The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-05-27
THE ENEMY REPULSED.

THE ENEMY REPULSED.
4 despatch Of prior date to the following, sup
posed CONTAIN the earlier transactions of the SIEGE
has not yet reached the Department of War, will
appear from passages Of Gen. Hariison's letters
Cohy Of a deSGatch from Major General VIM
H. HARRIsoN, 70 ne Secretary al Var, da-
ted" Head Quarters, Lover SanduSky, Nay
I3;h, 1873.
&r-Havins asccrained that the enemy
(Indian, as we'll as Brtish) had entirely aban-
doned the ncighborhood of the Rapids, left
the command of Camp Meigs with General
Clay and came here last night inform you,
sir, that have every reason TO believe, that
the loss of the Kentucky troops in killed on
the north siGe of the river does not exceed
G1y. On the 10Th and lih inst. I caused
the ground which was the scene Of the action
and its envrons 10 be carefully examine land
after the most diigen, search foriy.five bo.
dies only Of our men were discovered--a.
mongst ,hem was the leader of the detach-
ment Col. Dudley. N other officer of note
fell in the action. have strong reason to
believe that a considerable number of the
kentuckians Effected their retreat up the river
TO Fort Winchester. Gen. Proctor did not
furnish me with return Of the prisoners in
his possession. although repeatedly promised.
Ills rctrea. was as precipltate as 1t could pro-
pery be, leaving number ct cannon ball, a
new elegant sling -carriags for cannon, and
other valuable articles The night before his
departure two rersons that were employed in
the British Gun Boats (Americans by BIRTH
deserted 10 us. The Information they gave
me was very nteresting-ihey say that the
Indians, OF which there were from 1900 10
1000, left the British the day before their de-
partpre in high state of dissatisfaction, from
the great loss which they had sustained in the
several engage mcnts OF the 5th, and The fail
ure of the British in accomplishing their pro-
mise of taking the post al the Rapids. From
the account given by these men, my opinion
is confirmed of the great superiority Of the
great superiority of the enemy which were
defeated by our troops in the two sallics made
on the 5th inst That led by Col. Miller did
not exceed $50 men. and it is very certain
that they defeated 200 British regulars, $50
militia, and : or 500 Indians. The Ameri-
Can regulars (althongh they were raw re-
cruils) and such men compose the Pitts
burgh, Penn. and Pctcrsbursh, Va. Nolun-
ieers, should behave we'll, is no, 10 be won
dered pt--but that a company Of militia
should maintain its ground against four times
its numbers, as did Capt. Sebres OF the Ken
lucky, is truly astonishing. These brave
fellows were at length however entirely sur
rounded by Indians, and would have been en-
tirely c1, Off, but for the gsllaniry of Lieut.
Gwynne of the 10Th regiment, who, with
part Of Capt. Ellio,t's company, charged the
enemy and released the kentuckian j in
close you list Of the killed and wounded
during the whole siege. Ii is considerably
larger than had supposed ], would be when
las, wrote TO you---bot il is satisfactory to
know that they did not bleed uselessly--but
IN The course es sucee ssful exer,ions. The