slightly; general staff-captain Loring, 104th regiment, slightly; incorporated militia, captain Jarvis; volunteer, Hartney, barrack master. (Signed) RICHARD LEONARD, Acting Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General. EDWARD BAYNES, Adjutant-General North America. By the terms of the capitulation, the troops, regulars and militia, at this post, and the naval officers and seamen, shall be surrendered prisoners of war; the troops, regulars and militia, to ground their arms immediately on the parade, and the naval officers and seamen be immediately surrendered on the parade. CAPTURE OF FORT GEORGE. Copies of Letters from Commodore Chauncey to the Secretary of the Navy. Sir, United States Ship Madison, Niagara River, 27th May, 1813. I am happy to have it in my power to say, that the American flag is flying upon Fort George. We were in quiet possession of all the forts at 12 o'clock. I have the honour to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient servant, ISAAC CHAUNCEY. Hon. Wm. Jones, Secretary of the Navy, Washington. United States Ship Madison, Niagara River, Sir, 28th May, 1813. Agreeably to arrangements which I have already had the honour of detailing to you, I left Sackett's Harbour with this ship on the 22d instant, with about 350 of colonel M'Comb's regiment on board-the wind being light from the westward, I did not arrive in the vicinity of Niagara before the 25th, the other parts of the squadron had arrived several days be fore, and landed their troops. The Fair American and Pert I had ordered to Sackett's Harbour, for the purpose of watching the enemy's movements, at Kingston. I immediately had an interview with general Dearborn for the purpose of making arrangements to attack the enemy as soon as possible, and it was agreed between him and myself to make the attack the moment that the weather was such as to allow the vessels and boats to approach the shore with safety. On the 26th, I reconnoitred the position for landing the troops, and at night sounded the shore, and placed buoys to sound out the stations for the small vessels. It was agreed between the general and myself to make the attack the next morning (as the weather had moderated, and had every appearance of being favourable). I took on board of the Madison, Oneida, and Lady of the Lake, all the heavy artillery and as many troops as could be stowed. The remainder were to embark in boats and to follow the fleet-at three yesterday morning the signal was made for the fleet to weigh, and the troops were all embarked on board the boats before four, and soon after generals Dearborn and Lewis came on board this ship, with their suites. It being however nearly calm, the schooners were obliged to sweep into their positions. Mr. Trant in the Julia, and Mr. Mix in the Growler, I directed to take a position in the mouth of the river, and to silence a battery near the light-house, which from its position commanded the shore where our troops were to land. Stevens, in the Ontario, was directed to take a position to the north of the light-house, so near in shore as to enfilade the battery, and cross the fire of the Julia and Growler. Lieutenant Brown in the Governor Tompkins, I directed to take a position near the Two Mile Creek, where the enemy had a battery, with a heavy gun. Lieutenant Pettigrew in the Conquest, was directed to anchor to the S. E. of the same battery, so near in as to open on it in the rear, and cross the fire of the Governor Tompkins. Lieutenant M'Pherson in the Hamilton, lieutenant Smith in the Asp, and Mr. Osgood in the Scourge, were directed to anchor close to the shore, and cover the landing of the troops, and to scour the woods and plain whenever the enemy made his appearance. Mr. All these orders were most promptly and gallantly executed. All the vessels anchored within musket shot of the shore, and in ten minutes after they opened upon the batteries, they were completely silenced and abandoned. Our troops then advanced in three brigades, the advance led by colonel Scott, and landed near the fort, which had been silenced by lieutenant Brown. The enemy, who had been concealed in a ravine, now advanced in great force to the edge of the bank, to charge our troops. The schooners opened so well directed and tremendous a fire of grape and canister, that the enemy soon retreated from the bank. Our troops formed as soon as they landed, and immediately ascended the bank and charged and routed the enemy in every direction, the schooners keeping up a constant well-directed fire upon him, in his retreat towards the town. Owing to the wind's having sprung up very fresh from the eastward, which caused a heavy sea directly on shore, I was not able to get the boats off to land the troops from the Madison and Oneida, before the first and second brigades had advanced. Captain Smith with the marines, landed with colone! M'Comb's regiment, and I had prepared 400 seamen, which I intended to land with myself, if the enemy had made a stand; but our troops pursued him so rapidly into the town and Fort George, that I found there was no necessity for more force; moreover the wind