The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-02
ENQUIRER OFFICE, Jury
FOR HE ENQUIRER.
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tam 20 The army fthe u. S. dzEed
UPPER CANADA
Fort GEoaGK, June 10Th, 1s

UPPER CANADA,
FORT GEoRGK. June 10th, 1915.
On the Isl June, Gen. Wiudcr WITH bis
Brigade, left this post in pursuit of the en-
e'ny VINO had retreated to the head OF axe
| Ontario- On the 5 h in the evening = =
ldrove in the advanced guards of the eo,e,i
! nd apQrf acbed within seven miles oi ,be
position they had assumed for defence. We
pe'ca"ped t'r.he night, at sun set, DISPOSED
! III Varinns and distant sltuat tons and were
100 much scattered FIR prompt co oDera
| ton IN case or an att CT, On the morning
| ot the 9th al 'ci0ck, Wills, d. rknes. s,!ll
overspread the horizon, W. beard firing
rom our dispCTSed seniinels ON he Quarter
where he at ak was made, ard IN a fes,
moments after me savage veils OF lie enc
nv. The Regiment and two co,noa,.i...
OF the 2Oh. conc BID 4ted with il. imountioq
10 ESQ eiect'vs rIen, der ehe command
OF Il. CT. Milton, had faken the precau
ton u eXting'ushing thc light of It's Ares d
! Ia urder arms on tie place where il Wa
/ t. f7rm daripg the night and in one minute
Sttei tht alarm was heard, was pre pared
Tor ction. Ger. Winder ordered this Re
R'meht to proceed to the point of a-tsck-
wh On move NETT 80 Immediately execntea
and the action cOmGiesc ed between II and
ne enemy * distances of be sseen 30 & 100
YARDS. he h'If . vas maintained for about
20 minutes. VIXEN the enemy was repulsed.
and we were ordered TO take Dosi,;rn RI
secure orr flank in case of rere,ted ~
additional attack. A COMPANY of Arf;ll,ry
was stationed not far from the right Of tie
ground we originally occupied, and a. tho
nome Mt of our Withdrawing, " as ordered ~
tn General n cease firing under an irnpres
sloT' that the hole Of the ensmY had ra
treated; but party Of so or 40 Of d,cm
had suddenly dashed in & taken possession
ofthree pieces Cf cannon and when Win
Der and Chandler reached that sprt, they
discovered their misrepresentation too late to
prevent their capture. The small party of
the enemy approached under cover Of the
darknsss after our firing ceased. and were
not discovered until they orderd cbary~
with bayonets. II is reported that General
Winoer addressed the enemy. snnooaioo
.lc1n to be our swn men saving, " Com n
ny AraFe f~llcwS, they arc rou, cd" The
5th ke%' feinaiJed az It's new position uutil
| DAY light, inpatienIly waiting for orders -
| re one could conjecture what had beco,p r
/ OF the Generals. Al length il was conclld.
ed they were takes prisoners, and Colonel
Burns of the l.. Dragons. as Sc Tor Officer.
assumed the con mard. A. this time there
we're the 5.h Reg't. and about 200 other
trscps on The fe!d, well formed and highjv
IN mated and the 18th & 14th Regin,s,,, g
I Colonel
Burns called council Of the field of;icers &
It was determined 20 be expedient to return
to 40 Mile creek (about 10 miles in onr
tear) TO procure supplies of ammunition and
pr,ylsio.5 which were nearly exhausted "
our boats bad been ordered back This nea
sure W. disapproscd by almost all the pla
tom officers who wished foT an irnuediot.
sni vigorous pursuit bat a. Col. h. was 81,
ise experienced officer, and the enemy had
probably got toe Euch The start 90 bsve
lbte1 overtaken M that day. the pfoceedpr,
perhaps was.prudent, though not Agreeable
~ Out feeling. nor glorious to our arms.
Hany stragglers however, would certain,
ave bgen taken. As proof cf The disor
der OF the enemy, the British General via
cnt vas missing so long that 81 flag wasse,,
. tor hrs body, upon the suppo.i ION tha, no
as slain lie had lost his hat. wac q {.
.ooahted, aud wandered considerable .,ue
ia the woods.