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their own resources for the main* 

 tenance of their army. Major- 

 general de Rottenburgh has as- 

 sumed the command of the centre 

 division of the army of Upper Ca- 

 nada. After the squadron under 

 commodore sir James Yeo had 

 shown itself off the Forty Mile 

 Creek, which principally deter- 

 mined the enemy to retreat from 

 that position, it was very success- 

 fully employed in interrupting and 

 cutting off their supplies going 

 from the Genesee river, and their 

 other settlements upon the south- 

 ern shore of the lake : five small 

 vessels, with provisions, clothing 

 and other articles, were taken, and 

 several loaded boats were captured, 

 and some destroyed. 



[Transmitted by colonel Vincent 

 Beaver Dam, June 24, 1813]. 

 Sir; — I have the honour to in- 

 form you, that the troops you have 

 done me the honour to place under 

 my command, have succeeded this 

 day in taking prisoners a detach- 

 ment of the United States army, 

 under the command of lieut.-col. 

 Boer&tler. In this affair the Indian 

 warriors under the command of 

 captain Kerr, were the only force 

 actuall}' engaged; to tliem great 

 merit is due, and to them I feel 

 particularly obliged for theirgallant 

 conduct on this occasion. On the 

 appearance of the detachment of 

 the 49lh regiment, under Lieut. 

 Fitzgibbon, and the light company 

 of the 8th or king's regiment, the 

 two flank companies of the lO^th, 

 under major De Haren, and the 

 provincial cavalry under captain 

 Hall, the whole surrendered to his 

 majesty's forces. To the conduct 

 of Lieutenant Fitzgibbon, through 



whose address the capitulation was 

 entered into, may be attributed the 

 surrender of the American force. 

 To major De Haren, for his speedy 

 movement to the point of attack, 

 and execution of the arrangements 

 I had previously made with him, I 

 am very much obliged. I have the 

 honour to enclose the capitulation 

 entered into between col. Boerstler 

 and myself, and a return of pri- 

 soners taken, exclusive of wound- 

 ed, not yet ascertained. I lost no 

 time in forwarding my staff adju- 

 tant, lieut. Barnard, to communi- 

 cate to you this intelligence. He 

 has been particularly active and 

 useful to me upon all occasions. I 

 take this opportunity of mention- 

 ing him to you, and beg the favour 

 of you to recommend him to his 

 excellency sir G. Prevost, as an 

 active and promising young offi- 

 cer. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 (Signed) Cecil Bisshopp. 

 Lieut.-colonel, commanding 

 the troops in advance. 

 Brigadier-gen. Vincent, &c. &c. 



TmonsJiip ofLoidh, 

 June '^4, 1813. 

 Sir ;— At De Coris this morning, 

 about seven o'clock I received in- 

 formation that about 1,000 of the 

 enemy, with two guns, were ad- 

 vancing towards me from St. Da- 

 vid's. I soon after heavd a firing 

 of cannon and musketry, and, in 

 consequence, rode in advance two 

 miles on the St. David's road : 1 

 discovered by the firing, that the 

 enemy was moving for the road on 

 the mountain. I sent off cornet 

 M'Kenny to order out my detach- 

 ment of the 49th, consisting of a 

 bubaltcrn and 46 rank and file, and 



