Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-21

! mission. and -cmrurfny fpNit sitef WA -
declared between France shd tiA, por
or, shall DC cons'dered a, having boz
arm. against ~, ifom the circumstances
! alone Of their ha,ins coptinu' q TO i"'"
po-, Of /. m,iits., corps lraen.d to. &C
aaain., the Ptepoh emphe or lis s!liss
! u. Our M,.i.te,. arc cssrred. each
in bis own dep.. men'. With The sxeeh
tier OF the prsssn, decree.
| {s,Ened) \ a9oi-EoH.
| By the Emperor,
Cuuat DARU, Secrrtsrf Of state
| BdTTLE or WILLLs&tSg URf'F
Cspv AT o Letter from Erisaaier &C.
aera. John p. Boyd. 'r,''o ccn.
! r,aad,d in tie bGtits.cfs Etlli''ias,
bnrga, 10 ~ iur, Genera' .sar:es
| Wilk.psor, Comwonder IN ChiJ.
Camp near CORNWALL,
Nov. 1a, 1888.
! sra--.I have The honor to report
to you. that Yesterday. whiio the
rear division oftNe army, consisting
| Of datachrnents from the tst, Sd. Il
| Attn brigades and placed under my
com,sap I'd TO protect the ao'iiln from
the enemy that hung on our rear,
VISA under arms IN order to move a.
grsenhIy to your orders. daws the
! bank Of the st Lawrence. 4 fepCrt
Vas brought to ms from the rear
guard, that body rfchcn. 900 ssri-
tish and ,..i;sns hpi r,,vssrei intu
the w8ods that sairsed oIr rear.
Gen. Swartwout. with The bib hri-
eas.e was Immediately ordered 10
disIoaga 'hem Ten. Cosington,
with the Sd brigade. hrine at ths
same time directed 20 he within sup.
porting distance. Gen. SWartsout
dsshed Into the woods, and with tho
81 st Infantry. "a rartof his hrigaae)
after a short sk.rmlsh. drove them
back to the position Of their main ho-
dy. Hero he was joined by General
Csvington. Tue enemt hid judsci-
ous!y chosen his ground among the
deep raVias. when every where ia
tersestsd tie extensive p'aiH, and
discharged 9 heavy and CALLING Gae
upen oar advancing columns. Ne
oppoaitisn or obstacle, however,
checked their arslcr. The enemy
! retired for mere than o, mile before
! thsir rssslu.e ssd repeated charges.
During thi. time, the detscsT,eBt Of
the tst brigade under Sol. Coles.
! whsse greater disssnee from the
! scene OF action re.sri-d ito arrival,
rapidly entered the field. Being d.
rss,sd to attack the enemy's left
flank. this movement Was promptly
Aaa bravsiy oIscsted amid q shower
Of musquetry aud shrapnel SHELLS.
| The fight nos became more station
airy, until he brigade hrst engaged.
| having expended all their ammaui-
ten, were dires,ed 10 retire to 4
msrs dsfsnsibis position, to wait for
| re, supply. This movement 80 dis
sonssstsd the line. rs to render il
sxpedisnt for the first brigade ike
| wiss to retire. 1t should be rsmerk-
| sd. that tha artil'sry. excepting Two
pieces uRdsr Capt. IrTine, attached
| TO Inv rear division, (wSjoh. from
| the nature Of the grouaG. ana The
sireuitous route they had to taks.
were likewise mueh retarded in their
srrivsiJ did net reach the kroand
upt:, tho line, fer the wsat NJ am.
munitisa, had already begun 10 fall
| bssk.--Whsn they were srraosed.
| fis dsirg which was assisted by
che skill OF Col. Swift Of the EnEi-
! nsers) their fire was sure and de-
| struetive. When the artillery was
| sBsliy directed to retire. having to
eros. a deep, and, excepting in ono
place Ito artillery impasssble rs-
| yias, enc pisss YES unfortunately
lost. The fall Of its gallant Gem
| masdsr. Lieut.. Smith, aud most OF
his men, may account fer this aeci-
| deaf. Ia tho death OF this ysang
| man, the army has lest one Of Its
| o.t n,ou;s;ns ofeeers. The saua.
| drou OF tho rad regiment Of drs-
ssens, uasr Maj. Wsodford, was
early on the aeld. and nusb exposed
to the sasmy's IRE, but the nature
OF the ground, and tn. position Of
his lios, did not admit Of those sue
sessful charges, which their dissi-
pline and araer, under more favor.
able sireumstapses, are calculated