1S2] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814-. 



the war, disgraceful to any people 

 above the rank of sfivas^es. The 

 determined conduct of the Bri- 

 tish governmeut, with the un- 

 tenable ground upon which re- 

 taliation was first declared by that 

 of the United States, doubtless 

 produced that accommodation 

 which was made public in a ge- 

 neral order at Montreal on July 

 18th. Its substance was, that on 

 the invitation of the American go- 

 vernment. Col. Baynes, and Lieut.- 

 col. Brenton having been deputed 

 to meet Col. Lear at Cham plain, 

 for the purpose of re-considering 

 the convention for the exchange 

 of prisoners entered into in April 

 last between Col. Baynes and Bri- 

 gadier-gen. Winder, all objections 

 to that convention were removed, 

 and it was ratified, with a supple- 

 mentary clause, by which the 23 

 British soldiers, and the 40 Ame- 

 rican officers and non-coirmis- 

 sioned officers, detained as hos- 

 tages, were included in the con- 

 vention, to be released and ex- 

 changed in the same manner as 

 other prisoners of war mentioned 

 in the articles of convention, 

 notwithstanding the exception 

 therein contained. 



After the action near Chippawa, 

 Gen. Riall retreated to a position 

 near fort Niagara, and the Ame- 

 rican army took post at Chip- 

 pawa. The British force in Ca- 

 nada had been at this time aug- 

 mented by the arrival at Quebec 

 of some transports from Bour- 

 deanx, conveying veteran troops 

 which had served under Lord 

 Wellington in Spain, On July 

 25th, Gen. Drummond arriving 

 at Niagara, found that Gen. Riall 

 had moved forward to (he Falls in 

 order to support the advance of 



his division at that place; and he 

 dispatched Lieut.-col Morrison 

 with the 39th regiment and de- 

 tachments of two others, in order 

 that he might, if necessary, act 

 with the united force of the army, 

 against the enemy posted at Street's 

 creek, with his advance at Chip- 

 pawa. Gen. Drummond proceed- 

 ing to join Gen. Riall, learned 

 that the Americans were advanc- 

 ing in great force; and pushing- 

 forwards, he found that the ad- 

 vance of Riall's division had com- 

 menced their retreat. He imme- 

 diately drew up his troops in line 

 of battle, when his whole front 

 was warmly and closely engaged. 

 The Americans gained a temporary 

 advantage, during which Gen. 

 Riall, having been severely wound- 

 ed, was made prisoner. In the 

 centre, the enemy's repeated and 

 determined attacks were resisted 

 with the greatest steadiness and 

 intrepidity by the detachments of 

 the Royals and King's, and the 

 light company of the 4lst ; and 

 so obstinate was the encounter, 

 that the British artillery-men were 

 bayoneted while in the act of 

 loading, and the muzzles of the 

 enemy's guns were brought within 

 a few yards of those of their op- 

 ponents. The action continued 

 from six in the evening to nine, 

 when there was a short intermis- 

 sion, during which the Ameri- 

 cans were employed in bringing 

 up the whole of their remaining 

 force, and with this, they renewed 

 their efforts to carry the height on 

 which the British were posted, till 

 aboqt midnight. The gallantry 

 with which they were received, 

 and their severe losses, at length 

 obliged them to give up the con- 

 test, and retreat with precipitation 



