Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-26
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 81.
GENERAL. ORDERS
OF DEB.4RKATION, or MARCH,
md OF CATTLE.
Head quarters on board the U. s
Schr. Ariel, Sept. 27th, 1919.


Schr. Ariel, Sept. 27th, 1919. =.
As it is the intention ofthe general to
land the army on the enemy's coast, the
following will be the order Of debarka-
ton, Of march and of battle.
The right wing of the army will be
composed of the Kentucky volunteers,
under the command of his exceIlency
governor Shelby, acting as major gene.
raj. The left wing, of the light corps of
lieut.. col. Ball and the brigades OF Gene.
rails M'A,thur and Cass. This arrange
ment is made with view to the local..
ties Of the ground upon which the troops
are to act, and the composition OF the
enemy's force, andis calculated 10 march
ing up the lake or streight to place our
reguiar troops in the open gtound on
the lake, where they will probably be
opposed by the British regulars, and
the Kentucky volunteers in the woods,
which 1t presumed will be occupied by
the enemy's militia and Indians When
the signal is given for putting to the
shore. The corps If lieut.. col. Bail will
pre- ccde tie left wing; the regiment of
volunteer rife men tn right wing, these
corps will land with The utmost celeri.
ty, consistent with The preservation OF
good order, and as soon as landed will
seize the most favorable position for an.
noy,ng the enemy and covering the
Decentralization of the troops of the line.
Gen. Cass's brigade will follow col. iisll's
corps, and Gen. Calme's the volunteer
riflemen. Theregiments will land and
form in succession upon those which
precede them. The right wing, With
its left in front, displaying to the right {;
and the lett wing, with its right in trent,
displaying to the left. The brigades oil
generals King, Allen. and Caldwell, will
form successfully to the right of general
Gaines. Gen. M'Arthur's and Childs'
brigades will form the reserve. The
general will command in person the bril-
| gadcs of gen. Cass and Gaines, assisted
by maj. gen Henry. His excellency 60.
vernon Shelby will have the immediate
command Of the three brigadss on the
right, assisted BY maj. gen. Desha. Az
soon as the troops are disembarked, the
boats are to be Immediately sent back to
the feet. 1t will be observed that the
order of landing here prescribed, is
somewhat that of direct eschelions de-
! ployed into line upon the advanced corps
| of he right and left wing 1t 10 the in
iention Of the general. however, that all
the troops which are provided with boats
should laad in as quick successlun as
possible and the general officers com
handing towards the extremities of the
line are authorised to deviate from the
! arraRs emeDt to couDteract any move
mens Of tho enemy, BY landing any part
of heir commands, previously to the for
nation of the corps, which 10 herein d.
rected to precete them The corps Of
lieut.. COL Ball and the volunteer rifle
regiment will maintain The position they
occupy Oh landing until the troops Of
tho line are formed t. supper, tten;
they will then retire through tho inter.
| walls of the line, or to the f}anks, < form
| in the rear Of the line
A detachment of artillery, with six,
! -four and three FOUNDER and howitzer,
will land with the advanced light corps !;
the rest Of the artillery will be held in
reserve apd landed at such points as mai.
Wood may direct
The point Of landing for the reserve,
undsr brig. gen M'Arthur, cannot now
be designated /; it will be made to sup
port any point Of the line which may re-
9uire aid, or be formed on the tanks as
circumstances may render necessary.
The Erans ement for landing the troops
will be made entirely under the direc.
ton of an officer of the navy, whom
com. Perry has been so obliging as to
offer for that purpose. The debarka-
ton Of the troops will be covered by the
cannon of the vessels. The troops be.
ing landed and the enemy driven off, or
not opposing the landing, the army will
change its front to the left, and form in
order of battle in the following manner
The two brigades of regular troops and
tive of the volunteers to be formed in
two lines at right angles 10 the shore of
the lake. Gen. M'Arthur's brigade &
Gaines to form the front line, and Cass
and Childs the second line the regular
troops still on the left; that flank of
both lines resting on the shore, the dis
lance between the two lines will be three
hundred yards The remaining three
brigades Of volunteers will be drawn up
in single line Of two ranks, at right an
giles to the line Of march, its head upon
the right ofthe front line forming crot.
Chef (enpotence with that line and ex-
tending beyond the second line. The
corps of lieut.. col. Ball will form the ad.
vance of the left wing at the distance of
800 yards, the regiment of rife volun-