Brigadier-General Miller, and Major-General Porter, in testimony
of the high sense entertained by Congress of their gallantry and
good conduct in the several conflicts of Chippewa, Niagara, and
Erie.

_Resolved_, That the thanks of Congress be, and they are hereby,
presented to Major-General Gaines, and through him to the
officers and men under his command, for their gallantry and good
conduct in defeating the enemy at Erie on the fifteenth of (p. 205)
August, repelling with great slaughter the attack of a British
veteran army, superior in numbers; and that the President of the
United States be requested to cause a gold medal to be struck,
emblematical of this triumph, and presented to Major-General
Gaines.

_Resolved_, That the thanks of Congress be, and they are hereby,
presented to Major-General Macomb, and through him to the
officers and men of the regular army under his command, and to
the militia and volunteers of New York and Vermont, for their
gallantry and good conduct, in defeating the enemy at Plattsburgh
on the eleventh of September, repelling with one thousand five
hundred men, aided by a body of militia and volunteers from New
York and Vermont, a British veteran army, greatly superior in
number; and that the President of the United States be requested
to cause a gold medal to be struck, emblematical of this triumph,
and presented to Major-General Macomb.

Approved November 3, 1814.

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_Major-General Brown to the Secretary of War._

To the Honourable Head Quarters, Chippewa Plains,
John ARMSTRONG, July 7th, 1814.
Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.

Sir: On the 2d instant I issued my order for crossing the Niagara
river, and made the arrangements deemed necessary for securing
the garrison of Fort Erie. On the 3d that post surrendered at 5
P.M. Our loss in this affair was four of the 25th regiment,
under Major Jessup, of Brigadier-General Scott's brigade,
wounded. I have enclosed a return of the prisoners, of the
ordnance and ordnance stores captured.

To secure my rear, I have placed a garrison in this fort, and
requested Captain Kennedy to station his vessels near the post.

On the morning of the 4th, Brigadier-General Scott, wit