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a small proportion of the militia, 

 accompanied them that night to 

 the lines ; the others having wa- 

 vered respecting advancing beyond 

 them. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 (Signed) George Prevost. 

 Earl Bathurst, &c. 



Head-quarters La Prairie. 

 Nov. 28. 

 My Lord, — Since my last report 

 to your lordship from Chambly, 

 the vigour of the enemy's opera- 

 tions against Lower Canada has 

 gradually declined, and terminated 

 on the 22nd, at noon, in a complete 

 retreat, which was effected in two 

 divisions on that and the following 

 days upon Plattsburgb, Burlington, 

 and Albany ; at which places, I 

 am informed, they propose to take 

 up their winter-quarters. I beg 

 leave to transmit to your lordship 

 copies of the general orders 1 have 

 issued to the militia of Lower 

 Canada upon this occasion, as I 

 cannot more properly bring their 

 active loyalty and their desire to 

 maintain the rights of their sove- 

 reign before your lordship, for the 

 consideration of his Royal High- 

 ness the Prince Regent. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 



George Prevost. 

 Earl Bathurst, &c. 



London Gazette, April 24. 



COLONIAL DEPARTMENT. 



Dovming-street, April 22. 

 A dispatch, of which the fol- 

 lowing is a copy, was this day re- 

 ceived by the earl Bathurst, one of 

 his majesty's principal secretaries 

 of State, from lieutenant-general 

 sir George Prevost, bart., governor- 

 general and Conimander-in-chicf 



of the forces in North Ame- 

 rica : — 



Quebec, Feb. 8, 1813. 

 . My Lord, — I have the honour 

 to congratulate your lordship upon 

 the signal success which has again 

 attended his majesty's arms in 

 Upper Canada. Brigadier-general 

 Winchester, with a division of the 

 forces of the United States, con- 

 sisting of upwards of 1,000 men, 

 being the right wing of major-ge- 

 neral Harrison's army, thrown in 

 advance, marching to the attack 

 of Detroit, was completely defeat- 

 ed on the 22nd of January last, by 

 col. Proctor, commanding in the 

 Michigan territory, with a force 

 which he had hastily collected 

 upon the approach of the enemy, 

 consisting of a small detachment of 

 the 10th royal veteran battalion, 

 3 companies of the 41st regiment, 

 a party of the royal Newfoundland 

 fencibles, the sailors belonging to 

 the queen Charlotte, and 150 of 

 the Essex militia, not exceeding 

 500 regulars and militia, and about 

 600 Indians ; the result of the ac- 

 tion has been the surrender of bri- 

 gadier-general Winchester, with. 

 500 officers, non-commissioned 

 officers, and privates of the Ame- 

 rican army, and with a loss on their 

 part of nearly the like number in 

 killed and wounded. For the de- 

 tails of this aflair, which reflects 

 the highest credit upon colonel 

 Proctor for the promptitude, gal- 

 lantry, and decision, which he has 

 manifested upon this occasion, I 

 beg leave to refer your lordship to 

 his letter to major-general Sheafl'e, 

 lierewith transmitted. I have also 

 the honour of transmitting to your 

 lordship, returns of the killed and 

 wounded on our part, and of the 

 prisoners taken from the enemyi 

 the latter of which, your lordship 



