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niagara frontier
In the Year 1813

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PART III (1813)
August to October, 1813

COLLECTED AND EDITED FOE THE DUNDY'S LANE HISTOBICAL SOCIETYj WeWA-Ati, O
BY LIEUT.-COL. E. CRUIKSHANK
AUTHOB OF THB " STORY OF BtTTLER'S RAKGBRS," &C., &C.. &C.

WELLAND :
TBiBtisB Office
1905

The Documentary History of the Campaign
upon the Niagara Frontier in 1813.

PART III.
AUGUST TO OCTOBER, 1813.

The Sake of Tork to Sir George Prevost.
HoESE Guards, 10th August, 181,3.
Sir, — I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches
dated the 1st, 3d, 15th and 23d of June, presented to me by the
hands of your aide-de-camp. Major, now Lieut.-Col. McDouall.
I have derived great satisfaction frora your report of the con
duct of the troops under your coramand in the enterprise against
Sackett's Harbor, detailed in your despatch of the 1st of June, and the
judicious arrangeraents you adopted for the conduct of that service as
a diversion in favor of the force under Major-General Vincent
demand my full approbation.
It is with peculiar satisfaction also that I have received your
report of the successful result of an attack made by a division of the
array under the latter officer, upon the advanced camp of the enemy
upon the 6th June. The judgment and talent evinced by the con
ception of that gallant enterprise, and the glorious conduct of the
troops in carrying it into execution against a greatly superior force,
are too conspicuous to fail of meeting with that approval which valor
and discipline raust ever receive.
I am therefore authorized by His Royal Highness the Prince
Regent to desire that you will be pleased to convey to Major-General
Vincent, Lt.-Col. Harvey and the officers and men composing the
the brave detachment which has signalized itself upon this occasion,
the thanks of His Royal Highness in my name for their judicious
and gallant conduct.
In considering the .limited means placed in your hands as opposed
to the more immediate and efficient resources of the enemy, I cannot
but feel the difficulty attending the arduous service entrusted to your
guidance, and which you have so forcibly represented in your des
patch of the 23d June. I have everj' reliance, however, in your zeal,
judgment and activity, being convinced that these qualities, aided by
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fail of being attended with all the success that may in reason be
looked for in the issue of your operations.
In furtherance of these instructions the 70th Regt. has received
orders for immediate embarkation at Cork for Quebec, and the earliest
possible arrangements will be made for passing the 90th Regt. from
the West Indies to reheve the 98th at Halifax, in order that the latter
may be placed under your iraraediate comraand.
A 7th Batt. of the 60th Regiraent is now forming, which will be
destined to the garrison at Halifax to render the 90th, above 1,000
strong, disposable for Canada early in the ensuing spring.
With regard to general officers I have submitted to the Prince
Regent that Lieut.-General Gordon Drummond shall be placed under
your command, and I trust you will receive effectual aid from his
zeal, intelligence and local knowledge. M. Gen'l Riall, an active
and intelligent young man, has also been placed upon your staff, and
orders will be transmitted to you for the return of Sir R. Sheaffe and
M. General de Rottenburg to this country, with a view to other
eraployraent. I have only to express ray readiness to afford every attention in
my power to your wants and representations.
[P. S.] — Although according to precedent the recent services you
have reported, however brilliant in themselves, raay not be considered
of such magnitude as to sanction the despatch of an aide-de-camp,
yet under all the circumstances of the case and particularly as a
mark of personal attention to your wishes, I have been induced to
recommend Major McDouall for the brevet rank of Lieut.-Colonel.
(Canadian Archives, C. 679, p. 382.)

l^xtract of a I^etter from I^ieut. Deacon, I^ate Commander of the
Schooner Growler.
On the night of the 10th August both fleets were in sight of
each other, the order of battle was forraed, my station being ahead of
the Oeneral Pike, to windward.
At 10 o'clock the British fleet bore down, and a general action
was expected. At 11 o'clock our schooners commenced a fire with
their long guns. At this time the enemy's fleet had a fresh breeze,.
which enabled thera to come down very rapidly, they beino- to wind
ward. It appeared to be Sir James Yeo's intention to run down to
engage our Commodore, but on our fleet keeping away, he hauled his.
wind and cut us off. In this situation I had the whole of tbe enemy's
fleet to contend with, and only the assistance of the Julia, a schooner

ol about the size oi th© Growler. We held out foir some time, dcdng
all we could to make our escape, but our fleet still keeping away anS
no assistance at hand, we being then close under th© guns of two of
the enemy's largest ships, we were under the necessity of surrender
ing to so superior a force. My loss was one man killed. The Growler
was much cut in her rigging and spars.
(Prom Niles' -Weekly Begister, Baltimore, Md., 25th Sept., 1813^ Vol. V., p. 60.)

General Boyd to> General Peter B. Porter.
Headquarters, Fort George, U. C,
Auguat 10, 1813.
Sir, — The fleets are stiU hovering off this place without having
been engaged. The wind has continued unfavorable to Cora. Chauncey,
who has not had it in his power to bring the enemy to an action. It
is more propitious [to]-day. The two schooners which were missing
upset in the gale. It is best not to unnecessarily disseminate the
news of this slight disaster.
The expedition against the enemy is only delayed, not aban
doned. You will therefore please to collect your proposed force, and
bring it down as soon as practicable. It will be left to your dis
cretion to leave at Black Rock and Schlosser what number of regu
lars, militia or Indians you may think proper for the temporary
defence of those places.
(Froin MSS. of Hon. P. A. Porter.)

Sir James Yeo to Sir John B. Warren.
H. M. S. Wolfe on Lak© Ontario, August 10, 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to inform you that the enemy's squadron
was discovered at anchor off Fort Niagara on the morning of the
Sth instant, consisting of 13 sail, that of His Majesty of 6. They
iramediately weighed and stood out in a line &i battle, but on our
approaching nearly within gun shot they fired their broadsides, wore
and stood under their batteries. Light airs and calras prevented me
from closing with them again until this night, when, having a fine
breeae, we ^ood for them.
At 11 we came within gunshot of their line oi schoonerSi which
opened a. heavy flare, their ships keeping off the wind to prevent oar
dosing} At half -past 12 this ship eame withini gumshot off the Pike
and M&dis&n^ when, they im-mediately bore up, fired their stern eh^ase
gwis.aindi made; sail for Niagara, leaving two q£ theie sehoonCTsasterai,

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which we captured, the Growler and Julia, each mounting one long
32 and one long 12, and 40 men.
From inforraation obtained from the prisoners I hear that their
new ship the General Pike mounts 28 long 24-pounder8 and has 400
men and that all their schooners mount from 2 to 4 long 32 pounders.
The enemy have disappeared. I therefore suppose they have
gone to Sackett's Harbor to refit.
I am happy to add that (except in the sails and rigging) His
Majesty's squadron have not sustained any injury.
(From James's Naval Occurrences ofthe late war, appendix pp. 74-5.)

Major-General De Rottenburg: to the Military Secretary.
Headquarters of the Army of the Centre,
St. Davids, llth August, 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 5th inst. In my despatches of the same date I stated to His
Excellency the Coraraander of the Forces the reasons that induced me
to call to my assistance the force stationed at York. It was known
that the enemy had taken troops on board at Fort George. It was
not known what number he might have brought frora Sackett's
Harbor for the purpose of raaking a diversion in ray rear. I deeply
laraent the temporary success the enemy has obtained at York, but
trust that the hour of retribution is at hand.
I received your circular letter of the 3d inst. and shall most
strictly adhere to its contents relative to incurring any expense what
ever out of the ordinary course unless sanctioned by His Excellency
the Commander of the Forces. It gives me great satisfaction to find
by your letter of the 7th inst. that presents will be forwarded in the
course of next week.
(Canadian Archives, C. 679, p. 414.)
Major-General De Rottenburg to Mr, ^. B. Brenton.
Heaquarters of the Army of the Centre,
St. Davids, llth August, 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 7th inst., covering a letter from Major Allan, relative to the
traitorous characters who are in league and give information to the
enemy. I, this day, submit the information given by Mr. Allan to
the consideration of the Executive Council for their advice upon the
best means for suppressing this growing evil. Martial law, in my

opinion, will be the most efficacious preventative. If I can obtain
proof against the treasonable practices of Mr. Peters, an ensign on
half pay, I shall try him by a General Court Martial.
(Canadian Archives, C. 679, pp. 416-7.)

Sir James IVucas Yeo to Sir George Prevost.
Wolfe, off York, llth August, 1813,
\ past 1 P. M.
My Dear Sir, —
Yesterday evening the enemy's squadron stood for us with a ffne
breeze frora the east. Ours was becalraed off the post at 12 Mile
Creek. At sunset a breeze came off the land which gave us the wind
of the enemy, and I stood for them, on which he immediately stood
from us under as much sail as his schooners could keep up with him.
He was in a long line. Pike, Madison, Oneida, six schooners and two
to windward to rake our vessels as we came up. At 11 we came
within gun shot of the schooners, when they opened a brisk fire and
from going so fast it was more than an hour before we could pass
them. At this time all our squadron was two or three miles astern
of the Wolfe. On coming up with the Madison and Pihe they put
before the wind and made sail, firing their stern chase guns. I found
it impossible to get the squadron up with them, as the Wolfe was the
only ship that could keep up. I therefore made sail between them
and the two schooners to windward, while I captured the Julia and
Growler, each mounting one long 32 and one long 12 with a comple
ment of forty men.
I am also happy to acquaint you that two of his largest schoon
ers, the Hamilton, of nine guns, and the Scourge, of ten guns, upset
the night before last in carrying sail to keep from us, and all on
board perished, in number about one hundred. This has reduced his
squadron to ten and increased ours to eight, but they will take raen
frora the ships.
I feel confident that by watching every proper opportunity we
should get the better of hira, but as long as he is determined to sacri
fice everything to his own safety I shall never in this narrow water
be able to bring the two ships to action, as I have no vessel that sails
sufficiently well to second me.
This conduct he cannot persevere in long for his own honor, as
the loss of all his schooners, (which I must ever have in my power),
will be an indelible disgrace, and I am at a loss to know how he will
account to his government for it.
The Pike mounts 28 long 24-pounder8 with four hundred and

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twenty men, the Madisom twenty-two 32-poiandier carronades and
three hundred and forty men. {Good head money !) Their squadron
took on board the day before yesterdays nine boats ful of troops, I
suppose to repel boarders.
I am happy to add that the Wolfe has not received any material
damage and no one hurt on board. I ara now landing the prisoners
and repairing the damages of the Growler, who has lost her bowsprit
and [is] otherwise much cut up.
It concerns me to. find I have such a wary opponent, as it harasses
me beyond ray strength. I ara very unwell and I believe nothing
but the nature of the service keeps me up.
I raust close this, which is raore than I have my eyes for the
last forty-eight hours, and hope my next will be raore acceptable.
(Canadian Archives, C. 730, pp. 81-4.)
National InteUigencer, Washington, D. C, August 26th, 1813.
Batavia, N. Y., August 11.
Mr. Brice Brown of Bethany, in this county, arrived in this
village on Wednesday last. He and a number of other citizens
unarmed, among whom was Mr. Tiffany, nierchant of Lewiston, while
crossing the Niagara on the 23d of June last near Queenston, were
made prisoners by a party of Indians under the command of Captain
Kerby of the Canadian Militia and robbed of raost of their clothing
and money. In this deplorable condition they had to encounter tbe
vicissitudes of the season for several weeks without coats, waistcoats
or blankets, and for many nights no other covering but the heavens.
They were repeatedly promised their liberation by the British, officers,
but stiU detained under various pretences at the Forty Mile Creek
until the 29th ulta, when he and eight others were ordered to a boat
for Kingston under a guard consisting of an officer and nine men.
About 12 o'clock the same evening, when within ten or twelve miles
from Little York, they rose upon the guard, and after a short but
severe struggle took them and made for Fort George, where they
arrived about. 7 o'clock next day.
(FUe iu the Library of Congress.)
General James Wilkinson to General Peter B. Porter.
Washington, llth August, 18ia
Sir, — ^A confidential letter from you to the Secretary of War,
which was shewn to me in strict confidence must be my apoloey for
this iBtiuBion.

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The picture you present is lamentable, but we must endeavor to
produce a change of coloring and of circumstances ; for this end I
pray of you if practicable to send two or three confidential agents
into the camp and country of the enemy to learn their force, their
position and their views if possible. Let one of them come back and
report at Fort George or its vieiaity. Let the othera proceed to
Kingston, gather what intelligence they can, cross the Cataraqui
below and call for me at Sa,ckett's Harbor. The information for Fort
George cannot be too early, that for Sackett's Harbor will be in
season as late as the tenth of the next month. Engage to these
agents, rewards proportionate to the services they may perform and I
will see them paid everything in reason. Such advances as you may
make I will see refunded.
I leave this place today and shall be at Sackett's Harbor about
the 20th, frora whence I shall ride post to Fort George, (should
circumstances warrant), preparatory to the junction of our whole
force and a stroke of effect. Keep your Indians in pay and when we
meet relative viewa will be explained. In the meantime make all tbe
indications in your power of a deatination towarda Maiden, and be
pleaaed to hold this communication in aacred confidence.
(Prom mss. of Hon. P. A. Porter.)

From Barl Bathurst to Sir George Prevost.
(No, 39.) Downing Street, llth August, 1813.
Sir, — I have had the honor of receiving your despatch. No. 72,
dated the 24th of June laat, enclosing a copy of the declaration given
out by the American commandant at Fort Erie on the 30th May.
It ia to be hoped that none of His Majesty's aubjecta in Upper
Canada will have been induced to accept the terms offered by the
American commandant. But Your Excellency will do well to adviae the
General Officer who may be exercising the functions of Lieutenant
Governor of Upper Canada, to take the moat effectual meaaurea to
induce the Legislature of that Province to pass a law by which all
those who shall be proved to have conformed to the proviaiona of the
above mentioned declaration ahall be banished from the Province, and
all their landa andi effects confiscated to form a fund which shall, in
the firat instancey be applied to the indemnification of all such persons
in Upper Canada as may have experienced any losses by reason o£
the war. It would also be expedient that in the provisions of thia act
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Upper Canada into the territories of the United Statea subsequent
to the declaration of war, and shall not, after reasonable notice, retum
back to their property in the aaid Province.
(Canadian Archives, Q. 122, p. 50.)

Captain Peter I4. Chambers to Captain Freer.
Amherstburg, 12th Auguat, 1813.
Sir, — Since I had the honor of writing to you on the 10th inst.,
the fleet have arrived here. The American fleet are out. Every
exertion ia making to equip the Detroit. She will be a very formid
able veaael when equipped, but we feel the want of aeamen extremely.
Since our return from Sandusky the General sent a flag of truce to
that place. The officer saw General Harrison and learned that he
was within three milea of our army the evening it attacked the fort.
Had General Harriaon advanced that night it ia probable we should
have been cut off. I have nothing in particular to communicate at
preaent. I enclose a return of the troops that have arrived at this
division of the army.
(Canadian Archives, C. 679, p. 418,)

Council with the Indians at Cross Roads, i2th August, 1813.
Present — Colonel Wm. Claua, auperintendent.
Major Givins,
Capt. de Lorimier. 1
Lieut, de Lorimier,
Lieut. Brant,
Lieut. Lyons.
Te Karihaga spoke upon aeven strings of black warapura and
six strings of black and white wampum from the Shawneea.
Brother, — On my road to the Grand River I heard of the death
of Lt. -Colonel Bisshopp, and of the conduct of our brothers at Buffalo
Creek. They have forgotten their promise and have raised the toma
hawk againat the King and spilt the blood of his children. Their
word to ua was : — " If the Americans take from us our property and
stop our money, yet we are deterrained not to raise the tomahawk
against the King." They have done it and I have informed the
Western Indiana what has been done and I shall report to you their
answer. The Shawneea aay : — Elder Brothera, we look towarda you and
see that you feel yourselves in distress. Our people are going to the

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Maumee and so aoon aa that business is over, which we expect will be
very soon, then look to aee us with you, and we shall croaa the River
Niagara and face those people on their own side of the water. It is
long since we took the King by the hand and we do not expect to
let it go. You we took by the arm. We love the King, his children
and you equal to our heart's blood, and whoever hurts his people
hurts us. You will tell our brother at the head of our affaira that
he muat not think hard in caae any cattle are killed on our way
down. I am not alone. I have four or five with me.
Brother, thia is the answer I received when my meaaenger came
away : An Indian with one arm had just arrived from Maumee. He
left it nine days ago. He aaya that Kiga-haga was taken and 1000
barrela ; that a strong force of Indians [about] 4000 were going to
atorm Fort Maumee, but they were advised not to attempt it but to
go and cut off a party of 300 men who had charge of atorea, consist
ing of goods, raoney and provisions, and that 2000 more went where
there were three large stores full of goods and 1000 remained until
the parties returned. Thia ia the report of thia man. I do not give
it to you aa truth but what I have aaid on the wampum ia true.
(Claus Papers.) Lord Bathurst to Sir Qeorge Prevost.
(No. 40.) Downing Street, 12th Auguat, 1813.
Sir, — I have had the honor of receiving your deapatch. No. 66,
of the 6th June, encloaing a letter addresaed to Your Excellency by
M. Gen'l Dearborn.
In thia letter it ia stated that the American commiaaary of prison
ers in London had made it known to hia government that 23 aoldiera
of the 1st, 6th and 13th Regiments of United Statea Infantry, made
priaoners, have been aent to England and held in close confinement as
Britiah subjects, and that M. Gen'l Dearborn had received inatructions
from hia government to put into cloae confinement 23 British soldiers
to be kept aa hoatagea for the aafe keeping and reatoration in exchange
of the aoldiera of the United States, who had been sent aa above stated
to England, and General Dearborn apprizea you that in obedience to
those instructions he had put 23 British soldiers in close confinement
to be kept aa hoatages.
The persons referred to in this letter were aoldiera aerving in
the American army, taken priaoners at Queenston and sent home by
you that they might be diapoaed of according to the pleasure of H.
R. H., the Prince Regent, they having declared themselves to be
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Your Excellency has been directed to send home the necessary
evidence upon this point, and they are held in custody to undergo a
legal trial. You will loae no time in commnnicating to Major-General
Diefu-born that you have transmitted home a copy of his letter to yon
and that you are in consequence instructed distinctly to state to him
that you have received the commands of H. R. H. the Prince Regent,
forthwith to put into close confiinement 46 American officers and
non-commissioned officera to be held in cloae confinement for the safe
keeping of 23 British soldiers, stated to have been put in close con
finement by order of the American Govemment, and who will at the
Sfime time apprize him that if any of the said British soldiers now
under confinement here have been found guilty, and that the known
law not only of Great Britain but of every independent state under
similar circumatances haa been in conaequence executed, you have been
instructed to select out of the American officera and non-commiaaioned
officera, whora you ahall have put into confinement, as many aa may
double the number of British soldiers, who shall have been so unwar
rantably put to death and cause such officera and non-eommiasioned
officera to auffer death immediately.
And you are further instructed to notify M. Gen'l Dearborn that
the commandera of H. M. armiea and fleets on the coaata of America
have received instructions to proaecute the war with unmitigated
severity againat all cities, towns and villages belonging to the United!
Statea and against the inhabitanta thereof, if after this communication
ahall have been duly raade to M. Gen'l Dearborn and a reaaonable
time given for ita being tranamitted to the American Governraent,
that Govemment shall unhappily not be deterred from tbe putting
to death any of the Britiah soldiera who are now or who may here
after be kept aa hoatages for the purpoaes stated in the letter of
Major-General Dearborn.
(Canadian Archives, Q. 121, p. 274.)
Qeneral Boyd to tbe Secretary of War.
Headquarters, Fort George,
Auguat 12, 1813.
Sir, — I had the honor to address you on the 8tb instant. Unfavor
able winds continued to thwart the wishes of CommodOTe Chauncey
to bring the enemy to action, and about the 9th instant he waa ao
unfortunate as to lose in a squall two. small sehooners whi«h upaet.
On the night of the 10th a aevere cannonade waa heard on thes lafcev
whieh we ascertained in the morning resulted! in the loaa of two of
our smallest schoonera. Undiacouraged by these i^bt disastfsra

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Commodore Chanincey is atill in pursuit of the enCTny, resolved to
bring him to a general engagement. Theae circumatancea have
necessarily delayed the attack upon the enemy, which was contem
plated in my laat letter. General Porter is aaaerabling a body of
volunteers and Indians at Buffalo with a view to co-operate in thia
enterpriae. He will probably join us aoon. Anything which can be
done without the co-operation of the fleet shall be attempted. To
attack the enemy without cutting off his retreat would be only beat
ing him without capturing him.
(American State Papers, Military Affairs, 'VaL I., p. 451.)

Colonel Claus to Lieut.-Colonel Harvey.
Cross Roads, August 13th, 1813.
Sir, — Te Karihaga, a Mohawk chief, who arrived to-day from
the Grand River, deaired to meet me in council and repeated the
answer he received from the Shawneea to a message he sent them
informing them of the conduct of the Indians. I enclose a copy of
their answer. The Caughnawagaa have asked for a feaat to-day.
They aay they have not had one since they carae up.
<Claus Papers.) Colonel Claus to Lieut.-Colonel Harvey.
Cross Roads, Auguat 13, 1813.
Sir, — Our piquets retired thia morning. The one in front of
Ball's was flred upon by about twenty rifles at upwarda of 100 yards.
They must have been in the bush all night. Some ahota were
exchanged, but the diatance was too great to do any hurt. The one
by Secord's did not perceive anything.
(Clans Papers.)
Lieut. Thomas Crouse, (A. D. C. to Major-General De Rottenburg), to
Colonel Claus.
St. Davids, Aug. 3 (13 ?), 1813.
Sir, — The Major-General haa seen your letter to Lieut.-Colonel
Harvey respecting the Indiana, and congratulates you on your aucceas.
(Claus Papers.)

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Lieut. William MacEwen, Royal Scots, to rirs. riacEwen at Montreal.
Camp, 4 milea from Fort George,
13th Auguat, 1813.
In one of my former letters I mentioned that several of our
officers and men were very badly, and at that time I did not imagine I
would be attacked. I am aorry to aay I have been confined bedfast
theae fourteen days with fever and ague and have been obliged,
though much againat my will, to go to quarters in the rear, with
many more. Mr. Connall, Hendrick, McKenzie are in the same atate.
Every one ia complaining of something or other owing to the damp
bad ground we are encamped upon. Our fleet came here ten days
ago, but the Americans who daahed about before they came seem
very shy and wont come out from under the batteries of Fort George.
However, I hope in God a few days will decide the fate of thia
country. The inhabitanta are indifferent who gaina the day. They
are determined to do nothing theraselvea. Where I am obliged to
live the people would not sell me a fowl nor a potato and even grum
ble when my raen use their dishes 
I open this letter to inform you we have taken two of the enemy'a
schoonera and sunk two. I hope in a few daya they won't have one
remaining. (From A. Brymner's Excerpts, pp. 9-10.)

General Boyd to General Porter.
Hd. Qrs., Fort George,
Aug. 13, evening.
Sir, — The Britiah Fleet is now off this place. Could you march
your force down to-night ? I ahould consider this raoveraent expedient.
Gen. P. B. Porter,
or the com'g officer
of the volunteers and
Indiana at
Lewiaton.
(From mss. of Hon. P. A. Porter.)

Commodore Chauncey to the Secretary of the Navy.
United States Ship General Pike,
Sackett's Harbor, 13th Auguat, 1813.
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Oneida, Govemor Tompkins, Ontario, Pert and Lady of the Lake.
The FaAr American and Asp I left at Niagara. Since I had the
honor of addressing you last I have been much distressed and mor
tified ; distressed at the losa of a part of the force intrusted to my
command, and mortified at not being able to bring the enemy to
action. The following movementa and tranaactiona of the aquadron
since the 6th instant will give you the best idea of the difficulties
and mortificationa that I have had to encounter.
On the 7th at daylight the enemy'a fleet conaisting of two shipa,
two brigs and two large achoonera, were diacovered bearing W. N. W.,
diatant about 5 or 6 miles, wind at weat. At 5 weighed with the
fleet and manoeuvred to gain the wind. At 9, having passed to lee
ward of the enemy'a line and abreaat of hia van ahip, the Wolfe, hoiated
our colors and fired a few guna to ascertain whether we could reach
him with our ahot. Finding they fell abort I wore and hauled upon
a wind on the atarboard tack, the rear of our achoonera then about
6 milea astern. The enemy wore in auccesaion and hauled upon a
wind on the same tack, but finding that we should be able to weather
him upon the next tack, he tacke(3 and made all sail northward. As
aoon as our rear vessela could fetch his wake, tacked and made all
aail in chaae. In the afternoon the wind became very light and
towarda night quite calm. The achoonera uaed their aweepa all the
afternoon in order to close with the enemy, but without success.
Late in the afternoon I made the signal of recall and formed in close
order. Wind during the night from the westward and after mid
night aqually. Kept all handa to quartera and beat to windward in
hopea to gain the wind of the enemy. At 2 a. ra. miased two of our
schooners. At daylight discovered the miaaing schoonera to be the
Hamilton and Scourge. Soon after apoke the Governor Tompkins,
who informed rae that the Hamilton and Scourge both overset and
sunk in a heavy squall about two o'clock, and, distressing to relate,
every aoul periahed except 16. Thia fatal accident deprived me at
once of the servicea of two valuable officers. Lieutenant Winter and
Sailing Master Osgood, and two of my beat schooners, mounting
together 19 guns. Thia accident giving to the enemy decidedly the
auperiority, I thought he would take the advantage of it, particularly
aa by a change of wind he was again brought dead to the windward
of me. Formed, the wind upon the larboard tack, and hove to. Soon
after 6 a. m. the enemy bore up and aet atudding saila, apparently
with an intention to bring ua to action. When he had approached
ua within about four milea, he brought to on the atarboard tack. I
wore and brought to on the same tack. Finding that the enemy had
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in order to have the advantage of the land breeze in the afternoon.
It aoon after fell calm and I directed the schooners to aweep up and
engage the enemy. About noon we got a light breeze from the east
ward ; I took the Oneida in tow, aa i^e saila badly, and stood for the
enemy. When the van of our schoonera was within one-and-a-half
or two milea of hia rear, the wind ahifted to the weatward, which
again brought him to windward. As aoon aa the breeze atruck him
he bore up for the schooners in order to cut them off before they
could rejoin me, but with their sweeps and the breeze soon reaching
them also they were aoon in their atation. The enemy finding him
self foiled in hia attempt on the achooners hauled hia wind and hove
to. It soon after became very aqually, and the appearance of its
continuing ao during the night, and as we had been at quartera for
nearly forty-eight houra, an(i being apprehenaive of aeparating from
some of the heavy aailing schoonera in the squall induced me to run
in towards Niagara and anchor outside ' the bar. General Boyd very
handsomely offered any aaaiatance in raen that I might require. I
received 150 soldiers and diatributed thera in the different vesaela to
assist in boarding or repelling boarders as circumstances might
require. It blew very heavy in squalls during the night. Soon after
daylight [I] discovered the enemy's fleet bearing north, weighed and
stood after him. The winds soon became light and variable and
before 12 o'clock quite calm. At 5 fresh breezes from the enemy's .
fleet bearing north, diatant about four or five leagues. Wore the fleet
in succession and hauled upon a wind on the larboard tack. At sun
down the enemy bore N. W. by N. on the starboard tack. The wind
hauling to weatward, I atood to the northward all night in order to
gain the north ahore. At daylight tacked to the westward, the wind
having changed to N. N. W. Soon after discovered the enemy's fleet
bearing S. W. I took the Asp and the Madison, the Fair American
in tow and made all sail in chase.
It was about thia time we thought of realizing what we had been
80 long toiling for, but before twelve o'clock the wind changed to
W. S. W., which brought the enemy to windward, tacked to the north
ward ; at three the wind, inclining to northward, wore to the south
ward and westward, and made the aignal for the fleet to raake all aail.
At four the enemy bore S. S. W. ; bore up and steered for him. At
five observed the enemy becalmed under the land, nearing him very
fast with a fine breeze from N. N. W. At aix formed the order of
battle within about four miles of the enemy, the wind at this time
very light. At seven the wind changed to the S. W. and a freah
breeze, which again placed the enemy to windward of me. Tacked
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enemy standing after us. At nine, when within about two gunahot
of our rear, he wore to the southward, I stood on to the northward
under aail, the fleet forraed in two linea, a part of the achoonera form
ing the weather line, with ordera to commence the fire upon the enemy
aa soon as their ahot would take effect, and as the enemy reached
thera, to edge down upon the line to leeward and paaa through the
intervala and form to leeward. At half -paat ten the enemy tacked
and stood after ua. At eleven the rear of our line opened fire upon
the enemy ; in about fifteen minutes the fire became general from the
weather line, which was returning from the enemy. At half-past
eleven the weather line bore up and passed the leeward, except the
Growler and Julia, which soon after tacked to the southward, which
brought the enemy between them and me. Filled the main-topaail
and edged away two pointa to lead the enemy down, not only to
engage him to more advantage, but to lead him from the Growler and
Julia. He, however, kept hia wind until he completely separated
thoae two veaaels from the rest of the aquadron, exchanged a few shot
with his ship as he paaaed without injury to ua, and made aail after
our two schooners. Tacked and stood after him. At twelve, midnight,
finding that I must either aeparate frora the rest of the squadron or
relinquiah the hope of aaving the two which had separated, I reluc
tantly gave up the pursuit, rejoined the squadron then to leeward,
and formed the line on the starboard tack. The firing was continued
between our two schooners and the enemy'a fleet until about one a. m.,
when, I presume, they were obliged to surrender to a force so much
their auperior. Saw nothing more of the enemy that night; soon
after daylight discovered them close in with the north shore with
one of our schooners, the other not to be seen. I presume she may
have been sunk. The enemy showed no disposition to come down
upon us, although to windward and blowing heavy from W. The
schooners laboring very rauch, I ordered two of the dullest to run
into Niagara and anchor. The gale increasing very much, and as I
could not go into Niagara with this ship, I determined to run into
Genesee Bay, as a shelter for the sraall vessels, and with the expecta
tion of being able to obtain proviaiona for the squadron, as we were
all nearly out, the Madison and Oneida not having a single day'a on
board when we arrived opposite Genesee Bay. I found there was
every prospect of the gale continuing, and if it did I could run to this
place and proviaion with more certainty, and nearly in the aame time,
that I could at Genesee, admitting that I could obtain provisions at
that place. After bringing the breeze as far as Oswego, the wind
becarae light, reclining to a calm, which has prolonged our pasaage to
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up the lake this evening, and when I retum again I hape to be able
to communicate more agreeable newa than thia communication
containa. The loss of the Growler and Julia, in the manner in which they
have been loat, is mortifying in the extreme, and although their
commandera disobeyed my poaitive ordera I am willing to believe
that it aroae from an error in judgment and excess of zeal to do raore
than waa required of them, thinking probably that the enemy intended
to bring us to a general action, they thought by gaining the wind of
him they would have it in their power to annoy and injure him more
than they could by forming to leeward of our line. From what I
have been able to diacover of the movementa of the enemy he has no
intention of engaging except he can get decidedly the advantage of
wind and weather, and aa his veaaels in aquadron sail better than our
aquadron he can always avoid an action unleas I can gain the wind
and have aufficient daylight to bring him to action before dark. Hia
object is evidently to harass us by night attacks, by which raeana he
think.s to cut off our small dull-sailing achoonera in detail. Fortune
has evidently favored him thus far. I hope that it will be my turn
next, and although inferior in point of force I feel very confident of
auccess. On my way down the lake I fell in with the Lady of the Lake
on her return from Sackett's Harbor, where I had sent her on the
6th instant for the purpose of taking up fifty marines. I have
brought her back with me to this place to man the new schooner,
which will be launched on the 18th.
(From the Historical Eegister of the United States, 1814, Vol. II., pp. 282-6,)
Prom Earl Bathurst to Sir George Prevost.
No. 41. Downing Street, 13th August, 1813.
Sir, — Your Excellency is as fully sensible of the great and unex
ampled demands which have been made on the military force of this
country for the prosecution of the war in the Peninsula, and of the
necessity which exists of supporting it from time to time by reinforce
menta, that you have not urged, as I am aware you would otherwiae
have (ione, the expediency of our aending out to you some additional
military force in order to enable you to contend with the increasing
exertions of the enemy.
Thia considerate forbearance on your part has not, I can aasure
you, made the servants of Hia Majesty less solicitous to give you
every assistance which their limited meana at preaent will enable
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Directiona have been given for the 70th Regiment to proceed
from Ireland to Quebec by the fleet which is about to aail thither.
Orders have been given for three companiea of the Garriaon Battalion,
now atationed at Guernaey, to proceed to Bermuda, (the aituation of
the Continent allowing of the reduction of the forcea stationed at
Guernsey.) These three companiea will relieve the four companiea
of the 98th now at Bermuda, which will have directiona to proceed
to join the remainder of the regiment at Halifax. The whole of the
98th may then proceed to Quebec early in the apring or acroaa the
country in the winter, if the latter mode should appear to you prefer
able. Their place at Halifax will be aupplied by the 90th, which will
have orders to proceed thither from the West Indies. The projected
transfer of the island of Guadeloupe to Sweden will enable ua to
make this reduction in the West Indies.
The 90th may proceed from Halifax to Quebec in the spring on
being relieved either by the 2d Battalion of the 93d or by a battalion
of the 60th, about to be raised among the German prisoners. Both
these new levies will be sent out in the spring, and it will then be
time enough to decide which of the two ahall proceed to Quebec.
The result of the whole. Your Excellency will observe, is to give
you a reinforcement of four regiments, one before the winter and
three at the commencement of next campaign.
(Canadian Archives, Q. 121, p. 152.) General Order.
Kingston, 13th Auguat, 1813.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased in the
name and on the behalf of His Majesty to appoint the following to
take rank by brevet, their comraiasions to date 4th June, 1813.
colonels.
Duncan Darroch of the 36th Foot,
John Vincent of the 49th Foot,
Robert Lethbridge, Inspecting Field Officer in Canada,
Henry Procter of the 41st Foot,
Alexander Halkett of the 104th Foot,
Louia De Watteville of De Watteville'a Regiment,
to be Major-Generala in tbe armj'.
lieutenant- colonels.
William Douglas, 98th Foot,
Hercules Scott, 103d Foot,
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John Murray, Inapecting Field Officer in Canada,
to be Colonela in the array. majors.
Charles Plenderleath of the 49th Foot,
William Drummond of the 104th Foot,
John Macdonald of the 64th Foot,
Jamea Ogilvie of the Sth Foot,
Meuron Bayard of De Meuron's Regiment,
John Gordon of the lat Foot,
to be Lieutenant-Colonela in the army.
captains.
Robert Liale of the 19th Light Dragoona,
Jamea Power of the 103d Regiment,
John Caddy, Royal Artillery,
Amende de Couaten of Watteville'a Regiment,
Thomas Hunter of the 104th Foot,
William Henry Taynton of the 64th Foot,
Henry Skelton of the 19th Light Dragoona,
to be Majors in the army.
Edward Baynes, Adjutant General.

Qeneral Order.
G. O. Adjutant-General's Office,
Kingston, 13th Auguat, 1813.
The two companiea of militia Frontier Light Infantry, under the
auperintendence of Captain Ritter of the 100th Regiraent, will be
attached to and do duty with the Canadian Voltigeurs. Captain
Ritter will continue in the immediate charge of theae corapanies and
will receive and issue their pay aa usual.
Edward Baynes, Adj utant-General.
Robert Gilmor, Deputy Assistant Commissary General to Brig.-General
Procter. Amherstburg, 14th Aug., 1813.
Sir, — The near prospect of a scarcity of proviaiona in this dis
trict ia to me an object of the greatest concern and uneaaineas. The
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fourteen daya, according to the quantitiea now isaued daily, and very
little can at present be expected in this diatrict. One particular
cause for this is that the two principal mills, (McGregor's and
Arnold'a,) are not now going for want of water The dam of the
former has been broken and that of the latter rauch injured from the
ba,ck water, occasioned by the great rains, etc., thia year. The wind-
milla at this aeason are of but little comparative aervice. The great
est part of the flour required for Detroit and Sandwich will now have
to be aupplied from the aix hundred and aeventy barrela lately brought
from Long Point by the achr. Mary, (transport) and as thia is all that
I have to depend on we ahall very aoon be in absolute want without
some very great abatement takes place in the quantities issued to
Indians or some extraordinary exertiona made to supply our wants
from the neighborhood of Long Point. The poasibility of the former
ia an object worthy every attention, aa the practicability of the latter,
until our fleet are enabled to go down to Long Pointy is rather doubt
ful. By land carriage I fear little can be expected from that dia
tance in the present atate of the roads from thence.
Depy. Commissary General Couche haa been informed of this in
as atrong language as I am master of. He haa in consequence made
purchases of flour at Long Point and sent an officer of hia department
to that neighborhood to purchase cattle for thia place. For the laat
ten days I have atationed Acting Dep. Asst. Com. Gen. Reynolds at
Detroit with a clerk of the commissariat dept. for purchasing supplies
in the Michigan territory and about Sandwich. Two boats have been
sent to the river Thames for flour and corn. Agents have been
appointed by rae here, at Sandwich, river Thames and Delaware for
purchaaing cattle, but with all my possible exertions I despair of
being able for any length of time of supplying proviaions to Hia
Majesty's forces in addition to the immense quantities now iasued to
Indiana ; the latter I eatimate at fourteen thouaand rationa per day at
thia poat, Detroit and Sandwich. It givea me additional pain to be
thus obliged to trouble you.
(From Niles' Weekly Eegister, Baltimore, Md„ 16th January, 18U, Vol V., p. 327. Said to
have been taken in General Procter's baggage, Sth October, 1813.)

General Order. Headquarters, Kingston,
14th Auguat, 1813.
By accounts received by Hia Excellency the Governor-in-Chief
and Commander of the Forcea from Commodore Sir Jamea Yeo, dated
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ticulara have just been tranamitted of the capture and destruction of
four of the enemy's armed achooners.
On Tuesday evening, the 10th instant, the enemy's aquadron,
under Commodore Chauncey, got under weigh from their anchorage
off the mouth of Niagara River, and with a tine breeze frora the eaat-
ward atood towarda our fleet, which was becalmed off the post at
Twelve Mile Creek. At sunaet a fine breeze, coming off the land,
gave ua the wind of the enemy, when our aquadron stood for them,
on which they immediately bore away from ua under aa much sail as
the achoonera co\ild carry to keep up with the larger vessels. The
enemy'a fleet formed a long line of the Pike, Madison, Oneida and
aix schoonera, two schoonera being placed to windward for the pur
poae of raking the masts of our aquadron as they should corae up.
At 11 o'clock got within gunahot of the achoonera, when they opened
a brisk fire, and from their going so fast it was more than an hour
before the Wolfe, our headmoat ship, could pass them.
At thia time the reat of the squadron was between two and three
milea astern of the Wolfe, and on her coming up with the Madison
and Pike they put before the wind and made aail, firing their atern
chase guns. Sir Jamea Yeo finding it impoaaible to get the squadron
up with the enemy, as the Wolfe was the only ship which could keep
up with them, raade sail between thera and the two achoonera to
windward, and which proved to be the Julia and the Growler, each
mounting one long 32 and one long 12 pounder. Two of the eneray's
largeat schooners, the Scourge of 10 and the Hamilton of 9, upset on
the night of the 9th instant, in carrying sail to keep frora our squad
ron, and all on board perished, in number about one hundred.
By the loss and capture of the two schoonera the enemy's aquad
ron has been reduced to ten vessela, and ours increased to eight. It
ia aacertained that the Pike mounta 28 long 24-pounders, and has a
complement of 420 men, and that the Madison mounts 22 thirty-two
pound carronadea, with 340 men. Nine boat loada of troopa were
taken on board the squadron on Monday, for the purpoae, it is aup
poaed, of repelling boarders.
The Wolfe haa not received any material damage, and not a man
was hurt on board. The prisonera were landed from heron the llth,
and the damagea of the Growler were repairing. She had loat her
bowsprit and was otherwise much cut up.
Nothing could exceed the eagerness and enthusiaara raanifeated
by the officera and men serving on board our squadron for a close
engagement with the enemy, and the only apprehenaion and regret
expreased by all were that their opponents, though auperior in guns
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of terminating by a deciaive action the contest for the ascendency on
the lake.

Left Division Orders.
Kingston, 14th Auguat, 1813.
No. 1. The 100th Regiment will be in readiness to embark from
Forsyth'a wharf to-morrow morning at 3 o'clock, in such
vessels as may be provided by the Quartermaater General'a
Department. The Regiment will take ten days proviaiona and two
kegs of ball cartridges, in addition to the 60 rounda per man.
They will deliver into the atore 52 tents and receive 13
Flanders tents, which will complete the regiment to 33
Flanders tents.
No. 2. Major Heathcote will place the detachmenta pointed out in
this day's General Orders under the command of Lieut.-
Colonel Hamilton, and assist him to embark them with the
100th Regiment to-morrow morning. F. KiRCHLINGEN, B. M.
Colonel Claus to Lieut.-Colonel Harvey.
Cross Roads, Auguat 15th, 1813.
Sir, — I am aorry to inform you that seven of the Chippewas
have left, and the Western Indians, after aome persuasion, have agreed
to remain to the end of this quarter of the raoon. A few nights ago
they apoke of going, but it appears they did it only as an excuae for
aaking for some liquor. This morning they appeared determined to
go at the time they mentioned. A requisition is making out for
aome clothing on application of Black Bird. I assure you I dread
the ordera of the 7th inat.
(Claus Papers.)

General Boyd to the Secretary of War.
Headquarters, Fort George, Auguat 15, 1813.
Sir, — I had the honor to addreaa you on the 12th inat., since
which time nothing of importance has occurred. Commodore Chaun
cey haa left thia part of the lake, and the enemy have now so far the
ascendency aa to render the propoaed enterprise againat hia land force
impracticable. Yeaterday General Porter arrived at thia place with

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a body of volunteers and Indiana, which had been previoualy assem
bled at Buffalo. In the event of such an attack as waa contemplated,^
thia force would be of infinite aervice. At preaent they can only be
employed to harasa the enemy. i
(American State Papers, MUitary Affairs, Vol. 1., p. 451.)

riajor-General Lewis, to Governor Tompkins.
Sackett's Harbor, 15th Auguat, 1813.
Sib, — You will probably have heard before this reaches you of a
partial loaa austained by our fleetson Ontario.
Rumor will, no doubt, be dispoaed in these daya of miarepreaent-
ation very rauch to exaggerate it. Scoundrels will exult and Essex
men perhapa sing a TeDeum in honor of Sir James the Deliverer.
To enable you to correct falaehood I give you a aummary of what I
received from Commodore Chauncey and saw on the log-book of the
Oneida. Sunday, the Sth, waa fixed on for a grand movement againat the
enemy with the military and naval forces combined.
On Saturday at break of day our fleet lying off Niagara at
anchor descried the enemy about two leagues distant making for the
head of the lake. Chauncey weighed and stood after hira. All that
day and Sunday waa spent manoeuvring, Chauucey trying to bring
Sir James to action, who as cautiously avoided. Four several tiraes
our fleet had the wind and was bearing down on the enemy when it
ahifted before he waa within striking distance, and gave him the
weather gage.
In the course of Sunday night the wind blew a gale and two of
our largeat schoonera, the Hamilton and Scourge, the one mounting
10, the other 9 guns, foundered, and the crews, with the exception of
17 men were loat. Monday passed like the two preceding days till
about 11 p. m., when our fleet, being forraed in two lines abreast, the
light .schoonera to windward and the heavy ones with the aquare
rigged vessels to leeward, each a cable's length distant from the other,
the enemy with a leading breeze bore down on the larboard quarter
of our windward line, apparently with the intention to engage.
Chauncey ordered thia line to fire on the enemy as he approached,
and then to bear away, pass thro' the intervals of the second line and
form to leeward. The order waa obeyed by all but the two headmoat
veaaela, the Julia and Growler, (the one carrying 2 the other 3 guna),
who hauled their wind and shot ahead to windward of the enemy.
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he aeriously meditated it, and puraued the two achoonera, who fought
hia three heaviest veaaels 31 minutes. Nor was it in the power of
our fleet to assiat them. They of courae were aacrificed. The next
moming one of them waa aeen in tow of a British veaael. The other
not being to be aeen it is concluded went down in the action. The
Wolfe, Sir James' ship, had her mizen topmaat ahot away. The
achoonera fought most gallantly. One waa commanded by Trant, the
other by Deacon. 'Tis auppoaed most of their crews were killed.
Tueaday Chauncey offered them battle, which they declined.
That night he made for thia place, being out of proviaions, arrived
here Friday morning, took in a supply and aailed again in the evening.
P. S. — My name must not figure in the Gazette, particularly
when so far out of my element.
(Tompkins Papers, Vol, VIII., pp. 512-U.)

Disposition of the American Fleet.

/^AIERICAN FLEET

ZXJZ /^/itif

For explanation see the preceding letter.

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Our new schooner, pierced for 24 guna, will be launched on Tueaw
day or Wednesday and ready for aea 8 daya thereafter.
(Tompkins Papers, Vol. Vni., pp. 512-5.)

From the United States Gazette, 27th August, 1813.
Sackett's Harbor, Aug. 15, 1813.
Dear Sib,
I now aend you an extract from a journal kept on board one or
our armed vessels during their late unfortunate cruiae.
Saturday, August 7th, commenced with a fine westerly breeze.
At daylight discovered six strange sail to windward, made signals to
that effect and was answered by the Commodore. At 6 the whole of
our veaaela were under weigh. Endeavored to obtain the weather
gage of the enemy without aucceaa. At 7 formed a line with our lar
board tack on board and stood out. The enemy formed a line of
battle at raore than gunahot distance. The General Pike then fired
a broadside at the General Wolfe, which was answered with one gun
and nine cheers. Our whole fleet wore and the enemy tacked. We
again atterapted to get to the windward but could not effect the
object. At 10 a. m., the weather being entirely calm, got out our
aweepa — the enemy being N. N. E. four leagues distant. At 4 p. m.
atrong breeze from S. W., the enemy bearing N. E. | N. distant two
leaguea. At 5 York light bore N. three leagues, at half-past tacked
and stood for the land, making a S. S. E. course. At 10 in the even
ing tacked and atood on a wind haling W. by N. Ended cloudy.
Sunday, August 8th, commenced cloudy, raoderate breezes. At 2 a.
m. a very heavy sudden and unexpected squall from the N. W. struck
us and brought us under bare polea with the loas of our flying jib.
The aquall waa accompanied with heavy hail and rain and the moat
vivid flashea of lightning ever witneased in this latitude. At 3 set
double reefed main sail and jib. At 4 made all sail. Two schoonera
missing, which proved to be the Hamilton mounting 9 guna, and the
Scourge mounting 10 guns, both of which went down in the squall
and most of the crewa periahed. At 11 the wind shifted to the N. E.
At 1 p. m. our whole fleet came to under Fort George. At 6 the
enemy's fleet bore N. W. on the wind with their atarboard tacks on
board. Lay here the reraainder of the day rolling acuppera under.
Monday, Auguat 9th, commenced with atrong gales and dark
rainy weather. At 5 a. m. raoderate weather with fine breezes from
the southwest. The enemy in aight bearing N. N. E., close hauled on
a wind. Our fleet employed in embarking aoldiera. At 8 got under
way and atood out with our larboard tacks on board. At 4 p. m.

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acaled our guna. At 5 enemy bore N. W. by N. At 6 fresh breezea,
took in aail and wore ship. At 7 Niagara bore S. S. E. Newark
light S. by E. took in aail and stood N. E. by E. From 8 to 12 atrong
breezes and clear weather.
Tueaday, August 10th, the firat four hours atrong ateady galea
and clear weather. At 1 p. ra. wind N. W., enemy'a fleet bearing S.
by W. At 7 found them to windward and bore up for them and
they bore down on us, the Wolfe being ahead. At 10, aix of our
schoonera being aatern, commenced firing upon the Wolfe and one of
their briga, which waa returned with Congreve rockets, red hot shot
and cold round and grape ahot. Four of the schoonera soon hauled
off, having sustained but little injury. The other two being to wind
ward were aeen within musket shot of the Wolfe with their colora
flying. One of them was aeen next morning in company with the
British fleet, and the other, it is supposed, sunk during the unequal
conteat. The engageraent lasted an hour and a half. Two of our
achoonera that were engaged and conaiderably damaged put into
Niagara to repair. The remainder of our fleet are together and
bound for Sackett's Harbor for proviaiona.
Friday, August 13th, arrived at Sackett's Harbor at 10 a. m.
and received or(ier8 to sail again at 4 p. ra.
(File in Philadelphia Library.)

Extract of a Letter from Fort George, Upper Canada, Dated 1 7th
August, 1813.
By deapatch laat night at tattoo we learn that the enemy had
come to juat off the creek, handed hia aails and was preparing to land
when Coraraodore Chauncey's fleet appeared in sight, and was, when
the express left the quartermaater, in chaae of the enemy. Unfor
tunately the weather is thia day very boisterous, and therefore the
Commodore will not keep the lake if he can make a harbor. From
the time Sir James remained at York, after the partial action with
some of our fleet, we think it not improbable that he may have
received considerable injury, particularly as the fire of our schoonera
was directed at the General Wolfe.
Laat evening a sraall force of volunteers, under Major Chapin,
50 of our aeamen, and a body of Indiana under their own chiefa, were
sent out covered by a strong body of regulars under Major Cummings
for the purpoae of bringing off one of the enemy'a picketa. Although
this object was not accomplished the party waa very succeasful in
akirmiahing with the enemy'a advance — thirteen Indiana were made
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four British regulars; many more were wounded. The Indians
behaved with great gallantry and betrayed no disposition to violate
the restrictions which General Boyd has impoaed on them. They
lost two killed and one slightly wounded. Of the regulars one killed
and two slightly wounded.
The Britiah aoldiera, officera and privates betrayed the utmost
consternation and fled precipitately when they discovered the Indians.
If the government will but encourage this speciea of force a com
proraise with the Britiah coraraander will be eaaily effected in relation
to their employment. Rely upon this, they will shrink from the
horrors they have so barbarously inflicted on us.
(From Niles' Weekly Register, 28th August, 1813, Vol. IV., p. 419.

From the United States Gazette of Philadelphia, 6th September, 1813.
A letter to the editor from an officer in the United Statea Navy,
dated Sackett'a Harbor, Auguat22, 1813 :
The object of our cruiae was to take York and fall in with Sir
James Lucaa Yeo. We proceeded to the head of the lake and landed
with the troopa and sailora, a paltry force of three or four hundred
men, our object being to draw the enemy's troops from York, at
which place we anchored the 31st of July. On our landing we were
raet by a flag of truce delivering up all public property ; we took,
burnt and destroyed everything which we thought belonged to the
government and sailed on the second of August. We proceeded down
the lake to Fort Niagara, where we anchored. Nothing raaterial
occurred until the 7th of Auguat, when at daylight we deacried the
enemy's aquadron of six sail, viz.: the Wolfe of 28 guna. Royal George
of 24, two brigs of 18 each and two achoonera of 14 each. We imme
diately got under way and chaaed. After aorae time they stood for
us. When within long gun ahot they hove in atays, and the wind
favoring ua gave us the weather gage. We had now every advan
tage. Our fleet, conaiating of 14 sail, viz.: The General Pike of 28
guns, Madison, 24, Oneida, 18, and eleven schooners carrying long
32 pounders, aome two or three, besidea abort guns. The enemy
stood for the Canada shore and diaappointed ua of the hope of bring
ing him to action. We continued mancBuvring until the 10th, during
which time we lost two of our fineat achooners in a aquall, nearly all
on board perishing. On the 10th, at midnight, we came within gun
ahot, every one in high apirita, — the achoonera comraencing the action
with their long guna, which did much execution. At half-past 12
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waa returned from the other ahips. The enemy closing, we lay by
for our opponent the  ordera having been given not to fire
until she came within piatol ahot, though the enemy kept up a con
stant fire. Every gun waa pointed, every match ready in hand, and
the red Britiah ensign plainly to be deacried bj' the light of the moon,
when to our utter astonishment the Commodore wore and atood S. E.,
leaving Sir James L. Yeo to exult in the capture of two achoonera,
and in our retreat, which waa certainly a very fortunate one for him.
We proceeded directly to Sackett's Harbor, where we victualled
and put to aea the next day after our arrival there, Auguat 14. On
the 16th we discovered the enemy again, again hurried to quarters,
again got clear of the enemy by dint of carrying aail, and returned for
Sackett'a Harbor. On the 18th we again fell in with the enemy
steering for Kingston and reached the Harbor on the 19th.
(File in the Philadelphia Library.)
General Wilkinson to General Hampton.
Albany, Auguat 16th, 1813.
Sib, — The President having thought proper to confer on me the
chief command of the Military Diatrict No. 9, I avail myaelf of the
opportunity of Colonel Atkinson to requeat from you as apeedily as
possible returns to show the atrength of the diviaion you command,
in detail, together with reports to exhibit the state of arms, equip
menta, artillery, ordnance, storea, camp equipage, toola, implements
and transport for land or water. This information being essential to
our effectual co-operation in the common cause of our country, I beg
to receive it aa promptly as may be by express or otherwise, with
any additional information you may deem essential to the public
aervice. (Prom Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol, III., Appendix xxxv.)

General Wilkinson to General Hampton.
Albany, Auguat 16th, 1813, 7 o'clock P. M.
Sib, — Permit me by Colonel Thoraas to suggest to you the expedi
ency of croaaing Lake Champlain to Plattsburg or its vicinity aa soon
aa you can make the movement without hazarding the public interest.
And let me beg of you to order Colonel Wai bach, who has been
appointed Adjutant General, to join me as soon aa possible at Sack
ett'a Harbour.
(From Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol. III., Appendix xxxv.)

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National Advocate, New York, 30th August, 1813.
Extract of a letter dated Fort George, l7th Auguat, 1813 :
By deapatch laat night at tattoo we learn that the enemy had
juat come to off the Creek, handed hia saila and waa preparing to
land when Commodore Chauncey'a fleet appeared in aight, and was,
when the expreaa left the quartermaater, in chaae of the enemy.
Unfortunately the weather is thia day very boiateroua, and therefore
the Commodore will not keep the lake if he can make a harbor.
From the time Sir Jamea remained at York, after the partial action
with aome of our fleet, we think it not improbable he may have
received conaiderable injury, particularly as the flre of our achoonera
was directed at the General Wolfe.

Brigadier-General Boyd to the Secretary of War.
Headquarters, Fort George, Auguat 17, 1813.
Sib, — In the laat letter which I had the honor to address to you
I had to communicate the information that Commodore Chauncey
had left thia part of the lake. Yesterday an express arrived from
the Eighteen Mile Creek, atating that he was then off that place in
pursuit of the Britiah fleet, which was likewiae to be aeen.
A body of volunteers, militia and Indians, under command of
Brigadier-General Porter of the New York militia, having arrived at
thi.s place and very impatient to engage the enemy, a plan waa thia
morning concerted to cut off one of his pickets. About 300 volun
teers and Indians, under the comraand of Major Chapin, waa to effect
this object, supported by 200 reguiara under the command of Major
Cumminga of the 16th Infantry.
A heavy rain and other 'untoward circumatances defeated the
primary object, but in a akirmiah that ensued, in which the enemy
waa completely routed, our Indians captured 12 of the British Indians
and four whites. Many of the enemy's dead were left on the field,
among whom is aupposed to be the faraoua Chief Norton. Our loss
was only two Indiana and a few alightly wounded. Thoae who par
ticipated in thia contest, particularly the Indians, conducted thera
aelves with great bravery and activity. General Porter volunteered
in the affair and Major Chapin evinced his accuatomed zeal and
courage. The regulars, under Major Cunnuings, aa far as they were
engaged conducted theraselvea well. The principal chiefs, who led
the warriora thia daj' were : Farmer's Brother, Red Jacket, Little
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Major Henry O'Bail, (Cornplanter's aon,) and Captain Cold, chief of
Onondaga, who was wounded. In a council which was held with
them yeaterday they covenanted not to acalp or murder, and I am
happy to aay that they treated the prisoners with humanity and
committed no wanton crueltiea upon the dead.
The Canadian Volunteera, under Major Wilcox, were active and
brave aa uaual.
(From the Historical Eegister of the United States, 1814, Vol. II., pp. 247-8.)

Colonel Baynes to Colonel Hercules Scott, 104th Regiment.
August 17th, 1813.
My Dear Scott,
I have to acknowledge your letter of the llth Auguat, and regret
that any auch rumora should be in exiatence aa those you allude to
reapecting the cause of the removal of your regiment whicb, with
reapect to the particular instance of the deaertion of the 16 convicts
who deserted when employed on the late expedition to Lake Cham-
lain, doea not afford a shadow of grounda for the calumny, for the
order for removing your corps waa iaaued at headquarters long before
that circumstance waa known. I regret that you auffered men of
that description to be employed, for Sir George's inatructiona were to
take only picked men that could be relied upon, for it waa evident
that opportunity would be afforded on a aervice of that nature to
desertion if men were so inclined, ao that till I received yours
I waa not aware that any of your black aheep had been so employed.
Men of that claas are no loas and well rid of, but the manner of losing
them ia mortifying and the example haa a bad tendency. You have
had too much experience in the idle alander of garrison reporta not
to appreciate their real value and to know that they only acquire
importance when they excite any other sentiment except contempt.
Sir George haa gone to pay a viait in a birch canoe to the Centre
Diviaion and haa left rae here to regulate such ulterior arrangementa
as may be necessary in the event of moving the troops. Our patience
is alraoat exhausted and Commodore Chauncey with hia timid caution
aeems determined not to release ua from our suspenae. We had no
further news of importance on the 13th.
I return you Captain Cochrane'a application, which must be
forwarded through Major.-Genl. Glaagow, but I would strongly recora
raend ita being suppressed altogether, as Sir George aeeras to have
determined that he will not grant leave of absence to any officer
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I ara very tired of my long reaidence and look anxious for a
move of aome sort or other.
I congratulate you on your promotion and on ita coming a year
in advance of what waa expected ia doing the thing very liberally.
(From MSS. ol Colonel Bcott.)

Charles Askin to John Askin.
St. Davids, Auguat I7th, 1813.
Dear Father, —
I arrived here the evening before last and found thinga much aa
I left them, only that we have had a reinforcement lately from King
aton of nearly one thouaand men. It was what is called the Light
Brigade, composed of part of the 89th, Voltigeurs ; and part of the
Glengarry Regt. Part of our army are now engaged at the Cross
Roada with the enemy, who attacked them thia morning. What haa
been done is not known, but I am in great hopea it will terminate in
our favor. Two of the American veasels were taken and two upset
some days ago, but thia you will have heard long before this reaches
you. Our fleet are now laying near Niagara. Part of that of the
enemy are aaid to have gone to Sackett'a Harbour and. the othera are
in the Niagara River.
I paaaed Pisinack on the road without seeing him. He takea up
a number of piecea of calicoe and h[and]k[erchie]fs for Mr. Davids.
I shall endeavour to get aome one to go after him with Eclipae, as I
have not been able to meet with him and I cannot go after him my
aelf, for a boil which I got on the road down haa made me lame. I
have been told that an officer of our dragoona, in the affair thia
morning met with one of the officera of the enemy'a cavalry, the
American officer wounded ours but ours killed him. We have had
a report that fourteen of the enemy were alao killed and twenty
taken. I am sorry to say that the information reapecting thia busineaa
thia morning was not correct. It appears that the Americans had
Indians with them, and not only aurprised our men but even our
Indiana, who they ahook handa with, and took ten of thera priaonera.
Seven of them were Delawarea and three Nipiaainga. They also took
Mr. Livingaton of Mackinac and Captain Lorimier of the Indian
Departraent and killed five Chippawaa, one of our dragoona and a
soldier of the Glengarry Regt. Thia busineaa haa alarmed the Indiana
very rauch.
Aug. 18. The Araericana advanced thia morning but aent their
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fifteen of the enemy's Indians and took one prisoner. We had one
of our Indiana killed and eight of the regular troops wounded. It's
thought several of the American troopa were killed.
19th [August]. Nothing was done of any consequence today.
Three of the men wounded yesterday have aince died. An officer of
the Royals was put under arrest for miabehavior on the 17th. He
commanded a guard of 30 men at the Croaa Roada and would not
allow his men to fire on ten Araerican Indians who attacked him, but
run off. He was iramediately confined for it.
Aug. 20th. A deaerter from the Americana came in laat night
to ua ; [he] saya that we are to be attacked to-day or to-morrow.
They have aeven thousand men ; we have four thousand. Our fleet
are at Kingaton, but are expected up with Sir George Prevost and
twelve hundred men. I hope they will be here in good time. Never
were Indians more wanted than at preaent. I wiah Capt. McKee
would come down with a few hundred. He would be doing aome
thing for himself and rendering hia country a great aervice. I looked
for Piainack and -he for me but could not find one another ; he
fooliahly gave the letter to Mr. Dickaon to Mr. McCon, then went to
Mr. D. for the horse Eclipse, but as Mr. D. haa no order he would not
deliver hira to him. I shall endeavour to send him to Mr. Yies'a.
[I] intended to have gone there with him myaelf, but the alarm we
have here will prevent me. I have been allowed very handsomely
for taking up the deapatchea. I have got aeventy dollara, out of
which I have got to deduct thirty I got in advance when I left this.
The twelve dollara I received from Mr. Pattinaon I will pay him
myaelf. Tell him if you please not to charge them to Mr. Gilmore.
Mr. Gilmore can allow Jamea forage for hia horae, for aeveral militia
officers here eraployed in the aame way get it. I have seen some
officers of the [commiasariat ?] since my return, who have come from
England. They have come here since I left thia. I aee they rank
with other officera and wear very rich and handaome uniforma, much
like that of the dragoons.
Remember me kindly to my friends, if you pleaae, and give my
love to my dear mother, my brothera and aisters.
I am your dutiful and affectionate aon,
Charles Askin.
John Askin, Esq., Sandwich.
Excuae thia acrawl, I was obliged to write in great haate.
Your affectionate and dutiful son,
Charles Askin.
(Historical CoUections of the Michigan Pioneer and mstorical Society, Vol. XXXU,,
pp. 510-11.)

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Prom the Bufialo Gazette, 17th August, 1813.
schooners "gen. HAMILTON" AND "SCOURGE" LOST ON LAKE ONTARIO.
It is with deep regret that we record the following facta : About
2 o'clock on Sunday morning laat a most dreadful accident happened
in Commodore Chauncey'a squadron off 40 Mile Creek on Lake
Ontario ; the schooners Gen. Hamilton, Lieut. Winter, and Scourge,
Sailing Maater Oagood, were upset and lost. The Hamilton had 60
men on board and the Scourge 45. The gale lasted but a few
ininutea and did not affect the ahipa but injured aome of the achoonera'
aaila. Boata were put out frora two of the achooners, which aucceeded
in rescuing about a dozen of the crews. The Hamilton mounted 9
guns, the Scourge, 10. In a moment one hundred of our brave fel
lows were plunged into the wave, and two of our beat schoonera lost
to the aervice.
Lieut. Carter of New York, (who waa wounded laat November
in the attack on the enemy'a batteriea opposite Black Rock, and who
has not yet recovered,) commanded the schooner Asp and was within
hail of the achooners when they went down.
On Thursday week (Aug. 5,) Capt. Johnson while going up the
lake to Erie in a boat loaded with munitions of war waa chased by a
British vessel and compelled to throw overboard a quantity of cannon
ball and damaged a few kegs of powder ; the captain, however, raade
his eacape and got into Erie.
On Thursday last, (Aug. 12,) between 200 and 300 volunteera
from the adjoining towns left thia place for Fort George. Gen. Porter,
Maj. Chapin and Judge Clark passed down the aame day.
From Fort George our accounta are up to Sunday morning, at
which time no raovement of the army had taken place. During laat
week our picket-guarda have been almost constantly in alarra. On
Friday night last, (Aug. 13,) an attack waa made by a pretty formid
able force, but, the flying artillery paaaing out, the enemy dispersed
after a few shots. These attacks are principally made by Indians.
The main British force is now said to be concentrated near 4 Mile
Creek back of Queenaton. Deserters from the eneray corae in almost
daily. We underatand their accounts agree in aome things. The
British army ia auppoaed to contain rising 2000 regulars, 5 or 600
railitia and 3 or 400 Indiana. That the Britiah army is short of pro
viaiona cannot for a moment be doubted.
Reapecting our squadron on Lake Ontario information goea to
ahow that on Thursday night laat a partial engagement took place
between the adverse fleeta, and that our two schoonera, Julia and
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Two of our amalleat veasela have arrived at Niagara. Commodore
Chauncey haa probably gone for Sackett'a Harbor.
General Wilkinaon waa to depart from Waahington on the 4th
Auguat for Fort George to take command. The General is said to be
in excellent health and may be expected at Fort George this week.

DIED.

At Fort George, on Tuesday morning last, Lieut. M. V. Boiaabin,
of Colonel Porter's corpa of light artillery.

Chillicothe, Aug. 24, 1813.
Extract of a letter from Captain Richardaon, dated Headquartera'
Seneca Towna, Aug. 18, 1813 :
I am juat arrived in camp and before the mail closea have only •
time to inform you that on the morning of the 12th inst. I aailed
from Erie in the brig Lawrence with Com. Perry, and arrived off
Sanduaky bay on the evening of the loth, together with the follow
ing veaaela :
Brig Lawrence, Coramodore 0 H. Perry  20 guna
Brig Niagara, Captain J. D. Elliott  20 guns
Brig Caledonia, Puraer H. Magrath  3 do.
Schr. Ariel, Lieut. John Packet  3 do.
Sloop Trippe, Lieut. Joa. E. Smith  1 do.
Schr. Tygress, Lieut. A. C. Conklin  1 do.
Schr. Somers, S. M. Thomaa Almy  2 do.
Schr. Scorpion,. S. M. St. Champlin  2 do.
Schr. Ohio, S. M. Daniel Dobbina  1 do.
Schr. Porcupine, midshipraan G. Senat  1 do.
Upon our arrival in Sanduaky bay a British aail was discovered
at anchor near one of the ialanda by a pilot-boat, whieh was sent out.
Signal for chaae waa made immediately, and I diacovered that our
vesaela in general sail one-third faater than thoae of the enemy. Thia
took place juat before aunaet and by dark Commodore Perry had
arrived almoat within gunshot of the enemy'a achooner; one hour
more daylight and ahe would have been captured. A severe atorm
came on an(i for fear of getting the aquadron aeparated we anchoreti
for the night. I atart at reveille to-morrow to accompany the General
down to the fleet.
(From Niles's Weekly Eegister, Baltimore, Md., 4th Sept., 1813, Vol. V., p. 13.)

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Brigadier-General Procter to Sir George Prevost.
Sandwich, August 18th, 1813.
Sir, — In my laat letter to Your Excellency I mentioned the
return of Capt. Barclay to Amheratburg. A sraall vessel was aent
to the ialanda to give the earlieat inforraation of the enemy's approach.
She arrived the evening before laat, having very narrowly escaped
the enemy's fleet of twelve aail. We have been in hourly expecta
tion of aeeing thera ever since. I now suppoae they are establishing
themaelvea in the Bass Ialanda, which form Put-in-Bay, an excellent
harbor, and which I would have occupied if I had had the means.
The Detroit ia ready, and if we had aeamen a few houra would place
thia district in security, which, it is incumbent on me to say, is not
the caae under the preaent circumatancea. My force rauat be still
more divided on the advance of the enemy, and aa I man the fleet my
loss muat be great. I entreat Your Excellency to send rae the means
of continuing the contest. I do not expect the leaat aaaiatance from
the Centre Diviaion. The fleet drop down, to the bar thia evening or
early to-morrow morning, as the beat aituation to meet the enemy's
veaaela. Should a landing be attempted it will not be possible to
avoid the risk of an action, tho' without seamen and the enemy's
vesaela well manned. We are diaposing of the Indians, or rather
endeavouring ao to do to the best advantage. Your Excellency will
find that we will do our duty, but I heartily hope for more aaaiatance
from you. A troop of the 19th would be of essential aid. I ahall
continue to write whilat we are in a aituation that may excite par
ticular intereat, auch aa the preaent.
(Canadian Archives, 0. 679, p. 447.)
Brigadier-General Boyd to the Secretary of war.
Headquarters, Fort George, Upper Canada,
Auguat 18, 1813.
Sir, — Yesterday I had the honor to addreas you a letter detailing
the conduct of the Indiana in a late akirmiah. Their bravery and
humanity were equally conapicuous. Already the quietneas in which
our pickets are auffered to remain evincea the benefit ariaing from
their assistance. Permit me to suggest the propriety of immediately
depoaiting presents for them in the hands of Mr. Granger, of whoae
exertiona and thoae of Mr. Pariah I must expreaa my entire appro
bation. (From the Historical Eegister ol the United States, 1814, Vol. II., p. 248.)

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National Advocate, New York, August 28th, 1813.
We have conversed with the drum-major of the Gth Regiment,
who has given us the following account of the recent occurrencea at
Fort George :
On Saturday, the 14th inat., 200 Indiana paaaed over frora
Niagara to Fort George, offering their aervicea to General Boyd, who
accepted the aarae. In the afternoon they returned to Niagara and
on the next day the whole presented themaelvea again at Fort George
where they were received by Major Chapin, under whose command
they were placed. On Monday the Indians with a number of rifle
men went out to reconnoitre in the woods, but returned in the even
ing without discovering the eneray. On Tueaday at daylight they
again went out, accompanied by the Buffalo volunteera and two com
panies of rifleraen under Major Forayth, the whole under the com
mand of Major Chapin. The Indiana were placed in the centre and
the aoldiera on their flanka, and they proceeded in thia order into the
woods, where they discovered the enemy. The friendly Indiana
immediately aet up a raoat dreadful whooping and yelling, calling on
the Indians of the eneray to asaiat thera. The stratagem anawered
the intent, as they advanced, and when within about five or six roda
our Indiana commenced firing on thera and iramediately rushed on
with their tomahawka. They then endeavored to retreat, when our
men on the flanka formed in their rear and commenced a moat dread
ful fire on them. In the courae of fifteen rainutea their firing ceaaed.
Fifteen Indiana were found dead on the field, thirteen were taken
prisonera with their leader, a white man who went by the name of
John Livingston, and is aeverely wounded. They were laahed with
their sashes, and with three English prisonera were conducted to Fort
Niagara. The loss on our aide was two Indiana killed and one aoldier
wounded. The troopa were all in good spirita, well clothed and well
fed and anxioua to have another opportunity to try their akill with
the enemy. Ordera were iaaued for the lat Brigade of Infantry, two
corapanies of fiying artillery and two companiea of dragoona to hold
themaelvea in readineaa at a moment's warning to proceed to attack
Queenston, the inhabitants of which place had several times fired on
boata paaaing by the town on the lake (sic) with private peraona in
them. It waa expected the attack on Queenaton would take place
laat Thuraday week. Petition of Robert Livingston.
To His Excellency Sir Gordon Drummond, Knight Commander
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in Chief of the Government of the Provinces of Upper and Lower
Canada, Vice Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.
The petition of Robert Livingaton, late captain in the Indian
Department, Reapectfully sheweth :
That your petitioner at the beginning of the late American war
was living in a very comfortable way at the Island of St. Joaeph'a,
though always anxioua to do anything that might come within the
sphere of hia power to promote the interest and welfare of governraent.
That he accepted the situation of adjutant and quartermaster of the
volunteer militia, which were then raiaing at St. Joaeph'a for the
purpose of making a deacent on the enemy's poat of Michiliraackinac,
thirty-aix of which men your petitioner procured himself, and which
situation he conceived himaelf quite adequate to fulfil, having for
merly aerved nine and a half yeara in the aecond batt[alion] of the
late Royal Canadian Volunteera.
That your petitioner, after the capture of Michilimackinac, was
ordered by Captain Roberta of the 10th Royal V[etera]n Battalion,
who commanded, to proceed to Detroit with the prisoners of war,
which aervice he duly performed and saved their lives frora the
Indians, who were lying in arabuah, aa they were deacending the
River Saint Clair.
That on hia arrival at Detroit he waa raade priaoner of war,
from whence he made his eacape the third night and arrived at
Amheratburg, when he put himaelf under the comraand of Lieut.-
Colonel St. George, who coramanded that garriaon. Two daya after
he waa wounded and taken priaoner at the battle of Brownstown,
and was again carried into the garrison of Detroit, at which place he
remained a prisoner until the capture of that garrison by the Britiah
forcea under the command of the late General Brock on the 16th day
of Auguat, one thouaand eight hundred and twelve. Immediately
after the capture'of which place he was ordered by General Brock to
proceed to Michiliraackinac with public despatches, at which place he
arrived on the twenty-fourth day of August. Frora thence he waa
ordered to proceed to Saint Joseph's, there to perform the duties of
an interpreter until further orders. In the month of January follow
ing he waa ordered by Capt. Roberta to repair to Michiliraackinac,
from thence waa ordered to Detroit with public deapatches, at which
place he arrived on the twelfth day of February, one thouaand eight
hundred and thirteen. That he remained at Detroit nineteen days
and waa again ordered to Michilimackinac with despatchea, at which
place he arrived on the twelfth day of March. He reraained there
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all a distance of aix hundred and aixty milea or thereabouts, which
was performed on anowahoea, and aleeping out the whole time in a
single blanket and starving for want of provisions.
That your petitioner waa in the month of July, one thouaand eight
hundred and thirteen, ordered to proceed to and join the army under
the command of General De Rottenburg, then quartered on the Four
Mile Creek, (Niagara Frontier,) to paaa by the north aide of Lake
Huron and raise and take with him the Indians residing in that
quarter, which aervice he punctually performed and arrived at the
hearlquarters of the armj', coramanded by General De Rottenburg, on
the ninth day of August, from which time to the seventeenth of the
same month he kept the Indiana, who came with him, in conatant
raotion by every day annoying the enemy'a picqueta, and frequently
brought in prisonera and scalps. On the seventeenth he received
four severe wounds and was again taken priaoner. By thoae wounds
he is in a great meaaure deprived of the sight of hia right eye by the
blow of a toraahawk, which he received from the inimical Indians ;
is also deprived of the natural use of hia right arm owing to the atab
of a apear which he received in the shoulder, and waa alao wounded
in the head. The fourth wound ia a musket-ball in hia left thigh,
which remained unextracted.
That your petitioner was in thia aituation carried into the Fort
of old Niagara where he was treated with the greatest inhumanity,
being refused the leaat medical aid until hia wounda were swarming
with worma. That on the night of the nineteenth of October, (not
withatanding he was very ill of hia wounds) he effected hia escape,
aubsisting aeven daya on acorna alone. On the firat day of Noveraber
he reached Burlington Heighta and again joined the advance at
Stoney Creek under the comraand of Lieutenant-Colonel Murray.
That he remained with the advance until after the capture of all the
enemy'a posts on the Niagara Frontier, altho' at the same time not
well of hia former wounda, two of which remain atill open. Shortly
after the capture of thoae poats he was ordered to proceed to Michili
mackinac with an eacort of Indians with public money, which voyage
he performed and returned to Fort George on the twenty-eighth day
of March, one thouaand eight hundred and fourteen, where he
remained but four daya, when he was again ordered to proceed to
Nottowaaaogay (Nottawaaaga) there to join the detachment of the
Newfoundland Regiment under the command of Lieut.-Col. McDouall,
to act aa guide and conductor to thera on their route to Michilimack
inac, which service was duly performed, and if that detachment
arrived aafe it waa owing to the vigilance of their conductor. Irame
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conduct the schooner Nancy to the River Nottowassaugay. Aa no
other person could be found capable of undertaking this hazardous
piece of aervice, and the safety of the garriaon much depended on the
success of thia voyage, your petitioner without heaitation embarked
and guided the veaael to the River Nottawaaaaugay, two hundred a,nd
fifty miles along a very dangeroua and unexplored coaat, and in nine
daya returned to Michilimackinac with the veaael, crew and cargo all
aafe. No other peraon in that country could be found who was
capable of undertaking this aervice. That ahortly after the enemy'a
fleet raade its appearance off Michilimackinac, at which time he waa
ordered to proceed in a canoe through their fleet to go in pursuit of
the achooner Nancy, which waa then on her way from Nottawaaaau
gay to Michilimackinac in order that her commander might take the
necessary precaution to keep her from falling into the handa of the
enemy, which aervice your petitioner performed and actually met the
Nancy on her way to Michilimackinac, but according to Lieut.-Col.
McDouall's instructions turned ber back to the River Nottawassaugay.
That he proceeded, according to his instructions, to York with des
patches and returned with all possible expedition anxioua to afford
the Nancy's commander all the asaiatance in his power.
That your petitioner rejoined her crew on the twelfth day of
Auguat, juat as the enemy's squadron made its appearance off the
harbour of Nottawaaaaugay. That he imraediately collected all the
Indiana in that vicinity, being in number but twenty-three, and gave
what asaistance waa in hia power to Lieut. Woraley, having, after a
gallant and very vigorous defence of one whole day'a duration with
twenty-one Indiana, nine Canadiana and twenty seamen, combated
with three hundred and eighty of the enemy.
And your petitioner does on this occaaion claim the credit of
saving that brave officer and hia gallant little crew from falling into
the handa of the enemy. Afterwarda he conducted Lieutenant
Woraley and crew to Michilimackinac in two batteaux and one canoe
loaded with proviaions, passed three hundred and sixty milea by the
north side of Lake Huron, which voyage waa performed in seven
daya and a half ; that on their way they fell in with two of the
eneray'a schooners, which were blockading the Detroit, (a narrow
paaaage which they were obliged to paaa.) They aecured all the pro
viaiona in the two batteaux and secured thera in an obscure bay, that
they took all the men into his canoe, being in number thirty-five,
paased the blockading aquadron in the night and arrived safe at
Michilimackinac on the first day of September, when immediate appli
cation waa made for aaaiatance by Lieutenant Woraley, which aasist-
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returned, boarded and took the two schoonera, the first on the fifth
and the aecond on the aeventh day of September, and he appeals to
Lieutenant Worsley, (who commanded the expedition,) and the other
officers under his command, to know if his aervicea on thia occaaion
were not of the utmost importance. In quality of pilot he will
venture to say not another person could be found in all that country
who was capable of performing thia important aervice.
That your petitioner waa, immediately after thia capture, ordered
with a guard of Indiana to conduct the officera and aeamen taken on
board the two vessela to York, which aervice he performed and
returned to Michilimackinac on the twelfth day of October, where he
obtained permiaaion to go to Montreal to pasa the winter in the month
of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen. When your
petitioner waa appointed captain of the Indian Department he was
again ordered to proceed to Michilimackinac with Lieut.-Col. McKay,
at which place he arrived on the twelfth day of March after a very
fatiguing journey, three hundred and aixtj' miles of which were on
snow ahoea.
That your petitioner has travelled aa bearer of public deapatchea
and by orders of the different officera under whoae command he has
been aince the commencement of the late war, eight thousand eight
hundred and ninety miles, for which he has never received any
travelling expenaea, allowancea or anything in lieu thereof, Your
petitioner lost hia eatabliahment at St. Joaeph'a, viz., houae, wharf
and store, which were burnt by the eneray, and haa lost hia health,
atrength and comfort for the good of hia country, a country which
never allowa her brave aona to go unprotected or unrewarded and
upon which country and the juatice of Your Honor your petitioner
repoaea with confidence.
Tbat by a Garrison Order at Michilimackinac, dated the tenth
day of July last, [i. e., 1815,] aeveral officera of the Indian Departraent
were reduced and the caae of your petitioner reserved for considera
tion of Your Excellency, therefore, with the greateat confidence and
moat lively hope your petitioner aubmita his caae to the consideration
and justice of Your Excellency, and hurably prays that Your Excel
lency will be pleaaed to grant hira that juatice and relief that his
case in the opinion of Your Excellency may merit, and aa in duty
bound your petitioner ahall ever pray. RoBEBT Livingston,
(Canadian Archiyes, C. 258, p. 118.)

