Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-11

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| IN, ne picket was formed in halfcircle,
Inc attack commenced on the right
wing on the morning of the god az hea,;n..
OF revellie Our troops were immef;atefs,
ready Tor the reception of the enemy. Scarce.
~ minute had elapsed from the firing of
the alarm till the first discharge. The right
| wing sustained the shock for about twenty
minutes when overpowered by numoers thew
retreated across the river, and fell in win
large body OF Indians stationed in the rear
and were either cut off or taken prisoners.
! Two companies of SO men each from the
pickets sailed out and unfortunately Joined
| tneretreatng party.-The fate of the whole
| uncertain, out our principal loss was in
| this quarter.
4 he left wing, with Spartan valor. main
tanned their ground within the pickets.-
| he enemy's regulars made three diffcr-
ent charges upon them. The shocks were
received with distinguished Goodness and
| ihtrepidity and the enemy were ALWAYS re-
| pulsed Out of 400 regulars of the enemy
$50 were slain. We had fiye killed witb;n
| the plckets and about forty wounded. Cen,
winchester and col. Lewis had been taken
prisoners early in the action, in attempting
20 rai,y the retreating party. About e!e-
ven O'CLOCK general w. ssnt in flag in
forming that he had capitulated for tbe
ceased AT this time and when the f1ao
| came IN, so confident were the men Of their
success that they merely expected it as a
Proher Tor cessation Of arms. Tins this
brave little band main aimed this trenen.
dous action which lasted from day break
Till III o'clock, with their honor untarn;,bed
| 1t ought not however, to be understood &C
attaching any blame to gen. Wincbester
Tor entering into the capitalization. Oppos-
cd by the overwhelming force or the enc.
my, these brave fellows must otherwise
have fallen sacrifice.
i he British force consisted rs ,,,,,,,- ,oo,.
| including Indians.--In the rear W .,ae;
oned large body of Indians wit a design
| to cut Oft retreat should it be attemn,e1 :,
out the lett wing bravely'Kept their ground
and Ihus obtained that security which their
| valor deserved.
we come now To relate part of the ira
| Sical story, at which every honorable and
| feeling heart must recoil, and which dc.
mands the prompt ttention of government.
| After the capitulatlon, the American COM
! manning ofhcer demonstrated with the Bril-
.sii oincer On the necessity ofprotecting the
wounded prlscnefS from the fury of the sa-
wages. The officer pledged himself IN ar.
tend to it, and that they should be removed
on the following day. But they were left
without the promised protection and ON
the morning OF the 23d, the savage allies Of
CHRISTIAN king, stripped and murdered all
OF them VINO were unable to march I-lfthe
vengeance OF our country can seep after
such AN act as this, then indeed NAV we
| weep over the ruins IF the republic
ne rate oI capt. Hart, one 9th e wound
CO. IS peculiarly distressing. This gentle
man had received flesh wound in theknea.
ana had greatly sisnalized himself hv his
uhuaunted bravery After the capitalization
British officer, a capt Elliott. who had
been class mate with HIM ar Princ,.,,r,
college, waited Ola capt. Hart. and. nns,,;-
cited, promised him his protection, deciar-
ing that the next morning, he Wouldhaye him
taken 10 ms own house at Maiden, where he
should remain until his recovery BIT Fill
| OFT broke his promise, and eit him To lis
tate On the next day band of savayes
came In to the house wh.re Inc Law and
ruthlessly tore him from his bed. A bro
tier officer Caught him in his arms and car
r'ed nm to another apartment. Here he
was aSain assalied by the munsters. At
lehs'n ne oarga,oed with one Vt them and
gave him q considerable SUN of money To
have himself taken to Maiden Thev -
on, and after travelling about four or five.
mics, were met by a fresh band Of these
heH hon'idsj who shot the captain ON nis
morse and tomahawked and scalbed him :
--ouch are the allies ofhs Britannia males
y--and such the righteousness Of ms ca1se
Inc prisoners were g-neraly stripped Of
their cloathing. rAed of their cash. ana the
swords ct the officers given to the savaees,
Notwithstanding promise thai the swords
should be returned tothem again at Maiden.
and as 1t all honorable warfare must cease
men, whose education, talents and general
, responsibility ought to have entitled then, 70,
respect were treated by the enemy with all
1hat naughty supcrciliousness which eharac-
! terises ignoble minds
Gen. Winchester and the field oficersare.
II Is supposed, ordered on to Q ebec.
Several Interesting incidents, SERVING to
: display the bravery and good conduct Of the
troops deserve To DC noticed. On their
march from fort Defiance to the Rapids the
\ horses were worn down and nearly famis, !.
5 cd tor want of forage. The men themselves
/, were destitute OF many attil .es Of the FIRST
: necessity. Yet these circumstances did NOT
0 ia the least degree damp the ardor and he
c spirit OF the troops. When the horses wee
a no longer able e. draw, these gaIiant fellow !
{ hltched themselves to the sleds Id in IN !
manner, with the greatest Sheerfulness and