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Chandler and Winder, 5 field-officers and cap- 

 tains, and upwards of 100 men, with 4 of the 

 guns, were taken. While these events were 

 taking place at the western extremity of Lake 

 Ontario, an attack was made by the English 

 upon Sacket's Harbour, before day-break on 

 the 29th May, but was not attended with the 

 desired success. In this encounter the numbers 

 of the enemy were treble those of the assailants; 

 adverse winds prevented the co-operation of the 

 large ships of the British squadron, and the fire 

 of the gun-boats being incapable of producing 

 much etfect against the batteries, it was deem- 

 ed impracticable to carry the place by assault; 

 the troops were therefore withdrawn and re-em- 

 barked without opposition, taking with them 

 four American officers and 150 soldiers prison- 

 ers, and occasioning the enemy to set fire to 

 some of their naval store-houses, lest the place 

 should fall into the hands of the English. The 

 principal feature of the campaign of 1813 was 

 the defeat of part of General Wilkinson's army on 

 the 11th November, near Chrystlers Farm, as it 

 entirely overthrew the plan of operations agreed 

 upon between him and General Hampton, and 

 which was the most formidable of any that was 

 concerted for the invasion of the lower province. 

 Wilkinson had collected 10,000 men at Grena- 

 dier Island, in Lake Ontario, from whence, on 

 the 30th October, he descended the St. Law- 