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Petition bf Robert Livingston.
To His Excellency George, Earl of Dalhousie, Knight Grand
Croaa of the Honorable Military Order of the Bath, Captain General
and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Provinces of Lower and Upper
Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and their dependencies.
Vice Admiral of the aame. General and Commander of all His Majeaty'a
Forcea in the aaid Provincea, &c., &c., &c.
Greeting : —
The petition of Robert Livingston hurably sheweth, that your
petitioner hath aerved hia country three years and eleven raontha on
board the Argus, aloop of war, in the Royal Navy, in character of
midshipman, that your petitioner hath served eight yeara and four
raontha in the late Regt. of Royal Canadian Volunteers, (2d Battn.)
commanded by Lieut.-Colonel John McDonell, which Battn. was
reduced at Niagara, U. C, on the 30th August, 1802, after which
your petitioner purchaaed a comraiaaion in the 2d Battn., 60th Regt.,
comraanded by Lieut.-Colonel Mcintosh, in which Battn. your peti
tioner aerved three years and four montha, but owing to the Battn.
being ordered to the unwholeaome climate of the Weat Indies, on
which station your petitioner has auffered much (in conatitution) by
the malignant fever, in conaequence of which your petitioner applied
for and obtained permission to sell out.
That your petitioner at the coraraenceraent of the late war with
the United Statea was appointed captain of a company of volunteers
which he raised himaelf, and which he commanded at the capture of
the eneray's Fort Michiliraackinac, acting (at the same tirae) aa adju
tant of all the volunteers raiaed for that service. That your peti
tioner after the capture of Michilimackinac joined that division of
the array commanded by Captain Charles Roberta of the 10th Royal
Veteran Battn., and waa actively and arduoualy employed. That
your petitioner was one of the 42 persons (comraanded by the late
gallant Chief Tecumaeth,) who obtained the victory over 144 of the
eneray near Detroit on the 5th Auguat, 1812. That your petitioner
was wounded at the battle of Brownstown and taken prisoner on the
Sth of the aame month and waa retaken at the capture of Detroit by
the forcea under the command of General Brock. That your peti
tioner waa in the battle of River Raisin on the 22d January, 1813,
under the command of Genl. Procter, in which engagement Genl.
Winchester and all the troopa under hia comraand were either taken
prisonera or killed. That your petitioner was on board the armed
achooner Nancy and aaaiated in her gallant defence against the
enemy's squadron on Lake Huron and acted a principal part in the
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5th and 7th Sept., 1814, on Lake Huron. That your petitioner
received four aevere wounds on the field of battle near Fort George
on the l7th August, 1813, aa will appear hy the enclosed documenta,
on whicli occaaion he waa taken priaoner and most cruelly treated by
the eneray; that your petitioner made hia escape from the enemy with
four open wounds on him, at imminent risk, for the expreaa purpuse
of reporting the weak atate of the enemy's garrison at Niagara and
which led to the capture of that garriaon and all the enemy'a posts on
the Niagara frontier. That your petitioner could recite nuinerous
other hazardoua enterprizes in which he has been engaged in the
aervice of his king and country, tho' feels a delicacy in importuning
Your Excellency with too long a detail of facta.
That your petitioner has aerved His Majesty in different capa
cities seventeen years and nine Tnonths and suffered much f(jr the
good of hia country, both in person and property, haa lost his health
and strength in Hia Majesty's service, and being thoroughly acquainted
with the nature and disposition of Indians and poaaesaing a perfect
knowledge of Indian affairs, and speaking several of the different
Indian languagea ; on all those conaid erations your petitioner flattera
hiraaelf that Your Excellency will take his case into your gracioua
conaideration by appointing hira to the situation of the late J. M.
Laraothe, Eaq., and your petitioner aa in duty bound will ever pray.
Robert Livingston.
Montreal, 6th Jan'y, 1827.
(Canadian Archives, C. 257, p, 2.)
Brigadier-Qeneral Procter to Colonel Baynes.
Sandwich, Auguat 19th, 1813.
Sib, — I have been confidently, aince the receipt of your letter of
the 18th of June, in expectation of the arrival of a captain and a
reinforcement of artillery, of whom I do aaaure you I have felt the
want. Being aituated at the extremity of a long line I do not feel
the full effecta of Hia Excellency's conaideration for me. The aid
intended for me never reaches me undirainished from aome circum
stance or another. In a former letter to you I endeavored to ahow
the extra fatigue aa well aa diaaatiafaction I experienced from the
deficiency of ataff in the diviaion under my command. An officer in
the Adjutant-General'a department, active and acquainted with the
dutiea thereof, would afford me much relief. I am aatiafied with my
Brigade-Major, but hia duties at preaent are more than one person
can perform aatiafactorily. My active dutiea are too much interrupted
frora the want of aid in thoae of the office. I shall endeavor to select

an officer to relieve Capt. Roberta of the 10th Royal Veteran Batta
lion, whoae conduct I truat will meet with Hia Excellency'a appro
bation. My knowledge of local circumatances and of the Indian
character in this portion of the upper Province, or, aa Mr. Madiaon
calla it, uppermoat Canada, haa been of late much increalsed. The
aafety of thia diatrict requires an increaae to my regular force, that
our dependence on the Indian force may not appear to so great a
degree aa it has hitherto done. The Tuscarora Indiana would not
bave acted against Lt.-Col. Bisshopp's force had it not been ao small.
It is much to be regretted that they have comraenced acting againat
ua. The only effectual meaaure to prevent the same evil occurring
here is to increaae ray force. I muat further atate it ia requiaite, even
to prevent dejection among the Indian tribea, which ought atrenu-
ously to be guarded againat from the propenaity of Indians to follow
each other on the most unaccountable impulse at tiraea. You are
aware that there are in the Statea conaiderable bodiea of Indiana, aeveral
of them of the same nations of thoae with ua and on whom the enemy
are by every act and meana in their power endeavoring to operate to
our disadvantage. Tho' I have purchaaed Indian gooda the issue of
preaenta to the Indiana haa been ao inadequate as to give some
advantage to our enemy, whoae emiaaariea are neither few nor
inactive. Major-General de Rottenburg says that he "knows by
experience that no reliance can be placed upon Indians, that they
move off at the moment they are raoat wanted." I have only to say
that I have manned the fleet and armed the Detroit, and that I look
hourly for the enemy in two pointa in conaiderable nurabera, and
muat therefore meet him with a divided, with a reduced force. I
begin to think I ahall never have an opportunity of meeting the
enemy on terma of equality. He will have more thouaanda than I
can produce hundreds of regulars, my only real reliance. A aupply
of seamen, of whom we have not any immediate hope, would give us
a fair prospect. Our only conaolation must be in doing our duty.
P. S. — 22d. Much benefit will ariae from Hia Excellency'a order
of the 7th inatant respecting the diatribution of presents to the
Indians. Influence will now reat where it ought, and Hia Majeaty'a
bounty flow in the proper channela. I beg leave to observe that the
boys or very young men in the 2d Battalion of the 4l8t Regiment
might be employed to the aame advantage here in defensive positions
as men fitteat for aervice.
(Canadian Archives, C. 679, p. 456.)

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nUItia Oeneral Orders.
Headquarters, St. Davids,
20th August, 1813.
The services of Actg. Aaat. Adjt. General of Militia Jarvia at
York being no longer required, hia pay and allowancea aa such will
cease from the 24th inatant.
The reaignation of Asst. Qr. Mr General of Militia Gilkinaon
being accepted, his pay and allowances will cease from the 24th
instant, and he will transmit hia accounta aa soon aa practicable to
Lieut.-Col. Nichol, Quartermaater General.
Lieut. Arch'd. McLean having joined the Incorporated Militia in
the Eastern District, hia appointraent as Aaat. Quarter Maater General
of Militia at York ia to be conaidered as never having taken place.
Aaat. Qr. Mr. General of Militia Ralfe Clench having remained
at Niagara after the Britiah troopa retired from that place, his future
servicea are diapenaed with and his pay and allowancea have ceaaed
from the 27th May laat.
The services of Asst. Quartermaster General of Militia Francois
Baby being no longer neceaaary hia pay and allowancea will ceaae
from the 24th inatant.
By order of Hia Honor the Preaident. .^NEAS Shaw
Adjt.-General of Militia.

General James Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
Sackett's Harbor, August 21, 1813.
Sir, — I arrived here yeaterday. My machinery ia in motion and
I have atrong hopea of giving the change to Sir George, which will
lead directly to the object of the flrst importance.
Commodore Chauncey ia in port here and hia antagonist. Sir
James Yeo, at Kingston. In the late interviews between these naval
commanders, the first has zealoualy aought a combat, which the latter
haa cautioualy avoided. The auperiority therefore on the lake remains
to be settled ; but I have Chauncey'a aaaurance for it and place much
confidence on his word. It ia obvioualy Sir Jamea's plan to decline a
conflict, but on what ground I cannot deterraine.
Our schooner here will be equipped and manned by Wedneaday,
and I shall aail for Fort George probably the day after. I am
endeavoring to draw Sir George after me, but whether I aucceed in
thia attempt or not, ahould our men and meana anawer report.

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and Heaven favor me, I will be in possession of Kingston or below
that place on the 26th proximo.
Major-General Hampton muat not budge until everything is
matured in thia quarter and we have either got poaaeaaion of King
aton or have cut its comraunication with Montreal, of which I shall
give him aeasonable advice via Plattsburg, where I ahall calculate on
his arrival the 20th of the ensuing month, completely equipped for a
forward movement. If he changea his poaition and ahowa his coluran
west of the lake sooner, it may carry Sir George to Montreal and
produce precautiona which might otherwise be neglected until too
late for any salutary effect.
The militia called forth^by Governor Torapkina, of which, by the
by, you gave me no information, should not be arranged before he
hears from me at Fort George, becauae the aaaeraby of such a body
would increaae the alarra and put all Canada in comraotion, while
incidenta beyond the control of raan raay intervene to procrastinate
ray movementa and thua baffle the effecta of the propoaed co-operation
on the aide of Vermont. Should a corpa of militia be drawn from
thence no moveraent should be raade by them until General Hampton
has croaaed Champlain.
It would be highly intereating to the public aervice and extremely
acceptable to me to see you at Niagara, from whence, should I find
it practicable, it ia my intention to commence ray raoveraent down
the lake about the 15th of the next raonth. The best possible diapoai-
tion for the safety of that frontier and for the vaat masa of ordnance
and storea which I must leave there, may render your advice and
authority indispensably necessary to avert clamors and prevent any
obstruction to my prorapt movement.
(American State Papers; MiUtary Affairs, Vol. I., 465.)

najor-Oeneral Wilkinson to Qovernor Tompkins.
Sackett's Harbor, Auguat 21, 1813.
MILITARY DISTRICT, NO. 9.
Sir, — The Preaident having conferred on me the chief command
of this district, it becomea my duty to apprize Your Excellency that
to give effect to the operationa I conteraplate it ia indispenaable a
body of fifteen hundred railitia ahould be asserabled at Niagara or in
its vicinity with the utmost promptitude poaaible, organized, officered
and proportioned agreeable to the lawa and regulationa in auch caae
provided. I expect to leave thia poat for Fort George the 24th or
25th inst., and the diapoaitions which the vital intereats of the cam-

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pajgn require to be made of the corpa at that place compel me to
urge for the asserably of thp railitia herein required, on or before the
10th of the next month, a aixty or ninety days tour will, I truat in
Heaven, enable me to place your frontiers in aafety, and therefore I
must hope you will pardon thia importunity on a aubject when every
thing dependa on aecrecy and despatch ; 1 cannot be more explicit by
letter, but if General Armatrong be near you it ia in hia power to
explain to your aatiafaction the motives of this application.
The militia called forth by your late proclamation, if intended
to co-operate with the troops under my ordera, should not be aaaem
bled at the reapective rendezvoua before I shall have the honor to
communicate with you from Fort George, otherwise the intended
co-operation may prove unaeasonable and pernicioua.
I regret that I had not the pleasure to offer my reapecta to you
on my route and will entreat you to hold thia communication in
strict reserve.
(Tompkins Papers, Vol. VIII., 517-8, New York atate Library,)

(From the Independent Chronicle, Bqston, August 30th, 1813.)
Extract of a letter from Watertown, N. Y., Auguat 21st, 1813 :
I arrived at 11 o'clock last night from Sackett'a Harbor, much
fatigued with ray journey through the wooda. Yeaterday morning,
a little before noon, information was brought to the harbor that
General Wilkinaon had arrived at thia place. General Lewis with
two or three officera left the harbor to eacort His Excellency in.
Between two and three the General arrived with hia two aids and
eacort. On their laat cruiae our fleet went within 20 milea of Niagara.
When off the Ducka they saw the fleet under Sir Jamea Yeo at
anchor. On the approach of the American squadron the British
weighed and atood out for our fleet, but keeping the weather-gage,
the Coraraodore would not engage. The British fleet haa returned
to Kingston. A new vessel, called the Sylph, was launched on Wednesday laat,
(Auguat 18,) to be achooner-rigged. She ia a fine veaael and is pierced
for 24 guna. This will give the Commodore the auperiority. It ia
expected ahe will be ready to aail on Wedneaday next.
Yeaterday I had the pleasure to view the fleet. I firat went on
board the Qeneral Pike. She ia aa fine a vessel of her size aa ever
floated. She appeara to be nearly the aize of the Macedonian. She
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carronades. She ia a auperior vessel of her size. In flne, every
vessel in the harbor ia well manned with a crew anxious to try the
worat of an engagement.
While I was on board the Madison a sail waa descried standing
into the harbor. In a short tirae she waa aacertained to be a flag of
truce. A boat waa despatched from the Oneida brig, ahe being the
guard for the day, to meet her. Shortly after the Lady of the Lake
got under weigh with orders from Commodore Chauncey to receive
the flag, but ahe had not returned when I left the harbor.

riajor-Oeneral Wilkinson to Brlgadier-Oeneral Boyd.
Headquarters, Sackett's Harbor,
Auguat 23, 1813, 7 o'clock p. m.
Sib, — I have this evening received information to be relied on
that Sir George Prevoat waa met on the 18th inat. about 50 miles
north of York, pressing forward with an aide-de-camp and a light
eacort of cavalry for your neighborhood, and on the 2l8t a detach
ment of regular troops in boats were met between Ernestown and
Hamilton, bound up the lake. Theae moveraenta indicate aome
extensive enterpriae, and therefore I deapatch a courier to reach you
in 40 houra, if poaaible, that you may be prepared at all points to
meet the bayonet.
Were I to hazard a conjecture I ahould say he intends a atroke
on Niagara, and your batteries and magazinea eaat of the atrait. Be
attentive to thoae pointa and bear in mind that their loaa would'
disgrace our arma, blaat your cauae and ruin the campaign. Be pre
pared at all quarters ; apum the thought of yielding to nurabera, and
your character will be exalted in the diacomflture of a diatinguished
chief. (From Boyd's Documents and Facts, p. 19.)
Captain Peter L. Chambers to Captain Freer.
Amherstburg, 22d August, 1813.
Sir, — Nothing of conaequence haa tranapired aince I wrote last.
The enemy are collecting their troopa at Sanduaky. From there the
attack will be made either here or at Long Point, I auapect the latter.
We have not been able to learn anything about the enemy's fleet.
Oura is ready as far aa the want of hands can render it ao. The
Detroit ia a beautiful and a very formidable ahip. I encloae a return
of the dragoons that have arrived.
(Canadian Archives, 0. 679, p. 4n.)

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Sir George Prevost to Major-Oeneral Procter,
Headquarters, St. Davids, August 22d, 1813.
Sir, — I have had the honor to receive your lettera of the 9th
and 18th inst. The firat I received at York on my way to the Centre
Diviaion, and I cannot refrain frora expreaaing my regret at your
having allowed the clamor of the Indian warriora to induce you to
commit a part of your valuable force in an unequal and hopeless
combat. You cannot be ignorant of the liraited nature of the force at my
diapoaal for the defence of an extenaive frontier, and ought therefore
not to count too largely upon my dispoaition to atrengthen the Right
Diviaion. The 2d Battn. of the 41at Regt. ia under orders to move forward
to your support, but when it will arrive at Amherstburg ia uncertain.
I have alao ordered a aecond captain of artillery with a N. C. officer
and 18 gunnera from Lower Canada to reinforce your diviaion. Of
the three troop-shipa, which arrived with De Meuron'a Regt., two
have conveyed to Halifax 500 Amer[ican] priaonera of war, and the
third (the Dover) ia laid up in conaequence of ray having directed
three-fourtha of her officers and seamen to be landed and aent forward
for the naval service on the lakea. I have the satisfaction to inform
you that the firat L[ieutenan]t of that ahip, with 50 or 60 seamen,
are now at Kingaton, from whence they are to be forwarded without
delay to Amheratburg. You will make thia circumatance known to
Capt. Barclay. You will not fail in forwarding frequent and very
particular details of the atate of public affaira in the Westem District,
aa the movement I have made to this from the centre of operations
haa ariaen in a great measure from my anxiety reapecting your aitu
ation, and altho' it may be one of some difficulty you cannot fail in
honorably aurraounting it, notwithstanding the numerical superiority
of the enemy'a force, which I cannot but consider aa overbalanced by
the excellent deacription of your troopa and aeamen, valorous and
well diaciplined.
The experience obtained by Sir Jaa. Yeo'a conduct towards a
fleet inflnitely superior to the one under hia command will aatiafy
Capt. Barclay that he has only to dare and the enemy is discomfited.
It will afford me much aatisfaction to learn that a spirit of
cordiality exists between the two servicea, and that you h.ave suc
ceeded in conciliating the well diapoaed inhabitanta, and that the
Indian warriors are once more able and willing to aaaist powerfully
in the defence of your position.
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temporary aid of 4 or 500 Indiana haa been complied with by you
and their leadera.
(Canadian Archives, C. 679.)
Sir James Lucas Yeo to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Kingston, 22d Auguat, 1813.
My Dear Sir, —
The flag returned from Sackett'a Harbor yeaterday evening, and,
aa I conjectured, Chauncey with all hia aquadron are in and in my
opinion will not come out until his new brig ia ready, which I under
stand will be aoon.
I feel much diaappointed at not being succeaaful in bringing
Chauncey to a general engageraent, and aaaure Your Excellency that
your good opinion and approval of ray conduct afforda me much
aatisfaction and comfort.
The squadron are now under weigh, and it waa my intention to
have aailed this morning, but aa I expect the Dover's men to-night or
early to-morrow, and I conaider of the flrat importance their* speedy
arrival at Amherstburg, I shall wait at Nine Mile Point for them.
I ahall alao convoy the veaaela with atorea for the army.
I agree moat fully with Your Excellency that until the eneray'a
naval force can be reduced the ahipa cannot with prudence or aafety
co-operate with the land forcea to any extent. I have taken in pro
viaiona sufficient to enable me, (if neceaaary,) reraaining at the head
of the lake for six or aeven weeks, and I hope long ere that to bring
the busineaa to a cloae, unleaa, aa Your Excellency auggesta, they are
waiting for the reault of their overturea for peace.
The inforraation received by Colonel Baynes this raorning looks
aa if they meditated an attack on this place, thinking our squadron
and all the forces were up with the Centre Army.
The commander of the Lady of the Lake told our officer that it
was policy their not engaging us.
I wrote Your Excellency to leave me at York your opinion as
to the propriety of our appearing off this place soon, should the
enemy'a aquadron reraain at thia end of the lake.
(Canadian Archives, C. 730, pp. 96-9.)

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Memo, by Lieut.-Colonel Olegg.
STATE OF TROOPS, St. DaVIDS. 22d Auguat, 1813. B. & Pile
Fit lor Duty.
Royal Artillery \ .
Rl. Artillery Drivera J  ^^*
19th Lt. Dgna  119
Provincial do  30
lat Royal Scota  730
Sth Kinga  ,  514
49th  ;  459
Lt. Brigade.
104th  326
Incorporated Militia  40
Color Corpa  26
Glengarry Lt. Infy  277
S9th Regt  65
Voltigeura  143
Total  2883
<From memorandum book in possession of Lieut.-Col. G. Villiers Turner, Beading, England.)

Oeneral Wilkinson to Oeneral Swartwout.
Sackett's Harbour, Auguat 22d, 1813,
Morning.
Private. Sib, — Be pleaaed to have an expreaa ready for Niagara thia
evening or in the moming by day. Do not let him know where he
ia going until mounted, and be prepared by the aame conveyance to
lay hold of all the araall craft along the coaat to be expedited to
Niagara. (From Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol. HI., Appendix LVII.)

Qeneral Order.

Adjutant General's Office,
Kingston, 22d Auguat, 1813.
«. 0. Hia Excellency the Commander of the Forcea ia pleased to direct
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Four companiea of the Canadian Fencible Infantry, under Major
Cockburn, to march to Preacott to relieve the 2d Battalion, 41st Regi
ment, which corpa ia to be aent to Kingaton immediately on being
relieved by the detachraent of the Canadian Fenciblea.
A detachment equal to one-half of the corapany of the Royal
Sappera and Miners, with two lieutenanta of engineera, are to pro
ceed in five batteaux with an aaaortment of toola and atores to York.
The boata are to be sent imraediately to the Engineera' workshop and
placed under the direction of Captain Marlow, R. E., who will send
off the detachment aa aoon as prepared.
Edward Baynes, Adjutant-General.
Oeneral Order.
G. O. 23d August, 1813.
Confidential. It being of the greateat importance to effect a reconnoiaaance of
the enemy'a position and strength, the following dispoaition and
movements of the troopa have been approved and will take place to
morrow morning.
The troops under Colonel Young, (except a reaerve of 60 men
with one gun to be left for the protection of the poat,) will be divided
into two colurana of equal atrength, the right column with one gun
to march by the road leading frora Servoa'a Milla to Ball'a and take
post half an hour before daylight in the wooda iramediately oppoaite
the enemy'a piquet at Ball'a. Colonel Young will be careful to poat
thia column ao that it may be corapletely covered from observation
on break of day. The left column, which ahould conaiat principally
of light troops, to move by tl^e lake side towarda the enemy'a piquets
No. 1 and 2, which thia coluran ia destined to aurpriae and cut off,
but aa thia operation is only part of a combined attack on the other
piquets of the enemy and ia intended to be aimultaneoua with thera
the attack is not to be made till day haa dawned.
The whole of Colonel Stewart's brigade, except the troopa under
Lieut.-Colonel Batteraby, will move to the akirts of the wood where
our field piece ia uaually poated, and will there be formed on the
right and left of the road under cover of the trees, the guns upon the
road but retired a little out of aighb. Lieut.-Colonel Batteraby's
Demi-Brigade will march by the path which leada from the right of
the poaition at the Croaa Roads through the wooda towarda Law's
and McKenney'a, and will take poat in the wooda in the neighbor
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intended to attack, (Mr. Thomaa Butler'a No. 4.) The 3-pounder
attached to Lieut.-Colonel Battersby's diviaion to reraain in poaition
at the Croaa Roada.
The troopa at Queenston and 25 dragoona of Captain Verner's
troop will march by the road ao as to arrive opposite McFarland's at
the hour above directed, where they will remain until the attack is
announced by the coramencement of a heavy tire, when their object
will be to distract the attention of the enemy by a movement on
McLellan's piquet and then deliberately retire on their poaition at
Queenston, 50 men and a gun to be left for the protection of the post
at Queenston ; the gun to be pushed to the angle of the wood in the
rear of the town of Queenston , to cover the troopa retiring. Four
companies of the Royal's with half the mounted men of Captain
Verner'a troop ofthe 19th Dragoona, one aix-pounder and one howitzer
will march to the Croaa Roada where they will be poated in reaerve
in the wood iramediately in front of that poaition. The remaining
company of the Royala and all the diamounted men of the 19th
Dragoona will protect the poat of St. Davida.
At the first dawn of day the columns destined to act againat the
piqueta above named will move forward to a simultaneous attack, and
it ia expected that these piquets will be aurpriaed and cut off. Should
the capture of the piquets be effected without difficulty or material
opposition, the different columns will puah on towarda Fort George
aa well, with the view of accurately reconnoitering the poaitions of
the enemy, aa also the ground in hia front, which it might be prac
ticable for ua to occupy with advantage in any future operations.
An engineer or ataff officer will be aent with each column for the
purpoae of making the reconnoiaaance, but the circumatance ia not to
preclude any intelligent regimental officer from inaking auch obaer-
vation as he may have an opportunity of doing, and afterwards com
municating hia remarks, (or a sketch,) through the commanding
officer to the Deputy Adjutant General for His Excellency'a infor
mation. All packs to be left in camp or quartera under a aufficient guard.
Each, column to have at least one-third of its strength in reserve,
which is not to take any share in the attack, but ia destined for the
aole purpoae of aupport, particularly in retiring. Thia aupporting
party if the column ia raoving upon a road ahould be equally divided
on each side of it. The officer commanding the artillery will have a
reaerve of muaket araraunition in rear of the centre, i. e., the poaition
of the Croaa Roads. Every man to have hia full complement of
ammunition as far as his pouch can contain it and a spare flint.
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the reconnoiaaance to Major-General De Rottenburg, and its execution
in the field to Major-General Vincent. From the forraation of the
country at preaent the acene of operationa of the Centre Diviaion His
Excellency ia aware that obstacles will prevent hia eye from following
the progreas of each column, and that he will be deprived of witnesa-
ing the gallantry of many a brave aoldier He therefore expects the
raost extenaive exertiona of the talenta of every officer to be employed
in the furtherance of thia service. Special reporta of the diatinguiahed
conduct of individuals will be made by the officers in charge of
columns. J. Harvey, Lt.-Col.,
D. A. G.
(Canadian Archives, C. 679, pp. 483-6.)
riajor-Oeneral tiampton to the Secretary of War.
Burlington, August 23d, 1813.
Sir,— I have the honor to enclose copies of two lettera which I
have lately received from Major-General Wilkinaon. You will have not
forgotten the reluctance with which the command at Burlington waa
accepted. It was offered to me at a time and under circurastances
that gave me a claim to command iramediately on the linea. I earn
estly aolicited one under the iraraediate ordera of General Dearborn.
For refusing that which I had solicited you remarked that the
one at Burlington had been aaaigned me becauae it waa a distinct and
separate command.
When you atated in anawer to my inquiriea that nearly the
whole of the force intended to be aaaigned waa made up of raw
recruita and had heard my remarks relating to the difficulty of pre
paring men for active operations in so ahort a tirae, I added, "and
should I devote myaelf to thia taak and aucceed in giving a character
of efficiency to the force aaaigned me, am I to underatand that thia
force ia not to be taken from me before the end of the campaign, nor
my command encroached upon by a superior in rank ?" You replied
in the affirmative and only reraarked, (in reference to the general
plan of operationa which you had a few rainutea before pretty fully
developed, by reading to rae one of your deapatchea to General Dear
born,) that in the event of a decided moveraent of the character
referred to in your deapatch, a combined one would probably be
required of me, and that after the junction of the two armiea the
principle of aeniority would alwaya deterraine the command. This
waa, aa nearly aa my memory aerves me, the conversation that paaaed
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which you did not affect to force upon me, although I saw clearly .1
was to expect no other.
I have been the more particular in atating it with a view of
appealing to your feelinga as a military man what ought to have
been mine upon the receipt of General Wilkinaon'a letter.
Of the General himaelf and of many considerationa connected
with thia aubject I shall aay nothing in thia place.
My comraand, instead of being a aeparate one, has sunk within
that of a district.
I ara taught that even my local movements are to depend upon
orders iaauing from an individual 200 or 400 milea diatant. In a
word I am permitted to do nothing but that which that individual
may think proper to permit me to do, and the extent of that per
miaaion can only be conjectured by a knowledge of circumatances
which it ia not my purpoae to touch.
Under thia atate of thinga I can neither expect to render a service
to my country nor preaerve my reputation. The only courae left for
me is an iraperioua one. I heaitate not to adopt it. If the lettera of
General Wilkinaon have been authorized by the Government and
the nature of command thua changed, that courae ia to take leave of
the aervice. In which caae this letter will be conaidered aa my
definite reaignation, and I aak from the Preaident, through your
Department, my iraraediate diacharge from the army.
(From Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol. UI., Appendix XXXVI.)

Brigadler-Oeneral John P. Boyd to the Secretary of War.
Headquarters, Fort George,
Auguat 24, 1812.
Sir, — I have the honor to report that at daybreak thia morning
the enemy attacked us at all our picketa, which retired towards the
camp puraued by hia advance guarda. A akirmiah enaued in the
village with little effect upon ua ; after which he retreated having
come within reach of our cannon, but never within muaket ahot of
our entrenchmenta. One captain of the 49th and a few privatea have been brought
in priaonera. We lost two men and a few wounded ; the enemy left
about 15 dead on different grounds. He ia auppoaed to have brought
this whole force into the field, but finding our poaition so strong
deaiated from a general attack. Sir George Prevoat was in peraon at
the attack. Hia force ia withdrawn out of our reach into hia
strongholda. (From the Historical Eegister ol the United States, 1814, Vol. II., pp. 248-9.)

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From Lieut. J. Barnard, A. D. C, to Brig.-Oeneral Vincent to Colonel
Claus. 24th August, 1813.
Col. Claus will retire with the cavalry to camp.
(Prom MSS. in possession of Miss Claus, Niagara, Ont.)

General Order.
Headquarters, St. Davids,
24th Auguat, 1813.
G. O. Hia Excellency the Commander of the Forcea having had before
him reporta of the coramandera of the different colurana eraployed
in the forward movement of thia morning ia happy to find that they
concur with the obaervationa which he himaelf had an opportunity
of making, of the zeal, intelligence and gallantry of the whole of the
troopa engaged.
The aervice the immediate object of the moveraent waa effectu
ally perforraed, and a complete reconnoiaaance of the poaition and
strength of the enemy obtained.
If a more perfect display of hia force was not made it can only
be aacribed to the admirable countenance of the amall band of British
troopa by which, notwithatanding hia great numerical auperiority,
tbe enemy waa effectually deterred from venturing frora behind his
intrenchments.
Edward Baynes, AG.

riajor-Oeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
Sackett's Harbour, Auguat 24th, 1813.
Sir, — All things are working well and it would seem that
nothing ahort of an act of God or a betrayal of my plans can prevent
our success. Generals Lewis, Brown and Swartwout are neceaaarily
in my confidence, |3ut with them all will be aafe
Sir George ia at the head of the lake, carried thither probably
by the defection of hia Indians or the presaure at Maiden, and I am
making strong demonatrationa to the aame point in order to weaken
Kingaton that we may take it "en passant."
The prevalent idea here ia that I am determined to cut up De
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ston to-morrow, and should my ordera reach him Boyd will the day
after be actively engaged in making preparationa for the enterprise,
but hia arrangementa are calculated to accelerate my audden depart
ure from Fort George and rapid deacent of the lake with hia whole
force. You will hear of many movementa, all of which are deaigned
to deceive the enemy without fatiguing the troops or retarding the
operationa of the campaign.
I must give a few daya to the diviaion at thia place in concert
with General Lewia and put everything in readineaa for a movement
on the ahorteat notice, becauae it is my intention, with the favour of
Heaven, not to put in here, but to proceed with Boyd'a diviaion and
order Major-General Lewia to follow cloae in my rear to a rendezvous
somewhere below Kingston on the St Lawrence.
To prevent Sir George playing Boyd a trick, I yeaterday des
patched to the latter the information, under cover, received from a
pilot (of character) taken on board the Julia, who made his escape
from Emeatown, 18 milea above Kingaton, the moming of the 22d
inatant. Under the change of aeaaon and the judicioua arrangementa of
Doctor Tilton our sick are recovering rapidly, but as yet I have not
received the necessary information on which to found a aafe estimate
of the force which maj'' be led frorn thia poaition. I pray you to
hurry forward the detachments from Pennaylvania, Maryland, Vir
ginia and New York, leaving the defence of these statea to their own
yeomanry. You have under cover a copy of preliminary order. I truat you
will not interfere with my arrangements or give ordera within the
district of my command but to myaelf, becauae it would impair my
authority and diatract the public aervice ; two heads on the aame
shoulders make a monster. Burn ia in raotion for Utica, to fatten,
forra and break hia horaea, where he will receive further ordera in
due aeaaon. We are greatly deficient in tranaport, but measures are in opera
tion to remedy the defect ; it was believed we had a aufficiency here,
when in fact we have next to none.
I must leave thia place by the 28th, the season glidea away ao
rapidly, and if Sir James Yeo comes out I shall have the pleasure to
see Chauncey give the vapouring dog a aound drubbing. Aa I ahall
have no chance of aeeing you here I hope you will indulge me with
that pleasure at Niagara, for which end it ia neceaaary you ahould be
there by the 12th proxirao. Here there is no occasion for you except
it be to get into a conflict with the civil authority.
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nemo, by Lieut.- Col. Olegg. 24th Auguat, 1813.
Hia Excellency the Commander of the Forcea being with the
Centre Division of the army at St. Davids directed that a general
attack of the eneray'a piqueta should be raade at daylight on the
morning of the 24th inatant for the expreaa purpose of making a
close reconnoissance of hia poaition at Fort George, and at the same
time affording an invitation to the enemy of meeting our army. The
object waa fully acconipliahed and our troopa retired to their former
poaition, bringing off the fleld 46 prisonera. Five out of the aix
piqueta were completely aurpriaed and carried. Our loaa conaiated of
2 killed, 104th Regt; Capt. Fitzgerald, 49th Regt., wounded and
made priaoner , Lt. Jones, 49th Regt., wounded ; 3 privatea, 49th
wounded ; 3 do., 104th.
(From Memorandum book in possession of Lieut.-Col. Turner.)

From the Quebec Mercury, 7th September, 1813.
(From the Kingaton Gazette, Auguat 28th.)
We have great aatiafaction in giving to the public the following
extract of a letter from an officer with the army dated the 24th inst.
A considerable demonstration waa made thia morning at the
dawn of day upon Fort George for the purpoae of correctly ascertain
ing the phyaical and artificial meana poasesaed by the enemy for the
defence of that poat, with a view of capturing or driving in hia line
of piqueta, and not without a hope that the Araerican coraraander
raight be induced by hia numerical superiority to support them with
hia garrison, thereby affording to the Centre Diviaion the opportun
ity it haa long wiahed for to exhibit ita valour and display the
advantages arising from ita diacipline. But no provocation could
induce him to quit hia intrenchmenta and the fort. The enemy's
piqueta were aurprised and captured but no dispoaition was evinced
by the American army to auppoirt them, and our advance colurans,
after having remained a considerable time in the town of Fort George
and the reconnoissance being completed, were ordered to return
deliberately to their respective camps. The colurana raost advanced
were commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Plenderleath, 49th Regiment,
Lieut.-Colonel Batteraby, Glengarry Light Infantry, Lieut.-Colonel
Ogilvie, King'a, and Major Moodie, 104th.
So efficiently waa thia aervice performed that our troops advanced
to within a few hundred yarda of the enemy'a intrenchments, which
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nature and atrength of his worka. Lieut.-Colonel O'Neill with a
detachment of 30 of the 19th Dragoona covered the advance of Lieut.-
Colonel Harvey, who waa to reconnoitre the centre of the enemy's
poaition, and dashed with great gallantry into the town, acouring
several of the atreeta and penetrating aa far aa the Presbyterian
church, and Colonel Harvey actually called at hia old quartera and
recovered a box he had left there containing several very valuable
articlea. The enemy commenced a pretty brisk fire from the garden walls
and houaea and opened his batteries upon us, notwithatanding which
our troopa, who were extremely unwilling to come away, retired with
the greateat order and regularity, raarching in ordinary time, aup
ported by the cavalry and Indians, and I am happy to aay with a
very trifling loaa, viz.: Captain FitzGerald of the 49th aeverely
wounded, Lieut. Jonea and one rank and file of the aame regiment
slightly wounded, two'rank and file killed and three wounded of the
104th. Of the enemy 70 were made prisoners and a number killed
and wounded. The officera commanding the piqueta made their
eacape by an early flight.
The complete aucceaa of thia affair, in which the main object in
view has been accomplished, has given additional apirita and con
fidence to the troopa and raust have at the same time convinced the
enemy that to hia intrenchmenta alone ia he indebted for his present
security. Oeneral Order.
Headquarters, St. Davids,
25th August, 1813.
G. O.
Lieut. Maclean of the 41st Regiment ia appointed aide-de-camp
to Major-General Procter.
Captain Hall of the Canadian Regiment ia appointed Brigade-
Major to the forces, and attached to the Right Diviaion of the army
of Upper Canada.
Brigade-Major Hall will continue hia auperintendence of the
Provincial Dragoona, acting with the Right Diviaion, without any
extra pay on that account.
Bfia Excellency the Commander of the Forcea having directed
what has been or may hereafter be captured by the different detach
menta of the Centre Division of the army ahall be thrown into a
general fund for the benefit of the whole division, officers command
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and tranamitting to the Brigade-Major nominal liata of every indi
vidual of their reapective corpa, &c., &c., actually present with the
array at the following periods, viz.:
6th to llth June, Stoney Creek, Forty Mile Creek.
24th June, capture of Colonel Boeratler'a detachraent.
4th to llth July, Fort Schloaaer and Black Rock.
J. Harvey, Lt.-Col., Dy. Adjt. Gen.
Prom the Buffalo Oazette, 24th August, 1813.
Plattsburg, July 31.
The following waa handed ua for publication aa a literal trana-
lation of the declaration of war againat the Britiah by the Six
Nationa of Indiana.
DECLARATION OF WAR BY THE SIX NATIONS OF INDIANS.
We, the Chiefa and Councillora of the Six Nations of Indians
residing in the State of New York, do hereby proclaim to all the
war-chiefa and warriora of the Six Nationa that war ia declared on
our part against the Provincea of Upper and Lower Canada.
Therefore we do hereby coramand and adviae all the war chiefs
to call forth immediately their warriora under them and put them in
motion to protect their righta and libertiea, which our brethren the
Americana are now defending. (Signed) By the Grand Councillors.

FROM FORT GEORGE.
On Tuesday laat a detachraent of volunteers under the command
of Major Chapin, and a party of Indians, raade an attack upon the
picket-guard of the enemy, and after a amart akirmiah, which was
spiritedly maintained by our Indiana, the enemy waa obliged to
retreat. Our Indiana succeeded in taking twelve priaonera, two of
whora were Britiah captains, by the names of Livingaton and Law
rence, (DeLorimier), Indian commandera ; the other ten were Indiana.
On the Britiah receiving a reinforcement our party gave up the pur
suit. Capt. Livingaton ia badly wounded but it is thought he will
recover,. On Wednesday the attack was renewed by our volunteera and
Indiana, and our party succeeded in driving them frora a teraporary
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enemy. The akirmiahing laated two or three houra with various
succeas. Our party finally succeeded in burning three or four build
inga, which the enemy had occupied aa barracka for their guard. Our
loas on both days amounted to one volunteer and four Indians killed
and two or three volunteers and a few Indiana wounded. The losa
of the eneray ia auppoaed to be not less than 15 or 20 killed, a con
aiderable number wounded and 12 priaonera.
Our volunteera have aome of them returned from Fort George,
their occupations being of such a nature aa to render it difficult to be
abaent frora their horaea any considerable length of time. A few of
the Indiana have alao returned, but in caae their aervicea are wanted
they will be prorapt to take the field. Our Indiana have certainly
acquired the reputation of good aoldiera, their conduct ia not marked
by that aavage barbarity which we have experienced from thoae of
the enemy. The Britiah array occupy nearly the aarae ground aa raentioned
in our laat.
General Wilkinaon waa in Utica on Wednesday, (Aug. 18,) and
will probably thia day arrive at Fort George.
In our paper aorae time aince we atated that Mr. N. D. Keep, one
of Major Chapin'a volunteera, waa taken aaleep near Lundy'a Lane,
but we were miainforraed. The fact waa Mr. Keep waa aick when
taken, and unable to make hia escape.
Between 30 and 40 light dragoona stationed in thia village paaaed
down on Sunday, (Aug. 22,) to join the army.
(File in Bufialo Public Library.)

Captain Noah Freer to Hajor-Oeneral Procter.
[Undated, probably 25th August, 1813.]
Hd. Qr., St. Davids.
Sir, — I ara directed by the C[ommander] of the F[orcea] to
acknowledge his receipt of yr letter to the Adjt.-Genl. of the 19th
inat., opened by Hia Excellency upon ita arrival here this morning.
Sir Geoi-ge Prevoat with every diaposition to atrengthen the staff of
the diviaion of the army under yr care haa been pleaaed to appoint
Lt. Maclean of the 41at Regt. to be yr aide-de-camp, the rank of that
officer not qualifying him to be confirmed as a Major of Brigade.
Capt. Hall of the Can. Fenciblea ia app[ointe]d and attached to the
right diviaion [aa] Major of Brigade, but ia to continue hia auperin
tendence of the cavalry without any additional pay other than that
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The Acting D[eput]y Q[uarte]r M[aste]r General will acquaint
you with the reinforcement intended for the Right Diviaion.
It ia the deaire of the Com[raande]r of the Forcea that you will
endeavor to perauade 600 warriors to accorapany Mr. Dickson's
Indiana and join the Centre Diviaion forthwith.
Hia Excelly'a letter to you [of] the 22d inat. will have informed
you of a part of the crew of the Dover troop ahip consisting of one
full Lt., 2 midahipmen, 2 petty officera and about 50 aearaen being
on their way for the service of Lake Erie. They have probably by
thia tirae arrived at York.
The Cora[mande]r of the Forcea having had under consideration
a memorial from Capt. Hall of the Provincial Marine relative to hia
haying been diacontinued in that Dept. by the order of Capt. Barclay,
His Excellency haa decided upon the caae of that officer [and being]
desirous that his name ahould be retained and that a proviaion be
afforded for the maintenance of hia family, has been pleaaed to
approve pf hia being app[ointe]d a superintendent of the dock yard
and naval atorea at Amherstburg, taking charge of and accounting
for the receipt and issue of the atorea, and directa that he should be
allowed the aame pay and allowancea aa formerly from the period he
ceased to draw hia pay as a Cora[raande]r until further ordera.
The Cora[mande]r of the Forces has directed me at the aame
time to obaerve to you that the authority of Captain Barclay doea
not extend to annul any appointment which had received Hia Excel
lency'a warrant, nor ahould the pay and allowancea to Capt. Hall
have been [atopped ?] without your sanction. Indeed it is to be
underatood that no aervicea whatever are to be undertaken in a dis
poaition of the naval force made by the senior officer Com[mandin]g
H. M. vesaela on Lake Erie that haa not the concurrence and appro
bation of the Gen'l officer com[mandin]g the Right Diviaion.
(Canadian Archives, C. 679, p, 490.)

Sir Oeorge Prevost to Earl Bathurst.
No. 88. St. Davids, Niagara Frontier,
Auguat 25th, 1813.
My Lord, —
The great danger to which the Detroit Frontier waa expoaed in
ranaequence of the naval auperiority acquired by the enemy on Lake
Erie, frora my inability to obtain officera and aeamen to raan the
veaaels I had prepared on it, induced me to move forward to the
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from thence to aecond Major-General Procter's undiminiahed ardor
in maintaining an unequal contest.
That officer ia contending not only againat a great auperiority in
nurabera but also with extraordinary difficulties in providing pro
visions and auppliea for hia regular force and Indian warriora, not
withatanding the inceaaant exertiona which are daily made by every
department of this army to diminish thera, but a distance of more
than eight hundred miles from Quebec in a new country preaenta
great obstaclea to the tranaport aervice, aome of them almoat inaur-
mountable until the auperiority on the lake ia obtained by ua.
Major-General Procter, having given way to the clamor of our
Indian allies to act offensively, moved forward on the 20th ult. to
wards the enemy with about 350 of the 41st Regiment and between
three and four thouaand Indian warriora, and on the 2d inat. attempted
to carry by asaault the block houses and worka at Sanduaky, where
the enemy had concentrated a considerable force.
He, however, aoon experienced the timidity of the Indiana when
exposed to the fire of muaquetry and cannon in an open country, and
how little dependence could be placed upon their nurabera.
Previoua to the aaaault they could scarcely muster as many
hundreds aa they before had thouaanda, and aa aoon aa it had com
menced they immediately withdrew themaelvea out of reach of the
enemy's fire. They are never a diapoaable force.
The handful of Hia Majeaty'a troopa employed on this occasion
displayed the greateat bravery, nearly the whole of them having
reached the fort and made every effort to enter it, but a galling and
deatructive fire being kept up by the enemy within the blockhouses
and from behind the picketing, which completely protected them
and which we had not the meana to force, the Major-General thought
it raost prudent not to continue longer ao unavailing a contest. He
accordingly drew off the assailants and returned to Sandwich with
the losa of 25 killed, aa many miaaing and about 40 wounded.
Amongat the former are Brevet Lt.-Col. Shortt and Lieut. J. G. Gordon
of the 41at Regiment. By subsequent accounta from the Major-
General, dated the 22d inat., I find that the enemy had not attempted
to advance at that period and that Captain Barclay, who commands
on Lake Erie, waa only waiting the arrival of the officera and aeamen,
(about 50) which I had obtained for that aervice from His Majeaty'a
troop ship Dover, and which I truat are now with him. Tho' a very
inaufficient proportion, atill their arrival may enable hia aquadron to
appear again on the lake. Thia reinforcement, together with that of
the troopa I have ordered forward to the Right Division, will, I hope,
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they attempt to advance againat Detroit or Araherstburg in conse
quence of their late aucceaa.
I am happy to be able to acquaint Your Lordahip that it appeara
by further accounta, received from Major-General Procter to the 23d
inatant, that the enemy had been diaappointed in an attempt to create
distrust and disaffection amongat our Indian alliea by a deputation
of chiefs aent by them for that purpose, and that in a talk which
took place between the deputies frora the Araerican Indiana and the
chiefa of our Indian warriors, the conterapt with which Major-General
Harriaon 's propoaala were received by the latter and the determina
tion expreaaed by them of adhering to the cauae of their Great
Father in England appeared senaibly to affect the deputies, and affords
strong grounds to believe that the nationa whom they repreaented wiU
not be induced to take up arma either against ua or their Indian
brethren acting with us.
On ray arrival at this frontier I found 2000 Brirish soldiera on
an extended line cooping up in Fort George an American force exceed
ing 4000 men. Feeling deairoua of aacertaining in peraon the extent
of the eneray'a worka and of viewing the meana he posaeaaed for
defending the poaition he occupied, I ordered a general demonatration
to be raade on Fort George, to coraraence by the attack and aurpriae
of all the American piqueta thrown out in ita front. Thia aervice was
executed to my entire aatiafaction. The piqueta were driven in, a
great part of them taken with a very trifling loaa, and I found my
aelf close to the fort and the new entrenched camp which ia formed
on the right of that work, both of them crowded with men, briatled
with cannon and supported by the fire from Fort Niagara on the
oppoaite aide of the river, but no provocation could induce tbe Ameri
can army to leave their placea of ahelter and venture into tbe field,
where alone I could hope to contend with it succeasfully. Having
raade a diaplay of my force in vain, a deliberate retreat ensued with
out a casualty. I ara now aatisfied that Fort George ia not to be
reduced, atrengthened and aupported as it ia by Fort Niagara, with
out more troopa, the co-operation of the fleet and a battering train.
To accorapliah thia object a double operation becomea neceaaary : Fort
Niagara muat be invested and both places be attacked at the aame
moment, but my reaourcea and raeans do not allow me to contemplate
so glorious a termination to the carapaign in Upper Canada.
Should circumatancea render it inexpedient in the opinion of His
Majeaty'a Government further to reinforce the army aerving in the
Canadaa, I truat it will be diapoaed to direct an additional company
of artillery to be aent to Halifax to replace the aecond company,
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demands of the service in Upper Canada, Quebec haa been left with a
number totally insufficient for the ordinary dutiea.
Since I had the honor of addreaaing Your Lordship on the lat
instant every poaaible exertion has been made by Commodore Sir
James Yeo, but in vain, to bring the enemy'a aquadron to a deciaive
action ; repeatedly haa he offered thera battle and as repeatedly have
they declined it, which their great auperiority in aailing together
with the light and baffling winds prevailing on the lake at this season
haa enabled them hitherto effectually to do.
He, however, waa fortunate enough on the night of the 10th
inatant to get so close in with the enemy aa to render an action
inevitable unleaa they choae to aacrifice two of their schoonera in
order to avoid it. To thia aacrifice they aubmitted, and Sir James
had the aatiafaction, after a few ahots had been fired, to take posses
sion of two very fine achoonera, the one carrying one long 32-pounder
and one long 12-pounder, and the other one long 32-pounder and two
long sixes, with a complement of 40 men each. Having proceeded to
York for the purpoae of refitting his prizes he aailed from thence
with thera in purauit of the enemy on the 13th inatant, and having
followed them down the lake on the I7th again aaw them on the
18th, but waa unable to come up with thera.
On the night preceding that of the capture of the above veaaels
two of the enemy'a largeat achoonera, carrying 9 guna each, overset
and aunk in carrying aail to keep from our squadron, and excepting
16 peraona all on board perished, in numbers about one hundred.
Sir Jamea haa been in Kingaton to take in proviaiona and. refit,
and since aailing from that port haa cruiaed off York and Niagara,
but has not aeen anything further of the enemy'a fleet.
I underatand that Coraraodore Chauncey with hia aquadron,
after the loss of his achoonera on the night of the 10th, returned to
Sackett's Harbour, from which place he sailed suddenly on the 14th
and again returned to it on the 18th puraued by our fleet. Ihave
not been able correctly to aacertain whether he has since left it.
To procrastinate the deciaion of naval auperiority on the lake
aeema at preaent to be the policy which governa the conduct of the
naval and military commandera of the United Statea forces in this
quarter, but unless they mean by it ultimately to aacriflce their army
at Fort George, expoaed as it will be in the abaence of their squadron,
to a joint operation againat it by our land and naval atrength, an
action on the lake muat, I think, 'ere long be unavoidable, as it waa
determined when Sir Jamea laat aailed to force the enemy to one tho'
under the guna of their forts.
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that the long expected conteat has terminated glorioualy for His
Majeaty'a arms.
I have great aatiafaction in announcing to Your Lordahip the
safe arrival of the Indian preaenta, the want of which we were begin
ning to feel most aeverely, and from which their delay in reaching
Quebec it will be almoat impossible, notwithstanding the greateat
exertiona, to forward them in time before the season shall prevent it,
to the different posts in Upper Canada.
The arrival at Sackett'a Harbor of the American Secretary of
War, General Armatiwng, accorapanied by Genl. Wilkinaon, and the
¦previous concentration at that place of a very considerable force,
render it necessary that I should immediately return to Kingaton,
which joumey I purpoae comraencing either tomorrow or the next
day.
(Canadian Archives, Q. 122, p. 168.)

General Wilkinson to Brigadier-Oeneral Swartwout, Quartermaster
Oeneral.
Headquarters, Sackett's Harbour,
Auguat 25th, 1813.
Sir, — I beg to reiterate the verbal ordera given you aome daya
ago for mounting the whole of the dragoons with the utmost dea
patch ; an officer or officera of that corpa muat attend ; your agenta to
superintend the purchaaes, and you will be pleased to apply to Major
Sackett on the aubject.
To my ordera on the 22d inst., reapecting the providing of water
tranaporta suitable to navigate shoal and rapid atreams, I will now
add ray deaire that it ahould be made amply aufficient to bear seven
thouaand men with their carap equipage, baggage, clothing and two
months proviaiona, about twenty battering cannon and forty field-
piecea with their carriages, equipments and three hundred rounda of
ammunition each, together with the atorea and attirail of the ordnance,
quartermaater'a, medical and other departments eaaential to the
accommodation and effect of auch an armament deatined to invade a
hoatile country. Of thia tranaport a sufficient quantity to receive
five thouaand men and the appendagea and appurtenancea herein
enumerated ahould be held in readineaa at Niagara the 10th of next
month, and the residue at thia place by the 15th at the farthest.
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New York Evening Post, 3d September, 1813.
Extract of a letter frora a gentleman at Newark, Upper Canada,
to Mr. John Cook of Albany, dated, Newark, Auguat 25, 1813.
Since I wrote you laat nothing of conaequence has happened in
this quarter until yeaterday, when our picket-guard waa attacked
through the whole line by a strong force of the British, and after a
smart fire, which laated but a few rainutea, our guarda were obliged
to retreat to the carap. The eneray entered the back part of the
town, where our artillery could not have any effect on them in con
sequence of the buildinga between them and the enemy. The
enemy remained in poaaeaaion of the upper part of the village for an
hour before they retreated. Several of their officera took breakfaat
in the village. Our men remained within the intrenchments expect
ing that the British would attempt to take the fort. Our loaa waa
but trifling. It ia aaid flfty of our picket-guard were taken priaon
era. The Britiah loaa waa conaiderable in killed; aome priaonera,
among whom waa Major Fitzgerald of the 49th Regiment. I am
informed by an officer of the light dragoona that a flag waa aent in
by the British commander demanding the aurrender of the fort.

Oeneral Order.
Headquarters, Albany, August 25th, 1813.
In pursuance of a requiaition made by authority of the Preaident
of the United Statea, the commandant of the Seventh Diviaion of
Infantry ia hereby ordered forthwith to detach and have in readineaa
for immediate actual aervice the following number of raen, excluaive
of officers, non-com miasioned officera and rauaiciana, frora the follow
ing brigadea of his diviaion :
500 from the Seventh Brigade.
300 " " Twenty-fourth do.
300 " " Thirty-ninth do.
300 " " Thirty-eighth do.
250 " " Firat do.,
together with three light infantry companiea and three rifle com
panies, each to consist of one captain, two lieutenanta and two enaigns,
five aergeanta, aix corporala, two muaiciana and ninety privates. The
infantry corapaniea are to be organized by the Major-(jeneral with a
like number of officera, non-com miasioned officera, rauaiciana and
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the command of a major of infantry to be aaaigned by the command
ant of the diviaion, which battalion, with that of the artillery, will
form one regiraent, to be coraraanded by Lieut.-Col. George Fleming
of Cayuga (bounty. The four companies of riflemen will be attached
to the regiment of infantry or to be organized into a aeparate battal
ion, at the diacretion of the commanding officer of the detachment.
The comraandant of the Third Brigade of artillery ia hereby required
to furniah frora that part of hia brigade contained in the counties of
Onondaga, Cortland, Cayuga, Tioga, Seneca, Steuben, Ontario and
Genesee, 360 raen, excluaive of officera, non-coramissioned officers and
musicians, and to organize them into four companiea, each to conaiat
of one captain, two flrst lieutenants, two second lieutenants, flve
aergeanta, aix corporals, two muaiciana and ninety privates, and into
one battalion to be commanded by Major Samuel Adama of the
Seventh. Each non-commiaaioned officer, muaician and private will appear
at the place of rendezvoua with a muaket and cartridge box or with
a rifle and pouch, and with a knapaack, canteen, blanket and watch-
coat, and thoae of the artillery, light infantry and riflemen are to be
uniformed and equipped according to law.
The Commandant of the Third Brigade of artillery may require
entire companiea, (which have not heretofore been in aervice,) to be
in readineaa aa part of thia requiaition, or may detach them by draft
or accept volunteer corpa, aa he may deera most convenient and moat
likely to inaure a prompt compliance with this order.
The infantry detachment will be organized into two regiments^
each of which will have two lieutenant-colonels and two majora as
field officers. Lieut.-Cols. Henry Bloora and Hugh W. Dobbin are
aaaigned to the firat regiraent and Lieut.-Colonela Philetus Swift and
Caleb Hopkins to the second. Each of the commandants of the
Seventh, Twenty -fourth. Thirty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Brigades
will aelect and nominate to the Comraandant of the Diviaion one
major and the Commandant of the Division will organize the detach
ment of infantry into two regimenta, with the field officera ao named
and aaaigned. The troopa frora the Seventh and Thirty-eighth Brigadea of
infantry will form the first, and thoae from the First, Twenty-fourth
and Thirty-ninth the aecond regiment of infantry.
The captaina and aubalterna will be aelected and aaaigned by the
commandanta of brigadea.
If corapaniea or other corpa of artillery, light infantry, grena
diers, rifleraen or exempta ahall offer their aervicea or ahall be ordered
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or by ao many of their own officera aa will be in proportion to the
nuraber of raen. The companiea of exempta in the before mentioned
counties are hereby placed under the command of the Major-General
of the Seventh Diviaion for the purpoae of complying with thia
requiaition. The whole detachment will form one brigade, to the
comraand of which Brigadier-General George McClure of Steuben
County ia aaaigned.
The drafted militia and membera of volunteer corpa who were
ordered out and actually served during the year 1812, and who were
honorably diacharged during or at the end of the term of service, or
were furloughed or paroled, are exempted from thia service. In all
cases of former aervice by aubatitutea, the principal and not the aub
atitute will be excused.
No aurgeon'a certificate will be conclusive aa to the ability of an
individual to perform duty or aa to hia liability to be detached for
service unleaa counteraigned by the comraandant of the company to
which the individual may belong, and by one field officer of the regi
ment. All officera will be held rigidly reaponsible for the faithful
exercise of thia diacretion.
The aenior Lieut.-Col. of the reapective regiments of the detach
ment will select their regimental staff officera, to conaiat of one adju
tant, one quartermaater, one payraaater, one aurgeon and two aurgeon's
matea, together with one aergeant-major, one quartermaater aergeant
and two aenior muaiciana. A
One brigade inapector, one brigade c1ilf)lain and one aide-de
camp will be appointed by General McClure.
Thia detachment ia required conformably to the Act of Congress
paaaed 28th Feb'y, 1795, and the act aupplementary thereto, and will
not be liable to aerve a longer period than 3 montha from the time of
arrival at placea of rendezvoua. The troopa will aupply themaelvea
with proviaiona until their arrival at the rendezvoua and will be
entitled to draw back rationa and pay therefor at the rate of fifteen
milea per day in travelling thereto from their reapective places of
residence. The time and placea of rendezvoua, with the deatination
of the troopa and the aervice to be required of them, will be announced
in future general ordera.
The patriotiam diaplayed by the militia of the Weatern District
of thia state on all former occaaions givea the Commander-in-Chief
the utmoat confidence that this General Order will be executed with
the utraost promptitude and zeal.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief. Sol. Van Rensselaer, aide-de-camp.
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From the United States Oazette of Philadelphia, Sth October, 1813.
letter to the editor.
Fort George, September 1st, 1813.
Our intended operations of the 22d ultimo were poatponed,
owing to local cauaea, and it was said we should advance on the 25th.
However, the eneray anticipated ua by an attack on the morning of
the 24th, juat after reveille. He made hia appearance firat at our
advanced poat. No. 6, and on being hailed by the aentinel answered
"Deaerters." The aentinel replied, "Paaa, Deaertera," and waa taken
priaoner. One other aentinel ran into the officer iust as the enemy
had aurrounded and waa advancing in the rear of the guard and told him
what had-paaaed. At this moment the guard being paraded came to
the right about, poured in one fire and then diapersed among the
enemy, who, wishing to take the guard by aurpriae, had not a gun
charged. The eneray being thua thrown into confuaion gave our
men an opportunity to escape, and although completely aurrounded
aeventeen only were taken priaonera out of forty-aeven, of which the
guard consiated. In thia encounter Captain Fitzgerald of the 49th
waa wounded and three or four of the enemy killed. A party after
warda went out and brought in Captain Fitzgerald and two men, who
were carrying him off, priaonera. Before we had time to connect
the chain of aentinela by another guard our outpoat No. 1 waa driven
in, as waa 2, 3, 4 and 5 with equal loas. The enemy then came into
the very centre of the town, and skirting along the wooda immedi
ately opposite our worka reated hia right wing on the Niagara, occu
pying the position of our picket No. 6, having firat posted hia left on
the lake ahore, with hia centre within view and gunahot of our works.
Colonel Scott ordered a piece of artillery to play on their centre,
whilst a detachment at Fort George threw ahella in the aarae direc
tion, which produced a movement of the eneray, beaidea doing him
some injury. The Chief of Brigade Williama marched out with much
intrepidity to reconnoitre the eneray'a right and towarda the centre,
whilst the Chief of Brigade Miller waa preparing to make a aimilar
movement on hia left, each at the head of amall parties, so that the
main body might not be materially weakened. Neither of theae
gentlemen thought of informing the Commanding General of what
they contemplated, so he gueaaed and ordered in Williama, then gave
him permisaion, then ordered him back. On which a wag obaerved,
(for you must know there are sorae waggiah fellowa even in the
army,) that it waa from raotives of huraanity, aa he did not wiah
"the red artillery of heaven" to proatrate the poor helpleaa foe. After
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completely surveyed our works, he retired without further molestation.
General Peter B. Porter, who had had the command of the
Indiana, haa done much execution against the enemy in a number of
skirmishes, in which the Britiah allies and our own were exclusively
engaged. The General's ataff consiated of Colonel Granger, the inter
preter. Major O'Beel (aon of old Cornplanter,) and Major Chapin. The
latter was considered aa having the comraand of aome militia who
accompanied the Indiana, to whom also much credit ia due. The
General and hia ataff have left thia place with his comraand, I believe
for Buffalo. On the I7th ult. our Indians brought in 12 British Indiana
prisonera. On the 19th, aa the latter wiahed to aend the British a
flag of truce to acquaint them with their fate, and propoaed if we
would perrait one of theraaelvea to go the remaining eleven would
pledge their livea that he would return. The Indian priaoner went
and did return at the time apecified in high apirita. The practice of
our Indiana ia to take no prisonera during a fight and to kill none
after battle, and all thoae made priaonera they employ aa laborers
among their reapective tribea.
(File in Philadelphia Library.)

Captain Noah Freer to Hajor-Oeneral Procter.
Hd. Qr., St. Davids, 26th Auguat, 1813.
Sir, — I am directed by the Com[mande]r of the Forcea to inform
you that Col. Talbot wiil leave thia place to-morrow morning for the
Head of the Lake to await there the arrival of the aeamen mentioned
to you in my letter of yeaterday'a date, and to forward them on to
Amheratburg by all poaaible deapatch. Hia Excellency truats that
upon their arrival Capt. Barclay will be able to make his appearance
upon the lake to meet the enemy.
Twelve 24-pd. carronadea for arming of tbe Detroit are expected
up in the fieet and will be landed at Burhngton Bay. It is the desire
of the Com[mande]r of the Forces that Capt. Barclay will, upon his
arrival at Long Point, send off an express to the officer com[raandin]g
at Burlington Heighta to appriae him of hia arrival and the period he
will be in readiness to receive hia carronadea. Upon being mounted
you will be enabled to replace the guna which have been taken from
the batteriea for the new ahip.
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ninutes of a Council of War Holden at Sackett's Harbor August 26th, 1813.
Present : Major-General Wilkinaon, Major-General Lewis, Com
modore Chauncey, Brigadier-General Brown and Brigadier-General
Swartwout, Quartermaater General.
Major-General Wilkinson atatea to the Council the viewa of the
Govemment and the relative aituation of affaira. The conqueat of
the Province of Upper Canada compriaea the instructions of the
Executive of the United Statea for the aervice of the army in the
impending campaign, and the reduction of Kingston by a direct attack
or indirect movement embraces the provisory object of theae inatruc
tiona. From the best information poaaessed the main force of the
enemy in Upper Canada oppoaed to thia command is divided between
the head of Lake Ontario, Kingaton and Preacott, aay at the first
place two thouaand regular troopa, beaidea militia and auxiliary
aavagea ; at Kingaton three thouaand aix hundred and fifty regulars,
and one thouaand five hundred militia, together with the naval force,
when in port eatimated at one thouaand or twelve hundred men, and
at Preacott eight hundred and fifty men, making a total of at least
nine thouaand combatants. But thia force ia so divided that not
more than four thouaand men can be brought to act aeaaonably with
effect at any given point unless we ahould attack Kingaton ; in which
case by the addition of aeamen and marines the number raay be
increaaed to six thouaand for the defence of the various extensive
and widely detached worka of that depot.
The whole preaent effective force of the army of thia diatrict
may be estimated at aeven thouaand four hundred combatanta exclu
aive of the naval department, but this force may, it ia expected, by
the recovery of the aick and the junction of recruita be augmented to
nine thousand, excluaive of militia, on whom no aolid reliance can be
placed, by the 20th of next month.
Our army at preaent occupiea the following places, viz.: At Fort
George and Niagara, three thouaand five hundred; at OawegO, one
hundred ; at thia place, two thousand ; and at Burlington, Lake Cham
plain, four thouaand. Thia diatraction of our force weakena our
handa and puta it out of our power to make any deciaive stroke to
break the atrength and impair -the vigor of the eneiny. Indeed,
the division on Lake Champlain ia too reraote to afford ua prompt
aasiatance in this quarter should it become necesaary, but it may
operate a powerful diveraion on the aide of Montreal, where it ia
believed the enemy rests hia defence chiefiy on hia organized militia.
The seaaon ia waating rapidly, and the honor and interests of the
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somewhere. In the meantime the enemy continues to reinforce hia
poats in this quarter and to atrengthen hia poaition in the neighbor
hood of Fort George, where the commander-in-chief ia now acting in
peraon. As the aucceaa of every operation will depend on the con
junct exertiona of the army and navy, it ia required by the executive
that a cordial co-operation and a perfectly good understanding should
be maintained between the commandera of those departments
respectively. Having aubmitted thia atatement of facta to the conaideration of
the Council, Major-General Wilkinaon requesta their sentiments on
the following points :
lat. — To wait in our preaent poaitiona a combat between the
rival squadrons for the supremacy on the lake.
2d. — To assemble a sufficient force at Fort George to cut up the
enemy in that quarter, then to deacend to this place, call the diviaion
from Charaplain, incorporate the whole and make a direct attack on
Kingaton. 3d. — To concentrate all the troops on the lake in this vicinity,
order the diviaion on Lake Champlain to make a feint on Montreal,
or to carry a real attack againat it ahould circumstances warrant, and
then with the troopa assembled here to reduce Kingaton and proceed
againat Montreal, ahould the aeaaon permit, on 4th. To rendezvoua
the whole of the troopa on the lake in thia vicinity, and, in co-opera
tion with the aquadron, make a bold feint on Kingaton, alip down the
St. Lawrence, lock up the enemy in our rear to atarve and aurrender
or oblige him to follow ua without artillery, baggage or proviaiona,
and eventually to lay down hia arma ; to sweep the St. Lawrence of
armed veaaels, and, in concert with the division under Major-General
Hampton, take poaaeaaion of Montreal.
Upon the varioua propositiona submitted by the Commander-in-
chief to the Council conaiating of the general officers of the diviaion
and Commodore Chauncey of the navy, they are of the opinion :
lat. — That it ia not necessary to await the result of a conflict
between the hostile squadrons, aa the operationa of the army, in the
event of the adoption of either of theae propoaitions, will not depend
on a co-operation with the fleet farther than to aecure the pasaage of
the troopa into the St. Lawrence.
2d. — The second propoaition ia rejected because the object appeara
to be a pa.rtial one, as far aa relatea to the proposed operation againat
the division in the neighborhood of Fort George. The loaa of time
alao would probably render it difficult to carry on an attack againat
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3d. — Thia propoaition ia alao conaidered as a partial operation,
and one for which the force upon thia lake might prove inadequate.
4th. — The last and fourth plan meeta the approbation of the
Council. The object appeara feasible and if accomplished the upper
country muat fall of courae, being incapable of subsiating the enemy'a
force for any length of time, and the poaseasion of Montreal will
certainly deatroy the line of communication between the upper and
lower province. The feint on Kingaton ia reaerved for further con
aideration.
Morgan Lewis,
Isaac Chauncey,
Robert Swartwout,
Jacob Brown.
The following note in the handwriting of General Wilkinson
and aigned by him is endoraed on the margin of the document, of
which this ia a copy: Plattsburg, March lat, 1814,
Having juat taken coramand of the army, and being consequently
a stranger to the force and poaition of the enemy, the information
(offered to the council) on theae points was chiefly derived from
Major-General Lewia and Brigadier-General Brown.
James Wilkinson, Maior-General.

(From Armstrong's Notices of the War of 1812, New Tork, 1840, Vol. II., pp. 199-200, Appendix
No. 8.)

Captain P. L. Chambers to Captain Freer.
Amherstburg, 26th Auguat, 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to inform you that the eneray'a squadron
appeared off our harbor yeaterday. It conaisted of nine aail, two of
them atout briga. About one o'clock p. m. they atood away for the
ialanda, aince when we have not aeen thera. There is a report that a
great nuraber of boata and gunboata were yesterday at the ialands.
Eight Indiana, Senakaa and Wyandota, were put in a few daya aince
with a meaaage frora General Harriaon to endeavor to prevail on our
Indians to abandon us, but their raessage was treated with the great
eat contempt, and at one tirae I thought they would have been toma
hawked. However, they were permitted to depart. Nothing could
be more noble than the behavior of our Indiana.
I am of opinion that we ahall be very ahortly attacked here. If
we had but a few aailora the buaineaa would soon be aettled.
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Oeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
Sackett's Harbor, Auguat 26, 1813.
Sir,— -Chauncey will go out, he aaya, to-morrow or next day to
aeek Sir Jamea. I aee the necessity of settling the point of naval
superiority before we commit ouraelves, and therefore the deciaion
cannot be had too aoon. In the meantime the eaaential arrangements
progreaa, and if the meana can be rauatered they will enaure the end.
I fear Yeo will avoid a conteat, to apin out the campaign and
gain time for reinforcementa and the organization of the militia, but
if he will not corae out we must blockade him. I go for Niagara the
moment our arrangements are raatured here. Sir George has actu
ally gone for the head of the lake with a reinforcement. Prevent
hia playing tricks with Boyd I have aent him (Boj'd) the note of
which you have a copy.
Ou Saturday, the 2l8t, one hundred and aixty regular troops
aacended by Ogdensburg to Kingston, and on the 23d and 24th they
were followed by flve hundred Highlandera in their kilta, who con
ducted up one hundred boata. Thus we see that thia quarter attracts
chief attention. All my efforta will be made to induce Sir George to
draw after him a chief part of the garriaon of Kingaton, which
muat now be near five thouaand strong. The aituation of Procter
and the irruption of our Indiana have gone far to excite these dis-
poaitiona. Meet me at Niagara if p«aaible and for God'a aake puah
on the recruita frora Albany and the aouthward and aend me Wada-
worth. Swift, Fenwick and Izard. All thinga go well here, and, thank
God, the men are recovering rapidlj'^. I hear not a word from Hamp
ton. 1 hope he does mean to take the  ? but if so we can do
without him and he ahould be aent home.
(American State Papers, Military Afialrs, Vol. I., p. 465.)

