Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-09-14

! nus. reach the heart Of every American
that can feel. What mast be the sensations
, ofthc mind, which could. for any considera-
ton, deliver up, so basely, AN important
Charge confidcd to him by the government of
his country! Eternal infamy must cover
him. He has let loose thousands OF merciless
savages OH our defcnceless frontiers-thc
blood of many hundred helpless women and
children must rest on his head. God grant,
! that their cries may reach his ear, and
pierce his heart, with anguish and with ago
ny. Well, we have iostan army! But, thanks
TO him who gave Us being, and who will pr3-
tect us. We have another, and larger ar
my, assembled on our frontier. We fight
tor liberty, for life, for wounded hohor-and
we will fight gcith deSferati1n. Britain and
kher savage allies shall yet see, that we are
descendants of heroes. They have reused
| the backwo0ds-me and they Shall feel it,
We have time 10 add only, that the regu-
| lars were sent TO Quebec. The volunteers
wee sent home, on their parole. Col. NJ
Arthur's regiment, which was to be landed
at Cleveland, will be here in few days.
From the ChRfcothe " Suhhorter," .4uc. %.
Capt. William Keys, who left Detroit on
Monday the seventeenth, and arrived here
| on the Goth inst. informs, that on Saturday
the fifteenth of August the British demand
ed the surrender OF Detroit, and give Gen.
Hull three hours tn consider the matter. AT
ter the expiration of 8 hours, which was then
about o'clock in The evening, the enemy
commenced heavy fire which was return
ed from our guns, on the bank of the river,
with spirit, till some time in the night, when
| a cessation took place till the next morning,
oyl 10 Il IL. a Il
again commenced and continued until about
ten o'clock, when Hull ordered the flag TO be
hoistcd in the fort, shortly after which the
| firing ceased on both sides of the river, at
which time the British and Indians, to the
number OF 1900 or 1900 were crossing the ii
yer about three miles below the fort, and no
means taken to prevent them. A short time
| afterwards, two British officers were seen
riding up towards the fort, who were imme-
diately met by The Gen. and conducted To his
markee, abaut 100 yards from the fort, which
had been prepared for better than two davs
before their arrival, lin style) with pen, ink
and paper, where the disgraCeful articles Of
| Capitulation were drawn up-The gates
were thrown open and our brave fellows
were compelled to lay down their arms tn a
force much inferior to their own. Coils Cass,
and M'Arthur, had been sent out with "A de
| taCnnenC oI 4 or SUI men to- meet captain
Brush at the river Raisin-a flag of truce
was sent after them, and after some hesita-
| ton they surrendered. Col. Findley and
Lieut.. Col Miller were in the fort at the
time of the Capitulation. Hull's force wa.
much greater than that of the enemy. Dur
ing the engagement with the British and In
dams we had about men killed and wound
ed-among the killed are Doctor REYNOLDS
surgeons mate of Col. Cass's regiment, and
Lieuts. Shanks and Seberil We heard .o
none killed on the part OF the enemy. Al
the troops belonging To the army, with tn,
exception of the regulars, which were SEN
to Quebec, will De sent home, with SIEVE,
days provisions. Col M'Arthur's regiment
which was sent by way of Cleveland, will b,
here m short time.
When the enemy were preparing the
battery on the Canada side, and thrown,
down large frame house, opposite to De
troit, some of our Ulcers expressed grea
desire to play upon them with our cannon
but Hull would rot suffer a single gun to b.
fred, and exclaimed" Those who live i,
glass houses ought not to throw stonesv