Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-20

1.-THE slain. On the night of the 81, the enc
| my erected guaand mortar battery on This
I side OF the riyer, witain two hundred and
( iiity yards of our lines, but were soon forced
/ TO take more respectable distance. About
| IL O'Clock on the night of the 4sh, an officer
| arrived in boat fron Gen. Cay. TO inform
ths Gen. ofhis approach, aud that he would
reach Fort Meigs in about tw hours. Gen.
Harrison determined On q genecal sally, End
sent an officer to Gen. Clay directing him
to land 500 men some short distance above,
to attack and carry the enemy's batteries,
spike their cannon and destroy the artillery.
Gen. Clay was unfortunately delayed longer
Than he expected inpassing the Rapids, aad
the detachmentdestinedt 90 make the attack
did not reachttc l.-aaiag uniinear 9 O'Clock !
this however, did rot presxnt them from |
making the attempt, and meter was any !
thins more completely successful ; the four |
batteries were Immediately taken possessi- /
on Of & their defenders dflven cf, aud their
Cannon spiked. The woak was done, bui |
that confidence which always attends mill |
TIA when successful, proved their ruin. Al |
though theie was time sufficient 20 return to
the boats, before reinforcemenf arrived |
10 the enemy, they remaincdsupon the !
ground, IN spite of repeated calls which !
were made from the fort, To bring them /
BACK TO their boats, and suffered themselves |
TO be amused aud drawn into the woods by I
some TENT skirmisiung, white th4 British |
troops and an immense body OF Indianswere |
brought up "A severe action then took place |
The British Immediately intercept; b. she re-
treat OF our men TO The plain and tle river |
where they would have becn under cover OF /
our cannon, but about $50 only Oh; of nearly |
8Oo effected their csc pc to Ihe boats. When |
the balance OF Gen. Giay's force niScs its ap. |
pearance and attempted 80 land Abovc ths gar !
r,s n, th3ir flank Was attacked by large body |
OF Indians. Gen. Harrison immedia ely order |
ed out a detachment consisting of past OF the |
10Th U. 5. regt. about 100 twelve months We |
lunteers and some militia; they however sue. !
ceeded in driymsfhe enemy entirely OF, par- |
suaiIL to the plan Gen uSrrisUn had iornrd
An attack was then made upon the batteries |
on this side of the riyer, Conducted by colonel
Miller OF The 18Th rcEImenl, with part Of hIs |
reBimeRt, the Aforesaid volunteers, ard the few
militia this attempt WAS success, A The e.. |
nemy were driven from ,heir works tumber
killed, and two Br;gi.h o.iicsfs aGl II srivaies
brought into camp ~ @a
This attack was iDt6n led o he s:.Aaltankou,
with that on the other side, sn,l it was nearly \
so. Notwithstanding the seyere loss we have /,
sustained IN the 6enuuoky Tilitin, lie events
of the day have beca honorable TO ths.< Atnerit
arms III, Get, chmgnt under cd. Miller,
suffered very lite; and had the militia BEEN
eoutertcL with executing what they were orr
dered 20 DO. every object which had been cons
template by Cen Harrison would have been
accomplished
Gen. Harrison writes confidently of his ability
TO maintain his position hope IN n very short
time We shall be ab;e to relieve him.-----Poor
KentUey My heart b.seds FOR the loss 5Sher
gallant sons She has bleJ freely, yez. BIC
susely, during u.is war. Gag Sxtya.