Oovernor D. D. Tompkins to Brigadier-Oeneral Oeorge McClure.
Albany, Auguat 27, 1813.
Sir, — Herewith you will receive ordera requiring the detach
ment mentioned in my General Ordera of the 25th inatant to rendez
voua and repair to the place of deatination immediately. Major
Edmonds, who ia the bearer of thia and who is to act in the firat
inatance aa your Brigade Quartermaater, is an experienced officer,
who will be of great service to you. Lt.-Col. George Fleming, one of
the regimental commandants aaaigned by me, ia a Revolutionary officer
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He is perhapa the moat experienced and capaijJe practical artilleriat
and engineer that could be placed under your command.
Bloom fought well at Queenaton, and Swift, having commanded
a regiment of volunteera for one year, aiid Dobbin for aix months, it
ia probable their experience will be of service to them and to you.
Upon the whole I have given you the beat commanding officera that
the materials from which I waa obliged to raake the aelection can
supply ; and ahould you be particular in the choice of men of the
first talenta in the Weatern Diatrict for your brigade inapector, aide-
de-camp and chaplain, and aelect gentlemen who, like all the prin
cipal officera aaaigned by me, are frienda to their country and aup-
portera of the w^ar, I truat the corps will not diagrace the State of
New York.
The deatination of the troops is the Niagara frontier ; the par
ticular poat to be deaignated by the commanding officer of that
frontier. Major-General Wilkinson, the commander-in-chief of the
Ninth District, is or shortly will be at Fort George. You will there
fore despatch to him at that post a confidential intelligent officer for
instructions, and will proceed with your troopa on the Ridge Road
or on the Batavia Road, aa may be advised. Your officer muat retum
and report to you before the detachment croaaes the Genesee River,
aa that is the moat weaterly point at which you can make a choice
of routea. The Assistant Commiaaary of the Weatern Diatrict ia directed to
obey your ordera for the supply of all needful articlea of equipment
and accommodation ao far aa the reaourcea of the State will extend.
The principal articlea belonging to the State in the Weatern Diatrict
are at Batavia or on the Niagara frontier. The great waate of State
property on that frontier in the carapaign of 1812 compela me to
require of you and of all your aubordinate officers, on the present
occaaion, more ayatem and attention and more minute and exact
reports and returna upon all aubjecta.
The contractor has been notified to aupply provisions. In case
of his neglect you may direct a supply at the contract price (17^
centa) ; or the aoldiera may aupply theraselvea and afterwarda draw
the araount of back rationa or the value thereof in money, at the
option of the contractor. His agenta are Jonaa Earl at the village of
Auburn in Aurelius and the Meaara. Dox at Geneva. At Canan
daigua there ia a sub-agent whoae name I do not now recollect.
Jamea Briaban ia agent at Batavia, William Baird at Buffalo and
Major Nathaniel Allen at Niagara. Mr. Anderaon, the principal
contractor, ia now with me and promiaea to aend a communication to
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The raoment you assume the command of the detachment both
you and the troops under your command will be in the service of the
the United Statea, subject to the rulea and articlea of war and to the
ordera of officera of auperior grade or rank in the aervice of the
United States with whom you may come in contact. Officera of a
higher grade, whether reguiara or militia, alwaya command thoae of
lower grade, but regular officera of the aame grade out rank militia
officera, whatever may be the dates of their respective commiasiona
in that grade.
I aend you six copiea of the lawa of the United Statea, with the
rulea and regulationa relative to the dutiea of ataff officera, the sup
ply of camp equipage, pay, etc., which you will diatribute to the beat
advantage. The forras of bonds to be executed and of oatha to be taken by
the paymaatera and quartermaaters are likewise encloaed, which when
executed are to be delivered to Major Edmonda or aent to me.
I have omitted the militia of Genesee and Niagara countiea from
this detachment. Aa they are neareat to the expoaed pointa I have
thought it adviaable to keep them as a corpa of reaerve, which may
be called upon in detachraenta or in maaa as the emergenciea of the
Niagara frontier ahall require.
Permit me to adviae that after deapatching an officer to General
Wilkinaon you repair to the moat eaatern rendezvoua of your corpa,
(Cayuga,) and thence proceed westerly, giving all the neceaaary direc
tions for accommodation and equipmenta. I muat deaire you to
remove them weaterly with aarauch celerity aa poaaible. It will perhaps
not be neceaaary, and indeed may prejudice the public aervice, to be
over particular in your ordera aa to the ultimate destination of the
troops. It ia aufficient that they be directed to march weatward,
and that the commanding officera of regimenta receive ordera from
time to time aa circumatancea raay require.
Encloaed are blank coramiaaiona for two waggon maatera and
one asaiatant forage master. It is submitted to your discretion to fill
the blanks with the namea of men diatinguished for intelligence,
integrity and attachment to the public aervice. It ia a practice with
me to keep records of all coramiaaiona. I have therefore to request
you will encloae me an accurate copy of each comraiaaion after the
blanka ahall be filled.
Upon consolidating your corpa, and before if posaible, you will
dispense with and diamisa all aupernumerary or uaeleas officers,
(excepting the officera named in the General Ordera,) ao aa to pre
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muaiciana and privatea, aa nearly as may be, according to the organi
zation preacribed in General Orders of the 25th instant.
It ia probable that your command may become an iraportant
one, and indeed that the aal vation of our westem brethren may
depend materially if not entirely upon your alertneaa, induatry, pru
dence and intrepidity. It therefore becomea proper for rae to make
some remarka, which you will pleaae not to communicate except to
Major-General Wilkinson or your principal and confidential officera,
upon a conaultation with them.
By taking the Ridge Road the route will be ahortened but your
accommodations will be lesa, and you will be under the neceaaity of
^drawing proviaiona at Canandaigua or Geneaee River for the whole
distance from thence to your frontier poat. Of courae you muat be
prepared in that event for cooking and baking on the road, or to
Bupersede baking muat draw biscuit or hard bread at Cayuga. You
are hereby authorized to make requiaitiona of provisions of that kind
of the Measra. Dox at Geneva if you ahall deem it neceaaary. Twelve
ounces of hard biscuit, I am told, are equivalent to eighteen ouncea
of bread. Aa you approach Niagara River it will be no difficult matter for
the enemy to aurpriae or attack you, should the control of our troopa
at Fort George be reatricted to the liraits recentty repreaented. By
croaaing from Chippawa to Schloaaer and proceeding to Lewiaton
Heighta, or by croaaing from Queenaton direct to Lewiston Heights,
(which akirt and command the road by which you rauat advance to
the river,) a very amall corpa of the enemy will be able to interrupt
your paaaage by throwing your brigade into confusion and perhaps
by diaperaing or making prisonera of them ; and the more especially
aa the latter will not probably be well armed or diaciplined until
their arrival at the place of deatination, and aa your artillery are not
to be aupplied with ordnance or field piecea until they come to the
poat to be occupied. They will therefore be a uaeleaa corpa in the
event of any attack previoualy to your junction with the Niagara
army. Your approach therefore to Lewiaton ought to be aeaaonably
made known to General Wilkinson, who will cheerfully make such
arrangements aa will prevent any attack or aurpriae of your troops.
But, ahould the plan of the campaign require the withdrawal
of the regulars from Fort George to Sackett'a Harbour or to any
other remote point and thua leave the defence of the Niagara frontier
to militia alone, your command will then become doubly delicate and
reaponsible and will require the exertion of your utmost vigilance
and talenta. For the abaence of our fleet, which will be a conaequence
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you on the lake aide for a aeaaon at leaat, and it would not require
extraordinary military talenta or a formidable force to cut off your
communication with the interior of the State, and, what ia of more
importance, with your aupplies and reaourcea on the other. The high
ground between Mancheater (Schloaaer) and the Ridge Road furniahea
sitea for commanding and important poata, particularly on the brow
of the hill aouth and east of Lewiston, at which place a amall detach
ment of the enemy raay remain maatera of the Ridge Road and can
not be eaaily dialodged. You know we have no practicable road on
our aide for an array, to pasa frora Buffalo to attack auch a detach
ment of the enemy in the rear, and aa there ia neither fortification,
blockhouae nor troopa at Schlosser to prevent the eneray frora cross
ing and occupying that point and thereby precluding the transporta
tion by water of troopa frora Black Rock to Schlosser, it will be
difficult if not impoaaible to attack in the rear a detachment of the
enemy posted at the place I have mentioned. And that General will
be miserably deceived who relies upon atorming Lewiaton Heights
from the plain below with militia only, when regular troops and
Indiana, advantageoualy poated, may occupy the brow of the hill and
the Ridge Road on the other [and the reault] will be that the militia
in Fort George and Niagara will be hemmed in and imminently
expoaed if not made priaonera. I am inclined to think that a block
houae or other aecure place with a atrong picket ought to be kept at
or near Schloaaer, that a work of the tower-kind, which could not be
eaaily taken by atorm, ought to be erected upon the hill which com
manda the paaa or Ridge Road, and be atrongly garrisoned. A blockr
houae or redoubt near Five Mile Meadow ought to be occupied to
advantage for the purpose of keeping open the communication
between an army at the mouth of Niagara River and the interior of
the State of New York. I will thank you to communicate with
General Wilkinaon upon these topica. He will unqueationably make
himaelf acquainted with the whole of that frontier before he leavea
it, and his military knowledge and experience will enable him to
decide at once upon the correctness of the viewa which I have
suggeated. I tranamit a copy of this letter to General Wilkinaon.
That you may be aatiafied with your command and gain dis
tinguished honor by it, ia my aincere prayer.
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Oovernor D. D. Tompkins to Hajor-Oeneral Wilkinson.
Albany, Auguat 29, 1813.
Sir, — Upon receipt of your letter of the 2l8t I proceeded to detach
and organize a, corps of militia for the Niagara frontier.
The troopa which had been previously detached were to coraplete
a requisition of the Secretary for Plattsburg on Lake Charaplain and
were taken principally frora the northeasterly and easterly counties,
at least three hundred miles from the weaterly frontier. It became
neceaaary therefore to furniah the quota required by your letter from
a quarter of the State nearer the place of destination. At the time
my flrst order, marked "A," was iaaued both General Armatrong and
myself auppoaed you did not wiah any militia detachment to be put
in motion before you raight coraraunicate to rae from Fort George.
But upon a more attentive examination I was of opinion that your
requeat to forbear calling forth militia until I heard from you at
Fort George had reference to those destined for other points of the
frontier and not to the detachment deaigned for Niagara. . Under
that impreaaion the General Order marked "B" waa issued and a letter
of inatructiona to General McClure, a copy of which ia encloaed and
marked "C," was forwarded to him by expreaa.
Should the militia turn out in leaa nurabera than is expected,
thoae in Geneaee and Niagara countiea in your neighborhood, from
which no part of the detachraent is taken, may supply the deficiency.
Quartermaater General Peter B. Porter will be a very proper peraon
to have a comraand in that caae. If, however, they be called out
in raasa the line officera have a right to command their own corps.
Porter being a ataff officer cannot be aaaigned to a command except
qf a detachment. Perrait me to invite your attention to the observations submitted
by me to Genl. McClure relative to the comraand of the Ridge Road
near Lewiaton.
(Tompkins Papers, New York atate Library.)

Oeneral Porter to Oeneral Boyd,
Lewiston, Auguat 28, 1813.
SjR, — In case no further indicationa of an attack from the enemy
are given between this and to-morrow raorning perrait me to suggeat
for your conaideration the expediency of auffering the militia and
volunteera to return to Black Rock to-morrow, and to reinforce with
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readiness to march to any point you may direct at a moment's
waming. If additional force ahould be deairable for the present campaign!
no time, I presume, ought to be loat in preparing it, and I believe we
might in a very few daya, by going to Buffalo, add to our numbera ao
aa to make our force reapectable, say 600 strong.
In making this auggestion you will not, I am confident.aacribe it to
a diapoaition to abandon the army in a critical and expoaed aituation,
because I believe you will know that it haa been ray decided opinion,
(altho' oppoaed to that of many others,) from the moment you first
aet foot on the Canadian ahore that the eneray dared not attack you,
and that all the demonatrationa they have made have been only to
amuse ua and prevent any offensive operations on our part.
Should you approve of the proposal we will go to Black Rock
immediately, take all the boats with ua we can, collect and organize
all the force we can, and be ready to join you on the ahorteat notice
by moving down on thia or the other aide of the river.
Capt. McClure will state my viewa more at large and receive
your answer.
(From MSS. of Hon. P. A. Porter.) Oeneral Order.
Headquarters, Albany, Auguat 28th, 1813.
The railitia detachraent raentioned in General Ordera of the 25th
instant is directed to enter the aervice of the United States and
rendezvous for that purpoae at the timea and places following :
The troopa of every deacription to be furniahed by Cayuga
county will aaaerable on Monday, the sixth day of September next, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, at auch place or places as ahall be named
by Brigadier-General Tillotaon of the infantry.
The detachment from Seneca county will meet on Tuesday, the
aeventh day of September next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at a
place or placea to be designated by the Commandant of the Thirty-
eighth Brigade of Infantry.
The requiaition from the Steuben militia will rendezvoua on
Tuesday, the aeventh day of Septeraber next, at 9 o'clock in the fore
noon, at a place to be appointed by Brigadier-General McClure.
The Ontario Militia of every deacription will aaaerable on the
ninth day of September next at placea of rendezvoua to be appointed
by Major-General Amos Hall, and the artillery from Tioga, on one of
the days above raentioned, at such place as Col. Walter Grieve of the
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The artillery of Onondaga and Cortland countiea will not rendez
voua at preaent, but will continue prepared to march at the ahorteat
notice. The Brigadier-General of the Third Brigade of Artillery ia
requested to order the detachment from hia brigade to asaemble on
the daya before mentioned, and at the places to be selected by the
brigadiera of infantry. The artillery corpa will not take their field-
pieces with thera, but will be aupplied at the frontier poat, to which
they are destined.
The Asaiatant Coramisaary of the Weatern Diatrict will repair
imraediately to the araenala at Canandaigua and Batavia, and will
exert himaelf to complete the equipment of the corps now ordered
into aervice with every needful article of which it may be deficient.
Major Samuel Edmonda ia aaaigned aa diatrict paymaater of the
militia detached frora the Weatern Diatrict ; John F. Bacon aa Brigade
Quartermaater, and Stephen Luah, junior, aa Judge Advocate. Major
Edmonds will act aa Brigade Quartermaater until Mr. Bacon ahall
join the brigade. The quarter and paymaater will enter into bonda
with aufficient auretiea in the penalty of $15,000, each conditioned for
the faithful execution of the truat repoaed in thera, and will likewise
take and aubacribe an oath to demean themaelvea diligently and
honeatly in their reapective officea.
The commissioned officera of the detachment are atrictly charged
to devote themaelvea to the dutiea of organizing and diaciplining their
aeveral corpa and promoting the health, comfort and uaefulneas of the
troopa committed to their care.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief. Sol. Van Rensselaer, Adjt. -General.
<Tompkius Papers, New York State Library.)

From the Hontreal Herald, 28th August, 1813, Quoted by the Buffalo
Oazette of 28th September, 1813.
On Tueaday laat Commodore Yeo left Kingaton for the head of
the lake, which he would reach the following day, the wind having
continued fair. Laat week in attempting to get out Commodore
Chauncey encountered a heavy gale, which diaabled hia vessela. The
Pike lost her foreraaat and the Madison hove down for repaira, the
veaael of eighteen guns waa launched and would be ready in 8 or 10
daya. We have no particulara from the diatrict of Niagara, but when
our aquadron would arrive aomething important would be undertaken.
On Lake Erie it ia aaid Coramodore Perry haa been reinforced
with 300 aeamen. He haa about ten veaaels, the largeat about 20
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Brigadier-Oeneral Boyd to the Secretary of War.
Headquarters, Fort George,
August 29th, 1813.
Sir, — ^I had the honor to address you on the 24th. The troopa
had not then ceaaed to akirmiah in the woods. In the repulae of Sir
George our loaa was greater than waa then reported, having five killed
and 27 wounded. The enemj' auffered more in killed, and left in our
handa one captain of the 49th Regiment and aix privatea priaoners.
The attack waa made by the enemy'a whole force with the intention,
no doubt, should he fail in an attempt on our entrenchments to draw
ua into the woods. General Williama with a part of his brigade
advanced aome diatance into the plain, but it waa conceived inexpe
dient to puraue the enemy into the woods when he retired.
(Prom Boyd's Documents and Pacts, p. 20.)

Major-Oeneral Procter to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Sandwich, August 29th, 1813.
Sir, — I did myaelf the honor to write to Your Excellency on the
26th inat., and in obedience to your commanda have to acquaint you
that the enemy'a fleet quitted the atation it aeemed to have taken for
the purpose of covering a landing. If I may venture to conjecture
hia raovementa it would be that he ia gone to Long Point. I can
aaaure Your Excellency that every effort ia making to have the fleet
aa effective as poaaible, eapecially in rendering the men expert at the
guns, and that on the arrival of the officera and aeamen offenaive
operations will commence, tho' I must say, becauae I know it to be
the case, that the aupply of both officera and aearaen ia very inade
quate. Your Excellency ia not aware that the atate of the Provincial
Marine here waa acarcely better than that on Lake Ontario, which it
haa been found requiaite to lay aaide. Intereated individuala have
prevented thia truth frora appearing that the nMvy might not be on
thia lake. I informed Major-General Sheaffe that the change waa
equally requiaite here. I look on Captain Barclay's arrival here, tho'
late, as a fortunate circumstance. I ahould have been very averae to
aending soldiera on board, but with officera of the Royal Navy I feel
it a duty incumbent on me to atate circumatancea aa they are. There
are not in the fleet more than four and twenty aearaen. I preaume
with extreme regard that Your Excellency had doubt of a apirit of
cordiality exiating between the two aervicea in thia diatrict, as well aa
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cordiality between the services afloat and ashore I trttat you are con
vinced, and I do aaaure Your Excellency that I know of no diaaatia
faction among the well diapoaed inhabitanta but at their safety being
endangered by the want of aailora in the fleet. Whoever haa excited
BUch doubta must have been actuated by a ainiater motive, for they
are not founded on any fact. I hope Your Excellency will always
enable me to meet the insidioua. Everything shall be done to induce
the Indiana required to go to the Centre Diviaion, but I apprehend
the worat conaequencea would ariae from weakening my Indian force
ere the fleet can seek the enemy. However, no time ahall be loi^t.
If the Indian gooda in very considerable quantities do not arrive here
within a month the moat aerious consequencea may be apprehended.
I have with much reluctance been under the neceaaity of purchaaing
Indian gooda occaaionally, but extremely inadequate to the demand,
I may appear importunate but I am not asking or urging more than
a sense of duty dictatea. I entreat Your Excellency to direct more
sailora to be aent to this lake. I have sent an officer to expedite
thoae on the way and aa much aa posaible will be done on their
arrival. (Canadian Archives, C. 679, p. 504.)
The Secretary of War to Oovernor Tompkius.
Sir, — Three thouaand five hundred effectivea are required from
the Militia of the State of New York, under the law of 1795, in addi
tion to thoae already called. Fifteen hundred of these will be assem
bled at such point of the Niagara River as Major-General Wilkinson
may indicate. The remaining two thousand of this requiaition will
be held in readineaa to aupport the first mentioned corpa or to perform
auch other aervice as circumstances may render proper. Your Excel
lency will be pleased to take the necessary meaaurea to effect these
objecta. War Department, 29th August, 1813.
(Tompkins Papers, Vol. VHI., p. 519, New York State Library.)

Oeneral Wilkinson's Instructions to Brigadier-Oeneral Brown.
Headquarters, Sacketts Harbour,
Auguat 29th, 1813.
Sir, — I ahall aail for Niagara the day after to-morrow, previous.
to which it becoraea my duty to call your attention to the following
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IsL — To have the troopa trained for action, agreeably to the
order of the 23d inatant, with redoubled induatry.
2d. — To have the men, arma, accoutrementa, carap equiparge and
baggage in prime order, fully ammunitioned and compactly arranged
for embarkation at a day'a notice by the 22d of the ensuing month.
3d. — To have the light artillery with ita attirail complete and
one hundred and fifty rounda of ammunition per gun assorted, ready
for embarkation at the aame time.
4th. — To have all the battering guna on travelling carriages with
their equipmenta and 300 rounda of ammunition per gun, aaaorted,
ready for embarkation at the aame time.
5th. — To have all the amall arma and equipmenta fit for service
and the fixed ammunition in store for those arms with fiints, drums,
fifes, buglea and other military inatrumenta and atorea in readineaa
for embarkation at the aame tirae.
6th. — To have a due proportion of the axea and entrenching
toola helved, and with the other tools, the atorea and implementa of
the quartermaater'a department, duly arranged and in readineaa for
embarkation at the aame time.
7th. — To have a aufficient quantity of medicine, ho.spital atores
and furniture for 10,000 men during the montha of October, November,
and December, ready for embarkation at the aame time.
8th. — To have the waggona and teama in complete order to move
by land at the aame time.
9th. — To have the whole of the winter clothing, hata, shoes,
ahirta and atockinga packed and ready for embarkation at the aame
time. 10th. — To have the whole of the carap equipage in atore arranged,
packed and in readiness for embarkation at the same time.
llth. — To engage 3 or 400 pilots and watermen for the St.
Lawrence, to be ready for aervice at the aame period.
12th.— To have 12 auitable boata armed and equipped with a 4,
6 or 12 pounder each, to row 30 oara and to be manned by 50 men, and
13th. — To have all the biacuit and the bulk of the contractor's
proviaiona and atorea brought to thia place from Oawego.
The utmoat punctuality ia indispensable in the fulfillment of
theae orders, becauae a failure in any particular department may pro
duce ruinous delays.
Tranaport haa been required frora the quartermaater-general for
the whole embarkation, and he atanda pledged to furnish it in season.
You will press him on thia point and on the equipment of hia craft
with an abundance of apare oars, aweepa, aaila and tarpaulina, boat-
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All aurplus articlea on thia ground not herein enumerated muat
be depoaited in a place of aafety, in charge of aome officer of the
department to which they raay appertain.
I rely with much confidence on your zeal, exertions and capacity
in the execution of theae ordera, and shall coraraunicate from Niagara
the day I arrive there, and that on which I may leave the place.
It ia unneceaaary for rae to caution you againat a powerful
eneray within aix houra sail of you, but I will recoraraend that you
should be in constant readineaa to receive hira, and that your vigilance
ahould not be relaxed in the amalleat degree.
To repreaa the predatory incuraiona of the enemy, to watch his
movements along the eaat bank of the St. Lawrence, and if poaaible
to cut off all intercourae with hira, you will be pleaaed to detach
Captain Morgan and his corapany to scout aa low down aa Ogdena
burg, concealing hiraaelf aa much aa poaaible from the diaaffected,
with ordera to report to you every obaervation and occurrence worthy
of note ; but he is not to croaa the river or comrait any depredation
on either aide.
(From Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol. III., Appendix XXX.)

Oeneral Porter to Oeneral Boyd.
Lewiston, Auguat 30, 1813.
Sir, — The re-appearance of the Engliah fleet off Niagara, aub
sequently to the writing of your letter of yeaterday, haa induced me
to believe it will beat comport with your wiahea that I reraain at
thia place, with the volunteers as well aa militia, until your further
ordera are received, more eapecially as Ma,]. Adama is quite ill and
will not be able to do duty for aome days. Maj. Chapin has this
morning proceeded to Buffalo to collect aome additional force.
I aend Lieut. Hart to Fort George with 20 men to aak your per
misaion, if you think the move adviaable, to bring 4 of the public
boata from Youngatown to thia place. I have thought that although
no object ahould offer itaelf for the employment of the boata here, the
movement of them up the river raight at leaat have the good effect
to mialead and embarraas the enemy.
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From Ttiomas O. Ridout to Thomas Ridout at York.
St. Davids, 30th Auguat, 1813.
I have not received a letter from home since 10th Auguat. Last
evening our fleet came over and proceeded to the Twelve Mile Creek
ou the American aide to intercept auppliea by water, which the
Yanketa have daily received.
Allan McNab haa come over to seek hia fortune aa a volunteer.
I think he'll succeed in the Sth. At present, having no other home,
he stays with us.
I auppoae you have heard of the great victory gained in Spain
on the 21at June, when the French loat 154 piecea of brass artillery,
their military cheat, etc., and the Engliah loat near 5000 in killed
and wounded. An Albany paper givea a tine account of Chauncey'a "noble
conduct." It says that he tried five daya to bring the Britiah to
action, but they alwaya ran away. One night two of his achoonera
in carrying a press of canvaaa in chaae upaet and were loat, and the
following night three achoonera, too eager in purauit, got into the
midst of the British, and after maintaining, with the moat heroic
gallantry, an unequal contest of forty-five minutes with the Wolfe
and Melville at piatol ahot, one went down and the other two atruck.
Also that Chauncey had only returned to Sackett'a Harbor for five
weeks' proviaiona and would corne out and aweep the lake.
De Watteville'a regiment ia very much wanted here ; the 49th
are reduced to about 370 raen. Thia morning three companies,
amounting to about seventy-five, arrived from Burlington. Fifty
Royal Artillerymen have joined by the fleet.
By what I can learn Sir George'a preaence here ia very little
aought ; he haa no idea of attacking the Americans on their own
ground, but the summit of hia wishea is to recover Fort George and
there remain. The great officera say that this army will be ruined
with petty affaira. Some heavy cannon have arrived at Burlington.
The army have been theae two daya out of whiakey. There ia a
good deal of ague among the raen. The Sth have neither blanketa
nor great coata, but a large supply has arrived.
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Oeneral Wilkinson to the S«cretary of War.
Sackett's Harbour, August 30, 1813.
Sir, — With every exertion he could make it was not until last
evening Chauncey got under way, and the weather being calra he
muat be now off thia harbor.
Agreeably to ray inforraation. Sir Jamea Yeo sailed for the head '
of the lake the 22d instant, with the two captured schooners, in addi-/
tion to hia squadron, no doubt to co-operate with Sir George, but
did not get clear of the Ducks before the 25th.
Brigadier-General Boyd is warned of thia moveraent, and being
placed on hia guard he ought to baffle every enterpriae of the enemy.
What ae awful criaia have I reached ! If Sir George beata Boyd and
Sir Jamea, Chauncey, my prospecta are blasted, and the campaign will^
I fear, be lost. If Sir George beata Boyd and Chauncey beata Sir
Jamea, Kingaton may yet be oura ; but should both Knighta be beaten
and our quartermaster tind transports in aeaaon, (of whieh I have
feara, as I found next to none here,) then we shall certainly winter
in Montreal if not discomfited by sorae act of God. If I could have
rauatered three thousand combatanta on thia ground with tranaporta
to bear them, I would have been now before Kingston, where Sir
George has left only one thouaand five hundred regular troopa and
about tive hundred militia ; but our utmoat force is short of two
thouaand five hundred, as you will perceive from the encloaed retum,
and we eould not have found boats to transport one thouaand.
The enemy, having determined to change hia system of operationa
from defence to offence, ia aaaerabling hia whole disposable force to
the head of the lake to attack Fort George, thua placing himself at
too great a distance from Montreal to give seasonable succor to that
city. He certainly presumes on our imbecility and we aa certainly
should take advantage of hia presumption.
The militia called for ahould therefore be immediately arrayed
and marched to thia frontier, and Major-General Hampton ahould
without delay croas the Champlain and comraence hia movement
towarda St. Johna, taking the Isle Aux Noix on hia route or not as
circumatances may justify.
Four thouaand of the beat appointed yeomanry ahould be ordered
to rendezvoua at Hamilton on the St. Lawrence, for eventual opera
tions with thia division, and the residue may accompany or follow
Hampton to draw the militia of Montreal and the disposable force of
the lower country to the eaat of the St. Lawrence, and thereby raake
the ialand an easy conqueat from thia quarter.
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deluded by a hope of re-conqueat, haa abandoned hia rear to our
enterpriae, ahd we might now, without the co-operation of our squad
ron, safely occupy Madrid and cut the communication of the two
provincea with thia division only if we had tranaport, but of thia we
are totally deatitute, every boat we command here being at this
time abaent with a detachment of eight hundred men, ordered to
make a feint to weatward under pretence of reinforcing Niagara
before I waa appriaed of Sir George's movementa.
The return under cover will expoae to you the diatracted and
disorganized atate in which I found thia army. It will alao exhibit
to you the dreadful deficiency of officers, for we have but one colonel
and twenty-five captains to 3003 men, a sad condition in which to
lead raw troopa to battle. To remedy thia evil with the utraoat
promptitude, (indeed no other plan can cure it aeaaonably), I will
pray of you to hasten forward the promotions which have been made
and to authorize me to fill vacanciea in regular gradation, and to
appoint enaigna frora our cadeta and non-commiaaioned officera ; by
thia meana our platoona may be tolerably formed for action and the
army will be relieved from much anxiety.
I could not leave thia poat before Chauncey aailed becauae
circumatancea might have occurred to change our plan of operationa,
but now I am on the wing, ahall embark in an hour and with exception
of ahort intervala for repoae, shall ply my oara day and night until I
reach Niagara, where, I truat in the Almighty, I may arrive in aeason
to take my place in any combat Sir George may force us to or
(Chauncey having vanquiahed the aquadron), to leave him and hia
army to find their way back to Kingaton a month after I have poa
seasion of Montreal. You will perceive 1 am ardent and may rest
confident every faculty, moral and phyaical, ahall be exerted in the
cauae of our country. Yet " it ia not in mortala to command suc
ceaa," &c.
(From Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol. III., Appendix xxix.

Oeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
Sackett's Harbor, August 30, 1813,
5 o'clock p. m.
Sir, — I have commenced barely the arrangement of the depart
ment of intelligence. An intelligencer left Kingaton or ita vicinity
laat evening to tell me that Sir George Prevoat had commenced hia
operations againgt Boyd and had driven in hia picketa and taken
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encampraent. The militia of Montreal are at Kingaton and reinforce
menta by aingle hundreda are arriving frequently ; four hundred are
expected in the courae of the week.
The force at Kingston ia two thouaand men, (regulars fifteen
hundreds militia five hundred.) Major-General Darrach commanda,
and they are aaaiduously atrengthening their worka. Sir Jaines Yeo
sailed with six weeks proviaiona, expreasly to co-operate with Sir
George at the head of the lake A double battle and a double victory
offer a atrong temptation, but I will not be diverted from ray courae.
I have written Governor Torapkina on the subject of a draught
of militia for the atrait of Niagara to supply the absence of our
troops of the line and prevent clamor, but have not been so happy aa
to receive an acknowledgment of my letter.
(American State Papers, MUitary Affairs, Vol. I., p. 466.)

riajor E. Beebe to Oeneral P. B. Porter.
Fort George, Aug. 31, 1813.
(Bx tract.)
The General haa juat received a letter from Genl. W., saying our
fleet will have left S. H. positively on the 29th inat. They are, of
courae, momentarily expected.
(From MSB. ot Hon. P. A. Porter.)

From the Buffalo Oazette, 3 lst August, 1813.
On Tuesday morning laat, (24th Auguat,) the Britiah made
another attack upon our piqueta near the light house at Fort George.
We underatand that two of the piqueta auatained the enemy'a fire
and repulaed him, and that one was driven in with loaa, but to what
extent we are not able to aay.
On Friday morning laat, (27th Auguat,) the Britiah fleet of 8
sail again appeared off Fort Niagara, and one of the achoonera came
so near Fort Niagara that aeveral ahot were exchanged.
Major-General Sir George Prevoat ia aaid to have arrived at the
British headquarters near the 4 Mile Creek.
Major chapin and hia corpa are now at Lewiaton.
On Saturday laat Mr. John Cummins of Hamburg arrived in
thia village from Canada. Soon after Colonel Preaton occupied Fort
Erie Mr. Cumimna crossed into Canada to viait sorae relatives and
went up to a place called Sugar Loaf, near Point Abino, where he
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under guard until about two weeks since, when he by some means
deceived the guard and made his eacape, aud brought away one of
the men taken with Colonel Boerstler.
Several familiea have left Canada during the laat week.
THE SEASON.
In May and June the weather in the Genesee county waa uncora-
monly wet, but aince the raiddle of July we have experienced a
aevere and unrelenting drought.
The araenal at Batavia belonging to the State of New York is
now completed ; the building is of atone, situated near the great road
at the west end of the village and makea an elegant appearance.
The principal roads in this part of the country, which have
hitherto been extremely bad, are now in a fair way of becoming
permanently good. Labor haa been very judicioualy laid out and the
road from thia place to Batavia ia in a fine atate of repair.
(File in Buffalo Public Library.)

Colonel Thomas Barclay to Colonel Baynes ?
Harlem, near New York, 31at Aug., 1813.
(In Cypher.)
Sm, —
16 1234 2459 3096 283 3060 808127 3478 1716
I have reaaon to believe the Americana will raake
16 1140 198 2854 2652 650 3060 168 511-16-6-5
a general attack aoon   They are collecting
109 808 3060 650 1061 3042 3077 1795 2652
all  their  forcea. Ten thouaand militia 
1537 2343 650 3060 3478 1716 3079 198-21 195
It ia probable  they will make three attacka at
3060 2673 3093
the aame time.
(Canadian Archives, C. 690, p. 109.)
Doctor William Scott to Colonel Peter B. Porter.
Sir, — A few daya since I took the liberty of writing to you from
Halifax to requeat you to lay before Congreas a atatement of ray
losaea aubmitted to your care and a further claim of about $2000 due
me aa marahal from the U. Statea, and to take auch meaaurea aa you
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Sir George Prevoat haa gone up to Fort George with a strong rein
forcement, expecting to retake the place by storming it. He has at
least 16,000 troopa of different descriptiona. All from thia place were
drawn up to fill the vacancies, even to the 103d, who had juat, been
aent down. It is confidently asaerted here that Col. Scott and a
number of other officers are fighting againat them while yet on parole.
Priaonera auffer rauch on board the prison ahips, and die aa raany as
aix of a day.
British-born subjects are shamefully treated and not used as
subjects at all. Soldiera will have to fight better or retum acroaa
the river while they have the opportunity. All Araerican deaertera
are either enliated or tranaported to England. They are dismounting
their guna from the walla and aending thera up the country.
Quebec Priaon, Auguat the 31st, 1813.
N. B. — Reapecta to all friends. News haa arrived that the
President frigate of the U. Statea ia captured and taken into Halifax.
(From the original in Library of the Buffalo Historical Society.)

Captain R. H. Barclay to Sir James Lucas Yeo.
September 1st, 1813.
My Dear Sir, —
We are now in most anxioua expectationa of being able to meet
the enemy, who . are still about the islanda, but have never ahown
themaelvea since their first appearance. What they are about I can
not imagine. Every day to them is a loaa not to be regained. I
have not aent anything to reconnoitre them lately but a canoe (which
ia now out), fearing from the frequent calma and their vessela being
so well qualified to aweep that they might take her and increaae their
force at our expenae.
By dint of exerciaing the aoldiera on board I am in hopea they
will raake a good hand of it when they are backed by a few aeamen.
I hope you will add to thia gang from the Dover, aa they will be a
araall reinforcement of themselves, however valuable a small rein
forcement is.
As to our coming to Long Point it much dependa on the motion
of the enemy'a aquadron whether they chooae to fight ua or not, for
if they have made themaelvea worka in the harbor and take shelter
under them we must reraain and watch their motiona lest that in our
absence they might take advantage of it and come here. But I ahall
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and guns may be coming to ua, and for proviaions, which are begin
ning to be very much wanted here.
The quantity of beef and flour consumed here ia tremendous,
there are auch hordea of Indiana with their wives and children.
The Detroit is a very fine ahip, but I fear with her ahorea, (for
she has one under every beam,) will sail heavily, but I hope fast
enough to ensure a general action if they remain and wiah to aave
their amall craft.
The officera and seamen whom you send would much better be
forwarded to Amheratburg by land, that is a certain mode ; by the
lake in boata ia most uncertain. I am aure if you aaw my Canadians
you would condemn every one, (with perhapa two or three exceptiona,)
as a poor devil not worth hia aalt.
Captain Finnis begs to be kindly remembered to you and
Mukaater. (Canadian Archives, C. 730, pp. 126-8.) Oeneral Order.
Headquarters, Kincjston, 1st Sept., 1813.
G. 0. The detachment of the 100th Regiment ia to march to-morrow
at 6 o'clock for York, by auch route aa will be furniahed by the
acting deputy quartermaater general. Three batteaux are to be
allotted for the carriage of the regimental baggage, to be manned by
such men aa are lesa capable of marching.
Edward Baynes, Adjutant General.
(From the Ontario Repository, ot Canandaigua, 3d September, 1813.)
By a gentleman who left the Fort (George) on Wedneaday last
we are informed of aorae occurrencea near thia poat, the most import
ant of which took place on Tueaday laat, (August 24th.) Early in
the moming the Araerican picket guarda were attacked by the
enemy, {whoae number in regulars, militia and Indians waa aup
posed to be about 1000.) One force, conaiating of 300 men, atationed
on a piquet line, 50 in a place, extending around the village of Newark
and the fort from the lake to the river and parallel with the intrench
menta encircling the camp near to which they were puraued. The
fire waa retumed by the railitia and Indiana on the right of the camp,
and General- Williama marched out with a force to oppoae the aaaail-
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houses in Newark, and after remaining aome time retired unmolested.
It waa impoaaible to know how many were killed on either side.
Our loaa waa varioualy atated at from 40 to 100 raen. A deserter
from the Britiah, who carae in on Wedneaday stated that they also
took 25 prisonera, whom he aaw paraded to be raarched to 12 Mile
Creek. The enemy loat a number. Captain Fitzgerald waa badly
wounded in the knee, and the deaerter stated that a Major  waa
miaaing, aupposed to be killed.
The attack waa auppoaed to have been raade by Sir George Pre
vost, (who reached the army on the 18th inst.,) with a view of draw
ing our troops into a general action. It ia stated that he ia intent on
retaking Fort George.
The Indiana who croaaed over to co-operate with our troops and
who were partially engaged in the above affair, were highly diasatisfied
with the result. They indulged in aome cenaure towarda our officera,
who they aaid did not support them but left them to contend againat
a auperior force, aa if they wished them to be aacrificed. In thia
temper they all recroaaed the Niagara the aame day, but were after
warda ao appeaaed by the repreaentationa of General Boyd that the
chiefa proraiaed to return to hia aid with increaaed numbers.
Our troopa are aickly at the fort and their aickneaa ia increaaing.
The friendly Indiana at tiie fort are diasatiafied with General Boyd'a
conduct and reproach the regular troopa with want of courage in not
aaaiating their Indiana in the akirmiahea at the outpoats on the 17th
and 18th inst.
Commodore Yeo succesaively for three daya offered battle (with
Chauncey to windward), which our Commodore declined.
(File in Wood Library, Canandaigua, N. T.)

Captain Jesse D. Elliott, U. S. N., to Oeneral Peter B. Porter.
U. S. Sloop Niagara,
Sandusky Bay, Sept. 1, 1813.
My Dear Sir, —
Have the goodneaa to excuae me for not writing you when at
Erie. I do aaaure you I had not a moment'a leiaure after my arrival
on board the Niagara, and thia ia the only opportunity that haa
preaented itaelf aince our departure. Your boata ahould have been
aent back had not they very unfortunately heen loat when in tow of
the pilot boat between Sataragus and Presque lale. On my return
the arma ahall be forwarded you. Everything ia yet in the brails.
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Maiden. We had the aatisfaction to discover our opponenta at anchor
under their batteriea at Maiden with a force equal to oura. The new
ahip ia all a taunto, and what keepa them in God only knowa, for
they have a third more guna. We have twice atood in, hove about
and laid our topaaila to the mast ; waited two hours with the wind off
the Maiden ahore. John Bull ia not generally quick of comprehen
sion, and I presurae on this occaaion will plead that aa an excuse.
Our desire waa obvioua. They appeared much confuaed in the fleet
aa well as on the ahore. The General promiaea not to delay. Could
we poaitively know he would not attempt a croaaing their vesaela
could be deatroyed. What newa below ? I preaume we are in pos
session of Genl. De Rottenburg and his array. Let me hear from you
direct to Erie.
(From original in Library of Buffalo Historical Society.)

The Secretary of War to Major-Oeneral Hampton,
September, 1, 1813.
Dear Sir, —
Prevoat has gone up to the head of the lake ; Yeo haa followed
him. The object ia either to attack Boyd or draw Wilkinson to the
weat and apin out the campaign, without either giving or receiving
blows of decided character. In either case hia (Prevoat's) rear ia
manifeatly neglected, and we muat not loae the advantage he preaenta
for attacking it. Wilkinaon haa gone on to Fort George to baffle
Prevost, (if the former be his object,) and to bring off the army ahould
the other be manifestly hia intention. If Chauncey beat Yeo Sir
George's caae will be deaperate. Thia ia the pivot on which the iaaue
of the campaign turna.
(American State Papers, Military Affairs. Vol. I., p. 458.)

Major-Oeneral Procter to Captain Noah Freer.
Sandwich, September 3d, 1813.
Sir, — I am under the painful neceaaity of acquainting you, for
the information of the Coraraander of the Forcea, that the greateat
injuriea ariae to the aervice from the constant inadequatenesa of the
supplies of money to the demand, and from the great delay in trana
mitting it to the Comraiaaariat in thia district. I am at a losa to
conceive why we are kept ao deatitute of money, aa Mr. Couche ia no
stranger to our necesaitiea. The troopa have been for aeveral montha
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artiticera have ceased to work from the want of payment, which is
much in arrear.
The want of money increases the price of proviaiona as well aa
the difficulty of procuring them. We are under the neceaaity of
taking articles of proviaions of individuala on receipt, a raortifyiog
circumstance when our credit from bad payment is far from being
good. The Indian department suffer the greatest inconvenience from
the mode in which they are paid, if they can be said to receive any
pay at all. I made a very full representation on that head to Major-
General Sir R. H. Sheaffe, which I underatand waa aubmitted to the
consideration of Hia Excellency. I would propoae that the superin
tendent of iaaues to the Indiana ahould be paymaster to the depart
ment in the diatrict receiving the pay in toto from the comraisaary,
two ahillings and sixpence in addition would be adequate to the extra
duty propoaed. I muat obaerve that the greateat beneflts have
already accrued from the aituation of auperintendent of iaauea to the
Indians. I have alao addressed Major-General De Rottenburg on
these subjects.
(Canadian Archives, 0. 680. p. 7.)
New York Evening Post, 13th September, 1813.
Extract of a letter from Oawego, dated September 3d, 1813 :
On Sunday laat, (August 29th,) our aquadron left Sackett'a
Harbor on a cruiae, and on Tueaday were off thia place, beating up
the lake. On Tuesday night at half-past 11 General Wilkinson
arrived in an open boat attended only by oarsmen, (Hia Excellency
at the helm.) He apeaka of the capture or deatruction of the British
fleet aa a thing of courae, provided Coraraodore Chauncey geta in aight
of them. Early on Wednesday he proceeded on hia way to Niagara.
We have newa from Niagara up to Wedneaday morning. The Britiah
fleet had been in that quarter aeveral daya and captured aeveral boata
and a schooner, (the Mary, Captain Eadea,) loaded with public
property. On Tuesday raorning they were seen standing northward
and on' Wednesday not in aight. Our fleet were within 50 or 60 miles
of Niagara Wednesday noon. Maulins, Sept. 7.
Information ia received that the achooner Mary and a number of
batteaux on their way from Oawego to Niagara, loaded with public
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Lieut.-Colonel John Harvey to Sir James Lucas Yeo.
4th Sept., [1813.]
My Dear Sir James, —
I aend you not only the depoaitiona of the two deaertera (moat
intelligent fellowa,) but the deaerters themaelvea, from whom you will
receive, I think, a great deal of information real and good. Quin is
a nephew of the famous innkeeper at Bray, near Dublin, a man
whom I know well. He waa coachman to Lord Neath and ia now
one of the wealthieat men in Dublin.
P. S. — We hear of other deaertera being on the road to the out
poata. If they tell us anything worth making you acquainted with
you shall hear it.
(Canadian Archives, 0. 730, p. 129.)
Deposition of William Quin, a Deserter from the American Army at Fort
Oeorge, taken 3d or 4th September, 1813.
Wm. Quin, an Irishman, from the County of Wicklow, town of
Bray, belonging to the 6th American [Regiment.] The fleet are ahort
of hands ; are drafting aoldiera for thia purpoae. The eneray are very
weak, falling sick every day ; about 3500 effective men ; would desert
very fast but for fear of the Indiana ; from No. 5 [piquet] 36 men ;
the duty very hard, not more than one or two nighta off. The aquad
ron commanded by Captain Hull ; one new achooner carrying 22 long
eighteena, 10 feet longer than the brig. Fleet did not bring either
men or proviaiona, evidently the Commodore came in for a want of
nnen. Underatanda Commodore Chauncey is put under arreat. The
troopa in the fort are much afraid of attack. From four o'clock in
the raorning they lay behind the breaatworks. Half the boata are on
thia aide, half on the other. Heara they have mounted four piecea of
cannon at the Point of Fort Niagara, two 18-poundera, one 32-
pounder and one 24-pounder. On the battery between Niagara and
the Salt Battery there are two guna— believe IS-poundera. Reapect
ing the intrenchments, that which runa frora the church towarda the
water finiahea at the top of the hill, but from thence a trench two or
three feet deep, with a row of picketa of nearly twelve feet in length,
slanting outwards, is continued down quite to the water's edge. To
go round it would take a man up to hia middle. There ia a vacancy
made occaaionally by the waggona, but the picketa are alwaya
replaced. The line of sentriea is continued to the water, a conaider
able diatance outaide. The encampment on the other aide is aaid to
contain about 500 diamounted cavalry and a few Indiana — doea not
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On the face of the fort towards Queenaton there- are five guna, 18-
poundera, and they are going to begin to build barracka for the troops.
there. [They] have not altered the work whicli covers that face of
the fort. A conaiderable space remaina between the end of it and the
end of the new worka, very alight. Conceivea the top of the parapet
not more than two or three feet [thick], the lower part 5 or 6 feet.
When the breaat worka are manned the men are at extended order,
about 4 feet asunder. Says that on alarm they turn out sick men
who are quite unable to do anything, in order to make a ahow.
Heara that Capt. FitzGerald ia doing well; haa not lost hia leg and
likely to do well. Saya that when the piqueta were attacked it was
generally believed that all the troopa were going to retreat to the
inside of <fce /ori aiid leave the breaatworka aa untenable. General
Wilkinaon [has] not arrived. Believe there are about 15 field piecea.
A great number of artillery horaea. Haa a friend living at York and
wiahes to get there as aoon as poaaible — Mr. J. Lyons, a tailor. The
deponent brought hia arraa and accoutreraenta with him.
(Canadian Archives, C. 730, p, 130.)
Deposition of Francis Brown, who Deserted from the American Army at
Fort Oeorge 3rd or 4th September, 1813.
Francia Brown, an Iriahraan, County of Donegal, haa been 12
months in the 6th Regiment, haa been 18 years in the America, haa
been at Fort George aince ita capture. Suppoaes there are between
3 and 4000 effectivea. The aick are all sent away. [There] are 130
Canadian volunteera who wear a white cockade and green ribbon
round their hats. Says that the breaatworks are very alight, about
3 or 4 at bottom, the ditch between 3 and 4 feet deep, no paliaades.
Agrees reapecting the trench down to the river, and the picketa aay
there is a amall redoubt, which flanka the ditch and picketa. Believes
the fleet brought no troopa. Expects that the troopa would be drafted
to man it. Saya there ia aubaltern'a detachraent on board the Pike,
the sarae on board the brig. Waa himaelf on board the Fair Am,eri-
can when the achooners were taken. Says he waa in Fort Niagara
about 3 weeks ago. Knowa only of the artillery and aome Indiana
being there. No guna on the Salt Battery. No guna on that between
the Salt Battery and Niagara. The only one was removed a few
daya ago. Was never beyond. Piquet No. 6 ia at McFarland'a — 1
captain, 1 aubaltern, 2 aergeanta, 2 corporala, 40 men. Brought hia
arma and accoutrementa with him.
(Canadian Archives, C. 780, p. 131.)

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From the Diary of Hr. Thos. flcCrae, Sr.
Raleigh, Friday 3d September, 1813.
Forty-flve aearaen pasaed here to-day on their way to Amherst
burg. Monday, 6th September.
Trimble gone to Sandwich with the horae cart to take down two
sick aoldiers and the wife of one of them, who arrived here yeaterday.

Thomas O. Ridout to Thomas Ridout at York.
Four Mile Creek, 4th September, 1813.
By the date of thia you will perceive we have changed our
quartera for the lake aide. The encampment here ia very beautiful
and ia formed of the Sth and 104th, part of the 89th and 100th Regi
menta, conaiating of 2000 men. They lie upon the edge of the wooda,
having large clearinga in the front and the main road crossing the
camp by Mr. Addison's, where the General staya. The artillery park
is one mile in the rear. Very few troopa are left in St. Davida.
We came to Thompaon'a the day before yeaterday and met with
rather an ungracious reception. The old fellow aaid he could not
take us in aa hia family occupied the whole houae, but that we might
go into an old house a little diatance off, which waa inhabited at an
early period of- the world. Accordingly we cleared it of rubbiah,
made a fire and fried a little beef we brought with ua. In the even
ing we made a straw bed on the floor. We collect balm in the garden
for tea and carry on an extensive robbing of peaa, applea, onions,
corn, carrots, etc., for we can get nothing but by stealing, excepting
milk, which is carefully measured. Bread and butter is out of the
queation, and to-day we aent a dragoon to the Twelve Mile Creek for
theae articles, and G. to the Croaa Roada for beef, etc. Lewia cooked
some black bread yeaterday ; only our chief haa been invited to the
sanctum sanctorum to partake of delicaciea.
We have an iron pot which serves for teapot, roaster and boiler,
and two window ahuttera put upon three barrela form the table. We
have three aervanta who eat the remains of our feasts.
I spent a pleasant evening with Colonel Holcroft at the artillery
park, and thia afternoon I ahall spend with Colonel Ogilvie at the
Sth camp. There is an aatonishing run of white cuffed enaigna and lieuten
anta at the houae and the carpet parlor ia adorned the whole day with
red. The only domeatic on the farm ia a miaerable little black girl.

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who ia almost worked to death. The army ia getting very aickly,
forty or fifty men are aent to the hoapital every day. There are
more than 400 aick and a great number of officera.
York being conaidered the healthiest place in Canada is to be
headquartera for the medical eatabliahment ; you may expect the town
to be filled with hoapitala and sick. We cannot stand thia daily
diminution of strength ten daya longer. They say that Decatur has
aucceeded Chauncey and that we raay look for him every hour ; also
that General Wilkinaon haa taken the command at Fort George with
a conaiderable reinforcement. Our fleet is juat coming over from
York, I suppose with De Watteville's regiment.
Four of the Glengarrya deserted yeaterday and four American
dragoona to us. Mr. Stanton bought a pound of tea thia morning,
the flrat we have had thia long time. We pay out on an average
£1500 a day ; next week it will be much more, as all the departments
for the army will come in with their pay liata. We have now 10,000
barrela of flour in the depota at $12 per barrel. I believe Allan
McNab will get into the 8th Regiment. Shaw and Jarvis have been
a year in the 49th.
(From Ten Tears ol Upper Canada, by Lady Edgar, pp. 211-3.)

Division Orders. Bloomfield, Sept. 4, 1813.
Purauant to General Order herewith communicated, the Com
mandant of the 7th Brigade of Infantry ia required to organize the
detachment to be made from thia brigade into five corapanies of
ninety men each, excluaive of officera, non-commiaaioned officera and
muaiciana, and to each of said companies he will aaaign the regimental
officera, non-comraiaaioned officera and rauaiciana called for in the
General Order. There will be a fragment of 50 men, which, together
with a fragment of 30 raen to be taken frorn a detachment ordered
from the 24th brigade, ia to be organized into a company officered as
followa : The Commandant of the Seventh Brigade will assign one
captain, one lieutenant, one enaigfi, three sergeants, three corporals
and one drummer. The Commandant of the 24th Brigade will aaaign
one lieutenant, one enaign, two aergeanta, three corporala and one fifer.
The Commandant of the 24th Brigade of Infantry will organize
the detachment from his brigade into three companies, aaaigning
offic6ra, non-commissioned officera and muaiciana as above, and also
aaaigning his quota of the officera for the said company ao aa to be
forraed frora the fragmenta of the detachments frora hia and the 7th
Brigade.

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The Comraandant of the 39th Brigade will organize the detach
ment ordered from his brigade into three companiea of 95 men each,
leaving a fragment of 15 raen.
The Coramandant of the 38th Brigade will organize the detach
ment ordered from his brigade into three companiea, one of 95 men
and two of 94 men each, leaving a fragment of 17 men.
The Coramandant of the lat Brigade will organize the detach
ment ordered from his brigade into two companies, leaving a frag
ment of 62 raen. To each of which corapaniea the aeveral command
anta of brigadea will aaaign officera, non-commiasioned officera and
muaiciana aa required in the General Order of the 25th ulto.
The aeveral fragments in the 39th, 38th and lat Brigadea will
forra one corapany, to be officered aa aforeaaid, whereof the Com
mandant of the 39th Brigade will aaaign one aergeant and two
corporala; the Coraraandant of the 38th Brigade will aaaign one
sergeant and one corporal ; the Commandant of the 1st Brigade will
aaaign one captain, two lieutenants, two enaigna, three aergeanta,
three corporala and two rauaiciana.
The Commandant of the 7th Brigade will alao detach one com
pany of light infantry and one company of rifleraen to consist of the
aame number, and to be organized and officered as directed in General
Ordera. The Commandant of the 3Sth Brigade will alao detach and
organize one complete company of light infantry.
The Coramandant of the 24th Brigade will also detach and
organize one complete company of riflemen.
The Comraandant of the 39th Brigade will alao detach and
organize one complete company of light infantry.
The Comraandant of the 1st Brigade will alao detach and
organize one complete company of rifleraen.
In conformity to the General Ordei- of the 24th ulto., the aeveral
trpopa detached from the 7th Brigade will rendezvous on Monday,
the 6th day of September inat., at 10 o'clock a. m., at auch place or
placea aa ahall be deaignated by Brigadier-General Tillotaon. The
detachment from the 38th Brigade will rendezvoua on Tueaday, the
7th day of September inst., at 10 o'clock a. m., at a place or places to
be designated by the the Comraandant of that Brigade.
The detachment from the lat Brigade will rendezvoua on Tuea
day, the 7th day of September inat, at 10 o'clock a. m., at a place to
be designated by Brigadier-General McClure.

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Sir James Lucas Yeo to Sir Oeorge Prevost,
Wolfe, OFF York, 5th Sept., 1813.
My Dear Sir, —
Ere thia I truat the tranaports are arrived by which Your Excel
lency will hear of the eneray'a aquadron being in thia quarter. On
the evening I diacovered thera I atood over for Niagara and perceived
them all going into the river, where they yet remain. The reaaon
given for their going in ia want of men, having loat aeveral at Sack
ett'a Harbor by desertion.
You will aee by the encloaed report of two deaertera that Cora
raodore Hull commands the aquadron and that their new achooner is
with them, but I cannot believe of the force they atate. I had a very
good view of thera yesterday afternoon. I find their nurabers, great
and amall, to be twelve.
The deaerters ssiy they are beating up for volunteera. I have
no objection to their taking every man at Fort George, the more the
better. I have very little doubt that a new coraraander will produce
new meaaurea, and that aa aoon aa he cornea out we ahall have a
general action, which, aa I conaider it the firat and great object, I
shall reraain in thia quarter, (aa long as my proviaions will laat,) to
watch their motiona and give countenance to the Centre Division.
The tranaporta, if they wait under the Ducka or Bay of Cuinto for a
fair wind raay come up with safety under convoy of the Vincent or
Drwmmond, who sail well. I recoraraend Lieut. Markham to have
charge of the convoy and to comraand the Vincent. I ahall always
keep a good lookout for thera on their approaching York. Pray do
not allow them to aail with a atrong weaterly wind, aa they cannot
get on and would be exposed to great danger.
I waa rauch pleaaed by a letter from Captain Barclay yesterday,
a copy of which I have the honor to encloae.
I hope my next will be giving Your Excellency a good account
of Commodore Hull, whom I hope to see to-raorrow or next day.
(Canadian Archives, C. 730, pp. 134-7.
J. Dawson to Oeneral Porter.
Fort George, Sept. 5, 1813.
Dear Sir, — General Wilkinaon arrived at thia place on the laat
evening. He ia unwell and wiahea to aee you without delay. To his
best wishea, I beg leave to add thoae of Your friend,
J. Dawson.
(Prom M.S.S. of Hon. P A. Porter.)

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riajor-Oeneral De Rottenburg to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Headquarters of the Centre Division
OF the Army, 4 Mile Creek,
6th September, 1813.
Sir, — I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your
Excellency'a letter of the lat inatant. The American squadron, nine
in number, made its appearance here in the evening of the day before
yeaterday, and during the night the whole of them ran into the river
Niagara. Sir Jamea, who got intelligence off York of their approach,
left the empty achooners which he waa eacorting to Kingaton and
made his way to thia place, where he arrived yeaterday morning.
The enemy have a large new achooner carrying 22 long IS-poundera,
which, with the two achoonera they left in the river, makea their
total number 11 vesaela. Araerican deaerters report that they are
short of men, and that they came for the purpoae of getting additional
hands from the garriaon and provisions, of which they are alao ahort.
The aquadron ia commanded by Captain Hull. We ahall aee in a few
daya whether their intention ia to come out or not. Sir Jamea will
continue here and it will rest with Your Excellency, ahould the enemy
not be inclined to come out, whether he ia to remain for the protec
tion of the army under ray command or proceed to Kingaton for the
purpoae of eacorting aupplies. Thia manceuvre of the enemy placea
me in a dilemma, for ahould the fleet leave me I cannot poaaibly hold
thia poaition long while ao powerful a fleet ia in the river, which may
at any time come out and act in my rear.
The temporary command of the lake haa been ao short that no
advantage haa been derived frora it. Sir Jaraea after landing Colonel
Bruyerea went off immediately to York.
If I cannot get heavy guns and mortara it will be irapoaaible for
me to attempt anything againat the atrong intrenchmenta of the
enemy with six field pieces and one howitzer only. My effective
numbera are diminiahing by aickness and deaertion to the moat alarm
ing degree. I have now in the rear at the 12 Mile Creek and at
York 500 men sick. Two men of the King's, four of the Voltigeurs
and three of the 49th deaerted yeaterday. Colonel Bruyerea will
report to you thia day the arrangementa made at York and Burling
ton for the conatruction of barracks.
The aeamen that left Burlington on the 27th Auguat had not
arrived at Sandwich the 2d September. The General ia very anxioua
to get the reat, he reporta that the enemy'a fleet approached ao near
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Point as to give him cause to expect an attack. He is in expectation
of their landing and advancing into the territory.
Deputy Commiaaary General Couche has reported to the Com
missary General that flour for General Procter's army is on its way
to the Thames, and drovea of cattle have alao been forwarded for ita
supply. Directions have also been forwarded to Major Maule to
immediately forward the supplies that have been landed at Burling
ton Bay for that army.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 2-2-5.)
Sir Oeorge Prevost to riajor-Oeneral Procter.
Kingston, 6th September, 1813.
Sir, — I received yeaterday your letter of the 27th ulto. acquaint
ing me with the departure of the American fleet from the station it
had taken off Amherstburg, and at the aame time atating it as your
opinion that that movement waa the reault of a dispoaition to attack
Long Point.
On the 2Sth Lieut.-Colonel Hamilton, with the flank companiea
of the 100th Regiment and one aix-pounder, marched from Burlington
Heights upon that place, where I hope he will arrive in time to
organize the militia, which, when united to hia force, will be aufficient
to restrain the enemy from committing any depredation.
I have much aatiafaction in informing you that Captain Drury
of Hia Majeaty'a troop-ahip Dover ia hourly expected at Kingaton
with 5 officera, 40 seamen and 8 marinea. You may rely on my
endeavours to obtain from Coraraodore Sir Jamea Yeo a large pro
portion of them for Lake Erie, and to have thera forwarded to you
without delay.
I have upon all occaaiona expreaaed rayaelf aa confident in the
succeaaful termination of your exertiona for the preservation of the
territory entruated to you to defend. Every occurrence in which you
have been concerned haa confirmed the juatice of the aentiment. You
may conceive the satisfaction with which I received j'our aaaurance
of the good underatanding and perfect cordiality between the two
services and individually between youraelf and Captain Barclay, as
well aa your having conciliated the well-dispoaed inhabitanta about
you. If a doubt existed in my mind on those points it waa created by
an anonymoua correspondent in your neighborhood, and you have
removed it entirely.
You and I have too much occupation just now to ferret out the
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to detect him. At preaent it ia wiadora not to awerve frora the
arduoua courae before ua on any conaideration, but to raake uae of
every honourable raeana to retain the advantagea we have gained.
The audden appearance of General Armstrong and General
Wilkinaon at Sackett'a Harbour, where the previoua concentration of
a large force had taken place, hurried me back here, where your
future communications muat be addressed. The 2d Battalion of the
41at Regiraent is expected in the courae of thia week at Kingaton,
whence it will iraraediately proceed in two diviaiona to York on its
route upwarda.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 30-32.)
Lieut. William flacBwen, Royal Scots, to Mrs. riacEwen at riontreal.
St. Davids, 6th Septeraber, 1813.
I ara certified unfit for any duty and have procured leave to go
to York, which ia sixty miles from this. I intend to leave this with
the firat boata for that place if I am able to move, ao you muat atop
there and inquire before you proceed further. I am informed that
Ybrk ia not a very healthy place, but my certificate from the surgeon
mentiona that I can go a little further if I am not likely to recover,
30 that ia left to my diacretion. I hope when the winter acta in that
the cold weather will clear away every infection frora me and the
others. Among the officers Colonel Stuart, Captain Wilaon, Lieu
tenanta Hendrick, Connell, Jenoway, A. Campbell, Doctor Wilson,
Enaigns McKenzie, Miller and poor McLeod and myself are all bad
with fever and ague and unable to be with the army, which ia within
four milea of the Americana, who are atrongly entrenched. Our men
and they are engaged every day and night and they still come off
with the worat. We have had aeveral of our men wounded but none
killed aince we came here. Our fleet chaaed theira aome time ago and
commenced a running fight, and in a^very ahort time took two of
their achooners, sank two and diaabled two more in .such a manner
that it ia doubtful whether they got into port or went down. How
ever, I suppose you will have the newa ab Montreal very nearly aa
soon as some parta of the army, which ia a good deal divided.
When I got to York in coming here every officer who had two
trunka left one or both and took what would shift himaelf. I did
the aame aome time afterwarda. The Araericana came and took
everything they could lay their handa on, and my trunk with every
thing I brought away with me except a change and my blanket and
aheet. I heard a few daya aince that the baggage of Colonel Stuart,
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there will aatiafy rae on that head. I had the inforraation in good
time, aa officera and men were ordered to give in statements oi their
loaaea, and mine waa in some daya before the order was known, so
that I had time to withdraw it until I found what loaa I had actually
sustained.
(From A. Brymner's Excerpts, pp. 10-11.)

The Secretary of War to General Wilkinson.
War Department, Sackett's Harbor,
Sept. 6, 1813.
Dear General, —
I arrived here yeaterday. Nothing new except that Prevoat has
returned to Kingaton. General Hampton will go through the cam
paign cordially and vigorously, but will reaign at the end of it. He
will be ready to raove by the 20th with an effective regular force of
four thouaand, and a militia detachment of one thouaand five hundred.
On the supposition that Sir George had decidedly taken hia part and
had choaen the peninaula aa hia champ de bataille, I had ordere'd
Hampton to move immediately againat the lale Aux Noix. Two
thouaand militia will be promptly aaaembled at Champion, twenty-
four milea from thia place, and on the route to the St. Lawrence.
The place waa aelected aa offering two objecta, and, of courae, leaving
his knightahip to guesa. To have puahed thera directly to Ogdena
burg would not have had that advantage. A larger draught would
have been difficult. Another view of the subject is that this part of
the plan cannot be confided to railitia exclusively. They muat be
propped by a regular force, otherwiae the back door may not be
aufficiently cloaed and barred.
The battle on the lake ! Shall we have one ? If Yeo ffghta and
ia beaten all will be well. If he doea not ffght the reault may alao
be favorable.
(From Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol. III., Appendix XXVII.)

From the Diary of fir. Thos. HcCrae, Sr.
Raleigh, Monday, 6th September, 1813.
I received an order to-day from the Dy. Qr. Mr. Gen. Chambera
to warn all the people on both aidea the river to hold theraaelves in
readineaa at a minute's waming with their teama, in order to forward
reinforcementa from below to Amherstburg.

107 Friday, lOtb September.
A party of soldiers alept here on their way to Sandwich. A
great cannonading towarda the lake to-day waa heard.
Saturday, 18th September.
A great raany persona are moving up from Sandwich and
Amheratburg.

From the Buffalo Oazette, 7th September, 1813.
From Fort George we learn that General Wilkinaon arrived at
Fort George on Saturday la.st, (4th Sept)
A reinforcement of 1500 picked troopa are expected at Fort
George to-day frora Sackett'a Harbor.
The troopa at Fort George are generally in a good atate of health,
notwithatanding what may be aaid to the contrary. We have this
from good authority.
Since the affair of Tuesday morning, the 24th, at Fort George,
there has been no skirmi.shing between the armiea.
Major Chapin and hia men have returned from Fort George.
DUEL.
A duel took place at Fort George on Wedneaday laat, (lat
September,) between Dr. Shumate of the army and Lieut. Smith of
the 16th Regiment. They met in the field beyond the light-houae ;
the firat fire proved fatal to Dr. S., the ball of hia antagoniat entered
his breaat and he expired in a few rainutea. We underatand that
the challenge waa on the part of Dr. Shumate.
Coramodore Chauncey arrived in Niagara river on Friday laat,
(Sept. 3,) with 13 aail, having the new veaael Sylph, 20 guna and
several achoonera, lately fitted for service, in company. The Britiah
fleet, 8 aail and a tender, lay at anchor off 4 Mile Creek on Saturday.
John Griffin, Esq., of Middlesex, Ontario County, haa publiahed
an addreaa to the " patriots of Ontario," inviting them to organize
themaelvea for a two months tour of duty under the direction of the
commanding general on the frontiera, to act offenaively againat
Canada. On the 22d ult. a party of the Britiah croaaed the St. Lawrence
at Chaumont, Jefferaon County, took Major John B. Eaaenatyne of
the militia and carried him off and broke aome of the furniture in
hia houae and carried away the reat.
(File in the BufEalo Public Library.)

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From the Montreal Oazette, 7th September, 1813.
A party of about 60 able bodied searaen and raarines arrived on
Thuraday last, (2d September,) in the ateamboat from Quebec under
the command of Captain Drury of H. M. S. Dover, and proceeded the
aame day through this city on their route to Upper Canada.
(File in the Library of Parliament, Ottawa.)

riajor-Oeneral Hampton to the Secretary of War.
Camp near Burlington, Septeraber 7, 1813.
Sir, — Your letter of the lat inatant came to hand by expreaa the
laat evening. My diapoaitions for a moveraent had been ahaped to
raeet the arrangeraent communicated in my letter of the 3l8t ultimo ;
but I called together the heada of departments thia raorning to know
how far it would be practicable to anticipate that which you had
indicated in your deapatch of the 29th, and it waa found impracticable.
Learned'a regiraent haa not arrived. The ordnance and fixed
ammunition belonging to the artillery were only to leave Albany on
the 6th, and the latter for the infantry ia not yet on its way, not
withatanding my order to Major Bomford as early aa the 12th or
15th of Auguat, and without it I ahall be fifty rounds a man ahort,
having now leaa than fifty including thoae in the cartridge boxea.
But what ia worae than all, the Quartermaater General'a arrangeraents
for the land transportation is fixed for the 20th and cannot be raet at
an earlier day.
A deacent by water and a direct attack on the lale Aux Noix is
out of the queation. It ia a place of iraraenae atrength and cannot
be approached but by a decided auperiority of naval atrength. Thia
Coramodore McDonough doea not pretend to aaaurae iri the narrow
waters. He has thia morning been explicitly conaulted upon that
point. Our approach raust be hy the Plains of Acadia. I have
directed a monthly return to be enclosed. Our strength will be less
than 4000 effectivea. Lane and Leonard's regiments have come on
with mumps and meaalea upon them and totally destitute of the
leaat inatruction. Too much muat not be expected frora ua. All
accounta concur in repreaenting the force of the enemy at more than
5000, excluaive of three battalions of incorporated militia, (twelve
montha' men,) stationed at the Cedars and Cascades, aome diatance up
the St. Lawrence. If any have gone to Kingaton they have been
detached from theae pointa. These battaliona consist of 400 men each.
I shall expect information from you reapecting the atate of thinga
above, but ahall not wait for it a raoment after I am ready.
(American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. 1, p. 458.)

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riajor-Oeneral De Rottenburg to Sir Qeorge Prevost.
Headquarters of the Centre Division,
4 Mile Creek, Sth Sept., 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your
Excellency'a letter of the 3d inat. authorizing me to use my own dia
cretion in removing the troopa under my command to a more healthy
aituation whenever I may deem it necessary. A retrograde move
ment I ahall only reaort to in case of the moat absolute neceaaity, for
if I fall back on Burlington Heighta I loae all the reaourcea of the
fertile country now in ray rear and do not attain a more healthy poai
tion, for Burlington ia at this moment still more unhealthy than thia.
Should the promised camp equipage arrive ahortly I have some
thoughts of concentrating the whole of ray force, my right at Chip
pawa, my left on the Heighta of Queenaton and my centre with the
headquartera at Lundy'a Lane. Thia poaition ia good and much more
healthy than the preaent one. I delayed aending off the expreaa
yesterday in hopea of being enabled to give Your Excellency aorae
favorable intelligence of our naval operations on the lake. The
enemy's fleet came out yeaterday morning at 8 o'clock, seemingly
determined to give battle. Sir Jamea manceuvred to gain the weather
gage ; so did the enemy, and this continued the whole day until they
got out of sight about 6 o'clock p. m. in the direction of the Geneaee.
No firing was heard during the night, and thia forenoon at 11 o'clock
both fleeta were seen continuing the aame manoeuvrea. The Adjutant
General haa tranamitted rae the return of heavy guna, howitzera and
mortars, mentioned in Your Excellency'a letter, and which I am
anxioua to receive. Dr. Macauly'a preaence here raay be very uaeful,
as a great raany of our raedical raen are laid up and the aickneaa doea
not in the leaat abate.
Col. Pearson'a intelligence waa immediately tranamitted to M.
Gen. Procter, with directions that , in caae Gen. Harriaon ahould
attempt the moveraent therein mentioned he ahould co-operate with
the squadron under Commodore Barclay's command and fall on the
American armament at the firat favorable opportunity.
Some late deaertera from Fort George contradict the atatementa
, of thoae who came in a few daya ago and say that Chauncey ia atill
in the command of the fleet, and that General Wilkinaon ia arrived
at Fort George.
I tranamit encloaed the copy of a letter received frora General
Boyd. He does not reply to the point in queation, relative to the
ignominioua treatment inflicted upon Capt Lorimier, aa I requeated
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ordera relative to the eleven Araerican priaonera of war kept here for
the purpoae of exchanging thera for captured Indiana.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, p. 3i.) Oeneral Order.
Headquarters, Four Mile Creek,
9th Septeraber, 1813.
A report having been raade to General De Rottenburg of the
gallant and very spirited conduct of a araall party of Indiana under
the direction of Colonel Claus and Captain Kerr in an affair with the
enemy'a rifleraen near the Croaa Roada on Monday last, the Major-
General haa directed that a coramunication of hia thanka be raade to
the Indiana engaged that day. Their conduct in thia affair haa given
the Major-General particular satisfaction, inasmuch as it affords
proof that their zeal in the cauae in which we are engaged is undim
iniahed, aa well aa their confidence in the aupport which they are aure
always to receive from their white brethren. J. Harvey, Lt.-Col.
D. A. G.
(Canadian Archives, Clans Papers.)
Major-Oeneral De Rottenburg to Colonel Baynes.
Headquarters of the Centre Division,
4 Mile Creek, 10th Sept., 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 5th inatant, and transmit enclosed the original letter of Brigr.
Gen. Boyd reapecting the ccnfineraent and treatment experienced by
Capt. Lorimier. I have received no further explanation on the aub
ject except the American General'a letter of the 4th inat., a copy of
which I tranamitted to Hia Excellency on the Sth.
I am happy to hear that the aearaen of the Dover are on their
way and as aoon aa they arrive at the head of the lake they will be
forwarded with all expedition.
Major-General Procter writea me word on the 6th inat. that he
cannot give hia aanction to our fleet .seeking that of the enemy if
aeamen are not aent to him immediately. He further adda that if
they are not he muat atarve for want of provisions. He has sent
Capt. Charabers here for the purpose of hurrying on the seamen. In
order to feed that array frora hand to mouth until we get the auperi
ority on the lake, I have ordered Captain Chambera to Ancaater with
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warrant, for the purpoae of collecting all the wagona in Dundas
Street, Oxford and the back aettlement in order to convey flour by
land to the point where the Thamea becoraea navigable.
Every preparation ia raaking at Burlington for the erection of
barracka, but I have it not in my power to aend more troops to
Burlington, having loat so many men by deaertion and aickneaa, but
I have called out 150 militiaraen to aaaiat in the worka, and have
authorized the officer coramanding at York to call out aa many aa he
may want there, and have further iasued a militia general order that
if thoae raen unlawfully paroled do not obey the call I ahall send
thera out of the country to the eneray in conforraity to Hia Excel
lency'a proclaraation. I truat thia will have the deaired effect.
This ia now the fifth day that the fleeta have been in sight of
each other, raanoeuvring to gain the wind without coming to any
reault. Yesterday the American fleet waa out of sight, and Sir Jamea,
about 9 o'clock a. m., waa off the mouth of the river, where he captured
under the fire of their batteriea, a amall achooner and in a few houra
after he sent her back to Fort George. What all thia meana I ara at
a loaa to say. The fleets are now nearly opposite this creek, but there
is no wind.
A deaerter frora Fort George atatea that Gen. Wilkinaon gave an
order last Sunday that the troops should be held in readineaa to
march at a raoraent'a waming. It waa alao aaid that Genl. Harriaon
waa doing well and raight be expected here by-and-by. Thia corro-
boratea the intelligence from Preacott.
Sickneaa and deaertion continue and I am aorry to aay the
King's have begun to follow the bad example aet them by the other
corpa. (Canadian Archives, C. 680, p. 58.)
Oeneral Wilkinson to the Indians.
Headquarters, Fort George, Sept, 10, 1813.
Chiefs and warriors of the Six Nationa reaiding in the U. S.
Major-General Wilkinaon, com'g the forcea of the U. S.
I apeak to you in the name of your great father, the Preat. of the
U. S., a friend to the peace of the huraan race. Hia advice to you
haa alwaya been against war, but the conduct of the enemy obligea
him to change hia talk to you and to recommend that you atand upon
your feet like chiefa and warriora, with arms in your handa, deter
mined to defend the country of your fatbera and to prove to your
white brethren that you will not be behind them either in courage or
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I ara authorized to again appoint and coraraiaaion auch corpa aa
you may be able to raise araong yourselves, the officers to be appor
tioned to the men agreeably to the regulationa of the array, and the
whole to be allowed the aame pay, subaistence and emoluments aa are
allowed to the regular troopa of the army of the U. S.
The bearer of thia talk, our friend and brother, Genl. Porter, ia
authorized to raention raany raattera to you which ill health and a
preaaure of time will not permit me to commit to writing. You may
consider whatever he may promiae aa obligatory on rae, and you may
rely on the atrict perforraance on ray part.
Organize, embody and aseemble aa apeedily as poaaible at auch
point aa may be moat convenient to you, and from thence aend me a
deputation of chiefa.
(From M.S.S. of Hon. P. A. Porter.)

