Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-09-21

: - sa's .SmAmoer OF the reserve Will soon
te!low. My views In sending that officer to
n1.nsssoa viii oe developed IN you BY the
| have the hoaor % be, dear e;r. your
faithful humble servant. =
GEo!PREvosr. !.
Cony ofdn Intercepted letter from .Adjafanf
Central BayntsH Lieutenant Genesai
{ Secret and csnfdtn,iatJ
H. Q. NOMINAL,
SIR.
am commanded by his excelIency the
Commander OF the forces, co inform YOU the
37th regiment win commence its march to-
morrow morning for KINGSTON ON which
point, tits his exceliency's intention to direct
the o'her corps composing the Brigade un
DER the orders of Major General Kempt
Al the Naval equipments isin that state of
forwardness to sanction the undertaking the
attack, x 1T necessary, Lieutenant General
Drummond, the siege Of Sackett's Harbor,
IN which ti,e,squa6ron must BIC prepared
fully to co operate before the advancsd state
OF the season renders such an operation hax
ardous and difficult, il is his exceilency's
wish to avail himself of the local informa.
ton and talents OF Major Gen. Kempt, by
employing him as the senior Major Genral
ON that service, 4 with that view his excel
iency would approve Of Maj Gen. Stevens
proceeding TO the right Division, when re.
iieved, and leaving to General Kemp. to
MAKE the necessary. preparatory arrange
ments for this arduous & important service.
Should, hcwever. az his excellency Is appre.
nensive prove to be the case, that the delay
IN the Naval preparations may Illustrate his
views on 5. Harbor he stiIl trusts our
squadron will be able to take the Lake with
superiority that will esable him complete.
" to relieve all the wants of the right Di.
vision, and not only TO secure effectnally orr
own frontier, but to scour that of the enemy,
destroying his depots = d means of annoy
spSe. As<i On tubs service he would propos K
70 employ the force % be collected at Kings
ton.
ihave the honor to be, sir. your most O,
ED. BAYNES.
Adj. Gen. Forces.
Copy sfan intercepted lefteY from Sir George
freDosf 10 1t. Gen. Drunsnond.
(PRIvArE)
~ II : u q.
Head Quarters. MONTREAL,
August 26h,, 1914.
Dear Sir.
Major Coore has this moment delivered to
me your letter Of the l6ih. I view with
pain, the ss3ay of mind you experience
from the unfortunate termination of the
night attack you had been induced TO make
on the 18th. and would gladly soothe your
feptnpe he. 70 az hu -; n
offer in addition TO the sentiments you will
find expressed in a letter addressed 10 you
this morning, but all Ihave heard since has
Confirmed my prejudices to highly important
operations baing performed In the dark 49,
Too much was required from De Water
v'lle's regiment so situated, and deprived as
am told they were Of their Gdnts The at.
tempt has proved a costly experiment, and
Its result will be severely felt. AS you have
fixed on the goth, orders shall be gwen for
that regs. to proceed to you without delay. I
had intended the 9th for THAT service, as
being men of harder description. but the
numbers OF the goth will probably make them
equally useful to you. When this Iegr. to
gether with the 9th and 82nd shall have
joined you, you will have no doubt be ena.
bled to efface the recollection Of your late
disaster and to effect the expulsion Of the
Il ~ J. l0LOTna
| ton brought to me by Major Coore of the
state of forwsrdness of the marine prepar
ations at Kingston. is not hatterng to my ex.
pectations OF regaining the naval ascendan
| cy onlake Ontario in time for siterior oper.
atoms during this season. They do not even
| promise to be so far advanced as to enable
the squadron to afford relief to the right Di-
vision BY the transport of troops, stores ard
provisions before the beginning of October.
Vaccillating communications on the subject
which ! have received from Sir James Yeo.
are calculated to confirm Mai. Ccore's res
port; It is therefore aLmatter Of serious CON.
alteration how the right division is to be fed,
without resorting 70 extraordinary measures.
After CORRECTLY ascertaihing the extent of
your resources for that object, you will Con.
slider the subject well, and propose what you
think will procure the required relief--in
affofdng ityou may rely upon the incesaant
exertions OF every department of the army,
to perform whatever is practicable. In al
lotting Maj Gen. Kempt to the command al
Kingston have given you an able assis
tant- in An officer OF excellent juds menr,
and much experience. On his arrival thers
Major Gen. Steven will Join the right diviv
sion--ifiti Is practicable to send down your
disabled men from York. it would greatly
relieve yos, and they would be taken better
care Of in the Lower Province.
lam, dear sir, very faithfully, your obedi
ent servant,
GEORGE rREvosT.