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

ont effecting the nlECl ~ ZIG SAP10itADi'
In nv letter Of the 9Th instant YOU have
the particulars Of that transaction with re
turn Cf the killed and wOunce Under this
sudden and unexpected change of things,
J and having received an express from Gen
Hall, commanding opposite the British shore
! on the Niagara river, by which Y appeared
| that there was 40 prospect OF any co opera
| ton from that quarter, and the two senior
officers Of tie artillery having stated to me
\ an opinion that Il would be extremely diif-
J cult, If not impossible 20 pass Turkey uver
4 and river Aux Cannard, win IA Founders,
and that they could not be transported oy
water, as The Queen Charlotte, which car
ried eighteen "a Founders, lay n the river
\ Detroit above tie mouth IT lhe river Aux
Cannard and IS It appeared indisPensibiy
necessary 20 open the communication 70 the
river Rasin and The Miami, ! found intseH
compelled ID suspend tie operation against
AmherstbuFg, and concentrate the man
force Of the army at DelroIt-Fuliy lnien-
ding a that sine, after the communication
was opened to recroSs the river, and pursue
the object at Amherstburg, and strongly de-
sirOus of continuing protection ~ 2 very
lrge number Of inhabitants ct Upper Cana
da, who had voluntarily accepted it under
the banks IF Tie river, little below Detroit
calculated for garrison Of three hmdied
men, On The evening Oflhe 7th, and morn
ing Of the Sth inst. The army, excepting the
garrison Of $50 infantry, and corps Of az
tiIlerists, all under the command Of Major
Denny of he OHIO volunteers, re-crossed the
river and encampeG al DetrOt-ID pursu
ance of the object Of opening the communl-
cation, on which considered The existence
OF the army depending, detachment ct six
hundred men, Under the command Of lieuten
ant colonel Miller, was Immediately ordered
For particular account of the proceedings
OF TINS detachment, aud the memorable bal
&c which was fought al Msguago which lie
fleets the highest honor III lie American
arms, refer yOH 20 my letter Of tie ISh
Aug INST duplicate OF which Is enclosed,
marked G-Nuthng however bun honor was
acquired by thIs victory and It Is q painful
/ consideration that the blood Of seventy fve
gallant men could only open the commun
Cdti q, rs iAr As the points VI their bay Onets
. extended The necessary care OF the sick
ana wounded, and very severe storm Of
am, rendered their return tdramp indis
Z PehSaOly necessary tor their own comfort
: capt Brush with his small detachment, and
4 ehV provisions beng suii a. the river Raisin
! an situation 10 be destroyed by the saw D. s
% tue I0-h INST. 40 Tie evening, / permitted
4 lois M'Arthur and Cass ~ select from their
! regiment four hundred UT their most effect
I'VE men, and proceed an upper rou.e through
thc woods, which had sent an express tO
Capt Brush 20 take, and had directed the
/ militia OF the river RaisH 20 accompany hun
| As 3 reintorcement-Tht force Of the enemy
continually increasing, and The necessity "a
opening the com municaton, and acung on
me defensive, becoming more apparent,
mad, previous ~ detacEinF Coils M'Arthur
! and Cass on the 18th inst evacuated and
| destroyed the fort on The opposite baas.
On the 18Th, IN the evening Gen Brock az
rived * Amherslburg about HE hour Colo
neIs M'Arthur and Cass marched, Of which
at that time had received no information
! On the 18Th received summons from him
| to surrender fort Detroit, Of which the pa
| per marked a j. cOnv-Mv answer IS
ma ked B. al this time I received 10 iu-
| formation from Colonies M'AFthur and Cass
! An express was immediately sent strongly
I escorted with orders toe them to return.
Y On the 18th, as soon IN Gen Brock received
| my letter, his batteries opened On The town
! and fort, and continued until etening--ln
the evening all thc British Sims nf vguI
/ came nearly as far Up tie river as Sand
| wich, three miles below Detroit-At dav
! light on The 16,h Ca which time | had WI
! ceiyed no information from Coils M'Arthur
and Cass, my expresses, sent the even n
before, and IN the night, having been pre-
vented from passing by numerous bodies cf
| Indlans) the CannOuade recommended, and
n short ume IreceNed information, that
the British army, and Indians, were landing
be'ow me Spring wells, under The cover Of
their ships of war.
Ar this time the whole effective fo-ce AZ nv
dlipofal At Detroit did not exceed eight hun
dred men. Beng new troops, and unaccuf
toned 70 cam life; having performed AZ
boHous march having been engaged ID 4 num-
Der OF battles and lSirmilhes, 10 which MANY
had fallen, and more had received wounds. ii
addition % which large number being hck
and unprovded with medicine. and the com
forts Receilary for their ltuatioa are he gen
eral cauies by which the Rrength of the army
was thus reduced The fort Al this lime Wa
fined with women, children, and the old and
decrIped people o. the town and country
they were uniafe in the town, a. Il was entirely
open and expoied 20 the enemy = ba,,eriesZ
back Of the fort above or below II. thpre WAS
no iafety tor them on account of the indians.
III the hri' initance, The enemy's fire was prin-
cipaly directed againit our batteries. towards
me coie, 4 was directed agaiHlt he fort alone.
aud a'moit every lhoc and fhel had their e.
! feet
i now became necedlry either % fight the
enemy IN the held +; collect The whole force IN
the tort or ProPofe terms of capitulalion /
could not have carried into the field more than
TX hundred men, and left an adequate force II