Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-12-04

the dragons, Win ave pieces OF hSht
artillery, marched down the Canada
shore without mclesiatien.
1t il due TO his rank, to his worth
and his services, thai should make
particular mention Of Brig. Gen.
Covisstop who received mortal
wound directly through the body while
animatiny his men ami leading them to
The charge.--He fell, where he fought,
at the head sf his men, and survived
but two days.
The next morning The fctilla passed
through the Saut and joined that ex-
cellent officer, Brig. Gen. Brown, at
Barnilart's near Cornwall, where he
had been instructed to take past and
wait my arrival, and where | Con-
fideutly expected 10 bear OF Mai Gen.
Hampton's arriva. on the opposite
shore. BIT Immediately after halted,
Col. Atkinson, the Inspector general
oil the division under Maj. Gen. i;amp-
ton, waited ou me with letter from
that officer, in which, TO ny unspeak-
bic nnrtiiic.,iion and surprise he
declined the junction ordered, and
Informed ne he was marchinS towards
Lake Ch..Giplain by way OF co-operat-
iD., the proposed attars en- Sson,reai.
This letter, Together with q copy OF
that 10 which ii is an answer, were
Immediately submitted TO n conncii OF
war. compnsed of my general officers
and the eolanel commanding the Elite,
sh. chief engineer aud the adiutant-
general, whu unanimously give 1t az
their opinion, that /" the attack on
Montreal siinuid be abandoned for the
present season, aud The army near
CORNWALL shapl! be Immediately cross
e.; to the American shore, for taking
up winter quarters, and that this place
afforded an eligible position for such
Gu',rtefs-2
acquiesced in these opinions, not
frDia the shortness Of the stock ofpro-
visions, (which hai been reduced by
the act Of ioN because that Of our
msat had been increased days, aud
our bread had been reduced only 2
days, aud because we could. IN case Of
extremity. have lived on the enemy !;
but hccnuse the loss Of the division
under MAJOR General Hampton,
weakened my force too sensibls 70
Justify the attempt. In ali my mea-
sAres or movements OF Eoments. l have
taken the opinions OF my general Off
GERS, which have been in accord with
Day own.
remained on the Canada shore untii
tie next day, without seeing or hearing
from the 6 powerful! force,'' of the enc
fpy in ear neighbourhood, and the same
day reached this position with the ar
tiilery awd infantry. The dragons
havo been ordered to Utica and it's
vicinity, and I expect are so or so
miles on Ina march.
IoH have under cover s. summary at
stact ofthe killed and wounded in the
affair Of the fifth iust. which shall soon
be followed by particular return. in
which Just regard will be paid TO in
dividual rserits. File dead rest in no.
nor, and the wounded bled for their
country and deserve its gratitude.
With perfec. respect,
] have the hoEor to be, SIR,
yomr oht. humble servant.
ieisRcd) JAMES WILKINSON
E.ctract Of It letter Of the tsti Norsm-
Der, fr9m Gsa. Tpiikinssn.
g It is tief, for which am amtho-
riscd 10 pledge myself en- the most con
fidential authority, that on the a,h OF
the present month, the British sarri-
san of Montreal. consisted solely Of
400 maripes and 200 sailors, which
had BEEN sent uF ffom Quebec. We
have, With Tie prOvtsaeH here and taat
JEFF ut Chateausay; about forty days
snbsieieacc, 10 which siaIl add thirty
more
Hon. Ger. JoHw 9sMS7ReEG,
Secretary Of Har.
RetEra OF the killed and wounded Of :
detachment Of the Army Of the IT. S.
descending the St. Lawrence river,
pnser the eomrraod of Major Gen.
James Wjt.insoa, in an action fought
at Williamsburg. in Upper Canada,
on ihe nth OF Nov. 1913.
KILLED
SubaterDs 3. sergeants 7, eprPorals 8, must
Gins /, pri,s.e9 89--total 102.
WOUNDED.
3rigadjer general /, assistant sdiutaat gene
rai /, aid dc camp j, colonel l., Major I, cap
tains 5, subaiiernS 6. sergeants 9, corpoFais Is,
musicians 1, prvates 1os--totai 237.
Total, KILLED and wounded, $50.
sSa"lss Of The Commissioned Officers
Killed and ,couHded.
KILLED.
Lieut.. VIM. w. Smith, of the 1t. Artillery
David Hunter, OF The 18Th regt. infantry.
Edward O1msfe,d 16th do do