The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-26
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From the PreSiJ nt o. the Unitcd States,
transmiftirg Litter from the Secretary
Of War, ACCOMPANIED zvi.a sundyy doca-
nients ia obedence 10 q resolution IF The
S1st Of December iast, requesting such in
Tc'znation as n,oy tend 20 exfLain The cdu-
ses ofthe f,iivrs ofthe ory,s Of the Cnittd
States, w the .Northsrn 'FRONT.' =.
Correspondence Soi.h Gen Hcyrsson eorciudes.
Jtar Department, Hitna.
October 80, 1913.
Sir,
have thA-honor to acknowledge the receipt OF
your letters OF ,,e 5th and Of the lin instant.
The despatch by captain Brown, and which with
him wsa lost IN lake Erie, suggested: rs Interior
movement. the coming down TO the Niagara river,
and putting 20 irielf the right and resr Of De
Rottenbrrg's position before tort George; while PEE
neral M'Ciise, with his brigade Of milits, vo 1n-
tecfs aud ,adan1, should. approach them in front
The eAesny seemsto have been aware OF this or o..
some similar movement as he BEGAN bis retreat on
the 9th snd did stop Until he had gained the
head OF Burlington bay, whore understand, by re-
port, he yet IS This his last strong hold ia the
Peninsula Routed from this, he must surrender or
make his way down. lake oatario 20 Kingston His
force is estimated twelve tcr fifteen hundred eff
Iectivss. The csptare ar desiruction of this corps
won.d be glorious fnaie to your campaign. Or
operations IN this quarter are bat bcgisaiae nc a
time when they ought 20 hove ended.
: shall go slowly towards Utica, where may
have the pleasure of seeing adiutant general Gaines
I am, .r, very respectfully.
Your most obeJient servant,
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Maj Gen. Harrison
Exiraci eta lefte7, from. re Secretary at 5ar to
.lfujur General HGrIison, dated
Bocisvie, November 8, 1918
"I have Fortunately met col. Gaines on tn way
TO his regiment. Tie deputy psy-tnsster shall have
orders 20 attend to the brigade you have brought
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adjutant geaer'l, al shall receive sppontmen nj
as sp.l. The oficers Of the several corps eompos-
lug yong tvitiri e., wei as st fort George IS OF
general Cssss -gade,) not Indispensable to the
comma aud or the troops nov IN the fcld should he
Immediately li,pstched the reoruiting servse-
ne ID invoke your attention to .phieet 50 i'm.
portaN to the early opening OF the campaign aid 10
the extent and character of your particular com.
mand. Will the whole Of CASES brigade be wanted
to the westward? In the event OF a peace will che
savases less force wdu,d be sufficient: and 10 has
ten and secure this event, the present moment and
present impressions must be seized. OF the warri.
ors sueng tor peace, one or should he sent by
the nearest route, and by the most expeditio,,s
mode, to the Greek nation. The story OF their
defest by you, and subsequent abandonment by the
British, communicated by themselves, wo lid psoba.
bly, have decided effect on their red brethren OF
the eouth. and save IS the trouble and expense OF
beating them into senac of their OWE interest
When wrote TO you from wilma, L was doubtful
whether our attack would be made directly spon
the after course, and Lave probably determined
general Wilkinson TO go down the St. Lawrence
In this case, the eneRy will have at Kin; s,on be.
sides bis feet garrison of twelve or fourteen
hundred Had not corps in the
ne;ghborhood these might do mischief and eve n
render insecure The winter stetiou of our fleet To
prevent this 1t is deemed advisable to draw together
81 Saeketts Harbor a consider abIe force There
are nov at thst post between four and FIVE hundred
Ine1 OF all descrptons--sck, couvslscent and ef
fec.iye. Colonel SCOTS detachment (about ZOO
are their march hher, and il is barely possible
t:st colonel Ragdolph's mot striving in titse n
not exceed Ia hppjeed and ffty. MsArtbur's
brigade ailQt 20 these VIII make a force entirely
competeRi 60 oar object. To bring this brigade down
the lake, yen must have the aid of the feet whic,
viii he "a dily given By commodore Ctauneey -.
On bis point shall write to him aad aIeeest E
communication with you in relation tot.
: his new disposition win render necessary the
employ rfeut Of many of the militia q volunteers
Dow ~ service under general Mcclure, as you ma,
deem competent to the safe-keepus of forte Geore9
ard Niagara and their dependensies."
Head Quarters, .Wt1cou,k,
November ie 1918
Commodore Cha;;ncey With the fleet arrived
here yesterday morning, aud informed me that h,
was ready 10 receive the troops To convey them
dowH the lake; ard tlist the SEASON was so fer adj
Tsueed, rendering the navigation dangerous 10 the
smaller vessels that il desirable they should be-
embarked rs expedtously as nOssibe. As very
small part ofthe rsi,s and volunteers ba6 arrived
and thF situation ofsaoketfs isrbor appearing to
me t7reqnre iu mediate reinforcement did not
thInS prop-r to take usoH myself the responsibility
Of postponins tn departure Of the troops for the
lOvsr part OF the lake, conformahjy to the direc.
tio"s eontantd in your ..ceter of the 81 isst
d" The i0iormatioh received yesterday from two
respectable cizsns that were taken near IN for,
Meigs 10 Jane lsst, and who made their escape in
an open boat from Burlington. confirms me in the
taTobrlety ?t 'eadtag them eff: These men state,
the ro .Pi Ssere .hfwrrg,,g to Riegsfon nm Yorl
boats and miGtia bringing the l4ter hack.
T"e troops are now all embarked and are Under
the com mand of col Smith, who is an officer in
whose eap'c',y anil bravery TIE greatest reliance
may he pseed.
shall set out this evening for The feat Of 70.
vernment.
have the honor to be-
With the highest consideration.
Sir,
Your humble servant,
WV. II. HARRISON.
Hon. Jchs Armstrong, Esq.
Secretary Of Wsr