The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-10-17

portion OF militia, IN one honr OF close -ac-
,ion blasted the hopes of the enemy, destroy
I'd the fruits of fifty days labor, and diminish
ed his effective fotce one ,housrnd men at
esst. sm st d loss how 10 express my sat
lstacticn ., the gailen, condut, of the officers
aud men of this division, whose salor has
shone superior TO every trial. Gen. Porter
in ms oHiciai repor, herein iuclcsed, has very
property noticed those patriotic citizens who
have done so much honor 70 themselves, by
freely and Voluntarily tendering their services
a. dangerous and critical period.
As the scene Of actisn was in wood in
advance of the position had chosen for d.
recting the movements of The whole, ,Ae sew
eral reports of commandant OF corps must
guide me in noticing individuals.
Gen. Miller mentions 1t. Col. Aspinwall,
and Ingersoll, Lieu,s. Crawford and Lee, and
nG~ietAoriy Ensign O'Fling, as enti,lrd to
distinction
Ii. Col M.Donald, upon whom the COM
niand of the rife corps devolved upon the
fall OF the brave and generous Gibson, names
Adjis. Shortridgc of the lst, and Ballard Of
the 4th regt. as deserving the highest ap-
plause for jheir promrtness and gallanry in
communicating orders. OF the other ofhcers
of the corps, he reports generally that the
bravery and good conduct of all was so con-
spicnous, as to. render it impossible 10 dis.
criminate.
Mai. Brooks, to whom much credit is due
for the distinguished manner ia which he ex.
eculed the orders he received, speaks 10 high
erms Of Lis Goodell, Ingersol, Livingston,
md Ensigh>Bran ana O'Fling Of the 2ld--,
haraeutarly Of ne latter Also, Of Captain
S;mms, Its BisseI, Shore and Il, mot Of tn,
lst infantry, and Ii. Watts Of the dragons.
1t. Cot. Upham, who toak command OF
the reserve after Gen Ripley was disabled,
bes,ows great praise upon Maj. Chambers Of
ne An regt of rihemen, attached to the 3 st
Infantry, as also upon Captain Bradford and
Lieutenant Holding Of tha, regiment.
My staff, Coils. Smelling and Gardner, Maj.
Jones, and myaids dc camp, Major Austin
and IL. Armstrong were, as usual, jealous,
intelligent, and ac,ive--they performed evcty
duty required of them to my entire sa,isIac-
icn
Major Hall, Asst. Insp. Gen. led a basial-
ionyof militia, and conducted with skill Epd
gsiTsurys IL. Kirby, aid dc camp Co Geo.
Ripley, WAS extremely active and useful dur
ing the time he was in action.
Its Fraser and Riddle were in Gen. Por-
Ie,'s staff their brayery was conspicuous,
and no officers of their grade was more useful.
The corps of artillery Commanded by Maj
Hindman, whicb b has been SO eminently dis.
linguishcd Throughout this campaign bad no
opportunity Of taking part in the sortie.--
The ash mfr. under Col. Jessup was station
I'd in For, Eric TO hold the key of our posi-.
ton.
Col. Brady, on whose frmncss and goot
contuct every reliance could be placed, was
On commend at Buffalo with The remains oi
the 22d infantry IL, Coils. M'Bee and Wood,
Of the corp. Of engineers, having rendered
10 this army services the ,nosi imporan.,
mus, seize The opportunity Of again mention
fng them particularly. On every trying oc-
casion have resped much bene6t from their
sound and excellent advice. No two officers
{ their grade could have contributed morcI
80 the safety aud honor ofthis army. Wood,
ofave, generous and enterprizing, died as bel
. I'd lived without fce.ing but for the honorI
81 his country and the glory Of her arms
H., name and eramtle viii live,o guide the
soldier IN the path Of duty SO long as true
neroism is held in estimation. Mo'Bcc lives
TO epI-y The appreciation OF every virtuous
md generous mind, and to receive the re-
watd due to his services and high military
,alepts.
Ii is proper here to notice that alihough
bu, ooe-tbird OF the eocmy's force was on do
" when bis works we're carried, the whole
were brought into action while VIC were en-
ployed IN destroying bis cannon. We seour.
ed prisoners from seven Of his REGIS. end
know tha, the 9Th and Sad suffe<cd severely
10 killed and wounded, yet these regiments
were ~. upon duty.
H. Gen. Dtummord Broke up his camp
lsriog the nigh, of the 2lS and retired 70
his sntrencnmcnts behind the Chippeuay. a
1s,'v OF our men came up with the rear OF
s army az Frenchman's Greek; the enemy
destroyed part Of their stores by setting hrc
20 the boiIdines from which they were en-
)iSyed in conveying them. We found IN
...d ,h,,rt their cansn "a considerablc ousnfIty