The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-13

,nans, wss, as he always is, in the iron. a shc
battle. There is not a more intrepid soldier
IN the army. should be ungratetul. were
TO omit names of capts. Knapp and Hull
o, the volunteers, AID capt. Parker and lieut.
Shatteld or the piitia, by whose intrepiditv
was, during the action, extricatcti' from the
most unpleasant situation. Capts. Richard
son hnei, and Kennedy, It's. Parthurst and
brown, and adults. Dobbin, Bates, and Robin
sen, particularly distinguished themselves
nc patriotic conduct ut captain Elliott with
70 Young gentlemen, who volunteered from
BATAVIA, and ofsmai. Hubbard with ID men
exempted by age from military duty, should
not be omitted They were conspicuous dur
ing the action.
You will excuse M, If I shall seem partial,
III speaking of my own family consstino of
my brigade major Frazer, my volunteer aid
ae camp Riddle. Doth first hcutenants in the
18th i*tantiy. Capt. Bigger Of the Canadian
volunteers, Messrs. Williams and Delapierre,
volunteer aids for the day, ali Of whom, ex-1
cept Nr. Williams, were wounded.
Lleuts. ( szer and Riddle were engaged for
most OF the preceding day with fatigue par
ties, cutting roads for the advance of the CO.
lumn through the swamp, and telling TIMBER
to the rear, and within $50 yards of Tie enc
my right which service they executed with
50 much address as to avoid discovery: and
on the succeeding day they conducted the two
Columns to the attack. Frazer was severely
wonnaed by a musket ball whilst spiking
| sun on the second battery. Riddle, after the
nrst bat cry was Carr ed descended into ~
enenys magazine, and after securing with
! tue assistance OF quarter master Greene or
the volunteers, whose good conduct deserves
much prase) quantity ofixed ararianitior.
! nieS up the magazine and suffered severely
| hf the explosion. ] must solicit through
! Yon' slr' the attention OF the General Gov
| errmeut To these neritorious yorGg men
! captain Bigger is an excellent officer. and
! rendered rie much assis ance, but was dan
! Serously wounded. The other Young gentle
men are citizens, aud deserve MUCH cvedit fer
their activity and for having vol,in>arily en-
countcrec d%nger. My Abide Camp, Major
| LoX, was confined az R,afalo b. sickness
! VI inc Wlote, SIR. can say Of the REGULAR
troops attached to the left column am, OF the
| veteran Volunteers OF Lieut. Col. Dobbin's
Regiment, that every man did his duty, and
their conduct on this occasion ,eF7r-ts NV ms
ire on their former brilliant stcI,eeen e ,,,.
| % tie Militia, the compliment IS instly due.
ana | could pay them no greater one, than
| 70 say, that they were not surpassed bv the
heroes OF ChiPpeHay Sc Niagara in ssesdiDess
and bravery.
ne studied intcic2cy ofthe eneniv's defer
ces, consisting not only of the breast-work con-
meeting their batteries but Of successive lines
| 80 'Ol4tS icF nG1dred Yards in the
rear covering the batteries and enfIa,Jjro-
each other, and the whole obstr1cted br abbs2
US pr'lsh and teiled timber. was calculated ia
produce confusion among the essaiIants. and
lea toseverai contests at she point of the tay-
ohe1' but by our dcnbie colutras any tenrora
ny lrTeguarity in the Que was ALWAYS correct
co D. the ether. Our success would ,,-ob-
aoiY nave oecn more complete, but for the
ram which unfortunately set il soon after we
commenced our march, which rendered the
IRE OF many oi our muscets useless and Inv
ooscurinS the sun, led TO several unIucl.y
mistakes. as an instance Of dis 81 bo,I;.
OF 30 prisoners who had surrendered we've
ordered to the Fort in charge Of a s,Isalt.rn
and fourteen volunteers the officer m;sta-
klng the direction, conducted them TOWARDS
inc fr,tlsi camp IN the route BY which we
naa advanced, andthey were re-taEcn with
the whole ofthe guard, excepting the Office
ana one man who fought their ygay back
several ct orr stragglers were made prison
ers ny the same mistake. But, sir, notwith-
staining these accidents we have reason 10
reloice at our signal success in in1icting a
vastly dlsproporuonate injury on the encIov.
and III wholly defeating all his plans of opera.
ton against this army
have the honor to,be, with very great res
| pect, your obcdiert servant
F. r. PORTER, Brik. Ger.
Cong. Voktn-eci-s y Militia.
MAJ Gen. BRowN, Cong &C.
Retnrf ~ sf6 Killed reminded anu ,,se;s,- IN