The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-20 00:00:00

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have foruartled it from that place by Major IVifher..
ell, of the Michigan volunteers. f made applicativii
to the Colnii.:toding Officer of that post, and etas re.

fused; he stating that he was not authoti,ed, anti

Geneial Crock was then of York. We were icame_
tely emhalktd for this place, and 'Major Wit .ierel I
obtained liberty at Kingston to go
,home on parolee
This is the fist opportunity I have had to forward
the dispatches. •
The fourth l'ititcd States' regiment is destine Air
Quebec, with a part of the first. The whole consist
of a little over 31)0.

Sn4Gebrge Pivvost, without any request on my
part,. bas offered to twke.my parole, and-Kt-mit me
to proceed to the States.
Lieutenant Anderson, of the Bth regiment, is the
bearer of my di.patches. He was formerly a Lieut..
'allant in -the Artiltery; and resigned his coMmission
on account of being appointed Marshal' of the ter-
ritory of Michigan. During the campaign he has
bake command.in the artillery; :awl I recommend
Mai to you as a valuable officer.'-. •:* • •
He is particularly acquainted with .the' state of
.things previous, and at the time whew tire capitula-
tion took place. He will be able to give you correct
information on any points about which you may
think proper to enquire.
_

I am, very respectfully,
Your most obedient servsut,
W. HULL.

nripArcit Fitox BRIG thicrt-GrAtn.tr. HULL TO TOE

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ti I. EUSTIS, SECRETARY OF TliE DEPART-

MENT c.F W R.

Fort George, Awz. ISI2.

Stet—Enclosed a:e the Articles of Capitulalian, by
which the Fort of Detroit has been se:rendered to
Major-General []reel:, _commanding his Pritannic
Majesty's forces in t7l'per Canada, and hi- w !deft 11;2
troops have heroin,. yrisonerseS war.
'it present forbids we fearn detailing the 1-)a.rticular
caeses which have 1‘..: !o this i.nfortuttato event. I
*ill, however, geneially cdts‘..i've, that after the
'surrender or 'Alichirinkiiißc, almost every tribe a tsel
nation of loisbans, “ceptilig a part of the Ni.ifLies
and ilawares, north front bcretill Lake Superior,
svez•l from beyond the Mississippi, seuth front the
Ohio. and VVthasis, and 'east freest every part. of
Upper CattaCia, and frimiall the ititerniedilte coun-
try, joined in opon hostilq, under the British
standard, against the army I commanded, contrary
to the most solemn assurances of a large portion of
them to remain neutral ; even 02 Ottawa Ciders,
from A•!::.croich, who formed the delegation to
WasNiitoso the last summer, in whoT ftienelsltip I
*flow vote lad great confideno,. are among the hos-
tile to bes, t gal several of them distinguished leaders.
—Among the vast number of Chiefs who led the
hostile hands, Tecumseh, Nlarpolt, Logan, AValk-
In-the-Water, Split Log, &c. arc considered the
principals. This numerous assemblage of Savages,
under the entire influence and direiqion• of the
.British Commander, enabled him totally to oh-
stroct the only f:ommunication which I had w
eountry. The communication had been opened from
..the
settlements in the State of Ohio, two hundred
!Riles through a wilderness, by the fatigues of the
army, which I marched to the frontier on the river
Dlroit. The body of the tale being commanded by
the British armed ships, and the *holes and rivers by
gun-bnals, the army was totally deprived of all corn-
snuniention by water. • On this extensive road it de-
Tended fur transportation of provisions, military
'Stores, toodi.citre, clothing, and every other supply, on
pack-horses. All its operations were successful until
its arrival at Detroit, and in a few days it passed into
the enemy'i: country, and all opposition wonted to
fall haute it.

• One month it remained in posses4on of this con it-
try, and was lid prom its resources. In differ.nit tli-
•rec!ions, ; r.etae.iments penetrated sixty milt s in the
•settled part. of the province, and the inhabitatits
'seemed -atislied with the chaeAo of sit nation, Ns
am:caged to Le taking itiac. ; the militia from Am-
herstburg were c).aily deserting. and the wl:ol• coun-
try, under the controul *of the army, was'asl.ing for
prot,titign. The Indians generally, in the first in-
stance, appeared to he neutralized, and dote! laitted
to lake no part in the contest. The fort of Amherst-
burg was v;gliteen milos below my encampment. Not
a caution or mortar was (.n wheels suitable to
cal ry before ti at place. I contutted my Oilicers,
whether it was exp‘sitent to make an attempt on it
• with the hive:est alone, without cannon, to make a
break in the first instance. The council I called was
of the opinion it was not. The greatest industry
was ex:•rtcd in making preparation, and it was not
until the itlr of August, that two 21-pounders, and
three hewitzets were prepared. It was then my inten-
tion to have proceeded an the euterprize: While the
operations of the army were delayed by these prepa-
rations, the clouds of adversity had been fo r some time
and seemed still thickly to he gathering around me.
The surrender Of Michiliiiackinac opened the north-
ern hive of Indians, and they were swarming down
in every direction. Reinforcements from Niagara
bad arrived at Amherstburg, underthe* command of
Colonel Proctor. The desertion of the militia ceased ;
besides the reinforcements that came-by water, I re.
ceived information of a very considerable force,
under the command of Major Charn!:ers, on the
river Le French, with four field-pieces, and collect-
ing the militia on his route, evidently destined for
Amherstburg ; and in addition to this combination,
and increase of force, contrary to all my expecta-
tions, the Wyandots, Chippewts • Ottowas, Potto-
watamies, Mdnsees, Delawares, Ire. with whom I
had the most friendly intercourse, at otter passed
ov”r to Amtierstburg, and accepted the tomahawk
and scalpieg knife. There being now a vastnumber
of Indians at the British post, they were sent tivithe
river Huron, Brownstown, and Macon°, to, inter-
cept my communication. To open' this communi-
cation, I detached Major Valthornei.onite Ohk)
volunteers, with 200 mm,-to proceed as far as the
'river Raisin, under evi expeetatitin he *bald meet
Captain Brush, with l'kllnott, v,)lunteers from the
State of• Ohio, and a qturotity 'of provision 'fir -the
army. An ambuscade visa formed at lirovinstowd,
and Major Varthorne's detachment defeated end's..-
.turned to 'camp without 'effecting *the - object:. of the
expedition. t • ;i:•••• Is ,"
In my letter offtie 7th inst. Yoii liave-the
tars of that trattiattiog, with, a rettirn of -she
and wounded. Vide/ tb i sudsle4-140 :unexpected