Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-29
JOHN COOK.
Cory ofa Letter, dated
7" WATkRrowN, Nov. Is.

WATERTowN, Nov. Is, 1919
By gentleman who left the army on
Thursday the llth inst | have rece,vaJ ,b.
Following particulars-rhe whole of our force
cFossed from Hamilton to the Cana shore.
< were proceeding down the river and thu hi.
iish in ti'eir re-r following This was ON Tnss-
dSy-on Wednesday they continued their march
AMI were all the day annoyed by the enen,v--.at
hight II was con. luded by our troops To dv;Je
and Gen. Brown with "a large detacb,n-n, ,ra,
sent Forward to destroy some block houses -
dIsPerse some small parues Of troogs collected
at " place called Cornwall Gen Coyington
with the rest of the army was to follow, nsrtIl
boa's and b. land. When the boats un,lss
Covngt.n had pat oft small distance. the,
were attacked by ieeI of British Gun. Bo,rs
ant relurned-they We're ordered, II a ,ecnn5
time, ana returned and relandec, ssd deter.
minstlon formed to attack the British bv I,nJ
Our troops were accordingly drawn I'D in linz.
OF b TIL, ami adv. need towards tie. e,,emv
VINO Immediately prepared 10 meet them -
when within Husket-Shot, general FIRE COM
menced from both sdes, which lasto some
uHe, when the British re rea,ed, m lecod or.
der, ana were pursued BY our troops, who Gun.
tnued the pursuit. til they came to a low snnt
OF ground, when the British opened tremeu.
douS lire OF grape ssd canister shot fran ,i.
ces "i artillery placed in the wood, by the Side
% the road. The British gun-bcats az the s,,ne
tune opened = IRE i'll the same man aer from th,
opposite side next the rivcr-our men feliina q
uirections-~a retreat was Immediately ordercd.
which was Effected with regularity. and ,hS
enemF, either from their own loss, or some O.
ther reason, declined pursuing. Our troors
immediately re Crossed the river, and wers. e..
camped when my informant left them. r,e,
lad heard that tie British had force al sb,lc,
oOlO not far oft, ON near Lake ST. France
Tue loss on our part in killed and woutded
exceeds 4OU the tire from thc els my being ev.
trehe!y destructive The cnemy's loss nnt
KIN WI.
he accounts given of the number ard
situation OF our troopsis very discouragifs.
The whole OF Wisinson's army did not e,S.
coed 5000, previous To the battle, and they
are IN want of every thing Coying;on IS
killed. and Forsyth received a flesh. Thus
tor the letter"
Last night some officers arrived from VII,
kinsoh's army, which they LETT at French
Mills. where they we're preparing 10 go ,rto
inter quarters They state III affair much
the same as the above letter, only our loss
not exceeding 400. The British, they sup-
pose, must have lost 500. as our troops turns
ed them In three different attacks at the
point OF the bay net and fought desperately.
lhe British have certainly MT gained a yicr
tory. lime will shew the Cause of the fai.
ldre OF the expedition agai st montreal -
There IS certainly blame to be attached some
where. Hampton with his army are sons
into winter-quarters at Plattsburs. Itseems
he IS very unpopular with the army.
L may perhaps be able To send Won move
particulars by The Boat, should a v thi .
transPire more than the papers wi furnish.