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 present at the attack upon Sackett’s Harbour, ending in the destruction of a small 10-gun brig (formerly British) and a barrack containing, among other valuable articles, the whole of the naval stores recently captured at York, by the American Commodore Chauncey. The other naval operations of that year are detailed.

On the 14th Feb. 1814, Lieutenant Dobbs was promoted to the rank of commander; and in May following, “he behaved much to the satisfaction” of Sir James Yeo, at the attack and capture of Oswego.

After this important event, two brigs and two schooners were placed under the orders of Captain Dobbs, and sent up the Niagara to co-operate with Lieutenant-General Drummond, on which service they remained during the whole campaign.

In the early part of August, the American schooners Ohio, Somers, and Porcupine, were stationed close to Fort Erie, then in the enemy’s possession, and Captain Dobbs resolved to attempt their capture or destruction. For this purpose he landed a detachment of 75 men, and caused them to carry his gig upon their shoulders, from Queenstown to Frenchman’s creek, a distance of 20 miles. From the latter spot, by the aid of the Canadian militia, five batteaux, as well as the gig, were got across through the woods to Lake Erie: the result of this extraordinary enterprise is shewn by his official report, dated Aug. 13, 1814.

“Sir,– Having succeeded in getting my gig and five batteaux across from the Niagara river to Lake Erie, a distance of eight miles by land, I last night attacked the enemy’s schooners that had anchored close to Fort Erie for the purpose of flanking the approaches to it. Two of them were carried sword in hand in a few minutes, and the third would certainty have fallen, had the cables not been cut, which made us drift to leeward of her, among the rapids. The schooners taken are the Ohio and Somera, commanded by lieutenants, and each mounting three long 12-pounders, with a complement of 36 men. My gallant friend. Lieutenant (Copleston) Radcliffe, and one seaman, fell in the act of boarding, which, with four wounded, is our whole loss. The enemy had one man killed and seven wounded; among the latter is Lieutenant (A. M.) Conklin, commanding the squadron,