Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-05

and Queen Charlotte. brig Hunter, and schooners
Little Belt, Lady Provost and ChipPewa--amounting
70 63 guns. Commodore Barclay, the British com
mander, was despe rately wounded, and also the
Captain Of the Lady Provost The captain and LIST
lieutenant Of the Queen Charlotte, aud lst lieutenant
Of the Detroit, were killed Their entire loss ia
killed and wounded was very great.
The American force consisted Of the briggs Law
renee and Niagara, of 20 guns each; schooners Ca
ledona, Ariel Scorpion, Somcrs, Tigress, and Por-
cupine, asd loop Trippe-msunting, in all, 81 guns
Loss, "a killed, and SO wounded
No sooner hal the gallant Perry gained his Veto
ry and cleared the lake, than Gen Harrison pat his
whole army i'm motion for an immediate invasion Of
Canada. The regular troops, under Brigadier Cen
erals Macarthur aud Cass, and the 60 days Kentucky
volunteers, commanded by Governor shelby, cross
ed the head of the lake in Perrys vessels and land
ed at Annie rstburgh and Fert Maiden, while Col
Johns ons regiment Of mounted gunner, 1000 strong,
marched by land, by the way OF the River Raisin
and Brownstown, to Detroit. Gen. McArthur's bri.
gade and Johnsons regiment occupied Detroit the
Both Sept land the British and Indians retired On the
ls Oct the mounted regiment crossed the river De-
il, and joined Harrison and Shelby il Sandwich,
British town opposite to Detroit, in Upper Canada.
Gen. Proctor, with about $40 regulars, and some Ca
madam militia, and Tecumseh, having from 1000 to
1900 Indian upder his command, commenced a re-
treat up the river Thames, in the direction Of Lower
Canada.
On the evening of the 9Th of October 1913, the ad
vanced guard of Gen. Harrison's army came up with
the enemy abou. mile below the the Moravian
village, on the Thames, and the action commenced
in about half hour. The result was announced
from the Oatt!c Heiu IN tNe ietteA
10 the Secretary of War
HEAD Quarters near Moray ian Town, on the
River Thames, SD miles above Detroit,
5th October, 1917
sn-l have the honor inform you, that by the bless
ing of Providence, the army under my command has this
evening obtained complete victory over the combined
Indian and British forces under the command Of General
Proctor. believe that nearly the whole of the cnemys
regulars taken killed. Amongst the former all
the superior officers excepting Gen. Proctor My mount
cd in pursuit of them Our loss is very tri
fling The brave Col r.. NJ. Johnson is the only officer
that have heard of that is wounded He is badly wound
ed but hope not dangerously.
have the honor to be, &C.,
WM. II. HARRISON.
The following graphic sketch of the plan and or
der Of battle is contained in an extract of Gen Har-
rison's official despatch to the War Department., the
9th Of October, 1913 -
81 have the honor herewith to inclose you my
general order of the 9th September, prescribing
the order Of march and battle, when the whole army
should act together. Bat the number and deserp-
ton ofthe troops had been essentially changed since
the issuing of the 'rder, it became necessary to
make corresponding alteration in their disposition
"From the place where army last halted to
the Moravian village, a distance of III miles, the
road passes through beech forest without
clearing and for the first two miles near to the bank
Of the river. At from two 10 three hundred yards
from the river, a swamp extends parallel to It the
whole distance. The intermediate ground is dry,
and although the trees are toleraby thick il is in
many places clear Of undcrbrush. Across this strip
Of land the left deployed upon the river supported
by artillery, paced in the wood s-thcir right in the
swamp covered by the whole of their Indian forces,
the British army was drawn up.