Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-11-23
J. WINCHESTER,
Brigad,er General.

When colonel Simera's regiment moved off,
large proportion Of a company ofm Rog
ers battalion from Kentucky followed, which
reduced that battalion, beng the whole force
now remaining frol4 Kenm1ky) ID ielS chan
so meu-I was indebted to col. SmerAl for
all the cartridges he had excepting rounds,
b ut the mott of them had been damaged
and dried, they did not add one found round TO
each man | was on the point Of IakIng up
the line of march TO eEecu general Winchef
ter orders when colonel Alien, commanding
a regiment OF Kentucky troops 10 gen Win
cheIier camp, came up and nformed rue he
had COtained cave 70 accompany me 10 the
Rapids in any itatIou though' proper tops ace
HIM, from a folder upwards-l thankfully
accepted his leryices, and cauled hiIn 10 be an
bounced a. al hd-coionei Allen pfopOled,
that a. It was general Wincheiter's wish the
troops lhould move on the direct route 10 The
Rapids, thai none ihouId be taken. bu; iuch a
! would 20 fteety-the experiment waA made
when about 400 volunteered for the lervice /;
lcarcey had thole troops moved forward
ftom Tie ranks, when colonel Allen beckoned
me Aide, aud ihewed me an order which gen.
Wucheiter had tina, m meut forwarded TO HIM
giving colonel Allen the command Of the men
ordered 10 the Rapids regueited Of cooael
allen copy of the order winch he declined
giving II would be difficult, lir for me D de
icrl5e the itate oil my fee IngS at thi. moment.
tn ned TO the troops when had refuled TO
volunteer, and ordered them iols the Aug
laIze on the route you directed me 20 take, as
the belt calculated 20 Garry your orders INTO
effect When 1t was found that general Win
cheiter had iuipended me ia the command, the
| whole fUrce from Ohio broke off, G Oiled the
Auglaize and retuled 10 march as directed Nv
general Wincheter-colonel Allen and major
Bruih returned TO gennral w who aflu ed
them he had miltook the Objea of colonel
AiieO's requelf general Winchelter thea pro-
Poicd 20 divide the force, party TO proceed
On the erect ronte from Defiance 60 the Rap
ids the other by Tswa towns, to unite AZ a
certain time, Il miles above the Rapids
was unwilling TO content TO this meafu7e the
force unIged was not half the number you
thought necfary TO order on the moi lecret
rou eT,6l The objed Of the expedition !;
d'vihon Il els than 500 men 10 meet ia an
euemy's country, ~he.e many circumstances
might proven, hes junction, was 70 me mea-
iue could on y content 10 by compuision,
this mcclure wa in he end abandoned.
win the theu remaining ofCe rOceedeu
! to this place, where directed colonel Findley
and Major Roper 10 difcharge fuch men only
Is had continued TO their duty
Thus, Sir, has terminated an expedition az
one time, capable Of tearing The Britilh flag
from the wall AZ Detroit, wherein our troops
might have returned wi,h the pleahug rehec-
ton Of havIng rendered their country al ellen 7
tial terv.ce
is duty SIR, owe to ,he officers of The
Ken,ucky force 10 Col Findley and the Off
Se-s OF his frit battslicl, 70 fay hat they were
jealous IN prehug forward The expedition (;
while he Offices OF the iecond battalion, com
manded by major Taylor, with 2 few eXcep
ions wee thinking from their duty, and
financially deferting the czule Of their coun.
try
The de aching of Col. Simerals regiment
from our force 1ands prominent among the
caufes Of our faIlUre aliea iy was their panic
in tome parts Of our camp; the enemy thar
bad retired az general Wincheiter's approach