Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-24

- "a, NE personal department of lent. colonel
s"se IN the action which followed. was ,b,,
p'A'e, Jealous and deliberate officer. and h.
b;'NuNt OF me Regular officers and men under
ana was equally honorable 70 themsclyes
"no 70 their Country.
Ihs' retreat from the field. after the fo-ca nj
s.e enemy had been ascertained, could no, NJ
SS'lneG on anv military principle and If -,
.i"P'eo' IN co'"a7, must have EXPOSED The men
certain death in Their ranks, with very Ettle
.N'''S VI resistance: if6y oisbersou the imns
N'aVe m'sss cre OF the wounded, and the slaupb.
vi AZ ueta'l OF a multitude of exhausted Rsd n.
sequences i'-''e 0o''-
nat the surrender was justified bv ex;st;,e,
circumstances, and that the m,stor,uns of H. 5
uay IS not to be ascrbed To R.uf. col. B~r,,L.
" .Hs detdch'nsnt under HE commend
n.u inc court IS URdilimous IN the Expression
re "'' uPihlon and foregoing report of fgcts
N'BHed) JAMES p. PRESTON, Col 2sd Inf,
President offhe Court ofenoairu.
'1LEwIs u. Willis, Capt I2th inf
hecorder 10 the c0urt.
~ copy OF the articles of the capitnlation ;s
deposition: be'-' - Lew - .
eTHcn'G's 9f ne capitalization made 6et,vsen cab.
%" &c Do10e" on tde ps,rt Of ieut. col Barst-
ercf the United States ARM and ,no;or ~.
"er'n' efhis BritGHruc .tfnjestv's Canadian ~.
s'n'ent, on me part efheut col. Rislob. car.
1na"dfnS the advance erfAe British res5echn,
,he Surrender Of The force s1.der tAe communal n
u. col. BARTER.
oath June, 1873
tTst-That lieut. col Burstler and the force
war F''''"Si@ o'
Sseond-That the officers shall retain theirbor.
ses, arms md baggage.
IMrd-lhst the non.commssionstl officers and
soia ers shall lay down their arms at the head of
'he hfltlsh column, and become prisoners war
lnat me militia and volunteers, accomran, ING
inc detachment Of col Boerstler, shall be per.
United 10 return TO the Uni ed States on parole
o'Sneu, ANDREW MCDOWELL,
Capt U s Light Artil'rv
heceded TO, c. e. BERSTLER, It. col
Com'dp detach't u S arm,
w. DE IIERRN,
Major com'dg regiment
CECIL BISHOP, It. col
Com'dg troops in advance
Extract from .ffqjor general Le1vi liebositi07
10 the sixth and seventh nterrogatories his
deponent answers that he was frequently pressed
10 send detachment TO the vicinity ofthe BE,
yer Slams, during the latter days ofhis com
inand al Fort George, which he always resisted
because the object proposed to be achieved he
considered vastly inferior to the risk and be
cause the position and means of the enemy ena.
Died nm To reinforce with far greater fac | I,
than the American army could. So strong were
these Impressions on the mind of this deponen;
that when he Quilted that command he earnes y
ADVISED he gentleman upon whom it devolved
TO resist the youthful ardent spirits which would
probably 6eset him on the subjec assuring him
that any detachment sent on that se.vice, unless
very powerful would probably be sacrificed aid
be, perhaps, thereby dsenabled 20 take possessi.
on OF the heights WREN the Necessary transporIa
ton could be furnished. which this opponent wa.
OF opinion ought to be done
What think you of this. reader MAJOR gen
Lewis having been gone but few DAYS from For
George when. a. tWithuaudiug the salutary advie,
ne had gwen, colonel }oer stleI WAS selected to e.
upon this Identical expedition tor the lien adiu
tan' general has testified before the cou that il
vas not colonel Boerstler's regular tour OF duty, a
SreeaLly TO the roster