APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 



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shoes, in the depth of last winter, 

 through the wilds lying between 

 the Canadas and New Brunswick. 

 In addition to colonel Vincent's 

 report of the affair at Stoney Creek, 

 1 have the honour to inform your 

 lordship, that the enemy made a 

 movement to their rear, in conse- 

 quence of tlieattack of their camp, 

 and retired to the Forty Mile 

 Creek, when sir James Yeo's 

 flotilla had appeared in the of- 

 fing. 



The commodore, after commu- 

 nicating with colonel Vincent, pro- 

 ceeded with the reinforcements of 

 troops I had put on board his 

 vessels at Kingston, towards the 

 enemy's second camp, and when 

 -the last intelligence left him, his 

 ' squadron had so successfully can- 

 "nonaded it, that the mass of the 

 Americans were retreating with 

 precipitation, and our troops press- 

 'ing upon them. Several of their 

 ' boats had fallen into our possession. 

 The attack made upon Sackett's 

 harbour the 29th ultimo, which 

 terminated in the destruction of 

 'the naval stores accumulated at 

 7 that port, induced the enemy's 

 ' fleet to cease co-operating with 

 *the army, and to return suddenly 

 ' into port, since which time com- 

 ' modore Chauncey has not ventured 

 " upon the lake. 



Captain M'Doual, my aide-de- 

 camp, will have the honour of de- 

 ' livering to your lordship this dis- 

 patch: he is an officer of great 

 merit and intelligence, and having 

 been sent forward with instruc- 

 tions to colonel Vincent, had the 

 • good fortune to be present in the 

 last action, in which that division 

 ' of the army so highly distinguished 

 ' itself: he was also at the attack 

 ' made on Sackett's harbour, and 



was employed on an arduous mis- 

 sion to colonel Proctor, when 

 the movement of the American 

 army under general Harrison, 

 towards the Detroit frontier, took 

 place in February last. He is, 

 therefore, well qualified to give 

 your lordship any information you 

 may require respecting the state of 

 affairs in the Canadas, and deserv- 

 ing of any mark of favour it may 

 graciously please his royal high- 

 ness the Prince Regent to confer 

 upon him. Captain M'Doual will 

 also have the honour of delivering 

 to your lordship the colours taken 

 from the enemy at Ogdensburg, 

 that they maybe laid at the feet of 

 his royal highness the Prince Re- 

 gent. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 George Prevost. 

 To the Right Hon. Earl Bathurst. 



Burlington Heights, head of 

 Lake Ontario, June 6, 

 1813. 



Sir; — Having yesterday received 

 information of theenemyhavingad- 

 vanced from the Forty Mile Creek, 

 with a force consisting of 3,500 men, 

 eight or nine field pieces, and 250 

 cavalry, for the avowed purpose of 

 attacking the division under my 

 command in this position, and hav- 

 ing soon afterwards received a re- 

 port that he had passed the swamp, 

 and driven in my advanced posts 

 from Stoney Creek and Brady's, 

 lieut.-colonel Harvey, deputy ad- 

 jutant-general, immediately werit 

 forward with the light companies 

 of the king's and 49th regiments, 

 and having advanced close to, and 

 accurately ascertained the enemy's 

 position, sent back to propose to 

 we a night attack on his camp. 



The enemy's camp was distant 



