Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-31
CHILLIcorHE, Aug. 70.
IMPORTANT FROM THE ARMY.

IMPORTANT FROM THE ARMY.
Ertract Qfa letter from volunteer zrho
marched from this PLACE on the 21st ukt. to
one IF the editors, dated Raflids Of Miami,
.fuguSt, g, 1912.
We arrived here days ago, all in good
health and spirits. There has nothing ex-
traordinary happened on our march so far
We have had good weathcr-bad roads and
very bad water three Indian alarms, which
happily ended without any bloodshed. We
have been waiting hear for two companies
of men from Stark and Columbiana counties
one of which arrived Thursday evening, the
other went by water to the river Raisin.-
The company that has arrived contains
bout IS fighting men, which with - regu-
lars of the 9TH regt which joined us at Men
aly's block-house-30 from the block-houSe
here--and some picked up on the road,
make our force amount to from $50 to 200
men. There are expresses arriving conti-
nually, number of which are suspected to
be spies From theinformation of those, that
think can be relied on, it appears that the
British have taken possession of Brownstown,
which is seven miles from Maiden, and I'M
nlediately on the road 10 Detroit they have
stationed about 2 or 500 Indians there, which
skulk about and every now and then kill and
and scalp travellers. At the head of the In
dams is Tecumseh-Gen. Hull detached
200 rinemen, which attacked the Indians at
Brownstown.--At the same time can
non was heard in the direction OF Madden
There is little doubt but we shall ha, an
engagement between this and Detroit. We
suspect strongly, that there are spies CONT
nually lowering round our camp. We are
Just starting from here and will reach De
troit in 5 days, if not stopped at the river
Raisin."
Extract ofa letter from the same tiiace and
datcd as tie above, to a gentleman in This
t0zun.
1--WE march to-day for the river Raisin,
which is 80 miles distant from this place, and
within % miles of Detroit. We have receiv-
ed orders by express from Gen. Hull, to halt
at the river Raisin and wait further orders
we have been joined here by a company of
rihemen from Sandusky--our party is nearly
300 strong, our men are in high health and
spirits-should we be attacked, our boys will
give them a warm reception--the night be-
fore last we received an express from the ri
yer Raisin, advising us, that the mail and the
escort were attacked by body of Indians
near Brownstown on Wednesday last, and
driven back to Detroit, we expect Lyons was
in the engagement; there is no other Conf
muniCation between the river Raisn at this
time but by express.
Wednesday, last about the time the mail
was attacked, tremendous firing of cannon
was heard at Maiden, which continued du-
ring the afternoon of Wednesday, and du-
ling the night the conjecture in camp is,
that Gen. Hull sent an escort with the mail
TO draw portion of the Indians and British
from Maiden, and at that moment to- COM
mence an attack OH the Fort this is mere
conjecture : but the coincidence of circum-
stances would seem to justify it. Our troops
took two British vessels few days since at
Detroit, passing from Michilimachinac to
Maiden with American prisoners taken at
the former place. this was a fortunate thing
for our poor fellows on board; in addition,
we understand, our army got a number of
British pr1soners,-James Foster, of our
place, was wounded in the neck, in an en-
gagement at the bridge near Maiden, the
wound is not serious; we are momently ex-
pecting an express from Head Quarters"