Oeneral Oeorge ricClure to Oovernor Tompkins.
Headquarters, Canandaigua,
September 10, 1813.
Dear Sir, —
Your ordera only came to hand on the 5th and next day I arrived
at Geneva, where I iaaued an order for a general rendezvoua of the
brigade at Canandaigua, and I flatter myaelf that the brigade will be
ready to march to the frontier on the 13th inst. The very short
notice and the scattered aituation of the detachment rendered it
imposaible for the troopa to aaaerable on the daya appointed in
general orders.
I deapatched ray aide-de-camp. Major Cruger, to Fort George,
who ia on hia return by thia time. About 1500 of ray troopa have
arrived at this place, and the remainder I expect to-morrow. There
will be aorae deficiencies in consequence of Major Granger'a rifle
battalion having aerved a raonth laat fall. They applied to Major-
General Hall and he ordered all who had a diacharge to be diamissed.
In order therefore to supply thia and other deficiencies I aent an
expreaa to Cayuga announcing to the commandants of four companiea
qf exempts that I should accept of their services. I hear no murmur
ing among the drafted men. They will not shrink frora danger nor
raise any constitutional objectiona of meeting the enemy on their own
territory or elaewhere. I trust I shall be able to give a good account
of them. The Commiaaary General, Colonel Carpenter, ia with rae, and ia
using every exertion in hia power in relation to the dutiea of hia
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Cruger. I fear we shall be rather partially armed until we arrive at
Nia,gara. There ia about three hundred and fifty atand in thia araenal
all in good order, and from information not more than 1000 at Buffalo
and near 500 at Niagara, lately depoaited by an improper order.
I have ordered the arms and amraunition depoaited at Bath to
be given out, aa they are of no use there. Carap equipage has arrived
to aupply about half the troopa. I ara determined to enforce proper
subordination and vigoroua diacipline. Without this they will be
uaeleas. I have no doubt but a deciaive battle has been fought this day
on the lake between Chauncey and Yeo. I heard the firing for
several houra in the direction of Sodua or Genesee River. I believe
the facta atated in the enclosed hand-bill may be relied on.
I anticipate a great deal of trouble and hard duty for two or
three weeka, until a proper ayatem of military diacipline ia eatabliahed.
I have therefore begun with my officers and am determined to dia-
miaa auch aa I conceive to be groaaly ignorant. I ahall be happy to
hear from Your Excellency and thankful for any inatructiona you
can give me.
(Tompkins Papers, Vol. VIII., pp. 526-8.)

Address of Brigadier-Oeneral McClure to his Brigade.
(Prom the Buffalo Oazette, 28th September, 1813.)
To the officers, non-comraiaaioned officera and privates of the
detached brigade of railitia under the command of Brigadier-General
George McClure :
Previoua to the march of the brigade under hia command the
Brigadier-General thinka proper to addreaa to the officers, non-com
miaaioned officers and privatea a few remarks in order to explain to
them the nature of the duties in which they are engaged and the
ayatem of conduct he ia determined to adopt in diacharging his ahare
of thoae dutiea. The General feela the inconvenience of leaving hia
family and abandoning his buaineaa aa much aa any individual of the
brigade. But our country ia engaged in a war, juat and neceaaary aa
he believes, in the defence of more iraportant righta and dearer
interesta than thoae for which your forefathers fought and bled.
While enjoying the bleaainga achieved by their valor and prudence
he should declare himaelf ungrateful to their memory and unworthy
of the beneficence of Providence if he were to heaitate in encounter
ing calamitiea and privationa which were deapised by the heroes of
the Revolution. A brutal and ferocioua enemy united to alliea, if
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the devaatations, horrora, rapes, burnings and raurders which have
usually raarked the footsteps of Britiah aoldiery. To reaiat that
enemy and to preaent a barrier between ruin and our horaea, our
property and our farailiea, rauat be the wiah, aa it ia the duty, of a
good citizen. Such ia the duty we are selected to perform, and
instead of deeraing it hard and severe we ahould advance to its dia
charge proud of the privilege of defending what ia dearer to ua than
life, and each one anxious only to be the firat to raeet the foe.
Much depends on your patriotiam and intrepidity and upon your
willingneaa to render faithful aervicea to your injured country in
chaatiaing an eneray which haa infringed the rights and libertiea of
the only free governraent on earth, and whoae uniforra rule of con-
duet is that might constitutes right ; but however zealous in aven
ging the violated righta of your country you must be aware that
without system and diacipline your zeal would be useleaa and your
efforts of little benefit. Diacipline is not only abaolutely essential to
the performance of your duties, but every individual will find in it
frora experience hia comfort and convenience. Without it an army
ia no better than a mob without order or restraint, uaeleas to their
country and a plague to theraaelves. From the time of your rendez
vous you are subject to the rulea and regulationa eatabliahed by
Congreaa for the government of the army. It ia aa rauch ray duty
to my country aa for your benefit to inaist upon a scrupulous obedi
ence to theae regulationa. No aoldier in the brigade, whatever hia
rank or atation, can be excuaed from their obaervance. The General
will enforce particularly the wholeaome law of subordination from
the higheat to the loweat grade, which constitutes the life and aoul of
an army. Let the privatea be respectful and obedient to their officers
and the officera are charged to be kind and courteoua, yet dignified, to
their privatea, in all caaea making it their chief care to attend to their
convenience, to alleviate their calamitiea and to pay the utmost atten
tion to their health and corafort. By auch conduct the membera of
the brigade will be united as a band of brothers, reapecting and
eateeming each other, and marching to the defence of their country
in aecurity and confidence. Every officer will be expected to be
vigilant in his duty generally, aa the preaervation and succeaa of our
army depends on the akill, vigilance and good conduct of ita officers.
A knowledge of duty givea confidence and will command obedience,
while presumption and ignorance have the contrary effect. While on
the raarch to the place of deatination let your conduct towarda your
fellow citizena be auch aa to inapire reapect for you and confidence in
your valor and prudence.
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mend principlea of diacipline he wiahea you to underatand that he
repoaea the utmost confidence in the officera and aoldiera of the
detachment which he has the honor of being aaaigned to coraraand.
Every exertion in hia power for your accoramodation generally, and
more particularly until you arrive at the place of deatination, will be
freely made. He cheriahes the hope that every man will be vigilant
in the discharge of hia duty, that when diamissed from the aervice
you may retum to your families and frienda with the approbation of
your country, the gratitude of your fellow citizens and the thanka of
your commander. By order of Geo. McClure, Brig.-Gen.
D. Cruger, Aide-de-Camp.
Headquartera, Canandaigua,
September 10, 1813. Oeneral Order.
H. Q. Fort George, Military District No. 9,
September 10th, 1813.
The General'a health disqualifies him for aervice, but the national
intereata demand an extraordinary exertion, and he will withhold
nought in hia power. Brigadier General Bo3'd will continue to
exerciae the functions of local command as heretofore, subject to such
regulationa and provisiona as the General may deem aalutary to the
service. All general fatiguea are to cease, and, if practicable, ten-fold
exertions are to be used in repairing the boata.
Major Pinkney of the 5th Regiment of infantry will be pleaaed
to take upon himself the dutiea of firat aide-de-camp to the Com
manding General, and in exerciaing the functiona thereof all ordera
from him whether in writing or otherwise are to be obeyed and
repeated as if from the General himself.
The General will give the word, and until the general staff of
the army can be aaaembled and regularly eatabliahed Major Pinkney
will be pleaaed to give utterance to the ordera of the General at auch
place aa he may deaignate. By order,
N. Pinkney, Majoi'and Aide-de-Camp.
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Extract from the Logbook of the Lawrence.
10th Septeraber, 1813.
Put in Bay, at 5 o'clock a. ra., diacovered the eneray'a squadron
bearing N. W., wind S. W.; at 7 could see all the veaaela — two ahipa,
two briga, one schooner and one aloop. At 10 called all hands to
quartera. At a quarter before meridian the eneray coraraenced the
action at one mile diatant. In half an hour we carae within rauaket
shot of the eneray'a new ship Detroit. At this time they opened a.
moat deatructive fire on the Lawrence frora the whole aquadron. At
half-paat one so entirely disabled we could work the brig no
longer. At two p. ra. raost of the guna were diaraounted, breechinga
gone and carriages knocked to piecea. Capt. Perry hauled down
the fighting flag, which bore thia raotto : "Don't give up the ahip,"
and repaired on board of the Niagara and then raiaed it again. In
ten rainutea after we atruck to the enemy. Capt. Perry made all
aail with the Niagara, which had hitherto kept out of the action,
and in fifteen rainutea paaaed in among the Britiah aquadron, having
the Detroit, Queen Charlotte and Lady Prevost on the starboard aide ,
andthe Hunter on the larboard aide, and ailenced thera all, and ten
rainutea before three they hauled down their colora. Two amall
veaaela attempted to eacape, but, being overhauled, atruck a few
minutes after three.
(Froip the Battle of Lake Erie by Tristram Burges, p. 84-5. Providence, 1839.)

Extracts from the Proceedings of the Court Martial Upon Captain R. H.
Barclay.
(Lord's Parliamentary Papers, 1814.)
Provincial Lieutenant Francis Purvia of the Detroit, examined :
Q. — How many experienced aeamen had you on board the Detroit
when the action comraenced ?
A. — To the best of ray knowledge not more than ten, officera.
included. Q. — Can you recollect how many of those ten seamen were killed
and wounded ?
A. — To the best of ray recollection seven or eight were killed or
wounded. Q. — How near were the eneray to you at the early part of the
engagement ?
A. — The Detroit in engaging the Lawrence waa within piatol
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Captain Barclay aaked :
Were the matchea and tubea ao bad that were aupplied from
Amheratburg that I waa obliged to prime without the latter, and fired
piatola at the guns to aet them off ?
A. — Yea. We fired piatola at the guna to aet them off during
the whole of the action.
Q. — Why did you not take posaeaaion of the Lawrence when ahe
struck ?
A. — We had only one boat and that waa cut to piecea, and the
Niagara, another large brig being to windward, came down too
quickly upon ua.
Q. — Did the enemy'a gunboata do much damage ?
A. — More than any of their veaaela. They had long two and
thirtiea. Lieutenant Thomas Stokoe of the Queen Charlotte, exarained :
Q. — How many men had you on board the Queen Charlotte you
could call experienced aeamen ?
A. — Not more than ten with the petty officera. We had on
board between 120 and 130 men, officera and all together.
Q. — How many men had you on board that had been accuatomed
to work the great guna with a ahip in motion ?
A. — Only the men that came up from the Dover three daya
before we aailed. We had aixteen of them, boya included, from the
Dover, the reat we had learnt ouraelvea since our arrival on the lake.
Q. — Do you know whether the other vessels that corapoaed the
squadron of Captain Barclay were equally deficient in aeamen.
A. — All the other veasela were equally deficient in point of aea
men, except the Detroit might have a few raore on account of being a
larger veaael.
Q. — At half allowance how many daya' proviaiona had you on
board the Queen Charlotte when you went out ?
A. — We might have had a week'a at half allowance of proviaions
but not of apirita ; they were preserved for the action and all con
sumed on that day. We had none aerved out for aeveral daya before.
Q. — Did you underatand that the eneray'a veaaela were well
manned ?
A. — Yea, they were reraarkably well raanned. I believe from
the information received from the American officera that the Lawrence
had more able aeamen on board than we had in our whole aquadron.
I waa on board the Lawrence about a quarter of an hour and on board
the Niagara two or three daya. She appeared to be very well
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Captain Barclay aaked :
Waa I obliged to take from the Queen Charlotte atorea of various
descriptions, even to aails, cablea and anchors, aa well aa a proportion
of piatola to fire the guna off with before I could make the Detroit at
all fit for the lake ?
A. — Yea, you were.
(From James's Naval Occurrences of the late War, Appendix pp. 95-7.)

Lieut. Patrick McDonogh, 2d U. 5. Artillery, to his Sister,
Fort George, Sept. 10th, 1813.

In my laat I mentioned the arrival of Genl. Wilkinaon ; he has
aa yet been confined to hia room by aickneaa, but ia recovering faat.
Coramodore Chauncey sailed on the morning of the 7th. Sir James,
then off this place, made every aail, leaving the Coraraodore to follow,
who, you raay be sure, is much mortified to find he cannot bring him
to action. There are but few of our vessela that can aail aa well as
thoae of the Britiah, and they have to tow the duller aailera, which I
fear will prevent him ever coming up with them. We lost aight of
them with the twilight this evening, about three railes apart, every
inch of canvaa apread, Chauncey atill in purauit and before the wind.
You muat not expect any more information from me reapecting mili
tary movementa, aa to give auch ia atrictly forbidden by a late order
of Genl. Wilkinaon. ......
I look anxiously for quartering in Montreal next winter.

Oeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
(Bxtract.)
Fort George, September 11, 1813.
I have indulged the hope for aeveral days paat that I ahould have
been able to addreaa you in propria persona, but in thia I have been
baffled by a aevere and unremitting malady, which obliges me to
reaort to the pen of a coraraon friend.
I reached thia place on the evening of the fourth. Commodore
Chauncey at that time occupied the harbor, and Sir Jamea Yeo with
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continued until the evening of the 7th, when a light land breeze gave
to the Coramodore an opportunity of atanding out to meet the enemy.
The two aquadrona were about two leagues asunder, of conaequence
an action appeared inevitable ; yet so it haa happened that aince that
period until about five o'clock yeaterday p. ra. theae two naval arraa-
menta have kept from four to eight milea diatant without having
exchanged a aingle shot or done to each other the amalleat viaible
damage — the Britiah uniformly on the retreat and the Americans in
pursuit. General Peter B. Porter left me to-day properly authorized and
instructed to bring into operation a corpa of Six Nation Indiana,
which he propoaea to increaae to one thouaand men by volunteera
from the militia, and is diapoaed to be buay and active whenever he
may be directed.
I hear nothing of Brigadier General McClure and the New
York Militia. I shall mature my plana for embarkation aa rapidly
as the difficultiea which may oppose me can be overcome, but we are
greatly deficient in tranaport and have not received a aingle boat
from Oawego or any other place. Strong shallops and slip-keela are
neceaaary to the iiranaport of the heavy cannon, ordnance atores,
ammunition, clothing, &c., &c.
I am writing to Bomford for many things which I waa aaaured
I ahould find here, and I pray you to put hira on the alert or I raay
be caught in the snow. I dictate thia under rauch depreaaion of the
head and atomach.
(American 8tate Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., p. 466-7.)

From the United States Oazette of Philadelphia, 29th September, 1813.
Letter to the Editor of the Alexandria, (Va.,) Herald :
Picket No. 4, near Fort George,
Sept. 11, 1813.
We have had no skirmishing aince the 24th ult. Deaertera are
coming in daily. Near 300 have left the enemy aince the army
crossed, never lesa than two a day, aix yeaterday raorning and five
thia. Sorae few nighta ago a private of the 25th Infantry waa on poat
and attempted to deaert to the enemy, but it being dark and he,
unacquainted with the country, miatook hia way and fell in with one
of our aentriea, who challenged. The fellow anawered that he had
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tried and hung on Saturday laat in the preaence of the whole army.
General Wilkinson haa been indisposed aince he arrived, and haa
ahowed himaelf but aeldora.
(File in Philadelphia Library.) Oeneral Order.
H. Q. Military District No. 9,
Fort George, Sept. llth, 1813.
No veaael of any description will be permitted to leave the Niag
ara river while the fleets keep the lake without permiaaion from the
commanding General, and the commanding officer of Fort Niagara
will be held reaponsible for the execution of thia order.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mitchell will make to Colonel Porter a return
of all the ordnance, ordnance and military atores in uae and in atore
at Fort Niagara immediately. By order,
N. Pinkney, Major and Aide-de-Camp.
Major Beebe, Aaat. Adjt. Gen.

Qeneral Order.
H. Q. Military District No. 9,
Fort George, Sept. 12th, 1813.
The Inapector General with hospital aurgeon Bull and Colonel
Scott will critically inapect and enroll the convaleacent officera, non-
commiaaioned officera and privatea of the camp and hoapitala and
report aa aoon aa poasible to the General all of that deacription who
are able to take care of theraaelves. By order,
N. Pinkney, Major & A. D. C.

Major-General Procter to Major-Oeneral Oe Rottenburg.
Sandwich, September 12th, 1813.
Sir, — With the deepeat regret I acquaint you that the aquadron
of Hia Majeaty'a veaaela, Detroit, Queen Charlotte, Lady Prevost,
Hunter, Erie, two ships, achooner brig, small achooner, aloop, aix aail,
under the command of Captain Barclay, aailed at 3 o'clock p. m. on
the 9th inst. to aeek that of the enemy, nine sail, two briga carrying
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the 10th inat. the two fleeta were aeen engaged between the ialanda,
about 25 milea from the settlement below Amherstburg. The action
laated from twelve to nearly half-paat three, and I underatand frora
Lt.-Col. Warburton, who aaw the action from an elevated aituation,
fifteen milea below Amheratburg, that the firing waa inceaaant and
the veaaela appeared to be very near each other. The apectatora were
fully impressed with the idea that our fleet were the victorSj but
circumatancea have aince placed it beyond a doubt that the whole of
our fleet haa been taken or deatroyed. The wind was fair for
Amheratburg the whole of the 10th and llth inat. No accounts frora
or of Captain Barclay, and on the latter day eleven veaaela, evidently
under one flag, worked down the lake. The Coraraissariat might have
preserved thia district or a due attention to the naval establishment
on thia lake. I have no neglect to upbraid myaelf with that could
have the alightest effect on the safety of thia country, tho' one ia
implied in your letter — " not employing the Queen Charlotte and my
craft diligently in conveying proviaions from Long Point at the open
ing of the navigation." I beg leave to observe in anawer that those
from whom you received that information might have mentioned
that the unfortunate ahip Queen Charlotte could not be uaed at the
period alluded to for want of handa, who were in the craft employed
on the expedition to the Miarai, which has received the approbation
of Hia Excellency the Coraraander of the Forcea. I take the liberty
of suggesting the expediency of occupying immediately an eligible
piece of ground at Turkey Point by blockhouaea, connected by picket-
ting, that may be defended by from three to five hundred men. I do
not aee the leaat chance of occupying to advantage my preaent poai
tion, which can be ao eaaily turned by means of the entire command
of the watera here which the enemy now has, a circumatance that
would render my Indian force very inefficient. It ia my opinion that
I ahould retire on the Thamea without delay, preparatory to any
other movement that may be found requisite or determined on. I
have written to Colonel Talbot to aend , to the Thamea whatever
articles of food there may be in hia reach, also to have the road aa far
as poaaible repaired thro' the wildeme.sa. I feel myaelf rauch at a
loaa with respect to the Indians. The loaa of the fleet ia a most
calamitous circumatance. Michilimackinac will require immediate
attention. It is to be apprehended that the enemy may make an
attempt to paaa up aome of their veaaels to poaaeaa themselves of that
place, and aome vesaela we must aend to the upper lake. Requeating
to hear from you by return of the express.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, p. 71.)

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John C. Spencer to Oeneral Porter.
Canandaigua, Septeraber 12, 1813.
Dear Sir, —
Yours of the 7th is received. I have in vain endeavored to
obtain you auch a pair of epaulettes aa I auppose Mr. Dawaon would
wiah. I can get a pair for twenty dollars but they are ordinary
thinga. If, however, you think epaulettea of such a price would auit
hira they shall be forwarded. Gold lace can be got at $1.25 per yard,
but it ia poor enough. I have enquired and ara persuaded no better
lace or epaulettea can be obtained thia aide of Albany.
To-day 'a extra raessenger will inforra you what Chauncey is
about. The militia are moving on in laTge numbera, and we now
confidently expect aoraething frora the array. Our trust ia in
Wilkinson. (From MSS, of Hon. P. A. Porter.)
Sir James Yeo to Sir John Borlase Warren.
H. M. Ship Wolfe, off the False Duck
Islands on Lake Ontario, Sept. 12, 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to acquaint you that His Majeaty'a
squadron under ray command being becalmed off Geneaee River on
the llth inatant, the enemy'a aquadron of 11 aail having a partial
wind succeeded in getting within range of their long 24 and 32-
poundera, and from their having the wind of us and the dull aailing
of aome of the aquadron, I found it impoaaible to bring them to a
cloae action. We reraained in thia raortifying situation five houra,
having only aix guna in all the aquadron that would reach the enemy,
(not a carronade being fired.) At aunset a breeze sprang up from the
westward, when I ateered for the Falae Duck Ialanda, under which
the eneray could not keep the weather-gage, but be obliged to raeet
ua on equal terma. Thia, however, he carefully avoided.
Although I have to regret the loaa of Mr. Williara Ellery and
three aeamen killed and seven wounded, I cannot but conceive it
fortunate that none of the aquadron have received any material
damage, which muat have been conaiderable had the eneray acted
with the leaat spirit and taken advantage of the auperiority of poai
tion they poaaeaaed.
(From James's Naval Occurrences of the late War, Appendix, pp. 80-1.

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A List of Petty Officers and Seamen belonging to the Naval Establish
ment in Canada Killed and Wounded in Action the llth
September, 1813.
killed.
No. 446 — Mr Wra. Ellery, midshipman.
214— Wm. Smith, A. B.
And. Cavenough, private, Royal Newfoundland Regt.
WOUNDED.
353 — Peter Conalty, A. B., aince dead.
236— Wm. Fell, Ordy., badly.
75 — Richard Weeking, Ordy., left arm araputated.
234— John Gadd, A. B., leg broke.
466 — Jamea Wataon, Ordy., in thigh.
47— William Field, A. B., ali^-iitly.
656 — John Gorman, A. B., sligiitly.
Henry Webb, private, 100th Regt., killed.
James L. Yeo, Commodore.
^Canadian Archives, M. 389-90, p. 45.)

Commodore Chauncey to the Secretary of the Navy^
United States Ship General Pike, off Puck
Island, Sept. 13, 1813.
Sir,— On the 7th at daylight the eneray'a fleet waa diacovered
cloae in with Niagara River, wind frora the southward. Made the
aignal and weighed with the fleet, (prepared for action,) and atood
out of the river after him. He immediately raade all aail to the
northward. We raade sail in chaae with our heavy schoonera in tow
and have continued the chaae all round the lake, night and day, until
yeaterdaj' morning, when he aucceeded in getting into Amherat Bay,
which ia so little known to our pilota and said to be ao full of ahoals
that they are not willing to take me in there. I shall, however,
unleaa driven from my atation by a gale of wind, endeavor to watch
him so close aa to prevent hia getting out upon the lake.
During our long chaae we frequently got frora within one to two
milea of the enemy, but our heavy aailing achoonera prevented our
cloaing with him until the llth, off Geneaee River, we carried a breeze
with ua, while he lay becalmed, within about three-quartera of a mile
of him, when he took the breeze and we had a running flght for three
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into Araherat Bay yeaterday raorning. In the courae of our chase on
the llth I got aeveral broadsidea frora this ship upon the enemy,
which must have done him considerable injury, aa raany of the ahot
were aeen to atrike him, and people were observed over the aide plug
ging shot holea. A few ahot struck our hull and a little rigging waa
cut, but nothing of iraportance ; not a raan waa hurt.
I waa rauch diaappointed that Sir Jaraes refused to flght rae, as
he waa ao rauch auperior in point of force, both in guna and men,
having upwarda of twenty guns more than we have, and heaves a
greater weight of ahot.
Thia ahip, the Madison and Sylph have each a achooner con
atantly in tow, yet the others cannot aail aa faat aa the enemy's aquad
ron, which givea hira decidedly the advantage and puta it in hia
power to engage me when aud how he chooaea.
(From The Historical Eegister of the United States, 1814, Vol. II., pp. 287-8,)

Proclamation,
Headquarters, Sandwich, 13th Sept., 1813.
Hia Excellency Sir George Prevoat, Governor-in-Chief, having
authorized the officer commanding the troopa in the Upper Province
to execute Martial Law in auch diatrict or part thereof in which it
may be found adviaable to resort to that raeaaure, I do hereby by
virtue of the authority above raentioned proclaim and direct that
the aame ahall imraediately take effect aa far as aupplying the wanta
of the troopa under ray coramand or the aending away or apprehend
ing all traitorous or disaffected persons may render expedient.
Henry Procter,
Major-General, com'g the Right Diviaion.
(From MSS. in possession of G. M. Jarvis, Esa., Ottawa.)

National Intelligencer, Washington, D. C, September 28th, 1813.
Canandaigua, Sept. 14.
Our village for a week paat has exhibited rauch of the bustle
incident to a state of war. The detached railitia, corapoaing the
brigade to which Brigadier General McClure of Bath haa been aaaigned
aa coraraander, has been collecting here, the headquarters to be
furnished with arras, &c., and are drawing off to the weatern frontier.
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Two hundred and sixty-aeven light dragoons frora Fort George
encamped in thia village on Friday night. Their deatination is
Sackett's Harbor.

The Secretary of War to Major-Oeneral Hampton.
Sackett's Harbor, September 13, 1813.
Sir, — Your letter of the 7th inatant haa been received. Chauncey
probably fought a battle on the llth instant. A heavy cannonade
waa diatinctly heard at this place for aeveral houra, and a boat from
Great Sodus atatea that an engagement between the fleeta took place
off Preaque Isle on the northern ahore of the lake. (Preaque lale ia
nearly opposite Great Sodus.) We are anxiously looking for the
result. Had Chauncey been beaten or ao crippled aa to make it
neceaaary for him to go into port we ahould have aeen hira here before
to-day. Hia abaence and his ailence give ua therefore an aaaurance
that whatever may have been the iaaue of the battle it haa not dia
abled him from covering the intended moveraent of the troops.
Our inforraation diifera widely from youra as to the strength of
the enemy at Montreal and its dependencies. A deaerter from a
Britiah detachment of 300 men moving from Montreal to Kingaton,
and who left them near the head of the rapida, came to thia poat the
day before yeaterday. He statea that the whole regular force near
Montreal does not exceed one thousand effectivea, and that but three
hundred invalida have been left at Quebec. Thia agreea with infor
mation received through other channela leaa direct and perhapa lesa
correct than youra.
From General Wilkinson I have not heard a ayllable aince hia
arrival at Fort George, which on the 4th instant. He muat now be
on the point of moving.
The 10th and 32d Regimenta are in march for Plattsburg. The
latter waa deatined for this place, but learning that it could not leave
Philadelphia before the 12th I have given to it the ahorter march
and nearer scene of action.
It ia much to be regretted that our naval meana on Lake Champ
lain ahould have fallen ao far ahort of their object. To our opera
tiona an aacendency in the narrow parta of the lake ia of infinite
moment. A well chosen poaition on the plaina is the altemative of
moat promiae, It may keep the different corpa of the eneray in a
atate of aeparation.
(From American State Papers, Military Aflairs, Vol. I., p. 458.)

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Sir James Lucas Yeo to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
H. M. S. Wolfe off the False Ducks,
14th Septeraber, 1813.
My Dear Sir, —
Owing either to miatake or atupidity of Mr. Row, the officer of
our boat who left the ahip while I waa writing Your Excellency, I
have not had an opportunity till this raoraent of inforraing you what
I ara about.
On the llth inat. the eneray'a fleet having a partial air succeeded
in getting within range of their 24-pdra., and frora their having the
wind of ua and the dull aailing of the Moira, I found it irapoaaible to
bring hira to cloae action, and we remained in thia raortifying aitua
tion flve houra, having only six guns in all the squadron that would
reach the eneray, (not a carronade was fired.) When a breeze aprung
up I carae under theae islands, as the eneray could not keep the
weather gage, but be obliged to give ua an opportunity of closing
with hira. Thia he most carefullj'' avoids, and nothing I have been
able to do aa yet can induce him to come down. They are now to
windward of the islands and I am watching any opportunity that
may offer of bringing them to action.
I cannot but conaider aa fortunate that the aquadron have not
received any material damage, which muat have been conaiderable
had the enemy acted with tho least apirit and taken advantage of the
auperiority of position they posaeased.
Aa it is uncertain when I ahall return to Kingaton, I wish Your
Excellency would order the Drummond or aome amall veaael to come
thro' the Bay of Cante for the wounded men.
(Canadian Archives, C. 730, pp. 159-161.)
Sir James Lucas Yeo to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Wolfe, off the False Ducks,
Tuesday, J paat 9 o'clock.
My Dear Sir, —
Mr. Row haa thia moment returned, and aa I cannot apare him
I have aent this by the coxawain of the boat.
The enemy'a fleet are in aight to the weatwarcl, and aa the wind
ia to the eaatward I hope to be able to bring them to close action or
lead them out of the way of the convoy going up.
I have written Captain Drury what I judge beat to be done, and
Your Excellency raay rest assured I will communicate with you by
every opportunity.
(Canadian Archives, C. 730, pp. 162-3.)

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Daniel Rodman to Qeneral Wilkinson.
Canandaigua, September, 14, 1813.
Sir, — A large number of patriotic citizens of this and the adjacent
towns, anxious to do their duty in a criaia ao intereating to the nation
in general, and to thia part of the country in particular, have asao-
ciated themaelvea to volunteer their aervicea to the United States for
the residue of the campaign at least.
In order to effectuate their intentiona, however, it will be necea
aary that their movementa ahould receive your approbation and
sanction, and that they ahould be aaaured that the corps, whether a
company, battalion, or (as is poaaible,) a regiment, ahould be received,
organized and countenanced by your order and authority. The late-
neaa of the aeason and the anxiety of the raembera induce ua to
request an early and authoritative reply that the asaociation may be
equipped according to law, and be useful to their country thia aeaaon.
It raay not be hardly decoroua for ua to aay, but we rauat obaerve
that the aubscribera will prove to be obedient and brave aoldiera.
(American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., p. 468.)

From the Buffalo Oazette, September 14th, 1813.
DIED.
At Kingston, U. C, on 25th July, Captain Henry Bentinck 0-
Milnea of the First Regiraent of Foot Guarda, aide-de-carap to Hia
Excellency Major-General Sir George Prevoat, of a wound received in
the affair at Goose Creek in the St. Lawrence 20th July laat.
We learn from gentleraen recently from Fort Niagara that Cora
raodore Chauncey has gone out after the Britiah fleet, and the laat
that was aeen of the eneray he waa atanding down the lake with
Coramodore Chauncey in chase ; that General Williama had left Fort
George a few days since to take coramand at another poat (Sackett'a
Harbor,) and that General Wilkinson ia faat recovering from an
indisposition with which he haa been exercised aince he arrived at
Fort George.
Before Commodore Chauncey got out of Niagara River one of
the Britiah achoonera captured an old achooner about a mile off Fort
Niagara. We underatand from good authority that the fever which haa
been prevalent in this quarter for a month paat rages in some dia
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raedical aid can be obtained. Sickneaa, it ia alao atated, prevails
araong the Britiah troopa.
Deaerters continue to corae in frora the Britiah army. It appears
from aeveral aourcea that the Indiana have all left the Britiah array
in the neighbourhood of Fort George. It ia aupposed that they have
gone to join General Procter at Maiden.
(File in Buffalo Public Library.)

Sir Oeorge Prevost to Sir James Yeo.
Headquarters, Kingston, Sept, 14th, 1813.
My Dear Sir, —
The reporta which I have juat received frora the general officera
in coraraand of the Right and Centre Diviaiona of the array aerving
in Upper Canada confirra ray apprehenaiona of the very critical aitu
ation both commands are placed in from the teraporary naval aacend
ency of the enemy on Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
It ia evidently the policy of the American coraraandera to protect
the final decision of the naval auperiority frora an expectation of
depriving me of the meana of forwarding thoae auppliea which are
requiaite to the troopa in advance to enable them to maintain their
present poaition, which, it ia well known, the atate of the country will
only allow to be tranaported to them by water.
I aend for your information an extract of a letter from Amherat
burg in order that you may judge of the diatreaa exiating at that
post from the scarcity of proviaiona, and aa ita evacuation, (the con
aequence of not obtaining a timely supply,) would inevitably lead to
the loss of the fleet on Lake Erie, I cannot heaitate in deairing that
aome bold attempt may be made without delay by Captain Barclay
to gain the aacendency and open an outlet for the auppliea now lying
at Long Point for that diviaion of the army.
In order that every chance of succesa raay be afforded to that
gallant officer, I recoraraend that a large proportion of the officers
and aeamen of His Majesty's troop ship Dover, now at Kingaton, and
about proceeding in the flotilla of tranaporta to York, raay be aent
on to Amherstburg or wherever on Lake Erie Captain Barclay's
aquadron can take them on board. Aa to Captain Drury, you are the
beat judge how that officer'a services can be rendered raoat uaeful to
Hia Majesty's service on the lakea.
(Canadian Archives, Q. 122, p, 173.)

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General Order.

Headquarters, Kingston, 14th Sept., 1813.
G. 0.
The right wing of the 2d Battalion, 41st Regiment, under Major
Frend ia to be held in readineaa to embark in batteaux for the head
of the lake on Thursday raorning the 10th inat. Ten boats are to be
appropriated for the accoramodation of thia division, which ia to take
with it a proportion of camp equipage and two blanketa per man,
eight daya' field rations and two days' apirita, which ia to be replen
ished at the head of the Bay of Quinte.
Edward Baynes, Adjutant General.
Return of Troops at Prescott under Command of Lieut.-Colonel Pearson,
15th September, 1813.

COBPS.

Effective.

d o S
io.g

Sick.

Total.

Staff 
Royal Artillery and Drivers 
Royal Engineera and Artificera. . . ,
19th Dragoons, Sth, 89th and Glen
garry Lt. Inf  ,
41at, 2d Battalion 
Royal Newfoundland Fenciblea. . .
Canadian Fenciblea 
De Watteville'a Regiment 
Militia Dragoona 
Militia, Incorporated 
Militia, erabodied 
Indian Warriora 

322

17
36
1523 2

32 9

23
196189 28
149148 3

9
22
10 4
14 3 9
2310

3
43 13 4
10
28
217 195 43
187
181 5

64

779

86

929

(Canadian Archives, Freer Papers, 1813.)

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Sir Oeorge Prevost to Earl Bathurst.
Headquarters, Kingston, Upper Canada,
(No. 89.) 15th September, 1813.
My Lord, —
Since the commenceraent of laat campaign I have availed rayaelf
of every opportunity that haa preaented itaelf to report to Your Lord
ship the occurrencea which have distinguished it. I have faithfully
expoaed the difficulties of my situation, and the inadequacy of the
meana afforded me by Hia Majeaty'a Government to the object — the
preaervation of the North American Provincea againat the attacka of
a foe whoae war reaourcea of every deacription are very conaiderable,
when compared with those at my diapoaal.
The period ia faat approaching when a auapenaion of active
operation must take place. It ia bringing with it difficultiea of a
new and impoaing character. They are not, I truat, insurmountable,
but auch in their nature as it would have been gratifying to me to
have poaaeaaed His Royal Highneaa the Prince Regent'a coramanda
upon. Your Lordship must ere thia be well aware that I have not been
honoured with a aingle instruction frora His Majeaty'a Government
upon the raode of conducting the carapaign, aince it opened to this
late period. I cannot bring before Your Lordship ray preaent embarraaamenta
in a raore conciae form than they will appear in the accompanying
copy of a letter very lately addreased by me to Commodore Sir Jamea
Yeo. I have endeavoured to irapreaa on that officer'a raind the fatal
conaequencea of protracting the acquiaition of the coraraand of Lake
Ontario and Lake Erie until that period ahall have arrived when the
poaseasion of the naval ascendency would be of little avail in conae
quence of the previoua neceaaity of withdrawing the land forcea from
aorae of thoae poata and aituationa where they are now daily waating
by a aeries of hardshipa and privationa, sickneaa and desertion, but
upon the protracted retention of which the very exiatence of the
naval force on Lake Erie dependa.
I have at laat obtained for Lake Erie the aervices of the captain
and aearaen belonging to Hia Majeaty'a troop-ahip Dover. A propor
tion of them have reached their deatination and the remainder pro
ceed frora hence to-day for Araheratburg.
Having aucceeded in collecting five thouaand pounda in apecie
for the Centre and Right Diviaiona of the Upper Canadian array,
comraiasariat officers have proceeded with it to Araheratburg and
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When I laat had the honour of addreaaing Your Lordahip from
the Niagara Frontier, on the 25th ultimo., the American squadron
had left Sackett'a Harbour, tho' I waa then unacquainted with the
circumstance. Upon appearing in the direction of Niagara on the 3d inat.. Sir
Jamea Yeo left a convoy of tranaporta he waa conducting to King
ston, and with the fleet chased the enemy, but being unahle to inter
cept hia approach to Fort George, Commodore Chauncey aucceeded in
getting into the Niagara River on the following day, when, having
increaaed the crewa of hia veaaela and atrengthening the armament
of the new schooner by placing on her heavier raetal, the American
fleet again got into the lake on the Sth inat., and on being diacovered
by our fleet a ayatem of raanceuvring coraraenced, which lasted until
yesterday, when Sir Jaraea Yeo, after exhausting hia naval tactica in
endeavoring to obtain the weather gage of the enemy, and after a
partial diatant engagement between the two fleeta, retumed into port,
from whence I truat he will again aail to-morrow moming, taking in
charge proviaiona, clothing and other auppliea for the Right and
Centre Diviaiona of the Upper Canadian army, beaidea heavy guns
and mortars, which have been so long expected by Major-General
DeRottenburg, and which, I apprehend, will now arrive too late for
the purpoae they were originally deaigned. It ia particularly to be
regretted they were not with the Centre Division when Commodore
Chauncey placed hia fleet in the Niagara River, aa they then might
have been raade use of to hia great annoyance, but the want of proper
protection for them to their deatination detained them here.
I cannot diaguise from Your Lordahip that I feel aome diaappoint-
ment at the return of our fleet after being ao raany daya in aight of
the enemy'a aquadron without having obtained a decided advantage
— the more ao aa that expectation had induced rae to peraevere in
maintaining poaitiona, which without a naval aacendency are unten
able againat an enemy poaaessed of the moat moderate talenta.
(Canadian Archives, Q. 122, p. 168.)

Sir James Lucas Yeo to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Wolfe, Mouth of the Bay of Cante,
15th September, 1813.
My Dear Sir,—
Aa the wind ia so light and variable and I wiah to get rid of the
Confiance, who only retards me when the enemy have the weather-
gage, and on all occasions gives me raore anxiety and trouble than
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the Beresford, which raay enable that achooner to be of aome uae and
leave the other an excellent veaael to go with the convoys, aa ahe will
take half a cargo heraelf. Thia alteration ought not to take more
than twelve hours from the time they arrive at Kingaton, aa I have
aent all the ahipwrighta in the aquadron aboard them to work even
on their paaaage in.
If Your Excellency would take the long 32-pounder for the
batteriea and give the Beresford one of the long 24-pounders it would
answer better frora being much lighter. I have aent in the poor
fellows who are wounded aa they are very uncomfortable on board.
I have alao aent ordera to Mr. Marks to aend out in the Beresford
what proviaions the aquadron are in need of.
If the enemy remain off and a good opportunity should offer of
bringing them to cloae action it ia not the abaence of the Beresford
ahall delay it, aa ahe haa never been of the least aervice, and therefore
I ahould not feel her loaa much. The Confiance I shall aend with the,
convoy. This unusual calm weather cannot laat many daya at thia-
advanced aeaaon of the year. All our pilota declare that they never
reraeraber auch extraordinary continuation of calras. I think the
atorea, &c., for the army could be conveyed with much more expedition
by the vessels taking in their cargoes at Preaque lale, where there ia.
an excellent harbor for amall vessela, and the moat tedioua and danger
ous part of the paaaage ia frora Kingston to that place, independent.
of half the diatance being aaved by aailing from thence.
P. S. — Captain O'Conor ia thia moraent come on board, who
informa me that Your Excellency has written to rae pointing out the
preaaing neceasity there ia of the suppliea being forwarded to the
array iraraediately.
I have only to asaure Your Excellency that the aquadron is
ready to perform whatever aervice you may judge of the raoat iraport
ance, and therefore if you wiah them to take up what atores they
can carry, I requeat Your Excellency to write me imraediately,,
expreaaing auch your deaire, as without a written comTnunication
on the subject I do not think myaelf justified in giving up watching
the enemy. The aquadron could take between four and five hundred,
barrela of pork.
(Canadian Archives, C. 730, pp. 164-9.)

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From the Secretary of War to Major-Oeneral Wilkinson.
Brownsville, 15th September, 1813.
Dear General, —
I have thia moment received your letter of the llth inatant and
thia will be handed you by the Commodore, who haa done all that
man could do to bring Sir James to action, but without effect. He
will explain to you the cauae of hia failure. I ahall write to Bomford,
aa you wiah. One word or two on the plan of operationa : Are 8000
men corapetent to aeize and hold a point on the St. Lawrence, which
shall have the effect of severing Sir George's line of communication ?
If a point be ao aeized will not, muat not, Prevoat presa on to dislodge
it with his whole force ? He must, and what then ? Kingaton and
the fleet and the new ahip are abandoned. Other three thousand
may paaa the lake and demolish him.
Think of thia, if you like it, chooae your part, go firat or last,
aever the comraunication or take Kingaton. I have mentioned this
but to the Coraraodore.
(Prom Willdnson'B Memoirs of my own times. Vol. III., pp. 377-8.)

riajor-Oeneral Wade Hampton to the Secretary of War.
Headquarters, Cumberland Head,
Septeraber 15, 1813.
Sir, — I have got my forcea nearly concentrated at thia point,
and with McDonough'a aid have put a atopper on the lake which
ensures tranquillity while my preparationa are going on. All now
dependa on the Quartermaater-General, and I believe he will surmount
every obatacle. I ahall soon be ready.
(American State Papers, Mihtary Affairs, Vol. I, p. 458.)

Oeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
(Extract.)
Fort George, September 16, 1813.
I have eacaped from my pallet, and with a giddy head and
trembling hand will endeavor to scrawl you a few lines, the firat I
have written aince my arrival here.
With reapect to the adverae squadrons, we are atill without one
word of authentic information, but we are entertained by daily
rumors, aa wild and extravagant aa they are inconaistent and con-

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tradictory. I hope we may aoon have an end of thia atate of uncer
tainty, which darapa our exertions and retarda our meaaurea.
The removal of the main body of the troopa from this poaition
ia an operation of great delicacy and intereat, and it waa therefore
your preaence here would have been more important than elaewhere.
I am not authorized to abandon this uaeless occupancy, and there
fore it must he maintained against the united British force in ita
vicinity. To aecure the end, and nothing muat be hazarded, will
require a serioua drain from our beat troopa which enfeeblea our too
feeble force for the main attack. The head of the railitia, undei' Mc
Clure, haa not yet shown itself. When it doea, (if in any reaaonable
time,) and we have conferred, I ahall be better enabled to develop the
intricate path before me. But in the meantime, alas, sir, the season
will, I fear, be loat.
The Indians enter into our viewa with great zeal, and I look for
a corpa of at leaat five hundred men in eight daya. Whether to
relieve DeRottenburg of five or aix hundred of hia effective men will
be deterrained by conaiderations of policy in relation to our red alliea
and the militia and the fate of our aquadron. The enemy profeaa
to-day a total ignorance of the occurrence of an action between the
squadrons. In the courae of aixteen daya the enemy have loat aixty-five men
by desertion, we barely aix. We count 4,600 on paper and could
show about 3,400 combatants. The enemy, from the best informa
tion we have, have about 3000 men on paper, of whom 1400 are aick.
Shall I make a sweep of thera or not, at the hazard of our main
object ? Not unleaa that main object is jeopardied by the fate of our
squadron. It would require an operation of three weeka, but my
viewa are forward and I ahall not abandon the proapect while a ray
of hope reraaina.
I have received your lettera to the 6th frora Sackett's Harbor,
and thank you for them. For your comfort, the raen here are gaining
health, and with their officera breathe an ardent spirit for combat.
(American State Papers, Military ASaii^s, Vol. I., p. 467.)

Oeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
(Extract.)
Fort George, September 18, 1813.
Dear General, —
Accident detained the expreaa laat evening and givea me an
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Not a word raore of Chauncey. What haa becorae of him?
I pray you to decide whether I am to move with or without any
further knowledge of the aquadron.
Frora the encloaed No. 2 it would appear that the enemy expect
tranquil winter quartera in this neigborhood, for the nuraber of bar
racka propoaed to be built will not receive more than 1400 or 1600
men, including guarda, ordinary and extraordinary, stow them aa you
can ; but ahall I leave the enemy within four milea of thia place,
making a wide inveatiture of it from Queenston to Four Mile fJreek,
or shall I break him up ? With our prospecta, the deciaion ia embar-
raaaing. Change thera to the abandonment of the chief design and
our course ia direct, viz.: to take poaaeaaion at Burlington Bay and
cut up or capture the whole division in this quarter, which may be
eatimated at 3000 regular troopa. I pray you to deliberate on theae
pointa and give me your advice without delay.
I have deapatched an express to  for General McClure, of
whora I have heard nothing since my laat, but to feupply the defect
of hia ailence the enclosed copy of a communication from a committee
of whom P. B. Porter ia chief will fully auffice. I have reaponded in
the moat courteoua terms, making reference to you for your deter
mination on the momentous occaaion, aa you will perceive from my
answer. Now let me entreat you to weigh theae propoaitions to take
into conaideration the possible failure of the railitia and aubatitution
in such caae of theae volunteers, for in the present crisis we ahould,
if posaible, render aaaurance doubly aure. The letter of Daniel Rod
man, (a atranger,) ia alao tranaraitted for conaideration. Let rae have
your answer and tell me how to act aa speedily aa poaaible, I beseech.
The boata from Oswego have not yet arrived.
I am feeble to childhood, but ahall look at the troopa in battalion
on Tueaday.
(American State Papers, Military Aflairs, Vol. I., p. 467.)

Peter B. Porter, Cyrenius Chapin and Joseph HcClure to Oeneral
Wilkinson. Black Rock, September 17, 1813.
Sir, — In conaequence of encouragementa from General Boyd
that a general and deciaive movement waa about to be made by the
array, and that an additional force waa deairable, we repaired to Fort
George about five weeka ago with five hundred men, conaiating of
volunteera, militia and Indiana. Moat of ua remained there about
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continually dispersed and went horae, not, however, without expecta
tiona again encouraged by Generals Boyd and Williams that we
should be shortly called on again to aid in operationa which the
people in thia part of the country, ao long haraased by the calamitiea
of war, feel ao atrong an interest in forwarding. Under aimilar
expectationa raany of our friends in the interior have intimated to ua
their readineaa to join with respectable reinforcementa on the ahorteat
notice, and we are inforraed that one corapany, about aeventy atrong,
ia actually on its raarch and will arrive here to-day or to-raorrow.
We are at this raoment much at a loaa how to act, and our diffi
culty ia increaaed by the varioua ruraora and conjecturea circulated
by the diff'erent officera daily arriving from headquarters, sorae of
whom represent that no offensive movementa are to be undertaken
on thia frontier, but that the regular array ia iraraediately to be
marched either to the eaat to attack Kingaton or to the west to join
General Harriaon. Othera atate that an attack ia to be made on the
British forces in the vicinitj'' of thia place.
Under these circumstances we are induced to inquire of you
whether auch a force as we have it in our power to raise is deaired
by you to effectuate your plans, and if so in what numbers and at
what time ? If your object be to aally out upon the enemy at Fort
George we could bring you a reapectable force. But, on the contrary,
if you meditate an attack upon aome other point and the withdrawal
of the regular troops from Fort George and placing this frontier on
the defenaive only by meana of militia, we would obaerve tbat our
prepared force ia of auch a character aa could not be engaged in thia
aervice. Upon the suppoaition that you intend to withdraw the regular
force from thia frontier we beg leave to aubmit a propoaition for your
conaideration. We believe we are not incorrect in saying that it would require
nearly aa great a force to defend thia line of frontier againat a given
nuraber of the enemy as it would to attack and aubdue that enemy.
Sir George Prevoat haa ordered the militia of the upper province to
be called out en masse. They are to aaaem ble on Saturday next,
and if after your departure the eneray oppoaite here ahould take it in
hia head to retain all hia regular force and play off hia skill againat
the inexperience of our militia we might have reaaon to fear a repe
tition of former acenea in the present war.
Our propoaition, (in case of your leaving thia place,) ia that we
be permitted to raise between this and the firat of October a volunteer
force of from 1000 to 1200 men excluaive of Indians. That we add
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to join ua. That we be furniahed with a amall train, (aay four piecea,)
of field artillery with experienced officera and men to fight them, and
that with thia force we be authorized to invade the enemy'a country.
Should you think proper to confer auch an authority on ua, and
direct that the volunteera be furniahed with arma, araraunition, pro
visiona, &c., and receive pay while in actual aervice, we pledge our
lives that before the cloae of the aeaaon we will occupy the whole of
the valuable and populous peninaula oppoaite thia river and either
capture, deatroy or diaperae all the enemy'a force in thia quarter.
You may perhapa make it convenient to send an answer by the
bearer. Captain Hall.
(American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., pp. 467-8.)

Thomas O. Ridout to Qeorge Ridout.
Headquarters, near Niagara,
16th Septeraber, 1813.
I received your letter yeaterday by Starr Jarvia, who has corae
here to be our waggon -raaster. To-morrow we ahall have 20,000
hard dollara in ailver and £5000 in paper raoney, and in about eight
daya shall receive in army billa £20,000. The Commiaaary General
ia going to the Mediterranean and Mr. Couche will take hia place.
Gee cooks and waita upon us and a little French dragoon helpa
him. We bum raila, ateal apples, pears and peaches at a great rate.
Old Lion aometimea growla at the raila going ao faat but can't help
himaelf. He thinka me the most innocent of the lot.
Deaertion haa come to auch a height that eight or ten men go
off daily. The army ia not quite ao aickly aa it waa.
We have heard nothing of the fleet aince ahe left last Friday. A
schooner went into the river yesterday afternoon. The Americana
have been busily eraployed for aorae daya paat in tranaporting all
their heavy guna and baggage acroaa the river. Their deaertera come
in every day. They aay that 4000 raen are in Fort George. The
other day a Yankee picket shot two of our deaerters dead. One of
the 49th attempted to awim over by Queenaton, but waa killed by
the aentry. Aa aoon aa the rainy weather comea we ahall move to the
mountain, for the troopa cannot remain in their preaent encampraent
by the Black Swamp.
(From Ten Tears of Upper Canada, by Lady Edgar, pp. 225-6.)

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Major-Oeneral De Rottenburg to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Headquarters of the Centre Division,
4 Mile Creek, 17th Sept, 1813.
Sir, — With feelinga of aorrow and affliction I transrait to Your
Excellency a despatch from Genl. Procter, which I received last night,
and a copy of the anawer I aent him in conaequence. Thia terrible
diaaster, if not counterbalanced by a complete victory on thia lake,
must eventually change all ray diapoaitions and force rae back to the
poaition of Burlington Heighta. I ahall now atop the aailora at Bur
lington until I hear frora Sir Jaraes. Every exertion ahall be uaed
to provide General Procter with proviaiona by land.
[P. S.] — By raiatake Your Excellency'a letter, which waa for
warded frora thia yeaterday, waa dated the I7th inatead of the 16th.
(Canadian Archives, O. 680, p. 78.)

norning Sick Report, Centre Division of the .4rmy, Four Hile Creek, 16th September, 1813

CORPS.

19th Light Dragoons 
Royal Artillery 
Military Artificera 
1st or Royal Scota 
Sth or King'a Regiment. . .
49th Regiment 
89th Regiment 
100th do 
104th do 
Glengarry Light Infantiy .
Voltigeurs 
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Sick Present.

55 1
100 164

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114

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(Canadian Archives, Freer Papers, 1813, p. 34.)

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riajor'Oeneral De Rottenburg to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Headquarters of the Centre Division,
4 Mile Creek, 17th Sept., 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your
Excellency'a letter of the 12th inat. I am making every preparation
for occupying the poaition of Queenston, and Lieut.-Colonel Bruyerea
will set off to-morrow morning for the purpoae of having all the
barna cleared and making the farraera atack their corn. The com
raunication of the poata of Burlington and 4 Mile Creek raust, of
course, be raaintained and depota of provisions and forage eatabliahed
in the new poaition, aa far aa our scanty means will adrait.
Notwithatanding all the precautiona I have taken to atop deaer
tion eight went off last night frora the Croaa Roada, 5 Royals, 2
Glengarry and one 49th. The Indiana have handaomely corae for
ward and volunteered to post theraaelvea in front of the picqueta for
the purpoae of preventing it, but nevertheleaa these deluded men find
raeans to get off". . Thia evil ia raoat diatreasing.
We have not the smallest intelligence frora the fleet. Two of the
enemy's very sraall achoonera got into Fort George yeaterday and
two the day before, raoat likely with auppliea. One of thera came
out thia morning for the purpose of looking out.
The exceptional heat of the weather prevents our aick from
recovering. The eneray atill continuea to move everything to the other aide.
A few daya will decide what their object ia for ao doing.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 66-7.

Major-Oeneral De Rottenburg to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
4 Mile Creek, 17th Sept., 1813.
My Dear Sir George, —
I have been honored with your letter of the llth inatant. I
delayed only one day in sending off the uaual expreas, in expectation
an engagement would take place the 7th, but the hoatile fleeta have
been distreaaing ua here with acientific manoeuvres until Friday, the
10th, when we lost aight of them, and ever aince that period I am
ignorant of what has occurred. All your lettera for Sir James remain
upon my handa.
What with aickneaa and deaertion I am now almoat au bout de
mon latin and ray aituation becomes daily more desperate. More
than a thouaand raen are laid up, and officera in a still greater pro
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to retire to, for aa far aa York the fever and ague ragea and the
inhabitanta are as aickly aa the aoldiers. If you cannot send rae fresh
troops the country will be loat for want of handa to defend it. The
procrastination of the conflict on the lakea ia the cauae of all our dis-
aaters. If I ara attacked and forced back one-half of the sick will be
lost for want of conveyance. I am only waiting for the result of
what has been done by Sir Jamea, and if he cannot immediately co
operate with me I muat quit thia position and take up that of Queen
ston before the rainy aeaaon aeta in. Lieut.-Colonel Bruyeres' report
ia favorable as to accoramodation in barna, and contractora and
militia-men are coming forward for the erection of temporary barracka.
I am without intelligence frora Lake Erie. Dixon, (Mr. Robert
Dickaon,) arrived here three daya ago, but unaccompanied by Indiana.
Major-General Procter would not allow the Indians to proceed until
the laat badge (batch ?) of sailora had artived. Mr. Dixon haa pro
ceeded to wait upon you at Kingaton.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 66-7.)
Colonel Harvey to Hajor-Oeneral Procter.
Headquarters, Centre Division,
17th September, 1S13.
Sir, — Major-G[eneral] De Rottenburg received your letter of the
12th inat. yeaterday evening. He directa me to aak in the firat place
whether the aailing of Captain Barclay'a aquadron to meet the enemy
at a time when it waa ao incompetently manned waa the conaequence
of a positive order to that purport from Commodore Sir Jamea Yeo
or the Commander of the Forcea, or whether that meaaure waa adopted
by you, and in that caae that you will be pleaaed to atate the circum
atancea or raotives by which j'ou were led to tbe adoption of ao
hazardoua a raeasure with the knowledge which you poaaeaaed of the
intention to urge forward seamen with all poaaible expedition, and
the assurance which you had received that they were actually on the
way. Secondly, I have Major-General De Rottenburg'a direction to
aay that he doea not clearly aee the neceaaity or expediency of your
immediately retiring from your preaent poaition. There certainly
may be reaaona which you have not stated, or with which the Major-
General ia conaequently unacquainted, which may point more urgently
to the neceaaity of such a movement than he ia at present aware of.
But the view M. Genl. De Rottenburg is inclined to take of your
aituation, aa connected with the loaa of the aquadron, ia that that event
cannot affect you ao immediately as to make any precipitate retro
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half the eneray'a veaaela rauat have received ao rauch daraage as to
not be in a aituation to undertake anything further for aome time.
This interval you will employ in looking well at your aituation, in
comraunication with Tecumaeth and the Indiana, in aacertaining the
impreaaion which thia diaaater haa produced on them and in concert
ing with them the meana beat calculated to leaaen the consequences
of that disaster, concentrating or making auch a diapoaition of your
remaining force aa raay prove to thera the sincerity of the Britiah
Governraent in ita intention not to abandon them ao long as they are
true to their own intereata. An officer of engineera proceeds imme
diately to Long Point to construct the blockhouses you recoraraended
and auch other defenaive works aa may appear to him to be required.
Colonel Murray, who haa lately joined thia diviaion of the army, will
alao proceed to aaaurae the command at Long Point. He will be
inatructed to call out the militia.
With reference to the concluding paragraph of your letter, I am
directed to enquire what raeana do we poaaeaa in veaaels, &c., by which
to send aaaiatance to Michilimackinac ? Does the enemy posseaa any
veasela at present on Lake Huron and would it be practicable to pre
vent their pasaing the narrowa of the St. Clair and thua to preaerve
the aacendency on that lake, the enemy posaeaaing that of Lake Erie ?
Would the aeamen, now hourly expected, be of any aervice, or may
their progreaa be atopped ? Do you wiah the 10 24-pdra. carrronadea
intended for the Detroit to be aent on, and to what place ? Your
answera to theae queries and a full communication of everything
relating to your aituation, intentiona and wanta it ia requeated may
be tranamitted by the raoat expeditioua meana at your diapoaal.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, p. 75.)
Major-Oeneral Wilkinson to Brigadier-Oeneral Robert Swartwout.
Fort George, September 17, 1813.
Sir, — Your letter of the 12th from Oswego waa faithfully
delivered by the rider, Mr. 0. Smith, in the twilight of the 15th, and
I have detained him until thia day, waiting with anxiety for some
information from our aquadron, but without effect. We have aa yet
no boata from Oswego ; those from Genesee arrived last evening and
are engaged. In defect of tranaport we muat forage upon the enemy.
I arrived here early the day after we parted, more dead than alive,
and it was not until to-day I have been able to abandon my pallet.
Do all you have been ordered to do, aa much raore aa you raay deem
uaeful and neceaaary to the public aervice.
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When the army of the lake ia embodied your atation becomes
adjunct to the headquartera for your governraent.
J. W.
The encloaed will convey sorae idea of the derangement and dis
tractions in the tranaport service. The aame vesaela employed to
bring here from Oawego muat bo directly engaged to carry it back.
J. W.
(Prom Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol. III., pp. 43-4.)

Oeneral Wilkinson to Oeneral Porter.
Fort George, 18th September, 1813.
Sir, — I avail rayaelf by Major Johnaon to answer your letter of
yeaterday, which was received laat evening. I adraire and applaud
the patriotiam and enterpriae of Major Chapin, but I am utterly
unauthorized to reward his patriotiam or aanction hia enterpriaea, as
I have no authority to receive, organize, employ or pay volunteera of
any deacription. It ia, however, my decided opinion that all enemy's
property ahould be good prize for any of our citizena who may take
it. At the aame time I beg leave to remark that too much regard
cannot be paid to the property of the unarmed unlesa it ahould be
obvioualy intended to comfort or aid the enemy, which will justify
ita capture or deatruction. Firearma, araraunition and implementa of
war should be everywhere aeized upon.
I am highly flattered by your proapecta with our ''red brethren,"
whom I beg of you to haaten forward in aa great numbera aa posaible.
Major Johnaon will hand you one hundred and flfty dollars,
which you have requested, and for which he will take your respon-
aible receipta.
(Prom MBS. of Hon. P. A. Porter.)
Oeneral Wilkinson to Messrs. P. B. Porter, Cyrenius Chapin and Joseph
HcClure.
Fort George, September 18, 1813.
Gentlemen, — Your letter of yesterday, which reached me last
evening, givea you a claira to my acknowledgments and thoae of your
country. But aa I am altogether unauthorized by law or inatruction
to sanction your plan for the levy of a body of volunteera, and aa
your anticipationa, propositiona and auggeationa embrace a range and
character upon which I have neither right nor authority to deliberate,
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Secretary of War, now at Sackett'a Harbor, by expreaa, for hia deliber
ation and decision.
I hope he may find it convenient and proper to meet your viewa,
and have only to add that you ahall be advised of hia anawer without
a moment'a delay after it may reach my hands.
(American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., p. 468.)

riajor H. Lee, Jr., to the Secretary of War.
Fort George, September 18, 1813.
Sir, — I am ordered by General Wilkinson to forward the encloaed
papera. One, a letter from a committee of three of which P. B. Porter
ia the ffrat, the other, a letter from Daniel Rodman, the organ of an
aaaociation of reaidenta in and near Canandaigua.
(American State Papers, MiUtary Affairs, Vol. I., p. 467.)

Oeneral Order.
H. Q. Military District No. 9,
Fort George, Sept. 18, 1813.
The troopa are to be iraraediately furniahed with their winter
clothing coraplete ; the aick of every condition to be included in the
drafta, and where a deficiency may occur in one corpa it ia to be aup
plied frora the surplus of any other, credit being given to the latter
for the aupply and the receiving officer to be held reaponaible for it,
returna to be iraraediately raade to headquarters for counteraignature.
No officer is to absent himself from his corpa but by permiaaion
from the Comraanding General.
The gentlemen of the array are warned againat a too farailiar
intercourae with the adjacent village, aa raiachiefa grow out of it
which are little understood and muat be prevented.
It ia eaaential to the uniform movement of the troopa in battle
that they ahould be drilled without rauaic ; the accompaniment of the
drum and fife muat therefore be forborne until further orders.
The General propoaea to look at the troopa at 11 o'clock on Tues
day, the 21at inat., when all fatiguea will atop, and he expecta to find
in the ranka every man capable of bearing arras ; the guards to be
relieved after the review. By order,
W. Pinkney, Major, A. D. C.

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Captain Jasper Parish to Erastus Oranger.
Canandaigua, Sept. ISth, 1813.
Dear Sir, —
Yours of the 12th and 14th instant ia received. The Onondaga
Indiana left here yesterday morning — thirty, including aome women.
I explained your letter of tbe 14th and was able to aatiafy them the
Preaident had now requeated all the Six Nations ahould take up the
hatchet immediately and join our army at Fort George ; that they
should receive rationa and pay, etc.; the war chiefa, who would be
their leadera, to be commiasioned according to our rulea and to receive
pay according to rank. I atated to them if they were real friends to
our government they would not heaitate one moment ; if they were
to heaitate and be a long time counselling on the aubject it would be
aaid by aome that they were frienda to the Britiah.
I stated to them that it waa my wiah and youra that they would
go direct to Buffalo ; not to call on the Old Prophet, for he muat not
interfere with the wiahea of our great chiefa. The chiefa requeated
rae to inforra you that they would go that way, but it was for a
religioua purpose ; they should atay there but a ahqrt tirae and then
go on to Buffalo. They further requeated me to inform you that they
were as ready to turn out and join our army as any other of our
Indiana, and had been whenever the Preaident of the United Statea
had requeated them so to do.
There were two Indiana here yeaterday from the Geneaee river.
I sent a message to Sharp Shina, Bill Shanka and other chiefa and
warriora to tum out with their arma and to be at Buffalo in five days ;
then from there go on to Fort George, where they may have aome
"amusement," aa they term it.
In your letter you seera to doubt my integrity and exertion in
this object of government, from what cauae ia beat known to youraelf.
I have alwaya made it my duty to obey my ordera, directiona and
instructions from my employers as far as in my powera to do ao. In
nineteen daya yesterday waa the first day that I have miased the
intermitting fever. I aweat ao very much every night that I am very
weak. It wearies me to ride two milea in my carriage. I shall atart
for Buffalo aa soon aa I am ready to ride, and attend to the Indian
buaineas. Mr. Fox has returned to thia place ; is waiting for the Oneida
Indians to corae on. Mr. Smith and your mother just arrived here
on a viait. In a few momenta after they arrived the Poatmaster
General paased my house.
(Prom Ketehum'8 mstory of Buffalo, Vol. II., pp. 43i2-3.)

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The Secretary of War to General Wilkinson.
Sackett's Harbor, September 18, 1813.
Dear General, —
Our information from the other aide of the lake amounta to thia :
Prevoat goes to Montreal ; the whole regular force in Kingston con
sists of ten companies of De Watteville'a regiment, that at Preacott of
two companiea of the aame corpa and about forty artilleriata.
De Watteville'a regiment waa made up in Spain ; ia composed of
^olea, Germana, Spaniarda and Portuguese, and completely diaaffected.
What a precious moment, my friend, ia thia.
The Coramodore was brought back to ua yeaterday by adverae
winda. He goes thia moming ; let not the great objecta of the cam
paign be hazarded by running after Yeo ; these accomplished, his race
ia run. Kingaton or the point below aeized, all above perishes, because
the tree ia then girdled.
In apeaking of your artillery you do not include the guna taken
at Fort George, and which will be necesaary for its defehce. A amall
garriaon will be aufficient against assault ; aiege we need not dread.
It ia already too late to live in trenchea. Porter (of the artillery)
would do well to command the place. Tell him from me he ia a
Brigadier by brevet.
The meana of tranaportation are now with you ; haaten your
march and may God blesa you in all your enterprises.
(American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I. 468.)

Oeneral Order.
Headquarters, Kingston, 18th Sept., 1813.
G. O
At a General Court Martial held at Croaa Roada, Niagara, on the
7th September, wae arraigned private John Rix of the 49th Regiment
for deaerting from the post of Queenston towards the enemy, on or
about the 4th of September, 1813.
The Court found the priaoner guilty of the crirae laid to his
charge and doth therefore aentence hira, the aaid John Rix, to be shot
to death at such time and place aa the Major-General commanding
raay direct.
The Commander of the Forces approves of the above sentence,
which is to be inserted in all books of ordera and to be read to the
troops under arma.
Edward Baynes, Adjutant General.

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From the Northern Centinel.
To the Editor :
Sir, — Some peraona actuated by baae and unworthy motivea
have falsely and maliciously caused the public opinion to be unfavor-
a,bly impressed with the conduct of Captain Elliott in the Niagara
on the 10th September. I believe there are many who entertain the
erroneous opinion that the Niagara rendered no aaaiatance to the
Lawrence. The aubjoined notea of Captains Perry and Elliott I hope
will remove theae impreaaiona, and I can, from my own knowledge,
declare Captain EUiott'a conduct to have been such aa merita the
applause of his country. His brave and gallant conduct waa signal
to all on board the Niagara, and, in my opinion,- could not have been
surpasaed. He remarked to me repeatedly in the action that we
were not as cloae alongside the enemy aa he wiahed ; that we left
their long guns too much auperiority, and that he waa certain if close
alongside the Queen Charlotte ten minutea would determine the
-action in our favor.
From a few minutea after the commencement of the action, the
enemy being formed very close in a line ahead, their ahot came over
ua in every direction and repeatedly hulled ua, our poaition being
;preaerved aa I believe the line waa intended to be formed. During
the action the Caledonia waa ao cloae ahead of ua that we were
obliged frequently to keep the main yard braced aharp aback to
avoid going foul of her. Finding the Queen Charlotte to make sail
ahead from our fire, aa was supposed. Captain Elliott hailed the Cale
donia and ordered her helm put up, which waa done, and the Niagara
paaaed ahead by filling the raain top sail and aetting the jib and fore
a,nd aft raain aaila. The Niagara then closed the wake of the Law
rence and continued the action with the uaual vigor until the Law
rence dropped aatern, when it ia well known that almoat immediately
the Niagara became abreaat of the Detroit and Queen Charlotte,
which could not have been the caae had ahe been a long diatance
aatern. I feel it my duty alao to obaerve that the Lawrence until near
the cloae of the engageraent bore a greater proportion of the ffre of
the Detroit and Queen Charlotte and from the Detroit's long guna,
which pierced her through, ahe auffered considerably more in every
respect than the Niagara.
Captain Elliott volunteering to bring into cloft action all our
sraall vessela, which was nobly and heroically executed, aided by the
exertiona of their coramandera, produced the brilliant victory, which
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U. S. Brig Niagara, Put-in-Bay,
September 18, [1813.]
Sir, — I am informed a report haa been circulated by aorae mali-
cioua peraona, prejudicial to my veasel when engaged with the eneray's
fleet. I will thank you if you will with candor state to me the con
duct of myself, officers and crew.
Respectfully your obedient servant, Jesse D. Elliott.

U. S. Schooner Ariel, Put-in-Bay,
Septeraber 18, [1813.]
My Dear Sir, —
I received your note laat evening after I had turned in or I
should have anawered it immediately. I am indignant that any
report ahould be circulated prejudicial to your character aa reapecta
the action of the 10th instant. It afforda me great pleaaure that I
have it in my power to aaaure you that the conduct of youraelf,
officera and crew, waa such aa to meet my warmeat approbation, and
I conaider the circumatance of your volunteering and bringing the
amall veaaela into cloae action aa contributing largely to our victory.
I ahall ever believe it a preraeditated plan to deatroy our command
ing veaael. I have no doubt had not the Queen Charlotte have ran
from the Niagara, from the auperior order I obaerved her in, you
would have taken her in twenty rainutes.
With aentiraents of esteera I am, dear Sir, your friend and
obedient aervant,
O. H. Perry.
Captain Elliott.
(From NUes's Weekly Begister, December 4, 1813, Vol. V., p. 229.)

Sir Oeorge Prevost to Sir James Lucas Yeo.
Headquarters, Kingston, 19th Sept., 1813.
Sir, — The Centre Diviaion of the Upper Canada Army is placed
in a aituation very critical and one novel in the system of war, that
of investing a force vaatly superior in numbers within a atrongly
intrenched poaition. It waa adopted and haa been maintained from
a confldent expectation that with the aquadron under your command
a combined attack ere this could have been effected on the enemy at
Fort George with every proapect of aucceaa. To the local disadvan
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and deaertion to a degree calling for an immediate remedy. You are
therefore required to proceed with the fleet under your coramand
with the leaat posaible delay to the head of the lake, affording auffi
cient convoy to the amall veaaela containing thoae atores and auppliea
of which the array ia in most preaaing want. Upon your arrival
near the headquarters of the Centre Diviaion you will conault with
Major-General De Rottenburg, who will unite in hia peraon the civil
and military command in Upper Canada, upon my withdrawing from
the Province, upon the eligibility of a corabined attack for the pur
pose of dialodging the eneray frora the poaition of Fort George bj'^ a
rapid forward movement of the army, bringing up in battery at the
aame time the heavy ordnance, mortara and howitzera now embarked.
Thia attack must be aupported by the countenance of your aquadron
and the fire of such veaaels aa are armed with a deacription of
ordnance favorable to it. Should thia attempt appear to you to be
attended with too great hazard to the aquadron, under the poaaible
circumstances of the enemy appearing on the lake, you will in that
caae diatinctly atate your aentimenta to Major-General De Rottenburg,
who will imraediately, upon aacertaining your inability to assiat hira,
take meaaurea for evacuating the poaition he now occupiea. In the
execution of which movement you will give his army every aupport
and aaaiatance conaiatent with the aafety of your veaaela, and Ijaving
performed thia service you will puraue auch raeasures aa will appear
moat probable apeedily to enaure the acquiaition of the naval
aacendency. You are already acquainted with the decided line of conduct I
wish to be obaerved on Lake Erie by Captain Barclay, and you will
not fail to irapreaa on that officer the absolute neceaaity of regaining
the naval superiority and to preserve uninterrupted the intercourae
between Amheratburg and Long Point in order that the suppliea and
atorea at the latter place and at the head of the lake may be trana
ported in aafety to the Right Diviaion.
The flotilla of tranaporta on Lake Ontario are to be kept
employed, aa long aa the aeaaon will admit, in the conveyance of the
proviaiona and other aupplies collected at Kingaton and destined for
the Right and Centre Diviaiona of the army, and they are to receive
from your force the necessary protection.
(Prom Niles's Weekly Eegister, Baltimore, Md.. November 20, 1813, Vol. V., p. 204. Stated to
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The Secretary of War to Major-Oeneral Hampton.
Sackett's Harbor, September 19, 1813.
Dear General, —
Chauncey haa chaaed Yeo round the lake and obliged him to
take ahelter in Kingaton. The Coramodore haa now gone up to Fort
George to bring down the troopa. We are ready at this point td
embark. It may perhaps be the 30th before our forcea will be
assembled and in motion. Your moveraenta raay of course be aorae
what delayed— aay to the 25th or 26th. It is believed in Kingaton
that Sir George Prevoat ia about going to Quebec. Will he not atop
at Montreal ?
(American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., pp. 458-9.)

Major-Oeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
(Extract.)
Fort George, September 20, 1813.
I am well again and that's a good thing, for I have been during-
my aickneas somewhat of a smelfungus.
Now, indeed, would be a fine tirae to slip into the St. Lawrence
if Chauncey could keep Sir James blockaded above Kingaton and
command the river below at the same time, and our preparations
were corapletely raatured ; but it ia a herculean task to extract order
from chaoa. No time haa or ahall be lost on my part, but we cannot^
when prepared at all pointa, control the winda. It was laat night
only the transporta from Oawego arrived, and if I ara not hardly
oppoaed by weather I hope I ahall have 1000 men afloat by the 26th:
and complete my embarkation on the 30th, after which, until we
reach Grenadier laland, I must look to our aquadron and the heavens
for safety. Chauncey tells me he is liable to be blown off frora hia atation
and in auch case Sir Jamea may slip out by him, but proraises
to follow him. It ia material, to prevent the eneray frora following
and cutting up our rear, that aome competent force ahould take poat on
the St. Lawrence below Kingston, and I pray of you to make this
arrangement with Chauncey. Before I left Sackett's Harbor I
ordered a dozen alip-keeled boata, to carry 50 men each and to row
30 oara, to be armed with a light cannon in their bow. This arma
ment is to sweep the St. Lawrence of the eneray'a gun boats, and to
take poat in advance when and whenever it raay be adviaable. I beg
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We have juat received advice confirmatory of a naval corabat
on Lake Erie, in which it is aaid Perry haa taken the whole Britiah
aquadron on the 10th inatant and brought the veaaela into Put-in
harbor at the ialanda, hia own veaael, the Lawrence, barely capable of
being floated. The action lasted six houra. This will cancel your
newa frora our Commodore. The encloaed letter from General Mc
Clure breathea a good apirit, but he will not be up for several daya.
In the meantime I shall prepare hia orders to be ready to give him
the comraand. A body of horae, a amall one, at that point where the fate of the
ialand ia to be decided by combat, (for believe not that we shall get
poaaeaaion of Montreal without a battle,) will be invaluable. Burn
has been ordered hence aome time before my arrival to recruit his
cavalry and prepare them for action, and I ahall order him by expreaa
to-morrow to incline by indirect dilatory marchea towards Hamilton,
there to look for further ordera, aomewhere about Antwerp or that
quarter. From Denmark or Champion he ia to advise the command
ing officer at Sackett's Harbor of hia moveraenta.
De Rottenburg ia under the full belief that I mean to attack
him, and I shall keep up the delusion as long aa poasible.
The snail'a pace of the reinforcementa approaching thia division
and, pardon me, their direction and route, occaaion me aurpriae. Of
what avail will be the detachmenta under Colonels Randolph and
Colea, which are, I learn from Waahington, on their march to thia
place, where they cannot or will not arrive before the 15th proximo ?
If these detachments had been ordered on by all the available water
communicationa from Annapolia to Albany, they could have reached
Sackett'a Harbor in aeaaon, and a column of eight hundred men
would have been found an important desideratum in our irapending
operationa. Where alao are the one thouaand raen reported to me by
Colonel Duane aa being ready for march before I reached Philadel
phia ? I rauat hope near Sackett'a Harbor. I put theae queationa to
you that I may appriae you of facts that you, with whom it rests,
may apply the reraedy, for I flnd we poaaeaa little military subordin
ation or respect, and that a chief of an army ia obeyed raore from
courteay than principle or profeaaional obligationa.
I send thia by the privateer Fox to Commodore Chauncey with
a request that he accelerate its progreaa to you. This place neither
stopa a gap, extenda our poaaesaions, nor covera orprotectaa country ;
it is good for nought but to command the ground it occupiea, and
therefore I ahall dismantle and abandon it.
(American State Papers, Military Aflairs, Vol. I., pp. 468-9.)

