, 1866-06-28

arnr.d as cerosne between s'x and re.ea in ths
pr. ylou4 day. and nov consisted q the seventh P.
4. O., With four companies OF tho Twenty -sec1nd
eonpanles Of Home Quad, the Caiedonia, and The
Queen's Dan and Tni1eenth-tn nj about l,100
men. The garrison Wss in tho e.eaiest slats Of
ana ne rooHe faas aad ese1 70
sest &nd iood- l ordered what asslstsnee conld
oCol Booker, who appeared quite overcome by
fauspe and andesy. he begged me- to undert.ke r.
evening. requested me to take The command out Of
IL bands. Finding this was the wish OF other vol
nntesr efaeers q superior Esns to myssH tsle- ,
LoHesY 10 take the command. l posted lne OF
outlying plckete, At radius Of one mile from the
Town, extending from the thore TO The Welland
The remainder OF ,bc troops 10 l,e down and get
uhat rect theY could teiegtsphed IN various d.
rec1lpns fof foot and ammunition. anu BY 2 q, q.
AIeut O'Clock, he alarm was eouuded, sad
Officers md cirtiianA rushed up informing me tnat
Che enemy was marcaInc On ut In ioFee and within
soo yards vest of1hs town. whs1e II. h.d PLACED no
but had The effect Of depnstng the iroop, Of the
tew hours rest they might have had. Al through
,he niyht, reports wers coming in Of farce ionces
Ede, also ent,rely without foundation. I sent The
tug boat howe!e5 still kept 4t our service ey ~
owner, NJ. NeCalIrm. TO which the Shore between
civilians 10 net scouts. and keep me informed OF
any movements II tie nciahhoshooa. RsVetlle
vas sounded al three. and Immediately n1de
aud ammunition. ii dvs o'clock, sending
pilot engine IN front, I moved by
ra,l towards Erie, ,ak,ne the whole, o. the
guard Pori Eolbotue. Hearlug the .enemY, were
posted ness IodeeHay, ana finding favorable 20
sltton for forming up The troops. at "B IN SKETCH,
ed The men, ,hreS out line OF skttm,sness. with
four supports from The serentn P. A. O.. with or.
desr for The flank tupports to Nh:el outward. ana
Il III. order, ana Win : strong Iesr-gusrd; ID:
theree iovasd Fort Erse. on coming 10 the scslc
e. easny rs sspssd to
river during The night, and that Ee IVES in posses
sion Of our troops. After hating the men ioz
sess' no s Il as9s shse III &c. say
On the iollowin: morning was Eei1eved from my
command.
Captain McConpm reports his retreat,
which WIS. 10 doabt, as exciting to those
engaged, though 1t may not stand rs high IN
history as Zenophon's famous retreat Of. the
Ten Thousand:
On SATURDAY aTte1aoon, ID June, betwe.ni tho
hou1s Of and 4 p. M, ntier your Departure Pre-
anes q aScat ID ia1es 81 miles, VIII S Two men @ q H.
Naval Rrlcsde aud thirteen men Of the Weilaud
tapal Field BaftelJ-the rest Aas1ng been cat oil,
and, consequently taken prisG1ers+ including tbs
following ofHccrn, VIZ: Second Eietenant Macdou
aid, of TIC Naval Brigade Lttutcnant Schodetd and
Ens1qu Ntmno. Of The Field BAs te1y. wounded,
and one r1an OF tho Naval Uttgade- Lieut. Rosb,
with tic steamer kohh, came N beats aud took "a
on board. then had Consultation With Lieut..
Robb - to further proceedings. We then deter
mined, On account OF being elcrmbefed Nlth 70
may prisoners On board fiy-st ven IN number, and
20 very lew LIT 10 guard them, to run to Port
tolbornc, and Fl nd the PRISONERS to tltr OF sae
Iy. In passlne Fon Ene mp the river. He for
distance OF miles run were nndce heavy fifG Of
un.ketty from The Canadian snore. We passed
without any easuafIties worth ment1o1sn,, and
arrived safely AZ Port colborne at halfpsst sl1 p
N. Of tho eauae 6ay. and delivered ths prisoners
ortr 10 L,eur. toa. McGiver3n. With commitment
cid nnrues Inserted al OF which Is respectfully
submitted.
The official reports Of the Canadian Officers
a, rec with those Of our special correspondent
on the ground at the time, in showing
that the Canadians were clumsily handled
md badly whipped by Fenian force inferior
on every occasion to the number of Canadians
actually engaged, and amounting In the csst
gregate to about oue-tenth Of the entire Ca
madam forces sent to resist item. Tho con-
gratnla.ory orders OF the Commandcr-in*
Chief fcomplimcnting them on "gallantry and
success" form IN appropriate close 10 ridicu.