The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-26
GENERAL ORDERS
OF DEB.7RK.3TIO.N. Or .U.2RCH AND
OF D.4TYL Z.

Headquarters on tosrd the U. s. sclr. Ariel,
September 9th 1915
As is Che iutenfon Of the general 10 4 mi the sr
my on the enemy's coast. the following i be the or
der ct debarkation, of march and of battle
The right wing ct the army will be co,irosed al
the kentucky volunteers under the corn and of hs
excellency governor Shelby, acting as uoior gen er
The ieft wiag. f the light corps Of icut. col Bali
ard the brgades Of generals M'Artbur and C,s.
This arrangementis made with view to the iocs Q.
of Tie ground upon which the troops sre 10 act and
the composition of the enemys force snd is caleula-
ted - marehing mp the lake streght 10 place our
rcs" troops IN the open ground The lake. where
they viii proba iy be csposed by the British regulars
and the KeEtucky volunteers in the woods Which Il
g pr. auned viii he occupied by the eneny's militia
ard lndans. Wheu the signal IS given Tor pstfn,
n the shore, the corps OF lieut.. col Ball will nrcede
he lett wing the regiment of volunteer rifiemen
the night wing these corps viii land with the utmost
CELEBRITY, consistent with the preservation of GOOD or
aerD az sS soon Sc landed viii seize the osl favor
aoe position Tor annoying the enemy and covering
ihe Decentralization OF the troops Of the Hoe Cen
Gssss brigade will follow Col BalPs corps and G on
Gaines the volunteer rhesnen. The regiments will
i"ed ana form IN succession upon those which pre-.
Coo them. he right wing, with its left in front
displaying 10 the right and the left wing with its
right in front, displaying 10 the left The brjcadeg Of
Generals King Allen and Caldwell, will form sue
cessiyeiy TO the right Of Gen. Gaines. Gen. Mar
thurs and Chds brigades VIII form the reserve -
The general viii commend IL. person the br gades
Gen. Case and Gaines sssjste by Mai Gen Henry
His Exceiiency Gov Shelby will nave the i'm m edsfe
eo1m.nd o. he three brigades on the right assstr
py MAJ. Ocn' be3ha. AS IS the ti0p,s are dis
embarked, the boats to be immedate Gent bo
. 10 the fleet IL viii be observed that the order az
lending here prescribed, is somewhat that If direct
esehehons hep,oyed into lac upon Tie advanced
corps OF the right and left wing 1t Is the intention
of the General, however, that ELI the troons vbcI,
are provided with boats should lsnh in az n;t,ct s,e-
eessIon ss possible nd the general officers com
nanelns towards The e&renites Of the line are "a.
iced IN drvs- r II
teract any movement e. ;he energy by landing sry
part OF their commands, previously to the formation
ot the corps which is herein directed to precede
th9h The corps of !;sut C,'l Bail sn' the yolun.
teer rne rsgiaent viii noaiatsin the position they
oeouFy on landing untl the troops 0f the line are
iornec TO support them they viii then retire tn o'
tne Of the line, 60 the hanl.s aud form
IN the rear Of the line
q detachment Of artillery, with SIX, four and
three pnnnder anh howitzer, will land wih the nd
vanced Eight corps the rest of The artillery viii be
nsn ~ reserve aud landed at such points rs Mejor
Wood may direct
The point Of landing for the reserve, under brca
u'er general MAtthur, cannot now be DESIGNATED .
" VIII be made to support any point o. the line which
'nay require aid or be formed On the naiks as cir
eumstanoes may render necessary. The arrapse.
rnent Tor landing the troops viii be made entirslv
under the direction Of an officer of the n,vv az
Comm Odcre Perry has been 80 phIi.iur "a IN ofisr
ioT mat purpose. The debarka,io1 Of the troor .
VIII be covered 81 the caBbcn OF the vrassfs 'I'.s
troops being anded and the enemy driven oG or not
opposing the banding, the army win chang i,s ont
to the left, and form in order of batie in tLe fol-
loving manner-Fhe two brgados Of the re Tui,f
TROOPS and two Of Che volunteers to be formed IN
Two hn:s at right angles to the shore OF The loke
Cen N1'Arthhi's brigade snd Gaines 70 80, H.
front line, and Csss and Childo the second line The
repu'sr troops stiIl on the Ie0; dat aank Of hob
Ines reftjng IN the shore, tie distance etweeo the
no ,nes viii be three hundred yarGI The feonsin.
INF three brigades Of volunteers viii he dra,, o. -
single line Of two ranks, Of right angles to the Inc
Of march, ITS head upon the right Of the font lin
forming crctchet Gen bofeace) With that line and
extending beyond The second hac The corps OF
st the distance OF 800 yards, the reeinert IF ,as
sans distance.