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Minutes of a Council of War held at Fort Oeorge on the 20th Septem
ber, 1813.
Present — Major-General Wilkinaon, Brigadier-General Boyd,
Colonel Porter, Colonel Brady, Colonel Pierce, Colonel Biaaell, Colonel
Scott, Colonel Brearley, Colonel Preaton, Colonel Miller, Lieutenant-
Colonel Cutting, Lieutenant-Colonel Mitchell, Lieutenant-Colonel
Poaey, Major Huyck, Major Campbell, Major Forayth, Major Malcolra,
Major Nicholaa, Major Lucaa, Major Curaminga, Major Hindraan,
Major Morgan, Major Battey.
Major-General Wilkinaon atates to the council that the concen
tration of the forces at thia place and Sackett'a Harbour and the
reduction of Kingaton comprise his chief objecta for the operationa of
the army pending the reaidue of thia campaign. In order to facili
tate the aecond object every practicable meana have been eraployed
to attract the attention of the enemy to thia point and to draw hither
the whole of his diapoaable force.
To accomplish the great object in view, aa aoon aa the neceaaary
arrangements can be made a general embarkation will take place and
the main body of the troopa will be transferred to the vicinity of
Kingaton, there to be joined by the division from Sackett's Harbour
which ia in complete preparation for the moveraent.
To give security and effect to the enterpriae in contemplation it
ia eaaential that the aeveral corpa of the army ahould be preserved in
their utmoat strength.
The aquadron under Commodore Chauncey having beaten that
under Sir James L. Yeo the latter made ita eacape into Amherat Bay,
where it is blockaded by the American aquadron, the Commodore of
which ia bound and atanda pledged to protect the movementa of the
army by water.
Having submitted this statement of facta to the consideration of
the council the Commander-in-Chief of the diatrict requests their
aentiraents on the following pointa, viz :
lat. Shall thia poat be strengthened and garrisoned for defence
against the British division in thia vicinity ? or
2nd. — Shall the place be razed and abandoned ?
The Council of War to whora the above que.stiona had been aub-
raitted by Major-General Wilkinaon, Coraraanding-in-Chief the 9th
Military Diatrict, unanimoualy, with the exception of one voice,
answer the firat queation in the negative and the aecond in the
affirmative. John P. Boyd, Brig.-Gen.
W. Scott, Col. and Secretary.
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Prom the Secretary of War to riajor-Oeneral Wilkinson.
September 20th, 1813.
In the haste with which my letter by Major Lee was written I
omitted to notice your auggestion that " the main body of the enemy,
(4000 men,) leaving to Yeo and the fleet the defence of Kingston,
raay follow you and fall upon your rear," &c. Such an event ia, in ray
opinion, highly improbable and decidedly impoaaible if Chauncey put
himaelf in a poaition to command both channela, aa he intends to do.
But, again, what chance in the game, (ahould the contingency you
anticipate happen,) could be more propitioua to our views, aince in
executing his purpoae the eneray rauat neceaaarily forego all the
advantagea given hira by his fortreaa and hia fleet, and conaent to a
field fight with a force double hia own ? In auch a case, therefore,
your courae ia obvioua, — turn upon and beat hira and follow up your
blowa till you get poaaession of Kingston. You will thus literally
fulfil the orders you have received and merit the baton of a field
marahal. (Prom Notices of the War of 1812, by John Armstrong, New York, 1840, Vol. II., pp. 193-4,
Appendix No. 4.)

Thomas O. Ridout to Thomas Ridout.
Headquarters, (Four Mile Creek,)
21at September, 1813.
Thinga are going on very badly. It ia too true that our fleet on
Lake Erie is taken and Procter is left at Amheratburg without pro
viaiona, guna or men. Moat of the cannon were mounted on hoard
the shipa; £20,000 ia on the way to pay the debta at Amherstburg,
and we have $40,000 in gold and ailver on the way from Kingston,
beaidea £20,000 in bills. Aaaistant Commissary General Dance haa
gone to take charge at Burlington with three clerka.
The militia are all called out to build barracka at Lundy'a Lane,
Queenaton and Chippawa, and alao at Burlington Heighta, which, I
believe, is to be headquartera thia winter. Nichol haa gone up to
bring the Long Point militia down. General De Rottenburg went up
to the head of the lake to-day. General Vincent commanda at the
Croaa Roada. I think he ia the beat of the two. Mr. Couche haa
had a notification that he muat hold the- railitary cheat, etc., in readi
neaa aa a raoveraent would ahortly take place, soraewhere on the
mountain it ia expected. The Sth have loat two officera within a
week — Captain Kingaley, the paymaater, of a fever, he waa a very
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The laat thing aeen of the fleeta on Lake Erie waa at the islands
near Amherstburg. After the battle twelve veaaela weie seen very
quietly together. Captain Barclay was ordered out with six vessels
half manned, very much against hia will, to fight the Americana, who
consiated of nine veasela every way auperior. The conaequence was
that he was taken and all that country muat fall and that before
long, for we have juat heard 10,000 Ohio militia are on their raarch
to Detroit. Colonel Hamilton haa moved up to Turkey Point. The
2d Battalion of the 41at are on their way from Kingaton.
We are in the sarae atate at the old houae aa ever. I carry on
the foraging. To-night our dragoon ia to make a grand attack upon
the oniona. The neata are kept very nice and clean from eggs. The
dragoon haa juat corae in with a ffne muak melon anda peck of
onions. We feed a turkey every day at the door, which ia doomed
for our Sunday dinner. Soraetiraea a cow happena to get milked
over night, for the old lady ia getting to be very atingy of the milk.
Colonel Coffin went in yeaterday with a flag of truce and the
Americana told him that our whole fleet waa taken on Lake Erie,
after a moat deaperate engagement. Our aecond ahip went down in
the battle and every man on board their flagahip waa either killed
or wounded. Had it not been for aome gunboata that carae up at
the cloae of the engagement we would have gained the day, ao roughly
had our aix little veaaela handled them. They aay it waa the raoat
severe action fought thia war ; great nurabera fell on both aidea.
(From Ten Years of Upper Canada, by Lady Edgar, pp, 226-7.)

From the Buffalo Oazette, September 2 lst, 1813.
On Tueaday evening laat, (Septeraber 14,) a corapany of volun
teera, principally of this village, erabarked for Sugar Loaf, (about 14
miles frora Fort Erie, under command of Major Chapin, with an
intention of surprising and capturing a Britiah guard commanded by
Colonel Warren. The Colonel had anticipated the attack and had
withdrawn himself and guard from the lake sorae railea into the
interior of the country. The party took aeveral priaoners, who were
immediately paroled, and 34 barrels of flour and a bale of blankets,
all of which was the property of government. There were aeveral
hundred barrela of flour at the milla, but there being no proof of its
being public property it waa not taken. The conduct of Major
Chapin in all his incursions into the eneray's territory haa been
strictly honorable, carefully distinguishing between friends and
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and if any plundering haa been coramitted on the defenceleaa (and
in aome inatancea paroled) inhabitanta of Canada the ain of such
unworthy tranaactiona will not lie at hia door. Thia is not aaid to-
flatter — it waa due to truth — and we hope it will tend to counteract
the scandaloua atoriea reapecting Major Chapin'a corpa being an
organized aet of raaraudera.
On Friday evening laat, (I7th Septeraber,) a party of volunteers
under General Porter; from Buffalo and Black Rock, landed on the
Canadian ahore about eight milea below Fort Erie, and proceeded up
the next morning to the ferry. They met with no oppoaition and
took four priaonera, who are now in confinement.
Sir George Prevoat, commander of the Britiah forcea, haa pro-
teated againat Colonel Preaton'a proclamation, declaring that the
militia and othera paroled by the Colonel are not bound by, aaid
parole. Accordingly the militia in the diatrict opposite this place
were to parade at their aeveral rendezvous on Friday laat, (Septem
ber I7th,) for the purpoae of being incorporated and ordered into
actual aervice.
Information haa been received that the militia recently detailed
from Ontario, Steuben, Cayuga and Seneca are on the march for the
frontier, and that part of them were drawing their arma at Batavia.
laat Saturday, (September IS.) It ia said that the troopa are in good
health and apirita.
Major Adama with the men under hia comraand have left Fort
George and retumed to Black Rock.
We leam from Fort Niagara that deaertera from the enemy
come in daily. In aome inatancea 7 and 8 have corae in at one tirae.
(Pile in Buffalo Public Library.) Oeneral Order.
H. Q. Military District No. 9,
Fort George, Sept. 21at, 1813.
Preparatory to the depending expedition each boat ia to be
furniahed with a aweep, two apare oara, a small mast and truck tO'
receive a aail, in proportion to the boat, and each company muat be
furniahed with a mallet, a caulking-iron, oakum and pitch, a hand-
hammer, a gimblet, two or three pounda of naila and a handaaw. The
aasiatant-deputy quartermaster will supply thoae articlea, as far aa
may be in hia power, to the requiaitiona of comraanding officers of
corpa and detachraents. The gentlemen commanding corpa are
requeated to give any assiatance in their power for the equipment of
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Enaign Juatua Ingeraoll of the 23d Regiraent haa leave of absence
for the recovery of his health and will report hiraaelf to the office of
the Adjutant G'eneral of Military Diatrict No. 9 monthly. Lieutenant
A. Bacon of Captain Little'a corapan}'^ of volunteera haa permiaaion to
remove from camp to the general hoapital at Lewiaton.
By order, N. Pinkney, Major and A. D. C.

Oeneral Order.
« Kingston, 2 lat Septeraber, 1813.
O. 0.
The Coraraander of the Forcea ia pleased to approve of fifteen
lada of the Sth Regiraent, who are incapable, from youth, of doing
duty in the ranka, to be attached to the Royal Artillery aa gunner-
drivera until further ordera, and while ao employed to receive two
pence extra pay per diem.
Edward Baynes, Adjutant-General.
Qeneral Order.
Kingston, 2l8t September, 1813.
G. 0. Captain Baaden of the 89th Regiment ia appointed to take
charge of the detachment of recovered raen belonging to the regi
raenta in the Centre Diviaion, and will reaurae the command of the
light infantry company of the S9th Regiraent.
The flank corapaniea of the Regiment De Watteville, under the
command of a field officer, are to be held in readiness to proceed at
the ahorteat notice to join the Centre Diviaion. The troopa will
embark in batteaux and proceed to the head of the Bay of Quinte
whence they will raarch to York.
The officers and raen of the 19th Light Dragoona belonging to
the aquadron at Niagara will proceed by land. They will be fur
niahed with horaes from the troop at Kingaton.
Edward Baynes, Adjutant General.

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Oeneral Order.
H. Q. Military District No. 9,
Fort George, Sept. 22, 1813.
The resignation of Captain John Foster of the 22d Infantry ia
accepted and he will be paid and aettled with to thia date and dropped
from the rolla.
Lieutenant Greer of the 22d Infantry has leave of abaence for
the recovery of hia health, and will report himaelf monthly to the
office of the Adjutant General of this department and will join his
regiment aa aoon aa hia health is reatored.
The paymaatera of the aeveral corpa are, without a moment's
hesitation, to diacharge the arrearages due to the unfortunate wounded
men now under orders for the interior. When there happena to be
no paymaater preaent of the corps to which a wounded raan belonga,
the paymaster of the next corpa in rank will make the payment, the
case being one of those for which no regular arrangeraent exiata.
The gentlemen commanding corpa muat equip their batteaux
with maata and yards, aa the artificers lack time to perform thia
service. The General moat earneatly exhorta the gentlemen of the army
to retrench their baggage and camp furniture to the narroweat poa
aible compasa, as the aervice to which they may be expoaed will aub
ject them to great privationa for the want of tranaport.
The General takea coramand to-morrow and the Aaaiatant Adju
tant General will attend headquarters for ordera.
The brigade of New York Militia being expected to arrive to
morrow it ia abaolutely neceaaary the gentlemen coramanding corps
ahould use every exertion for the depending operationa.
By order, E. Bebee, Aaaiatant Adjt. Gen.
The Secretary of War to Oeneral Wilkinson.
Sackett's Harbor, Septeraber 22, 1813.
Dear General, —
Your lettera of the 16th, I7th and ISth inatant have been this
moment received ; I hasten to answer them. The main object muat
be proaecuted. Chauncey ia not broken down ; he can and will cora-
^ mand the lake, and while he does ao our poaition at Fort George may
be maintained. If the enemy'a aick list amounta to one thousand
four hundred out of three thousand, the enemy can undertake nothing
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proposition, made in the following worda, viz.: " Our propoaition (in
case of your leaving thia place) ia that we be permitted to raiae
between thia and the lat of October a volunteer force of from one
thousand to one thouaand two hundred men, exclusive of Indiana ;
that we add to it aa many of the militia stationed on the lines aa raay
be willing to join ua ; that we be furniahed with a amall train, (aay
four pieces,) of field artillery, with experienced officera and men to
fight them, and that with this force we be authorized to invade the
enemy'a country.
Rodman's corpa raay join Porter. Any volunteera you raay
havo with the army whoae timea are near expiring and who are
<iesiroua of continuing in the aervice, raay do so also. We will cover
the whole by a requiaition on Governor Torapkina for additional
militia. .......
The enemy'a fleet have left the Cheaapeake, I believe for Halifax,
whence the land troopa are to be sent into Canada — another motive
for quick movementa.
To the south, and especially in the direction of Penaacola and
New Orleans, our force will be impoaing. Mitchell (of Georgia) takes
with him 2500 mounted riflemen — Tenneaaee give 1500 do. In that
diatrict, (aince the raarch northward of the 3d Regiraent has been
counterraanded,) our regular and volunteer force exceed 3000. The
whole land force on board Warren doea not amount to 2000 men.
We are aafe there. No. 4 is evacuated altogether by the enemy. No.
3 may be menaced, but only menaced. I have ordered Dearborn to
that diatrict. I rejoice, my friend, at your recovery and in the proa
pect of a speedy meeting with you. My laat letter by Chauncey, of
the 18th or 19th, gave you all we yet know. Prevost" has left King
ston, it ia aaid for Quebec, raore probably for Montreal. Harrison
haa got a prop frora the army aud if the story of Perry'a aucceaa be
true Jiaa the ball at his foot.
P. S. — The Porter apoken of in my laat aa a Brigadier by brevet
is the old artillery Colonel of that name.
(From Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol. III., Appendix XXXII.)

Major-Oeneral Hampton to the Secretary of War.
Headquarters at Little Chazy,
September, 22, 1813.
Sir, — At 6 o'clock p. ra. on the 19th I dropped down with the
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landed at 12 o'clock at night, and an hour after had the light corps
of the army in motion against the advanced poata of the enemy —
Snelling's coraraand againat a post a little over the line on the lake
shore, and Harailton's against Odelltown. The blow was to have
been struck at dawn, and the corpa were to unite at the latter place,
twelve milea diatant. Both corpa were raisled by their guidea.
Snelling finding hiraaelf out of hia way for the first point puahed for
the aecond, and aa Harailton had taken a circuit to get below it
Snelling arrived firat and fell upon the picket in a house, which he
killed or took, except two or three, and the main body eacaped.
Hamilton arrived aoon after ; the army joined them a little after
nine. A few despicable Indiana continued to lurk about the distant
buahea and frequently crawled up and fired upon our aentriea during
the day and the aucceeding night.
One waa killed on hia post in the dark and two or three othera
wounded. They were frequently drove off and the thicketa scoured,
but they continued to hover around as long as we staid. The array
had on ita backs five daya' proviaiona and my intention waa to puah
through the wood, remove all obatructiona and repair the roada for
our supplies, artillery, baggage, etc., which waa to follow, but an
in aurmoun table difficulty occurred, which at once defied all human
exertion. The drought had been uncoramon, and I had aome doubts
of the practicability of procuring water for the troopa, horaes and
tearaa, but the pointa of Odelltown, LaColle and the river L' Acadia
were repreaented aa a aure reaource.
The troopa, however, soon dried up the wells and apringa at
Odelltown, and the beda of LaColle and L' Acadia are repreaented
frora an authority not to be queationed to be dry. The troopa began
to auffer extremely, and the few cavalry and artillery horsea that
arrived were obliged to be aent back to Champlain, a distance of four
milea, for water. The difficulty began to produce effecta the moat
to be dreaded.
It waa not a time to hesitate, the general ataff and coraraanding
officera of corpa were called together, and there waa but one voice.
The Chateauguay route waa adopted. It waa circuitoua but
afforded water and waa practicable in leaa tirae, all obatructiona in
the other considered.
The army fell back in the afternoon of the 21at and encamped .
at Champlain. The Chateauguay road takes off near this place and
the army will advance on it aeven railea thia afternoon. The bag
gage ia now advancing on it. I hope to arrive at Chateauguay on
the evening of the twenty-fourth. I can frora thence join you at
any point you may advise on the St. Lawrence. My object ia Cog-

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nawaga opposite to La Chine, about forty miles frora Chateauguay
and ten frora Montreal. I have my guidea and information I can
rely upon. Thia poaition will preaent three points. If I do not hear
from you I can take either or hold faat, aa circumatancea ahall indicate.
My firat movement waa unexpected to the eneray. Must draw
him into some confuaion and will pass aa a feint ao aoon as he hears
of ray route to Chateauguay. My force is leaa nuraeroua than I
expected. It is raw and of a deacription that will be forever falling
off. All I can say is, it ahall have all the capacity I can give it.
P. S. — Since writing I find that all the corps cannot leave this
ground before raorning and that it will be the 25th before we reach
Chateauguay. (American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., p. 459.)

The Secretary of War to Major-Oeneral Harrison.
War Department, Sackett's Harbor,
Septeraber, 22, 1813.
Sir, — Inforraation haa reached me through varioua but unofficial
channela that Coraraodore Perry has captured the whole of the Britiah
fleet on Lake Erie. If thia be true it ia raatter of much peraonal
and public congratulation. It enablea you to raake aure of Maiden
and aa a subsequent meaaure to carry your main body down the
lake, and by throwing yourself into De Rottenburg'a rear to compel
him to quit hia new poaitiona before Fort George. After General
Wilkinaon ahall have left that place, there will be found on the two
aidea of the Niagara a force amounting to three thousand, who will
be subjected to your orders. By giving this new direction to your
ordera, you will readily perceive of how rauch more importance it ia
in the opinion of the Executive to be able to expel the enemy from
the country lying between the two lakea, Erie and Ontario, than to
puraue the Indiana into their woody and diatant recesses. A few
days will put ua in motion from thia point.
(American State Papers, Military ASairs, Vol. I., p. 455.)

Sir George Prevost to Earl Bathurst.
No. 90. Headquarters, Kingston, Upper Canada,
22d September, 1813.
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Lordship on the 15th instant I repreaented the embarraaamenta I
experienced in the defence of Upper Canada from the loaa of the
naval auperiority on Lake Erie in conaequence of the want of aea
men to raan the veaaels at Araheratburg, a circumstance which had
led to great difficultiea in obtaining food for the troopa and Indian
warriora composing the Right Division, from the interruption it
cauaed in the intercourae with the depot of proviaiona eatabliahed at
Long Point for them.
I did not diaguiae from Your Lordship my disappointment at
the unexpected return of our aquadron into this harbour on that day,
almost chaaed by the enemy, and I deplored the protracted conteat
on Lake Ontario for the naval aacendency, Sir Jamea Yeo having
detained for thia important object nearly the whole of the officera
and aeamen which were aent from England with himaelf, leaving
Captain Barclay on Lake Erie to depend alraoat entirely on the
exertiona of soldiers belonging to 41st Regiraent and Royal New
foundland. It is now with deep regret that I transmit to Your Lordship the
copy of a letter addreaaed to me by Major-General Procter. The
Major-General doea not report the extreme case which prevented hia
waiting the arrival of the remainder of the Dover's aeamen, who had
been announced to him aa being on their way. However, I am
inclined to believe the neceaaitiea of hia army and thoae of the navy
left him no alternative but to conaent to Captain Barclay aeeking a
general action with the enemy'a aquadron in oider to reatore a com
munication with the depot at Long Point, for the purpoae of relieving
their general diatreaa. I cannot bring myself to believe our raisfor
tune has been so great as it ia auppoaed, but in the event of it proving
such aa ia apprehended and Major-General Procter ahould find hira
aelf without the raeana of feeding hia army at Detroit and Amherat
burg, and ahould have loat in the fleet all his heavy ordnance, I have
aignified to hira that it is expedient and neceaaary he ahould retire
frora hia preaent poaition, and bring his force more in connection with
the Centre Diviaion by falling back to the Thamea, with hia right
towarda Lake St. Clair and hia left extending to Dundas atreet,
which leada to the head of Lake Ontario, the propoaed headquartera
of the Centre Division, and I have directed Major-General De Rotten
burg to be prepared to meet the Right Diviaion with auppliea in thia
movement. With reapect to Michilimackinac, the garrison there is of ao little
numerical importance, even if its intercourse with the Right Division
should be cut off, that I am disposed not to withdraw it, as Mr.
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haa undertaken immediately to convey to that poat from York by
Lake Simcoe and ita communication with Lake Huron a aupply of
salt pork and flour to enable it to exiat during the winter months,
and in the spring a change of affairs raay take place to afford it
relief. The eneray having failed in their aecond plan of invasion of
Upper Canada, in conaequence, as it ia aaaerted, of General Dearborn's
disobedience to the ordera of the Governraent in attacking York
instead of Kingaton, and having afterwarda delayed the attack of
this place until the atate of defence it was placed in raade it less
practicable, this error, it ia atated, ruined the campaign, but to repair
ita conaeqhencea the Araerican Governraent haa aubatituted the follow
ing acherae, which it ia at thia late period coraraencing to realize by
combining the moveraenta of their Northern or Central army under
General Wilkinaon, the North- Weatern army under General Harriaon
and a conaiderable corpa of observation under General Hampton with
the three flotillaa on Lakea Ontario, Erie and Champlain.
The Secretary at War haa been placed at Sackett's Harbour aa
a central point, from whence he will be able to direct the aimultaneoua
attacks projected on the Lower Canada frontier, the Niagara frontier
and the Detroit frontier. It ia fortunately not aufficient to conceive
the idea of moving aeveral arraiea in concert and corabination, it ia
alao neceaaary that the organization of theae ahould in aorae degree
correspond with the principlea upon which auch a carapaign waa
planned and ia to be expected.
Altho' the diaparity between the arraiea of the two countries
becoraea leaa aenaible aa the war acquirea age and a character, still
His Majeaty'a forcea continue proudly to raaintain their respective
positions against the efforta of a greatly auperior numerical force.
In order that Your Lordahip may decide on the propriety of the .
precautionary meaaurea the atate of affaira induced rae to preacribe
to the general officera in command of the Centre and Right Diviaiona
of the army aerving in Upper Canada, I have the honour to tranamit
a copy of the letter I cauaed to be addresaed to Major-General De
Rottenburg by the Adjutant General of the Forcea previous to the
arrival of the disaatroua intelligence frora Amheratburg of the loas of
our fleet on Lake Erie, and upon receiving frora Sir John Sherbrooke
information that Rear Admiral Griffith could not comply with my
requeat for aeamen for the lakea, nor could the Adrairal encourage
an expectation of my obtaining any from Admiral Sir John Warren,
as his fleet waa in general but weakly manned.
(Canadian Archives, Q. 122, p. 177.)

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From the Secretary of War to Hajor-Oeneral Wilkinson.
War Department, Sackett's Harbor,
Sept. 22d, 1813.
Dear General, —
I this morning wrote a ahort letter to you acknowledging the
receipt of your deapatchea of the 16th, 17th and 18th inat., but from
interruption waa unable to aay raore than a few worda on the point to
which you call ray attention and requeat my advice. To aupply thia
defect I aubjoin the following observations :
The facta which appear to embarraaa you are preciaely thoae
which in my judgment leave no doubt of the course which you ought
to pursue, for if the Britiah force now inveating Fort George amounta
to three thouaand combatanta, exclusive of railitia and Indiana, and if
Yeo and the fleet be co-operating with it, the defence of Kingaton
rauat neceaaarily be left to a garrison, not exceeding twelve hundred
men, many of whom, according to General Brown's statement, are
broken down by aervice or intemperance and fit only for light garri
aon duty — a state of thinga moat propitioua to our objecta and one of
which we ought immediately to avail ouraelves, for Kingaton captured
the whole of the Upper Province weatward of the mouth of the St.
Lawrence, with all the British force it containa, naval or military,
falls with it. Compared with an acquiaition giving auch results, of
how little importance would be a victory gained on the peninaula,
limited in ita effecta to the ground on which it occura, leaving King
aton untouched and Yeo to hia ordinary akill and activity on the
water. But again, what aolid reaaons are there for believing that were
your project adopted a battle or a victory would neceaaarily or even
probably follow ? Will the advanced atage of the aeason juatify such
a belief ? By your own admission twenty -one daya will be indiapen-
aable for preparation, which, counting from the 25th inat., (the day
on which you maj^ receive thia letter,) will bring the commencement
of your enterpriae to the 13th of October — a date at which the
weather of thia climate ia alwaya doubtful, and often auch aa of itself
will be sufficient to put an end to all military operationa. But,
weather aaide, will the enemy fight a deciaive battle on your invita
tion and in direct oppoaition to what ia ao obvioualy hia own interest
and policy ? Thia ia not to be expected from an old aoldier acquainted
with that rule of the art which forbida him to fight but on motivea
and calculationa entirely hia own, and still leaa from Prevoat, who
appeara to have underatood that, by keeping up the war on the
penipaula, he can moat eaaily and certainly secure Kingston and
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Admitting, however, for a raoraent that De Rottenburg, the com
mander, de facto, ia an ignorant and unprincipled blockhead, regard
less of the wiadora and experience of othera, totally indifferent to the
intereata of the nation that givea hira bread and aolicitoua only to
illuatrate his own narae by a battle, what reaaon ia there for aupposing
that auch a raan at the head of three thouaand veterans, with a cloud
of militia and Indians at his diapoaal, would suffer himself and his
army to be cut up and captured en masse, aa you expect he would,
without inflicting blowa nearly as numeroua and fatal as those he
received. On the other hand, auppoaing the character of this cora
raander to be juat the reverae of all that is aaid of hira above, and that,
sufficiently aenaible of the duty of yielding peraonal conaiderations to
national objects and interesta, he ahould adopt the wise and wary
ayatera of just fighting enough to preaerve the morale of his own
troopa while he drew youra after hira atep by atep into the gorges
and defiles of the mountaina — what, in this caae, would be your
resource — a battle or a retreat ? And in either event what becomes
of the greater objecta of the campaign ? In thia caae, as in that of
Dearborn, they muat be poatponed for another year.
From theae viewa of the aubject there ia no difficulty in coraing
to the concluaion that nothing forbida and everything invitea to a
prompt and ateady prosecution of the plan of operationa already pre
acribed to you, concentrating as apeedily aa posaible the two diviaiona
at the harbor and, in conjunction with the fleet, attacking Kingaton.
P. S. — A word or two in relation to thinga you must aoon leave
behind you. I have already said that Fort George ia to be retained,
for, beaidea depriving the eneray of a convenient harbor, ita character
and poaition will furniah useful raeana for checking any attempt
made by the enemy on our frontier. Flank moveraenta including
the pasaage of a river like the Niagara, with a hoatile fortress on each
aide of it, cannot be made but at great riak. My letter will give the
extent of the regular force to be left in the fort, and do not forget
that our old friend, Moaea Porter, ia to aucceed you in the coramand
of the fort and its dependencies. If P. B. Porter and hia aaaociatea
do not overrate their popularity and are able to do even half as much
as they promiae, the frontier will have nothing to fear from yot^r
removal. Should there, however, be any doubt of thia, call for another
militia brigade in addition to McClure's before you aet out. You
already have a copy of the unexecuted order given to Dearborn with
reapect to the removal of Leonard from the command of Fort Niagara.
The authority of thia atill exiata and should be immediately exerciaed.
Hoping aoon to see you.
(Prom " Notices of the War of 1812," by John Armstrong, New York, 1840. Vol. II., pp. aoi-3.
Appendix No. 9.)

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Major-Oeneral Procter to Colonel Talbot.
Sandwich, September 23, 1813.
My Dear Colonel, —
I have to thank you for your letter by Captain Blackhouse. As
our ill-fated fleet has certainly been all taken or deatroyed, it would
be the almoat certain loaa of any boata to aend them to you by the
lake, tho' the 150 barrela of flour you aent by Mr. Smith fortunately
arrived aafely at Amheratburg. If boata can be aent you from the
Thames it ahall be done. I hope Sir Jamea Yeo may be able to effect
something tp counterbalance our diaaater on thia lake. He waa at
anchor on the 16th in the Bay of Quinte. He was to aail next morn
ing to meet the enemy. You are aware that I cannot remain in my
present poaition without the riak of being cut off from all auppliea.
I have with much difficulty brought the principal part of the Indiana
to reaaon. I have much to aay to you but 1 am much pressed for
time, and Captain Blackhouae ia very desiroua of being off. The
state of the roads and the bridges are a primary conaideration at
preaent, eapecially thoae thro' the wildemeaa. I conceive that a
couple of good huta, two rooma in each, should be conatructed in the
wilderness, also cover for a few horaea, at the 14 Mile Tree, where
there ia a creek of tolerable good water. If you will cauae it to be
done I will sanction the expenae and the public and I will be obliged
to you. Many would be glad of auch a aituation to keep a houae of
accommodation. The bridgea are bad, aome of them on this aide of
the wildemeaa and alao between Delaware and Dorcheater. Our
principal depot of flour ahould be, I conceive, at Delaware. I ahall
direct accordingly if you aee no reaaon to the contrary. Pray let me
hear from you. I ahall feel obliged to you for any auggeationa you
may favor me with for the forwarding the aervice or the public good.
My aick are on the Thamea, as are ray women. I have alao
removed the little heavy ordnance I have left. It waa taken on
board the unfortunate Detroit. Poor Barclay. I have sent Mra.
Procter off and I fear ahe will have rauch to encounter. My eldeat
daughter waa ill and but little recovered when ahe went off three
daya aince. What a audden, what a complete reverse ! If poor Bar
clay and I had been attended to, our reverse would not have happened.
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Commodore Chauncey to the Secretary of the Navy.
United States Ship General Pike,
Niagara River, 25th September, 1813.
Sir, — After I had the honor of addreasing you on the 13th I
continued to blockade the enemy until the I7th, when the wind, blow
ing heavy from the weatward, the enemy having run into Kingaton,
and knowing that he could not move from that place before a change
of wind, I took the opportunity of running into Sackett's Harbor.
I remained but a few houra at the harbor and left it at daylight
on the morning of the 18th, but did not arrive here until yeaterday,
owing to continued head winda, not having laid our course during
the paaaage. On the 19th I aaw the enemy'a fleet near the Falae
Ducka, but took no notice of him aa I wiahed him to follow me up
the lake. There ia a report here, and generally believed, that Captain Perry
haa captured the whole of the enemy'a fleet on Lake Erie. If thia
should prove true in all ita detaiia, (and God grant that it may,) he
has immortalized him.self and not diaappointed the high expectationa
formed of hia talents and bravery.
I have learnt from a aource which can be depended upon that
we did the eneray rauch more injury in our rencontre on the llth
than I had expected. I find that we killed Captain Mulcaster of the
Royal George, and a number of hia men, and did conaiderable injury
to that ship aa well as aeveral of the other vesaela. It waa truly
unfortunate that we could not have brought the enemy to a general
action on that day, as I ara confident that the victory would have
been aa coraplete aa that upon Lake Erie. I, however, have the con
aolation to know that every exertion waa uaed to bring hira to cloae
action. If we did not succeed it waa not our fault.
(Prom the Historical Begister ol the United States, 1814, Vol. II., pp. 288-9.)

Oeneral Order.
Headquarters, Fort George, Sept. 25th, 1813.
All entrenching toola not heretofore delivered are thia day to be
delivered to the Asaiatant-Deputy Quartermaater General.
The officera commanding corpa or detachmenta detailed for the
impending raoveraent will be held atrictly reaponaible that deacription
liata, to embrace a atate of accounta, be furniahed every raan who
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tor muat report, eapecially for the information of the Secretary of
War. The corpa and detachmenta under ordera of erabarkation are not
to leave a man behind capable of pushing a bayonet. Jas. Wilkinson.

The Secretary of War to Major-Oeneral Hampton.
Sackett's Harbor, September 25, 1813.
Sir, — Your letter of the 22d inatant was delivered to me laat
night. Commodore Chauncey left thia place on the ISth in the
intention of running up to Fort George and covering the tranaporta
tion of the troops frora that point to thia. On the twenty-firat he
had not arrived there, the effect, I auppoae, of adverse winda. Thia
circumatance will neceaaarily bring after it a delay in the execution
of our joint operationa and will indicate the propriety of your not
advancing beyond Malone or the Four Corners until you have advice
of our movement. The diatance from thia place to Malone ia about
one and thirty milea. An expreas can reach you in thirty houra and
will, of courae, enable you to gain the village of Cognawaga aa early
aa may be proper. You will give auch direction to the militia corpa
aaaerabling or assembled at Plattsburg aa you raay think raoat advis
able. (American atate Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., p. 459.)

Major-Oeneral Hampton to the Secretary of War.
Headquarters, Pomeroy's,
Thirteen Miles from Chateauguay, Sept. 25, 1813.
Sir, — I had thia raorning at three o'clock the honor to receive
your letter of the 19th, and finding ao much time on my handa the
idea haa occurred that a great advantage may ariae from a closer
view of our raeana and the cleareat poaaible concert and underatand
ing in their application. Of every matter and thing relating to mine
Col. Atkinaon will give you aa full an idea as if you had been with
me for the laat five daya. When you ahall have reflected fully upon
them, ray arrangementa and ideaa, your indicationa can be made with
more preciaion and confidence.
The perfect rawness of the troopa, with the exception of not a
single platoon, haa been the aource of rauch aolicitude to the beat
inforraed araong ua. Thia solicitude haa not been reraoved by the
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have been done, but not in that style which the example of a Snell
ing, a Hamilton, &c., ought to have inapired in the movements of
even the light corps. We want a little more mercury in the ranka
at least. Can you not let me have the Firat Dragoona and one more
veteran battalion. At all eventa let rae have Hayne and Haig, that
I may have their local aa well aa their conatitutional ardor.
But the great object of thia letter ia a full and diatinct view and
underatanding on both aidea. All I need aay ia that whatever
part ahall be aaaigned to me in the general plan ahall be executed to
the utmoat extent of my ability and power.
(American atate Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., p. 459.)

Oeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
Niagara, September 27, 1813, 6 o'clock a. m.
Dear Sir, — I received at eight o'clock laat evening your inter
eating letter of the 22d, and ahall eraploy ita authorization to the
best poaaible effect.
Fifteen hundred men were embarked with ordera to aail the day
before yeaterday, but a atrong eaaterly wind has made it impoaaible
to move. The whole force, (.say three thouaand combatants, after deducting
the garriaons of Forta George and Niagara,) were ready for erabark
ation yeaterday, and aa the weather ia aerene at thia moment I hope
the whole may be able to move at duak thia day ; I aay at dusk
becauae I am deairoua to keep my neighbora under a delusion as long
aa poaaible ; they are perplexed aa to my intentiona and will not be
able to penetrate them before they have diacovered the courae of my
flotilla. I have authentic information from York, the evening of the
24th inatant. The brigade of militia in the vicinity were required to
assemble the 25th, and aix hundred raen of the 41at and 49th Regi
menta, Second Battalion, were daily expected there on their route to
thia neighbourhood. Thia ia good, and, atill better, three apacioua
blockhouses are ordered by Sir George to be erected at York.
But, Sir, here ia one drawback : The tantalizing Sir Jamea Yeo
waa in ahore with hia fleet on the evening of the 24th, (Fridaj-,)
about twenty-eight milea east of York. Where he ia now we know
not, for he has not aince been heard of, and Chauncey is juat aending
out the Lady of the Lake and the Neptune to reconnoitre York and
the coast in that quarter. What may be the viewa of the Knight ?
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follow me, I am unable to divine, but will not be longer delayed, and
therefore ahall be twenty milea to the eaatward before to-morrow
morning, should the weather permit. If Sir Jamea can be diacovered,
Chauncey will aeek him, otherwiae he will aail with me to cover my
left flank. As we have not a moment to lose I ahall proceed directly to
Grenadier laland, writing you and aending ordera to the commanding
officer by a deapatch boat en passant.
After all, we are ao atraitened for tranaport that we ahall not
find room for more than fifteen daya proviaiona ; indeed we have little
more to spare from thia poaition, and therefore our sole dependence
must be on the magazinea at Sackett'a Harbor, of which the con
tractor ahould be peraonally advised. Heaven protect you.
(American State Papers, Military Aflairs, Vol. I., p. 469.)
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General Qeorge flcClure to Oeneral Porter.
Lewiston, Sept. 27, 1813.
Sir, — Having arrived with the detachment of militia at Lewia
ton, and having been directed by General Wilkinson to diatribute the
troopa under my command so aa to protect the frontier, I ahould be
glad to have a peraonal interview with you at my quartera aa aoon
aa po-saible on that aubject. Can you procure a number of volun
teera ? And if you can how many ?
I am informed that you have a number of Indiana at Black
Rock. I ahould be glad to know whether their aervicea can be
obtained and what number.
(Prom MSS. of Hon. P. A. Porter.)

From Buffalo Oazette, 28th September, 1813.
On Friday evening laat, (24th September,) a party under com
mand of Major Chapin croaaed Lake Erie and landed near Sugar
Loaf and brought away four priaonera, two of whom are now in jail.
On the same evening another party, under Captain Sackrider, went
down Niagara river and captured seven kega of tobacco, a quantity
of tea and some other gooda, which had been purchaaed in thia village
for the purpoae of being amuggled into Canada. The peraona con
cerned in this traffic have been apprehended.
About 220 Indiana arrived in thia village on Saturday last,
(25th Septeraber,) principally from the Oneida tribe. They are
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Major Chapin with his corps, together with the Oneida Indiana,
marched yeaterday for Fort George.
Mr. Lorin Hodge of thia town haa raiaed a corapany of volunteers
and joined Major Chapin.
(File in Buffalo Public Library.) Oeneral Order.
Adjutant General's Office,
Headquarters, Montreal, 27th Sept., 1813.
G. 0.
Hia Excellency the Coraraander of the Forcea, having reaumed
the command of the troopa in the Lower Province, ia pleased to direct
that the following diatribution of troops assembled on the Montreal
frontier be immediately carried into effect.
The Reserve is placed under the command of Major-General Sir
Roger Sheaffe, comprising the following poats : The right to occupy
La Prairie on the St. Lawrence, extending through St. Pierre, St.
Philippe and Lacadie to St. Johna on the Richelieu, and to consist of
the car-brigade, a aquadron of the 19th Light Dragoona, the company
of guidea, the flank battalion of the line, the detachment of the 103d
Regiraent, four corapaniea of the Regiment De Meuron, eight com
paniea 3d Battalion of Embodied Militia and the Sedentary Militia of
Longueil, Boucherville and Vercheres.
The distribution of this force will be detailed in the inatructiona
of the Major-General.
The posts of St. John's and lale Aux Noix are to be garriaoned
by the battalion corapaniea of the 13th Regiment, one corapany of
the Royal Veteran Battalion and the 4th Battalion of Embodied
Militia. The Advance is placed under the comraand of, Major-General
Stovin. The Right ia to occupy Chateauguay, extending through
the settlements of Sherrington and Hemmingford, to the mouth of
the La Colle on the left, to conaiat of the following corpa :
Two three poundera of artillery.
One troop of the 19th Light Dragoona.
Captain Wataon'a troop.
Canadian Fencible Light Infantry.
Canadian Voltigeurs.
Frontier Light Infantry.
1st Battalion Embodied Militia.
2d Battalion Erabodied Militia.
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eauguay and the 1st and 4th Battalions of the Townshipa. The dis
tribution of theae corps will be detailed by Major-General Stovin.
Hia Excellency the Governor-in-Chief and Commander of the
Forces having found it expedient to embody the three Battalions of
Montreal Town Militia, ia pleaaed to order that they form a brigade,
under the command of Hon. James McGill, to perforra the duties of
the garriaon of Montreal.
The Montreal Volunteer companiea are to do duty with the
brigade, but to be held in readineaa to march at the ahorteat notice.
Lieut.-Colonel Deschambault is appointed to receive, organize and
diatribute arma and accoutrementa to the drafta from the Sedentary
Militia that arrive at Montreal.
Two hundred stand of arma and accoutrementa are to be iaaued
complete to the 2d Battalion of Militia of Montreal.
Edward Baynes,
Adjutant General, N. A.
Independent Chronicle of Boston, October 18, 1813.
Extract from a letter from Buffalo, September 29th, 1813 :
The British outpoats are about 2J milea back of Fort George.
They drove in our picket guard a few nights aince and they have now
a conaiderable force at Queenaton, which ia about half-way between
the Falla and the mouth of the river. There were two bams and a
houae bnrned on Saturday night, (September 25th,) by hot ahot frora
our batteriea, in one of which there was a pretty conaiderable maga
zine. I heard the explosion 13 milea very plain.
Yeaterday 8000 regulars embarked at Fort George for Sackett's
Harbor, some of them on board the fleet but the greater part in open
boata, which will carry frora 30 to 50 men each. I aaw the greater
part of them all under way yesterday morning. Itia aaid the whole
army ia to croas over and attack Kingaton after they arrived at
Sackett'a Harbor. I underatand General Wilkinaon went in the fieet.
Fort George is left under the command of Colonel Scott, with 500
reguiara and 3000 militia. There ia perhaps 3000 militia and volun
teera at Fort Niagara and Lewiston on thia aide of the river and
about 600 Indiana. The Indiana are all keen for a flght and the
militia volunteered to crosa and guard the fort. On my way from
Fort George to this place I paaaed about 50 Indiana and 300 militia
going on, and there are about 300 Indiana more on the way.
P. S. — There are now paaaing through thia town about 100 raore
militia on their way to Fort George — in fact they are flocking in from
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A Note Brought into Fort Oeorge on 28th September, 1813, from Noah
Hopkins at Queenston.
Every movement of the army ia either an immediate attack or
retreat ; about 2,270 atrong.
To Major V. Huyck, 13th Regt.
(From Wilkinson's Memoirs, Vol. ni., p. 313.)

riajor-Oeneral De Rottenburg to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Headquarters of the Centre Division,
4 Mile Creek, 2Sth Sept., 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your
Excellency'a three letters of the 21at inatant, and have now to report
that the enemy'a fleet came out of the river about 8 o'clock last
evening, eleven aail in number, and thia morning, about 10 o'clock,
between forty and fifty batteaux and large Durham boata filled with
troops were aeen coraing out of the river, ateering towarda their 4
Mile Creek, where they afterwarda lay to. At 11 o'clock both aquad
rona came in sight and in about an hour afterwarda came to action at
the diatance of about twelve milea frora this shore and in the direc
tion of York, but I ara aorry to aay that the American squadron had
the weather-gage, the wind blowing atrong from the south-eaat. The
action laated until 3 o'clock p. m., the firing waa inceaaant and very
heavy and towards the latter part of the action the ahipa appeared to
be very cloaely engaged. Captain O'Conor, who obaerved the action
from Queenaton hill, agreea in an opinion with an officer who obaerved
the engagement here that the Royal Oeorge loat her topmast. In
order to aacertain the result of the affair I have deapatched Captain
O'Conor for the purpoae of getting information, and have directed
him to coraraunicate with Your Excellency and rayaelf by expreaaes.
My ulterior raovementa rauat now depend on the iaaue of thia action.
I ara prepared to meet disaster with fortitude and asaure Your Excel
lency that any retrograde movement I may be corapelled to make
shall be done deliberately and without precipitation. The fate of thia
Province muat be decided in a few daya. At 5 o'clock p. m. the
eneray'a amall craft re-entered the river. At 6 o'clock I received a
flag of truce from Fort George with the enclosed deapatch from
General Wilkinson to Your Excellency, atating that hia letter waa of
auch public importance that he requeated it might reach you with
the least poasible delay.
From reporta of deaertera I have every reaaon to believe that the
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Harbour to act in conjunction with the troopa there againat Kingaton.
I have made General Darroch acquainted with my auapiciona that he
may be on his guard. Had General Procter's army joined me and
the fact aacertained I ahould not heaitate falling back on Kingaton^
but, aituated aa that General is, I do not feel rayself authorized in
abandoning hira, and if fall we muat we will fall together. Was not
my army crippled by diaeaae and diapirited by want and misery
we might atill have a chance of retrieving affaira, even if our fleet
ahould be diaabled.
The whole comraiaaariat, with the exception of Mr. I. Coffin, is
laid up with the fever, and Mr. Couche ia actually out of hia aensea.
The chief engineer ia confined to his bed with fever alao, at the head
of the lake. Lieut. Kitaon ia laid up here. Artillery, artificera, in
ahort every moat uaeful peraon ia confined. Lieut.-Colonel Drum
mond arrived this evening and thia moming Colonel Young pro
ceeded to Burlington Heighta to take the command. The storea and
ordnance have all been landed there and they are now buaily employed
in bringing them into poaition. The militia there I have called out
are very ^useful for theae purpoaea. If I have diaappointed Your
Excellency^ in not aending back the batteaux to Kingston it ia to be
attributed partly to the aharaeful neglect of the Comraiaaariat at
Kingston, who have not aupplied the army with pitch, oakum, etc.,
which have been repeatedly required for these laat four montha, the
consequence of which ia I have upwarda of twenty batteaux that will
not fioat.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 119-122.)
ilajor-Oeneral De Rottenburg to Hajor-Oeneral Darroch at Kingston.
Headquarters of the Centre Division,
4 Mile Creek, 28th Septeraber, 1813.
Sir, — I have to requeat that you will have the goodneaa to direct
for the future all returna to the Deputy Adjutant General inatead of
the Brigade Major.
In conaequence of about 50 large Durhara boats and batteaux
having left the River Niagara, filled with troopa, this day, and aup
posing them, (from intelligence obtained from deserters,) to be destined
for Sackett'a Harbor to act in conjunction with the troopa now there
againat Kingaton,) think it necesaary to appriae you that you may be
on your guard.
This morning about 11 o'clock the two fleeta were engaged about
twelve miles from thia shore in the direction of York. The firing
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known, but will be communicated to you by Captain O'Conor, whora
I have aent off to gain intelligence. The enemy's small craft, in con
sequence of the wind being very high, have put back into the river
this afternoon, but will raoat probably atart again the firat favorable
opportunity. (Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 126-T.)
Captain Leiievre, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, to Major-Oeneral
Darroch. York, Septeraber 28th, 1813.
Sir, — I have the honour to inforra you that about 12 thia day
an action took place between our fleet and that of the enemy, diatance
from the lighthouse about six railea, wind E. S. E. About ^ an hour
after the coramencement of the action the Wolfe bore away for sorae
tirae towarda the head of the lake and appeared to rae to have loat
her main and mizen topmasts. We loat sight of both fleets about \
paat 2, but have heard the cannonading until half-paat three. I ahall
do myself the honour of transmitting any further particulara aa aoon
aa known.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, p. 128.)
riajor-Oeneral Brown to the Secretary of War.
Sackett's Harbor, 28th Sept., 1813.
(Extract.)
I am thia raoment informed by J[ohnson ?] just from Kingaton,
that the only regular troopa now there are aix corapaniea of De
Watteville'a Regiment, with a few artilleriata — ^and at Preacott two
companiea of the aame regiment. The additional force at both places
ia made up of Embodied Militia, worse than our own.
(Prom Armstrong's "Notices o( the War of 1812," Vol. II., p. 6.)

The Secretary of War to Major-Oeneral Hampton.
War Department, September 28, 1813.
(Extract.)
The poaition you have taken ia better calculated to keep up the
enemy's doubta with regard to your real point of attack than any
other. Hold it fast till we approach you. In tbe preaent atate of
the campaign we ought to run no riska by separate attacka when
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broken down the head of their defencea and aeized the bank of the
St. John'a at the Rapida you would have bothered his Knightahip
considerably, but on the whole the weatern movement is to be pre
ferred, becauae in it there ia safety and concert, and in the meantime
enough to render hia attention to different pointa neceaaary, and of
courae to keep his forcea in a atate of diviaion.
The raoraent the eneray left the upper parta of the Cheaapeake
I ordered Pickena with his battalion of the Tenth to join you. A
battalion of the Thirty-Second haa airailar ordera.
(American State Papers, Military Aflairs, Vol. I., p. 460.)

Sir James L. Yeo to Sjr John B. Warren.
His Majesty's Ship Wolfe,
At the Head of Lake Ontario, 29th Sept., 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to acquaint you that the aquadron under
my command, having landed auppliea for our army at the Head of
the Lake, proceeded in queat of the enemy'a aquadron, which was dia
covered, (eleven in number, that of Hia Majesty flve,) to windward
off York yeaterday morning, the wind being atrong from the eaat
ward. They immediately bore down in a long extended line, our
aquadron keeping their wind under a preaa of aail. At 12 o'clock the
Pike, Coraraodore Chauncey, being nearly within gunahot, our aquad
ron tacked in auccesaion to cloae with the centre and rear of their
line; the~ eneray wore at the aame time and the action became general.
At one the raain and mizen maata of thia ahip were ahot away, by
which she becarae unraanageable on a wind and the Pike imraediately
hauled off' and took her diatance for her long guna. I therefore put
the aquadron before the wind for a amall bay at the head of the lake,
where he would have been under the neceaaity of engaging on more
equal terma. Thia, however, he declined, contenting himaelf with
keeping at the utmoat range of his long guns, and on approaching
the bay he hauled off, leaving ua in thia atate, perfectly unmolested to
refit the aquadron.
I have deeply to lament the loaa of our maata, otherwiae in a
quarter of an hour we ahould have brought them to close action, but
I can aaaure you. Sir, that the great advantage the enemy have over
ua from their long 24-poundera almoat precludea the poaaibility of
aucceaa unleaa we can force thera to cloae action, which they have
ever avoided with the moat atudied circuraapection.
The Pike had her main-top-gallant-raaat ahot away and appeared
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The very zealoua and hearty aupport I have received from the
captaina, officera and aeamen and soldiera on thia aa on every other
occaaion j uatly excites my warmeat praiae.
On the Wolfe loaing her topraaat the eneray directed their atten
tion chiefly to cliaable the Royal George, but the steady and well-
directed fire from that ahip fruatrated their deaigna. She waa
altogether conducted by Captain Mulcaater with hia accustomed
energy and zeal.
Captain Spilabury of the Melville, Lieutenant Cbarlea Anthony
acting in coramand of the Moira during the illneaa of Captain Dobba,
alao merit my marked approbation, which ia likewiae due to Lieu
tenanta Cunliffe Owen in command of the Sir Sidney Smith and
Charles Radcliffe of the Beresford.
I return a list of the killed and wounded and alao a atatement
of the relative atrength of the two aquadrona.
(Canadian Archives, M. 389-6, p. 66-8.)
A List of Killed and Wounded Belonging to the Naval Establishment in
Canada in Action with the Americans, 28th September, 1813.
KILLED.
No. 418— Thoa. Nastaylor, A. B.
117— Jno. Ed warda, A. B.
354 — Geo. Wayman, A. B.
620— Edward Shelton, pilot.
Thos. Price, private. Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
wounded.
No. 232— Wm. Fry, A. B., alightly.
434 — Jamea Weatwell, A. B., alightly.
661 — Thoa. Reavea, A. B., aeverely.
626— Francia Drake, A. B. do.
107— Thoa. Smith, A. B., do.
295 — John Hawkina, Capt. mast., do.
456 — John Caaaon, Capt. forecaatle, dangeroualy.
662— Joa. Merk, A. B., do.
119— John Baker, Ordy.
112— Robert Archibald, Ordy.
429— Alex. Clarke, Ordy.
John Jackson, private, Newfoundland Regt.
Wm. Cook, do. do. do.
James L. Yeo, Commodore.
(Canadian Archives, M. 389-6, p. 64.)

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Extract of a Letter from York, Dated 29th September, 1813, 10
o'clock p. m.
Chauncey aailed out yesterday moming deterrained to avail him
aelf of the wind, and Sir Jamea, finding it impracticable to gain the
wind, began the action about twelve or fifteen railea frora the light-
houae. The leading ahipa were here about 12 or 1500 yarda diatant
frora each other. The firing waa very quick and in about fifteen
minutea the Wolfe's raain and mizen topmaata were aeen falling over.
Of courae ahe fell out of the line and the Royal Oeorge took her place,
giving the leading American three raking broadsidea in a style that
aeemed to ailence her for aome minutea. The Wolfe having cleared
the wreck in a very few rainutea, took her atation in tbe line and
coraraenced her fire again, but having ao little aail there waa no con
tending with the gale of wind. She bore down before it with the
rest of the fleet in the raost perfect order towarda the head of the
lake. When they were nearly out of aight the firing was heard with
raore than uaual fury for about 10 or 15 rainutea and then ceaaed.
You may raore easily imagine than I can describe our anxiety and
apprehension for the aafety of the Wolfe, which we thought could
not be kept from going on ahore at the head of the lake. During the
night the gale waa tremendoua, and we are thia morning astoniahed
to see 8 out of the 11 American ahipa abreaat of the lighthouae, and,
aa we imagined, endeavoring to make Niagara River.
By Captain Roxburgh, who arrived here thia afternoon, we find
that our ahipa are all at anchor at the head of the lake, getting the
Wolfe's raaata ready and constructing a battery for their protection,
aa they are now totally expoaed to the eneray ahould they rauster
courage enough to attack.
Two or three of the enemy'a achoonera were almoat reduced to
wrecka. One is believed to have been wrecked in the action and
another waa taken in tow. The Madison ia aaid to have taken the
lead, and Coramodore Chauncey took good care of himself by keeping
in the rear.
The action began about noon and ceaaed about 3 o'clock. We
had 6 raen killed, the wounded not known. A note juat received
frora the head of the lake aaya that the American ahips are this
morning near ours but dare not attack.
(Sgd.) D. Caraeron and addreaaed to Mr. Marklandr
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 131-3.)

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Major-Oeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of the Navy.
Headquarters, Fort George,
Sept. 29th, 1813.
Sir, — I encloae you a letter from Commodore Chauncey which
he put into my handa the day before yeaterday, and beg leave to add
the following brief but intereating detail.
The Coraraodore entered this port on the 24th inatant with hia
aquadron. On the 26th we received aatiafactory inforraation direct
frora York that on the day of the Coraraodore'a arrival here, (Friday,
the 24th,) the British squadron waa on the oppoaite coaat. Thia com
munication being made to the Coraraodore he proraptly ascertained
the fact to hia aatiafaction, and on the 27th, in the evening, left port
in queat of hia antagoniat. Yeaterday morning hia aquadron was
deacried near raid-channel between thia place an(i York, standing for
the latter place, and about noon we diacovered by the sraoke in
which hia veasela were occaaionally enveloped that he waa cloaely
engaged and had the wind of the eneray, who were acarcely dia-
cernible. We could, however, with the aid of our glaaaes diatinctly
perceive that the Britiah aquadron was forced to leeward towards
the head of the lake, and the action continued without interraiaaion
until we loat aight of the aternraoat of our veaaela about three o'clock
p. ra. The iaaue muat therefore have been deciaive, becauae the breeze
freahened without any change in ita direction, and the narrowneaa of
the lake made it impoaaible for the vanquished party to eacape by
any mancBuvre. I have no doubt the victory ia oura, but am apprehensive it haa
coat ua dear, since the batteries of the enemy were auperior to thoae
of our squadron, and the Britiah commander ia an officer not only of
deaperate reaolution but of great naval skill.
If Commodore Chauncey has aurvived, which I implore Heaven
may be the caae, we ahall behold him mantled with glory, aa hia ahip
waa yeaterday beheld wrapt in the flame and amoke of her batteriea.
P. S. — Eight o'clock p. ra.
A flag waa sent to the British carap on the lake last evening.
The receiving officer acknowledged that we had the wind and obaerved
that a veaael had been dismaated. This was obaerved frora the
heighta of Lewiaton also, and it is believed it was the Royal Oeorge
by the Pike. A veaael, aupposed to be the Wolfe, bore up to the relief
of the crippled ahip, and they went out of aight covered with araoke
and apparently about to board.
We have not aa yet heard frora Chauncey. The utraoat diatance
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adverae. I begin to fear his victory raay have cost too much. I
have aent out aeveral amall craft to look for him, but the aea which
is running haa forced them back. It waa viaible that the Pike bore
the brunt of the engageraent.
(From Niles's Weekly Eegister, Baltimore, Md., October 9, 1813, Vol. V., p. 101.

Major-Oeneral De Rottenburg to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Headquarters of the Centre Division,
4 Mile Creek, 30th Sept., 1813.
Sir, — I had the honour to report to Your Excellency the day
before yeaterday that an action had taken place off this coaat between
the two squadrona. I have not yet been able to ascertain the particu
lara relative thereto except that the Wolfe had loat her fore and
raizzen top-gallant raaata, and that one of the top-gallant masts of the
Royal George had been wounded. After the action our fleet raade
for Burlington Heighta to repair the damagea, and a battery on shore
haa been erected for their protection. Major Maule reporta thia day
that everything haa been repaired. The enemy'a aquadron had the
wind all yeaterday and to-day, but never preaumed to moleat our
fleet. What thia can mean I am at a loaa to account for, except that
it blew very hard and they were afraid of coming on a lee ahore.
The Araerican aquadron ia now off our coaat here, apparently endeavor
ing to get into the River Niagara. The Madison aeema to have loat
her main-top-gallant-raaat, and one of the achoonera her top-raasta.
I truat we ahall aee Sir Jamea to-morrow, aa there ia every appear
ance of the wind changing in his favor. The enemy'a deserters all
agree that the whole of the troopa of the line, with the exception of
one regiment, are to proceed in araall craft and batteaux to Sackett'a
Harbor for the purpose of attacking Kingaton. They take all their
women and heavy baggage with them. The troopa at Fort George
are replaced by militia. Aa the garriaon at Kingaton had been con
siderably reduced by Your Excellency ordering away the Light
Battalion of Canadian Militia and the two flank companiea of De
Watteville'a, I have deeraed it prudent, under existing circumatancea,
to order the two flank companiea to return, provided my ordera reach
them in time at York for that purpoae. I shall alao aend by the
tranaports returning to Kingaton such a proportion of aick aa I can
not conveniently accommodate at Burlington and York. Aa aoon aa
I ahall be able to ascertain poaitively that the enemy'a armaraent ia
going to Sackett'a Harbor, I ahall aend Major-General Vincent to
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I have not heard frora Major-General Procter aince the 22d
inatant. He waa then preparing everything for hia retreat, and I
think it ia now high tirae he ahould aerioualy endeavour to bring his
force in communication with raine, provided the Indians will permit
him. (Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 123-5.)

From the Diary of Thomas McCrae.
Raleigh, Thursday, 30th Sept., 1813.
Thia raorning atill raining and rained all day. The roada are
moat ahocking bad. The people frora Maiden are all flocking up on
their way, through the Araericana having taking poaaeaaion of Maiden
on Monday laat.

Commodore Chauncey to the Secretary of the Navy.
United Statea Ship General Pike, off Niagara,
lat October, 1813.
Sir, — On the 26th ultimo it was reported to me that the enemy's
fleet waa in York. I imraediately deapatched the Lady of the Lake
to look into York and aacertain the fact. She retumed in the even
ing with the inforraation that the eneray waa in York bay. I imme
diately prepared to weigh, but owing to a atrong wind from N. W. E.
was not able to get out of the river before the evening of the 27th,
and owing to the extreme darkneaa of the night a part of the
aquadron got aeparated and did not join before next morning at 8
a. m. On the 2Sth the General Pike, Madison and Sylph each took
a achooner in tow and made all aail for York. Soon after diacover-
ing the eneray's fleet under way in York bay, shaped our courae for
him and prepared for action. He, perceiving our intention of engag
ing him in hia poaition, tacked and atood out the bay, wind at eaat.
I forraed the line and ran down for hia centre. When we had
approached within about three railea he made all aail to the aouth
ward. I wore in aucceaaion and atood on the aame tack with him,
edging down gradually in order to cloae. At ten rainutea paat meri
dian the enemy, flnding that we were cloaing fast with him, and that
he muat either riak an action or suffer his two rear veaaela to be cut
off, he tacked in succeaaion, beginning at the van, hoiated hia colora
and coraraenced a well directed fire at thia ahip for the purpose of
covering hia rear and attacking our rear aa he passed to leeward ;
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fore aa soon as the Wotfe, (the leading ship,) paaaed the centre of his
line and abeam of ua, I bore up in aucceaaion (preserving our line) for
the enemy's centre. Thia manoeuvre not only covered our rear but
hove him in confuaion. He imraediately bore away. We had, how
ever, closed ao near as to bring our guna to bear with effect, and in
twenty minutea the main and raizzen topmasts and main yard of the
Wolfe were ahot away. He immediately put before the wind and aet
all aail upon hia foreraaat. I raade the aignal for the fleet to raake
all aail. The enemy, however, keeping dead before the wind waa
enabled to outaail moat of our squadron. Aa it brought all the sail
upon one maat he did not feel the loaa of hia main and raizzen top
maata. I continued the chaae until near three o'clock, during which
time I waa enabled in thia ahip, with the Asp in tow, to keep within
point blank ahot of the enemy, and auatained the whole of hia ffre
during the chaae. Captain Crane in the Madison and Lieutenant
Brown in the Oneida used every exertion to close with the enemy,
but the Madison having a heavy achooner in tow, and the Oneida
sailing very dull before the wind, prevented thoae officera from cloaing
near enough to do any execution with their carronadea. The Gover
nor Tompkins kept in her atation until her foreraaat waa ao badly
wounded aa to oblige her to ahorten sail. Lieutenant Finch of the
Madison, who commanded her thia cruiae owing to the indiapoaition
of Lieutenant Pettigrew, behaved with much gallantry and ia an
officer of much promise. Captain Woolsey in the Sylph waa kept
astern by the Ontario, which he had in tow, but did conaiderable
execution with hia heavy gun.
At fifteen rainutea before three p. ra. I very reluctantly relin-
quiahed the purauit of a beaten enemy. The reaaons that led to thia
determination were auch, aa I flatter myaelf, that you will approve.
They were these : At the time I gave up the chase thia ahip waa
making ao rauch water that it required all our purapa to keep her
free, owing to our receiving aeveral shot ao rauch below the water'a
edge that we could not plug the holea from the outaide ; the Governor
Tompkins with her foremaat gone, and the aquadron within about
six milea of the head of tho lake, blowing a gale of wind from the
eaat and increaaing with a heavy sea on and every appearance of the
equinox. I consi(iered that if I chaaed the enemy to his anchorage
at the head of the lake I ahould be obliged to anchor alao, and
although we raight aucceed in driving him aahore the probability
was that we would go on ahore alao, he amongat hia frienda and we
amongat our enemiea, and after the gale abated if he could succeed in
getting off one or two vesaela out of the two fleeta it would give him
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Moreover he was covered at hia anchorage by part of hia army and
several amall batteriea thrown up for the purpose. Therefore if we
could have rode out the gale we ahould have been cut up by their
shot frora the ahore. Under all these circumatancea, and taking into
view the conaequencea reaulting from the loas of our auperiority on
the lake at this time, I, without hesitation, relinquiahed the oppor
tunity of acquiring individual reputation at the expense of my
country. The losa austained by this ship waa conaiderable, owing to her
being ao long exposed to the fire of the whole of the enemy's fleet,
but our most serioua loss waa occasioned by the burating of one of
our guna, which killed and wounded 22 raen and tore up the top
gallant forecaatle, which rendered the guns upon that deck uaeless.
We had four other guns cracked in the muzzle, which rendered their
uae extremely doubtful. Our main-top-gallant-raaat was ahot away
in the early part of the action, and the bowsprit, fore and main maat
wounded, rigging and sails much cut up and a'number of ahot in our
hull, aeveral of which were between wind and water, and 27 men
killed and wounded, including thoae by the burating of the gun. The
Madison received a few shot but no person hurt on board. The
Governor Tompkins loat her foremaat and the Oneida had her main
topmaat badly wounded. We have, however, repaired nearly all our
damagea and are ready to meet the eneray. During our chaae one
if not two of the enemy's small vessels was completely in our power,
if I could have been aatiafied with ao partial a victory, but I was ao
aure of the whole that I pasaed them unnoticed by, which meana they
finally escaped.
The gale continued until last night, but the wind atill blows
from the eaatward. I thought it important to coraraunicate with
. General Wilkinaon to aacertain when he meant to move with the
army. I therefore ran off thia place for that purpoae, and he thinks
the public aervice will be promoted by my watching Sir James at the
head of the lake, and if poaaible preventing his return to Kingaton
while he proceeda with the armj'^ to Sackett'a Harbor. I shall there
fore proceed iramediately in queat of the enemy.
I have great pleaaure in acknowledging the asaistance I received
from Captain Sinclair during our chase, in uaing his best endeavors
to bring thia ahip into cloae action. The other officera and men be
haved to my perfect aatiafaction and were very anxioua to cloae with
the eneray even singly, and if he ever givea ua an opportunity for
cloae action they will show that they are not inferior to any of their
countrymen. (Prom the Historical Begister of the United States, 1814, Vol. H., pp. 289-91.)

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riemorandum from Major-Oeneral Wilkinson to Commodore Chauncey.
The main body of the diviaion of the army at thia point haa
sailed to join that at Sackett'a Harbor at the head of the St. Lawrence,
with the deaign to reduce Kingaton and Prescott and to proceed
againat Montreal.
The main body of the enemy'a force ia in thia vicinity at the
head of the lake and in York, leaving Kingaton very weak.
The eneray'a aquadron, beaten and forced to the head of the lake,
ia not in a aituation to attempt the regaining of Kingaton harbor
while the American squadron keepa an eye upon it.
Under theae circuraatancea will it be for the intereata of the
aervice that the American squadron ahould accompany the flotilla
with the troopa, or ahall it watch the Britiah aquadron, effect ita
deatruction and prevent the audden tranaport of the diviaion of the
enemy by a rapid movement by water to reinforce Kingaton ?
It atiikea me that in the first caae, the eneray being appriaed of
our intention, which cannot be concealed, raay, with the aid of their
aquadron, reach Kingston before our troopa are embodied and organ
ized for the attack, and thua the reduction of the place may be apun
out to the consumption of the aeason, and of courae the main design
must fail.
In the aecond caae, while the Araerican aquadron blocks up that
of the enemy at the head of the lake the fiotilla will enjoy a free sea,
and the Britiah by being cut off from transport by water will be
thrown back a month in their arrival at Kingaton, long before which
period the place muat be taken and our army landed on Montreal
ialand, no act of God intervening to thwart our intentiona.
Fort George, Oct. 1st, 1813.
In thia atate of thinga .Major-General Wilkinaon requeata of
Coramodore Chauncey hia opiniona and advice.

Commodore Chauncey to najor-Oeneral Wilkinson.
U. S. Ship Pike, off Niagara,
October lat, 1813.
Dear Sir, —
The reaaona you aaaign in your meraorandum why the Araerican
aquadron ahould remain in thia vicinity in preference to accompany
ing the flotilla down the lake are ao concluaive, and correapond ao
exactly with ray own ideas and wiahes upon the aubject, that I have
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be uaed to keep the eneray in check in this part of the lake or effect
hia deatruction, yet with ray utmoat exertiona and greateat vigilance
he may, (when favored by a atrong weaterly wind,) alip past me in
the night and get 18 or 20 houra the atart of rae down the lake before
I can diacover his moveraent. If that ahould be the caae I shall loae
no time in following him with ao rauch celerity aa to prevent his
interrupting you in your operation upon Kingaton.
(From Armstrong's Notices of the War of 1812, Vol. II., pp. 203-5, Appendix No. 10.)

From the Buffalo Oazette, Tuesday, Sth October, 1813.
Escapes — The Deputy Marahal of Masaachuaetta haa advertiaed
Lt. Walter Kerr of the Canada Glengarry'a, taken at the capture of
Fort George in May laat, and Enaign Alexander Qreig of the Sth
King'a Regiment, taken in May laat at Sackett'a Harbor, both having
eacaped from close confinement at Pittafield, Maaa., on the 21at ult.
They were put in confinement in consequence of violating the regu
lationa preacribed by the marahal, who haa offered 200d. rewarda for
their apprehenaion. Lieut. Kerr is a aon of Dr. Kerr living near
Newark. Auburn, Sept. 26.
Lieut.-Col. Grieve of Geneva, of the 7th Regiment of New York
Artillery, haa received orders from the Governor to hold hiraself in
readineas to march to the frontiera with hia regiment.

To the Soldiers of the Brigade of Detached nilitia under Command of
Brigadier-Oeneral ncClure:
Fellow Soldiers,
Your commander is about to croaa the Niagara and enter upon
that part of the enemy'a countiy already conquered by your arma.
He calla on you to accompany him. " Theae are the times that try
men's aoula." The aummer-aoldier and the aunshine-patriot will
shrink in diamay from the toila and labora of the field of battle.
The coward who diagraces the uniform of a free aoldier, and the
empty demagogue whoae courage evaporatea in worda, will now aeek
to avoid hazard by the falae, abaurd and ridiculoua acruplea of the
injunctiona of the conatitution. Such, the General hopea and believea,
are not to be found in hia camp. Hia experience of the troopa under
hia comraand entitlea them to hia utmost confidence. But if there be
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glory. Let them alumber on their arraa, and when they have finiahed
their tour of diagrace and contempt let them return to the nuraery
and relate to infanta the hardahipa of their campaign. Let them
return amidat the mockery and contempt of their frienda and neigh-
boura and wear out their life in sloth and infamy. They ahall be
standing objecta of acom and their children's children ahall blush to
acknowledge thera ! The General deairea no faint-hearted efferainate
poltroona, who cannot bring their courage to the sticking point to
go with him. To auch he will aaaign hoea, shovela and apadea, and
they ahall be compelled to render aome aervice to their country by
their labor if they will not by their arma.
But to the gallant, brave and hardy aona of the Weatern Diatrict,
those whoae unexampled enterpriae has populated and beautified the
richeat portion of our State, thoae who know their righta and are
determined to preserve them, thoae who love their familiea and their
homes and are resolved to protect them, thoae who feel the wronga
of their bleeding and inaulted country and are willing to die in the
laat ditch to defend them, to auch he calla. He aaks them to remem
ber the deathleaa deeda of the heroea of the Revolution and to imitate
them, and solicita their recollection of the unparalleled outragea of
the British, not only during our firat atruggle for liberty but now,
recently, within our own timea. Remembei- Hampton, hear the
shrieka of violated innocence, behold the flamea encircling the humble
dwellinga of poverty ! Liaten to that groan ! it ia the dying gaap of a
poor sick man atretched on his bed of diaeaae, brutally murdered by
Britiah aoldiera. On the weat, behold your brethren under faith of a
surrender shut up in a combuatible dwelling and there burned to
death by inchea ! Or, if they escape the fire, aee them tomahawked
by aavages and their dead bodies kicked about the highway until
they are devoured by hoga and doga ! Can the vengeance of God
sleep ? Can the indignation of man be atifled ? Will you not avenge
the violated righta of humanity and punish those whose authority
and alliance have aanctioned deeda unequalled in horror and barbarity ?
Your country has aolicited you to defend her frontier and pro
tect your own familiea and bomea. Would you perform theae dutiea
by remaining idle and paaaive apectatora of the moveraenta of the
eneray until he conaolidatea hia force and ia prepared by irreaistible
strength to cruah you and all oppoaition to his objecta, or will you by
one bold effort attack and deatroy him when he ia incapable
of reaiating our arma ? What raadneaa ia it to think of repelling
invasion by waiting until your enemy ia too atrong to be repelleci.
Advance then, Americans, defend era of your country's righta, aven-
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frienda. Advance to meet your foe and wait not for him to aeek you.
The path of duty, of honor and glory is before you. Your General
will lead you to victory and will ahare with you the danger. Let us
wipe off the stigma upon the character of militia ; let ua prove to the
world that thoae who enjoy and appreciate the bleaainga of liberty
are the moat corapetent to defend 'it. Let us eraulate the deeda of
the militia at Hampton ; let us be partakers in the glory of PIKE and
LAWRENCE ; let ua puniah robbery, barbarity and murder ; let us
avenge the wanton outragea of our enemiea. Accompany your
General to the field of glory, and, having diacharged our obligationa
to our country and ouraelvea, we ahall return to our grateful friends
and familiea in the sweet consciouaneaa of having deaerved, and in the
certainty of receiving, a nation's thanks, the gratitude of our fellow
citizena and the bleaainga of our friends.
George McClure,
Brig.-General, N. Y. Detached Militia.
(Prom the Buffalo Gazette, Sth October, 1813,)

From the Buffalo Oazette, Tuesday, Sth October, 1813.
(Advertisement.)
To the PATRIOTS of the WESTERN DISTRICT.
The period being at hand which is to decide the fate of the Pro
vince of Upper Canada and the command of the Niagara Frontier, I
think proper to invite the Old and Young Patriots of the Weatern
Diatrict to join my brigade in defence of their country and rights.
Any number not exceeding one thouaand will be accepted and organ
ized immediately on their arrival at Lewiaton, and officered by the
choice of theraselvea. Aa the moveraenta of the army require aecrecy,
objecta in view cannot be particularly developed, but thoae who feel
diapoaed to diatinguiah themaelvea and render aervice to their country
may be aaaured that soraething efficient and decisive will be done.
The term of aervice will be two montha, if not aooner diacharged, and
everything ahall be done to render their aituation aa comfortable as
poasible. I wiah none to volunteer who may have any conatitutional
objectiona to croaa the Niagara River. One thouaand four hundred
of ray brigade have already volunteered to croaa the river, and six
hundred are now doing duty at Fort George. I flatter rayaelf that
no other conaideration need be urged than a love of country to excite
the patriotiara of the hardy yeoraen of the Western Diatrict.
Given at headquarters, Lewiaton, Oct. 2, 1813.
George McClure,
Brigadier-General coraraanding Niagara Frontier.
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najor-Oeneral Duncan Darroch to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Sir, — I beg to forward to Your Excellency two letters just
received by the courier. I have learnt nothing more than they con
tain. It appeara by the different movementa on each aide of Sack
ett'a that they intended to collect a large force there, but, excepting
our fleet is rauch daraaged, I cannot think they would venture an
attack here. At all eventa we will give them a warm reception.
I have heard nothing from Lake Erie. Drummond aaya the
Indiana will not allow Gen'l Procter to come thia way.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, p. 129.) Written at Kingston, probably 1st October, 1813.

