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the mean time gained the town, 

 commenced a very spirited attack 

 upon the enemy, who were in 

 great force, and very strongly 

 posted. The reserve being arrived 

 on the ground, the whole were 

 shortly engaged. The enemy main- 

 tained his position with very con- 

 siderable obstinacy for some time : 

 but such was the spirited and de- 

 termined advance of our troops, 

 that he was at length compelled 

 to give way, was driven through 

 his batteries, in which were a 24- 

 pounder, three 12-pounders, and 

 one 9-pounder, and pursued to 

 the town of Buffaloe, about two 

 miles distant; he here shewed a 

 large body of infantry and cavalrj', 

 and attempted to oppose our ad- 

 vance by the fire of a field-piece, 

 posted on a height, which com- 

 manded the road ; but finding 

 this ineffectual, he fled in all di- 

 rections, and betaking himself to 

 the woods, further pursuit was 

 useless. He left behind him one 

 6-pounder brass field-piece, and 

 oneiron 18, and one iron 6-pounder, 

 which fell into our hands. 



I then proceeded to execute the 

 ulterior object of the expedition, 

 and detached Captain Robinson, 

 of the King's, with two compa- 

 nies, to destroy the two schooners 

 and sloop (part of the enemy's 

 lake squadron) that were on shore 

 a little below the town, with the 

 stores they had on board, which 

 be effectually completed. The 

 town itself (the inhabitants having 

 previously left it) and the whole 

 of the public stores, containing 

 considerable quantities of clothing, 

 spirits and flour, which I had not 

 the means of conveying away, 

 were then set on fire, and totally 

 consumed ; as was also the village 



of Black Rock, on the evening it 

 was evacuated. In obedience to 

 your further instructions, I have 

 directed Lieutenant Colonel Gor- 

 don to move down the river to 

 Fort Niagara, with a party of the 

 19th light dragoons, under Major 

 Lisle, a detachment of the Royal 

 Scots, and the 89th light com- 

 pany, and destroy the remaining 

 cover of the enemy upon this 

 frontier, which he has reported 

 to have been effectually done. 

 From every account I have been 

 able to collect, the enemy's force 

 opposed to us was not less thaa 

 from 2,000 to 2,500 men ; their 

 loss in killed and wounded, I 

 should imagine, from 3 to 400; 

 but from the nature of the country, 

 being mostly covered with wood, 

 it is difficult to ascertain it pre- 

 cisely ; the same reason will ac- 

 count for our not having been able 

 to make a greater number of pri- 

 soners than 130. I have great 

 satisfaction in stating to you the 

 good conduct of the whole of the 

 regular troops and volunteer mi- 

 litia ; but I must particularly 

 mention the steadiness and bra- 

 very of the King's regiment, and 

 89th light infantry. They were 

 most gallantly led to the attack by 

 Lieutenant Colonel Ogilvy, of the 

 King's, who, I am sorry to say, 

 received a severe wound, which 

 will, for a time, deprive the service 

 of a very brave and intelligent 

 officer. After Lieutenant Col. 

 Ogilvy was wounded, the com- 

 mand of the regiment devolved 

 on Captain Robinson, who, by a 

 very judicious movement to his 

 right, with the three battalion 

 companies, made u considerable 

 impression on the left of the ene- 

 my's position. 

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