The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-12
INTERESTING.
From a Corr &fondcnt >ffhe National In
fettSYncer
REPORT OF THE BATTLE OF
OiIEENS'rOy

On the - h of Oct. General Van Ren,sc-
laer had under his command about S 60 men
thus disposed $500 militia at and nea,
Lewiston l3UO regular troops, under &c
neral Smyth, near Bia k Rock, % mic,
IYon Lewiston 500 militia and volunteer,
| At Black Rock and = hlosser about 3O0
men in 6 companies of field and light ar,ile
nv, about 500 men OF the Oh and 10 h reel-
ments, at Fort Nj CARA about 500 regulars
Of the 23d regiment, under Major Muliany
at the same place.
On the same day. Major General Brock
had unuer his command, and under arms
| a different PCS from and include For.
George and Fort Eric, $500 man, Of HON
24O0 were disciplined troops of the 41st and
49'h British regiments and Canadian hank
co panies and 400 were Indians.
Gen. Van Rensselaer, decided to attemp,
to cross the river and attack the eneu w.
ID uttcrics al Queenstown, on the night of the
Ito. The regular troops a. Niagara, un-
der 1t. Col. Fenwick sni NJ jor Mullanv,
were ordered up to Lewiston, and 10 boat
were provided to effect the crossing.
TIE detachment that was to make the at
tack, consisted of some militia, under the
.onmano OF col. Van Rensselaer,, the Gene.
RAILS Aid-dt-Camp part of the 18th in
fantry, under LIT. Col Christie /; and deta CHI
ments OF The 9th and 23d, under Major Mini
iany (; and Col Van Rensselaer, was TO com
ma d the whole.
AT O'Clock in the morning IF the 18Th of
October, the detachment, about 400 men.
marched from the camp near Lewistown.
Cot. Van Rensselaer, crossed over A
grape Shot from :, battery below Queens
town, which enfiIaded the crossing place,
wounded Lit Col. Christie slightly in the
hand his pilot became Confused, the boat
fg,cht o n,,Ih IL.
boats with Major MuilAny fell below the
Landing, twoo them were taken, and the
Major returned.
LIT. Vale, u was killed in crossing "a
and III ascending The bank, or on a small low
Hat at the waters edge, OF col. Van Rens-
Selacr, Capt. Armstrong, Captain Malcolm,
and Capt. Wool, were wounded and En-
sign Morris killed. (6J
a party of British troops Issued from an
old Fur' below Queenstown they were mr.
ed on by the Americans, and retreated.
he h'ing from battery soon afterward,
c. npeiird the Americans to retreat under
.ne bank.
TO col. Van Rensselaer,, who lay there
wou dcd, application VAS made by the ofF
&C ; for orders. lie said that if the battery
on The heights of Queenstown was taken
possession OF, the British must retreat o.!
surrender. The men we're rallied, and a.
bout 100. unCert tie command of Cart. wool.
Captain Oslvie, 1t. GansevOort. 1t. Ran
dolph, (cJ 1t. Car, aud LIT. Hnginnn, al
OF tae regular troops, and 1T. Lush (i3rgade
Major 81 militia, mounted the ruck,, on the
'ght OF the battery, and carried it. Can't.
Wool ordered the artiherymt to take Dos
session OF the gus. and turn them on the e.
nemy bui It was found that 1T. Ganse
WORT had hastily spiked the cannon. Th
renainder of the detachment joined those
vino Carried tine battery.
Capt. Wo discovered the British troops
forming ~ Queenstown and formed III,
troops under HIS command ~ line. Gen
Br~-S was at the head OF the British troops
and led them round about to the heights in
he rear of the battery. Capt Wool de
ached 100 men to meet the British this
eiachmcnt was driven back, reinforced. &
the whole driven tothe brink of the preci-