APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 



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In the night, C;iptain Pulinei" of 

 the Hebrus, and Captain Money of 

 theTrave, joined us witli tlie sea- 

 men and witli the marine artillery 

 under Captain Harrison. Captain 

 Wainright, of the Tonnant, had 

 accompanied me the day before, as 

 had also Lieutenant James Scott 

 (acting first lieutenant) of the 

 Albion. 



At daylight the morning of 

 the 24th, the major-general again 

 put the army in motion, directing 

 his march upon Bladensburgh ; on 

 reaching which place, with the 

 advanced brigade, the enemy was 

 discovered drawn up in force on a 

 rising ground beyond the town; 

 and by the fire he soon opened on 

 us as we entered the place, gave us 

 to understand he was well protect- 

 ed with artillery. General Ross, 

 however, did not hesitate in imme- 

 diately advancing to attack him, 

 although our troops were almost 

 exhausted with the fatigue of the 

 march they had just made, and but 

 a small proportion of our little 

 army had yet got up ; this dashing 

 _ measure was, however, I am 

 P happy to add, crowned with the 

 success it merited ; for, in spite of 

 the galling fire of the enemy, our 

 troops advanced steadily on both 

 his flanks, and in his front ; and as 

 soon as they arrived on even ground 

 with him, he fled in every direc- 

 tion, leaving behind him ten pieces 

 of cannon, and a considerable num- 

 ber of killed and wounded; a- 

 mongst the latter commodore 

 Barney, and several other officers ; 

 some other prisoners were also 

 taken, though not many, owing to 

 the 8wiftn€ss with which the 

 enemy went off", and the fatigues 

 our army had previously under- 

 gone. 



It would. Sir, be deemed pre- 



sumption in me to attempt to give 

 you particular details respecting 

 the nature of this battle; I shall 

 therefore only remark generally, 

 that the enemy, eight thousand 

 strong, on ground he had choseii 

 as best adapted for him to defend, 

 where he had had time to erect his 

 batteries, and concert all his mea- 

 sures, was dislodged as soon as 

 reached, and a victory gained over 

 him by a division of the British 

 army, not amounting to more than 

 fifteen hundred men, headed by 

 our gallant general, whose bril- 

 liant achievement of this day it is 

 beyond my power to do justice to, 

 and indeed no possible comment 

 could enhance. 



The seamen, with the guns, 

 were, to their great mortification, 

 with the rear division during this 

 short but decisive action; those, 

 however, attached to the rocket 

 brigade, were in the battle, and I 

 remarked with much pleasure the 

 precision with which the rockets 

 were thrown by them, under the 

 direction of First Lieutenant Law- 

 rence of the marine anillery ; Mr. 

 Jeremiah 3I'Daniel, master's mate 

 of the Tonnant, a very fine young 

 man, who was attached to this 

 party, being severely wounded, I 

 beg permission to recommend him 

 to your favourable consideration. 

 The company of marines I have on 

 so many occasions had cause to 

 mention to you, commanded by 

 First Lieutenant Stephens, was 

 also in the action, as were the co- 

 lonial marines, under the tempo- 

 rary command of Captain Reed, 

 of the 6th West India regiment 

 (these companies being attached to 

 the light Brigade), and they re- 

 spectively behaved with their ac- 

 customed zeal and bravery. None 

 other of the naval department 

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