ve. Major Wood
reports in the highest terms of the good conduct of the
subalterns. Lieutenants Riddle, of the 15th, attached to the
21st, and Hall, and ensigns Bean, Jones, Gumming, and Thomas, of
the 19th, as being extremely active, and performing their duties
with alacrity.

The manner in which Lieutenant Belknap, of the 23d, retired with
his picket guard from before the enemy's column, excites my
particular commendation. He gave orders to fire three times as he
was retreating to camp, himself bringing up the rear. In this
gallant manner, he kept the light advance of the enemy in check,
for a distance of two or three hundred yards. I have to regret,
that when entering our lines after his troops, the enemy pushed
so close upon him that he received a severe wound from a bayonet.

Lieutenant Bushnel and Cissney, of the 19th, while gallantly
engaged with the enemy at Fort Erie, were both severely, if not
mortally, wounded. Their conduct merits the warmest approbation.

Permit me to recommend to your notice, the good conduct of my (p. 222)
staff, Lieutenant Kirby, of the corps of artillery, my
aid-de-camp, and Lieutenant Holding, acting brigade major; their
activity and zeal was entirely to my satisfaction.

I close this long report, with stating to you, in the highest
terms of approbation, the skillfulness exhibited by Doctor
Fuller, surgeon of the 23d, and Doctor Trowbridge, surgeon of the
21st infantry, with their mates Doctor Gale, of the 23d, and
Doctors Everett and Allen, of the 21st; their active, humane and
judicious treatment of the wounded, both of the enemy and of our
own, together with their steady and constant attention to the
duties of their station, must have attracted your personal
observation, and I am confident will receive your approbation.

I have the honour to be, etc.,
E. W. RIPLEY,
_Brigadier-General commanding 2d Brigade_.

No. 42. (p. 223)
PLATE XLIII.

_July 5 and 25, and September 17, 1814._

Brigadier Genl. James Miller. [Rx]. Resolution of Congress
November 3. 1814.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL JAMES MILLER.

[_Victories of Chippewa, Niagara, and Erie._]

BRIGADIER GEN{L}. (_General_) JAMES MILLER. Bu