The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1814-03-11


MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
From The Pidtts6urS Rehn6hcan Of Febru
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We understand, that in conformity I,
orders from the War Department, major
general Brown, and brigadier general Ma
comb marched from French Mills in two
columns, on the morning of the 18th inst
Gen. Wilkinson remained on the ground
with the rear guard, consisting Of For
sythe's rsflemen, and a detachment of dra
goous under lieut. Wris hit until ! O'Clock
r. M. The columns under Brown ano
Nlacomb, separated about II miles iron
the Mills the latter pursuing the route
to Chateauguay, and the former takipe
the road 10 Sackett's Harbor. The ce,
neral lodged that night, with the real
guard, miles from the Mills; Brown
marched TO Maionc, six leagues, withou
halt /; and Maccmb encamped about a ane
an hall milss from the .Mills-thc snow
being on an average, two fec, ten inche.
deep On the I4lh, general Wilkinson
pushed forward Macomb's column for ,hi.
place and himself lay at Chatcaueuay, with
detachment of 1900 men under colone
Rissel to protect his rear from insult
-" h'~ h'c'hipS va lhC IStD understand
ing the enemy had made no movement
from the shore of Canada, the generaIier
the command of the rear column with col
Bissell, the first officer of his grade in the
army, and being much indisposed by pre-
vious exposition and fatigue, came on &c
this place. The next day, brig. gen. Ma
comb arrived with his column, and was
ordered 10 move the succeeding morn.
ing with about 1900 men, into Quarters
at Burlington. On the 1871, col. BisseI
marched into town with his column, bring.
ing up every straggler, and took GUAR.
tiers here, which had been prepared for
him.
On Saturday, the 10th, the enemy a,
Cornwall and the Coteau de Lac, havin,.
(by the agency OF their loyal subjects sea,
tered over this country learnt that ou
troops had marched from Chateauguay or
the 18th, and had arrived here, ventured
to cross, the st. Lawrence, with motley
tribe OF regulars provincials, detachment
OF the Deyil's own-sedentary militia, and
their brethren, band of sayares. This
martial body amused themselves at French
Mills until one O'clock, p. Nj. and Their
marched with eight pieces of artillery and
two cart loads of conercve rockets. A,
the fork of the roads, / miles from the
Mills, a detachment was sent off tn Ma
lone, and the main body passed on to Cha
teauguay, where 1t arrived about d O'Clock
on the morning of the 2o,h. Here il is
reported scene of plumber began, which
greatly distressed several of the inhabi.
tants +; and every particle of beef, or pork
Or Hour, with every drop of whiskey,
which could be found, was seized ON as
public property, and carried away. Bv
this cleaning without discrimination be.
tween the individual and the public, it is
believed that The enemy carried off be-
tween $50 and 200 barrels Of all sorts o.!
provisions, good and bad, public and pri-
yate.
Owing to the precauion of the enemy
or the detection OF the people in the quar-
ter invaded the intelligence of this inva-
sion was not known here, before u o'clock
on Monday the 2lst; and it was then re :
ported that the enemy, from 1000 10 5000
strong, with pieces Of artillery and bo
dy OF dragons and Indians had encamped
the night before near Cbante, 8 miles
cast OF Chateauguay, on their way to this
place. Gen. Wilkinson instantly mount
ID his horse, ordered the troops under
arms, and at 5 o'clock 5000 men marched
n columns to meet The foe, under colonies
Blssel and Purdy, with pieces Of artilIe-
~, The general followed half an hour
after, and at O'Clock p. NJ. had reached
( 10 miles) with the head Of the
front column, when he was met by advice
that the enemy had commenced their re.