The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-07

was ton i'll for any active exertion & sbovi
al. did not dare suffer mysei' 20 DC divert.
ed single day from the prosecution Il TIE
views0t gcveTnre {. had written maj. gen
Hampton on the 9th inst. BY lis adjt. gen
col. Ming, ard had ordered hin To furm 3
IJcnctGn with me on the Sc. Lawrence,
which expected would take place on the
9th or l0'h. 1t woild have been unpar-
dcnable had lost sight of this object :
moment, as ] deemed II Of vital Importance
TO the issue Of the campaiGn.
The enemy deserve credit for their zeal
and intelligence. which tic active univeI al
hostility Of tie male inhabitants os the
country enabled them 10 en rloy TO IT,
greatest advantage Thus. vii lie mcnaced
/ BY = respectable force IN rear. the coast was
lined by musqustry IN font, al every criticat
! pass of the river, WHICH obliged ~. e.
march detachment ard this i,npeded m
! progress.
On the evening IF tic 9th inst. the orny
halted few miles from the head uf th,
/ Long Sault. IL tire morning ct the lo.h
the enclosed order was issued. Gen. Brown
marched agreeable 90 ocIer and about noon
we were apprizsd, by the report OF his or
u!ery, that he was engaged soure distance
below us. ~ the SINE time the enemy
we're observed in Cur rear. and ,he;r galley
and gun boats approached our Rotiila, and
Iopened hre upon ~, winch Obliged ne 70
order Battery Of IS Founders Is be piapted.
and shot from II compelled the vessels Of.
the enemy TO retire. together with theIr
troops after some airing between the advan.
ced parties. But By this tiyne, IL coDse-f
quence of diseinbarking and re. emb6rkipg
the heavy guns, the day was so far spent,
that our piiots did not dare enter the Sault
! Is miles Continued rspid) and therefore
we tell down about two miles aud came to
for the night.
larry the next morning every cling w3a n
readiness for melton but having received .,
in diligence from Gen. Browr. was stti,
delayed. as sound cauti-a prescribed
shov!d learn the esult of has affair, before
conn itted the fotilia 60 IL. Saut.
.AthalS past ten o'c!Ac!s, a. NJ. an officer
! OF dragons arrived with letter. in which
tn Gen. Informed NE he had forced The
enemy, AID would reach the foot ofihe Saut
ca. lY in the day. Orders we're Immediate
~ given for the FoIia to sail, - which in
slant the enemy's gan boats appeared, and
began To throW skOt among a.. Infyrina-
iicn was brought ne at thc me t;rle. frco
Brig. Gen. Boyd, that the eremy's troops
were advancing in c iumn. Immediately
sent orders to him 10 attsc< them this re
port was soon contrad,C,ed. Their gun
boats however continued to scratch rs. and
variety n r ports o1 thar movements 81 /
counter movements we're brought 20 me il
succession which Convinced me # their do
termination to hazard IN a,cd. k when it
COLD be ocne to the greatest advantage. and
therefore / resolved TO anticipate them
Directions were sccor dinghy sent, BY that
q tinguishcd officer Col. Swift II tie emf
0eers, 10 Brig Gen. boy 4, to throw the re-
,9chmcpts ct his command, 10 it-nett Il. On,
IN the order of he preceding day, and com
posed Of nen OF MS own, CoVington's and
Svartwcut's bligades, i.to three columns
to march upon the enemy, outfank ther If
possible, and -. e tleir ayii,iery. L he action
soon commenced wiki tils advanced BODY Of I
the enemy, aud Became extremely ,hatD q +
Calling, e, with OCC&sionaI pau "a sustsined
"i.h qrca vic,city, in open pace Z tar com |
bat. TO upwards 81 : aDd half hours--the /
advetse lines alternately yielding an4 adj /
vanciog. Il is impossible to say with a-cu- /
r:cv "hst was cur number on the Gsld, t..
cause it consisted # iudcfeiie detachments |
taken from the boats 20 render s. f. the pas |
sage Ut the Staut. Gers. Cuvlugton and ,
SwartWout Voluntarily took part in the e. !
ton, at the head f detachmer,s from their
respective brigsdes. and exhibited The same
courage fiat was d',pla ed bv 5ric. Gen. /
boyd, WAC happened TO be the senior officer .
on the ground. Our force engag d NIGH. |
have reached sixteen Or seventc. bundled
men, but actually Id MT exceed eighteen
A.
ted from twelve honlred 10 two thousand
hut did not probably amount TO more than
fXtce1 or sixteen hundred-c cne,s'inr rs ( (
am Informed, Diet schue Ia fr n she 40.h.
84tb and l04th regiments Of the Unc-~
with three companies Of the Vo.fzeir and /
GleuEary corps, and he ni:it 81 tae COM I
.ry, who arc not included in the ertiIoate
. II would be pre,umDtuous IN ne to ST (,
tempt To gire You d.,a'icd Account Of TINS !
afar which certainly ref c.s b gh honor on +
tie yalor The Awercau suGjer, as TO ex /
amplas can he produced q un1 ?cipiine6
men. with y. 2pericnted oGi1ers. biayiag 81
irs IS wo h utg aud haf, " heu. +,
'.Dg tie fed or yielding To their an.aeo
nis,s hut. Sir, ne in'arUa.i.n1 Sow give
you, is derived from officers OF ny c'nR
3cncs Who tn K active pir,s jn tbi. COM
fnr though ] WAS enabled 90 order the n.
! ~ < IL vas my hard ior:une not o. he able
! 90 io3d a1e troops | comm md Il II ne dis
( esq with hich ! was aesa.leJ ON the "a
/ ot 81 piember. on my lurney go Fore c, org
! having Witb few shor, intervals of crnv,-
! eaccnce prsYed on me ever since, soi Ar
| tie moTcnt OF this action, was confined 10
| NY b. q aud emaciated Elm lst % "a sFelrton.
unable to st ON my horse on to NOV, ten pa
ces without assistance.
uN'', however. he paydoaed f,r tres.
passing on your time a few re uarts in re-
lston % the ai'sir. The 'bjccts Of the