The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-16
.dIBH.NY REGISTER, EXTRA.
Friday, .dhrii So o'clock, II. III.
From The lfiddle6ury Columbian, Patriot.
APRIL 6, 1914.


At late hour last evening, we were no.
hteiy favored with the peru.al OF letter
from a gentleman in Piattsburgh, to- his
friend in this town, dated Friday morning,
April L. Its great length renders impos-
s'b'e tor Us 10 give any thing more than
hasty summary OF its contents.
The important facts communicated, are
that onr army advanced into Odletown on
The Soth III. with the view of ttackiug the
enemy at La Crle mill; that having pro-
cesded about 'wo and half miles, L was
found they had mistaken the road to Mon
trea' tor that 10 the mill that on wheeling
TO regain the road they had missed, tAey
were rt acked by picket of 80 regulars
anu 100 militia, who were shel'e, ed in a
barn. They were soon dispersed oy the
fire of piece Of ligt artillery, with the
loss or one taken prisoner, and three deSer-
ted. Our loss was 90 killed and wounded ::
among the latter, Ensign Parker through the
breast.-Ma jors Bernard and Totten had
their horses shot under them.
ihe armv proceeded by cross road e.
ia Core MIL, where thew arrived between
three ans ur p, NJ. with the light artillery
and one l2 ounder the 1875 being pre-
ented coming up by the beduess { the
ROADS. &c IL FOUNDER was opened upoo
tn Mil. hch sheltered the enemy, with
ne iNtie effect; they made sally t. taxi
ma ted the piece and y as wounded ,hro'
h neck ana nip; the laIt suppos to be
marts. After his fail, Lieut.: Sheldon Of
the heave archery, 10 k the comma d of III,
piece He fought till every man about hirsi
was either i d, wcUn ed or driven away
Wien h loaded and fred the piece himself.
d charging i Che match being gomez ", th
the fash OF muSket. He wac soon sappor
TED by !nfantrY. q he ut a X continted TN
nj alter SUNSET, whea, no impression being
made on toe Mill . retreat was ordered ~
Odiesowr. The heavy artillery arrived at
Cham plan that night.
Our loss IS computed at from 100 to $50
killed and wounded No officer wa,
< Il ID. The wounded are capt. NJ + herson,
LieutS. Lafrabee and Green, of the ar lille
ry. Ensign Park r of the infantry, and En
sig Carr. of tbs rife corps.
j writer Of the letter, OF which the
foregoing IS brief sun mary. says he " as an
eye witness 10 the facts therein stated.
1--WE have seen letter from a gentleman
IT PIattsburgh, in whom we have great con
fldence, to his friend in this city, (Aibany)
dated April 4, which says the skirmish allu-
ded TO above took place on the 29th and.
SO and that our loss was between 70 &
so killed and wounded, besides a few mis-
HLBHJVY REGISTER, EXTR.4-~.No. .
FriaGy, .4larH 8. 1914.
oince cur FIRST Elk ira Saeet f this NOM
ing, we have received from an Oficer OF he
army, who bore conspicuous part in the
far Of ode town, the following account of
that affair, which we hasten TO lay before
our readers.
Extract eta letter. from az. officer efthe az
my 20 The Editor, dat u az OaLetown
Flower Canada } Maych 3Ist, 1914.
record the events OF battles, i, a task
which none but the most accomplished his
toran or the most experienced soldier can
Nth justice perform but have always
thought 1t praise worthy & honorable TO psy
Jhe homage Of respect to individual brave.
~, and embl AEON TO the world the valor and
hrmness displayed by troops exposed to
iardships and to dangers.
Yesterday mo ming Maj. Gen. Wilkinson
lett Champlsin, at the mead of his di vision
and arrived here about one O'Clock, p. M.
The hrst beet of this movemeAtI un
d@rstand was the reduction of the enenv's
fortress at the river La Cole, about 4 miles
d. slant from this place.
alter the troops had halted here a few
minutes to refresh themselves, we proceed
"a up the ROAD, when our advance, under
Nol' Clark and Maj Forsyth, was attacked
by strong force Of the enemy. General
bIsseii was ordered to support that point
OF the action which he did with shirt
and the enemy were compelled 10 retire
WITH loss:--Major General WIKI uson
was az the time on the field of ac,i n
exposed to this fire of the enemy, and dis
PLAYED that Characteristic fortitude and
nrmness' which are so peculiar to himself
~ days OF peril and tribulation. We had
also the pleasure Of witnessing the inefica
cy OF the COngreve rocket, several Of 81 hich
"e'e thrown by the enemy in and about our
Column, exploded and proved as harmless
a the smoke which issued from them. But
permit me, sir, to suggest, that this was a
mere skrmish, when compared with the
Conflict which succeeded il, in our attach
upon the ensny's strong position in The AZ
ternOor, at the river La Cole. Chei, T,fra
at that place consisted of about 1900 rsgu-
lars which vas increased during The action
Dy reiniorcements from the Isle au Noix.
Many were posted in stone building, the
walls OF which are said to be nearly fo,,,
teet N thickness, and impregnable to every
thing but the heaviest artillery Others
10 block house and surrounding buildi q.
which served to protect them for i'm =
iron the impression of our musouetrv.-
we arrived at the river about 8 p, IA
with Col. Clark aud Major FORSYTH, "A the
advanced guard, who had been consider
ably exposed to fire on their tanks in pass
.ng thr ugh the woods to the river
Capt. MPherson succeeded the advance
with pieces of artillery this gallant Off
Ger wa military secretary TO Major Gene
raj Wilkinson, but his proud, aspiring spirit
could noI be appeased until the General per
him m tai e. IL