ana was
IKE 10 continue in the field until the cnd OF
the action. r,
b.ye also to add lieutenant colonel Cock
burn of the SD regiment, and major George,
Napier, who commanded the detachment OF
the LIGHT division destined to mount hfst
the breach, and was wounded at the top OF 1t.
have much satisfaction in informing your
excellency how general has been the good con-
duct, valor, patience & perseverance IN great
tolls, exhibited by the generals, otacers ana
troops of the LIST, I'd, Sd, 4th and light olvl'
sions, and general Packs brigade, who form
ed the siege, and distinguished themselves IN
the operations of 1t.
Lieut.. general Graham has aided me IN the
direction of the details relating to the siege'
besides doing the duty of general command
ant Of the second division, aad am much IN
debted to him for his advice and cooperation
in bringing this enterprise to happy conclu-
son. :.
The conduct Of all who compose Sd dlvl-
sion, in the operations which they executed
with so much gallantry and exactness on the
10Th, after dark, visibly displayed the talents
and knowledge oflieut. gen. Picton and major
general Mackinnon, who directed the SAID
operations, and led the troops engaged IN
them but I beg your excehency to permit
me TO call your attention particularly to the
conduct of lieutenant colonel O'Ioole, OF the
Cd regiment of chasseurs Of major Rige Of
the Cd battalion of the 5th regiment; OF lieut..
colonel Campbell Of the Gath regiment OF
major Manners Of the 7Ath; and of maj. Gray
Of the I'd battalion Of the 5th regiment Of
infantry, who was twice wounded during the
siege.
should do in Justice to the Sd division if !
were to omit stating that the soldiers who
were employed in sapping, belonging to the
45th, 74th and 88th regiment, who were com
manded by the captain Of engineers Maclean,
captain Thompson OF the 74th, and licutcnants
Beresforl of the 85th, and Macleod of the 45th
distinguished themselves as much in the as
sault of the place as in the painful labors which
they performed during the whole period OF the
siege.
have already expressed to your eXcellen-
CIV in my despatch Of the 9th instant, my sense
Of the meriorious conduct oil the major gen.
Crawford, Of lieutenant col, CockbuiE, and OF
the troops OF the light division in the assault
Of the redoubt of San Francisco, which took
place in the evening ct tie 9Th of this month.
The conduct Of these troops has been uniform
" distinguished. as we'll on that occasion, as
in the assault Of the place, and in the course
of the siege. There is nothing to which
can compare the gallantfy wieh which the
brave officers and troops Of the light division
marched, and performed the difficult opera
tians t.ct were assigned to them, notwithstand-
ing that III their officers and leaders were kill.
ed or wounded.
Allow me to call your excellency's particu-
ar attention to the conduct Of major general
Crawford of maj or general Vandeleur, of lieu
tenant colonel Barnard Of the 95th regiment,
Of lieutenant colonel Cockburn, Of ma or Ma
pier AMI GibbIes Of the SD, and of lieutenant
colonel Maclene Of the 43d.
The conduct Of captain Dussey Of the 4sd,
and Of lieutenant Gurwood Of the SD, who
was wounded, have also been particularly COM
mcnded to me.
Lieutenant colonel Elder and the Sd chas-
seurs likewise distinguished themselves on
this occasion.
The 18th and 9th Portuguese regiments
commanded by colonies Hill and Campbell,
which compose the brigade Of general Pack,
also distinguished themselves, and that gene
raj particularly commends ma or Liuch.
In my dispatch of the 18th | acquainted
your excellency of the attack upon the Con-
vent of Santa Cruz by the troops of the first
division, under the command of lieutenant
general Graham, and of the attack upon the
Convent Of San Francisco on the 18th inst.
conducted BY major general the honorable c.
CoIville.
The former enterprise was executed by
captain Larroclle Stackenfels of the lst batta-
lion of the line Of the Royal German legion,
and the latter by lieutenant colonel Harcourt
with the 10th regiment that regiment re-
NAMED from that time in the Suburb Of San
Erorc;sca and contributed essentially to the