The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-18

and fern the line ; call in the
light troops, and renew HE action. But the
general may find it proper to bring up the
second line on one or both TANKS, to charge
in columns. or perform a variety of raanoeu-
vres which it would be impossible to forssee.
But as general rue, whatever may be the
directions ct line at the commencement of
the action, the corps will turm as before di-
|rected. If they then advance in line. it
may be in parallel cchelons of plateons, or
otherwise. as the ground or circumstances
may dictate.
No men will load until ordered, except
the light troops IN front. until within short
distance of the enemy, & then charge sayo-
refs; thus letting the enemy see that we
can meet them with their own weapons
Any man firing or quitting k;s f,ost 7vith oat
orders, mus! be Hnt 20 instant death, as an
e.rcmhie may be necessary. Platoon eff
GERS will pay the greatest attention TO the
GOODNESS and am Of their men in the FIRE !;
their regularity and dressing in the chargs.
The field officers will watch ever the con-
duct ofthe whole. Courage and bravery in
the field, do not more dis tinguish the soldier
than humanity after victory and whatever
examples the savage allies of our enemies
may have given us, the general confidently
hopes that the blood of an unressting or
yielding enemy will never stain the weapons
OF the soldiers efhis column.
The unoffending citizens of Canada are
many of them our own countrymen. and the
poor Cana6iansbave been forced into the
var. Their property therefore must be
held sacred, and any soldier who shall so
tar neglect the honor of his profession. as to
be guilty of plunderiDg the inhabitants, shall
IT convicted, be punished with death. But
the commanding general assures the troops,
that should they capture large quantity Of
hu6iic stores, he will use his best cndeavors
To procure them reward from his govern
ment. N
This order shall be read at the head Of
each corps, and every field officer clal carr
ry copy, in order that he may at any mo-
ment refer to it, and give explanation to hi
subordnates. .,...-}
All those found in arms in the enemys
country shall be treated as enemies but
those who are peaceabiy following the put
suits OF their various vocations, ss friends+
and their property respected.
BY order OF BrigadieF General
H@n ~. Z. Nj. PIKE.
|CAARLEs G.. JONES, is. lid de .cam,a.
;PLATTsBuRG. June 4.
LOSS OF THE. &c EAGLE
In consequence, of the British gun boats
having been over the lines and fired upon
some Of cur small water craft, two of our
armed sloops, the CROWLEY and Eagle. star.
ted from thi, place on the morning of the I'd
inst. under the command of lieut.. Smith for
the purpose of attacking them, should they
again make their appearance.-They AR
rived within mile of the lines about dark
the same day, and cast anchor. Yesterday
morning about day-break they discovered
three British gun.b boats and gave them
chase !; but the wind being south they unfor-
tunately ran so far into the narrow chan
mel that they found it difficult to return, &
the Eagle, nor being sufficiently strong for
her weight ct metal. became unmanagea-
bic, and at last went down; the GROWER,
unwilling to abandon her, continued fight
ing by her side, until after she went down
and then was compelled to yield to superior
force .-The action lasted from five till a
bout halfpa nine O'Clock in the morning,
with little or no intermission. The enemy
had by some means gotten information of the
sailing Of our sloops. and brought their forces
up from the Isle aux Noix, and placed them
on both sides of the channel, which was so
narrow that musket shot could reach our
sioops from the shore. We have not yet
learned the number of killed and wounded
on either side. but from the length of the
dCUon, the narrOwDeSS OF the channel, and
the signs OF carnage which we're discovered
after the action, we presume it mast have
been very considerable, but we fear our loss
has been the grcatcst, from the disadvanta-
ges under which our men fought. We had
lis men on board, including captain Herrick
and So volunteers from his company station
ed at Champlain. We understand the enc.
my had five gun boats in the action--tbey
carried "a Founders. the largest of our guns
were eighteens.
Posfscriht TO the Batapia Reh. Hdpersiser.
FROM our CORRESPONDENTS AT BUFFALO.
We learn by gentleman direct from
Queenstown, that our light dragons daily
bring in prisoners (; that a considerable guam
tity OF clothes, provisions and ammunition
had been found secreted in the woods, few
miles from the lines, and that part of the
heet had sailed with a number of troops, on
board, destined as it was supposed, to the
Forty Mile Creek, to attempt cutting off
the British in their retreat for Kingston.
Since the above was III type an express
has arrived from Champlain, which states
on the authority of Information derived from
the enemy, that only one of our men was Kill
led but considerable number wounded--the
enemy had two killed the Eagle sunk in
shoal water and the crew were saved.
We have Montreal papers of the 22d and
Quebec Of the 18th ult. they mention the
arrival at Quebec II. M. ship OF war Cyg-