On our return we picked up our men and their prisoners, together with the Battery and their prisoners, and proceeded to Fort Erie and tied up to the wharf of the Niagara River Railroad.

We had not been there long before intelligence reached us that the Fenians were coming down the Garrison Road in force, and would be in the village in ten minutes.Col.

Dennis seemed confused, and like the rest of us, thought they were being driven by the Queen's Own (at that time we were ignorant of the repulse of those forces).

The moment they were seen approaching the Field Battery (which had been landed) were ordered aboard, and in another minute was again ordered ashore.Capt.McCallum was then asked how many of the Naval Brigade could be spared for a support.

He replied that he thought it very imprudent to attempt an attack upon so large a force with his small body, and advised Lieut.-Col.