156 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1813. 



the river, twelve miles from the 

 enemy, that our batteries could be 

 opened. 



The enemy, who occupied seve- 

 ral acres of commanding ground, 

 strongly defended by block-houses, 

 and the batteries well furnished 

 with ordnance, had, during our ap- 

 proach, so completely entrenched 

 and covered himself, as to render 

 unavailing every effort of our artil- 

 lery, though well served, and in 

 batteries most judiciously placed 

 and constructed, under the able di- 

 rection of captain Dixon, of the 

 royal engineers, of whose ability 

 and unwearied zeal, shown parti- 

 cularly on this occasion, I cannot 

 speak too highly. 



Though the attack has not an- 

 swered fully the purpose intended, 

 I have the satisfaction to inform 

 your excellency of the fortunate 

 result of an attack of the enemy, 

 aided by a sally of most of their 

 garrison, made on the morning of 

 the 5th instant, by a reinforcement 

 which descended ihe river, a con- 

 siderable distance in a very short 

 time, consisting of two corps, Dud- 

 ley's and Roswell's, amounting to 

 1,300 men, under the command of 

 brigadier-general Green Clay. 

 The attack was very sudden, and 

 on both sides of the river. The 

 enemy were for a few minutes in 

 possession of our batteries, and 

 took some prisoners. After a se- 

 vere contest, though not of long 

 continuance, the enemy gave way, 

 and, except the body of those who 

 sallied from the ^brt, must have 

 been mostly killed or taken. 



In this decisive affair, the officers 

 and men of the -list regiment, who 

 charged and roiited the enemy near 

 the batteries, well maintained the 

 long establibhcd reputation uf the 



corps. Where all deserve praise, 

 it is difficult to distinguish. Cap- 

 tain Muir, an old officer, who had 

 seen much service, had the good 

 fortune to be in the immediate 

 command of these brave men. Be- 

 sides my obligations to "captain 

 Chambers for his unwearied exer- 

 tions preparatory to, and on the 

 expedition, as deputy assistant 

 quarter-master-general, I have to 

 notice his gallant conduct in at- 

 tacking the enemy near the bat- 

 teries at the point of the bayonet ; 

 a service in which he was well 

 supported by lieuts. Bullock and 

 Clements of the ^Ist, and lieut. 

 Le Breton of the royal Newfound- 

 land regiment. The courage and 

 activity displayed through the 

 whole scene of action by the In- 

 dian chiefs and warriors, contri- 

 buted largely to our success. I 

 have not been able to ascertain the 

 amount of prisoners in possession 

 of the Indians. I have sent off", 

 agreeable to agreement, nearly 

 500 prisoners to the river Huron, 

 near Sandusky. 



I have proposed an exchange, 

 which is referred to the American 

 government. 



I could not ascertain the amount 

 of the enemy's loss in killed, from 

 the extent of the scene of action, 

 and mostly in the woods. I con- 

 ceive his loss in killed and prison- 

 ers to have been between 1,000 and 

 1,200 men. These unfortunate 

 people were not volunteers, and 

 complete Kentucky's quota. If 

 the enemy had been permitted to 

 receive his reinforcements and sup- 

 plies undisturbed, I should have 

 had, at this critical juncture, to 

 contend with him for Detroit, or 

 perhaps on this shore. 



I had not the option of retaining 



