The surgeons, doctors Fuller 23d, Trowbridge 21st, with their mates, doctors Gale of the 23d, and Everett and Allen of the 21st, deserve the warmest approbation, for their indefatigable exertions and humane attention to the wounded of our army, as well as to the prisoners who fell into their hands. I have the honour to be, etc., E. P. GAINES, _Brigadier-General commanding_. _____ _General Gaines to the Secretary of War._ To the Honourable Headquarters, Fort Erie, Upper Canada, John ARMSTRONG, August 26th, 1814. Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. Sir: In my report of the battle of the 15th instant, I inadvertently omitted the names of Captain Chunn of the 19th, Lieutenants Bowman and Larned, of the 21st, and Jewett of the 11th infantry, as also my brigade major, Lieutenant Gleason, each of whom bore a conspicuous part in the action, and whom I beg leave to recommend to your notice. Lieutenants Bowman and Larned commanded companies in the 21st, which so gallantly beat the enemy's right column. Captain Chunn, with his company was doing duty with the same regiment. I also omitted mentioning that a part of this regiment pursued the enemy's right upwards of a mile, and took 100 prisoners; his left was also pursued, and more than a hundred prisoners were taken beyond our works. These facts prove that the affair was not merely a _defence_ of our position, or a mere _repulse_ of the enemy, as I find it called by some. As regards myself, I am satisfied with the _result_, and am not disposed to make any difficulty about the _name_ by which the affair may be called; but it is due to the brave men I have the honour to command, that I should say, that the affair was to the enemy a _sore beating_ and a _defeat_, and it was to us a _handsome victory_. Our position is growing stronger every day by the exertions of Majors M'Ree and Wood, and the officers and men generally. We keep up a smart cannonade. One of the enemy's pickets yesterday approached nearer to (p. 232) ours than usual. Major Brooke, officer of the day, added 100 men to our picket, attacked and drove them in with considerable loss; the major brought in about 30 muskets. In this affair however, we have to lament the loss of another gallant officer, Captain Wattles, of the 23d; our loss was otherwise inconsiderable. I have the honour to be, &c., E. P. GAINES, _Brigadier-General commanding_. No. 45. (p. 233) PLATE XLVI. _September 11, 1814._