254 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1812. 



I am particularly indebted to 

 Captain Holcroft, of the royal ar- 

 tillery, for his judicious and skilful 

 co-operation with the guns and 

 howitzers under his immediate su- 

 perintendance, the well-directed 

 fire from which contributed ma- 

 terially to the fortunate result of 

 the day. 



Capt. Derenzy, of the 'tlst regi- 

 ment, brought up the reinforcement 

 of that corps from Fort George; 

 and Captain Bullock led that of the 

 same regiment from Chipawa ; and 

 under their command those de- 

 tachments acquitted themselves in 

 such a manner as to sustain the re- 

 putation which the 41st regiment 

 liad already acquired in the vici- 

 nity of Detroit. 



Major-General Brock, soon after 

 his arrival at Queenstown, had sent 

 down orders for battering the Ame- 

 rican Fort Niagara ; Brigade Major 

 Evans, who was left in charge of 

 Fort George, directed the opera- 

 tions against it with so much ef- 

 fect as to silence its fire, and to 

 force the troops to abandon it ; and 

 by his prudent precautions he pre- 

 vented mischief of a most serious 

 nature, which otherwise might 

 have been effected, the enemy 

 having used heated shot in firing 

 at Fort George. In these services 

 he vvas most effectually aided by 

 Colonel Clause (who remained in 

 the fort at my desire), and by 

 Captain Vigoreaux, of the royal 

 engineers. Brigade-Major Evans 

 also mentions the conduct of Cap- 

 tains Powell and Cameron, of the 

 militia artillery, in terms of com- 

 mendation. 



Lieutenant Crowther, of the 41st. 

 regiment, had charge of two three- 

 pounders that had accompanied the 

 movement of our little corps, and 



they were employed with very good 

 effect. 



Captain Glegg, of the 49th regi- 

 ment, aide-de-camp to our lamented 

 friend and general, afforded me 

 most essential assistance ; and I 

 found the services of Lieutenant 

 Fowler, of the 41st regiment, as- 

 sistant deputy quarter-master-ge- 

 neral, very useful. I derived much 

 aid, too, from the activity and in- 

 telligence of Lieutenant Kerr, of 

 the Glengary fencibles, whom I 

 employed in communications with 

 the Indians, and other flanking 

 parties. 



I vvas unfortunately deprived of 

 the aid of the experience and abi- 

 lity of Lieutenant-Colonel Myers, 

 deputy quarter - master - general, 

 who had been sent up to Fort 

 Erie, a few days before, on duty 

 which detained him there. 



Lieutenant-Colonels Butler and 

 Clerk, of the militia, and Captains 

 Hatt, Durand, Rowe, Applegarth, 

 James Crooks, Cooper, Robert Ha- 

 milton, M'Ewen and Duncan Ca- 

 meron, and Lieutenants Richard- 

 son and Thomas Butler, command- 

 ing flank companies of the Lincoln 

 and York militia, led their men 

 into action with great spirit. Ma- 

 jor Merritt, commanding the Nia- 

 gara dragoons, accompanied me, 

 and gave me much assistance with 

 part of his corps. Captain A. Ha- 

 milton, belonging to it, was dis- 

 abled from riding, and attached 

 himself to the guns under Captain 

 Holcroft, who speaks highly of his 

 activity and usefulness. I beg 

 leave to add, that Volunteers Shaw, 

 Thompson, and Jarvis, attached to 

 the flank companies of the 49th re- 

 giment, conducted themselves with 

 great spirit; the first was wounded 

 and the last taken prisoner : 1 beg 



leave 



