Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-02


NJ the Rats Of N5dgG,Ty, our brave settlers
meta seYerer lrai--they rose superior To the test,
and proved lieir i.tre .it, oqua 10 amy eAiseney.
Ibey engaged the Whole force cl tue ehemy, and
agaa co qu,rvd i larger than TIER own. The VIC
tory Wac oOrs.-.t.e trophies Of victory, oily,
net sccors phslsd. The enemy ha,l rc.nquisa>d ,he
contest aud ne field To CIR superiority.
:" The GLORIOUS Itt,a o! an i,lpcrtant expectation
OF the eneIoy or or own )" 8, is AGAIN &c ;ug0-
pl,shcd by the hr.cr'ae regiment It's arrival at
ths frontier, unde;' the late distinguished MAYOR
Morgan.
"Anotber trial was left for tue brave spirits who
compose the American force in Canada. An en-
duiapoe Oi fatigue WAS shown, with uncXanplvd
eheeriuncss, their works around the camp at
Fort E;!e, 1rd Anew test Of military pro ~ess was
sailed fer, ccmpete the glorious character Of The
DIVISION They were Ga,l-d to receive tic ait%cS Of
heavy columns at the enemy, On thyir lines Of en-
rereameni--aui the signal manner in which they
acquitted thcmse!v. we'll rs tie Vigilance ot their
brave aud finished cnmmander, Brig Gen. Gaines,
IS established by the brilliant victory acquired
the l5th ufAusust. The discontinue OF ,le uvces
uniier 1t Gen. Dcummond, WIS attended with
disparity vi loss SAMPLED il the record of bat
ties [.NfleS's Register.
The following oiicers, i,radditon 10 those who
have been mentioned, participated IN the results
al The operations Of this paicn, and should share
as greatly III their country s gratitude:
OF the artillery Captains Ktchie, (Hhn VAS Kill
led ilida,e and F9nnrs (brcyet maiogs,l Camp
bell aah Zaptzi' Ger Douglass OF the engineers,
also scry i in this army.
Oh ,,lc diagpous---Capta;u Harris (hrcv vet major
whose itacnment was never usei in It's sphere
OF The Ist infantry Captains Symmes, Hamilton
and i3ssel.
o. Levenworth's bat. alton, (the 9tl.) commanded
also by 'pinwslCsprius Iiarri.ou ard Crc, scr
(irevet maiors) Hull, (1ho was Nil ~ Chi.is,
Perry, Fowc and Fosirr, Drowning, Gleason anc
Fisher.
OrAi'N is battalion (,he 1t,h)-Captains bliss,
{ ruing, Weeks and Baen Hale ANA Goodrich
("ho were XII stD ". s. Poster (brevet mjor)
Crawford ard Sawyer
OF AB'ler's regiment (the 2ist)-Captains Blu
bank and Aiars,on (brv,t maors) B-a'l ur, (tl-
led( Chiy and lluldir g-lii'de (brsvet maior)
rvirg with the 81 t, and Bigeow, Of the stall, Who
BILLED.
Brovet majors Chpnn AMI NI'DOnall, also served
in this regiment whn have hceu men toned.
OF = adent'sregim (;hc 2&)--Afajor Arrow
smith who had recently ined-CAptsios PGetland
(brcy major) King, fouili and Greene.
Of the regiment oi Brooke and Nl'Farlsnd Nhe
(brevet naior) Gocdali, Whiting and Livingston.
OF Jesup's battalion Che est )-Capt,irs Kirny
Tho was killed. Murd1ch. Watson aHd ketchuoi,
(hrevct uiaiors) Hownr,i, Read ana White, and in
its s'a;f ShNylor and Ai'Chair.
Or Tie ria emcn---. Captains ArTns.uaG, (sedl
Birdsall (6rev't major) Ramsey, Irvine aad Hears
ey--and the SubaIterrls (some % four ye9r' SER
vice. Short.idge, Wadsworth, Ryan, M'lutosh,
Gaul,, CsIhou~, Arnold and Billiard.
Oh ii.c volunteer militia om Yorl;-Btisa-
der general 'olu swift, (&iiled ia a s'.irniel) lieut..
coils. D2hhin, hopkins and Chul chill, majors Mat
tesqu, ie,, wilson, Station, and Dox, aad cap
taios 6oushton, Fleming AID Harding.
