The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-11

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was small.
The militia and few indians took tbc
hetd with re regular troops, AID It IS s.;a de-
serve much credit Tor thsi'. bravery and youd
coniuct during the action. The REGULAR troaps
conluctei VITA their usual galant,y The
cuelnyS batteries being DESTROYED, reHceIp
oneJ che object oi the sortie was completely
erected and our troops re,rcd INTO their
works"
9 For week preceding the battle Of the
l|th, the weatN4~ w'ls 4 continual storm ofl.an,
o eAt'en.cly difficult FOR military operations
some smart atdirs of posts, however took
place between the contentinr armies al Fort
f-i' IN one ot which, our militia adv ance:i
Wlthih a tew PAGES IT the enciny's bAtteries.
Ou' artillery occasionally PLAYED upcn the =
merry detcnces With effect, & actually> sile,i-
esd one 81 the enenv's rncrt4rs Ia az.
course o. nc week, many Lcscrters, particu-
larry from DC Waite, ille's regiment came IN,
who have altogether with Some hity or more
prisoners, been sent 10 GreenLush
The eneTny's forces have been very r.
se.i-f- turiog the week pas iScy we.q,
tc"eVeI, gathering their strength and tl.sir
means AMI unlrcstIcna5ly contemplated ano-
ther attempt on our works 1t Fore Erie. B,lc
IN Ems instance, as N almost cvery other, stra
ta%cmS q the enemy have proved Dts. into
wsich has tuubled his high military rcputq-
ton 1t is sad, thsl ~ the aTnmunitsa ae-
pot " new battery oi the enemy, on Ne. Ch
were mounted three twenty7four pcrnders,
were one thousand rounds OK fled ap!muui-;-
on Tor those pieces /; there can scarcely re-
main doubt that the enemy WAS preparing
to 0Een upon che fort most tremendous cam
nonade but the enemy's calculations, if he
had maGc any, have been frustrated by the
timely action Of the 17th--an action, which
had wiped away every iniputa:ion from our.
militia and added fresh lauYels 70 the brows
OF the heroes of Chppeway-of the Falls
and OF Erie and has exhibited another proof
that we are an enemy rot e be copt1lnu-
ed BY Gen. Drnmmond.
" Our militia, the ri6emCn ard a few Indi-
ans, made the rear Of the enemy. and captni.-
ed number OF prisoners. While taking POS
session Of small party Of he enemy, Csnsrai
lcrtcrs detachment were pressing on for o.
thcr purposes, which placed the General IN,
2 critical situation and the cuemv who were
about to lay down their arms, demanded the
General TO surrender but General P WITH
IN mistaken presence Of mind, hai address
% keep the enemy at bay, %hde a perry Of
MS men Came to his reiie., and Captured tn,.
enemy. Cen. Porter was Wounded in che
hand in a personal rencounter with British
ofhcer. Gen. Ripley was wounded through
the neck, the wound Is not considered nora
he IS represented Go have conducted with 3.uciI
personal bravery.
While We e!Euit ~ the bravery and FOOD
fortune q cur gallant COURT rlen, We are cali
ed upon to Inipgle with this ioy the deep -
grst occasioned by the iall Of the gallant
wood, AID IN brate, generous and accom-
plished Gibson.
Ii Col. Fisher. who led the right column
of the enemy, in the attack on Fort Erie, on
the 18Th Of August, and several other otli-ers.
were killed. Majors De Winter and Vilatte,
are among the prisoners.
" We shall, probably, lave other and more
particular accounts, which will be inserted as
thev come chand.
Since the above was in type, we ieain
that Colonel Gibson and Major Trmble we4s
highly distinguished in the action-that lIaitr
Trinible, captain Bradford, of the 2lst infant-
~, and captain Buell. of the Genuesse+ militia.
are 'ead--that Colonel Churchill is misaa-
hat ou, less is estimated al tw hundred SS
fifty killed, wounded and missing Major
NJ Hs,..n las just passed rcre with three
hundred and thirty-five British prisoners on
ms way 30 ;Ireenbush--the other prisoners
are WCundcd''