Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-19

from their rishtful participation in thu
glory and honors of that battle, and t.
produce disaiiection and dissentionin tn,
service, and injure its interests.
Specification 4. In this-I'.iat the saic
Maior-General Gaines, in his principa
detailed official report TO the Secretary O.
War, OF the battle ofthe 18th of August
1914, aforesaid, with malice, and uniustly
ana contrary TO his duty, concealed the
TACT that Major Trimble commanded For,
Erie during the said battle and not only
concealed SAID fact but endeayored to
communicate the impression, that he did
not so command; and that, in the first
part OF the action, the fort was command
ed by Captain Williams, and afterwards
by Major Hlndman--thc said Mai. Cen
eral Gaines having, in person. on the o.
vcning immediately preceding the action
assigned the command OF the Fort TO Ma
Jor lrimble, and Major Trimble ranking
both Cnptain Williams and Major Hind,
man, and commanding the Fort durinu
| the battle.
| SPECIFICATION 5. In tlis-That the said
mayor General Games, i'll his aforesaid
official report of the battle of Fort Erie
stated that the centre column of the enc
my, led by Col. Drummond, " approach
Cd at once every assailable part of the
tort, and, with scaling ladders, ascend
ed the .parapef, but was repulsed with
dreadful carnage. The assanlt was
twice repeated, and as often checked"
whereas, the whole efforts of the said
column Of the enemy, in the first part of
the action, and during the time alluded TO
IN SAD statement, as the said Major gene
raj GAINES hnew,or ought to have known.
were directed against the north curtain
OF the tort, tor north line of the redoubt
connecting The bastions of the fort y and
thai the sad Major General Gaines. in
SAID statement, and throughout his said
Report, omitted to mention that il was Inv
the detachment of the 18th infantry. sta.
toned III the fort, that this service wac
performed; the said Major General
Games being careful, in other parts of
MS report, To state who were engaged in
the services mentioned and ailedged
herein incorporating the battle of Fort
Erie, uniustiiy Injuring the officers and
men OF the detachment of the 10th Infan-
try, stationed in the fort, and acting with
improper partiality towards other parts of
the army ne commanded, to the injury of
the service.
Specification Gin this-That the said
MAJOR Gen. Gaines, in his aforesaid Off
cial report of the battle of Fort Erie. re-
presented and caused it TO be understood |
that the left column oft65test " tic n |,
theilcai ti1Jy sd.iSneG tvine right OF
Fort Erie, and between the fort and the |
Lake; and that the said Major General |
Gaines, in his said official report, sup |
pressed the facts, that the said left col |
umn of the enemy-having advanced in |
the direction, and within about sixty yards |
of an opening III said line between the |
g. LII Il 4
from proceedin5 further in that direction,
and from entering said opening by an in
cessant blaze of fire from the Douglass
battery, and the artillery and infantry sta
toned on said line--moved promptly to
the right, gained the ditch on the north
east bastion of the fort, and was the first
TO assault and enter that bastlon, that
lage proportion of the prisoners remain
ing and taken in and near the fort, belong
ed to the i03d regiment, which was said
left column; and that it was at the fort
that col. Scott, who commanded said
column, was mortally wounded, and capt
Elliott, who conducted it, was made pri-
soner; which facts the said Major Gen
Gaines, at the time ofmaking his said re-
port, ought to have known, and did
know the said Major General Gaines
by said wilfull mis-statements and sup
preston of facts, materially misrepre-
senting the battle to his government, un-
justly depriying the garrison of Fort Erie,
particularly the detachment of the 10Th
infantry, of the credit of important servi-
ces which they had performed, contrary
TO his duty, and 10 the injury of the ser
vice.
Specifcatioa7. In this-that the said
| Major General Gaines, in his aforesaid
official report of the battle OF Fort Erie,
stated, that Captain Tanning, of the
corps of artillery, kept up spirited and
! destructive IRE with his field-pieces, on
the enemy attempting TO approach the
| fort: :" whereas no part of the centre and
left columns OF the enemy, the columns
which attacked the fort were within the
range of Captain Fanning's field pieces
and II the Indians and light troops ofthe
enemy in front of the encampment WERE
referred to III said statement, there was
not evidence nor ground of presumption
to warrant the assertion, that Captain
Fanning's fire, however spirited, wa.
destructive; ard the strong presump
ton was that It could not have beer
so:
And that tie said Major Gen. Gaines
in his said oficiaireport, stated, that capt
Fannings battery likewise played upoi
them; (the enemy at this time wit
great effect" whereas, al tire time refer
ed TO, the enemy were not within th
scope Of Captain Fanuing's battery, ant
ofcourse could moi be played upon by i
s | with eflecl.