Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-04-11
HARRIsoN,s INVASION OF CANADA

discover how it was that Harrison preserved, or
rather created, the most perfect order in an army
composed emphatically Of raw troops. 1t will,
moreover, although written in the wilderness,
compare advantageously, in point Of style and
dcton, with the best cabinet paper ever prepared
by Martin Van Buren,, or any other soft handed
adversary Of the accomplished old General. Yet
this is the man who is denounced MS an imbecile,
and who recently 1ce heard man, Of some con.
Squence among the Van Blrenes, denvunce for
having been absent, and leaving all this to be
done by Governor Shelby
GENERAL ORDER.
"As it is the intention of the general 20 land the
army on the enemy's coast, the following will be
the order Of debarkation, Of march, and OF battle.
The right wing Of the army will be composed Of
the Kentucky volunteers under command Of hi, eX-
cellency governor Shelby, acting major general
the left wing, of the light corps of eutcnaat colo
ne Ball, and the brgades eff generals M'Arthur
and Cass This arrangement is made with a view
10 the localities of the ground, on which the troops
will have to act, and the composition Of the enemys
force, and is calculated in marching up the lake or
strait, to place the regular troops i'll the open ground
on the lake, where it is probable they will be OPP
posed by British regulars, and the Kentucky volun-
tcers in the woods which probably will be occupied
by the enemys militia and Indians. When the
sCu"l is given for putting to shore, the corps OF
lieutenant colonel Ball will precede the left wing.
and the regiment Of volunteer ritiemen under colo
mel SmralI the right wing. These corps will land
with the utmost celebrity consistent with the preser
yation of good order, and as soon landed viii
seize the most favorable position for annoying the
enemy, and covering the debarkatiOn of the troops
Of the line. General Cass's brigade will follow
lieutenant colonel Balls corps, and general Gaines
the regiment of colonel Smirall. The other regi-
nents will follow and form in succession after
Tho riolt nj prrtt IT,
left in front, displaying to the right, and the lett
wing with its right in front displaying to the left
The brgades Of generals King, Allen, and Cald-
we'll will form successfully to the right of genera
Gaines. The brigades Of generals MArhu7 anu
Chies will form the reserve, under the immediate
command of general M'Arthur. The General wilI
command in person the brigades Of Cass and
Gaines, assisted by major-genera! Henry His eX-
cslency governor Shelby will have the immediate
command of the three brgadeS on the right, as
sisted by ma lor general Desha. As soon as the
troops dsenbark, the boats are to be Immediately
sent back the feet. 1t will be observed, that the
order of landing here prescribed is somewhat that
of direct echelLon, displayed into line upon the ad
vanced corps Of the right and left wings. 1t is the
intention of the General, however, that all the
troops which are provided with boats should LAND
In as quick succession as possible and the genera
officers commanding towards the extremites of the
i,.S are authorised to deviate from This arrange
landing any parts of their commands previous to
the forming of the corps which are herein directed
10 precede them. The corps of lieutenant cOlune
Ball, and the volunteer regiment Of colonel Simrai,
will maintain the position they occupy on landing.
until the troops of the line formed TO supper
them they will then retire through the intervals OF
the line TO the TANKS, and form in the rear Of
the line. detachment of artillery with u six
FOUNDER four FOUNDER and howitzer. will land with
the advanced light corps. The rest Of the artillery
will be held in reserve and landed Mt such points
as major Wood may direct. The poiRt of landing
for the reserve under brigader general M'Arthur
cannot now be designated. It vii. be made to sup.
port any part Of the line which may require aid,
be formed or the faaks as circumstances may re-
qure. The arrangements fer landing the troop
will be made entirely under the direction Of an 9TH.
Ger of the navy, whom commodore Perry has been
so obliging to furnish for that purpose. The de-
barkation of the troops will be covered by the can.
non of the vessels. The troops being landed and
the enemy driven off, or not opposing the landing,
the army will change its front 10 the let and form
in orderof battle in the following manner. The
two brigades Of regular troops and two Of the vol
unteers, TO be formed in two lines at right angles
to the shore of the lake. The brigades Of general
MArhur and Gaines to form the front line, ana
those Of Cass and ChieS the second line, the rCgU.
lar troops still on the left and that flank resting on
the lake shore. The distance between the two line>
will be three hundred Yards The remaining three
volunteer brgades will be drawn up IN n single line
of two ranks at right angles 10 the lines in front
its head on the right Of the front line forming Il
erotchet en- potencs with that line, and extending
beyond the second line. The corps of Lieutenant
colonel Ball will form the advance Of the left wing
n the same distance of 800 ,vardS, and colonc
Smras regiment that of the right wing at tic
same distance. Some light pieces q, artillery vii
be placed in the road leading no the lake, and a
such other points as major Wood may direct
When the order is given for ma rChing, the first aEC
second lines will advance by files from tie heads 81
companies, or IN other words those two lines vii
form two columns marching by their tanks by com
panies at entire distances. The three brgades ~
the right flank will be faced the left and marched
forwards, the head Of this column still forming q
potence with the front line. II is probable that thC
two rigades of the front limo will extend from the
lakes some distance into the woods on the RICH
hank, and it is desirable that It should be so hu
should it be otherwise and the CROCHET or angle b.
at any time in the open ground governor Shelly
will Immediately extend the front line to the RICH
by adding to it as many companies Of the leadinG
hT;pade of the flank column will bring tire angle
and consequently the left column itself completed,
within the woods 1t is to be presumed that TN
enemy will make their attack upon the army on ii
march. that their regular troops will form their RICH
spon the lake, their militia occupy the ground be-
tween their regulars aud the woods, and that III
Indians will make n flank attack from the woods
The formation herein prescribed is intended to re
rist an arrangement Of this kind. Should the Gen
erals conjecture on this subject prove correct, as
must be evident that the right Of the enemy cHnno
be turned, IS on that wing the best or his troop
will be placed H. will be proper to refuse him on
left, and direct our principal effort to uncover u
left flank Of his regulars, by driving on the nl'I'l'
In the event here supposed, II VIII therefore
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