Qeneral Wilkinson to the Secretary of War.
Fort George, October 2d, 1813.
Dear Sir, —
Since my last of the 27th instant, I have had difficultiea, per-
plexitiea and anxietiea aufficient to diaconipoae a aaiut.
Commodore Chauncey having aacertained that the Britiah aquad
ron was on the opposite coaat, agreeably to the information I had
given him, left port on the evening of the 27th to look for it. On the
morning of the 2Sth we discovere(i our aquadron off this place, about
mid-channel, and atanding for the York shore. About twelve o'clock,
though very diatant, we diacovered it waa warraly engaged — the
eneray to leeward and acarcely discernible ; we could with our glaaaea
diatinguiah the Pike firing both her batteriea and frequently enveloped
in araoke. The eneray were forced towarda the head of the lake, and
about 3 o'clock we loat sight of our sternmost veaael, the action atill
continuing. From that period until yesterday morning I waa kept
in auapenae aa to the iaaue of the action; the wind blowing a gale
frora the aouthward and producing auch a a well as made it impoaaible
for our privateera to keep the lake, and of courae ray flotilla waa
conflned to port with the troopa either on board or encamped on the
beach. The evening before laat our whole fleet (alone) were dis
covered beating down the lake. In the courae of the night they came
to off Four Mile Creek, and yeaterday morning the Coinraodore pre
aented hiraaelf. Our obaervationa on the action were in the main
correct, except that the battle was fought by the Pike alone, (or next
to it,) who, having carried away Sir Jamea'a raizzen and raain top
maata, his squadron bore up to protect hira, and Chauncey waa
engaged with the whole. Unlucky fellow ! he could have taken a
achooner and a brig, but his eyea being fixed on the Coraraodore he,
would not look at araaller garae. Finally, Sir Jaraea, aa usual, ran

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awaj', waa chaaed to the head of the lake ; came to anchor cloae in
shore, and the gale and tremendoua aea threatening in caae of a con
tinued action to put both squadrona on ahore — Sir Jamea, with the
Britiah force aasembled there, and Chauncey into the handa of the
eneray — he clawed off and carae down to confer with me. He has
my opiniona in writing and I expect hia anawer thia raorning.
Early yeaterday, before I had heard from the Coraraodore, the
wind for the firat tirae becoraing favorable, I deapatched all ray bat
teaux, and aa aoon aa I had aacertained Sir Jamea Yeo's aituation our
sail boata followed ; but, alaa ! before 1 o'clock the wind again came
round to the aoutheaat and aeveral of our achoonera returned, though
A majority of them and the whole of the batteaux proceeded, and, I
hope, reached Eighteen Mile Creek.
I have been detained by the arrival of about three hundred and
fffty Indiana, to whom I was obliged to give an audience and a talk,
and I lodged in thia place to see whether the eneray might look at it,
and what would be the conduct of the garriaon of aix hundred and
ninety militia and eight hundred regular troopa under the coramand
of Colonel Scott. We have juat had an alarm, and being rayaelf
among the firat on parade I have witneaaed a acene by which I shall
profit Scott before I leave hira, which will be in a couple of houra, as,
thank Alraighty God, the wind again breezea, though it haa rained all
night and atill continuea to rain. Oh ! if it may pleaae God to favor
ua with a breeze we ahall aoon be near you ; but it is in Hia power by
adverse winda to delay, and by tempeata to deatroy us. I move with
about three thouaand five hundred raen. Farewell, and God preaerve
you! (American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., p. 470.)

From the Albany Argus, October 12th, 1813.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
Lewiston, 2d October, 1813.
The aituation on thia frontier ia aa follows : There are about
300 railitia at thia place. Thej' raarch down to Fort Niagara to-day
and to-morrow probably. There are at Fort George 700 reguiara and
500 militia, at Fort Niagara 100 regulars and 400 railitia, and on the
frontier 400 Indians and more following,^the whole under the cora
mand of General McClure. Yeaterday the troops aailed on an expedi
tion together with the fleet. About 4,500 men embarked on board
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Thomas O. Ridout to Thomas Ridout at York.
St. Davids, October 2d, 1813.
I wrote a letter three or four daya ago telling you that we had
changed our quartera and that the whole department waa ill, Mr.
Couche much the worat. He haa kept his bed for several daya and
has not heard a word upon buaineaa. Jones and myaelf are hia nuraea
with the aaaistance of the old people in the houae. Hia aervant man
ia aa ill aa hia maater. Thia afternoon fever and headache attacked
me. Mr. Couche haa given Jonea and me charge of the railitary chest,
the key of which I wear in ray pocket and I pay out the money. We
have to account for $27,000 paid aince we had the management.
The people flock ao after money that I ara obliged to have a
sentry at the door to let but one peraon in at a time, and when they
do enter they are not to apeak ten worda, ao now they hold ua in great
awe. The Americana have posaeaaion of our aide aa far down aa
Sarauel Street'a, and have plundered all the loyal inhabitanta of their
property. The greater part of the aettlement, being Dutch Mennonitea, are
friendly to the eneray and aaaiat thera in everything. We have lately
taken a nuraber of their waggona.
We expect some aerioua moveraent every hour, aa the enemy are
in great force at Fort George. A number of batteaux, about aixty,
loaded with men now accompany their fleet to make aome landing
above ua, 1 have no doubt. We are driving all the cattle from thia
part of the diatrict towarda the head of the lake. The Chippawa and
Short Hill country ia atript of cattle, and to-day they have been
driving thera frora the vicinity of the campa. "The waggona atand
ready loaded with the baggage, which raovea in the rear. I am aure
we ahall march aoon.
What ia to be done with Mr. Couche I know not, but he muat go
along. I believe the rainy weather haa aet in, for it haa rained all
day. (From Ten Years of Upper'Canada, by Lady Edgar, p, 228.)

najor-Oeneral Morgan Lewis to nrs. Lewis.
Sackett's Harbour, 2d October, 1813.
In forty-eight houra I ahall probably leave thia place. Wilkin
son ia on the way with the bulk of the army of Fort George. As
aoon aa he reach ea ua we ahall be off to aeek the foe in the regions of
the North. Our force will be very reapectable and I think aufficient
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When you write to me direct your letter to Burlington, Verraont,
thence to be forwarded, as I think we ahall be in poaaeaaion of Mont
real in a fortnight.
Sir George haa been very civil aince Perry's glorious victory. He
retumed ua aix aoldiera the other day without exchange, on the
ground of their having been ahipwrecked on the Britiah ahore, and
hia diainclination to add to their miafortunea. Thia ia very different
frora hia forraer conduct. He haa gone to Montreal.
(From a "Biography of Morgan Lewis," by JuUa Delafield, Vol, II„ pp. 87-8.)

Oeneral Oeorge McClure to Oeneral P. B. Porter.
Headquarters, Lewiston, 3d October, 1813.
Dear Sir, —
It ia but lately that I have had the pleaaure of an acquaintance
with you, although your general character ia familiar to me, and your
aentimenta are .so exactly in unison with ray own feelinga that it
givea you a title to my confidence, reapect and eateem. I have there
fore aasigned you to the command of the Indiana that have and may
offer their services, aa well aa the volunteera that you raay collect,
and I shall add to your corpa from tirae to time a part of the volun
teera which I expect from the Western District. You will have the
volunteers and Indiana as they arrive formed into corapaniea and
organized in conforraity to law, as followa : To each company, one
captain, two lieuta., two enaigna, five aergts. and aix corpla., one
drumr., one fifer and ninety privatea, and any fragmenta of compan
iea to be conaolidated or aasigned officers in proportion to their
number, and will be pleased to instruct aorae regular officer of the
array frora Fort Niagara to muster thera aa they may be formed,
after which you will have the goodneas to forward to rae certificatea
of auch muater, upon the receipt of which I will fill up commiasiona
to the aeveral officera elected by the raen. Aa aoon aa three com
paniea are formed the first major will be appointed ; when five
companiea are formed the lieut. -col.; when aeven, the second raajor,
and when ten corapaniea or a regiment complete, a colonel.
In every caae you are to obaerve a proper circuraapection to pre
vent at all timea the exiatence of any excesa in the force under your
command. You may rely on ray exertiona to raake you corafortable and will
promote your viewa by every conaiatent meana. In retum I shall
expect your cordial co-operation to enable me to diacharge the very
important truat coraraitted to my charge of defending our defenceleaa
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governraent, and alao to obaerve auch ordera as you ahall from time
tp time receive from me according to the rulea and articles of war.
(Prom MSS. of Hon P. A. Porter.)
Major-Oeneral Morgan Lewis to Mrs. Lewis.
Sackett's Harbour, 3d October, 1813.
Contrary to our expectationa, here we are atill delayed by the
most unrelenting storm I ever witnessed. Our troopa who left Fort
George on the 27th of September have not yet arrived, although the
distance is frequently made in thirty houra, and haa been perforraed
in leaa. Thia ia a great drawback to our operationa and I fear will
curtail thera, to the great diaaatiafaction of the country, who look for
naught but aucceaa, and expect that their arraies and navies will con
trol even the eleraents.
Wilkinaon is very unwell and haa been for a long time.
(Prom a "Biography of Morgan Lewis," by Julia Delafleld, Vol. II., pp. 88-9.)

Names of Deserters who have come to Camp at X Roads since 2d
Septr., 1813.
3d. Henry Finch, } 1st Regt. U. S.
John King, j Lt. Dgna.
3d. Walter Manley, 1st Regt. U. S. Arty.
5th. Guy Carieton Clarke, 16th Regt.
7th. Sept. Matthew Hopkina, 25th Infy.
Sth. John Fleming, 25th do.
Sth. John Marka, 25th do.
10th. Eli Daviea, 5th Regt.
12th. Peter Ben, 5th Regt.
13th. Clark Thayer, 16th Regt.
13th. Joaeph Boyer, 16th Regt.
14th. Frederick Briton, 13th Regt.
17th. John Wilaon, 6th Regt.
17 th. Eliaa Squire, 6th Regt.
18th Sept. Sergt. Jaa. Rigden, 2d Field Artillery.
21at do. 6th Regt.
22d. Danl. Riley, 6th Regt. U S. Infy.
26th Sept. Robt. McCalver, 23d Regt.
26th do. Danl. Reeve, 6th Regt.
26th do. Wm. B. Eaau, 23d Regt.
27th do. laaiah Richarda, 16th Regt,
27th do. John Fielda, 16th do.
4th Octr Cbarlea Clayton, 23d Regt.
(Prom memorandum book of Lt.-Col. Glegg, in possession of Lt.-Col. Turner, Beading,
England.)

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Major-Oeneral De Rottenburg to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Headquarters of the Centre Division,
4 Mile Creek, 3d October, 1813.
Sir, — I have the honor to inforra Your Excellency that General
Wilkinaon with between three and four thouaand raen haa left Fort
George and haa proceeded with thera along ahore towarda Sackett's
Harbor. Every poasible inforraation that I have been able to collect
corroboratea all the forraer statements, that their intention ia posi
tively to attack Kingaton, in conjunction with the troopa now at
Sackett'a Harbor. Captain Fitzgerald, 49th Regiment, who waa aent
over yeaterday haa atill more convinced me. Nothing ia left in Fort
George but 1460 raen, conaiating of two regimenta of the line, militia
and Indiana. Conaidering the high iraportance of Kingaton and the inadequacy
of ita preaent garrison to defend it againat such auperior numbera, I
have deemed it incumbent on my duty to detach in batteaux, under
the direction of Lieut.-Colonel Drummond, the 49th Regiment, the
104th and the Voltigeura, and as I deem it ray duty to" be at the poat
where the greateat danger threatens thia Province, I ahall proceed to
Kingaton and take the coraraand there.
I had a coramunication with Sir Jamea yeaterday. The damages
auatained by hia aquadron have been all repaired and he ia now fully
determined, for the aake of aaving Kingaton, to periah with hia whole
fleet or deatroy that of the enemy.
Major-General Vincent will remain in comraand of this army,
and haa received inatructiona for hia guidance during my absence.
He will concentrate hia troopa and keep the poaition at Queenaton aa
long aa poaaible, and ultimately fall back on Burlington, keeping up
hia coraraunication with General Procter's array, who waa, according
to hia laat deapatch, upon the eve of falling back upon the River
Tharaes with a large proportion of Indiana. I have ordered the
Indian preaenta to be forwarded to hira aa aoon aa they arrive at the
head of the lake.
The two fleets were in aight of each other this raorning, but the
eneray getting the wind Sir Jamea returned to the head of the lake.
At the departure of theae deapatchea a gale of wind springs up which
may bring on an action.
Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 137-9.)

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Major-General Darroch to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Sir, — I beg to encloae an extract (to Your Excellency) of a letter
I have just aeen. It ia the moat detailed account I have yet been
able to procure.
I have directed Colonel Cartwright to call in about 400 militia.
I hope they will arrive before any attack ia made here. From every
thing I can learn Kingaton appeara to be the real point of attack.
Your Excellency ia aware of our atrength here.
Come when they will, I ara convinced every Britiah aoldier will
do hia duty.
I have not made the move of the companiea aa I propoaed, No.
1 nor No. 2 blockhouae not being yet ready, and I tind that Lieut,-
Colonel Fiacher of De Watteville'a ia by one year an elder Lieut.-
Colonel to Morriaon. However, I have aome idea of aending Fischer
to Point Frederick and bringing Morrison and all the S9th over here,
relieving Point Henry with Major Deane and the Royala, but I am
obliged to delay until the blockhouaea are ready.
Kingston, 3d Oct., 1813.
I have an expreaa from Pearaon aaying that Preacott ia their
object, and that General Hampton ia not far from Ogdenaburg. He
aaya that the eneray have enlisted a number of men at 25 dollara per
month to aerve in boats and to carry troopa from the Harbor down
the St. Lawrence.
The enemy have left the 4 Cornera and taken every one with
them. I have moored one of the new gunboata here and hope to have
the other manned by to-raorrow and fit for aervice.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 134-6.)
From the Secretary of War to the Commanding Officer at Port Oeorge.
War Department, October 4th, 1813.
Sir, — Underatanding that the defence of the poat committed to
your charge may render it proper to deatroy the town of Newark,
you are hereby directed to appriae ita inhabitanta of thia circumatance
and to invite them to reraove themaelvea and their effecta to some
place of greater aafety.
I ara. Sir, very reapectfully, your raoat obedient aervant,
John Armstrong.
The commanding officer at Fort George, Upper Canada.
Copy. J. Wilkinson.
(Canadian Archives, C. 682, p. 82.)

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najor-Oeneral Hampton to the Secretary of War.
Headquarters, Chateauguay, October 4, 1813.
Dear Sir,
No change of importance in my affairs haa occurred aince ray
laat by Colonel Atkinaon, but aa there are aeveral changea of rainor
consideration I have judged that a detailed view of thera raight be of
aorae use at the raoraent of your arranging with our coramanding
General the main case of otir propoaed operationa.
The road to Plattaburg will be completed to-day and ia a perfect
turnpike. The artillery, conaiating of eight six-poundera, one twelve
and one howitzer, tolerably appointed and found, is arrived. I have
but a small stock of provisions on hand, but have the moat pointed
aaaurance from Colonel Thomaa, the Quartermaater General, that a
aupply of sixty days of bread and flour will arrive at once or in the
courae of three or four daya. I have only frora forty to fifty rounds
of muaket cartridges with me, but thia convoy will raake the aupply
an hundred and give to the artillery all it requirea in reaerve. The
supply of aalted proviaions will not exceed one-fourth of the propor
tion of fiour, but we have and can have an unliraited aupply of good
beef cattle. Brigadier-General Parker ia at. Plattaburg hastening ray
suppliea and presiding over aorae arrangeraenta that were thought
neceaaary. I have (iirected the coramencement of a petty war or
invaaion of the linea at and near Lake Champlain by Colonel Clark,
who has aome volunteera, and Brigadier-General Faaaett, (our Colonel,)
who haa at my inatance called out hia brigade of railitia. The latter,
I underatand, turn out but badly, but they will raake together, I
auppose, from six hundred to a thousand men. There has been
inculcated by the artifices of the Britiah a aharaeful and corrupt
neutrality on the linea for the purpose of gain. I have directed theae
officera to break the truce, and, should other raeana fail, to act the part
of the miachievoua urchin, who, to get two peaceable tabbies at "mak
ing the fur fly" hold thera up together by the tail. To be aerioua, it
ia really tirae each individual shall take hia side and that traitors to
either should meet their due reward. What I ara airaing at, however,
is tranquility on the road by kicking up a duat on the lines. It will
alao create a diversion at a proper point. Of Hopkins's railitia but
about two hundred and fifty have arrived and not raore than fifty or
aixty of them have conaented to paas the line. Such aa refuaed
General Parker waa authorized to keep on the linea below and excite
all the alarm he could with thera and the Vermonters. The change
of habit haa produced more aickneaa araong ray raw aoldiera than I
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three hundred, and I ara afraid will increaae. The eneray ia in con
siderable force about twelve or fourteen railea diatant. He raade an
attack on one of my outposts with three or four hundred reguiara
and aa many Indiana, on the afternoon of the lat inatant, but he fell
into bad handa. He found Snelling well poated with hia own and
Wool'a corpa. The attack waa made with Indians and the reguiara
lay in arabush, but Snelling dashed upon them with auch rapidity
upon their flanka that they all acampered away together. Lieutenant
Naah of the Thirty-third Regiraent and one man were killed and one
wounded. If the Indiana loat any they carried them off.
The Indiana atill hover about and ahoot at our aentriea. The St.
Regia people are poor devila.
I have written in much haate and have neither time for correc
tion nor copying. You muat take it for better or. for worse. I will
only entreat you to regard it in any other light rather than that of
an official comraunication. You may, however, no leaa rely upon all
the information it conveya.
(American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol. I., p. 460.)

Captain John Hall to the Officer Commanding at Burlington.
Delaware, 5th October, 1813.
Sir, — Major-General Procter deairea me to inforra you of a most
diaastrous affair with the enemy thia day about 4 o'clock, near the
Moravian Town. From the deaertion of a gun early in the action the
troopa near it gave way. By the General'a exertiona to rally the
troopa he had a very narrow escape. I fully expected he rauat have
been taken.
The General availa himaelf of the first leiaure raoraent to appriae
you of the circuraatancea.
Canadian Archives, 0. 680, p. 207.)

Captain John Hall, Canadian Regiment, to Lieut.-Col. Harvey.
Delaware, 5th October, 1813.
Sir, — I am commanded by Major-General Procter to acquaint
you, for Major-General De Rottenburg'a information, the reault of an
affair that took place with the enemy near Moravian Town thia after
noon about 4 o'clock. One of the guna being deaerted early in the
action the troopa near it gave way, and the consequence was a com
plete rout, notwithatanding the exertions of the General to rally them,
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We are juat arrived here. The General ia ao fatigued by riding from
the field of battle, the other aide of the Moravian Town, through the
wildemeaa, that he cannot write and I ara not much better.
P. S. — The General will write fully on the aubject aa aoon as
poaaible. I have wrote to the officera commanding at Burlington
and Turkey Point and to Colonel Talbot.
(Canadian Archives, O. 680, pp. 205-6.)!

norning State, 41st Regiment, Sth October, 1813.

DISTRIBUTION.

Present under arms 
Additional gunners 
In gunboats bateaux 
On duty with baggage and attending sick at
Moravianstadt 
Sick and in hospital 

Total with the Regiment 
At Burlington 
At York 
At Kingston 
At Montreal 
At Quebec 
At Long Point 
At Macinac 
Prisoners on board fleet, 10th September, 1813 
On Staff Employ 
Taken prisoners and missing since commencement
of war 
Kecruiting 
With leave 
Without leave 
Serving with other corps 

Total.

Attached to the Division : —
Royal Artillery 
Troop of Colonial Cavalry 
Indians under Tecumseh, 200.

a $

22

21

54 50!21

¦cPi
297 28
120 47
96
588 1711 2
10 2 1
1
143

52

829

24
:37

J. Smith,
Lt. and Adjt., 4l8t Regiraent.
(From Lomax's History ol the 41st Eegiment, p. 88.)

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From the Journal of the Secretary of War.
4th October, 1S13. General Wilkinaon arrived at Sackett's Har
bour on thia day from Fort George.
He immediately viaited the Secretary of War, in company with
Generala Lewia and Brown, and in the preaence of theae officera
remonatrated freely and warmly againat making an attack on King
ston, urging the propriety of paaaing that poat and of going directly
to Montreal. The Secretary of War differed from General Wilkinaon in opinion,
but thought his objectiona worthy of conaideration, and propoaed a
meeting on the day following for that purpoae.
The meeting took place accordingly, when General Wilkinaon
presented the paper marked "A." That marked "B" waa preaented by
the Secretary, and the opinion with which it closed was adopted aa
that which ahould regulate the movementa of the army.
"A."
Reaaona for attacking Kingaton anterior to a deacent on Montreal :
1st, — We shall capture a garrison of 800 or 1000 men and
demolish a stronghold of the eneray.
2nd, — We shall destroy hia naval depot and magazinea of every
speciea. 3rd, — We ahall by thia operation diminiah his force, deatroy hia
reaourcea, and place the diviaion at the head of the lake, under De
Rottenburg, in great difficulty and diatreaa ; and
4th, — We ahall deatroy every naval reaource, and of consequence
prevent the building, equipping and even repairing a aingle veaael. ,
Againat thia attack it may be urged :
lat, — That the reduction of the place raay coat more time than
we calculate on.
2nd, — It raay encumber us with wounded and aick, and
3d, — It ia poaaible the Britiah aquadron raay, aa heretofore, elude
Commodore Chauncey and find us before Kingaton or overtake us on
the St. Lawrence.
In the firat place, from the lateness of the aeaaon the losa of a few
daya may expoae ua to the autumnal laina, and jeopardize the chief
object of the campaign.
In the second place, our force will be diminished and our raove
menta retarded, and
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of Montreal, will be utterly defeated, and our own array subjected to
great difficulties, loaaea and perila.
Submitted to the Honorable the Secretary of War.
James Wilkinson.
"B."
lat, — The Niagara diviaion will probably arrive here in a day or
two. 2d, — The weather is yet good and the lake navigable by acowa
and boata. 3d, — The enemy'a force ia in the neighborhood of Fort George,
and his fleet at the head of the lake.
4th, — The garriaon of Kingaton does not exceed SOO or 1000 raen.
5th, — If we effect a landing at McPheraon's farm, on the eaatern
aide of Kingaton, a point raay be aeized which will coraraand the town,
the forta and the harbour, and within seven hours after the landing ia
effected a aufficient battery raay be erected and in operation.
6th, — Nine and twelve poundera will be aufficient for burning
blockhouaea, &c., and raay be dragged by the raen.
7th, — The time neceaaary to reduce the place will not exceed a
aingle day, and, of courae, will not materially interfere on that
account with our object below.
Sth, — The loaa we raay sustain can only be conjectured. Judging
from that at Fort George, where the enemy were more nuraerous, it
will be inconaiderable.
9th, — The advantagea of taking Kingston are two : You aever
the line of coraraunication, and you expel hira frora his only aecure
harbour. The preraises asauraed under the lat, 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th heada
may change, and our concluaiona with them.
The only aafe deciaion therefore is, that if the Britiah fleet shall
not eacape Coraraodore Chauncey and get into Kingaton Harbour ; if
the garrison of that place be not largely reinforced ; and if the weather
be auch aa will allow ua to navigate the lake securely, Kingaton ahall
be our firat object, otherwiae we ahall go directly to Montreal.
John Armstrong,
Sackett'a Harbour, 5th October, 1813.
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najor-Oeneral McClure to Oovernor Tompkins.
Headquarters, Fort Niagara,
October 6, 1813.
Dear Sir, — Since my arrival on the frontiera, I have been ao
rauch occupied that I have not had tirae to addreaa you a letter.
Indeed there was nothing occurred worth coraraunicating. I have
been rauch engaged in a aecond organization of my brigade, that ia, in
aelecting and detaching the brave and the frienda of the country, and
separating them from the cowarda, toriea and constitutionalists ; of
the former there are more than one thouaand atationed at Fort George,
and the latter I have placed at thia fort, Lewiaton, Schloaaer and
Black Rock. General Wilkinaon haa withdrawn all hia troopa except
about 500, and the protection of Forta George and Niagara, together
with thia extenaive frontier, is coraraitted to the few railitia under ray
command. Convinced that we have not a aufficient force to repel the
enemy, I have called in volunteera to raake up the deficiency of men
in my brigade. Thia waa done by the advice and under the direction
of General Wilkinaon, to whora I have aubraitted the addreaa I have
publiahed. We have a powerful enemy at preaent to contend with, and are
buaily engaged in atrengthening our preaent fortifications. The British
coraraander aent in a flag yeaterday deraanding the aurrender of Fort
George, but I flatter rayaelf they would be defeated ahould they
attempt to take it by storm. Colonel Scott of the United Statea
Artillery now commands there. If they have any idea of making an
attack I expect it will be [on] thia place, where they would be more
likely to aucceed ahould Coraraodore Chauncey withdraw his fleet.
The Britiah fleet ia now at the head of the lake, and will co-operate
with the array in the event of an attack.. But Chauncey is faithful
and ia in pursuit of them. It ia conjectured by aome that the enemy
are making preparationa to withdraw their troops to Kingston, and it
is reported that Procter haa arrived at 12 Mile Creek with hia army.
Should I aacertain the fact that the enemy are on the retreat I ahall
pursue, but with great caution, aa they are at preaent more than
double my nuraber. I can hear nothing of Harriaon, altho' I look for
hia arrival every day.
The want of raen to guard the frontier (for my bi^gade ia about
800 deficient) haa rendered it neceaaary for me to call on General
Hopkina of Niagara for two companiea of militia, who will be ata
tioned 80 aa to guard their own frontier. The great deficiency of the
drafted militia and the propriety of setting an example to the othera
who may [be] hereafter called out, induced me to aolicit Your Excel-

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lency to put it in my power to do effectual justice to thoae that have
been drafted and have refuaed to march. To do this I propoae to
organize courta martial to try all such as shall be reported to rae.
But I have no power to corapel reporta or to puniah an officer for not
making thera. ..... . .

Some of the field officera are not equal to my expectations, and I
ahall be compelled to diacharge aorae of thera on account of the great
deficiency in ray brigade.
P. S. — Fort George, Half-past Five O'clock p. m.
Since writing the above we have comraenced an offenaive raove
ment against the enemy.
About 500 militia volunteers and 150 Indians, comraanded by
Colonel Chapin, attacked the picket-guard of the enemy about a mile
and a half from Fort George, and drove them in upon their raain body,
when the enemy opened a fire from several field-piecea. Our men
returned in good order into the fort, with the loaa of one man killed
and two or three wounded. The enemy'a loaa was 7 killed, many
wounded and 4 prisonera. In a short time the enemy appeared in
considerable force within 500 yards of the force at the edge of the
wooda. Chapin again aallied out, with about 300 men and aome
Indians, and commenced a bri,sk fire on the whole of the enemy'a line,
and drove thera half a raile, but, perceiving by the movements of the
enemy that they had outflankera, I ordered 200 to reinforce him, and
in two detachmenta to attack the enemj''s flanka. We aucceeded in
driving the enernj' into the woods, when night coming (jn put an end
to the conflict. Our losa was trifling. I have not yet ascertained
that of the enemy. Colonel Chapin ia a brave raan. Every officer
and aoldier did hia duty.
(Tompkins Papers, Vol. VIII., pp. 520-30, New York atate Library.)

From the Buffalo Oazette, 5th October. 1813.
On Monday week (27th September), the Britiah fleet again made
its appearance off Fort Niagara. Commodore Chauncey atood out
and gave chaap, and a partial engageraent enaued, aa we underatand,
off York, between the best aailing ahipa of Commodore Chauncey'a
squadron and the eneray'a fleet. The British eluded a cloae action
and aailed down the lake. Commodore Chauncey retumed off Niagara,
having auatained aome injury and loat several men killed on board the
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On Thuraday morning (30th September) General Wilkinaon, with
a large body of infantry in 300 boats, accompanied by Coraraodore
Chauncey's fleet, aailed on a aecret expedition.
Colonel Moaea Porter of the artillerj'^ haa been brevetted a Brig
adier-General, and commands at Fort Niagara.
Colonel Scott of the 2d Regiment of Artillery coraraands at Fort
George ; the 23d Regiment of Infantry, formerly commanded by Col
onel Brown, is under hia ordera.
(Pile in BufEalo Public Library.)
Commodore Chauncey to the Secretary of the Navy.
United Statea Ship General Pike,
Sackett's Harbor, 6th October, 1813.
Sir, — I have the pleaaure to inform you that I arrived here thia
morning with five aail of the enemy'a veaaela, which I fell in with
and captured laat evening off the Ducka. These were part of a fleet
of aeven sail which left York on Sunday with 234 troops on board,
bound to Kingaton. Of thia fleet five were captured, one burnt and
one e.scaped. The priaonera, amounting to nearly three hundred,
beaidea having upwarda of 300 of our troopa on board from Niagara,
induced me to run into port for the purpoae of landing both.
I have an additional pleaaure in informing you that amongat the
captured veaaels are the late United Statea' achoonera Julia and
Growler ; the othera are gun-veasela.
(Prom the Historical Eegister of the United States, 1814, Vol. II., p. 292.)

Major-Oeneral Darroch to Sir Qeorge Prevost.
Kingston, 6th October, 1S13.
Sir, — I have to report to Your Excellency the arrival here of
only one of the achoonera, with one aergeant and 28 or 29 grenadiera
of De Watteville'a. The tranaports fell in with the enemy'a fleet
about thirty milea from this, and it ia rauch feared that the whole of
theae two flank companiea have been taken. The aergeant reporta he
heard a great deal of firing, and the aailor that commanda the
achooner aaya that they must have been captured. He got away by
being neareat the ahore. I fear he apeaka the truth, for if any of
them had got on land an expreaa would certainly have been in before
now. They fell in with the enemy about 7 or 8 o'clock laat night.
By accounta from aome deaertera come down the lake, there ia
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reguiara. I have called out the militia, and hope to-morrow to muster
about 400 of them.
I have 4 companiea of De Watteville's hard at work at Point
Henry, and I am trying to establiah a bridge from thia to Point Fred
erick, whieh I hope to accomplish soon. It will much atrengthen ua.
I hear that General Vincent ia coining down here. I know not
whether it is Your Excellency'a intention that I should be reraoved
from hence at this critical moment.
P. S. — With the aaaiatance of Colonel Cartwright, I have aent a
person to Sackett's Harbor for information. Captain Dobbs, R[oyal]
Navy, urges me to aend him with a flag of truce there. I ara induced
(but not yet deterrained) under the plea of enquiring after Captain
Barclay, R[oyal] Navy. Dobba ia ao anxious to go that I have desired
hira to frame a letter I could aend without endangering hia aafety.
If I approve of it he will go, and the reault ahall be immediately
reported to Your Excellency.
(Canadian Archives, 0. 680, pp. 142-44.)

Oeneral Order.
Montreal, 6th October, 1813.
G.O. The detachment of the 103d Regiraent under Colonel Scott will
march to-morrow morning to St. Anne'a, at the end of the ialand, and
there croaa and march to Coteau du Lac, where Colonel Scott will act
in conformity to inatructions which he will receive for hia guidance.
Edward Baynes, Adjutant General.
Major-Oeneral Darroch to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Kingston, 7th October, 1S13.
Sir, — I have received a letter from General De Rottenburg aay
ing that General Wilkinaon, with 3 or 4,000 men, had proceeded from
Fort George towarda Sackett'a Harbor for the avowed purpose of
attacking Kingaton, in conjunction with the troops now at the Harbor
General De Rottenburg has aent off' the 49th, the 104th and the
Voltigeura, under Lieut.-Colonel Drumraond, in batteaux, to aaaiat me
here, and the General ia coming himaelf to aaaist in the defence.
I aaw Sir James laat night, and he haa the fleet off thia harbor
He did not know of the loaa of the two flank companies of the De
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I beg to put Your Excellency on your guard, and very much
auapect that Montreal ia General Wilkinaon'a object.
Some hararaocka aent here would be of great uae. The block
housea would then be able to hold double the number of men.
I have got all I could from the navy.
(Canadian Archiyes, C. 680, pp. 151-2.)
From the Diary of Thoma£ HcCrae.
Saturday, 2d, to Thuraday, 7th October, 1813.
The British and Indiana were raoving upwarda until Sunday
evening, and on Monday the Americana paaaed in purauit. They had
a akirmiah at the forka. The men have been doing nothing but
repair fencea that were bumt by the troops that alept here Monday.

Oeneral Order.
Montreal, 7th October, 1S13.
G.O. The Coraraander of the Forces is pleaaed to approve of the
Reverend Mr. Addiaon receiving the allowancea of a Brigade Chaplain
aa long aa he performa that duty to the troopa actually in the field
with the Centre Diviaion of the army in Upper Canada.
Edward Baynes,
Adjutant General.
From the Diary of Thomas i*1cCrae.
Friday, October Sth, 1813.
The American horae all arrived here thia afternoon, and camped
in Forsyth'a field. They killed about 50 or 60 of ray hogs, 3 heifera,
dug all the potatoea, took a great deal of my raeat and 5 or 6 tona of
hay. Lieut.>Col. J. B. Olegg to Hon. Wm. D. Powell.
Camp at Cross [Roads,]
Sth Oct., 1813.
Private. My Dear Sir, — Unleaa ray motivea have been duly appreciated
by the liberality of ray York frienda, I feel well aware that my long
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anxioua feelinga and a want of gratitude for the many obligations I
ahall ever owe them.
Believe me, my dear air, nothing can be raore reraote from the
true atate of the case than auch an inference. The fact ia, for many
montha paat the prospect haa appeared so clouded to my imagination,
and men and meaaurea ao different to those which you and others
have ao repeatedly expatiated on with aenaationa of pleaaure and
confidence, that I have been for months a silent spectator of events
which I durat not truat my pen to dwell on. A veil of myatery and
seclusion has also but too long been the prevalent feature in thia part
of the world. It haa at laat been withdrawn, and the picture ia now
exhibited in ita real coloura. Deapatchea have been received from
Gen'l Procter, dated on the field near the Moraviantown, 5th inst.
He waa attacked in the afternoon of that day, and hia araall party
entirely routed. He atterapted in vain to rally, but, having loat all
hia guna, araraunition, &c., it waa in vain, and I rauch fear the rem
nant of hia force is. already in the handa of the eneray. These, my
dear sir, are raost diatreasing details, but, being facta, I cannot but
recollect the worda of an illuatrious friend who enjoined rae to keep
hia York frienda constantly informed with every paaaing event. My
friend Gen'l V[incent] has only one deciaion to make, and if I do not
greatly err hia time is very short.
Our aick and baggage ia haatening to the rear, and I wiah to God
we may follow to-morrow. I shall not consider our retreat in any
degree aafe until we reach Burlington, and little advantage can arise
from remaining there. I have this moment received a private note
from Fort George, frora a source to be depended, which mentiona that
Indiana have been crosaing all raorning to thia aide, and an attack
haa been promiaed by Major Chapin thia night or to-morrow. I write
to you and the chief in perfect confidence.
(From Maa. in possession of Q. M. Jarvis, Esq., Ottawa.^

Lieut. Patrick McDonogh, 2d U. S. Artillery, to His Sister.
Fort George, October Sth, 1813.

The militia and Indiana under Major Chapin had a deaperate
engagement with a party of the British on the afternoon of the 6th
inat. It laated about two houra and a half. After expending aome
thouaand rounda of cartridgea, thia brilliant affair ended with the loss
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slightly ; one regular aoldier, who atole out to have a finger in the pie,
waa alao alightly wounded ; and railitia, none, being rather prudent.
The loaaea on the part of the Britiah were, I auppoae, half the number.
From the list of killed and wounded, you raay gueaa the diatance at
which they fought. It appeara thoae that fell were conaidered fool
hardy by the railitia for advancing within point-blank distance.
They never return frora a akirmiah wherein the Indians have had
anything to do without accuaing the Major of cowardice, akulking
behind trees, not advancing, &c. But he has made noiae enough to
fill a column of the newapaper, and hia farae, of courae, will be reiter
ated. If you don't see an extract from the Buffalo Gazette ahortly I
shall be very rauch diaappointed. We have juat fired a aalute frora
the fort in conaequence of the victory obtained by the Argus over the
Barba, I cannot tell you whether I shall remain here or not ; it will
depend entirely upon circumatancea. Col. Scott and all the officera
are anxioua to go, aa it ia pretty certain we ahall not be attacked
here. We learn from deserters that the Britiah are aending their
troops, with the exception of 500, (which they leave, I auppoae, for
the purpoae of preventing us sleighing or going at large thia winter,)
to Kingaton, and they will not be fooliah enough to attack ua with
ao small a force, nor would I wish them to attempt it with leaa than
would till our ditchea. We can attempt nothing, even if our regular
force would juatify ua in so doing, aa Col. Scott's poaitive ordera are
not to auffer himaelf to be drawn out of the fort on any terraa what
ever, or to permit an officer to leave it. . . . .

£lr Oeorge Prevost to Earl Bathurst.
Headquarters, Montreal,
Sth October, 1813.
My Lord, — Shortly after I had the honor of addreasing Your
Lordahip on the 22d ulto., from Kingaton, I received information that
the enemy were aaaerabling in conaiderable force on the Montreal
frontier, apparently with a view of penetrating into the Lower
Province. The intelligence I continued to receive from different
quartera of theae moveraenta of the enemy and the extent of the
preparationa they were making, induced me to repair to thia place,
where I arrived on the 25th ulto. On reaching Montreal I learnt
that Major-General Hampton, with about 5000 regular troops of
infantnr and aome artillery and cavalry, had, after approaching cloae
to the frontier line near Ijdelltown and overpowering one of our amall

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picquets in that neighbor xiojd, suddenly raoved with his whole force
to the weatward, and wa<= encamped at a place called the Four Cornera,
near the Chateaguay, ao aa to leave it uncertain whether it was hia
intention to advance into thia province by that direction or to move
further westward upon a more diatant expedition. Meaaurea had in
the meantirae been taken by Major-General Sir Roger Sheaffe, com
raanding in this district, to reaiat the advance of the enemy by moving
the whole of the troopa under hia comraand nearer to the frontier line,
and by calling out about 3000 of the sedentary militia.
I thought it necesaary to increaae thia latter force to nearly 8000,
by embodying the whole of the aedentary militia upon the frontier,
thia being in addition to the five battaliona of Incorporated Militia,
amounting to about 5000 raen, and it is with peculiar aatiafaction I '
have to report to Your Lordahip that Hia Majeaty'a Canadian aubjecta
have a aecond tirae anawered the call with a zeal and alacrity beyond
all praise, and which manifeata in the atrongest manner their loyalty
to their aovereign and their cheerful obedience to hia commanda.
The force now assembled by the enemy at different pointa for the
purpoae of invading these provincea ia greater than at any other
period during the war.
Major-General Harriaon haa under him at Sanduaky, on the
frontier of the Michigan Territory, about SOOO men, ready to avail
hiraaelf of the abaolute coraraand lately obtained by their navy on
Lake Erie, to advance upon Detroit and Araherstburg. Major-General
Wilkinaon coraraands at Fort George and Niagara, with a force
amounting to nearly 6,500 men, which will be put in raovement the
moraent the conteat between the fleets on Lake Ontario ahall he
decided, and Major-General Hampton, with a force under hia com
mand which, by the laat accounta, had been conaiderably increased,
and amounts probably to about 8000 raen, ia on thia frontier. I have
reason to think that the whole of the above force, araounting to 26,000
men, conaiata of regular troopa, and ia excluaive of 10,000 militia
which either have or are in readineaa to join them.
The poaition of Major-General Hampton at the Four Cornera, on
the Chateaguay river, and which he continuea to occupy with the
whole or part of hia force, from the lateat inforraation I have been
able to obtain frora them, is highly judicioua, aa at the aarae time that
he threatena Montreal and obligea me to concentrate a conaiderable
body of troopa to protect it, he haa it in his power to moleat the com
munication with the Upper Province and impede the progreaa of the
atorea required there for the navy and army. In conaequence of my
urgent aolicitation to Admiral Sir John Warren in June laat for a
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of war were ordered by him to be aent from Halifax to Quebec, and
I have the aatiafaction to acquaint Your Lordship that they have
arrived, and that part of thera, conaiating of one lieutenant, one petty
officer and 50 raen, have been aent to join Captain Pring at lale Aux
Noix for the aervice of Lake Champlain, and the remainder, conaist
ing of one lieutenant, one aurgeon, 4 petty officers and 145 aeamen,
have proceeded to Lake Ontario.
It cannot be too much regretted that my letter to Sir John
Warren on thia aubject, which I deapatched in June laat, waa ao long
in reaching him as not to be acted upon until more than two montha
afterwarda, aa had thia reinforcement arrived it might have arreated
the melancholy fate which haa attended our aquadron on Lake Erie.
Since ray deapatch to Your Lordahip of the 22d ultimo, a full
confirmation of this diaaater haa reached me through the mediura of
the Araerican prints, and I tranamit to Your Lordahip Coraraodore
Perry'a official account of this action, the only one I have aa yet
received or can expect to receive of it for a great length of time,
owing to the dangeroua aituation of Captain Barclay, and of the death,
wounda or captivity of all the officera aerving under hira.
I have required of Major-General Procter hia reaaona for allow
ing Captain Barclay to wage the unequal conteat with an enemy ao
auperior to him, before the arrival of the remainder of the aearaen
belonging to the Dover, which were on their way to him, but I have
no doubt the peculiar circuraatancea under which the Major-General
waa placed and the diatreaa which he waa auffering, as well aa appre
hending frora the want of proviaions, will fully justify hira in this
raeaaure. Under thia miafortune, it ia a matter of great consolation to dia
cover, even frora the confeaaion of the eneray, that the victory waa at
one period our own, and waa only wreated frora ua by the unfortunate
losa of the aervicea of Captain Barclay and almoat every other officer
of the squadron, leaving a weak and inefficient crew, composed almoat
wholly of aoldiera, without corapetent control or command, totally
unable to contend againat the auperiority of the enemy, or sufficiently
veraed in naval mattera to extricate theraaelvea from the difficultiea
by which they were aurrounded.
On the 23d ulto., the date of the laat letter frora Major-General
Procter, he waa still at Sandwich, raaking his arrangements for falling
back upon the Thames. ShouM the eneray aucceed in penetrating
the barrier of Indiana oppoaed to their approach to Detroit, and where
he ia to make a atand, and connect himaelf with the Centre Diviaion,
provided the Indian warriora are faithful to their promiaea, otherwise
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Ontario. I truat he will be enabled to make the enemy pay dearly
for any attempt to preaa upon hira in hia retreat to that poaition.
Coraraodore Sir Jaraea Yeo sailed with his squadron from King
aton on the 19th ulto., convoying tranaporta with atorea, provisiona,
ordnance, &c., &c., for the Centre Diviaion of the array, and arrived
with them at the Head of the Lake on the 25th.
The enemy's fleet on the 2Sth, under Coraraodore Chauncey,
raade their appearance, when Sir Jamea endeavored to bring thera to
a general action, but, having the advantage of the wind, they were
enabled to chooae their diatance and prevent our ships frora cloaing
with thera ; the conaequence waa that about 15 minutea after the
engagement began the Wolfe lost her main and raizzen topmasts, which
rendered her ao perfectly unmanageable on a wind that, after contin
uing the action for upwarda of three houra. Sir Jamea waa obliged to
put away before the aevere gale theu blowing and get to an anchor
age off Burlington Heighta, whither the enemy, notwithstanding the
advantage they had thus gained, did not think fit to follow him.
The foretopmast of the Royal George went over as the squadron
anchored, but none of the other veaaela were in any respect raaterially
injured, and our losa in men muat have been trifling, aa Sir James in
hia letter to rae doea not raention it. The eneray'a aquadron appeared
to have auffered in their aails and rigging, altho' they kept on the lake
on the two following daya whilat our fleet was refitting.
I have juat learned that Coraraodore Chauncey sailed on the lat
inatant from Niagara, having under convoy a flotilla of amall craft
and batteaux filled with a proportion of the regular regimenta from
Fort George, where they have been relieved by militia, the whole
being evidently destined for Sackett'a Harbor. Early on the follow
ing day Sir James Yeo waa appriaed of thia raoveraent, and hia ahips
being refitted our aquadron iraraediately got under weigh, with a
atrong breeze from the aouth-weat, which haa, I moat devoutly pray,
enabled thera before this to overtake the Araerican fleet, and by a
aucceaaful general action efface the raiafortune of our Lake Erie marine.
P. S. — In order to enaure our superiority on Lake Ontario, now
become doubly important frora the loas of it on Lake Erie, I have
directed a ship of 28 guns and a brig of 20 guns to be built at King
aton ; the keela of both are laid and aorae progreaa made in their
building. (Canadian Archives, Q. 122, pp, 199-208.)

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Commodore Chauncey to the Secretary of the Navy.
United Statea Ship General Pike,.
Sackett's Harbor, Sth October, 1813.
Sir, — Aa soon aa the laat of the flotilla with the troopa cleared
the Niagara, I proceeded in queat of the eneray. On the 2d inat., at
10 a. ra., diacovered him ateering a courae for Niagara, with studding
aails and all aaila aet, wind from the aouth and weatward. We made
all sail in chase, but aa aoon aa we ahot out from the land ao that he
could fairly make us out, he took in studding-aaila and hauled upon
a wind to the westward, and made all aail from ua. The wind being:
light all day, we made but little progreaa againat the current, and at
sundown the enemy was off" the Twenty Mile Creek, and had evidently
gained considerably frora us. During the night the wind continued
ao light that we altered our poaition but very little, and at daylight
on the 3d aaw the enemy at anchor close in with the land, between
Twelve and Twenty Mile Creek. As aoon aa he aaw us he weighed
and made all aail to the weatward, wind from aouth to aouthwest and
squally. I made all aail in chaae, and continued the chaae the whole
day, it blowing verj'' heavy in aqualla. At aundown we could barely
make him out from the maathead, when he appeared nearly up to the
Head of the Lake. It continued aqually with rain, and the night
very dark. At daylight on the 4th, hazy ; could aee nothing of the
enemy ; continued working up for the Head of the Lake. Towarda
meridian it became calra. I ordered the Lady of the Lake to aweep
up to Burlington Bay and aacertain whether the fleet was there. At
half-paat 9 p. m. ahe returned with information that the fleet waa not
there. Saw but two gunboata. It atruck me at once that he had
availed himaelf of the darknesa of the preceding night, and had either
run for Kingaton or down the lake for the purpoae of intercepting
the flotilla with the army. I therefore made all aail and ahaped
my courae for the Ducks with a view of intercepting him, or hia prizea,
if he ahould have made any. The wind increaaed to a atrong gale
from the northward and weatward, and continued the whole day on
the 5th. We therefore made a great run, for at 1 p. ra. we paaaed
Long Point, at 3 diacovered aeven aail near the Falae Ducka ; preaura-
ing them to be the fleet, made sail in chaae ; at 4 made them out to be
sloopa and achoonera. I made the aignal for the Sylph and Lady of
the Lake to cast off their tow and chase N. E. Soon after, perceiving
the enemy separating on different tacka, I caat off the Governor
Tompkins from thia ahip, gave the aquadron in charge of Captain
Crane and made all aail in chaae. At 5 the enemy, finding ua to gain
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the rest, he took the people out and set her on fire. At sundown, when
opposite the Real Ducka, the Hamilton (late Growler), Confiance
(late Julia) and Mary Ann atruck to ua. The Sylph aoon after
brought down the Drummond, cutter rigged. The Lady Gore ran
into the ducks, but the Sylph, which waa left to watch her, took
poaseasion of her early next morning. The Enterprise, a amall
schooner, ia the only one that escaped, and she owed her safety to the
darkneas of the night.
Finding rauch difficulty in shifting the prisoners, owing to the
smallnesa of our boata and a heavy sea, I determined to take the
prizea in tow and run for thia place and land the priaonera and troops
that I had on board. We arrived here at daylight. On the Gth the
Lady of the Lake, having towed one of the prizes in, I despatched her
immediately to cruiae between the Real and False Ducka. She
returned the aame afternoon, having discovered the eneray'a aquad
ron going into Kingston.
I have repaired the principal damagea austained by this ahip in
the action on the 28th ultimo, and have put a new foremaat into the
Govemor Tompkins. We are now ready and waiting the movements
of the army, which, it ia contemplated, will leave here on the 10th.
The veasels captured on the 5th are gunveaaela mounting from
one to three guns each, with troops from the Head of the Lake (but
laat from York) bound to Kingston. We learnt from the prisoners
that the enemy waa very much cut up in their hulls and apara and a
great many men killed and wounded, particularly on board of the
Wolfe and Royal George. I enclose herewith a list of the prisoners
taken on the 5th.

RETURN OF PRISONERS OF WAR landed from on board the
squadron under the command of Commodore Isaac Chauncey, October
6th and 7th, 1813 :—
Lieut.-Colonel C. W. Grant, Lower Canada Militia ; Major Charles
De Villatte, Capt. Frederick Zehender, Lieut. Francia Decenter, Regt.
De Watteville ; Lieut, and Adjutant Wra. A. Steele, 89th Regt. ; Lieut.
Arthur Carter, R. A. Volunteer Chaa. Morria, R. A. ; Lieuta. David
Duval and Albert Manuel, Regt. De Watteville ; Mort. McMahon, Sth
or (King's) Regt. ; Surgeon Orbi, Regt. DeWatteville ; Lieut. Hector
McLean, R. N., coraraanding aloop Drummond ; Master's Mate Jaines
Jackson, commanding achooner Hamilton; Maater'a Mate David
Wingfield, commanding achooner Confiance ; Theophilus Sampson, late
raaster of the aloop Betsey ; Sailing Maatera Joaeph Jillet and Joseph
Dennia ; John Segarford, pilot.
Non-commiaaioned officera, muaiciana, privates and aeamen : 

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Eoyal Artillery, 1 ; 89th Regt., 10 ; De Watteville'a Regt., 86 ; New
foundland Regt., 3 ; Voltigeurs, 1 ; Royal Navy, 33 ; officers of army
and navy, 18. Total, 252.
(From the Historical Begister of the United States, 1814, Vol. II., pp. 292).

From the Journal of the Ship •• Madison."
Friday, Sept. 24th. — Came to anchor in Niagara river.
Monday, 27th. — At 8 a. m. got under way and atood for the lake.
Light winds from the E.
Tuesday, 28th. — Commenced with fresh breeze and cloudy to E.
At half -past 12 wore ahip to the northward and hove to with main
topaail to the maat. At daylight discovered the enemy's fleet bearing
N.W. by W. Wore to the aouthward to close the aquadron. At 7
a. m. wore to the northward and took the in tow. At 8
a. m. the enemy on the larboard tack. Bore up in chase. At 9 a. m.,
gaining faat on the chaae, bearing N.N.W., beat to quarters, cleared
for action and set top-gallant aaila, it blowing fresh. At 11 a. m. the
eneray set top-gallant aaila and all aail they could carry. We set top
gallant aails and couraea, and edged off to bring them to action. At
5 minutea paat 12 the enemy'a van ahip, the Wolfe, hoisted her colors
and commenced firing with her bow-guns and immediately after the
whole broadside, as also our fleet which could bring their guna to bear
and reach. At 20 rainutes paat 12 the Pike's main-topmaat waa ahot away.
At 25 minutea after 12 the Wolfe's main and mizzen topmaata went
over the aide. At 10 minutes before 1 p. ra. wore, atill keeping up a
heavy fire upon the enemy, they before the wind. At 2 p. m. hauled
on atarboard tack. At 20 rainutea after 2 wore on the larboard tack.
At 25 rainutea before 3 p. m. the Commodore hauled cloae by the wind
on the larboard tack, bore down and apoke him, who ordered us to
keep cloae by the wind, aa he deemed it imprudent to pursue the
chase any further into the bay, it blowing a heavy gale direct on
shore and looked dirtJ^ Reefed topaaila and atowed the jib. The
eneray bore W.S.W. distant 4 milea. The Governor Tompkins' fore
maat went over the aide. The Commodore sent the Sylph to tow her.
This day enda with strong galea from th§ E. Wedneaday, September
29, coram encea with freah gales from E. by S. Stretching acrosa
until daylight, when we bore up for the Oovernor Tompkins, about 8
milea to leeward, the eneray in chase of her. At 10 the Coramodore
took her in tow, and hauled by the wind. The enemy bearing W.N.W.,
two of them under way, the others at anchor, close reefed. Still

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stretching from one shore to the other, the gale increasing. This day
ended with fresh galea and cloudy, wind N.E.
Thuraday, 30th September, comraences with freah gales from
E.N.E. At 9, moderating. At 10, York, light bore N.N.E., diatant 6
milea. The eneray not in sight. Beating to windward. Enda blow
ing freah, wind S.E.
Friday, lat October. Wind S.E. Freah gales. At 4 a. ra. wore
for Niagara. At 6 a. ra. signal made to anchor. Wind W.S.W. At
11 anchored off 4-Mile Creek.
Saturday, 2nd October. — Comraencea with freah galea and cloudy.
Wind S.E. At 10, wind W. and clear. Saw the eneray before the
wind under all aail. Hove up anchor, prepared for action, hauled by
the wind on the larboard tack. At 4 wind S.E. ; bore up in chase,
wind light and- baffiing. At aundown Niagara bore W.S.W.; the
eneray won atarboard tack ; we on larboard tack in chase. Wind S.W.
Forraed in order for the night.
Sunday, 3rd October. — Nothing raaterial occurred.
Monday, 4th October. — At 6 raade sail ; eneray not in sight ;
wind variable. The Lady of the Lake was sent out to reconnoitre
Burlington Bay. At 3 p. ra. stood into the bay ; at 9 waa joined by
the Lady of the Lake. Enda clear and pleaaant ; wind N.W.
Tueaday, 5th October. — Coraraences with freah breezea and clear.
Wind W.N.W. At 11 abreast of Nicholson'a laland. At half-paat 3
diacovered a fleet bearing N.E. by E. ; wind N. Made all sail in chase.
At 4 the Coramodore bore up and apoke Captain Crane, and ordered
him to take charge of the fleet, aa he waa going in chaae. Carrying
a very heavy preaa of aail, at 5 p. ra. the Coramodore and Sylph, cloa
ing with the chaae, fired a gun. One of them directly hove to, and
aoon after the whole, conaiating of aix aail, bound from York to King
aton, atruck. Among thera were the Julia and the Growler, and all
had troopa on board.
We(ineaday, 6th October. — Anchored in Sackett's Harbour.
(From the Democratic Frees of Philadelphia, 15th October, 1813. File in the Mercantile
Library, Philadelphia.)

Major-Oeneral Darroch to Sir Oeorge Prevost.
Kingston, October Sth, 1813.
Sir, — . . ....

Arrived here are Lieut.-Colonel Harvey, Deputy Adjutant-
General, thia day ; Lieut.-Colonel Druraraond and 30 bf the 104th,

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yeaterday. The remainder of the 104th, the 49th and the Voltigeurs
are on their way, aa ia alao Major-General De Rottenburg. Colonel
Harvey doea not know on what day we may expect him, but probably
he may not be here for five or aix (iaya.
I enclose the depoaition of a peraon aent by Colonel Cartwright
to obtain information. It appeara to me that the fellow haa been
frightened and haa only done half hia duty. However (and I beg
thia opinion may be conaidered confidential to Hia Excellency) it is
my opinion that the eneray'a intention ia evidently an attack on Mon
treal, which, if they aucceed, they will plunder and burn. If what is
aaid ia true (and I have no reaaon to doubt it), that the Araerican
General haa left Fort George with 3 or 4,000 regular troops and haa
paased Sackett'a Harbor to the Lower Province, the army now above
have little or nothing to do and might be eraployed with effect in
the defence of thia valuable poat and the communication with Mon
treal. I have taken the liberty of expreaaing my aentimenta on thia
aubject, aa time ia precioua and Major-General De Rottenburg'a
arrival uncertain.
(Canadian Archives, C. 680, pp. 159-160.)

Statement of the number and force of Hia Majesty's aquadron
on Lake Ontario, Sth October, 1813 : —

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32 68
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192 90
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234 75
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121 70
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Canadian Archives. M. 3S»«. p. 59.)
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Statement of the number and force of the American squadron
on Lake Ontario, Sth October, 1813 : —

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7
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Not including the Sylph in totals.

Jamas Lucas Yeo,
Commodore.

(Canadian Archives, M. 389-6, p. 60.)

riajor-Oeneral Procter to riajor-Oeneral De Rottenburg.
Grand River, 9th October, 1813.
My Dear General, — I have juat received your letter by Mr.
Wood. I wrote you thia morning, hoping that my disaster would not
cauae any immediate retirement, and that I had induced Lieut-
Colonel Hamilton to return to Turkey Point, aa I had not any expec-

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tation now of the enemy advancing, aoon at leaat, thro' the wildemeaa.
Colonel Young haa aent an officer to order Colonel Hamilton to retreat,
which I shall take on me to prevent until the Indians and the soldiera
who escaped are here at least.
The consequence of the enemy'a advance and again cutting off
the Indians' familiea would be serioua. Four hundred Indiana are on
the road in one body, and I think I know of two hundred aoldiera
who have arrived or are on the road, besides the probability of others.
I have juat heard of more Indians being on the road.
(Canadian ArchiTes, C. 680, pp. 210-11.)
From the Diary of Thomas ricCrae.
Raleigh, Saturday, 9th October, 1813.
The Americana all atarted for Sandwich, both horse and foot,
thia forenoon, with the prisonera taken at Moravian Town.

James L. Broomhead to Captain Wm. H. Merritt.
Kingston, 9th Oct., 1813.
Mt Dear Sir, — You will no doubt be surprised to receive a letter
so aoon after I had the pleasure of seeing you, but, contrary to my
expectationa, I have had one quick paaaage in my life. The brigade
was detained at Burlington upwards of half a day, yet we arrived
here laat night, and am happy to aay our Yankee neighbora have not
aa yet made any attempt here. I underatand 120 batteaux have left
Sackett'a Harbor for somewhere below, reports say Preacott. I am
sorry to aay 5 of our tranaports are taken by the American people on
their way here with the flank companies of De Watteville'a, and I am
afraid part of the 49th are likewiae taken. If ao, Jonathan, I guess,
will be damned proud. I trust that our surmiaea respecting those
boata leaving Niagara fort was a feint, has turned out contrary to
what we expected, and I hope they have kept on their way down to
receive a damned good drubbing, either here or at Prescott. Kingaton
is full of militia and much more thronged than when you were here.
The militia are pouring in from all quartera. Sir George took all the
embodied militia down with him, aa report fliea that the Araericans
have determined on attempting Montreal. Capt. Platt and his troop
have croased the St. Lawrence again, and have taken their old
quartera. I am told the militia of L[ower] C[anada] look remarkably
well and have turned out well. .....
(From the Merritt MSS.)

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riajor-Oeneral Darroch to Noah Freer.
Kingston, 9th October, 1813.

Sir,—

I wrote to you by laat night'a courier that the 104th and Volti
geurs are arrived.
We have eatabliahed a picket with a naval and railitary officer
on the ialand, oppoaite Gravelly Point. A gun haa been landed on
thia aide of the ialand to communicate by meana of aignala with the
fleet, [which ia] in readineaa ahould any craft paaa down the river to
follow them, and I underatand he can get aa far as Preacott.
(Canadian Archives, C, 680, p. 18-2.)
najor-Oeneral Wilkinson to Commodore Chauncey.
Sackett's Harbor, Oct. 9, 1813,
9 o'clock a. m.
Sir, — If the wind ahould permit I propoae raoving towarda King
aton to-raorrow morning, ahould it be in your power to co-operate
with your squadron, without which no operation can he atterapted
with a promiae of auccesa, aa Sir Jamea Yeo is in port. I beg your
anawer, and have the honour to be, with respect and esteem, your
obedient servant.
(From Wilkinson's "Memoirs of My Own Time," Vol. HI., Appendix.)

Commodore Chauncey to Oeneral Wilkinson.
U. S. Ship Gen. Pike, Sackett's Harbour,
9th Oct., 1813.
Sir, — I have been honoured with your note of thia morning;
informing me that you intended to move with the army under your
command towards Kingaton to-morrow, and aaking whether I could
co-operate with the aquadron under my coramand.
In anawer, I will observe that thia aquadron ia now and alwaya
haa been ready to co-operate with the army in any enterpriae againat
the enemy where it could be done with effect.
(From Wilkinson's "Memoirs of My Own Times," Vol. III., Appendix.)

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Major-Oeneral Wilkinson to Commodore Chauncey.
Sackett's Harbour, Oct. 9th, 1813.
Sir, — Be pleaaed to inform me whether the aquadron under your
command can take auch a poaition below Kingston aa may keep Sir
Jamea Yeo in check, and secure a safe landing of our army in that
quarter. Should thia be irapracticable, you will be pleased to inform
me whether you can keep the Britiah aquadron in cheek to aecure a
aafe landing to the army above Kingaton ; or should both theae objecta
be abandoned, will it be in your power to deacend the ship channel
and take a position to give aafe paaaage to the army down the St.
Lawrence ? Aa the front of the troopa will move to-morrow for.
Grenadier laland, I will thank you to take auch poaition with your
squadron as, in your judgment, raay protect the army from inault.
(From Wilkinson's "Memoirs of My Own Times," Vol. III., Appendix.

Commodore Chauncey to Oeneral Wilkinson.
U. S. Ship Gen. Pike,
Sackett's Harbour, 9th Oct., 1S13.
Sir, — I have been honoured with your letter of thia day'a date,
aaking me three queationa, viz. : "Whether the aquadron under my
comraand can take auch a position below Kingaton aa may keep Sir
J. Yeo in check and secure a aafe landing of the army in that quarter ?"
Second, "Whether I can keep the Britiah squadron in check to aecure
a safe landing to the array above Kingaton ?" Third, "Whether I could
take a poaition to give a aafe pasaage to the army down the St.
Lawrence ?"
In anawer to the firat, I have already detailed to you my objectiona
in a converaation had upon the aubject thia day. In anawer to the
second and third queationa propounded, I will observe that I can keep
the Britiah aquadron in check so as to aecure a aafe landing to the
army above Kingaton, and alao aecure to them a aafe paaaage down
the St. Lawrence as far aa the fleet can go.
(From Wilkinson's "Memoirs," Vol. III., Appendix.)

Oeneral Order.

Headquartera, Sackett's Harbor,
October 9th, 1813.
The army is formed into four brigades and a reaerve. The firat
composed of the 5th, 13th and 12th Regiments, under Brigadier-

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General Boyd ; the aecond of the 6th, 22d and 15th Regimenta, under
Brigadier-General Brown; the third of the 9th, 25th and 16th Regi
ments, under Brigadier-General Covington ; and the 4th of the llth,
21st and 14th Regiments, under Brigadier-General Swartwout. The
reserve, under Colonel Macomb, ia composed of his own regiment and
the detachmenta ordered to join him. This corpa, the dragoons and
rifle corpa will be disposed of as circumstances may render necessary
under the special ordera of the General. The artillery has been dis
tributed, and will be posted by Brigadier-General Porter. In the
formation of the brigades all the regiments have not their proper
stations, but gentlemen must excuse the irregularity, aa it was unavoid
able from the disparity in the strength of corps. Major Herkimer,
with his volunteers, will join Colonel Macomb and receive hia orders.
By order of Major-General Wilkinson.
J. B. Walback, Adjutant-General.
Oeneral Order.
Headquarters, La Prairie. 9th October, 1813.
G.O. Hia Excellency the Commander of the Forces ia pleased to direct
the following raoveraents of troops : —
The St. Denia Battalion of Militia to march to L'Acadie with the
leaat poaaible delay. The Battalion of Colonel St. Ours and Lieut.-
Colonel Yatea' corpa to be held in readineas to follow as aoon aa they
have cooked two days' proviaions, but not to raarch without orders.
The Battalion of Lieut.-Colonel de Rouville to occupy Chambly.
The troops at Laprairie to cook two days' proviaions. The Battalion
of Lieut.-Colonel de Lery to march to St. Pierre immediately. Two
companiea of the 13th Regiment, and two of the 4th Battalion, Em
bodied Militia, from the lale Aux Noix, to reinforce Lieut.-Colonel
Williama, who is to incline towards St. Philippe and St. Pierre with
his corpa ahould the enemy advance in that direction. Major-General
Stovin will order the Voltigeurs to St. Pierre, and will follow himself
to St. Regia, concentrating the advance according to the movements
of the enemy.
The lat Battalion of Embodied Militia to occupy L'Acadie when
ever Lieut.-Colonel Williama marchea the flank battalion from that
place. The Sedentary Militia are to be advanced and thrown into
the woods, aupported by the flank battalion.
The Canadian Fenciblea are to be held in readiness to join the
reserve at La Prairie. Captain Piatt's troop of the Montreal Volun-

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teera ia to be held in readineas to croas to Longueil ; Lieut.-Colonel
Deachambault's Battalion to croaa to Longueil and march to La Prairie.
Edward Baynes,
Adjutant General, N.A.
5ir James Yeo to Sir John Borlase Warren.
His Majesty's Ship Wolfe,
at Kingston, on Lake Ontario,
10th October, 1813.
Sir, — It ia my painful duty to inform you that the whole of His
Majesty's naval force on Lake Erie haa been totally defeated and
fallen into the hands of the enemy, on the 10th ultimo.
I have no official advice from Captain Barclay, the senior officer
on the lake, and from the severity of his wounds I am apprehensive
that I shall not receive any account of this diaastrous event for some
time. The ordera I had given Captain Barclay were to co-operate with
Major-General Procter against the enemy according to his judgment,
the wiahes of the General and his meana, which I know were very
inadequate to meet the far superior and well appointed squadron of
the enemy. I am perfectly uninformed as to Captain Barclay's reaaons for
risking an action before his reinforcement of aeamen arrived, which
were well on their way at the time of the action. Report aaya that
he was ordered out (contrary to his own judgment) by Major-General
Procter, who represented to Captain Barclay that it was abaolutely
neceaaary an attempt should be made to keep up the communication
between Long Point and Araheratburg, in order, if poaaible, to relieve
the army from ita periloua aituation.
I am not competent to judge whether that very great acarcity
did or did not exiat to authorize the measure, but, from every informa
tion I have been able to collect from individuals, I have reaaon to
believe a short delay would not have been attended with any aerious
conaequencea to the garriaon.
Notwithstanding the iraraenae diaparity of force, which acarcely
left a hope of succeaa. Captain Barclay did not hesitate a raoraent, but
heroically devoted himself and the squadron entrusted to hia charge
to the aafety of the army, the preaervation of the Province and, what
waa equally dear to him, the honour of the Britiah flag.
By the enemy's own confeaaion, it appeara that the Detroit,oi 17
guna of different calibrea, had completely defeated and corapelled to
surrender (after killing and wounding all but seven men) the Law-

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rence, of twenty 32-pounder carronadea. Unfortunately, the gallant
Barclay had loat hia remaining arra (his right having been devoted to
the aervice some yeara before), his firat lieutenant being killed, and
thua became incapable of directing the operations of the squadron.
A aeverer fate had unhappily befallen Captain Finnia and hia first
lieutenant (of the Queen Charlotte, of 16 guna, 14 of which were 24-
pouuder carronadea ; thia ship waa oppoaed to the Niagara, of twenty
32-pounder carronadea), who were killed, and the remaining com
manding officers and all who were capable of taking charge were all
killed or wounded, and the enemy wreated our hard-earned victory
out of our handa not from auperior management, tho' aided by treble
the number of aeamen and by double the weight of raetal, but by our
loaing every officer fit to take charge.
The enemy can boaat nothing iri!>this affair, in which we had not
raore than 150 aearaen (the rest of the crewa being corapoaed of aol
diera), and I truat it will be found that all Hia Majeaty'a officers and
raen eraployed on thia occaaion have done all that men in auch a
situation could possibly do.
Herewith I encloae Captain Barclay's atatement of the naval
force on Lake Erie.
(Canadian Archives, M. 389-6, pp. 61-4.)

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Statement of Hia Majesty's naval force employed on Lake Erie,
in Upper Canada : —

Name of Ship
or Vessel.

COMMANDER.

£

U
1r,0

0)

I
.al il

o
m

S'o*;
III

0(^
p.III

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24

Detroit. . . .
R. H. Barclay,
Commander ....
1
- 68
1812 9
39
38
45
Queen Charlotte . .
Robert Finnia,
Coraraander. . . .
{^
12
14
24
48
2
27
29
LadyPrevost ....
Lieut. Buchan . .
{^
9
10
18
24
1
10
27
Hunter. . . .
Provincial Lieut.
Rolette 
4 2
I?'
b
4 9.
2
12,
18
8
6
Little Belt...
Provincial Lieut.
Irvine 
1'
12
1
24
12
1
6
10
Chippewa .
Provincial Lieut. J ,
Bremner  \
9
5
3
5
James Lucas Yeo,
Coraraodore.
(Canadian Archives, M, 389-6. p. 65.)
Sir James Lucas Yeo to Hon. John Wilson Croker.
Hia Majeaty'a Ship Wolfe,
At Kingston, 14th Oct., 1813.
No. 10. Sir, — I have the honour to inform you for their Lordahipa'
information that the enemy having aaaembled a large army on the
borders of the River Saint Lawrence, aaid to be deatined to attack
thia place and cut off our coramunication and auppliea from Montreal,
which would inevitably add to the fall of Upper Canada, with our
army and squadron, Ihave, by the wish of Sir George Prevoat, Bart.,
Governor-in-Chief, eatabliahed a flotilla of gunboata on the River Saint
Lawrence, and, aa I conceive, the importance of the aervice, aa alao the
number of aearaen neceaaary to employ, which is (60), too great to
entruat to the coramand of a lieutenant, I have judged it expedient
for the good of Hia Majesty's service to appoint Lieutenant Charles
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Anthony, late firat lieutenant with Sir Richard Strachan and an old,
meritorioua officer, to act aa commander, and to command aaid flotilla
until the pleasure of their Lordahipa is known, aa I have not an officer
of that rank that I can spare from the squadron to command it. i
(Canadian Archives. M. 389-6, pp. 66-7.)
riaJor-Oeneral Vincent to JVIaJor-Qeneral De Rottenburg.
7 o'clock. Evening,
12 Mile Creek, 9th October, 1813.
Sir, — I have so far got on my retreat, and was determined to
leave Colonel Murray, with the Light Brigade, to cover the remainder
of the army, which I propoaed should reat for the night at the 20, but
I have this instant received the encloaed [letter frora Colonel Young],
which, from every circumatance, has obliged me to order a forced
march, and get, without delay, to Burlington. In this rapid move
ment I fear much that I ahall be under the necessity of leaving my
sick, stores and baggage behind me, unlesa I find batteaux aufficient
at the 40, as wagona I have not half aufficient, and the horaea of these
are perfectly knocked up. When I arrive at Burlington I shall put
them in a aituation to act, but I have to request your ordera.
(Canadian Archives. C. 680, pp. 186-7.)
Colonel Robert Young, Sth Regiment, to Major-Oenoral Vincent.
Burlington, October 9th, 1813.
Sir, — It ia with infinite regret I inform you that General
Procter's army ia completely annihilated ; Lieut.-Colonel Evana and
Captain Muir killed, Lieut.-Colonel Warburton wounded and Major
Chambers alao auppoaed to be killed. The enemy waa advancing and
Colonel Hamilton compelled to retreat upon the Grand River, but he
expreaaea hiraaelf doubtful whether he will be able to anticipate the
enemy. I cannot yet leam where General Procter is at this moment ;
laat night he waa expected at Ancaater. The only persons with the
General are Captain Hall and hia A. D. C. A few dragoona accom
panied hira.
Lieut-Colonel Hamilton informs me he waa endeavoring to
remove the proviaiona in waggona, which were coming in, but the
enemy'a cavalry were advancing ao rapidly that he waa not sure of
effecting hia own retreat.
Let me hear what you wish or intend I ahall do. It ia irapoaaible
to repel the force coraing on, but before raattera come to the worat
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P. S. — I have not a batteau that will swim ; waggons moat diffi
cult to be procured. The people are not our frienda. I have partiea,
horae and foot, acouring the country for waggona.
(Canadian Archives, O, 680. pp. 186-7.)

Addenda.

[Copies of the following documenta were not received in time to
permit of them being printed in their proper chronological order. —
Editor]. New York, September 26, 1812.
Sir, — I have the honor of encloaing you an abstract from my
journal, which will give you an idea of the diapoaition of the men,
ordnance and atores intended for the lakea, and now on the way. I
shall poaitively leave here on the steamboat to-day, and regret that
my atay haa been prolonged beyond the time that I first fixed, but, I
trust, not to the detriment of the public aervice, as by staying I have
hastened the departure of the men and storea, and I ahall now arrive
on the atation before any of the stores can be transported there. I
truat, however, that you will not think I have been idle, when you
take into view that I received my ordera on the 3d instant only, and
since that time I have sent from this place 140 carpenters, about 170
sailors and marinea (every man of which, I am proud to say, are vol
unteera), and more than 100 piecea of cannon, the greater part of
which are for large calibre, with muskets, shot, carriages, etc., etc.,
complete, and the carriages have nearly all been made and the ahot
cast since that time ; nay, I may aay that nearly every article that
has been aent forward haa been made. (I owe much, however, to the
great exertiona of Mr. Anderaon, whoae zeal for the public aervice
appeara never to flag. In fact, I have found him ao extremely uaeful
and neceaaary to me that I have determined to take hira with me for
a few raontha as my private secretary.) Mr. Wilson, the parson on
the atation, will attend to Mr. Anderson'a buaineaa in hia abaence.
Thia arrangement, I hope, will meet with your approbation.
After I arrive at Sackett'a Harbor I ahall be better able to give
you a more diatinct view of my plana and proapecta. After making
my arrangementa there, I ahall proceed to Genessee River, and from
there to Buffalo, from both of which placea I will write you as to our
proapecta againat the enemy this fall. If, however, we should not
proceed this fall, we ahall require 44 32 poundera, carriages to be aent
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effect in the spring I ahould, therefore, recommend that those guns
be caat immediately and aent on to this place.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, your obedient,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable Paul Hamilton,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

Chauncey to Secretary Navy.
Sackett's Harbor, October 8, 1812.
Sir, — I arrived here on the 6th inatant, in company with Hia
Excellency the Governor, through the worat roada I ever aaw, partic
ularly near thia place ; in conaequence of which I have ordered the
atorea intended for thia station to Oawego, from which place I shall
send them by water ; for which purpose I have, thia day, ordered
Lieutenant Woolaey to Oawego, to purchaae three schoonera that are
now lying there, upon which I intend to mount one thirty-two
pounder and then take on board the guna and atorea for Sackett's
Harbor. I have ordered one hundred men, beaidea officers (who are
now on the road from Albany,) to proceed to Oawego inatead of this
place. Theae raen will be aufficient to man the veaaela at Oawego,
and to bring thera here, I think, in aafety.
I found the Oneida in good order, and completely prepared for
service. Lieutenant Woolaey haa purchaaed, by my ordera, the
achoonera Genesee Packet, Lord Nelson, Collector, Experiment and
Julia, all of which are at thia harbor and now preparing for aervice.
I intend to put upon theae veaaela one or two heavy guna, aa the
veasels may be able to bear thera. If the guna and atorea arrive in
tirae, theae veaaela as well as those at Oawego, will be ready to proceed
on aervice by the firat of November, in which caae I ahall aeek the
enemy on the lake, and, if not to be found there, I will look for him
within hia own watera. I am, however, apprehenaive that, owing to
the badneaa of the roads and the lowneaa of the water in the Mohawk,
that the guna and atores will not arrive in time for ua to do anything
deciaive against the eneray this fall. No exertiona on my part ahall
be wanting to accompliah the wiahes of the Government before the
winter sets in.
We have a ahip on the atocks here, which will mount 24 32-
pounder (carronades), and will be ready to launch in about six weeks,
I have or(iered another of the aame description to be prepared, which
will be built this winter. Aa there are no merchant vessels to be pro^
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will mount 20 guns each) to be prepared at Black Rock, beaidea three
gunboata, all of which will be ready for aervice for the apring. I am
told that it ia utterly impoaaible to tranaport heavy ordnance to
Buffalo by land, at thia tirae of the year ; conaequently we could not
arm our veaaela upon Lake Erie before winter, even if they were ready.
I ahall take the opportunity, in the courae of a few days, to write
again, more in detail, upon the subject of the armament at thia place,
aa well aa our proapecta of aucceaa thia fall. I ara your obedient aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Hon. Paul Hamilton, Secretary, etc.
Chauncey to Secretary Navy,
Sackett's Harbor, October l^th, 1812.
Sir, — Since I had the honor of writing to you laat, five wagons
have arrived here with shot, and I am encouraged to believe that the
guna and carriagea will yet arrive in tirae to aeek the enemy thia fall.
I this day deapatched Major Noon, (with the conaent of Hia Excel
lency, the Governor,) to Utica, for the purpoae of forwarding the guns
with all poasible expedition to Oswego, where I shall proceed myaelf
in a few daya, in order to take charge of them to this place.
I have ordered the necesaary alterationa for mounting a heavy
gun to be made in the merchant veaaela purchaaed here, conaequently
there will be no detention after the guna arrive. It ia much to be
regretted that we were not a month earlier, aa the rainy aeaaon haa
now aet in, which retarda our operationa very much ; yet I am in
hopes to launch the veaael now building before the lake freezea.
The mail comea to thia place but once a week, and the deputy
poatmaster ia an ignorant cobbler who autfera the lettera to be
exarained by any peraon who chooaea to go into his ahop, conaequently
lettera to public officera may be purloined by spies or other ill-diaposed
peraona without difficulty. I think an alteration in the poat office
department here necesaary, and if the mail could be aent twice a week
it would enable rae to communicate to you more frequently.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, sir, your obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable Paul Harailton,
Secretary Navy.

