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conducted with good order and re- 

 gularitj', covered by the King's 

 regiment, under Major Evans, and 

 the hght troops under Lieutenant 

 Colonel Pearson ; and 1 have plea- 

 sure in saying, that not a single 

 prisoner fell into the enemy's 

 hands, except those who were dis- 

 abled from wounds. 



From the report of some prison- 

 ers we have made, the enemy's 

 force amounted to about six thou- 

 sand men, with a very numerous 

 train of artillery, having been aug- 

 mented by a very large body of 

 troops, which moved down from 

 Fort Erie immediatley before the 

 commencement of the action. Our 

 own force, in regular troops, a- 

 mounted to about fifteen hundred,* 

 exclusive of the militia and In- 

 dians, of which last description 

 there were not above three hun- 

 dred. Fort Erie, I understand, 

 surrendered upon capitulation on 

 the 3rd inst. 



Although the affair was not at- 

 tended with the success which I 

 had hoped for, it will be highly 

 gratifying to yon to learn, that the 

 officers and men behaved with the 

 greatest gallantry. I am particu- 

 lary indebted to Lieutenant-Colo- 

 nel Penrson for the very great as- 

 sistance 1 have received from him, 

 and for the manner in which he led 

 his light troops into the action. 

 Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, and 

 Lieutenant-Colonel the Marquis of 

 Tweedale, and Major Evans, com- 

 manding the King's regiment, me- 

 rit my warmest praise lor the good 

 example they showed at the head 

 of their respective regiments. 

 The artillery, under the com- 



* The Royal Scots, 5()(); Hrst 

 batt. King's, 480 ; lOOth reg. 450 ; 

 with one tioop of the 18lli light 

 dragoons, and a proportion of royal 

 artillery. 



mand of Captain Mackonochie, 

 was ably served, and directed with 

 good effect ; and 1 am particularly 

 obliged to Major Lisle, of the 19th 

 light dragoons, for the manner in 

 which he covered and protected 

 one of the twenty-four pounders, 

 which had been disabled. 1 have 

 reason to be highly satisfied with 

 the zeal, activity, and intelligence 

 of Captain Holland, my aide-de- 

 camp; Captain Elliott, deputy- 

 assistant - quarter- master - general, 

 staff-adjutant Greig, and Lieute- 

 nant Fox of the Rojal Scots, who 

 acted as major of brigade during 

 the absence of iMajor Glegg at Fort 

 George. The conduct of Lieute- 

 nant-Colonel Dixon, of the second 

 Lincoln militia, has been most 

 exemplary; and 1 am very much 

 indebted to him for it on this as 

 well as on other occasions, in which 

 he has evinced the greatest zeal 

 for his Majesty's service. The con- 

 duct of the officers and men of this 

 regiment has also been highly 

 praiseworthy. 



Lieutenant-Colonel Pearson has 

 reported to me, in the most favour- 

 able terms, the excellent manner 

 in which Lieutenant Horton, with 

 a part of the 19th light dra- 

 goons, observed the motions of the 

 enemy, while he occupied the po- 

 sition he took on his first landing, 

 and during his advance to this 

 place. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 P. Rfai.l, Major-general, 

 Lieut. -Gen Drummond. 

 Return of killed, wounded, and 

 missing, of the right division, in 

 action tcith the enemy, in ad- 

 vance ofChippatca, July 5, 1814. 

 "I'otal killed — 3 captains, 3sulial- 

 terns, 7 Serjeants, 135 rank and file. 

 Total wounded — llnce Held of- 

 licL-rs, five captain?, 18 snhaltcrns, 

 18 bcrjeanls, '277 rank ;iM<t file. 