From Observation-Disclosures Col Full killed at
Chippewa adlutagt Poe killed at the falis major
| WOOD AID quarter-master Mac,av .Oi Canadian
| volunterrs-Lieuterant Colonel Wilcox, (kled in
sArn.ish) major Msrkle and captain Bigger.
| OF the stail---MajDr Gardner and Captain Jones
[brevet Lieutenant colo-els of the Adjutaut Gener-
| al ID p2rtucnt.
| M;jor Camp, who ably directed the quarter mas
| tcrs department uutl llte armN cntrenched.
| Captain Ds.ba, who at th. head OF the ord
nance department, and made the arrang ments iOr
supple; ofanmuqi,ipn, and T. %. Randolph, Of The
| inspe ctor's department
J Tie ads ot Gensi ls.Aus'iu and Fraser. (hre-
VT .najor&) AID Armstrong, kirby, Watts, Beiton,
| 2ad Ice, and
Lieut. Col. SgeIIing. who was conspicuous at the
s-rte, aud captain Hall who gained brevetin the
defence of Erie and battalion of militia at the sor.
| tie, (CfLhc Inspector Department. were not pre-
! seCi 10 Distinguish themselves previously.
! Among the officers Of the Old army who served
in this campaign, was one who failed under Harris
ON in obtaining toe promotion he wiihed---w.Iosc
! m-r.s were ittic unjlerstood, aad whose services
| little remembered whea ki.own.
Hsgrsle vas Captain in the corps oc Easineers,
suh hs won lis promotion by gallant seryic s. 81
lent and reserved, his modesty that whicl gave
evidence Of die greatness Of MS soul Unoseuta-
! ious in action 8, vel as speecb-his line Of duty
gave him lt,!e chance of eciat-- ct in the whole
ARM, before V. ch lis aTdor aud skill have b en-
| So often conspicuous, lac obtained the Highest dis
uIctiOn. Ills courage of the most chiYalric
! der. lie knew restriction in reconnotring an e
| neIny's works. He with clear ceptiou the
Object t. DC pursued---;nl at every moment fope-
ration, whether preparatory to, orpcnding the con-
iiic, the estimation ct life not q tliYesd that
ound check lts irm purpose, in his eVer-actiyc ex-
| CrtlOu ir the interest or honor oil his country.
! A page OF his merits would be as splendid, as any
exhibited 'fd,osr from lay, lake, or the mnuntain
| wave. Oh--ihst NV country would do tiat justice
| to the memory of UO9a---wlici would cheer the
| gallant spirits lao survive him the land, TO seek
the bed whore he sleepsfrever, with less apprchen-
| son Of neglect, colder thsn his grave.
| a detail of his herOsm, an the Miami----0n the
banks Of that Lake celebrated Tor other deeds
and on the Nmgara--wii lear a comparison with
! Tat Of any oihis coiem orarcs. ASK .ny Kcntuc-
kan oitlIe name OF UODd--and ask tIei. Generals
Oi hrs ability need not 90 far TO learn las ,ilrc ir
the exploits Of The Lett Division.
| TIE soal Of the British command p, whoIad been
| 50 often discounted b. arrange ments which par
| took o. hs agency, was gratifed at fndirg Tim A.
mo'R the slain shot, and bay oHeted 50 M ~ss-Ycs
that Lieutenant General, whose breast could ac-
cc;e To an exchange q the dead body 0the gallant
| SpeHcei cor III. uhhurt MD, Captain Lorng could
IN cold blood eXult at the death OF brave spirit.
WIN S. simple cap;urc would not have satisfied his
! enmiy to the country, which would number among
her SONS, y b0d as wei as a -H0jTI3 n Pei7y and
! q .WDm9Egl
! Should We ever have another war; Il IS hoped tI,at
our government will not agai7 pursue the uniortnn
ste policy Of looking 10 immediate patronage for its
| efficient cOn1rct, or tigorous commencement
The present peace establishment, as 81 lectcd bv
| ne generals 1T W afhinston, comprehcnd5 nearly