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Chauncey to Secretary Navy,
Oswego, October 2l8t, 1812.
Sir, — I arrived here frora Sackett'a Harbor on the 18th inatant,
where I found four fine schoonera, frora 77 to 105 tona. One of the
schoonera (the Ontario) belonging to Porter Barton & Co., of Buffalo,
I have taken and given a receipt for, and will have her valued as
soon aa I arrive at the Harbor. The Charles and Ann I have this
day purchased for $5,800; the other two I am in treaty for and
expect I shall obtain them for about $5,500 each, although the owners
aak $6,000 apiece.
Theae veaaels are not only neceaaary to me for the purpoae of
obtaining the comraand of thia lake, but we have no other raeana of
sending our guna and atorea from here to Sackett'a Harbor except by
theae veaaela. I therefore preaume that you will think rae perfectly
juatified in raaking the purchase.
None of our guna or atorea have arrived yet. I went to the
Falla yeaterday in hopea I ahould hear aoraething of them, but not a
word. I cannot account for this delay except the water in Wood
Creek is ao low that the boats cannot pass the bar. Thia delay ia
mortifying beyond deacription, particularly at thia advanced aeason
of the year. I truat that you will not blame me if I ahould not be
able to accompliah the wiah of the Governraent thia fall. I cannot
do it without the meana, and I have exerted myaelf to the utmoat to
get thoae meana forward, but have been fruatrated in all raj^ endeavora,
I, however, atill hope that auch boata raay arrive in tirae as to enable
me to do aomething before the winter sets in.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, your obedient, humble
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Hon. Paul Hamilton,
Secretary Navy, Waahington.

Chauncey to Secretary Navy.
Sackett's Harbor, November 4th, 1812.
Sir, — On Monday evening laat I waa told that the picket guard
on Horae laland aaw, about 12 o'clock, a schooner look into Henderaon'a
Harbor, about aeven miles from thia place. Aa I expected on that day
the Diana from Oswego with guna and atores I waa apprehenaive
for her safety. I therefore got under way immediately with the
Oneida and stood for Kingston, determined to cut her off if poaaible.

The night proved very dark and rainy, with aqualla. I, however,
found myaelf within six miles of Kingaton at daylight on Tueaday
morning, and aa the haze cleared away we diacovered the Royal
George and two large schoonera lying at anchor about five milea to
windward of ua. I imraediately wore ahip to the aouthward and
cleared for action, expecting every raoraent that the enemy would come
down upon ua, and it was out of our power to avoid an action, aitu
ated aa we were within four milea of the Canada ahore, which waa
bearing N. W. Kingaton about N. E., the Charity ahoala S. E., and
the eneray S. W., with the wind at W. S. W. I therefore waa obliged
to keep close upon a wind to the aouthward and paaaed within four
or five railea of the eneray, and kept in aight about four houra. All
thia time he took no notice of ua whatever. Thia ia the more atrange
aa he had at leaat three guna to one and four times the number of
men. I can only account for auch atrange conduct by hia seeing ua
at daylight in the morning stretching out (aa we muat have appeared
to him) from Kingaton Harbor, he rauat have aupposed ua one of his
own veasela.
I atood to the aouthward until I made Oawego and then bore up
and run down along the coaat and arrived here laat evening, where I
found the Diana with a full load of guna and storea. I immediately
had her diacharged and commenced the alteration to mount 10
IS-pounder carronades upon her, and I hope to have her ready in 36
houra. The other two achoonera I expect tomorrow.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, Isaac Chauncey.
N. B. — The Britiah veaaela that we pasaed at anchor I preaurae
' were the Royal George, 26 guna ; Prince Regent, IS guna ; Duke of
Olo-ucester, 16 guns. Chauncey to Secretary Navy.
Sackett's Harbor, Noveraber 17th, 1812.
Sir, — In my letter of the 13th I informed you that I had directed
the Growler to convey the Mary Hatt (prize) down paat Kingaton
and come up on the eaat aide of Long laland and join me at the Duck
Islanda. Thia aervice Sailing Maater Mix performed aa aoon aa the
gale abated that obliged ua to make an harbor, and in hia paaaage to
the Ducka he fell in with Hia B. M. ahip Earl Moira, conveying the
aloop Eliza, both from York to Kingaton. Mr. Mix in a very gallant
manner bore down upon the sloop and took possession of her within
two miles of the Earl Moira, and arrived here aafe with his prize and
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I iraraediately weighed with the aquadron (although a thick anow-
storra frora the N. E.) and atood for Kingaton in hopes to cut her off
from that harbor. About midnight the wind changed to the N. N. W.
and blew a gale. We had much difficulty in weathering the Galopa
(Galoupea) and were three different tiraea during the night very near
being wrecked upon the rocka on the north aide of thoae ialanda. I,
however, peraevered in beating up for Kingaton channel, and at lla. ra.
on the 14th we got aight of the ahip juat entering the harbor. Find
ing that further purauit would be uaeleaa, the wind having changed
to the N. W. and blowing a gale with a fierce snow atorm, the small
veaaela laboring extremely and the ice making ao faat upon the alides
of our carronades that we could not have made uae of thera, I thought
it prudent to make a port, and accordingly made a signal for the'
whole aquadron to bear up for thia place, where we arrived the aame
evening. The Elizabeth ia a fine aloop, and can be fitted for aervice. She
waa in ballast bound from York to Kingaton. Captain Jaraea Brock,
of H. B. Majeaty'a 49th Regiment, and a near relation of the late
General Brock, waa a paaaenger on board of the Elizabeth, and had
in charge a part of the baggage of hia deceased relative.
Yeaterday Colonel Vincent, who commanda at Kingaton, sent a
flag of truce to thia place, requeating that Captain Brock might be
permitted to return on hia parole, to which I have acceded, and he left
here thia morning, together with all the other priaonera, except one
belonging to each of the veaaels, whora I detained as evidence in the
conderanation. Captain Brock haa pledged hia word of honor to
return to thia place iramediately ahould you diaapprove of my having
granted him his parole.
We learned from the people who carae in the flag that in
our attack upon the Royal George on the 10th inatant, we did her
rauch injury ; that four shot paaaed through her between wind and
water, and that when ahe slipped and hauled on shore she waa in a
sinking condition, with both purapa going, three of her guna dia
raounted, her fore and raain rigging cut away, aeveral men killed and
wounded and the ahip very much injured in other reapecta. Many
of the ahot that paaaed through the ship went into the town and
injured many houaea. The Simcoe, that we chaaed into the harbor
the next day, waa ao much ahattered that ahe aank before ahe got to
the wharf, and is believed to be rendered uaeless, at least for thia year.
It is the general opinion that the enemy will not attempt the
lake again. this winter, but I ara of a different ppinion and think that
they will repair the Royal George, and if they finci the coast clear,
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thia I ahould have no objection provided they would come out and
give ua battle, but aal hsiveno hopea of that, I ahall endeavor to keep
them aeparated. The Governor Tompkins, Hamilton, Conquest and
Growler are now cruising between the Ducka and Kingaton, in order
to intercept everything passing in and out of that port.
I have taken on board guna, ahot, carriages, etc., for Niagara, for
which place I ahall aail the firat fair win(i, in company with the
Julia, Pert, Fair American and Scourge. The three laat I have fit
ted aince the 13th, and can add the two prizea to my little force if it
waa deemed necesaary, but I think myaelf now ao completely maater
of thia lake that any addition to my force would be useless, unleaa
the enemy ahould add to hia, which I think ia out of hia power to do
thia winter. I am now prepared to tranaport troopa or atorea to any part of
the lake with perfect aafety (except from the elements) and I have
80 informed Generals Dearborn, Dodge, and Brown, and that I am
ready to co-operate with thera in any enterpriae that raay be deeraed
practicable againat the enemy.
I truat, air, that you will allow I have not been idle aince I re
ceived the honor of your appointment to this atation, particularly
when you take into view the difficulty I had to encounter in creating
a force aufficiently strong to command thia lake thia fall, and I ahould
certainly have deatroyed the principal naval force of the enemy but
from the circumatancea of a aquall, which enabled him to take ahelter
under the guna of hia fortifications. If, however. Colonel Macomb,
who ia now on hia march, arrivea before the severe weather seta in, I
will again attack him in hia preaent poaition, and ahall have no doubt
of complete aucceaa,
I herewith encloae a liat of the killed and wounded, and a atate
ment of the damage auatained by the aquadron; alao a list of prizea
and priaonera taken from the enemy.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully.
Your obedient aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
N. B. — Be pleased to correct an error in the date of my communi
cation of the 13th inat. It waa the Sth we left thia place, and fell in
with the enemy on the 9th and engaged him on the 10th. Thia error
aroae frora my being much hurried in taking notea frora journal.

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(Enclosure to Letter of Nov. 17, 1812.)
Return of Prizea taken by the Squadron under the comraand of
Coramodore laaac Chauncey :
Schooner Two Brothers, bumed.
Schooner Mary Hatt, brought in.
Sloop Elizabeth, brought in.
Samuel T. Anderson,
Secretary to the Commanding
Officer of the U. S. Naval
Forcea on the Lakea.
Sackett's Harbor, Nov. 17, 1812.

Return of Britiah Prisonera made by the Squadron under the
comraand of Coraraodore laaac Chauncey.
Jamea Brock, Captain of the 49th Regiment.
George Miller, Master.
Mumey, Maater.
Joaeph Doraent, Seaman.
Peter Bell,
John Campbell, "
Joseph Clonkay, "
George Langley, "
Peter Torderine, Mate.
Samuel T. Anderson,
Secretary to the Commanding
Officer of the U. S. Naval
Forces on the Lakea.
Sackett's Harbor, Nov. 17, 1812.

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Return of the Killed and Wounded in the Squadron under the
command of Commodore laaac Chauncey, in his attack upon the
Royal George and the Battery at Kingaton, on 10th Noveraber, 1812 :

Vessel's

Names of

Bank.

Names of

Bank.

BenaarkB.

Names.

Killed.

Wounded.

Oneida

Thoa. Garnet Seaman

D. Webber

Q.G.

ttti
Jno. White
Wm. Baker
S.
B.
jsiightly
Tompkins
None
None
Hamilton
it
il
Pert
f(
Robt. Arundel
Sailing
Maater
By the burat
ing of the gun
waa afterwarda
knocked over
board and
drowned.
Cl
E. H. Maaaev
Mida.
-
"
T. Harriaon
B. M.
VAU alightly.
tt
J. Johnaon
S.
J
Conquest
None
Julia
Wm. Palmer
0. s.
Samuel T. Anderson,
Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief
of the U. Statea Naval Forcea on the
Lakes.
17 Nov., 1812.
(Enclosure to Letter of Nov. 17, 1812.)
Return of Damagea austained by the Squadron under the
command of Commodore Isaac Chauncey, in hia Attack upon the
Royal George and the Batteries at Kingston on the 10th November.
1812 :
Oneida. One gun dismantled and one strand of the sheet cable cut.
Governor Tompkins. None.
Conquest. None.
Hamilton. 1 gun disabled.
Pert. Large gun burst.
Julia. 2 shot in her hull.
Growler. 1 shot through her magazine.
N. B. All the vessels had a few shot through their sails.
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(Chauicey to Secretary Navy.)
Sackett's Harbor;' Noveraber 26, 1812.
Sir : I have much aatiafaction in informing you that the U. S.
ahip Madison (so called until your pleaaure ia known) waa launched
this day without accident, araid the acclamationa of hundreda.
The Madison ia a beautiful corvette built ahip of the following
dimenaiona: 112 feet keel; 32|^ feet beam; 11| feet hold: 580 tons;
and will raount 24 32-poundera, carronadea, and haa been built in the
ahort time of 45 daya, nine weeka aince the timber that ahe ia cora
poaed of waa growing in the forest. I trust that when fitted and
raanned that ahe will not diagrace her name or flag.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air.
Your obedient aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
(All highly approved. P. H.)
The Honorable Paul Hamilton,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington, D. C.

(Chauncey to Secretary Navy.)
Sackett's Harbor, January 21, 1813.
Sir : Captain 0. H. Perry having offered his services, I requeat
(if not interfering with your other arrangementa) that you will be
pleased to order that officer to this atation.
He can be employed to great advantage, particularly upon Lake
Erie, where I ahall not be able to go rayself so early aa I expected,
owing to the increaaing force of the enemy upon thia lake. We are
alao in want of men, and he tella me that he has upwards of a hun
dred at Newport who are anxious to join me; if theae men could be
ordered alao it would save much time iu recruiting.
, , I have the honor to be, very reapectfully. Your obedient aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable t . The Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

(Chauncey to Secretary Navy.)
(Confidential) Sackett's Harbor, 21 January, 1813.
Sir : The information detailed in my letter :of yesterday respect-

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ing the exertiona of the enemy to create a force thia winter auperior
to oura is unqueationably correct It will therefore require correa
pondent exertiona on our part to defeat their plana and deatroy their
hopea. I have therefore determined (provided it meeta with your
approbation) to attempt the deatruction of their fleet the next spring
before they have an opportunity of forming a junction.
My plan is thia : To prepare all ray force this winter and in the
spring, aa aoon aa the ice breaks up, to take on board 1,000 picked
troops and proceed to Kingaton, land them about three milea to the
weatward of the town in a bay, which I have marked on the chart
herewith enclosed, leave two vesaela to cover their retreat (if auch a
measure ahould be found necessary,) proceed with the remainder of
the aquadron to the Harbor of Kingaton, and attack the forts and
ahipa at the same time the troopa would attack in the rear. With
this force I have no doubt but that we ahould aucceed in taking or
deatroying their ahipa and forta, and of course preserve our ascend
ency upon thia lake.
With a view of making aome arrangementa with Major-General
Dearborn for the troopa that will be required for this enterprise, aa
well aa to form aome plan of co-operation with the Army generally
next aummer, it will be neceaaary for me to visit that officer thia
winter. It is my intention to leave here about the firat of next month for
Albany, and return immediately after making my arrangeraenta with
the General, but if you ahould determine to build another ship here i
would be proper for me to viait New York for a few daya. To make
the necessarj'^ arrangementa I therefore take the liberty to ask you
to send a duplicate of the order to Albany, which would aave me a
large journey.
I beg you to be aaaured that every exertion in my power ahall
be uaed to preaerve the aacendency that we have attained upon thia
lake. I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air.
Your obedient, humble aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Hon. The Secretary of the Navy,
Waahington.

(Chauncey to Secretary Navy.)
' Sackett's Harbor, Sth March, 1813.
Sir : Since I had the honor of addreaaing yoii laat Col. Burns

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haa arrived with 150 cavalry; Major Euatice with about 150 to 170
light artillery, and two or three corapanies of militia and 40 aeamen
from Newport, making an effective force at this place of about 2,300
men, inclusive of sailora and marinea. Beaidea thia force there is
about 500 militia at and near Brownville (eight milea frora here) and
in case of an alarm I preaume that about 1,000 raore railitia raay be
raiaed in twelve houra. General Dearborn expects Colonel Pike to
join hira with 800 effective raen to-raorrow, after which we ahall feel
ourselvea pretty well prepared to meet Sir George.
The eneray is certainly preparing for aome important enterpriae.
They have been ao vigilant lately that no deaerter has corae over for
aome time past, and they have atopped all kinda of intercourae, and
have even refuaed to receive a flag which waa aent frora Ogdenaburg
to Preacott. The laat inforraation that we got raakea the force at
Kingaton to be 8,000 raen. Thia force, I think, ia overrated. My
own irapreaaion is that Sir George Prevoat's object in raenacing this
place is to cover hia deaigna upon General Harrison, and I think that
it will be found that most of the force which haa paaaed through
Preacott for Kingston have gone to re-enforce Maiden and Detroit, or
perhapa with a view of cutting off General Harriaon'a retreat. This,
however, ia mere matter of opinion, and the reault may prove that I
have been miataken in my conjecturea. I certainly ahall not relax in
my exertiona to be completely ready to receive the enemy if he should
think it proper to pay us a viait.
I have the honor to be, sir, very reapectfully,
Your moat obedient servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Hon. William Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

(Chauncey to Secretary Navy.)
Sackett's HarSor, 12 March, 1813.
Sir : No change has taken place in our situation since I had the
honor of addressing you last. I, however, conceive it to be my duty
to write you by every mail, presuming that you would be pleased to
know that the fleet was safe. I am more and more convinced that
the enemy does not intend an attack upon this place, but keeps up
the appearance of it, for the purpose of covering his deaigna upon
General Harrison, whose safety will be very much endangered if he
should advance to Maiden before we obtain the command of Lake
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aubject, and ia in hourly expectation of an attack. We have accounts
that 6,000 raen paaaed up on Sunday laat. Thia cannot be true, for
taking all the accounts together they would make out more than
20,000 rafen at Kingaton. Thia force we know that they cannot raise
in ao abort a tirae. I preaume that the truth ia that the people on the
other aide are aa creduloua aa our own countrymen, and that they
magnify a few aleigha loaded with atorea and accompanied by guarda
into a brigade of regular troopa.
Forty seamen arrived yeaterday trora Newport, and thirty raore
will be here to-day. Col. Pike arrived this raorning with about 600
men, and another officer with about the aame number ia expected in a
day or two. We are well prepared to meet the enemy whenever he
may think proper to pay ua a viait. I have atationed an officer and
thirty aeamen in each block house, to manage the carriage guna.
Excluaive of theae men there will be atationed at each houae from 50
to 75 soldiers, with rauaketa. With thia force they ought to be well
defended, and I have no (ioubt will be.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air.
Your obedient servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable W. Jones,
Secretary Navy, Washington.

(Chauncey to Secretary Navy.)
Sackett's Harbor, 16th March, 1813.
Sir, — I had the honor yeaterday of receiving your letter of the
27th ultimo, covering an extract of one from General Harriaon.
You raay rely upon it, air, that every exertion ahall be uaed to
get a force upon Lake Erie as early as poaaible, and I have no doubt
but that we shall have the force preparing at Erie ready by the first
of June, by which time I hope to join it rayaelf. I have impreased
upon the mind of Captain Perry the importance and neceaaity of
using every exertion, and not to auffer things of minor importance to
obatruct the grand object of having the veaaels put in a state to be
used aa aoon as poasible.
My mind has been kept so constantly on the stretch by alarms
and threatened attacka that I have not had leisure to detail to you
my plan of operations for the next summer. I, however, will have
the honor to submit a plan for your conaideration in a few daya.
No change whatever haa taken place since I had the honor of
of writing you last. I think it would not be presumptuous in me to

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say that I consider the fleet here as perfectly safe from any attacks
from the enemy.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, your obedient, humble
aervant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Hon. Wra. Jonea,
Secretary Navy, Waahington.

(Chauncey to Secretary Navy.)
Sackett's Harbor, 18 March, 1813.
Sir, — In ray letter to you of the 21at January laat, I had the
honor of submitting for your consideration ray ideas of a plan to
attack the enemy thia apring, which you were pleaaed to approve.
Since that period the complexion of thinga haa changed considerably,
and the objectiona to that plan aa a first object are theae : The enemy,
possessing the meana of obtaining the moat accurate information from
thia aide, will be informed of the force collected and collecting at thia
place, together with the preparations making evidently for an attack
upon Kingaton. He will unquestionably prepare himaelf for such an
event, aud will oppoae all the force in hia power to the accomplish
ment of our object. I have no kind of doubt as to the final reault,
but, aa the oppoaing force would be conisiderable, it would protract
the general operationa of the carapaign to a later period than I think
would be adviaable, particularly when we take into view the prob
ability that large reinforcementa will arrive at (Quebec in the courae
of two montha. My idea ia that we should continue to keep up the
appearance that an attack upon Kingaton waa intended to be made aa
aoon aa the lake waa navigable, and the preparationa now making
will give currency to auch an opinion. This will oblige the eneray to
concentrate hia force at Kingaton, and have the effect of preventing
reinforcementa from being aent to the upper part of the Province, and
eventually facilitate our main object.
I would propose, in lieu of my firat plan, that we ahould raake
every preparation for an attack upon Kingston, and when corapletely
prepared (for which we ought to be as aoon aa the lake ia navigable)
I would take on board 1,000 or 1,500 picked troopa, under the com
mand of a judicioua offiqer, and 4 or 6 pieces of light field artillery,
and proceed directly to York (where ,thp eneray. haa but a apall force),
l?.nd the troopa under coyer, of the jfleet, and then prpceed vY^th.the
small veaaela. into , the harbor ^nd take pqagea^sion ofthe town, and
vessels. This, I thin)i|,,can,be ac^compliahed withput losa pn our^.part.

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and will have the effect of giving ua the complete command of this
lake. The eneray'a naval force at York conaiata of the Prince Regent,
of 18 guna, the Duke of Gloucester, oi 16 guns, and two brios build
ing, calculated to carry 18 guna each. By poaaeaaing ourselvea of
theae veaaela and taking or destroying all the public atorea and muni-
tiona of war at York, will give ua a decided advantage in the com
mencement of the campaign. I would propose, in the next place, to
keep poaaeaaion of York long enough to induce the enemy to detach
a force from Fort George to dialodge ua. Of hia movementa we could
be informed by meana of our amall vessels. When the enemy haa
approached aufficiently near York as to prevent his immediate return
to Fort George, I would re-embark the troopa and proceed iramediately
to the neighborhood of that fort, land the troopa and aailors a few
miles north of it, at Four Mile Creek, and then, in conjunction with
the troops at Lewiston and Black Rock (with which previous arrange
ments must neceaaarily be made in order that our operations may be
aimultaneoua), I would make a general attack upon Fort George and
the Niagara frontier, which, I ara perauaded, we could carry, and
the advantages resulting frora a successful attack of thia kind to the
service (even if we were not able to hold it but for a few days) would
be immenae, for it would immediately release five vessela which are
now lying useless in the Niagara River, and must continue ao long aa
the enemy haa poaaeaaion of that frontier. With that addition to the
force preparing at Erie, it would give ua a decided auperiority upon
the upper lakea. If thia enterpriae ahould prove aucceaaful (which I
aee no reaaon to doubt) I would leave a force aufficient upon thia lake
to watch and blockade the enemy'a force at Kingston, and proceed
myself, with all the officera and men that could be spared, direct to
Erie, and aa aoon as poaaible get the whole force into operation upon
that lake, deatroy their naval power there as soon aa poasible, attack
and take Maiden and Detroit, and proceed into Lake Huron and
attack and carry Michilmackinac at all hazards. This would give ua
such a decided advantage in the upper province and auch an influence
over the Indians that I think the enemy would abandon the upper
country altogether and concentrate hia forcea about Kingston and
Montreal. In that event it would leave ua at liberty to bring nearly
the whole of our force (naval as well as military) to act upon any one
point. You, air, raay conceive that I am sanguine about the reaulta of
thia enterpriae. I have thought much upon the aubject, and, after
making every deduction for every poaaible contingency, I ara per
suaded in ray own' mind that we should succeed;
I have coraraunicated ray ideaa to but two peraona, and to theae

in confidence, to wit : General Dearborn and Colonel Macomb. They
both approved of my plan, and thought that it would succeed. I will
observe, however, if it ia to be adopted, that the moat acrupulous
silence ought to be obaerved with respect to the real object of our
operations, and no one raade acquainted with our deatination except
the commanding general and the officer who ia to accompany rae, for
we have daily evidence that our officers cannot keep a secret. The
officer commanding at Niagara and Black Rock ahould be inatructed
to co-operate with me whenever I should make him acquainted with
my object. There will be raany detaila attending the operationa (the outlines
of which I have the honor of herewith submitting for your consider
ation) which I have not noticed, aa in a aervice of thia nature rauch
raiiat alwaya be left to the discretion of the officer coramanding. I,
however, beg to aaaure you that I shall so time the operationa aa to
give ua all the advantagea of a proper aelection.
There ia one aubject, air, which I feel a reluctance to agitate, but
the conviction upon ray raind of the iraportance of a deciaion haa
induced rae to aubrait it for your conaideration.
It ia thia : Frora the very nature of ray comraand it will fre
quently become neceaaary for me to act on ahore with the Army or
parta thereof, and that with a large body of raen under ray immed
iate orders. Now, air, although I have an order frora the Departraent
to conaider my rank aa that of Brigadier-General, yet some of the
officera of the Army may be diapoaed to diapute the legality of auch
an order and refuae to recognize me aa holding any military rank
whatever, and aa the field of battle ia not a proper place to aettle that
point, I ahould wiah, air, that sorae order raay be taken upon the sub
ject. My idea ia that the Preaident may give aome brevet rank that
the officera of the Army would recognize while I waa acting on ahore.
I beg, however, to be clearly underatood aa disclaiming all idea or
wish of obtaining permanent military rank ; my only object ia to
place ray relative rank with officera of the Array (when acting
together) upon that footing that neither they nor rayaelf shall be led
into error by entertaining erroneoua opiniona whereby the public
aervice raay auffer.
I am authorized to state that Colonel Macomb coincides with me
in opinion aa reapecta the relative rank of officers in the two services,
and that he has no objection to serve under rae whenever the public
service raay require rae to act on shore.
I have to apologize to you, sir, for the length of this coraraunica-

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tion, but the raotives which have prorapted it will, I truat, be a suffi
cient excuse for occupying so rauch of your time.
I have the honor to be, with great reapect, air.
Your most obedient and very humble servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretary, Waahington.

(Chauncey to Secretary Navy.)
Sackett's Harbor, 18th March, 1813.
Sir : I had the honor of informing you frora New York that the
crewa of the John Adams and Alert were anxious to join rae upon
the lakea. Not having heard frora you upon the aubject, I ara appre
hensive that letter may have miscarried. Aa we ahall require 500
more men by the firat of June I ahall eateem it a favor if you will
permit the whole or any part of the crews of thoae ahips to join rae,
which will aave rauch tirae and expenae in recruiting.
To guard, however, againat a diaappointment in the aupply of
men, I have requeated Captain Hull to cauae a rendezvous to be
opened at Boaton, and to recruit aa many raen for the lakes aa he can
until I hear further from the Department upon the aubject. I ahould
have ordered another rendezvoua opened at New York, but as they
are recruiting there for two large frigates already I thought a third
rendezvoua might interfere.
Theae arrangementa, I hope, will meet with your approbation.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your obedient aer
vant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretary Navy, Waahington.

(Chauncey to Secretary Navy.)
(No. 1) Sackett's Harbor, 16th April, 1813.
Sir : I this day received a letter from Mr. Brown, the builder at
Erie, informing me that the framea of the two briga were raiaed, and
that two of the gunboata were ready for corking, only waiting for
the oakum, &c. You will alao perceive by Captain Perry'a letter (a
copy of which is herewith enclosed) that the carpenters from Phila
delphia had not yet arrived ; thoso who went from New York were

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only ten daya on the road. I ara apprehenaive that we raay raeet
with detention by the delay Of articles aent from Philadelphia, aa I
preaume that the roads are very bad. ' I have ordered a part of the
atorea from Buffalo, in order to keep the carpentera at work until the
atorea arrived from Philadelphia, which I hope haa been the caae by
thia time. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your moat obedient
aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of the Navy.

(No. 3) Sackett's Harbor, 16th April, 1813.
Sir : I have been under the painful neceaaity of arreating Cap
tain Jamea T. Leonard upon varioua chargea, a copy of which are
enclosed. I have been led to this painful alternative at thia tirae from
a conviction upon my own raind that auch a step was absolutely
neceaaary. It will perhapa be proper for rae at thia time to atate to
you generally the circumatancea which have led to the arreat of Cap
tain Leonard. Thia gentleraan arrived here some time in December
laat, while I waa absent on my tour to the weatward. He brought
with him from New York a woman of the town, which paaaed aa his
wife. On my return to thia place in January, aa I paased through
Utica, several gentlemen of respectability waited upon me and atated
that Captain Leonard'a conduct in this particular was doing the offi
cers and aervice an injury. Upon my arrival here I atated to Captain
Leonai;"d the impropriety of his conduct. He promiaed to send his
miatresa back to New York, which he did a few daya after ; but in the
latter part of March ahe retumed to thia place, and he now lives with
her aa publicly as if she was his wife. However criminal this con-
. duct may be in itself by putting public opinion so rauch at defiance, I
ahould not have noticed at thia tirae if it had not led to a crirainal
neglect of hia duty, not only by diaobeying ray poaitive orders, but
by leaving the ahip outaide the bar in the ice in ao unprepared a atate
that nothing aaved her frora total loaa but ray anxiety in conaequence
of the aeverity of the gale induced rae to go on board at daylight, and
by extraordinary exertiona I got the ship in a place of aafety. This
is not the only neglect of Captain Leonard'a. I found upon a cloae
examination that he had neglecteci to, atation the men or prepare the
ship in many other reapecta for the approaching campaign. An offi
cer at thia time who could be ao regardleaa of hia own reputation an(i
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aa might lead to the defeat of the whole campaign is not worthy of
so important a coramand. Although my dutiea will be very much
increased by Captain Leonard's conduct, yet my reputation will be
preserved, for I shall now see myaelf that everything is prepared and
not trust any one that raight deceive me.
I hope, air, that you will conaider that I have acted correctly in
this busineaa, and that you will replace Captain Leonard by an officer
of the aame grade aa aoon as it can be done with convenience to the
Department. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your most obedient,,
servant, Isaac Chauncey.,
Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy.

(No. 4) Sackett's Harbor, 17th April, 1813.
Sib: Although the ice broke up on the night of the 12th
inatant, it has drifted back into the bay so as to form a solid masa
and from every appearance the bay will not be clear for aeveral daya.'
We are preparing the ahip with all posaible diapatch. She is com
pletely rigged and all her guns are remounted.
Your two lettera of the 2nd and 3rd inatant have just been
received ; that of the 2nd ahall be anawered by the next mail.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your moat obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy.

(No. 5) Sackett's Harbor, 18th April, 1813.
Sib : I had the honor to receive by the laat mail your letter of
the 2d instant, encloaing one from Acting Puraer Darrargh to you of
the 15th ultimo, complaining of the appointment of Mr. Anderaon aa
acting puraer on thia station, &c.
I regret, air, that Mr. Darrargh ahould have deemed it necesaary
to have addreaaed you upon the aubject, but as he has done so it
would have been more honorable in him to have stated the case fairly.
I must claim your indulgence for a few momenta to place the aubject
in a pi'oper point of view.
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WAS the only U. S. veaael arpoBt the lakes. I immd Mr. Darrargh her
puraer. I imraediately purchased nine schooBseifs, which augmented
the fleet to ten aail, excluaive of the Madison wMeh was then build
ing. There waa diatributed ob board of these different veaaels be
tween 5 and 600 raen. Mr. Darrargh acted as puoraer for the wluole,
1 aoon found, however, that the public intereat would suffer without
another puraer ; it waa trusting too much to atewards. I atated my
impresaions to Mr. Darrargh. He acknowledged that there were too-
¦many veaaela for one puraer to attend to, but obaerved that aa it waa the
•only opportunity he had had to make money aince he entered the ser
vice he thought it would be hard to divide the station, and obaerved
that he would hire clerks to assist him in hia duty. After mature
reflection I waa convinced that I ahould be wanting in my duty to
my country to leave ao manj' veaaels and raen to the raanageraent of
a single peraon, let hia raerita be what they raight. I therefore wrote
to the Department on the 6th of November laat, requesting that
another puraer raight be ordered to this station, and stating at the
aame time that I had directed Mr. Anderaon to act pro tempore until
the pleaaure of the department could be known. I presume in con
sequence of my requeat puraer Henry Fry waa ordered to report him
aelf to me. He arrived here aome time in January, during' ray
abaence to the weatward. Upon my return I directed Mr. Fry to
aasume the dutiea of puraer for the diviaion of vessels for which Mr.
Anderson had been acting. (See my orders to that gentleman, Nos.
1 and 2, herewith encloaed.) I directed Mr. Anderson to act for the
Madison until Mr. Fitzgerald could join her,* whora I had appointed
puraer for that ahip, aa the greater part of her crew waa to be cora
poaed of the officera and crew of the John Adams, of which ship Mr.
Fitzgerald had been the puraer and of courae waa the most proper
one to continue with his own raen. Mr. Fitzgerald and the late crew
of the John Adams have not yet joined the Madison, becauae they
could not do so without travelling 300 railea by land at a great
expenae. I hope, however, that they will be able to join rae in a few
days. Mr. Anderaon haa never received any appointment from me
aa puraer, but merely an order to act until another puraer could arrive
on the atation, or until tha pleasure of the Department could be
known. He receives no pay or rationa aa a puraer. Hia only com
penaation for acting in that capacity waa the percentage allowed by
the govemment for iaauing alopa and groceries. He has no wiah to
be appointed a puraer or to act as such longer than until Mr. Fitz
gerald can join the ahip.
Aa to the large auraa of money that Mr. Darrargh represents him
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it ia to money for which I ara held to account to the Navy Depart
ment, and which pasaes through Mr. Anderaon 'a handa aa ray aecre
tary, to pay for building, repairs, contingenciea, &c. It ia true that
he has made aome advancea to the officera of the Madison, by my
orders. Mr. Darrargh next inainuatea that men had been tranaferred
from hia and Mr. Fry's division to the Madison for the purpoae of
serving Mr. A  . Thia charge ia a aerioua one, but, I truat,
easily refuted, for I think that it muat be obvioua to everyone that
the ship required men to fit and defend her ; and it waa my duty to
tranafer from other veaaela in the squadron having aupernumerary 'a on
board any raen for that purpoae, — however auch arrangementa might
interfere with the cupidity of the purser of the veaaela from which
the men were detached.
The next charge ia one irapeaching my integrity aa an officer, to
wit : that in the appointment of Mr. Anderaon, "the public weal waa
not so much conaulted aa the private interest of an individual." Was
this charge well founded I ahould merit the moat exeraplary puniah-
ment. But, air, I truat that my character aa an officer atands suffi
ciently fair to refute the bare poaaibility of an idea of ita juatice, and
that the explanation I have given of thia transaction will evince to
you, air, Mr. Darrargh'a avarice and grasping diapoaition, and not the
public good, induced him to enter the complaint to the Department.
Waa it at a period when the public aervice would juatify the meaaure,
I should requeat an inquiry into the whole of my official conduct
aince I have been upon this station, in order that the malignity of
Mr. Darrargh might be brought into view, and he receive the punish
ment due to the libeller of his superiora.
Perhapa one great cauae, if not the principal one, of Mr. Dar-
ragh's enmity to me arises from my having enforced the regulationa
of the Navy Department relative to the iaauing of alopa, &c., under
date of the 6th June and 27 July, 1809, whereby hia profita were
conaiderably reduced. Mr. Darrargh appeara extreraely anxioua to
have the Conatitution preaerved inviolate. I confeaa that I ara not
aufficiently a lawyer to becorae ita expounder, nor do I perceive how
the Constitution could be violated by Mr. Anderson's appointment to
act as a puraer while he held that of navy atore keeper, the latter
being an appointment c^ the Department merely and not one recog
nized by the Govemment, and even if it waa there ia not wanting
precedenta to ahow that it waa not conaidered unconatitutional.
I have to apologize for the length of this communication, but I
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justification, which, I hope, will have the effect of placing ray conduct
in thia buaineaa before the Department in its true light.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air.
Your raoat obedient aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

(No. 6) Sackett's Harbor, 19 April, 1813.
Sir, — The ice in thia harbor and bay broke up entirely laat night
and haa now almoat entirely diaappeared. The aquadron under my
command ia now perfectly ready to proceed on aervice, and if I shall
not receive ordera to the contrary by thia day'a mail I ahall proceed
the firat fair wind, with a diviaion of the army under Brig.-General
Pike, to execute the plan which I had the honor of aubmitting for
your approbation on the ISth ultimo. I have no doubt of ita ultimate
aucceaa. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air.
Your most obedient servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Hon. William Jonea,
Secretary of Navy.
(No. 7) Sackett's Harbor, 20th April, 1813.
Sir : I have thia day received a letter from Lieutenant Angua
(a copy of which is enclosed) by which he appeara fully aensible of
the impropriety of hia conduct toward me.
If you, air, ahould deem thia apology a aufficient one for the vio
lated rulea and regulationa of the aervice (which I hope you raay) I
ahould be raoat pleased if you would withdraw the arreat frora Lieu
tenant Angua and perrait hira to return to his duty without a trial.
In order that Lieutenant Angus raay know your decision in hia
caae aa soon as poaaible, I have given him permission to proceed to
New York and there await your orders.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your moat obedient
aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable Williara Jonea,
Secretary of Navy.

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(No. 8) Sackett's Harbor, 21 April, 1813.
Sib ; I have the honor of enclosing the proceedinga of a general
court-martial, convened by my order on board of the U. S. ship
Madison on the 12th instant, for the trial of aundry peraona, amongat
which was Sailing Master Hutton, and Jamea Dutton, seamen. The
aentencea of theae two offendera requiring the approval of the Presi
dent of the United Statea, I take the liberty of aending the proceed
ings to the Department for that purpose. I will barely observe that
Sailing Maater Hutton ia an old offender ; he haa been three timea in
arrest upon thia station before, but never brought to trial. He is ao
habitually a drunkard that he ia a diagrace to the aervice, and I hope
that the Preaident will approve a aentence so juat aa Mr. Hutton'a.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air.
Your moat obedient aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Hon. William Jones,
Secretary of Navy.

(No. 9) Sackett's Harbor, 22d April, 1813.
Sir, — I was yeaterday honored with your letter of the Sth inat.,
and ahall, to the best of my ability, execute the ordera detailed in
that letter.
About 1800 troopa embarked thia day on board of the different
veaaels of the squadron, Major-General Dearborn accompanying the
expedition. I ahall aail the firat fair wind, and from preaent appearancea it
will be to-morrow.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air,
Your moat obedient servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable Williara Jones, *
Secretary of Nav}'.

(No. 10) Sackett's Harbor, 23d April, 1813.
Sir : The ahip, of which we laid the keel on the Sth inat., haa
all her framea up and we have begun to plank her and from present
appearancea we ahall be able to launch her the first week in June.
She will require a commander aa soon as one can arrive here. She
will be a beautiful ahip, nearly as large as the Essex, and I calculate
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the forta at Kingston. She would be a very handsorae coramand for
Captain Lawrence. She will require a puraer, a aurgeon, and two
matea ; three lieutenanta and aix midahipmen. I shall require also
upon Lake Erie one coraraander, four lieutenants, one purser, one sur
geon, two raates and ten midahipmen.
My lettera frora Erie of the 5th inatant raentioned that neither
mechanica nor stores had arrived from Philadelphia. Captain Perry
had gone to Pittsburg to hurry thera on and to procure atorea, &c.
The veaaela at Erie were in frarae and progreaaing aa rapidly aa could
be expected. Three gunboata were ready to launch, except corking.
I have wrote very urgently to Captain Perry to be ready with the
veaaela by the firat of June. I am perauaded that he will use hia best
exertiona to have the veaaela in a state to raount their guns, if no
more. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your raoat obedient
servant,

Honorable Williara Jonea,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

Isaac Chauncey.

(No. 11) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 24 April, 1813.
Sir : — At the urgent requeat of Major-General Dearborn, (but
contrary to ray own judgment) I got under way yeaterday with the
whole aquadron, with the intention of proceeding upon our contem
plated enterpriae. The wind waa from the S.S.E., and the appearance
of a storra. We stretched out towarda the lake aa far aa Stony Point ;
at about 2 p. ra. it blew heavj'^ in aqualla, with heavy rain and thick
weather. Not raore than one-half of the troops could get below at
one time ; those in the small veaaels particularly were very uncom
fortable, ahd the veaaels themaelvea (being very deep) were not in a
situation to encounter a gale of wind upon the open lake, which there
was every appearance of. Theae circumatancea, together with having
sprung my main top sail-yard, and the Hamilton having loat her
fore gaff, indhced me to bear up for the harbor, where we arrived
about sundown, and it waa fortunate we did so, for it blew very
heavy last night, attended with rain. I am convinced that if we had
kept the lake we should have lost some of our small vesaela, with per
hapa their crews ; at any rate the fleet would have been separated,
which might have been attended with disastrous conaequencea.
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the wind and weather such as I ought to risk this fleet upon the lake,
situated aa it ia.
I am particularly anxioua to get the troopa to the place of their
deatination aa aoon aa poaaible, for crowded as they now are on board
of the different vessels, they, as well aa my own men, will very aoon
become sickly. We have on board of the Madison about 600 aoula,
and many of the small vesaela even more crowded than ouraelvea.
I shall uae every exertion to carry your inatructiona into com
plete execution, and shall co-operate with the Array with zeal. It
will be ray pride to so conduct the naval part of the expedition as to
merit your approbation.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your moat obedient
aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

(No. 12) U. S. Ship Madison,
At Anchor off York, 8 o'clock p. m., 27 April, 1813.
Sir : — I have the aatiafaction to inform you that the American
flag is flying upon the fort at York. The town capitulated this after
noon at 4 o'clock. Brig.-General Pike was killed.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your moat obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary Navy, Waahington.

(No 14) U. S. Ship Madison,
At Anchor off York, 5 May, 1814.
Sir: — After the arrest of Captain Leonard, I was left without a
single commissioned officer to the ship, and only two very young and
inexperienced midshipraen aa acting lieutenants. I found that it was
imposaible for me to attend to the dutiea of the aquadron and all the
dutiea of the ship ; alao particularly in atationing and organizing a
new crew, &c., &c. I therefore removed Lieutenant Elliott frora the
comraand of the Conquest to the ahip, with an order to act aa com
mander of thia ship until some officer arrived to relieve him, or until
your pleaaure waa known. This change I hope you will approvie of,
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I have received very great assistance from Lieutenant Elliott, and
it ia very rauch owing to hia zeal, intelligence, and perae vering indua
try that thia ship ia in her preaent atate of good order and diacipline.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your raoat obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable Williara Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

[Chauncey to Secretary Navy.]
(No. 15) U. S. Ship Madison,
At Anchor off Y0RK,7 May, 1813.
Sir : — When I had the honor of addreaaing you on the 2Sth
ultimo, I expected to have dated my next letter in another part of the
enemy's territory, but the winda and weather have been againat ua.
We made arrangementa for reimbarking the troops aa aoon aa the
public atorea found here could be got off or deatroyed, and on Satur
day, the 1st inatant, the whole of the troopa were reim barked in'
good order, with an intention of aailing the next morning for the pur
poae of executing the reraaining part of your inatructiona. The wind,
which had been moderate from the eastward, increaaed to a gale, ac
companied with rain, and has continued to blow ao very heavy that
we have been riding ever aince with two anchors ahead, and lower
yard and top-gallant maata down, and there ia every appearance of
ita continuing. This ia particularly unfortunate, aa it ia giving the
enemy an opportunity to be better prepared to raeet ua, and our own
troops are becoraing sickly, crowded aa they are on board upon the
amall veaaela, where not more than one-half can get below at one time.
They are not only expoaed to the rain, but the aea makea a fair
breach over them.
Imraediately after the action of the 27th ultirao, I put aa many
wounded on board of the Asp and Gold Hunter aa they could carry,
and ordered thera to Sackett'a Harbor, but the eaaterly winda prevail
ing and blowing so heavy that they could not keep the lake, they re
turned to this anchorage on the 2nd instant. I have aince aucceeded
in landing the wounded from those two vesaela, aa well as thoae from
the Lady of the Lake at Niagara. We still have a number of aick
and wounded on board of the fleet, which I shall land aa aoon aa the
weather moderatea. I ahall leave here the firat moment that the
weather moderatea, ao aa to raake it proper for the araall veasels to be
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The atorea found at thia place are conaiderable, but it will be ira
possible to get a retum until they are landed, — each veaael had ordera
to take on board aa much aa they could carry, and we aucceeded in
getting the Gloucester off and caulking her, ao aa to load her with
atores alao. We found at thia place 20 cannon of different calibre
from 32 to 6-poundera, a number of rauaketa, large quantitiea of fixed
ammunition, shot, sheila, and munitions of war of various kinda, a
great deal of which waa put up in boxea and raarked for Niagara and
Maiden. The ahip building at thia place waa intended to mount 30
guna, and waa to be launched in about four weeka. The Gloucester
was undergoing a thorough repair, and intended to mount 16 guna.
We found a amall achooner here, which waa claimed by an individual.
General Dearborn thought it best to pay for and burn her. We
alao deatroyed or brought off many boata which had been prepared
for the tranaportation of troopa, atorea, &c. The atore which the
enemy burned waa filled with cablea, cordage, canvaa, tools, and atores
of every kind for the use of thia lake and Lake Erie, auppoaed to be
worth $50,000. The loaa of atores at thia place will be an irreparable
one to the enemy, for, independent of the difficulty of tranaportation,
the articlea cannot be replaced in thia country. The provisiona and
clothing alao taken and deatroyed will be a aerious loaa to him. In
fact I believe he haa received a blow that he cannot recover, and if
we aucceed in our next enterprise (whieh I aee no reaaon to doubt),
we may conaider the upper province aa conquered. However, to put
nothing at hazard, I directed Mr. Eckford to take 30 carpentera frora
Sackett'a Harbor and proceed in the Lady ofthe Lake to Niagara, where
he haa been landed and gone to Black Rock to put the veaaela lying
at that place in a perfect atate of repair, ready to leave the river for
Preaque lale the raoraent that we are in poaaeaaion of the oppoaite
shore. I have no doubt but that he will have the veaaels ready by
the end of thia raonth.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your most obedient
aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary Navy, Waahington.

(No. 16) U. S. Ship Madison, Sackett's Harbor,
llth May, 1813.
Sir: — I have thia moment anchored with the Madison, Fair
American, Hamilton, Julia, Growler, Asp, Raven, and the prize
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I have ordered to Oawego to take on board atorea which have arrived
there from New York, and which the fleet are much in want of.
They probably will arrive here in the courae of thia evening. The
Governor Tompkins and Conquest I left at Niagara, with orders to
proceed up to the head of the lake and take or deatroy a sloop belong
ing to the enemy, which I had inforraation was laying in 40 Mile
Creek, where there waa a conaiderable depoait of atorea and provi
sions. The Lady of the Lake was left to bring down Purser Fitzger
ald and lettera frora General Dearborn.
The weather moderated a little on the Sth. I weighed with
the fleet and stood over from York to Niagara. General Dearborn
wished the troopa landed in order to recruit them ; in fact it had be
come abaolutely necessary for the troopa to be landed, for they had
been ao long crowded on board of the vesaela without the opportunity
of getting below or changing their wet clothes, that a fever was
breaking out araong the aearaen and soldiera that waa truly alarraing.
The soldiera were reduced to leas than 1,000 effective raen, and we
had about 100 aearaen aick in the fleet. Under theae cireuraatances
I thought, with General Dearborn, that it would be unwise to make
any attempt upon Fort George until we could receive reinforcements,
particularly as the enemy had derived all the advantages from time
that he could derive in the next three or four weeka.
General Dearborn expecta Colonel Scott, with 600 or 700 men,
will join him frora Oawego in the courae of this week. Other rein
forcementa are expected at Buffalo, and I shall take on board Briga
dier-General Chandler, with about 1,000 men, and proceed imraed
iately to Niagara. With thia force Fort George and the whole of the
Niagara frontier muat fall without a great aacrifice of lives. Be
assured, sir, that I ahall loae no tirae in returning to Niagara aa aoon
aa poasible. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your moat obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

(No. 17) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 16th May, 1813.
Sir: — I have received your authority for convening a court-
martial for the trial of Captain Leonard, and ahall avail myself of

that authority the raoraent that the public service will admit of it ;
at preaent it would be impossible.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir; your moat obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable Williara Jonea,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

(No. 18) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 15th May, 1813.
Sir : — I have been honored with your circular of the 22d April,
and shall aa far aa practicable conforra to the inatructions it contains.
I will, however, obaerve that frora the very nature of my command
it will be imposaible for me to be very regular in my returns, as I
have no atore-keeper here, — the property diatributed for aeveral
hundred miles, and constantly changing. I will, however, do all that
I can to make the returns aa aoon and aa correct aa poaaible. The
forma have not been sent.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, sir, your moat obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

Sackett's Harbor, 15th May, 1813.
(No. 19) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sir : — I have been honored with your letter of the 26th ultimo,
directing me to make a retum of the veasels, officers, aeamen,
ordinary aeamen, boys, and marinea under my command; as alao that
of the enemy. Aa aoon aa I can hear from Captain Perry, I will
make the return required.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your moat obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

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(No. 20) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 15th May, 1813.
Sib ; — I ara aorry to inform you that on the 13th of laat raonth,
aa Acting Lieutenant Dudley waa gunning upon Strawberry laland,
near Black Rock, with three aeamen and two or three citizena, they
were aurpriaed by a party of the enemy and raade priaonera of. Two
of the aearaen I found at York and have got thera on board of the
ship. Lieutenant Dudley had been sent to Kingaton a few days
before I arrived, and haa aince, as I underatand, been paroled.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your raost obedient
aervant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable Williara Jonea,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

<No. 22) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's HARsbR, 16th May, 1813.
Sir : — I have the aatiafaction of informing you that I found upon
my arrival here 147 very fine men, aent on by Coraraodore Bainbridge.
Theae men have arrived very opportunely, aa I had aent fifty of my
men to Erie. I ahall now be able to send fifty more, which will make
Captain Perry sufficiently atrong to raan the gunboata.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your moat obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary of Navy Waahington.

[Chauncey to Secretary Navy.]
<No. 21) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 15 May, 1813.
Sir : — Wiahing to obtain the true aituation of the eneray's vessela
at Kingaton before I left here for Niagara, I thought it a good oppor
tunity to aend a flag over with Lieutenant M. L. Green, of the Royal
Navy (taken at York) upon hia parole, I accordingly deapatched the
Lady of the Lake with that officer and two aearaen on the 14th. She
returned thia day, and the officer reporta to rae that the Royal George,
Earl Moira, Prince Regent and Simcoe were ready for sea, and that
the new ahip had her lower maat in, and rigging and topa overhead,
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the Royal Navy was on board of the Lady of the Lake, and made many
inquiries reapecting the ship building at this place, &c I have alao a
Montreal paper of the lat inatant, which mentiona that eight otHcera
of the Royal Navy (amongst whom waa a rear-admiral), passed
through that city for Kingston a few days before. Under all theae
circumatances I have determined not to leave this place entirely with
out naval protection. I have, therefore, ordered Lieutenant Chauncey
in the Fair American, and Acting Lieutenant Adama in the Pert, to
take on board their proportion of troops and proceed to Niagara;
land them and retum to this place as soon as possible, where I shall
keep them cruising until my return. The remainder of the aquadron,
except the schoonera, will take on board troopa and proceed to Niagara
to-morrow. I ahall remain with 300 of Colonel Macorab'a artillery
until a reinforceraent arrivea, which, I underatand, is on the road. I
do thia from a conviction of ita neceasity, for if I ahould leave here
now, I ahould leave thia important post to be protected by about 300
to 350 effective men, and thoae volunteers, and I think, air, that you
will consider the ahip building at this place of too much importance
to be left with auch protection. The raoment that the reinforcements
arrive, I ahall not loae any time in joining the aquadron at Niagara,
and carrying into execution your inatructiona.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your raoat obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

(?ifo. 23) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 16th May, 1813.
Sir : — I am aorry to inform you that Sailing Maater Nicholls,
who had been aent on with the men from Boaton, died with the pre
vailing fever on the 10th inatant, and that Sailing Maater Frederick
Leonard died of the aarae diaeaae on the 13th, and I am aorry to aay
we have upwarda of 100 aick men in the hoapital. We are much in
want of medical asaiatance, aa we have but two aurgeona, (one of
which ia very aick), and three mates for the whole fleet and hoapital
together. I hope, sir, that you will be pleaaed to order a aurgeon and
two matea on for the new ship aa aoon aa possible.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of Navy, Washington.

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(No. 24) U. S. Ship Madiaon,
Sackett's Harbor, 17th May, 1813.
Sir : — The whole of the fleet aailed laat evening (except the
ships Madison and Lady of the Lake) with about 1,100 troops on
board. They have a fair wind and will in all probability be at Niag
ara to-morrow before 12 o'clock.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of Navy, Washington.

(No. 25) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 19 May, 1813.
Sir : — This day I despatched the Lady of the Lake, with Briga
dier-General Chandler and suite, for Niagara. I ara atill waiting for
reinforceraenta, which I hope will arrive to-morrow.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, sir, your moat obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of Navy, Washington.

(No. 26) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 20th May, 1813.
Sib : — The ship building at this place is completely planked and
sealed, with her beams in and raore than half caulked, and will be
ready to be launched by the first of June. I will therefore take the
liberty to remind you of the necesaity of her commander and officera
being ordered on aa aoon aa poasible, as I ara anxious to have her in
a state to act offensively by the 20th of next month.
Not a single marine haa arrived, nor can I hear of them on the
road. We are rauch in want of thera, not having a guard for half of
the veaaela. I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, sir, your moat obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey,
Honorable William Jones,
Seci-etary of Navy, Washington.

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(No. 27) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 21 May, 1813.
Sir: — Lieutenant-Colonel Backus, with between 300 and 400
men, arrived laat evening. I have in consequence embarked 300 of
Colonel Macomb's regiment and shall proceed for Niagara this even
ing. I hope the Fair American and Pert will be down to-night. Sir
George Prevoat haa gone to Kingaton.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your moat obedient
aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

(No. 28) U. S. Ship Madison,
Niagara River, 27 May, 1813.
Sir : — I am happy to have it in my power to aay that the Ameri
can flag is flying upon Fort George. We were in quiet poaaession of
all the forts at 12 o'clock.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your moat obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of Navy, Washington.

(No. 30) U. S. Ship Madison,
Niagara River, 29th May, 1813.
Sir ; — Deeming the command of Lake Erie of primary import
ance, I diapatched Captain Perry yeaterday, with 55 aeamen, to Black
Rock, to take the five vesaela there to Erie as soon as poaaible, and to
prepare the whole aquadron for service by the 15th of June. General
Dearborn haa promiaed rae 200 soldiers to put on board of the veaaela
at Black Rock, to aaaiat in protecting them to Erie. Mr. Eckford haa
with uncomraon exertiona prepared theae veaaels for aervice aince the
capture of York, and I think that Captain Perry will be ready to
proceed for Preaque lale about the 3d or 4th of June, (provided I can
get the gun carriage up which I brought from Sackett's Harbor foi-
the veaaela at the Rock. We are, however, atill in want of men, and
if none arrive before ray return to Sackett's Harbor I ahall be obliged
to dismantle the fleet upon this lake to man that upon Erie.) The two
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The Queen Charlotte and three others of the enemy'a veaaela came
down to Fort Erie on the 26th inatant, but as soon as they heard of
the capture of Fort George and ita dependencies, they proceeded up
the lake, I preaurae for Maiden.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your moat obedient
aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable Williara Jonea,
Secretary of Navy, Waahington.

[From Captain (Robert McDouall to Captain Noah Freer.]
Kingston, Saturday, 29th May, 1813, 10 P. M.
My Dear Freer : — I write to you with a raind agonized by a
preaaure of accuraulated misfortunes.
Our failure at Sackett's Harbour I could have borne with pati
ence. What men could do, waa done. Our handfuls of men drove
the enemy (vaatly auperior), into their worka, which were found so
strong and our loaa ao great that it was irapoaaible to carry them,
particularly aa we had not even a field piece with ua — we could not
wait for thera. Col. Baynea and I with the two farthest partiea were
cloae up to their barracka, and very near to their strongly fortified
poaition, to attack which we could scarcely rauster 150 raen — the
poors fellows were still willing, but in every attempt were mowed
down by grape and musquetry. Most unfortunately calms and
baffling winds raade it irapoaaible for the ships to co-operate ; their
heavy cannon playing upon their block houae and worka would even
then have ensured aucceaa, for the enemy waa thunderatruck with the
gallantry of the attack and rapidity of the advance.
Sir George landed with the troopa, accompanied by Mr. Brenton
and myaelf. Coore and Fulton landed with Col. Baynes. His Excel-
l[enc]y waa in the thickeat of the fire, and of courae had aome narrow
eacapea; it ia some consolation to know that he has escaped. Mr.
B[renton] made his debut in an action the rauaketrj'' of which was
heavier than anything I ever saw, except the 21at of March in Egypt.
We have suffered a good deal, particularly the partiea in advance at
their barracka. Poor Gray and rayaelf were conaulting what was best
to be done when he was shot thro' the body. On ray hoping he
was not badly wounded, he replied, " They have done for me, it is all
over with me." Tyeth at the aame time was wounded and on retiring
waa again ahot thro' the wriat. Greig was killed, Nuttall raortally
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carried off the field by one of hia corporals, a discharge of grape
killed them both. Other officera who are wounded are Col. Drum
mond, Moody, Captain Leonard and Capt. McPheraon, who it ia feared
will loae a leg. The enemy, conaidering their great superiority, have
nothing to boaat of. They did not lose many men, being in general
sheltered from our fire, while our men frequently in maaaea were
alwaya expoaed to theira. We took from them two braaa aix poundera
and made our retreat with the utraost order, re-embarking without being
moleated. Sir Jaraes'a well known gallantry was conspicuous. The
aquadron and troopa will be here to-raorrow.
The firat newa we had on our return waa the dreadful diaaster on
the Niagara and the capture of Fort George. The details are imper
fectly known, but enough ia known to ahow the very critical atate of
the country in conaequence of that aad event. Our utmost efforts
should now be directed to making a atand at thia place, where I
have no doubt we shall be attacked (aooner perhaps than we think),
with a most forraidable force. We most urgently want at least a
dozen more heavy guna 18a or 24a, thoae arrived being required for
the Wolfe. Gen'l Vincent it is tho't, haa retired upon Queenaton, but
I fear will be taken. I ara juat going off to try the hazard and very
doubtful experiment of conveying deapatchea to him, I fear acarcely
posaible, conaidering the great force of the enemy between ua and
the hoatile diapoaition of the inhabitants. Fort Geo. waa taken by
storm ; the magazine blew up ; Col. Myera dangeroualy wounded ;
Liddell killed, and every officer of the Glengarry wounded. More ia
not known, but I fear it ia a amall part of the losa. Goldicutt'a Lt.
Co. and another of the King's, were, aa before, within a day's march ;
they paaaed on at a run to be in in time. G[oldicut]t himaelf waa ill
of a fever and ord[ere]d by Hacket not to atir for five daya, but hear
ing the firing inaiated on going and aet off in a skiff, halting for a little
at Rogers's. Hia anxiety to join hia raen, together with his fever, made
him delirioua and he attempted to drown himaelf; prevented from
thia, he returned to the houae, ran up staira and threw himself out of
the window ; he only survived a few rainutes.
My God ! " Waa ever tale ao aad aa thia ! " I can dwell on it no
longer. What havoc haa been made among my old frienda the King'a,
and how many of ray old colleaguea have been laid low !
3,000 raen, ultimately intended to reinforce Dearborn on the
Niagara line, had reached Sackett'a Harbour on their way, 500 of
them marched into the fort a few houra before our attack. Consider
ing the local difficultiea we had to encounter in our advance thro'
such a woody country, without a gun and against such an overwhelm
ing force with less than. 800 men, the result will ever reflect the
highest credit on the troops.

25S Sunday, 30 May, 2 P. M.
I set off in an hour to communicate if possible with Gen'l
Vincent. I hope things are not so bad and that they are still retriev
able. Sir James Yeo sails to-morrow with the express intention of
engaging Commod[ore] Chauncey. If succesaful we shall yet atruggle
hard for the upper province. Preaent my beat respects to Lady and
Miss Prevost and Mrs. Freer, and believe me, my D'r Freer, yours
most truly,
Rt. McDouall.
Endorsed : " From McDouall, Kingston, 29th and 30th May, 1813.
Rec'd by express 3d June, '13. Affair at Sackett's Harbour"
(Oilgtnal in posseulon ot Mr. E. Freer, Collingwood, Ont.)

(No. 30) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 2d June, 1813.
Sir : — On the evening of the 30th ultimo I received an expreaa
from Lieutenant Chauncey, atating that the enemy waa off Sackett'a
Harbor with hia whole fleet. I immediately proceeded to leave Niag
ara with the squadron, but as I had sent the Hamilton with the
detachment of aeamen ordered with Captain Perry aa far as Lewia
ton, and had ordered Lieutenant McPheraon to proceed to Black Rock
to bring down powder and grape shot for the aquadron, I was obliged
to wait his retum, which detained me until the moming of the Slat.^
I immediately weighed and ran over to York, to aee whether the-
enemy had run from that port. Not flnding him there I run down
the Canadian ahore under an expectation of meeting him going up-
with reinforcementa. I paaaed within sight of Kingston yeaterday
about 1 p. m., and arrived here about 4, without having aeen anything
of the eneray. I found, however, that he had paid thia place a viait
on the 29th ultirao, and landed about 1200 men, supported by his
whole naval force, aided by a number of gunboata, mounting
68-pounders carronades. The troops were commanded by Sir George
Prevoat, and the naval forces by Sir Jamea L. Yeo, who lately arrivei
at Kingaton with about 500 aeamen. The enemy penetrated nearly
to Fort Torapkina, but aa every inch of ground was disputed with
him his loas by thia time waa ao great that he returned with some
precipitation, leaving many of his killed and wounded upon the field
of battle. He alao took off many of hia wounded, as the sailors werfr
obaerved to be conatantly employed upon that aervice as the enemy
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flags of truce upon frivoloBB pretences. The enemy's loss must have
been severe, otherwiae he would not have retreated without accom-
pHishing the object of his visit, and one of primary importance to him,
to wit, destruction of the ahip building at this place.
The regular forces stationed here behaved uncoraraonly welL
They disputed every inch of ground with the enemy, although double
our numbera The two achooners were of infinite service in keeping
the enemy's small veaaela and gunboats in check in his approach t&
the harbor, and the officers and men did their duty.
In this repulse of the enemy, so honorable to the American arms,
I ara aorry to say I am obliged to state an occurrence which has tended
much to leaaen our exultation, which would otherwiae have been
complete. The officer having charge of Navy Point and the guna mounted
there was directed by Lieutenant Chauncey to defend it to the laat
extremity, but if the enemy got complete poaaeasiou of the town and
batteries, then to fire the barracks and retreat in boats to the schoon
ers. Thia officer, frora aorae cause not yet accounted for, set fire to
all the buildinga upon Navy Point without neceaaity, and retreated
to the wooda. The buildings were of no value, — they, however, con
tained a part of the atores for the new ahip and nearly all the pro
perty brought from York. The loaa of the canvas ia a aerious incon
venience, aa the aail-makera muat remain idle until I can replace it
from New York. I ahall loae no time in replacing all the atorea loat
by this accident. I ahall alao inatitute an inquiry into the conduct
of all the officera concerned and report to you the reault aa aoon as
known. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your moat obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

[Chauncey to Secretary Navy.]
(No. 31) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, June 4, 1813.
Sir : — I beg to call your attention to the situation of the naval
forces upon the lakea. I have under my command upon thia lake 14
vessela of every deacription, mounting 62 guna, well manned and well
appointed. The eneray have seven veaaels and six gunboata, mounting
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megt him. The result may be doubtful, but worth the trial. I should
have preferred having the new ship with me, but the accident of the
fire has deprived me of her stores and sails ; moreover, when she is
ready we have not an officer or man to put on board of her, and she can
be of no manner of use unleaa we have men. I had the honor of
addreaaing you on the aubject laat winter. You informed me that the
men could not be spared from the John Adams and Alert at New
York, but authorized me to open rendezvoua to recruit men for the
lakea. I accordingly wrote to Coraraandera Bainbridge and Hull requeat
ing that they would open rendezvoua at Newport, Boaton, Salera, and
Portaraouth. I have since been inforraed by Coraraander Bainbridge
that I raust not calculate upon men being entered for thef lakea ; that
he haa not got more than three or four. He, however, aent me 150 of
the Constitution's crew, otherwiae we could not have raanned our
preaent fleet. If raen are not tranaferred from other ahips, the ship
building at thia place, and which will be launched in aix daya, cannot
be raanned, nor can the fleet upon Lake Erie be of any manner of uae,
as the whole number of men upon that lake doea not exceed 120, and
there will be required for the veaaela upon that lake 680 men.
I had calculated to have finiahed my operationa upon thia lake
before thia time, and then to have tranaferred the officera and men
with myaelf to Lake Erie, but as I have been much longer detained
by the operationa of the Array than I had conteraplated, and the
eneray having made extraordinary exertiona to increaae hia force, and
he ia now in such force as to render it improper for me to leave thia
lake for the preaent, I preaume that you will perceive the neceaaity of
ordering a reinforcement, both of officera and raen, as aoon aa poasible.
I hope that it will not be deemed impertinent for me to suggeat the
propriety of ordering Captain Morria, with all his crew, to this place.
He would have as good a ahip aa he now comraanda, and could, in my
opinion, render more iraportant aervicea to hia country than he poaaibly
can in the Potomac. It will alao, I think, be obvioua to you that an
officer of a higher grade than a lieutenant ought to aucceed me in com
raand in caae of my death or other accident. I trust that you will do
me the justice to believe that I will do everything in ray power to
aupport the honor and dignity of the Araerican flag ; yet I have not
the temerity to believe that I can effect impoaaibilitiea. I cannot fight
a ahip without raen. From the information which I have received
thia day I have every reaaon to believe that the eneray will renew
their attack in five or aix daya, with augmented force. I can only
aasure you that the result will either make him completely master of
thia lake, or me.
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dispatch Acting Lieutenant Dudley with it, particularly as he ia upon
his parole. If his exchange can be effected, I hope that he may be
permitted to return. I refer you to him for a more detailed account
of our situation, force, preparationa, and proapecta.
You will find him an officer of intelligence and great promise, and
I avail myself of this opportunity to recommend him to your notice
and protection, — he ia deaerving of both.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient,
humble servant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

(No. 34) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 6th June, 1813.
Sir: — I send herewith a list of prisoners paroled at York,
belonging to or connected with the Marine Department ; also Colonel
Vincent's receipt for prisoners taken last fall by me.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

(Not numbered) United States Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, Sth June, 1813.
Sir : — I have been honored with your letter of the 13th ultimo.
The only contracts entered into for cordage for the lake service
waa at Pittsburgh, for the purpoae of rigging the two brigs and four gun
boats at Presquile; all of which I preaume haa been delivered before this
time. No other cordage will be required upon Lake Erie this year,
except a sraall qnantity to fit the five veaaela aent frora Black Rock,
all of which, I preaurae, haa been furniahed before thia time, as I
directed Captain Perry to have all the vessels complete for service by
the 15th of this month.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your moat obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary Navy, Washington.

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(Not numbered) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Habbob, Sth June, 1813.
Sir : — I have this day received a letter from Purser Hambleton",
enclosing a copy of your ordera for him to proceed to Burlington. I
preaume that it could not have been known at the Department that
Mr. Hambleton was the only purser upon Lake Erie. I have directed
him, however, to proceed to Burlington, agreeably to your orders, but
hope that his place may be supplied as soon aa poaaible. Otherwise
the provision account upon that station will become dreadfully
deranged. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your most obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable William Jones,
Secretary Navy, Washington.

(No. 37) U. S. SMp Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 10th June,, 1813.
Sir: — I have the honor of enclosing herewith a Return of the
Naval Force of the United States under my command upon Lakea
Ontario and Erie, together with a statement of the enemy's force as
near aa I can ascertain it.
The retum of our squadron upon Lake Erie is not so complete
as I could have wiahed it, as I have not been able to get a return from
Captain Perry since I waa honored with your letter of the 26th April,
but as soon as I get his return I will forward a corrected copy. The
statement of the enemy's force upon both lakes is as correct as I have
been able to ascertain it.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

Chauncey to Secretary Navy.
(No. 38) U. S. Ship Madiaon,
Sackett's Harbor, llth June, 1813.
Sir : — Ever since my return to this place I have kept one of the
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pose of watching the movements of the enemy, as they have occa
sionally looked into Kingaton when the wind waa such as to do it
with safety. The officer haa alwaya brought me word that he aaw
the enemy's fleet at anchor in the harbor, but within a few days we
have picked up several canoea upon the lake with people who aaid
that they were deaertera from the other side. These people reported
that the enemy's fleet had gone up the lake with troops and a deter
mination to risk the fate of the upper province upon the iaaue of a
battle with me, but so many deaertera coming over at this time cre
ated in my raind a suspicion that a part, if not the whole of them,
had been employed by the enemy as apiea and incendiaries for the
purpose of inducing me to leave the protection of the new ship and
go in quest of the enemy, in order to renew their attack upon this
place or burn the ahip by meana of incendiaries. I therefore kept all
the deserters that came over confined, and increased the guards
around the ship to near 100 men every night. A boat, however,
arrived last evening from Niagara, the master of which reports that
he saw the enemy's fleet off Niagara on Monday, the 7th instant,
beating in, and that the officers at the forts thought them to be the
American squadron. He also reports that Generals Chandler and
Winder had been aurprised and made prisoners of ; that a reinforce
ment had gone to the head of the lake, which had left Forta George
and Niagara with not more than 200 men in each. If thia man's
statement should be correct and our officers should suffer themselves
to be lulled into security from a belief that the fleet then beating in
was American, I am apprehensive for the conaequencea. Immediately
Upon receiving this information. I prepared to proceed in quest of the
enemy, but upon raore mature reflection I have determined to remaili
at thia place and preserve the new ahip at all hazarda. My feelings
upon this occaaion can better be imagined than described ; on the one
haud I had the prospect (if I aucceeded against the enemy) of imraor-
talizing myself ; on the other hand, if I was beaten, the loss and dis
appointment to my country would be great and irreparable. The
only question then waa, whether I waa to fight for my own aggran
dizement or that of my country ? If the latter, there could be no
queation aa to the courae that I ought to pursue, which was to put
nothing at hazard; for by remaining here four weeks I could prepare
the new ship for service, and with her I should consider myself as
having the complete and uncontrolled command of the lake ; without
her the enemy has near a fourth more guna than I have, as many
men and as good, and hia officers are experienced and brave. With
such a disparity of force I trust that you will approve of my deter
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have the satisfaction of knowing that every comraissioned officer on
this station coincides with rae in opinion aa to the propriety of re
maining in port until we can fit the new ship.
I ahall uae every exertion to have her got ready for service as
soon aa poaaible, and I think that I shall be able to proceed with her upon
the lake on or before the 15th of July, provided her stores and men
arrive in tirae. The buming of the public atores here on the 29th
ultimo haa been a serious miafortune independent of the losa ; for the
detention of the new ship in consequence will be at least three weeks
longer than it otherwise would have been. We, however, must re
medy the evil by industry. I have information that the canvas to
replace the saila and canvas that waa bumt left Albany on the Sth.
We may therefore look for it in about three or four days. A part of
the guns haa arrived at Oswego and the other storea are coming on.
I have a nuraber of boats waiting at Oawego to receive the stores as
they arrive, and officers stationed there to superintend their shipment.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your moat obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

(No. 39) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, llth June, 1813.
Sir : — Captain Sinclair and Lieutenant Trenchard, with about
70 men, arrived this day.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your moat odedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

(No. 40) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 12th June, 1813.
Sir : — I have great satisfaction in being able to state the General
Pike waa launched thia day at 12 o'clock, without accident. I received
your letter of the 3l8t ultimo, directing what her name was to be,
a few hours before she was launched. I shall uae every exertion in
my power to fit her for service as soon as poasible.
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she would have been launched on the 25th of May but for the cir
cumstance of my being obliged to take Mr. Eckford and 35 of the
carpenters up to Niagara to fit the five vessels that lay at Black Rock.
I, however, presume that no vessel of her tonnage and capacity has
ever been built in leas time within the United States.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your most obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable William Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

(No. 41) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 13th June, 1813.
SiB: — I waa yesterday honored with your letter of the 31st
ultimo. To you, sir, I tender my most grateful acknowledgements for the
kind and flattering manner in which you have been pleaaed to convey
your approbation, and that of the President, of my conduct in the dis
charge of my official duties. My future exertions, I trust, will be
evidence that your confidence haa not been raiaplaced.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your moat obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

(No. 42) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Habbor, 14th June, 1813.
Sir : — Agreeably to your wiah expreaaed in your letter of the
5th ultimo, I reinatated Lieutenant Francis W. Stone, of the Marine
Corps, to hia rank, pay, etc., and directed him to reaume hia aword. I
am, however, apprehensive that hia habits are so firmly fixed that
thia indulgence of the Department will be of no real aervice to him.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your most obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

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(No. 43) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 14th June, 1813.
Sib : — I take the liberty of enclosing the duplicate of a letter
which I had the honor of writing in April last, respecting the con
firmation of the appointment of several aailing masters, which I was
directed to appoint by Mr. Hamilton. The aituation of some of these
gentlemen who have joined with me upon thia lake since the first of
October last is truly mortifying. They were assured that their ap
pointments would be confirmed, but they begin to think now (and
with reason) that I have deceived them. These gentlemen, with
one exception, have had commands ever since they have been with
me, and in every instance where they have been engaged with the
enemy they have done themselves and their country credit, and in
my opinion would be an acquisition to the service as lieutenants. I
hope, air, that you will relieve me from my present embarrassment
by confirming their appointments.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

(No. 44) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 14th June, 1813.
Sir : — I herewith enclose the proceedings of a Court of Inquiry
into the conduct of Lieutenant Chauncey during the attack of the
enemy upon this place on the 29th ultimo.
I deemed the inquiry necessary, both on account of the character
of Lieutenant Chauncey and to ascertain the true cause which led to
the shameful conduct in the buming of the barracks and atores.
Perhaps it would be proper to obaerve in explanation of the evidence
of Captain Leonard and Major Nie that the feelings of the former
towarda me may be extended to my brother, and that of the latter
may be aomewhat influenced in consequence of a personal difference
between him and Lieutenant Chauncey.
The conduct of Dr. Drury and the other officers stationed upon
Navy Point has been such that I have deemed it my duty to arrest
them, and shall bring them to trial as soon as posaible.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your obedient
servant,
Isaac Chaunciy.
The Honorable W. Jones.

