The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-23
WASHINGTON. Apr;l u

Copy eTs tetrer from Mi Gen 5filsiHssn ia the
Secretary f Mar dased
Province OF lower Cauade. OdeI Touo.
March aIst 1914.
Strive have had sff4,r with the enemy IN
which our troops hsve given him another test oil
frFnnt and vsipr.
my ssi, and ~ accomplish yopr views if IN my pew
er, entered Canada estsri-y morning and wac NJ Il
by the nemy nrar tbs pIsce shout pci0ck, who
We forced az very roint of attack the route 30
La Cc'e, distant from hence league and from ST
Johns six. W. rescued the former post about 3
o'clock end found there strong CORPS IN POSSESSION
OF spacious DRY stone nill, Of which had eeeg-
ed soFne Information. An eighteen p"Hnder had
been ordered forwArd 20 effect the destruc tion OF
this building, but II broke down. and after being re-
paired. the only road OF approach through deep
fnres', wssreported IN be imprsctiesbe to pun {
anrh wrigh' An opinion prevshed at ehe same
tue with the chief engineer, Ms Totten, foundfd
on intelligence previously ceived, and several Of
The hest informed officers, that an iron twelve
would sUfise 70 nske o breach hut after fair X
tedious experiment, az three hundred yards Dis
lance only II was discovered our battery could max
TO impr s5ior.
Brig Gems Smith and Bissel covered orr suns. s.
Brig Gen. Nsconb. with select corps forned the
reserve. The enemy had been reported, from
soaree considered strictly confidential, to two thnus-
an five hundred strong, and his 6rst attack of N
rig f"vored the report, from tn use he made o
ooneF"ve rockets and other indications of deliberate
pepsrs'Ion the corrs, therefore, held III
eving IN the efficacy of battery spositions had
been made in intercept the enemy, should he evsC-
va the pDat, and to give II the ut ost Ell CT, we
we're obliged 10 take ground the margin Of tue
hei", which encerop9ssed the mill During the can
non7de. which was returned with vivseiiy BY the
eneF7v seii~s, ~ presuyne) several sOrties rad des
perste charges were made from the mill uDnn our
battery, which were repused with noredhie eooues g.
by the covering corps a. the expense ~ some blood
apd sorne lives both sides: il is reported to me
That in the last charge, Captain OF Gr nsdicrs aud
stess men fen together. hut cannot youch for T.
Tsof' fintWg ai' our attempts tn make bresc+
uosuscfsTfrit withdrew the battery, called IN my
oe'Pe' ments, and having removed dead and
Wonn'eo, ana every thing else, fell back to this
place about six O'Clock.
where military corps appears to be universally
anin'Rted ny the same nsibilies, where the only
e. mp ttoR IS for dsneer end glory, individual dis
uNrt'n1e seem imprepsr, except in extraordinary
easre, such IS the conduct Of the officers who corr
msnded the battery yesterday. Capt. M'Pherson oFI
IT. light artillery 10y niIit,ry secretary mp,,le
By the noble spirit which rDsrks his whole charae
ter ssked permission to take part In the operations
o tne dsy with bis proper arms he was indulged,
ACC 1ue hrst for command, 10 * charge of the ne
oes which followed the advance and formed our baf.
terry: in which Re was seconded by Lieuis Larabec
ana sheldon. Do opening his Are, he seemed melt
neo 20 the opinion he could make an impression or
tne WORK, but he soon received wound under IN
Shn, which he tied up with his handkerchief and
continued at his piece, until second shot, which,
oroke his thigh, brought him to the esrth LarsBec
MAD kept his station, until shot through the unss s.
S"eIdoo keptup the FIRE until ordered 10 retire -
e conduct OF these geutIem n has from the n
wre Of their duties beeose sonspiaususy gallant as