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bles, and another of Canadian Voltigeurs, who 

 had hung upon the eDemy's left flank during 

 the whole of his movement, in order to afford 

 support to whatever point he might direct his 

 attack against ; but their bravery was unavail- 

 ing from the same cause as before, yet they 

 were not impeded from reinforcing the post. 

 On the first report of the enemy's attempt, a 

 sloop and some gun-boats were promptly moved 

 up from Isle aux Noix to the mouth of La Colle 

 River, which opening a destructive fire upon 

 the Americans, left them but little chance of 

 victory ; they persevered, however, in their fruit- 

 less efforts until night, when they moved off their 

 guns and retreated by Odell Town to Cham- 

 plain, after sustaining severe loss, but without 

 the British force being able to molest them in 

 the retrograde movement. Near the mouth of 

 the river La Colle is Isle aux Tetes, or Ash 

 Island, on which there is a redoubt command- 

 ing the whole breadth of the Richeheu. This 

 little spot and the flotilla moored between it 

 and La Colle, in July 1814, formed the ad- 

 vanced naval position towards Lake Cham- 

 plain, at which period the American flotilla w^as 

 stationed at Pointe au Fer and Isle a la Motte, 

 about ten miles distant. 



Bleurie (the seigniory of), in the county 

 of Bedford, on the east side of the Richelieu, is 



