The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-16


provision will be open to our attacks, on a
line of nearly one hundred miles, and his po-
sition at Montreal much weakened A.
mother decided advantage will be, to let us
into the secret of his real strength. If he be
sable'to make heavy detachments to cover,
or to recover Kingston, and to protect his
supplies, and after all maintain himself at
Montreal and on lake Champlain, he is
stronger than I imagined, or than any well
authenticated reports make him to be.
With regard to our magazines, my belief
is. that we have nothing to fear because,
as stated above, Prevost's attention must be
given to the western posts and to our move.
ments against them. He will not dare to
advance southwardiy while heavy corps is
operating on his Hank and menac,ng his line
at communicative HUI on the other suppo
1 thtS 1.-THE r,vsSarsnes) may be easily
secured IsS. by taking ciscn soaVilLskp..
rough or I'd. to Burlington or Sd, by a
militia call, to protect them where they are.
Orders are given for the march of the cas-
tern volunteers, excepting Ulmer's regi-
ment and two companies OF axe men, sent
70 open the route to the Chamdiere.
The southern detachments will be much
stronger than had supposed. That from
Philadelphia will mount up nearly to 1000
electives.
With great respect,
Dear general,
am yours faithfully.
JOHN ARMS iRONG.
General Dearborn.
Head Quarters, .flbant
Feb. IS, 1918:
SIR,
this day received by express from CO.
lionel Macomb, the Enclosed account from
major Forsyth. His known zeal for small
partZan warfare, has induced me to give
him repeated caution against such mea
sures, on his part, as would probably pro.
duce such retaliating strokes as he would be
unable to resist; but I fear my advice has
not been as fully attended to as could have
been wished. He is an excellent officer,
and under suitable circumstances would be
OF important service.
have requested the governor to order
general Brown out with three OF four hun
dred of such militia as he can soonest assem-
Bile. to join Forsyth and have ordered col.
Pike, with four hundred of his command, to
proceed in sleighs, by what is considered the
shortest and best route, TO the neighborhood
of Ogdensburg, or TO Sackett's Harbor. On
his arrival at Potsdam, or Canton or Russell,
he will be able to communicate with Brown
or Forsyths or both, and act with them, a,
circumstances may require.
The affair at Ogdensburg will be a fair
excuse for tnoviug troops in that direction
and by this movement u wilt be ascertained
whether the same route will be best in fu.-
ture: the distance by that route from Platts
burg to Sackeu's Harbor, is but little more
than one half of what it would be by the
route proposed, and / am assured by gen
teman, whom | can Coohde in, that there
will be no difficulty by that route.
Chauncey has not yet returned from New
York. / am satisfied thatg he had arrived
as soon at I had expected him, que might
have made q stroke at Kingston on the ice.
but his presence was necessary for having
the aid of the seamen and marines.
From letter received this day from COL
Porter at Niagara, it appears that the enc
my were preparing to strike ar Black Rock.
can give him no assistance.
am sir, with respect and esteem,
Your osedient humble servant,
H. DEARBORN.
Hon. John Armstrong,
Secretary of War.
February %, 1913.