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(No. 45) U, S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 18th June, 1813.
Sir: — On the 14th instant the enemy aent a flag over with aix
wounded priaonera. It atruck me forcibly that his object was to
aacertain whether our fleet waa in or not, and that he intended to
send troops and atorea up the lake. I therefore determined to inter
cept them, and for that purpose I directed Lieutenant Chauncey to
proceed with the Lady of the Lake tliat night off Presque Isle and
cruiae cloae in with the enemy's shore, the better to enable him to cut
any thing off from the land that might be passing up or down. I
also thought it poaaible that he might fall in with Generals Chandler
and Winder on their way down to Kingston. On the 10th Lieuten
ant Chauncey fell in with and captured the achooner Lady Murray,
from Kingston bound to York, with an ensign and 15 non-commis
sioned officera and privates belonging to the 41st and 104th Regi
ments, loaded with provisions, powder, shot and fixed ammunition.
Lieutenant Chauncey arrived this moming with his prize. I shall
dispatch the Lady of the Lake immediately, with the hope of inter
cepting some of their troops passing up.
The prisonera report that the new brig at Kingston is launched,
and will soon be upon the lake. She is to carry 20 guna. They alao
state that several gunboats are in a state of forwardness.
I enclose herewith a list of prisoners.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
P. S. — I encloae a copy of Lieutenant Chauncey's letter to me.
The Honorable William Jones,
Sec. Navy, Waahington. (Enclosure.)
Return of prisoners found on board the late British schooner
Lady Mwrray :
41at Regiment :
George Charles Morse, Ensign,
Thomaa Strong,
George Young,
William Modley,
Patrick Marlow,
John Durner,
Hough Dowlin.

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104th Regiment:
Joaeph Larencell,
John English,
Joseph Wall,
William Drayton,
Malkam McKinsey,
Francis Xavier,
Thomaa McGrierson,
William G. Stewart,
Henry Kane.
Schooner's Cyew,
Edward Jones, Master,
Touisant Larenx,
Alexander Landieur,
Michael Duffans,
John Baptiste Navior,
Jean Rensein.
(No. 48) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 20th June, 1813.
Sir : — ^I have the honor of encloaing herewith a copy of a letter
this day received from Lieutenant Woolsey, whom I sent to Oswego
to superintend the forwarding of guns and stores for the General
Pike. The stores were generally kept above the Falls as a place of
more security, and brought down as opportunities offer to send them
round. Therefore if the enemy should effect a landing they will not
find raany atorea. I, however, trust that the courage and discipline of
the troops and the patriotism of the inhabitants will prevent the
enemy from landing. The noble example set at this place will act as
a stimulus for every man to do his duty. The Growler, being an
chored across the mouth of the harbor, completely guards the
entrance from the approach of boats. A very few days after the enemy
withdraws will enable us to get all the storea of the General Pike
round from Oawego. If he ahould remain before that place I shall
lose no tirae in raaking other arrangeraents for having the guns, etc.,
brought here. I shall make such a disposition of sorae of the fastest
of the small vessels as to endeavor to cut off some of the enemy's
transports or gunboata on their return to Kingaton.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jones,
Secretary Navy, Washington.

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(Enc. to No. 48) Lt. Woolsey to Commodore Chauncey.
Oswego, June 19, 1813, 3 P. M.
Sir : — I have the honor to inform you that the British Squadron
appeared off here this moming about 11 o'clock. They were in sight
to the weatward at daylight. We had been working all night and
had nearly completed a battery on the town aide, in which are
mounted 2 18-pounders, and 2 12-pounder brass guns. The enemy
stood in about noon, but raeeting with a pretty warra reception from
the guna on ahore, and the Growler, moored acroaa the river, hauled
off. They are now lying to, with their heada off ahore just out of gun
shot, and are embarking troopa in two amall achooners and four boata,
which have juat joined them, apparently from the Ducka. Whether
they will attempt a landing thia day or not ia uncertain. From the
number apparently on board theae vessela I am not uneaay about the
event. The fleet conaiata of the Wolfe, Royal George, Earl Moira, Prince
Regent, Simcoe, one gunboat, and a prize achooner lately taken by
them at Geneaee River with Mr. Hooker 'a gooda on board. I have no
doubt but that the boata which have juat joined the fleet have been
to the Ducka to land a part of the boata, with which their ships were
deeply laden before they left Genesee River.
I'he atorea for the ahip are by thia time at the Falla. I ahall, if
nothing preventa, forward them to Big Stony or Big Sandy Creek,
there to wait your orders. If I can procure a guard I will give direc
tiona to have an expreaa deapatched to you from either of the above
mentioned places imraediately on their arrival. We rauater about 300
reguiara and 200 militia. The latter ao-ao — not enough for a power
ful military foe. Mr. Montgomery carries this expreas.
(2d Enc. to No. 48) Lt. Woolsey to Commodore Chauncey. 20 June, 1813.
Shortly after I despatched Mr. Montgomery yesterday the fleet
atood to the weatward along ahore, with atarboard top-gallant atudding
saila aet, and have not been aeen aince. I am about erecting another
amall battery, and to mount in it two of our 24a, and to keep thoae
guna here until all the rigging shall have been shipped. The boats
with, I believe, a part of our thinga arrived laat night at the Falla. I
cannot account for the delay. Your letter of yesterday's date was
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Fly are not now in the harbor they must have been taken by the
British boats yeaterday. Tbey were loaded principally with powder,
shot, and hoapital atorea for the Army. A quantity of powder for us
arrived last evening in the boata at the Falla. Aa aoon aa I can start
a boat from here, I will aend her either to Big Stony of Big Sandy
Creek, and from there aend a despatch to wait your further orders. I
think it would be unsafe to venture round Stoney Point without a
convoy or a good guard. I shall procure one to accompany any boats
I may despatch frora here to one or the other of those places.

(No. 49) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 21st June, 1813.
Sir — I have positive information from Kingaton up to the 15th
instant. At that time , the enemy'a regular force at that place was
4000 men, and more paaaing up. The new brig would be ready about
the firat of July. Six gunboata and two galleya building to carry
heavy metal. The enemy's intention waa to renew their attack upon
thia place if they could aucceed in withdrawing my attention frora
the new ahip, ard for which purpoae they kept a nuraber of boata
conatantly ready. I have no doubt the real object in raenacing
Oawego ia for the purpoae of withdrawing my force frora thia place.
Colonel Macomb haa aent a reinforcement to Oswego, but not so aa
to weaken thia place.
I ahall make every exertion to have the General Pike got ready
with all poaaible expedition, in order to give Sir Jamea a meeting
before he can get all hia force ready.
It is aaid that Sir George Prevoat ia about to retum to Quebec,
and that a General DeRottenburg will have the coramand in the upper
province. I encloae a general order iaaued " at Kingston, in con
aequence of a victory clairaed by the eneray near the head of the lake.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

(No. 60) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 23d June, 1813.
Sib : — I have the honor of sending the copies of two lettera from
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but that the enemy has landed and bumt Sodus, and it is probable
that they have plundered and bumt some other small and defenseless
villages. This kind of warfare is pitiful in the extreme. I truat it
will not be long before I am able to put a atop to Sir Jamea' depre
dationa. Fourteen guna and 116 coila of rigging have arrived here for the
General Pike, and I hope that nearly all her atores will arrive before
the end of thia month. We have got her lower masta in and ahe will
be completely prepared before the men can arrive for her.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, sir, your moat obedient
aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
Captain Woolsey to Commodore Chauncey.
Oswego, June 21, 1S13.
Riajor Carr ia about sending a deapatch to Sackett'a Harbor, and I
avail myaelf of the opportunity to inforra you that I have inforraa
tion from Mr. Vaughan at the Falla that there are two cablea and ten
guns and their tackle at the upper landing. A boat load of cordage
haa just come down and is now loading on board the Gold Hunter.
As aoon aa ahe ia loaded I ahall aend her with a atrong guard to
Sandy Creek. Under exiating circumstancea I dare not take upon
myaelf to aend her further than Sandy Creek. Thia expreaa will
superaede the neceaaity of aending an express from that place after
the arrival of the boat, and I shall give Captain Dominick ordera to
wait at Sandy Creek for your further ordera.
The Britiah Squadron landed yesterday morning a body of men
at Great Sodus and burned it. I think this savage warfare calls for
revenge. A Dr. Baldwin and a Captain Tappen have juat got in here
from Sodua, which place they left about 11 o'clock thia moming. At
that time the fleet appeared to be about Pultneyville. Mr. Vaughan
informa rae that 3 more guna are on the way ; how far back he does
not know. I ara busily employed building a battery to mount 7 guns.
Thia place ia in a wretched atate of defense. The militia are all re
tuming horae, and between 2 and 300 regulars are by no meana com
petent to defend it.
(No. 51) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Habbor, 24th June, 1813.
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Captain Perry, by which you will perceive that officer has been de
tained longer at Buffalo than I expected, but I hope that before this
tirae he has arrived aafe with hia little fleet at Presque Isle, where it
is of great importance that he should be, not only as a place of raore
safety, but tp prepare his force for aervice aa aoon aa posaible. I ahall
send hira raen the moment that they can be spared from thia lake.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your moat obedient
aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.
(Enc. to No. 51) Captain Perry to Commodore Chauncey.
Dated U. S. Brig Caledonia,
June 13, 1813, off Buffalo Ceeek.
I have the honor to inform you that I have at length aucceeded
in getting the veaaela from Black Rock acroaa the rapida after alraoat
incredible fatigue both to officera and raen, the wind having blown
from the westward nearly a fortnight. Without the aaaiatance of the
soldiers aent me by General Dearborn we could not have aacended
the rapida, having tracked every veasel by main atrength.
I have received a letter frora Lieutenant Turner, who tella me
the ancbora for the briga will not be finished before the 20th of July,
although when I waa at Pittaburg they were promiaed by the lat of
May. I make no comments on thia abominable deception. If you,
air, have two apare ancbora and would aend thera to Niagara with the
raen, I think, with aome contrivance, I ahould not be delayed for the
misconduct of the anchor maker at Pittaburg.

(No. 52) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 24th June, 1813.
Sir : — I have been this day honored with your letter of the 14th
inatant, and ara extreraely flattered with your approbation.
Under existing cireuraatances I have thouglit it adviaable to be
prepared to build another veaael. I have therefore directed Mr.
Eckford to prepare the materiala to build a fast-aailing achooner of
about 250 tona, to raount 3 long 32-poundera. I prefer thia kind of
vessel for the following reaaona : Firat, we have nearly all the raa-
teriala in the yard, left from the new ahip. She can be aooner built ;
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ament on the spot. This vessel will not be required if the enemy
keepa the lake until I get the General Pike ready, for whenever the
two fleets meet upon the lake the mastery will be decided and the"
conqueror left without a rival. I am only apprehensive that he may
go into Kingston and wait there until all his force is ready, in which
case he would have the superiority; for in addition to his present'
force he has a brig nearly ready for service, which will mount 18 to
20 guna, and from 6 to 10 gunboata. I shall be able to aacertain in a
few days whether it will be advisable to build another vessel or not.
I ahall, however, go on in preparing the materiala ao that ahe can be
built in about four weeks if required. I ara anxious not to create
expense unnecessarily, but at the aarae tirae endeavor to be prepared
to meet any event.
In order not to alarm the enemy I have circulated a report (which
ia generally believed even amongat the officera), that the General Pike
cannot be got ready before the first of Auguat, and to give currency
to that report I have directed her cable and ancbora to be kept above
the Falla at Oawego, and when I do go out I ahall take two of the
Madison's, which will anawer for the cruiae. All these reports are
faithfully transmitted to the enemy, which I think will put hira less
on his guard. I ahall not rig the General Pike until I ara perfectly
ready to aail, which I think I shall be on or before the 15th of next
month. At any rate I shall use every exertion to get ready as soon
aa poaaible. If the aearaen ahould not arrive in time I ahall try and
obtain a aufficient nuraber of aoldiers to replace the raen taken from
thia ahip and the other veaaela to man the General Pike.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your moat obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.
(No. 53) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, lat July, 1813.
Sir : — On the 29th ultimo I received from New York 35 raen
and boya, and thia day 94 raen frora Boaton. Theae reinforceraenta
will raake ua forraidable, with the aaaiatance that we shall receive
from the Army.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

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(No. 64) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 3d July, 1813.
Sir : — At 6 o'clock on the evening of the lat inatant I received
information by a deaerter that Sir Jaraea Yeo, with 800 to 1000 picked
ta^, waa secreted in the wooda in Chauraont Bay, about seven railea
frora thia harbor; that he left Kingaton the evening before with
about 20 large boata and landed in Chauraont Bay about daylight in
the raorning of the 1st, hauled all his boats on shore and covered
thera with the branches of trees and kept their men close in the
wooda. It waa Sir James' intention to reraain concealed all day and
make a deaperate attack upon the fieet the following night. The
Madison waa to be boarded by 400 picked riien, headed by Sir Jamea
himaelf, and the other veaaela boarded at the aame inatant and carried
at all hazarda. The plan waa well arranged, and if it had been at
terapted there would have been a dreadful alaughter on both aidea.
Aa aoon aa I waa inforraed of the plan and situation of Sir James
and hia party I made ray arrangeraents so as to have ensured defeat
to the eneray, and, I think, a total annihilation of his force. We re
mained at our quarters all night, under the anxioua expectation of an
attack, but daylight appeared without hearing anything from the
eneray. I iniraediately got underway with the whole aquadron and
run outaide of Point Peninaula in order to cut hira off frora Kingaton
if he ahould be atill in hia hiding place. I went on board of the
Lady of the Lake and examined the whole ahore from Grenadier
laland round the weat ahore of Chauraont Bay without being able to
diacover any eneray or the signs of any boats. I retumed to the har
bor about aundown and anchored the aquadron as before and raade the
same preparationa for defenae. At about 8 o'clock two aeamen were
brought in by the guard boata. They deaerted from the enemy the
evening before. They atated the force and arrangementa to be the
aame aa mentioned by the firat deaerter. They alao atated that they
left their party about 8 o'clock the proceeding evening, at which time
they were re-irabarking on board of their boata for the purpoae of re
turning to Kingston. The reaaon aasigned by Sir James Yeo for
relinquishing the enterprise was that some person had just given
him, inform,ation from, the harbor that we knew of his being there, and
that we were making preparations to cut him off, and what confirmed
him in thia belief waa that two of our guard veaaela were then cruis
ing outaide of him. He aasured hia party that the enterpriae waa only
relinquiahed for a few daya ; that he meant to return aome dark and
stormy night and had no doubt of complete succesa. Theae two men
lay concealed in the wooda until Sir Jaraea with his party put off,
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have been brought in by the guard-boats. They qorroborate the
account given by the othera in every particular.
We are prepared to receive Sir Jamea whenever he may think
proper to make sp deaperate an attack. I have 16 guna mounted
upon the General Pike, and the othera have all arrived and will be
mounted in a few daya. Nearly the whole of the rigging has arrived
and fitted ; her aails nearly finished and the other parts of her arm
ament will be here I presume in tirae. I have made arrangements
with the military coraraanding officer at this post to furnish rae with
a sufficient nuraber of men from the Army (raany of whom are
sailora) to complete the crew of the General Pike. We therefore ahall
not be detained an hour for men, and you may depend upon my
exertiona to get upon the lake as soon aa poaaible, for it ia mortify
ing beyond expreaaion to be obliged to remain here while the enemy
ia cruiaing. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, air, your obedient aer
vant.

The Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretarj'^ Navy.

Isaac Chauncey.

(No. 55) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 4th July, 1813.
Sir :— On the lat instant I cauaed a Mr. Samuel Stacy to be appre
hended aa a apy. Mr. Stacy livea upon the St. Lawrence, a few miles
below Ogdensburg, and I have the moat poaitive information that he
haa been in the habit of conveying information to the enemy for
many montha. He visited this place a few daya before the Britiah
made the attack on the 29th of May, and I have no doubt but that he
is the person that gave them information that moat of the troopa had
been aent to Niagara. I had inforraation from the peraon that I
employ on the other aide that thia man would viait the harbor about
the laat of June. He waa accordingly watched. When he left Ogdena
burg he aaid that he waa going to Utica upon important buaineas.
He told others that he was going into the western country to collect
money, inatead of which he came to the harbor without any oaten-
aible buaineaa and raade a great raany inquiriea reapecting the fleet ;
when they would sail, and the force of the new ship, etc., etc., etc. I
therefore thought it ray duty to detain this man for trial. I can
prove hia frequent intercourae with the enemy. At any rate I ahall
deprive the enemy of the information which he would have conveyed
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It would be very desirable to hang this traitor to his country, as
he is considered reapectable in the country in which he lives, and I
think that it ia full tirae to make an example of some of our country
men who are so base and degenerate aa to betray their country by
becoming the spies and informers of our enemy. I hope the steps
which I have taken in respect to Mr. Stacy will meet with your
approbation. I have the honor to be, very reapiectfully, air, your obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

(No. 56) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett'8 Harbor, 5th July, 1813.
Sir: — Laat evening I got information from ray agent in Canada
that he left Kingaton on Friday at 4 p. ra.; that Sir Jaraes Yeo re
turned to Kingaton that raorning, and that the fleet had taken on
board about 2,000 raen, and that 2,000 raore were to embark in boats,
and that an attack upon thia place waa aaid to be the object, and that
Sir George Prevost waa to coraraand the expedition. The plan waa
to make a deaperate puah at our fleet before the General Pike could
be got ready. I have informed General Lewia of thia moveraent of
the eneray, and he is raaking preparations to receive hira. We also
are prepared to give him a warra reception. It haa been blowing a
gale of wind from the northward ever aince Saturday, which haa pre
vented the eneray frora being able to get out of Kingston, but we
may expect him as soon as the weather moderates, — that is, if this
place ia the point of deatination. Hia real object may be to land re
inforceraenta near Fort George, to act with General Vincent against
General Dearborn. If thia ahould be hia object, he will succeed in
obliging our Array to re-croaa the Niagara River.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, sir, your most obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

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(No. 57) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, 5th July, 1813.
Sir — I yesterday received a letter frora Captain Perry, inform
ing rae of hia aafe arrival at Presque Isle with the whole of hia force
from Black Rock. Thia arrival ia of the utmost importance to us on
the upper lakea, aa it enaurea ua the naval auperiority upon thoae
waters. I ahall detach raen for the upper lakes the moraent they can
be spared from this.
The liberation of our little aquadron frora Black Rock, and its
safe arrival at Erie, are not the leaat araongat the raany advantagea
reaulting from our poaseasion of the Niagara frontier.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

(No. 58) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, Sth July, 1813.
Sir: — I am happy to inform you that Captain Crane arrived
here this day, and that his crew will be here on Saturday. I ahall
put Captain Crane, hia officera and ahip'a company, all on board of the
Madison, ahe being a ahip of the aame claas as the John Adams.
The raen will be already watched, quartered, and atationed, con
sequently they will feel quite at horae, and there will be no confuaion,
which would attend a aeparation of the officera and raen.
The General Pike haa all her guna mounted and her lower maata
and topraaats rigged, and aaila nearly done. I hope in a few days to
be able to aay upon what day I ahall be able to proceed with the
squadron upon the lake.
I have the honor to be, very reapectfully, air, your raost obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jones,
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Chauncey te Secretary Navy.
(No. 59) U. S. Ship Madison,
8. Harbor, 8 July, 1813.
Sir: — I have been honored with your letter of the 25th ultimo,
and feel much flattered by the exertiona raade by the Departraent to
furnish rae all I could ask, and I hope that in a few days I shall be
able to apply the force entruated to ray charge in such a way as to
satisfy the President that it haa not been raiaapplied.
I have already raade arrangeraenta with Col. Macomb for a num
ber of men to be tranaferred from the Army to do duty on board of the
fleet as seamen, and General Lewis haa promiaed to iaaue the order
for the tranafer to-morrow. I ahall lose no tirae in forwarding all the
raen that can be spared frora thia atation to Erie, and I hope that
that they will be there in tirae to enable Captain Perry to act againat
the eneray with effect. I am, however, at a loaa to account for the
change in Captain Perry'a aentimenta with reapect to the number of
men required for the little fleet at Preaque Isle, for when I parted
with hira on the last of May we coincided in opinion perfectly as to
the nuraber required for each veaael, which waa 180 for each of the
new brigs, 60 for the Caledonia, and 40 for each of the other veaaels,
raaking in all 740 officera and men. But if Captain Perry can beat
the enemy with half that number no one will feel raore happy than
myaelf. 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your obedient
servant, Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable William Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

Chauncey to Captain O. H. Perry.
U. S. Ship General Pike,
14th July, 1813.
Dear Sib ;— I have to acknowledge the receipt of aeveral favOrs
from you, both from Buffalo and Erie, but my anxiety in fltting the
General Pike has been such, together with ray other engagements,
that I have not been able to notice them all, or even to write you aa
often aa I could have wiahed, but knowing your zeal for the service
I knew that you would do all that could be done with the raeans that
you possessed. I regret that it has not been in ray power to aend
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men sick, the enemy being out, 'and in hopes of having got the
General Pike out to have raet him before thia time, I thought that it
would have been iraprudent to have weakened my force here until I
got reinforceraenta, which have now arrived. I ahall deapatch two
vesaela with about 120 raen, to-morrow or the next day, for you by the
way of Niagara. The Lady of the Lake ia now at Kingston as a flag.
Upon her return I shall know whether the enemy is out or not. If
he should be in port, perhaps I may venture to aend a third veaael
with a few more raen. I ahall be ready with the whole squadron by
the 20th ; perhaps before, and shall seek a meeting with Sir James
Yeo aa aoon aa poaaible, in order to decide the fate of thia lake, and
join you iraraediately after; but as the aeaaon ia far advanced, and I
may be detained upon thia lake much longer than I expect, you are
at liberty whenever in your opinion you have a aufficient number of
men to coramence your operationa againat your enemy. The firat
object will be to deatroy or cripple hia fieet, but in all attempts upon
the fleet you ought to uae great caution, particularly if you are not
well manned ; for the loaa of a aingle veaael may decide the fate of the
campaign. If you ahould be succeaaful againat hia fleet, you will
proceed to the upper part of the lake and communicate with Major-
General Harriaon or the comraanding officer of the N. Weatern A.rmy,
and co-operate with him againat Detroit or Maiden, or any other poat
of the eneray. I truat in God that I ahall be able to join you before
you are able to accoraplish half thia buaineaa, but if I ahould be ao
unfortunate aa not to join you in time, and j''ou ahould aucceed against
Maiden and Detroit, you will proceed into Lake Huron and attack
the poat at French River and deatroy the eatabliahment. You will
then proceed to Michili-Mackinac and carry that poat, which ought
to be garriaoned and kept. I think you will aay that I have cut out
buaineaa enough for you for the summer, and I think ao too. I ahall
therefore leave the reat to your diacretion, which I have every con
fidence in.
As soon as Sir James and rayself have had a meeting, I ahall
join you with an overwhelming force, which I hope will be in my
power by the middle of Auguat. In the raeantirae you muat obtain
all the men you can, either by entering or volunteera. I have the
honor,
Isaac Chauncey.
Captain O. H. Perry,
Commanding Naval Officer, Erie, &c.

280
(No. 60) U. S. Ship Madison,
Sackett's Harbor, Sth July, 1813.
Sir :— Although your order of the 20th ultirao ia poaitive to
bring Captain Leonard to trial iraraediately, I preaurae that it waa
not intended to operate tp the injury of the public aervice. Under
that impreaaion I shall take upon myaelf the responsibility of defer
ring it until my retum from my next cruise ; after which he shall be
brought to trial imraediately. It has been out of ray power to have
brought Captain Leonard to trial until within a few days, as we had not
a aufficient nuraber of coramiasioned officera to have formed a court,
after excluding thoae which I have underatood Captain Leonard
raeant to object to. At this tirae it would be particularly inconven
ient and injurioua to the public service to order a court for the trial
of Captain Leonard, for every officer and raan is engaged frora day
light until after dark preparing the squadron for service, and you, sir,
I believe, are fully sensible that it ia of great raoment to reaurae the
command of the lake as early aa poasible, and aa the trial of Captain
Leonard would conaurae a good deal of time, it might be attended
with very injurioua conaequencea to the service at thia particular
juncture. I ahall loae no time, however, in bringing him to trial
imraediately upon my return.
I hope, air, from a view of the aubject that the courae I have
taken in thia buaineaa will raeet with your approbation.
I have the honor to be, with very great reapect, sir, your raoat
obedient aervant,
Isaac Chauncey.
The Honorable W. Jonea,
Secretary of the Navy, Waahington.

(No. 61) U. S. Ship Madiaon, 10th July, 1813.
Sir : — The crew of the John Adams arrived here this day ; — all
well. I have ordered them all to the Madison, and ahall reaign the
command of that ship to Captain Crane to-morrow morning.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your obedient
servant,
Isaac Chauncey.
Hon. William Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.

INDEX

A
Acadia, Plains of.  10
Adams, Major  ."""."!!!...'.".".".'."!!!!!!!!!!!.".."!!..."!!!!!!!!!i5
Adams, Major Parmenio  ""i"!!''''"'"^^"""'"^^^
Adams, Major Samuel  !!..'.'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.'.'!!!.'.'.'.".'..'.*.'."!!!!!!!!!!68
Adams, Lieut  .".'.'........".".'.'.'.'.'."...".'..'.."!.'.".'.'.'.".".'.'.".'.'.'..253
Addison's house  ".'.'....'...".'.'.'.'." .'.'.'. ".'.".  99
Albany, N.Y  29, 67r75780,'8'i7r08,'T227i5i^^^
Albany Argus, newspaper  IgS
Alert, sloop  i239"260
Alexandria Herald, newspaper  119
Allan, Major  .".".. ."!!..!!......6
AUen, Major Nathaniel  '.!'.'.'.'.'.'.'.!!.'... ..76
Almy, Sailing Master Thomas  ............'..'.'...'...'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'...35
American State Papers  13, 24, 46, 75, 90, 95, 108, 119, 125,127,
133, 134, 135, 137, 144, 146, 150, 151,
160, 167, 168, 169, 175, 188.
Amherst Bay  123,124,152
Amherstburg  10, 20, 36, 38, 48, 49, 50, 62, 64, 71, 74, 93, 99, 104, 106
107, 117, 121, 128, 130, 149, 153, 154, 161,162,165,219
Ancaster  110, 222
Anderson, Mr  76, 223
Anderson, Samuel T  230, 231, 241, 242^ 243
Angus, Lieut. Samuel  244
Annapolis, Md  151
Anthony, Lieut. Charles  176, 222
Antwerp, N. Y  151
Archibald, Robert  176
Argus, sloop  42
Ariel, schooner  35, 146
Armstrong, Major-General John  47, 80, 105, 164
Armstrong's Notices ofthe War of 1812  74, 153, 164, 174, 184
Arnold's Mill  21
Arundel, Sailing Master Robert  231
Askin, Charles  32, 33
Askin, John  32, 33
Asp, schooner  15, 16, 34, 181, 214, 248, 249
Atkinson, Colonel  29, 167
Auburn, N.Y  76, 184
Aurelius, N.Y  76
B
Baby, Francois  45
Backus, Lieut.-Colonel  255
Bacon, John F  82
Bacon, Lieut. A  156
Bainbridge, Commodore  252, 260
Baird, Wm  76
Baker, John  176
Baker, Wm  ~  231

Baldwin, Mr  271
Ball's house  52
Barclay, Capt. R. H  36, 49, 62, 63, 71, 83, 92, 102, 104, 109, 116, 117, 118,
119, 121, 128, 141, 149, 154, 161, 165, 219, 221, 225
Barclay, Colonel Thomas  90
Barnard, Lieut  56
Basden, Capt. James  156
Bass Islands  36
Batavia, N. Y  8, 76, 82, 91, 155
Batavia Road  76
Bath,N. Y  113,124
Bathurst, Earl  9, 11, 18. 62, 130, 160
Battersby, Lieut.-Col. Francis  52, 53, 58
Battey, Major  152
Bayard, Major Meuron  20
Baynes, Colonel Edward  20, 31, 43, 50, 52, 56, 90, 93, 110, 129, 146,
156, 171, 219, 256
Beauharnois  170
Beebe, Major E  90, 115, 120; 157
Bell, Peter  230
Ben, Peter  191
Beresford, schooner  132, 176, 213
Bermuda  19
Bethany, NY  8
Betsey, sloop  210
Big Sandy Creek  269, 270
Big Stoney Creek  269, 270
Bissell, Colonel  150
Bisshopp, Lieut.-Col. Cecil  10,44
Black Bird, Indian chief.  23
Black Rock, N. Y  5, 34, 60, 79, 80, 135, 155, 169, 223, 225, 237, 238,
249, 252, 255, 258, 261, 265, 272, 277
Black Snake, Indian chief.  30
Black Swamp  137
Blackhouse, Capt  165
Blackmore, Capt  ....256
Bloom, Lieut-Col. Henry  68, 76
Bloomfield, N.Y  100
Boerstler, Col. Charles  60, 90
Boisabin, Lieut. M. V  35
Bomford, Major  108, 119, 133
Boston, Mass  239, 260, 273
Boucherville  '.  170
Boyd, Brig.-Gen. John P  5, 12, 13, 16, 23, 28, 30, 36, 37, 48, 55, 57, 75,
80, 83, 86, 88, 89, 94, 95, 109, 110, 115, 135,
136, 152, 218
Boyd's Documents and Facts  48, 83
Boyer, Joseph  191
Brady, Colonel Hugh  152
Brant, Lieut. John  ,  10
Bray  97
Brearley, Colonel  152
Brenner, Lieut  221
Brenton, E.B  6,256
Brisban, James  76
Briton, Frederick  191
Brock, Major-General  36, 42, 228

UI.

Brock, Capt. James  228,230
Broomhead, James L  ..215
Brown, Brice  !!!!!!!!.".'."!.'."!!  !!!....8
Brown, Francis  .'....'......'."  98
Brown, Brig.-Gen. Jacob  ^".'.Sei 72,"74['84i 163," 174,"218i'229
Brown, Lieut  Igl
Brown, Mr  ....".'.'."!!!!!..'.......'!!"  !!.".239
Brownstown, Mich  .!!...!!!..!.!..... .!.!!...!......!!38 42
Brownsville, N. Y  ...........'............."................13^ 234
Bruyeres, Lieut.-Col. R. H  !..!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!'.!. !!io3il4o' 141
Brymner's Excerpts  .'..'....."..'.'.'.'..."... .'...14' 106
Buchan, Lieut   ' 321
Bufialo, N. Y  13, 24, 70, 76, 79781,' 1137145,' 1557171,' 22^
226, 240, 250, 272, 278
Bufialo Creek  10, 372
Bufialo Gazette  34, 60, 82, 90, IOT', lis, i27,'i54,'i697i84,' 186
Bufialo Volunteers  37
Bufi'alo PubHc Library  ..7.61, 91, 107, 128, 155, 170
Bull, Surgeon  130
Burlington, Vt  :  '.'.'.'.'.'.'.!54, 72, "ios.igo, 262
Burlington Bay  71, 104, 135, 209, 212
Burhngton Heights  39, 71, 87, 103, 104, 109, 111, 138, 140, 153, 173,
179, 192, 215, 222
Burn, Colonel James  57, 233
Butler's house (Thomas)  53
C
Caddy, Major John  20
Caledonia, brig  35, 147, 272, 278
Cameron, D  i  177
Campbell, Lieut. A  105
Campbell, John  230
Campbell, Major  152
Canadian Archives  6, 7, 8. 10, 12, 19, 36, 40, 43, 44, 50, 5t, ,62, 66,
71, 74, 84, 90, 93, 96, 98, 102, 104, 105, 110,
111, 120, 123, 128, 129, 131,132,140,142,162,
173, 174, 176, 177, 180, 184, 192, 213, 214,
* 215, 216, 221, 222, 223
Canadian Fencibles  52, 59, 170, 218
Canadian Voltigeurs  32, 51, 103, 129, 139, 170, 192, 211, 216, 218
Canadian Volunteers (American)  31, 98
Canandaigua, N. Y  76, 78, 82, 93, 94, 112, 115, 122, 124, 127, 144, 145
Captain Cold, Indian Chief.  30
Captain Halftown, Indian Chief.  30
Carpenter, Colonel  112
Carr, Major  271
Carter, Lieut  34
Carter, Lieut. Arthur  210
Cartwright, Colonel Richard  213
Cascades  IOS
Casson, John  176
Cataraqui.,  9
Caughnawaga Indians  13
Cayuga, N. Y  77, 78, 112
Cayuga County, N. Y  68, 81, 155
Cavenough, Andrew  123

Cedars  108
Centre Division  84
Chambers, Capt. Peter L  10, 48, 74, 106, 110, 222
Chambly  218
Champion, N.Y  106, 151
Champlain, N. Y  159
Champlain Lake  29, 31, 72, 73, 80, 88, 125, 162
Chandler, Brig.-Gen. John  250, 254, 263, 267
Chapin, Major Cyrenius  27, 30, 34, 37, 60, 61, 71, 86, 90,
107, 135, 143, 154, 155, 169, 170
Charity Shoals  227
Charles and Ann, schooner  226
Chateauguay  159,160,167, 170
Chaumont, N.Y  107
Chaumont Bav  274
Chauncey, Commodore Isaac  5, 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 45, 47, 48, 50, 57, 65, 72, 73, 74, 75, 82,
87, 88, 89, 94, 95, 96, 97, 100, 107, 109, 113,
118, 119, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 131, 133,
135, 146, 150, 152, 153, 157, 158, 166, 168,
169, 175, 176, 178, 180, 183, 187, 188, 209,
210, 211, 216, 217, 224, 225, 227, 229, 230,
231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 239, 240, 241,
244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,
253, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 261, 262, 264,
265,266,267,268,269, 270, 271, 272, 273,
275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280.
Chauncey, Lieut. Wolcott  253, 258, 259, 266, 267
Chesapeake Bay  158, 175
Chillicothe, Ohio  .-.  35
Chippawa  78, 109, 153, 189
Chippewa, schooner  221
Chippewa Indians  23, 32
Clark, Judge  34
Clarke, Alex  176
Clarke, Guy Carleton  191
Clarke, Thayer  191
Claus, Colonel Wm  10, 13, 23, 56, 110
Claus Papers  11, 13, 23. 56, 110
Clayton, Charles  191
Clench, Ralfe  45
Clonkay, Joseph  230
Cochrane, Capt  31
Cockburn, Major  !...52
Coffin, Colonel  !...154
Coffin, Isaac  '..'...'.'.'.173
Cognawaga  7!!!!".!i59] 167
Coles, Colonel  151
Collector, schooner  '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.224i
Colored Corps  .'.'......'..,.'..'.'.....57
Confiance, schooner  1317132,210
Conalty, Peter  ..123
Conklin, Sailing Master Stephen  35
Connell, Lieut  14 105
Conquest, schooner  214, 229, 231, 247', 250
Constitution, frigate  260
Cook, John   67

Cook, Wm  lYg
Coore, Major  .'.*..'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'.'.'.'.'.".'.".'."  256
Cork  '.'..'.'.'.'.'..'.'..'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'.'.'.'!.'.'.  4
Cornplanter, Indian Chief.  ...........7..............."..!!.!!  31 71
Cortland Countj-, N. Y  !..!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 68' 82
Couche, Edward  21,' 95, i'o4, 'r3'7',''l53^^ 189
Cousten, Major Amende de  20
Covington, Brig-Gen  .'.'..'.'. 7. 7... .'.'.'... '..'.... 77. ..2 18
Craae, Capt..  '.'l8'r,''26'9',''2'r2,''27'7,'280
Croker, John Wilson  33I
Cross Roads  13, 23, 32. 33, 52, 53',''99',''iio,''i46,''i46ri5'3,'l91
Crouse, Lieut. Thomas  I3
Qruger, Major  .'...'.'.'.'.'.'.'i'i'2',"i'i'3',"ri5
Cumberland Head  I33, 153
Cummins, Mr. John  !...90
Cummings, Major  !!!!!.!.7!7!!27i 3b"iv52
Cutting, Major  152

Dalhousie, Earl of.  42
Dann, Mr  .153
Darrargh, Acting Purser  241, 242, 243
Darroch, Major-General Duncan  19, 90, 173, 174, 179, 187, 212, 216
Davids, Mr  32
Davies, Eli..  191
Dawson, J  102, 122
Deacon, Lieut  4, 25
Dearborn, Major-General Henry  11, 12, 54, 158, 162, 164, 229, 233, 234, 238
245, 246, 249, 250, 255, 257, 272, 276.
Decatur, Captain S  100
Decenter, Lieut. Francis  210
De Cousten, Major Amende  20
Delafield, Julia, Life of Morgan Lewis  190, 191
Delaware  21, 165
Delaware Indians  32
De Lery, Lieut-Col  218
Democratic Press, newspaper  212
Denmark, N.Y  151
Dennis, Joseph  210
DeRouviUe, Col  218
Deschambault, Colonel  171, 219
Detroit, Mich  21, 38, 40, 62, 64, 154, 161, 234, 237, 279
Detroit Frontier  162
Detroit, ship...l0, 36, 44, 48, 71, 93, 116, 117, 118, 120, 142, 147, 165, 219, 221
De Villatte, Major Charles  210
Diana, schooner  226, 227
Dickson, Robert  33, 42, 141, 161
Dobbin, Lieut.-Col. Hugh  68,76
Dobbins, Sailing Master Daniel  35
Dobbs, Capt. Alexander  176
Dodge, Brig.-Gen  229
Doment, Joseph  230
Dominick, Capt  271
Dorchester  165
Douglas, Major-Gen. Wm  19
Dover, troop-ship  49, 50, 62, 63, 92, 104, 108, 110, 117, 128, 130, 161

Dowlin, Hough  267
Dox, Messrs  76, 77
Drake, Francis  176
Drayton, Wm  268
Drummond, Major-Gen. Sir Gordon  4, 37
Drummond, Lieut.-Col. Wm  20, 173, 192, 212, 257
Drummond, schooner  102, 126, 210
Drury, Capt  104, 108, 126, 128
Drury, Dr  266
Duane, Colonel  ,  151
Ducks (islands)  47, 88, 102, 123, 209, 210, 227, 229, 262, 269
Dudley, Lieut  252, 261
Duffans, Michael  268
Duke of Gloucester, brig  227, 237, 249
Dundas St  Ill, 161
Durner, John  ,  267
Dutton, James  245
Duval, Lieut. David  210
E
Fades, Capt  96
Earl, Jonas  76
Eari Moira, brig  126,176,213,227,252,269
Eckford, Henry  249,255,265,272
Eclipse (horse)   32,33
Edgar's (Lady), Ten Years of Upper Canada  87, 100, 137, 164, 189
Edmonds, Major  75, 77, 82
Edwards, John  176
Eighteen Mile Creek  30, 188
Ellery, Midshipman, Wm  :  122, 123
Eliza, schooner  227
Elizabeth, sloop  228, 230
Elliott, Capt Jesse D  35, 94, 147, 148, 247, 248
Embodied Militia, 1st Batt  218
Embodied Militia, 4th Batt  218
English, John  268
Enterprise, schooner  224
Erie, Pa  34, 35, 94, 95, 235, 237, 239, 246, 252, 255, 277, 278
Erie Fort  9 90 154 155 256
Eriei Lake  62, 63, 82, 104, 128, 13'6',''i'4'l,''l42',''l4'9,''l5'i, 'l53, 154, 16o', 161
162, 166, 169, 187, 219, 220, 221, 224, 225, 232, 234, 235, 246
249, 255. 260, 261, 262.
Erie, sloop  120
Ernestown  48, 57
Esau, Wm. B  191
Essenstyue, Major John B  107
Essex, frigate  245
Eustice (Eustis), Major  2;14.
Evans, Lieut.-Col. Wm  2;;"
Evans, Major Thos  256
Experiment, schooner  224

Fair American, schooner  15, 16, 98, 214, 229, 249, 253, 255
False Ducks (islands)  122, 126, 166, 209, 210
Farmer's Brother, Indian Chief.  30

Pell, Wm  123
Fenwick, Lieut.-Colonel John R  . 75
Pleld, Wm  .'.'.'.'.".....".'.'." .".'.'isS
Fields, John  '  '...'.'..,'.'. 7! .. . ! . .' . .191
Finch, Henry  !"'.!."" 7 7  191
Finch, Lieut  ! ! i '. . 7 ! . . 181
Finnis, Capt. R  .......93, 220, 221
Fitzgerald, Captain  58,59, 67, 70, 94, 98, 192
Fitzgerald, Purser  242, 250
Fitzgibbon, Capt. James  I53
Five MUe Meadows  79
Fleming, Lieut.-Col. George   68, 75
Fleming, John  '. .... 191
Fly, schooner  270
Forsyth, Major Benjamin  37, 152
Forsyth's Wharf  23
Fort Erie  9, 90, 154, 155, 256
Fort George  5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 43, 45
46, 47, 53, 55, 57, 60, 61, 64, 65, 70, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79, 83, 86
87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 102, 103, 107, 109, 111
112, 113, 118, 119, 120, 125, 127, 128, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136
137, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 149, 152, 155, 157, 160, 163
104, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 178, 179, 183, 184, 187, 188
189, 191, 192, 213, 237, 250, 255, 256, 257, 263, 276.
Fort Tompkins  258
Forty MUe Creek  8, 34, 60, 190, 250
Foster, Capt. John  157
Four Corners  167
Four Mile Creek, Ont  30, 34, 39, 90, 99, 103, 107, 109, 110, 135, 138, 139
140, 156, 172, 173, 179, 187, 192, 212.
Four Mile Creek, N. Y  237
Fourteen Mile Tree  .... 165
Fox, Mr  145
Fox, Privateer  151
Freer, Capt. Noah  10, 48, 61, 71, 95, 216, 256, 258
Freer, Miss   258
Freer, Mr. E   ..258
Freer, Papers  129, 139
French River   279
Frend, Major  129
Frontier Light Infantry  20, 170
Fry, Purser Henry  242, 243
Fry. William  171
Fulton, Major James P  256
G
Gadd, John  123
Galops (Galoupes) Rapids  •  228
Garnet, Thomas  231
Garrison Battalion   19
Gee, John  137
General Pike, ship. . . .4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 22, 25, 26, 28, 47, 82, 98, 123, 166, 175, 178
179, 180, 183, 187, 209, 211, 214, 216, 217, 264, 268, 270
271, 273, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279.
Genesee Bay  17'. 1*2
Genesee County, N. Y  68,77,80,90
Genesee Packet, schooner  224

Genesee River  76, 78, 113, 122, 123, 145, 223, 269
Geneva, N. Y  76, 112, 184
GUkinson, Asst. Q. M. G   45
GUmore, Robert.  20. 33
Givins, Major James  10
Glasgow, Major-General George  31
Glegg, Lieut.-Col. J. B  51, 58, 191
Glengarry Light Infantry  32, 51, 58, 100, 129, 139, 140, 184, 257
Gold Hunter, schooner  248, 271
Goldicutt, Capt  257
Goose Creek  127
Gordon, Lieut.-Col. John  .....20
Gordon, Lieut. J. G  63
Gordon, Major  105
Gorman, John  123
Governor Tompkins, schooner  15, 181, 182, 209, 210, 211, 214, 229, 231
Grand River  10,13
Granger, Erastus  36, 71, 145
Granger, Major  112
Grant, Lieut.-Col. C. W  210
Gravelly Point  216
Gray, Capt. Alex  256
Great Sodus  125,271
Green, Lieut. M. L  252
Greer, Lieut  157
Greig, Ensign Alex..  184,256
Gtrenadier Island  150, 169, 217, 274
Grieve, Lieut.-Col. Walter  81, 184
Griffin, John  107
Griffith, Rear Admiral  1 62
Growler, schooner  4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 34, 210, 212, 227, 229
231, 249, 268, 269.
Guadeloupe  19
Guernsey  19
H
Hacket, Surgeon  257
Haig  168
Halifax  19, 49, 64, 92, 158
Halkett, Maj.-Gen. Alex  19
HaU, Maj.-Gen. Amos  81, 112
Hall, Capt. G. B  62
Hall, Capt. J  59, 61, 222
Hall, Capt  137
Hambleton, Purser  '  262
Hamburg, N. Y  ; . 90
Hamilton, N.Y  88, 151
HamUton (Township), Ont   48
HamUton, schooner  7, 15, 22, 24, 26, 34, 210, 229, 231, 246, 249, 258
HamUton, Hon. Paul  224, 225, 226, 227, 233, 266
HamUton, Colonel  159, 168
Hamilton, Lieut.-Col  23, 104, 154,214,215, 222
Hampton, Va  185, 186
Hampton, Major-Gen. Wade  29, 46, 73, 75, 88, 95, 106, 108, 125, 133, 150
158, 162, 167, 174.
Harrison, T  231
Harrison, Maj.-Gen. Wm. H . . 10, 64, 74, 109, 111, 136, 158, 160, 162, 234, 235, 279

Hart, Lieut  86
Hartley's Point  . .'  103
Harvey, Lieut.-Col. John. . . ' '. .'.' ,' ." .' .s'.'is, '23, 5'4','59; 'eO,' 9"7, 'lib', '139,' 'l41,' 212
§^^T- ¦••;•{.  168
Hawkins, John   17q
Head of the Lake  .'.....'......".".".".'.'.  '.''.'.' ".'.'.'.' "209 210
Heathcote, Major  7 ! . 7 '. '. 7. . *. . . 7 ! 7 '. . ! .' ." ." .'  ' 23
Hemmingford  '. . .'.'.'. . .'.'.'.'..*.'.'.'.'.'.'..'."..".'.'.*.'.'.'.",  .'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.170
Henderson's Harbour  '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.,..'.,.'.'..........'  .!""!! ...228
Hendrick, Mr  .*.....". .. 7. ..'.".".'.... .".".'".'.7". 7. '.!."."...!'.. . .14
Hendrick, Lieut  *."..'...".. .".".  .'.'.'..."..  .".'.'."" io5
Herkimer, Major  " '.  .'.'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. .218
Hindman, Major  .".."!."."".".'..".'!  152
Historical Register of the United States. . '.".".". '. 18,'3i] 36,' 55, Hi, 'l65,' 18'2,'211
Hodge, Lorin  170
Holcroft, Lt.-Col. Wm  '.'.'.". ..il ".'.'.'.".".".'.!! '.'.'.".'..'".".".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.799
Hooker, Mr  ".'...."."!!."."."!.".".... 7 !'..". . .269
Hopkins, Lieut.-Col. Caleb  '.'.  .\ ...[.. .,...][ ... ... 68
Hopkins, Noah  .'.'.".'.'.  .172
Horse Island  ".........'.'.'.".....'.'.'.!'.'.. 226
Hunter, brig  '.'.".'."."".".". . .".".¦.". . .'.'.116, 120, 221
Hunter, Major Thos  20
HuU. Capt. Isaac  97, 102, 103, 237, 260
Huron Lake.  39, 40, 42, 43, 142, 162, 237, 279
Hutton, SaiUng Master  245
Huyck, Major  152, 172

Incorporated Militia  45, 51, 129
Independent Chronicle  47, 171
Indians  129, 135, 136, 142, 145, 160, 164, 165, 169,
170, 171, 180, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 215.
Ing:ersoll, Ensign Justus  156
Irvine, Lieut. Robert  221
Isle Aux Noix  88, 106, 108, 170, 218
Izard, Brig.-Gen. George  75

Jackson, John  176
James' (Wm.) Naval Occurrences  6, 118, 122
Jarvis, Mr  100
Jarvis, Asst.-Adj.-Gen  45
Jarvis, G. M., MSS. of.   124
Jarvis, Starr  137
Jefierson County, N. Y  107
Jenoway, Lieut  105
JUlet, Joseph  211
Jones, Lieut  58, 59, 189
Jones, Edward  268
Jones, Hon. Wm.,  234, 235, 236, 239, 240, 241, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249,
250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 259, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266,
267, 268, 270, 271, 272, 273, 275, 276, 277, 280.
John Adams, frigate  239, 242, 280, 277, 280
Johnson  174
Johnson, Capt  34

Johnson, Major  143
Johnson, J  231
Johnson Silverheels, Indian Chief.  30
E
Kane, Henry  268
Keep, N. D  61
Kerby, Capt. James  8
Kerr, Dr. Robert  184
Kerr, Lieut. Walter  184
Kerr, Capt. Wm. Johnson  110
Ketchun's History of Bufialo  145
Kiga-Haga  11
King, John  191
Kingslej, Capt  153
Kings Regiment (Sth)  51, 99, 100, 103, 111, 129, 139, 156, 184, 210, 257
Kingston.. .8, 19, 20, 21, 23, 29, 33, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 57, 65, 66, 72,
73, 74, 75, 82, 88, 89, 90, 93, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 125, 126, 128,
129, 132, 133, 136, 141, 146, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 156, 158, 160,
162, 163, 164, 171, 173, 179, 182, 183, 187, 192, 209, 212, 215. 216,
217, 219, 221, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 246,
252, 253, 255, 258, 259, 262, 263, 267, 268, 270, 273, 274, 276, 279
Kingston Gazette  58
Kirchlingen, Capt. F  23
Kitson, Lieut  173
Laeadie  159, 170,218
Lachine  160
LacoUe  159,170
Lady Gore, schooner  210
Lady Murray, schooner  267
Lady ofthe Lake, schooner  15, 48, 50, 168, 180, 209, 210, 212. 214,
248, 249, 250, 252, 253, 254, 267, 274, 279
Lady Prevost, schooner  116, 120, 221
Lamothe, J. M  43
Landieur, Alexander  268
Lane, Colonel  108
Langley, George  .230
Laprairie  170,218, 219
Larencell, Joseph  268
Larenx, Touisant  ,  268
Lark, schooner  269
Law's house  52
Lawrence, Capt. James  60, 186, 246
Lawrence, sloop  35, 116, 117, 147, 151, 219
Learned, Colonel  108
Lee, Major H  144, 153
Leiievre, Capt  174
Leonard, Capt. James T  240, 241, 247, 250, 266, 280
Leonard, Capt. N  164
Leonard, Capt. Richard..  257
Leonard, Colonel  108
Leonard, Sailing Master Frederick  253
Lethbridge, Maj.-Gdn. Robert  19

Lewis  99
Lewis, Mrs  189, 191
Lewis, Mr  153
Lewis, Maj.-Gen. Morgan  24, 47, 56, 57, 72, 74, 189, 190, 191, 276, 278
Lewiston, N. Y....8,78,79,80,86,90, 156, 169, 171,178, 186, 188, 190, 237, 238
Lewiston Height  78, 79
Library of Parliament, Ottawa  108
LiddeU, Capt  257
Light Battalion, Canadian Militia  179
Light Brigade  32
Lisle, Major Robert  20
Little Bell, schooner  221
Little BUly, Indian Chief  30
Little, Capt  156
Little, Chazy  158
Livingston, Capt. Robert  32, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 60
Long Island (Lake Ontario)  209
Long Point (Lake Ontario)  209
Long Point (Lake Erie) ..21, 48, 71, 83, 92, 104, 121, 128, 142, 149, 153, 161, 209
LongueuU  170,219
Lord Nelson, schooner  224
Lorimier, Capt.de  10, 32, 60, 109, 110
Lorimier, Lieut, de  10
Lowry, Lieut  253
Lucas, Major  152
Lundy's Lane  109, 153
Lush, Stephen  82
Lyons, Lieut. Barnet  10
Lyons, J  98
M
Mackinac  32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 121, 142, 161, 237, 279
Macomb, Col. Alex  218, 229, 238, 253, 255, 270, 278
Macedonian, frigate  47
Madison, President  44
Madison, ship  5, 7, 8, 14, 16, 17, 22, 25, 28, 47, 48, 82, 124, 177, 179, 180,
181, 182, 211, 214, 232, 242, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249,
250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 259, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266,
267, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 280
Madrid, N.Y  89
Magrath, Purser H  35, 147
Maiden  9, 56, 95, 125, 160, 180, 234, 237, 249, 256, 279
Malone, N.Y  167
Manchester, N. Y  79
Manley, Walter  191
Manlius, N.Y  96
Manuel, Lieut. Albert  210
Markham, Lieut  102
Markland, Mr  177
Marks, Mr  132
Marks, John  191
Mary, schooner  21, 96
Mary Hatt, schooner  227, 230
Marlow, Capt  :  52
Marlow, Patrick  267
3.H  231

xU.
Maule, Major  104, 179
Maumee, Fort  11
Maumee, or Miami, River  11, 121
Melville, schooner  87, 176, 213
Merk, Joseph  176
Merrill, Capt. W. H  215
Merritt, Miss  215
Meuron's Regiment  49, 170
Michigan  21
Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society  33
Michilimackinac  279
Middlesex, N. Y  107
Militia, Embodied  170, 174
Militia, Light BattaUon  179
MUitia Sedentary  170
MUitia, Montreal town  171
MUler, Brig.-Gen. James  70
Miller, Colonel....  152
Miller, George  230
MUler, Lieut  105
Milnes. Capt. H. B. 0  127
MitcheU, Colonel  120
Mitchell, Lieut.-Col  152
MitcheU, General  158
Mix, Sailing Master  227
Modley, Wm  267
Mohawk Indians  13
Mohawk River  224
Moira, Earl of, brig  \  126, 176, 213, 227, 252, 269
Montgomery, Mr  269
Montreal  14, 40, 43, 46, 72, 73, 88, 90, 105, 118, 125, 146, 150, 151, 158,
160, 163, 170, 171, 183, 190, 213.237, 253.
Montreal Gazette  108
Montreal Herald  82
Montreal Town Militia  171
Montreal Volunteers  171, 218
Moodie, Major  58, 257
Moravian Town  215
Morgan, Ca^jt. Lodowick  86
Morgan, Major  152
Morris, Capt  260
Morris, Volunteer Charles  210
Morse, Ensign George Charles  267
Muir, Capt. Adam  222
Mulcaster, Capt. W. H  93, 166, 176
Murney  230
Murray, Colonel John  20, 39,142, 222
Myers, Colonel C  257
Mc.
Macaulay, Dr  109
McCalver, Robt  191
McClure, Capt  81
McClure, Brig.-Gen. George  69, 75, 80, 81, 101, 112, 113, 115, 119, 124,
134, 135, 151, 164, 169, 184, 186, 188, 190.
McClure, Joseph  135, 143

McCon, Mr  33
McCrae, Thos  99, 106, 180, 215
Macdonald, Lt.-Col. John  20
MacdoneU, Lt.-Col. John  42
McDonogh, Lieut. Patrick  118
McDonough, Commodore  108, 133
McDouaU, Lt.-Col. Robert  3, 4, 39, 40, 256, 258
McEwen, Lieut  14, 105
McFarland's house  53, 98
McGiU, Hoin. James  171
McGregor's mill  211
McGrierson. Thos  268
Mcintosh, Lieut.-Col Wm  41
McKav, Lieut.-Col. Wm  41
McKee, Thos  33
McKenney's House  52
McKenzie  14
McKenzie, Ensign  105
McKinsey, Malkam  268
McLean, Lieut. Archibald  45
McLean, Lieut  59, 61
McLean, Lieut. Hector  210
McLeUan's house  53
McLeod, Ensign  105
McMahon, Lieut. Mort  210
McNab, Allan  87, 100
McNair, Mr  269
McPherson, Capt  258
McPherson, Lieut  258
N
Nancy, schooner  40, 42
Nastaylor, Thomas  176
National Advocate, newspaper  30, 37
National InteUigencer, newspaper  8, 124
Navior, John Baptist  oco"oc«
Navy Point  259,266
Neath, Lord  -^T
Neptune, privateer  ¦,¦•¦¦^5?
Newark..^  67,93,94,184
New Orleans  1^9
Newport, R. 1  232, 234,235, 260
NewYork  259, 260 273
New York Evening Post  67, 9b
New York State Library  i**
Niagara  43, 45, 46, 48, 51, 57, 65, 66, 72, 75, 76, 84, 86, 89, 94, 96, 102,
^ 103, 113, 137, 146, 156, 160, 168, 180, 183, 229, 248, 249, 250,
252, 254, 258, 263, 272, 275, 279.
Niagara County, N. Y  ™, 80
Niagara Falls 
Niagara Fort.::.'  5, 15, 16, 28, 32, 35, 37, 51, 64, 76, 79, 80,90, 97, 98, 120,
ixiagara ^^^ , ^ . ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^15, 238, 263.
Niagara Frontier  4, 5, 76, 78, 82, 131, 162, 186, 237, 250, 255, 273
N altra River..  8, 11, 17, 22, 24, 27, 32, 70, 78, 79, 80, 84, 90, 107, 120,
Niagara Kive ^^^ ^^^^ _^^^ _,^^^ .^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ 209, 211, 212,
237, 255, 257, 276.

XIV.
Niagara, sloop  94, 116, 117, 146, 148, 220
Nicnol, Lieut.-Col. Robert  45, 153
Nicholls, Sailing Master  253
Nicholson's Island  212
Nie, Major  266
Niles Weekly Register  5, 21, 28, 35, 148, 149, 179
Nine MUe Point  50
Nipissing Indians  32
Noon, Major D  225
Northern Centinel Newspaper  147
Norton, Captain John  30
Nottawasaga  39, 40
NuthaU, Ensign  256

O'BaU Henry, Indian Chief,  31, 71
O'Conor, Capt  132, 172, 174
OdeUtown  159
Ogdensburg, N. Y  75, 106, 234, 275
Ogilvie, Lieut.-Col. James  20, 58, 99
Ohio, schooner  35
Old Prophet  145
Oneida, brig.. 7, 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 48, 181, 182, 214, 224, 226, 231, 241, 249
Oneida Indians  145, 169, 170
O'NeUl, Lieut.-Col  59
Onondaga  31
Onondaga County, N.Y  68, 81,107,155
Onondaga Indians  145
Ontario County, N.Y   68,81,107,155
Ontario Lake  5,24,34,72,83, 122,130, 149,160,
161, 162, 175, 213, 214, 219, 262
Ontario Repository, newspaper  93
Ontario, schooner  .15, 18, 214, 226, 249
Orbi, Surgeon   210
Osgood, Sailing Master  15, 34
Oswego, N. Y  17, 72, 75, 85, 96, 119, 135, 142, 143, 150, 224,
225,226,227, 250, 264, 268, 269, 270,271,273.
Oswego Falls  226, 268, 269, 270, 271, 273
Owen, Lieut. Cunlifie  176
Oxford  110

Packet, Lieut. John  35
Palmer, Mr  231
Parish, Jasper  36, 145
Pattinson, Richard  33
Pearce, Colonel Cromwell  152
Pearson, Lieut.-Col. Thomas  109 129
Perry, Capt. O. H  35, 82, 116, 147, 148, 151, 158, 160, 166, 190, 232, 235,
239, 246, 251, 252, 255, 261, 262, 272, 277, 278, 279.
Pert, schooner  15, 214, 229, 231, 249, 253, 255
Peters, Mr  7
Pettigrew, Lieut  181
Philadelphia Library  27, 29
Pickens, Col  175

Pike, Col. and Brig.-Gen. Z. M  234, 235, 244, 247
Pinkney, Major N  115, 120, 144, 156
Pisinac  32, 33
Pittsburg, Pa  246,261,272
Pittsfield, Mass  184
Platt, Capt  215,218
Plattsburg, N. Y  29, 46, 60, 74, 80, 125, 167
Plenderleath, Lieut.-Col. Charles  20, 58
Point Abino  90
Point Peninsula  ~  274
Pollard, Indian Chief.  30
Pomeroy's Tavern  167
Porcupine, schooner  ,  35
Porter, Barton & Co  226
Porter, Colonel and Brig.-Gen. Moses  35, 146, 152, 164, 218
Porter, Hon. P. A., MSS. of.  5, 9, 14, 81, 86, 90, 102, 112, 143, 169, 191
Porter, General Peter B  13, 14, 15, 23, 30, 71, 80, 86, 90, 91, 94, 102, 112,
119, 122, 135, 143, 144, 155, 157, 158, 164, 169, 190
Portsmouth, N. H  260
Posey, Lieut.-Col  152
Potomac River   260
Power, James  20
Prescott  72, 111, 129, 146, 183, 215, 216, 234
President, frigate  92
Presque Isle (Erie) Pa  94, 249, 255, 261, 272, 277, 278
Presque Isle (Lake Ontario)  125, 132, 267
Preston, Colonel James H  155
Prevost, Sir George  3, 7, 9, 11, 18, 31, 33, 36, 45, 48, 49, 50, 55, 56, 57,
58, 62, 75, 83, 88, 89, 90, 94, 95, 102, 103, 104, 106, 109, 124,
126, 127, 128, 130, 131,133,136, 138, 140, 146, 148, 150, 155,
158, 160, 163, 168, 172, 179, 190, 212,215,221, 234, 255, 256,
258, 270, 276.
Prevost, Lady  258
Prevost, Miss  258
Price, Thos  176
Prince Regent, ship  3, 11, 12, 19, 132, 227, 237, 252, 269
Procter, Colonel and Maj.-Gen. Henry  19, 20, 21, 36, 42, 49, 59, 61, 63,
64, 71, 75, 83, 95, 104, 109, 110, 120, 124, 128, 138, 141, 149,
153, 161, 165, 173, 180, 187, 192, 214, 219, 224.
Procter, Mrs  165
Provincial Dragoons  57, 59
Provincial Marine  83
Putin-Bay  36,116,148,151
Purvis, Lieut. Francis  116
Pultneyville, N. Y  271
Q
Quebec  19, 63, 150, 158, 236, 270
Quebec Mercury, newspaper  58
Queen Charlotte, ship  116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 147, 148, 220, 221, 256
Queenston  8, 11, 34, 37, 53, 76, 78, 98, 109, 135,
^ 137, 140. 141, 153, 171, 172, 192, 257.
Quin, Wm  97
Quinte, Bay of (Cuinto)  102, 126, 129, 131, 156, 165

xvi. R
RadcUffe, Lieut. Charles  176
Raleigh township  99, 106, 180, 215
Randolph, Colonel  151
Raven, schooiier.  249
Reaves, Thos  176
Red Jacket, Indian Chief.  30
Reeve, Daniel  19
Regiments, British
1st Foot or Royal Scots  51, 53, 105, 139, 140
Sth Foot or Kings  51, 99, 100, 103, 111, 129, 139, 150, 184, 210, 257
13th Foot  170
19th Light Dragoons  51,53,59, 129,139,156, 170
41st Foot  44, 49, 52, 105, 129, 154, 161, 168, 267
49th Foot  51, 55, 58, 59, 67, 87, 100, 137, 140, 146, 168, 192, 215, 228
60th Foot  4, 19
70th Foot  4, 19
89th Foot  22, 51, 99, 129, 139, 156, 210, 211
90th Foot  4,19
93rd Foot  19
98th Foot  4,19
100th Foot  23, 93, 99, 104, 123, 139
103d Foot  92,170
104th Foot   51, 58, 59, 99, 139, 192, 216, 267
Canadian Fencibles  52, 59, 129, 218
Canadian Voltigeurs  32, 51, 103, 129, 139, 170, 192, 211, 216, 218
De Meuron's  49, 170
De WattevUle's  87, 100, 129, 146, 156, 174, 179, 210, 211, 215
Frontier Light Infantry  20, 170
Glengarry Light Infantry  32, 51, 58, 100, 129, 139, 140, 184, 257
Incorporated Militia  45, 51, 129
Light Battalion Canadian MUitia  179
ProviucialDragoons  51, 59, 129
Royal Canadian Volunteers  38, 42
Royal Newfoundland  39, 123, 129, 161, 174, 211
10th Royal Veteran BattaUon  38, 42, 44, 170
Royal Sappers and Miners  52
Regiments, United States :
1st United States Dragoons  168
Sth United States Infantry  217
6th U. S. 1  37,97,218
9th U. S. 1  218
10th U.S. 1  125, 175
llth U. S. 1  218
12th U. S. 1  217
13th U.S. I  217
14th U.S. 1  218
15th U.S. 1  218
16th U.S. 1  30, 107, 218
21stU.S. 1  218
22d U. S. I  156
23d U. S. 1  157, 218
25th U. S. 1  119, 218
32d U.S. 1  125, 175
7th New York Artillery  184
Canadian Volunteers  31, 98

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Regiments, Canadian MiUtia:
1st Embodied MUitia  1 7n 91 «
2d Embodied MUitia  ' Tvn
3d Embodied Militia '.:  iin
4th Embodied MUitia .¦.'...".¦"¦".¦  170 91 «
Rensein, Jean   ^'"' ^^^
Reynolds Asst. Commlssa^'d^ner^: '.'. '. '. '. ["[I'^J.  o?
RiaU, Major-General Phineas   i
Richards, Isaiah   Vqi
Richardson, Capt  '.  ti
RicheUeu River   :^°
Ridge Road  "  ; ;  76 78' '70 sn
Ridout, George  \..'..  T^**- 78, 79, 80
Ridout, Thomas  ".'.'..'.'.  87 99 i^'q "irq
i^den'?ameT^  87, 9^; it iff
Xigden, James  '-.q.,
Riley, Daniel   loj
Ritter, Capt  I. y ".'.'.'.]]  on
River Raisin   f "
Rix, John  .'.".. :..'.'  {A
Roberts, Captain Charles,   33 ^n
Rodman Daniel  .'.'.'.' .7 .'.'.¦ .¦.'.'135, 144
Rogers house  257
Rolette, Lieut. Frederick  ' "  221
Rottenburg, Maj.-Gen. Baron F. de  4, 6, 13, 44, 49, 54, 56, '62' 95 ' 96 lOq
109, 110, 120, 131, 138, 140, 141, 149, 151, 153, 161, 162* 164
168, 172, 173, 179, 192, 213, 214, 222, 270. '
Row, Mr  12g
Roxburgh, Capt   " " ^^^7
g°yal ArtUlery.  :. . 7.'.'7::5'l','87,' i29,'l39
Royal ArtUlery Drivers  51, 129, 156, 210, 211
Royal Engineers  I29
Royal George, ship  28, 166, 172, 176, 177, 178, 179, 210, 'iis, "227' 228
231,252,269 ' '
Royal Navy  83, 211, 253
S
Sackett, Major  66
Sackett's Harbor  3, 6, 9, 14, 18, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 35^ "45,' 47 '48 50
56, 65, 66, 72, 75, 78, 84, 87, 88, 89, 90, 96, 102, 105, 107, 125'
127, 131, 134, 144, 146, 150, 151, 153, 154, 157, 162, 163, 166
167, 169, 171, 172, 173, 174, 179, 182, 183, 189, 191, 192, 209
212, 215, 216, 217, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 230, 232, 233 234
235, 236, 240, 241, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252 253'
254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266, 267 268*
270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 280.
Sackrider, Capt  169
Salem, Mass  260
Salt Battery  97, 98
Sampson, TheophUus  210
Sandusky, Ohio  10, 33, 48, 63, 165
Sandusky Bay  35, 94
Sandwich  21, 33, 36, 43, 63, 83, 95, 99, 103, 107, 124, 215
Sandy Creek  271
Sappers and Miners  52
Sataragus  94

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Schlosser, Fort  60, 78, 79
Scorpion, schooner  35, 42
Scott, Colonel Hercules  19, 31
Scott, Colonel Winfield  70, 92, 120, 152, 171, 188, 250
Scott, Dr. Wm  91
Scott, Mrs  32
Scourge, schooner  7, 15, 22, 26, 34, 229, 249
Secord's house  13
Segarford, Pilot John  210
Sedentary Militia  218
Senat, Midshipman G  35
Seneca County, N. Y  68, 81, 155
Seneca Indians  74
Servos's Mills  52
Shanks, BUl, Indian Chief.  145
Sharp Shins, Indian Chief  145
Shaw, Adjutant General -lEneas  45
Shaw, Mr  100
Shawnee Indians  10, 13
Sheaffe, Major General Sir R. H  4, 83, 170
Shelton, Edward  176
Sherbrooke, Sir John C  162
Sherrington  170
Short Hills  189
Shortt, Lieut.-Col  63
Shumate, Dr  107
Silverheels, Johnson, Indian Chief.  30
Simcoe, Lake  162
Simcoe, schooner  228, 252, 269
Sinclair, Capt. A  182,264
Sir Sidney Smith, schooner  213
Six Nations Indians  60, 119, 145
Skelton, Major Henry  20
Smith, Mr  L  145, 165
Smith, Lieut  107
Smith, Lieut. Joseph E  35
Smith, 0  142
Smith, Thomas  176
Smith, Wm  123
Snelling, Colonel  159, 168
Sodus, N.Y  113,271
Somers, schooner  35
Spencer, John C  122
Spilsbury, Capt  :::....:.176
Squire, Elias  191
Stacy, Samuel  .....2757276
Stanton  lOO
Steele, Lieut, w. A  ,  :...::::::::::2io
Steuben County, N. Y  .::.::.68: Sli 155
Stewart, Colonel  52
Stewart, Wm. G  ::.::. :::::::::268
stokoe, Lieut. Thos  :::::::::::::::::::ii7
stone, Lieut. Francis w  .':....":::::::::::::::::265
stoney Creek  ::.!:".::::".:.::::. .60
Stony Point  .......,..".."."...246"270
Stovin, Major General  170, 171 218
Strachan, Sir Richard  '.  '..222

x!x.
Strawberry Island  252
Street, Samuel  .-.  189
Strong, Thomas  267
Sugar Loaf  90, 154, 169
Sylph, schooner  ..47, 107, 124, 180, 181, 209, 210, 211, 214
Swartwout, Brig.-General  51, 56, 72, 74, 142, 218
Swift, Colonel J. G  75
Swift, Lieut.-Col. Philetus  68, 76
St.
St. Clair Lake  161
St. Clair River  38, 142
St. Davids  6, 13, 32, 45, 49, 53, 58, 59, 61, 99, 105, 189
St. Denis Battalion  218
St. George, Colonel Thomas B  19, 38
St. John's  88, 170
St. Joseph's  38,40
St. Lawrence River  73, 86, 88, 106, 107, 127, 133, 150, 159, 163, 170, 183,
215, 217, 221, 275
St. Ours, Lieut.-Colonel  218
St. PhUippe  170, 218
St. Pierre  :  170,218

Talbot, Colonel Thomas  71, 121, 165
Talbot Papers  165
Tappen, Capt  ¦  271
Taynton, Major Wm. H  20
Tecumseh  42,142
TeKarihaga  10,13
Thames River  21, 104, 121, 161, 165, 192
Thomas, Colonel  29
Thompson's Point  99
Tillotson, Brig.-General, Tifiany, Mr  81, 101
TUton, Dr  •  57
Tioga Countj', N. Y  68, 81
Tompkins, Governor D. D  24, 75, 84, 90, 112, 224, 225
Tompkins Papers  25, 26, 46, 47, 68, 79, 80, 82, 84, 113
Torderine, Peter  230
Trant, Lieut  25
Trenchard, Capt  204
Trimble  99
Trippe, sloop  35
Turkey Point  121,154
Turner, Lieut  ;::• "V;,"?!?
Turner, Lieut.-Col. G. Villiers  51, 58, 191
Tuscarora Indians  '^4
Twelve MUe Creek  -  7, 22, 87, 99, 103, 209, 222
Twenty MUe Creek  209
Two Brothers, schooner  230
Two MUe Creek  -52
Tyeth, Lieut  --256
Tygress, schooner  ^°> *^

u
United States Gazette  26, 28, 70, 119
Utica, N. Y  57, 61, 225. 240, 275
V
Van Rensselaer, Lieut.-Col. Solomon i  69, 82
Vaughan, Mr  271
Verner, Capt  53
Vincent, Major-Gen. John.. ..3, 19, 54, 56, 153, 179, 192, 222, 257, 259, 261, 276
Vincent, schooner  102
Voltigeurs, Canadian  32, 51, 103, 129, 139, 170, 192, 211, 216, 218
W
Wadsworth, Colonel  75
Walbach, Colonel J. B  29, 218
Wall, Joseph  268
Warburton, Lieut.-Col  ,  121,222
Warren, Colonel  154
Warren, Sir John B  5, 122, 158, 162, 175, 219
Watertown, N. Y  48
Watson, Capt  170
Watson, James  123
WatteviUe, Maj.-Gen. Louis de  19
Wayman, George  176
Webb, Henry  123
Webber, D  231
Weeking, Richard  123
Westem Indians  23
Westwell, James  176
White, John  231
WUcocks, Joseph  31
WUkinson, Major-Gen. James..8, 29, 45, 47, 48, 51, 55, 56, 61, 66, 72, 73, 74, 75,
76, 77, 78, 79, 84. 88, 89, 95, 96, 98, 100,*-102, 105,
106, 107, 109, 111, 118, 120, 127, 133, 134, 135,
142, 143, 146, 150, 152, 156, 157, 160, 162, 167,
168,169,171, 172, 182, 183, 189, 191,216,217,218
WUkinson's Memoirs of my own time....29, 51, 55, 57, 66, 86, 89, 106, 133, 143,
152, 172, 216, 217
WUliams, Brig.-Gen. D. R  70, 93, 127
WilUams, Lieut.-Col. William  218
WUson, Capt  ¦.  105
WUson, Dr  105
WUson, John  191
WUson, Mr  223
Winchester, Brig.-Gen. James  42
Winder, Brig.-Gen...  263
Wingfield, Master Mate David  210
Winter, Lieut  15, 34
Wolfe, ship....5, 7, 8, 15, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 87, 102, 122, 126, 131, 174, 177,
178, 181, 210, 211, 221, 237, 269
Wood, Mr  214,
Wood Creek  226
Wood Library  94
Woolsey, Lieut. J. D  181, 224, 268: 269: 270

xxi.
Worslev, Lieut MiUer  40, 41
Wyandot Indians  74
X
Xavier, Francis  268
Yates, Lieut.-Colonel  218
Yeo, Sir James L  4, 7, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 45, 49, 50, 57, 65, 75, 82, 88,
90, 92, 94, 95, 97, 102, 103, 104, 105, 111, 113, 118, 122,
123, 124, 126, 130, 131, 133, 138, 140, 141, 146, 148, 150,
152, 156, 161, 165, 168, 169, 175, 176, 177, 179, 182, 187
192, 213, 214, 216, 217, 219, 221, 271, 274, 279
York...6, 7, 8, 21, 27, 30, 40, 41, 49, 50, 65, 93, 98, 100, 103, 111, 130,141,160,
162, 168, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177,178,179, 180, 183, 187, 189, 210, 212,
213, 214, 227, 228, 236, 237, 247, 248, 252, 255, 257, 259, 261, 267
York Bay  180
York, Duke of.  3
Young, Colonel  ,  52, 113, 215, 222
Young, George  267

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The Fight in the Beechwoods, (2nd Edition, pp. 32, with plan)  25
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Documentary History of the Campaigns on the Niagara "Frontier in
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Annals of Niagara, pp. 270. Paper, 75c., cloth  1 oO
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