had increased so much and hove such a sea on shore, that the situation of the fleet had become dangerous and critical. I, therefore, made the sig nal for the fleet to weigh, and ordered them into the river, where they anchored immediately after the enemy had aban doned Fort George. The town and forts were in quiet pos session of our troops at 12 o'clock, and the enemy retreated in a direction towards Queenstown. any Where all behaved so well, it is difficult to select one for commendation, yet in doing justice to lieutenant Macpherson, I do not detract from the merits of others. He was fortunate in placing himself in a situation where he ren dered very important service in covering the troops so com pletely, that their loss was trifling. Captain Perry joined me from Erie on the evening of the 25th, and very gallantly volunteered his services, and I have much pleasure in acknowledging the great assistance which I received from him, in arranging and superintending the de barkation of the troops; he was present at every point where he could be useful, under showers of musketry, but fortu nately escaped unhurt. We lost but one killed and two wounded, and no injury done to the vessels. I have the honour to be, &c. ISAAC CHAUNCEY. Hon. Wm. Jones, Secretary of the Navy, Washington. Sir, United States Ship Madison, Niagara River, May 29, 1813. Deeming the command of Lake Erie of primary import ance, I despatched captain Perry yesterday, with 55 seamen to Black Rock, to take the five vessels there to Erie as soon as possible, and to prepare the whole squadron for ser vice by the 15th of June. General Dearborn has promised me 200 soldiers to put on board the vessels at Black Rock, to assist in protecting them to Erie. Mr. Eckford has with uncommon exertions prepared these vessels for service since the capture of York, and I think that captain Perry will be ready to proceed for Presque Isle about the 3d or 4th of June. The two brigs building at Erie have been launched. The Queen Charlotte and three others of the enemy's vessels came down to Fort Erie on the 26th instant, but as soon as they heard of the capture of Fort George and its dependencies, they proceeded up the lake, I presume for Malden. I have the honour to be, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient servant, ISAAC CHAUNCEY. Hon. Wm. Jones, Secretary of the Navy, Washington. Copies of Letters from Major-General Henry Dearborn to the Secretary of War. Sir, Head-Quarters, Fort George, Upper Canada, May 27, 1813. The light troops under the command of colonel Scott and major Forsyth, landed this morning at nine o'clock. Majorgeneral Lewis's division, with colonel Porter's command of light artillery, supported them. General Boyd's brigade landed immediately after the light troops, and generals Winder and Chandler followed in quick succession. The landing was warmly and obstinately disputed by the British forces: but the coolness and intrepidity of our troops soon compelled them to give ground in every direction. General Chandler, with the reserve (composed of his brigade and colonel Macomb's artillery), covered the whole. Commodore Chauncey had made the most judicious arrangements for silencing the enemy's batteries, near the point of landing. The army is under the greatest obligations to that able naval commander for his co-operation in all its important movements, and especially in its operations this day. Our batteries succeeded in rendering Fort George untenable; and when the enemy had been beaten from his positions, and found it necessary to re-enter it, after firing a few guns and setting fire to the magazines, which soon exploded, he moved off rapidly by different routes. Our light troops pursued them several miles, the troops having been under arms from one o'clock in the morning, were too much exhausted for any further pursuit. We are now in possession of Fort George and its immediate dependencies; to-morrow we shall proceed further on. The behaviour of our troops, both officers and men, entitles them to the highest praise; and the difference in our loss with that of the enemy, when we consider the advantages H. DEARBORN. Dear Sir, I am, dear sir, most respectfully, your obedient servant, Major-General Dearborn, Com. in Chief of the N. Army. Sir, Head-Quarters, Fort George, May 29, 1813. General Lewis was ordered to march yesterday morning with Chandler's and Winder's brigades-the light artillery, dragoons, and riflemen, in pursuit of the enemy by the way of Queenstown. I had received satisfactory information that the enemy had made a stand on the mountain at a place called Beaver Dam, where he had a deposit of provisions and stores, and that he had been joined by 300 regulars from Kingston, landed from small vessels near the head of the lake. I had ascertained that he was calling in the militia, and had presumed that he would confide in the strength of his position and venture an action, by which an opportunity would be afforded to cut off his retreat. I have been disappointed— although the troops from Fort Erie and Chippewa had joined the main body at Beaver Dam, he broke up yesterday pre |