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gaining, at once, the crest of the 

 position, and our guns, the steadi- 

 ness and intrepidity displayed by 

 the troops allotted for the defence 

 of that post, were never surpassed : 

 they consisted of the second bat- 

 talion of the 89th regiment, com- 

 manded by Lieutenant Colonel 

 Morrison, and after the Lieutenant 

 Colonel had been obliged to retire 

 from the field, by a severe wound, 

 by Major Clifford ; a detachment 

 of the Royal Scots, under Lieut. 

 Hemphill, and after he was killed. 

 Lieutenant Fraser ; detachment of 

 the 8th, (or King's), under Cap- 

 tain Campbell ; light company 

 41st regiment, under Captain 

 Glew; with some detachments of 

 militia, under Lieutenant Colonel 

 Parry, 103rd regiment ; these 

 troops repeatedly, when hard 

 pressed, formed round the colours 

 of the 89th regiment, and inva- 

 riably repulsed the desperate efforts 

 made against them. On the right 

 the steadiness and good counte- 

 nance of the 1st battalion Royal 

 Scots, under Lieut.-Col. Gordon, 

 in some very trying moments, ex- 

 cited my admiration. The King's 

 regiment (1st battalion), under 

 Major Evans, behaved with equal 

 gallantry and firmness, as did the 

 light company of the Royals, de- 

 • tached under Captain Stewart, the 

 grenadiers of the 103rd, detached 

 under Captain Browne, and the 

 flank companies of the 104th, 

 under Captain Leonard : the Glen- 

 '.arry light infantry under Lieut.- 

 Colonel Battersby, displayed most 

 valuable qualities as light troops ; 

 Colonel Scott, Major Smelt, and 

 the officers of the 103rd, deserve 

 credit for their exertions in rally- 

 ing that regiment, after it had 

 been thrown into momentary dis- 



order; Lieutenant Colonel Pearson, 

 Inspecting Field-Officer, directed 

 the advance with great intelli- 

 gence ; and Lieut.-Col. Drum- 

 mond, of the 104th, having gone 

 forward with my permission early 

 in the day, made himself actively 

 useful in different parts of the 

 field, under my direction : these 

 officers are entitled to my best 

 thanks, as is Lieutenant Colonel 

 Hamilton, Inspecting Field-Offi- 

 cer, for his exertions after his ar- 

 rival with the troops under Col. 

 Scott : the field artillery, so long 

 as there was light, was well served. 

 The credit of its efficient state 

 is due to Capt. Mackonachie, who 

 has had charge of it since his 

 arrival with this division. Capt. 

 M'Lauchlan, who has charge of 

 the batteries at Fort Mississager, 

 volunteered his services in the 

 field on this occasion ; he was 

 severely wounded. Lieut. Tom- 

 kins deserves much credit for the 

 way in which the two brass 24- 

 pounders, of which he had charge, 

 were served; as does Serjeant 

 Austin, of the rocket company, 

 who directed the Congreve rockets, 

 which did much execution. The 

 zeal, loyalty, and bravery with 

 which the militia of this part of 

 the province have come forward 

 to co-operate with his Majesty's 

 troops in the expulsion of the 

 enemy, and their conspicuous gal- 

 lantry in this, and in the action 

 of the 4th instant, claim my 

 warmest thanks. 



I cannot conclude this dispatch 

 without recommending, in the 

 strongest terms, the following 

 officers, whose conduct during the 

 late operations has called for 

 marked approbation ; and I am 

 induced to hope that your Excel- 



