Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-29
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experience, commanded the whole of the
artillery. Assisted by Capt. Totten, an en-
queer OF great merit, the most judicious ar
| engagements were made for battering the e.
nemy's works. The river Goo yards>wide
at this place. forms a bend round Fort
George; which gave us every advantage in
erecting batteries ON our side. Additional
guns were mounted in fort Niagara, and new
WORKS thrown up all along our shore. BY
the oath, prodigious battering train had
been mounted, and on the following evening,
premature cannonade was brought on, oc-
casioned by the enemy's firing on some
ooats passing down the river. With inter-
vais' this hire lasted till the morning Of the
1th, when every thing corabustible in fort
George, had Teen fired and consumed ; and
the picquets shot away in many PLACES, So
as to render the work, itself, untenable a.
gainst an assailing force. The guns were
however not dismounted.
Never was the superiority of any force so
completely demonstrated. Col. Porter, who
commanded; Capt. Totten, the engineer
Maj. Armistead at fort Niagara; Capt. Ar
cher and Lieut.. Gales, at batteries little
ABOVE tort George I; besides other antilles
rlsts, greatly distinguished theniselves-
Maj. Armlstcad fred one block house and
Capt Archer another. We lost not man
In the cannonade.
The troops emba,- :, on board of the
ooats on the morning IT the 27th. Commo-
dore Chauncey was to have furnished oars>
men from the fleet; but he finally retained
his seamen intending to land with them and
10 take part in the action.
Col. Scott, the Adjt. General, was selected
70 command the advanced guard composed
o. ABOUT oO0 chosen troops. Lieut.. Col. M
reely, and Maj. Forsythe were ofths corps.
ms division embarked and at half past ,
O'Clock, followed at intervals Of 20, 80 and 60
minutes, by Boyd's, Winder's aud Chaa-
dier's brigades. The point chosen for the
descent was about l ID miles west of the
mouth OF the Niagara, OH the lake, the same
distance from the village, ard . Ia miles
from fort George, which stands OH the river
above Newark
When the advance guard were within
niles OF the shore, an order was given for
the Wnoe to lie zLfler their oars to give time
Tor three small vessels of the fleet to take
post near the shore. These having silenced
u one gun battery which otherwise would
nave annoyed the troops in landing /; Gen.
dearborn on board the Madison, gave the
signal to make The shore. The enemy per-
ceiving the point of attack, had collected his
whole force (about 1900 at that place and
now lay concealed i'm ravine about 90 PAGES
from the lake bank. AT the distance of mus
ket shot the enemy commenced a tremen.
oous discharge OF musketry upon the ad.
vance guard, which was returned with great
effect on both sides. Nevertheless being ia
rored near the shore, by bank of six or
eight feet IN elevation, which formed an ad.
nlraoie parapet, Col. Scott landed bis men
In good order, when the action ragged with
the greatest violence for 80 minutes, the last
10 OF which the right of Boyd's brigade
came up IN support of the advance and
handsomely participated in the action. The
advanced guard now charged the enemy
who fed IN every direction. Col Swift ha-
wing pursued the retreat a considerable dis
lance halted, till joined By Col. MiIler's re-
glmeut (fros Boyd's brigade) when the pur,
suit was continued Ave miles up the river
and many prisoners made. At this place
the remainder of Boyd's brigade came up
with the advance when the whole were re-
called.
AS Coils. Scott and Miller marched round
fort George in pursuit OF the enemy, it was
perceived that the garrison was in the act
OF abandoning the fort. The former imme~
diately detached two companies and advan.
ced rapidly to the gateway. When near
to the fort the magazine blew up with a
tremendous explosion. Fortunately nobody
was hurt. Just at this instant some prison.
ers taken as they ran out of the fort infor.
med that other magazines were fred and
'O'h -NNPIStSO tc tApIOges COl. oCOIL III
stantly broke into the fort, caused matches
to be extinguished, and with his own hands
took the British flag left flying in the hurry
OF their flight. From the public papers, il
appears that this flag too, like that taken at
YORK, has been presented 10 the navy DE-
partment by the hands of a naval officer.
loo much praise connot be bestowed on
the troops engaged on this day; The 9th
regt commanded by Cot. Miller, the 18Th
by Maj King, and the 10Th by Col. Pearce.
all OF Boyd's Brigade as we'll as the Briga,
der himself, behaved with great gallantrv.
But 1t was the light troops COMPOSING the
advance guard, under Col. Scot,. WhicL
singly, landed under the fire and sustained
iortweDty minutes, the Contest AGAINST don,
bic it numbers. The other officers Of this
corps--lieut. Col M'Freely, Mai Forsvtbe.
Capt. Bddle, Stockton, IIindman. Mills
Nicholas, and Roach, and Lieut. Roane. who
commanded company, behaved with the
greatest galantry and good conduct Cant.
HIndman IS said to have been the 6yst on
the enemy's shore.
Col. Porter, who had been 50 successftillv
employed in battering the enemy's work
landed With some pieces of light artillery ON
the right OF Boyd's brigade, and was soon
10 a situation TO act against the enemy.
Lieut.. Hobart, one OF his officers, gals
liant young man, was killed in the action.
Lieut.. Riddle, the same mentioned in the
attack upon York, was agaiy, m, fh;s 1c<a