Litchfield enquirer., 1850-04-25
Tho Battle of Prescott.

1UU D@SS1O VA TEGStVGGO
 We condense the following interesting account of one of the principal battles of the Patriot War in Canada, from an ar- ticle in the last number of the Cincinnati Gazette-
 In the early part of the month of Au- gust, 1888, Congress of Canada Del egates met at Syracuse, N. Y, for the purpose of adopting permanent measures relative to campaign in another part of the Province. and among the proceed ings, Gen. Lucius V. Bierce, of Akron, Ohio, was appointed commander-in chief of the Patriot forces, to be employed for that purpose. The commission was for warded to him. and although he was at that period prominent member of the Portage county bar, and Prosecuting At. torney, enjoying the emoluments of an ample income, he immediately resigned his office, and gave the important station to which he had been chosen, his undi. vided attention. He repaired to Detroit and there learned that twelve hundred volunteers could, in short time, be raised and placed at his command. He also reconnoitered the British posts in that vicinity, gave such orders as he deemed necessary for the occasion, and returned to Cleveland, in Ohio. From thence he wrote to the celebrated Polish gentleman, Sholtewsky Won Shoultz, then residing at Sallna, New York, and who, too had enlisted his feelings in behalf ol the revolution, requesting him to send such number of men as he could raise and conferring on him the title of Colo. mel in the Patriot service. This com. mission the gallant Pole accepted, and immediately repaired to Philadelphia. where he made arrangements with q large number of Polish exiles to join in the campaign against British North A. merica.
 Gen. Pierce sent the necessary means to Von Shoultz, and ordered him to spare no time in joining Gen. Putnam, Cam adian refugee, and descendant of our H. lustrious Putnam of the American reyo. lution, at place called "Swan Creek." :" situated on the American side of the river nearly opposite Fort Maiden. While the troops from various quar-. ters were concentrating at Swan Creek pursuant to Bierce's orders, who daily expected the arrival of Col. Ven Shoulls with his veteran Polanders, an expres: arrived at Cleveland, with the important information that General Birge and Ad. iutant General Grant (the Indian chief,) had issued orders for an expedition to Prescott, for the capture of Fort Vel lington. Bierce's orders, therefore, be- inc countcrmanded,. Col. Von Shoultz united hisforces with those of Gen. Birge, and prqparations were accordingly made to carfy this grand but fatal enterprise into execution.
 Early in the month of November, the Patriots began to assemble under their respective leaders, Gen. Brge, Col. Won Shoultz, and the renowned Bill Johnson, at Ogdensburgh, 0swego, Sackctps liar bor and Watertown. with a full deter imitation to carry fear, dismay and victo- Y into the agitated country of the Can adas. It was finally agreed that Oswego should become their head quarters, to which place all the forces were concen- trated.
 During the 1lth and l2th of Novem, ber, several steamboats, sehooners, tow boats, &c., were either seized by or sur rendered to the Patriots, and were usct J in conveying soldiers, ammunition aa'