Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-20
BUFFALoE, July S.
Fort Erie Captured.
!. GENERAL ORDERS.
GENEKAL ORDERS.
Adjutant Generals Office. left Division
July Cd 1914

Adjutant Generals Office. left Divisions
July I'd, 1914
Major General Brown has the satsfacti+
on TO announce TO the troops of his division
ON this frontier, that he is authorized by the
orders Of his government, to put them in
motion against the enemy. The first and
second brigades. with he corps of artillery,
will cross the streghts before them this
night, OF as early Tomorrow as possible -
The necessary instructions have been giveu
to the Brigadiers and by them to the com
mandiDg officers of egiments and Corps.
Upon entering Canada, the laws ofwar
will govern men found in arms, ar other
wise engaged in the service of the enemy,
will be treated as enemies those behaving
peaceabiy, and following their priva,e occu
pations, will be treated as friends. Private
property in all cases will be held sacred /:
public property whenever found. will b.
seized and disposed of, by the commandine
general. Our utmost protection will be 81
ven 70 all who actually join, or who evnce
desire to join us.
Plundering is prohibited. The Major &c.
neral does not apprenend any difficulty on
this account, with die regular army, or with
honorable volunteers, who press to The stan
dard OF their country, To- avenge her wrongs,
and to gain name in arms Prohgate mer
who follow the army for plunder must not
expect, that they will escape the vengeance
OF the gallant spirits who are struggling to
exalt the national character. Any plumber
er shall be punished with death, who NAV
be found violating this order
BY order Of the Major General.
G. K. Gardner, Adjt Gen1.
In pursuance of the above orders. the AR
my passed the Niagara river, on Sunday
morning last The Brigade of Gen. Scott.
and the artillery corps of Major Hindman,
landed nearly a mile below Fort Erie, be
tween two * three o'clock. while Gen Rip
ley, with his brigade, made the shore abou;
the same distance above. The enemy was
perfectly unapprised Of these movements: -
General Scott led the van, and was on shore
before the enemy's piquet, which was sta.
toned at this point, fred gun the guard
discharged their guns, and retreated.
In the morning., a small Indian corps was
crossed over The Fort was approached ON
the right and left, and the Indians skirted
the woods in the rear. Gen. Brown now
demanded a surrender of the garrison, and
gave the commander two hours for consi-
deraton. In the meaH time, battery Of
long 18s was planted in position which
commanded the Fort. The enemy surren.
dered prisoners OF War-marCned out OF the
Fort at 6, stacked their arms, and were i'm
mediately sert across the river to the Ameri-
can shore there we're upwards Of 10 pri
soners, Of the sth and Tooth regiments, az
mong which were seven officers.
Mai Burke commanded the Fort.
The schrs. Tigress and Porcupine. assist
cd in crossing the troops, and lay during the
day within cannon shot Of the Fort.
Capt. Camp, OF the q. VI. Generals de.
partment, volunteered III the expedition, *
crossed in the boat with Gen. Scott.
During the morning, the enemy fred two
or three cannon from the Fort, which killed
one man, and wounded two or three others
We learn the enemy had one killed.
There were several pieces of ordnance in
the garrison, and some military stores.
Thus has the Niagara been crossed, and
Fort captured, without scarcely the loss of
q man.
We understand that the army commen-
ced their march down the river yesterday
morning.
On Thursday last, party OF British Re-
gulars and Indians, between & $40 strong,