The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-06

the leg, thigh and side, and was carried
back to the American side of the river
General Brock. and his aid, Col. J2- Do
natd, of the British forces, were killed in
this engagement.
General Wadsyorfh then crossed over
with the residue of his brigade. consisting
OF detachments from Colonel, Aliens,
Bio om's, Stranahans's &c Mead's regiments,
and Colonel Fenw;ck with the light are;i-
lery amounting in all to about 200 men -
The command was TRANSFERRED to General
Wadsworth. who couuandet in the stcse-
quent operations of the day. - After 4 line
had been formed Of, the heights. our troops
were attacked in rear, by the Indians and
militia, in the direction from Chippewa,
and we're repnlsed and, driven back, with
great slaughter, and opr men remained
second time in quiet possession of tne field.
At this period General Van Rensselaer, or
dered over Colonel Scott of the artillery,
and Lieutenant Totten of the Engineers, to-
iay out the. plan of a fortified camp-and
immediately after, the General with NJ ajor
Mullauy, crossed the river. From the
heights, the General observed strong re-
enforcement of the enemy from Fort
George, marching up under the comman0
ut General Sheafe who succeeded Genera
Brock in command. amounting to about
nr zoo men. AS this force, in co-operatio,
with the force of the enemy yet hanging
near our TANKS, would inevitably overpow-
err our brave troops now fatigued with seve
raj hours hard fighting, the General was
prevailed to recross the river, IN the hope
OF inducing the militia to cross to- the re.
lief OF our brave countrymen not man.
OF whom could be prevailed on to cross overe
The British militia and Indians. being rein
forced by the troops from Fort George,
made vigorous attack, and although oppu
sed by fresh troops. sup ri " in scpl ne &
numbers, yet our men maintained the une
quail conflict with a determination, Dor
dering upon desperation. for considerable
time, when all hope of relief being cut off
they capitulated to a superior force, and
were conducted prisoners of war to Fort
George. Our loss in prisoners and woun
ded was as follows
WOUNDED. Of the regulars SO, 2 since
dead, 6 dangerous. fthe militia 20,
dangerous.
Prisoners. Regulars $50, Militia s7s,
besides officers, numbers not estimated.
or the killed, there are no returns, and
opinions are 50 various on this point, that
it is. extremely difficult to fix OH any pro-
bable number. Our loss in killed probably
exceetls 100. e that OF the enemy much the
same number.
Our troops achieved all flat bravery
could accomplish. The misfortuues of the
day are to be ascribed to causes, as yet un-
developed. To express an opinion on this
point would be highly improper, as an offici
al account OF the battle may be shortly ek-
peeted.
The militia prisoners, we understand,
have all been discharged OH parole, not to
serve during the war. We cannot learn
that any officers were killed above the
.nfrh n l~..NF
There was a. brisk exchange of cannon
shot during the whole day at the different
Notifications along the river. The Jail and
a brewery at Newark, were fired by hot
shot from Fort Niagara, and consumed.
The corpse Of General Brock, and Col.
M'DOnald, were conveyed to Newark and
inferred near the Port, with martial ho-
nors. Gen. B. was So years of age, real
gentleman and one of the best generals in
the British provinces.
We understand tina. some of our troops
in re-crossing the river brought over or
10 prisoners among whom was an Indian
chief.
Var EUentS at Black Rock.
On Monday last week, the British came
over to Sduaw Island & captured two Ame-
rican boats, one of which was loaded with
cannon balls.
On the same day, while boat was pas
sing down the river from Black-Rock to
Schlosser, loaded with -four & whiskey, the
British opened their batteries upon the, boat.
and fred upwards of thirty rounds of grape
shot while passing from Squaw Island to
the head of Grand Island, most of which
struck the sails or some part Of the boat
There were about thirty men on board the
boat, and only one of them was wounded =
Inc only thing that saved the men fror11, be-
ing either killed and wounded was this
whenever they dscerned the smoke of the
cannon they resorted to the fashionable mode
OF prostrating themselves in the boat. The
man, Thomas Morgan lying with his ell
bow above the railing Of the boat, received
grape shot in the elbow joint, which came
out at the shoulder. The limb being much
shattered, an ampgtation took place next
morning. He survived the wound about 80
hours. He was from the county of Caynga
-Yas a non commissioned officer of much
merit.
On. Tuesday morAing last, the British
batteries below Fort Erie, opened very
heavy fire upon. the Notifications and vii
lage of Black Rock, which continued, witt,
intervals, spiritediy all day. But few shots
were returned from our Observation-Disclosures
there 10 larger calibre than field SIS, at the
breast works. Two shot in the morning
pierced the house Of Orange Dean, which
did little dariiage, besides bilg;ng a barrel
OF Old Pittsburg Whiskey, in Deans cellar.
belonging to- p. II. Colt. Several cannon
shot struck the battery, and two or three
passed through the upper loft Of the west
Barrack. A bomb thrown from a 81 poun-