The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-06-17
From hhe .NasiOnsl lnseifgenee-.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS
OF. THE Capture OF FORT GEORGE.
Copies of letters from Major-Gen. Dearborn
TO the Secretary OF War


O. Fort George, Upper Canada. .Nay q. s
sIR-ihe light troops under the command of CO..
lionel Scott and Major Forsyth landed this morning
at O'Clock. Major.GeDcral Lewis's division. with
COL Porter's command of light artillery, supported
them. Gen Boyd's brigade landed Immediately AT
ter the light troops, and genera ais Winder and Chan
der followed ~ quick succession. The landing was
warmlyand obsinately disputed by the British forces
but the eooness aud intrspdi,y Of our troops soon
compelled them to give ground in every direction.
General Chandler, with the reserve composed of
his brigade and Col. Macomb's artillery covered
the whole Com. Chsuncy had made the most judi.
cous arrangements for silencing the euemys batter.
les. near the point OF landing The army is under
the greatest obligations that able naval comman-
dar tor his cooperation in all its important move
ments and especially IN its operations this day Our
s steries succeeded in rendering Fort George untcn.
able and when the enemy had been beaten from his
position, and found necessary re-enter it, after
hring few guns and setting fire to the magazines,
which soon exploded, he moved of rapidly By differ.
ent routes Our light troops pursued them several
miles. The troops having bees under arms from
O'Clock IN the morning, too much exhausted for
any further pursuit. We are now in possession of
Fort George and its immediate dependencies Ito.
morrow We shall proceed further on. The behavior
OF our troops, both officers and men, entities them to
the highest praise and the difference in our loss
with thst OF the enemy, when consider the ad.
vantages his positions afforded him, is astonishing
We had II killed and IS wounded. The enemy Mad
90 killed and 100 wounded Of the regular troops -
We have taken 100 prisoners, exclusive Of the woun
ded Colonel Meyers of the 49th was wounded and
taken prisoner. Of ours only one commissioned of
hcer was kled-Lt Hobart Of the light artillery
Enclosed is the report of Msjor-General Lewis.
have the honor to be. sir, with great considera.
ton and respect, your most obedient servant,
H. DEARBSRN. y
Hon. Cen John .frmstrong. Secretary at Far.
On the field, 1 o'clock, May 81.
DEAR Str-sFort Geoage ara its dependencies are
ours. The enemy, beaten at all points, has blown
up his magazines and retired II is impossible at
this moment TO say any thing of individual galantry
there was no man who did not perform his duty in n
manner which did bonor to himself and his country.
SCOTS and Forsyths commands, supported by Boyds
and Winder's brigades, sustained the br,nt of the
action Our loss is trihing, perhaps not more than
2Okiled and twice that number wounded. The eRe-
my has left in the hospital 1914 and sent several OH
board the feet. We have also made about 100 pris-
oners of the regular forces
lam, dear sir, most respectfully, your obedient
servant. MORGAN LEWIS.
Mat Gen. Dearborn, Com, i'm Chief NJ Army
H. O. Fort George, Mag 90.
SIR--General Lewis was ordered TO march yester-
day morning with Chandeis and Winder's brigades,
the light artillery, dragons and rihcmen in pursuit
of the enemy by the way Of Qucenston. I had re.
ceiyed satisfactory information that the enemy had
made stand on the mountain at a place called the
Beaver Dam, where be had deposit of provision
and stores and that he had been joined by SEQ regu-
lars from Kingston. landed from small vessels near
the head Of the lake. had ascertaned that he was
calling in the militia, and had presumed that be
would conGde in the strength Of his position and
venture an action, by which opportunity would be
afforded to cut off his retreat have been disap-
pointed-altbough the troops from Fort Erie and
Chippawa hsd joined the main body at Beaver Dam,
he broke up yesterday precipitately, continued his
route along the mountains and will rrach the head
of the lake by that route.
1t. Col. Preston took possession Of Fort Erie and
its dependencies last evening the post had been
abandoned and the magazine blown up.
have ordered Gen Lewis to return without delay
to this place, and * the winds favor us We may yet
cut off the enemy's retreat.
was last evening honoured with your despatshof
the 18th inst have taken me asures in relation to
the % prisoners who to be put in close eonne-
ment. have the honor to be, &c.
II. DEARBORN
Hen John .9rmssrony, Secretary Of Was.
Copies Of Letters from Commodore CHAuN.
eEY 20 the Secretary of the Navy.
u S. sLih Madison,
Niagara Riuer, 27h Nay, 1913.
sir-I am happy to have il in nay power to say,