The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-13
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GENERAL ORDER

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tillerymen could be drawn at present
or in the near future to man the bat
tories at Pearl Harbor and Waikiki.
General Maeomb, who recently be-
came a brigadier, is accompanied by
Mrs. Macomb and the general aid,
Lieut.. F. NJ. Andrews, Eighth Cavalry.
General Macomb is very pleasant
man, approachable from the civilian
standpoint, and he is regarded as an
officer of fine attachments. Local army
officers who heard of his appointment
to command here, expressed themselves
pleased in having him come here, and,
he is certain to find a cordial welcome
among the officers.
On the wharf awaiting the transport
yesterday, many of whom were there to
see the general, were Brigadier-General
Davis, U. s. A. (retiTed). Major Win
slow of the Corps of Engineers; Major
s. M. Dunning. Twentieth Infantry,
commanding Fort Shafter; Captain
Falls, depot quartermaster. General
Macomb and General Davis are oldtime
friends and they had pleasant chat on
renewing their old army acquaintance.
OlSbluBulblo0 1AuCOoSASs
The military establishment has been
honored in having both its ranking Off
GERS come from distinguished ancestry.
Colonel Schuyler is a descendant of
Gen. Philip Schuyler, one of the most
renowned of the revolutionary heroes.
General Maeomb is the great-nephew of
the General Macomb who distinguished
himself in the War of 1872, and par
ticularly at the Battle of Plattsburg
in 1914.
The career of General Macomb
throughout the War of 1912 wos dis
tinguished by acts of bravery and above
all leadership. Sir George Provost,
Governor General of Canada, having
collected all his disposable force for an
invasion of the United ei"tes as far
as Grown Point, entered the country
during the fall and occupied the village
of Champlain. There he issued proc
lamations tending to dissuade the peo-
ple from their allegiance, and inviting
them to furnish the army with pro-
visions for their further progress, Gen.
eral Maeomb was then at Plattsburg
with about 1000 American troops, mary
of whom were militia He made able
disposition of his force and prepared
for a determined resistance to the
progress of Provost. Simultaneously
with their operations on land, the
enemy prepared their feet for action
on Lake Champlain. The American
feet under Commodore MeDonough, lay
at anchor in Burlington Bay ON the
right flank of the American lines and
two miles distant. Great exertions had
been made by both parties to produce
a superior naval force on this lake. The
American feet comprised four large
vessels and six galleys with SO guns
and 500 men. The British force com.
prised four large vessels and thirteen
galleys, with 95 guns and 1920 men.
Put British TO Rout.
Both the land and the sea forces
become engaged in the forenoon and
fought steadily. The American boats
were wosted at the o1tset, but the
British boats were finally put to roui
with heavy losses. Both armies were
witnesses to this sea. fight. The Amer
lean victory dispirited the British sol
diers on land. The troops were brought
into general action which ended dis
astrously for the British and they
were also put TO ront. In their retreat
they left behind great quantities OF
provisions, tents, intrenehing tools and
ammunition, Upwards Of 900 deserters
came into the American llnes General
Naeomb'a ofiieial report estimates the
British loss IN land and naval forces
since Provost 3 eAlumn left Montreal
10 killed, wounded, prisoners, deaeHeF.
and missing a. eh00. The British arms
consisted IN $1,000 men, The prfelpliafl
retreat 81 30 numerous and nailap
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1900 regulars and 5000 militia, sudden
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