Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-27
NORTH WESTERN ARMY.
GENERAL ORDERS.
+. Had Quarters, Fors .lLliys,

SCn MAY, 1918.
The information received by the general and tho
movements OF the enon,y indicating their having a
baidoned the siege Cd this post, the general congra
tastes his troops on having completely loiied IL eli
tces aud put stop 20 that OF victory which
has hitherto attended their arms. lie cannot:fins
words TO express his sense of the good conduct o
the troops of every description and of every CORDS
40 well as sustaining aud returning the heavy frt
oil the encmy, as for their assiduity and patience in
the performance ul those lnoorious 4, lies woh tl,
OCCASION eal.od for Where merit was SO general
indeed, almost universal il is difficult TO dis
cr.mina;e. The general cannot, however, omit to
mention tie names OF those whose situation gave
them al opportunity OF being more particularly
useful. From the long illness of capt Graiot, o,
tho corps OF engnserss the arduous and important
unties or terrifying the camp deyovcd on captain
Wood. OF that corps.
In assigning to bim the first pslm of merit, as far
as IT relates TO the transactions within H. works,
the general is convinced that his decision will be
warded by every individual ia camp who witnessed
his indeat gable oxeruuD, his consumnnate skill in
providing Tor the safety OF every point and oilling
every attempt OF the enemy, and his undauntcd
bravery IN the performance of his duty in the most
exposed situations. An unfortunate wound in tho
commencement OF the seise deprived the general
ftec that time, oil the able Iyiees major StOd.
dard, OF the arulery, whose zeal aud talents hal
been emineauy usei al. Capt Gratot, in the remis-
sion 1T st-Sere Illness, took charge uf battery, *
managed 4 with ability ard effect. Capt. Gushing,
oil The arf merry aud capt hail, OF the 18th intan-
.,
extremely as,ise and attentive TO their post.----
To col. al ier aud Major Todd, Of the 18th u. 5.
iliautry majors Bail, of the Dragons Soduiek 4
major RitZer of the Ohio mtla, sud major john
Of the Kentucky militia, rendered the most i'm
portant services. 10 zach of the above geut lemen,
well ss to each captain, subatern, non -comh.is-
soneL officer aud private Of their respective com
nlsnds, the general gives his thanks and expresses
his uWIsnest spprobatoD RisD TO adjutnnt Brown,
Mr.. Peters conductor of artillery Nir. Lion, pm
cpai artfccr; Mr.. Timberlee, aud TO seIgeants
Henderson, foInmcs and Aedrum, who sesersiiy
had charge oi batteries and block uses. The bat
tIry managed BY sergeant Henderson vac, as the
enemy confessed, mapaect. with peculiar efficacy d
effect with respect the sorties which were made
on the 5th inst. The subsequsn Information which
has hcen received from lIe prisoners, has gwen the
gallant troops VIII IL WerS engaged on those coca
sioRs additional clras upon the gratitude OF their
general IL is aseertaincd in both instances tho
enemy far out-numberei our troops. The geueral
gives his thanks brigSdicr general Clay for the
promptitude with v Inch the detachment OF his bril-
gade landed, AID he .-ssiiu.ty sheVn by HIM
m ior9n them for the attack on tho lett. To col.
Boswell aud major Fletcher, for their ssliantry x
good conduct il, ieaGi0g them ia the charge made
he enemy, and u nsllS. dudley, Simmons u
Afedcsf, the hi alo eknimrssioneu officers
they defeated the eiscny ~ Slcaerai has IN the
order OF the 9th inst. sNpressed has sense o. thu
conduct of regular troops aud volunteers, which
we're engaged in the sorues On me lcil iank, but
kentucky militia, whose galirntry was not Surpss-
sod by that OF any Of the companies which fought
by their side. The Pittsbnrg Blues, led by lieut.,
siGse, in the illness oi their gallant captains sus
tHi,ied tie reputation, Which they had actiuired at
a{.ssissnny. The pctcrsSurs, volunteers and jeut
Drum detachment, discovered equal intropldits.
To the detaehIuen,s rom the IL IN aud lyth u O.
regiment under theiI respestive eCniaatheIs eapts
Croshan, Bradford, isausla Elliot, Ncring, the
honorable task VS. asslgnod oil storming the Br,
tish batteries defended By two hundred br Ia IA
grcRndiers and tight infantry banked by an host Oh
lndisns anlktwo companies OF canadian iniHuA.---
Colonel .JRer speaks III the highest tei ms ot.ths,
eapt..ns Deiore mentioned, and lAeutenants C14I&
bell CIwyniI, Len, KeroiIeva and nees, and OF 81
s1gns Shep, Hawkins, Harrison, HItoheii " Sto.g-
Ton The genera; requests Colonel Ai'lier h-Jor
Todd aud each of the officers above named, togo
cher with ali the officers, ssioncd oiiers
end soldiers who were engsaed on the 5th inst. 10
ACCEPT his thanks The generEi.s under the high
est obligation to lis staff tor their conduct, we'll
IN the action of the StL tor the assistance Whsh
he received from them throughout the slege.--
Major Hu<ili, the acting inspector-general, dstin
rushed himself by his nssduIty IN torwArding the
Sart OF our works which most necessary and
which vas most exposed To the fire OF The enemy.
From sjor Grahsm hs aid dc eAinp--his un-
tecr aid de campJ. johnson, Esqur. anu from lien
tenant OFallon acting assistant adiutant general.
as~ca strom the deputy quarter master DIR. Eu-
ba.,k he received TIC greatest sssstanoo, 1t rare
" occurs that general has TO complain OF the cx-
cesslye ardor OF his men, yet such appears always
10 be tie case Whenever the Kentucky militia
engased. Its indeed the source of all their misfor-
tune. They sppear To think that yslor alone
aecomflish any thing. The Generd tsied 20 MAKE
THE remark fcon the candfzst of capt DGdey's
company of the regiment, ashe has UNDER
stood thst that gallspt Officer obliged to ttrn
lus sspontooa against his company 10 obiige them
TO desist from fuethsr pursuit Of the enemy, in
sorauliauce with AN Orde< from the general. such
tomerity although not so disgraecful, Is scarcely
less fatal than CowaFdicc. And the instance a.
hove, had i'll been persisted in, would have gwen q
different result 70 tae seton. as the whole OF the
enemy's force which wero p,aOed the batteries
Would have been prccR,itAted upon the rear OF our
detachment. The pursuit being stopped, sllow od
tine tor new disposition under cover Of our SN,i-
no and the eBeny's batteries wCJc attacked aud
carried without difficulty.
"a COpy) -
JOHN o'FALLON