The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-03-12
Byitish .qrtiNsry.
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The picket was formed in half circle

4 ne picket was formed in hslr circle
ne attack com elenced on the right wing on the
morning OF the 22d at beating OF the reviiiie On,
troops were Immediately adv for tie recrption n,
the enemy. Scarcely minute had elause, from,
ehe hiring Of the alarm till the first d echaree The
Eight wing sustained the shock for about twenty mi.
hStes,"hen ovcrPoweTed by numbers they retreats,
across the river. and fell in with lsre body OF In
o'sns stationed in the and were either cut oil
or taken prisoners. Two companies OF 50 men each
IRON the piclcts allie out and unfortunately Joined
ihe retreatiag party he fate Of te whole is un-
serta'n, hut princpsi loss WAS in that quarter
I he lett wing, win Spartan valoar, maintained
their sroni'd within tleir pokets. The encmys re-
gn'ars made three different charges upon fbem.
Ahe shosks were received with distinguished cool
ness aud intrep!dity, and the enemy we're ALWAYS
repuiseh. OHt Of 200 regulars of the enemy $50
were slain. We had FIVE s!ed within the pickets
and about 10 wounded General Wiachcster and
colonel Lewis had been taken prisoners early in the
action. ir attempting rsiy the retreatins party
A3cot eleven clock, general ". sent in Il 9ag in
fini1s that he had cauituistej for the troops The
firing had in great ceased at this time and
when the Hag came in, confident the men
of their SUCCESSES thai they u;=rely expected it as
prOfer for cessation OF arms Thus ths brave lit
tie bsud maintained this tremendous action which
lasted from day break till o'clock with their hen
untarpjshed. il ought not, however, 70 be un.
der stood attaching kla,..e 20 .;;.s al Win
ehesTer fcr entering into c9pitulaton. Opposed BY
rhe overwhelming force Of tfe enemy, these brave
fellows must otherwise have fallen sacrifice,
Tue British force consisted OF about 2UGO includ-
ing lndians-ln Che rcGr stationed large bo-
6y Of Indians with & design to cut OF retreat
should it he attempted, but the left wing braycly
kept their ground, and thus obtained that security
which their yalour dies rycJ
We nov 10 relate part Of the tragical story,
at whtch every honorable 6. feeling heart must coed
and which deman,ls the rrCiGpt attention Of govern
uncut After the csp.tuia,on, the American cs,n-
naHding officer demonstrated with the British off,
csr on tbs Necessity OF protecting the wounded pi-
s1utrs trGm The fuzzy Of ihe savages The officer
pledged l0se Gu stteGd 20 IT, aud that they should
be reno, ed oH the following day. But they were
ieit without the promised protection ard the
F@oruins OF the 25d, The savage allies of CHRISTIAN
k'ng, sftfPr6 and anU7!cre{ all offhen1 1vao we're
6Rab(e t. 75ta,:h III Tho vengeance of our couI,-
tiy can sleep ai' such an this, then ldeed
may we 81 o'sr the ruins Of thc republic
The tate 81 captain Mart, one OF the wOunded is
peculiarly of-freasing. Tits gentleman had recev-
ea hcII CeSd - tie knee and had greatly sig.
HR;zed Himself ay Wis untaun,ed bravery. htter tic
eapitulation British officer, 4 captain Elliott who
had been c&ss-mste with him It PtineetGn college,
waited o" esptain Hart, and, uG, oiieed, promised
hign hiB pTCteCiau, declaring that TIC next morning
lac would have liin taken 20 lis own house at Nal.
Geo, where he s'ouid remain until his recovery
Eat hii'o broke HE prosose y left him to his iste
" ice H0Nt day AaEd of saSagCS came into tie
h0Iss where -. iav &. rItlttssis tore lin from Li
bod. Il brother uscci caught lin in lis srns and
carried iirl 90 another apartment. Here lie y .,
ssau aesai'-d hy tbc monsters At length he bar
gaih"o :" an one oil Icn, ard gave him a eonsit "a
BIC sam Of money ~ la.- bim,sit taken 60 Maiden
f,cy set on nn7 alter travelling about four oc fs,
mics. we're met by fresh band Of these hi
heAH2s Who 81 o. the captain on his horse and 10
InghswEcd and aceiped him - Such are tie allie
81 MS t!rtTn"ie r.ai ,'y--and such the righteous
ness % his ears
The pr'sonqrs were senerhly stripped of ihei
elotltug, ruled 81 their cash, AID fhs swords n tlr
Officers given % the sagagos, Notwithstanding pgo
mise that the swords SHOULD he retnred 20 t,or a
sam at Maiden md, rs Is at boaorable watlar
mHst cepsr, men, whose education, talents, an
general responsibility ought tohayr entitled thurn
respsct, were treated by the eneiny with a ths
hs spPct .ioasoe.s which oleractcriscs snC
bic minds
General Winch-stsr srd tic field officers are, it
supposed, ordered IN to QUEBEC.
Seteri i"'eresthg iueidenis serving &C. q s,'2
'be bravery ard good e1piua of The lro4pe, G,seo
70 ne roI-ed. ~ tbor uatch from nrt DrGsre
10 tbs N0i's the horses wcrr worn down aud &
sAsbed FOR want Of forage. The mon tnems. :,
wert destitute oi ni.nr sriiclce ct the irsf necess
tttthese circum sane IS dd tot ~ che lsast dgele
damp the sfior ssf tle s9il'f Q. 49, troops. ~ Boa
a. orr 40 lDrstr able % draw, G,tsc g
lss.fsJsrs .j;giicj Aemsst.s 70 the si,c ,4ad,