The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-16
ME SSdGE, tJc.
Serrespoadence between the Secretary If War Z,
MAJOR Genera, Wilkinson.
Sacfetf's Hnrboy,
August &c, 1918.
(Contiaued.J

SIR,
Chauneey win go out, be ays tomorrow or
next day to seek Sir James see the necessity of
settling the point Of nasal Superiority before
sommi, ourselves and therefore, the decision cannot
be had too soon. In the mean time the essential
engagements progress, and IL the mesus can be mus.
tered, they win ensure the end. -
fear Yeo win avoid contest to spin out the
the organization Of militia but il he viii not
out, we must blockade him. 90 Cor Niagara the
moment our arrangements are matured here Sir
George has actually gone for the head of the lake
with Reinforcement To prevent his playing
tricks with Boyd. have sent him (Boyd, the note
u which you have q copy.
On Saturday, 2ist, one hundred and sixty regu.
lar troops ssee nded by osdepsburg 10 King ston and
ared hghlanders in their keits, who conducted up
one hundred 5oats--thus we see that this quarter
attracts chief attention. All my Efforts will be made
to induce sir Gerge to draw after him chief part
near hve thousand strong. The situation of Proctor
md the rrupon Of Indians have gone far to ex-
cite these dispositions. Meet at Niagara, pos
Gte, and TOR Gods cake press on the recruits from
Albany and the soathward, snd send me Wards
worth, Swift. Fenwck, and lizard. All things 70
well here, and thank God, the men are recovering
rapidly. hear not = word from Hampton. /
hope he does not mean to take the stud but II
DO, we can do without him, and he should be sent
Nome.
ia. WILKINSON.
Genera, Armstrong,
Secretsty Of War.
Sackesrs Har6oS,
August Soih. 1919.
Es.yaes 81 letter son, .,fa;Dr Gene, al Viltinson
~ TO the Secretary Of War.
With every exertion he could make Il vas not
sntl the last evening, Chsuneey got under way
and the .westher being calm, he must be now OF
this hsrbor.
Agreeably to my Information, sir James Yeo,
sailed for the head of the lake Odd inst. with the
two captured schooners ia addition his squadron,
DO doubtto Cooperate with Sir George, but did
not get clear OF the Ducks before the asth.
,Brigsdier general Eoyd is warned of this move.
Pent, and being placed on his guard, he ought to
bsffie every enterprise Of the enemy--whst M aw-
fu crisis have resched. Ii Sir George beats 30,
and sir James, Chsuncey, my prospects are blasted,
and the campaign will fear, be lost II sir Geor re
beats Boyd, and Chssncey beats sir James, King.
sten yet may BE ours; but should both the Knights
be beaten, and eur quarter master can find tram.
port in season of which have fears, as found
next TO none here then shall certainly winter in
Alontres, mot discounted by some act of Cod
II could have mustered three thousand comb &.
ents on this ground, with transport to bear them
would now have been before Kingston, where sir
George has left only one Thousand FIVE hundred re-
gular troops, snd about FIVE hundred militia but
our utmost fierce is short OF thousand FIVE hum
sIred, az you will perceive from the enclosed return
snd we could not have found boats to transport one
thousand
The enemy having determined to change his sys.
tenn OF operations from Sefeuee offence, is Assem-.
bling his whole dis1osat!c force at the head of the
lake to attack for, George thus placing himself at
too great distance from Montreal to give season.
able suceor TO that city he certainly presumes on
our imbeciGsy aaa we as certainly should take ad-
yantags OF his pretum rtion.
The militia called for sb aid therefore be imme.
dFsieiy array ed anil marched L this frontier, ant
major general II rnprn should without delay cross
che Chsmp!sin, and commence hi, msveme Mt to-
warisSt Johns, taking the Isle-su Noix in his route
or.not, as circumstances may justify.
-Four thonsaad of the beat appointed yeoInenry
q ould b. ordered 20 rendezvous at Hamilton on the
st. Lawrence, for eventual operations with this Gvi-
siOn; and the residue Ray accompany or follow
Hampton, 10 draw the n.tia of Montreal and the
6spossble force OF tie lower country 10 the east of
the St. Lawrence, and thereby mako the island an
easy eonqnest from this quarter.
Sir George Provost it w,ud seem has taken his
part, and deuded By the hope of recouquest, nss
abandoned bis rear to our enterprise, and we
might now without the cooperation OF our squadron
safely occupy Mairid, AMI cot the communication
of the two provinces with this division only, if we
had tr?-sports but of this totally destitute
every boat comm and here being al this time sb.
cent with detachment Of eight hundred m en- or
derei to make 8 teint TO the westward under pre-
fence Of reinforcing Niagara before was appraised
OF sir Georges movements.