Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-09-28

than thefe favzges have eKhibited--A large
portion Of The brave and gallant officers and
men i command would chserfuliy have co.,
tetled until The Izl cartridge had been erpen.
ded and the bayonets worn 10 the lockets-f
could not content 10 the ule'efs lacrihce oi
fuch brave men, when I knew II was impot
hble for me 10 fuAzin my ltuation--It va
impoGIible in the nature Of things that so arm
could have been furnifhed with the nectiTsrr
Guppiies of Proviions, military Cores, clothiry
and comforts for the hck, on pack horf.'
through a wilderness Of two hundred mia,
filed with h0llile lavaggs--It vas imDorfb.
lr, thar this little army, worn down b. :,
tigue, by fckuels, by wounds, and d.
could have iuppOrted iIlelf not only 49, WI
the collected force Of all the northern 49,
of Indians but sgain1 the united ilrsny,b i,
Upper Canada, whole population comic. III
more than twenty times The aumber rar,a;-'s
in the territory Of Michigan, aided h. -
principal part Of the regular fnrra. iii
province and the wealth aud iBfpenr. IN MI
North Wet aud other trading GAMMA
among the indians, which have n ,bs,- .-
ploymenf and under their entire control r,..
than two tbouiand white men-Before t~l.1
this dispatch, i 4 duty owe nv renee
bic atlooIaiss in command Colonies MiAr,Lr..
Findley, CATS, and Lieutenant Col Miller y
eIpreis my Obligations TO them for the nro--..
and judicious manner they have narf,rrtl
their respective duties-It augb, i.. -
place during lbs campaign, vsil.es !. -
bic 20 the army, theie officers are entitled NJ
a large lhare Of tiff the lat ati fhoufA \.
diiappFoved no part Of the cenfnre belo-o. !.
them have likewile 20 erprers nv obfigst;o1
"a General Taylor who has performed nv d-
~ Of quarter matter general, for la ore.
exertions IN procuring every thing in his 4.
partment, which Il was Poiible ID furnil, Fl.
the convenience OF the army: ikewile J.
brigade major Jeaup, for the corre9 .pI
puuCtual manner 10 which he has dircharoI
his duty and to the army generally for WIZ,
exertion and the zeal they have manifeeese.
the public interen-The death Of Dr ZOO.
ioon after he arrived AZ Detroit was revtr
misfortune 10 the army; Il was increaled \
the capture Of the Chachaga packet. by which
tile medicine and hofpital flores were Ion-Ht
was commencing The ben arrangements II ",
department CT which he was the nrirri,,l
with the very fmalI means Ne pnf+fpd-
was llkeWiie deprived " the necsdarv lerv;ss,
OF Capt Partridge by Gcknefs, the o1ly Office,
Of me corps of engineers attached 10 the arnr
All The officers and men have gone w .hei,
respective homes, excepting the 4th United
states regiment and final part Of The I'M
ana Capt Dyion's company " Artillery-C Cart
LyionS company was Iefr Il Amheifbu-g. and
the others are with me prifoners; they amounr
~ about three hundred and forty-T have oriv
- iolIclt an inVeligation of hIy conduct. 4
early as my htuation and the nature Of tbinc,
wal admit; and 20 add The further re0ren
tH4l me government viii not be unmindful
CT my aiioeiates IA captivity and Of the FAM.
hes o. thoie brave men who have fallen IN Nh.
CONTEXT III 'tis
l nave the honor to Be, very respectfully.
your mott obedient fervant
NJ HULL, BR1G. GEE.
CsHaFaaIi4g Re NortB H,sF.,.
yNrgzfy al Tie Tfnr.y Cs a..