Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-09-21

acting on the defensive, DctomHlS uiofe
apparent, had, previous 70 detachlng
Coils. MArthur and Cass on the lth
inst. evacuated and DESTROYED the fort
on the opposite bank. On'the lSeh In
the evening, General Brock arrived at
Amhersthurg about the hour colonies
MAvthur and Cass marched. Of which,
at that time, had received no irforna-
ton. On the 18th, received sum-
mons from him to surrender fort De-
troit, OF which the paper marked A. is a
copy. My answer is marked B. Al
tnis time | had received no information
.rom co.'s. M'Arthur and Cass. An ex-
press was immediately sent, strongly es-
coted, with orders for them to return.
On the 9Th, as soon as genera Brock
received my letter, his batteries opened
on the town and fort, and continued UNI
III evening. In the evening, I'LL the
British ships Of war came nearly as far
up the river as Sandwich, three miles
below Detroit. a: day iig.s Oh the l6rh
ct WHICH time mad received no in!or-
nation from co.'s M'Avthur and Cass,
nay expresses sent the evening before,
and in the III :ht, having been prevented
f'om passing by numerous bodies Of H.
dams tae canOpnadc RECOMMENDED,
aud IN short time, received inforlna-
,ion tha, the Brush army and Indians,
we're lending below the SDri,,pwalls.
aader n. cover Of their ships of war
At this time, the wnolc effective force
st my dispos at Detroit, did not exceed
eish! hundred men. Being new trocps,
and unacCustomed to a camp life: bav-
ing performed laborious march hay
ing seen engap d in number of battles
and skiym;saes. in which many had fJ.
icn, and more had received wounds. il
addition tu which. a iar.ra nu,,h~, J.
sill and n,,roy;,r.l u;tts o
,rd n. continue nec..ss.n, ,,,"::
,ua+;on or, tho c.,nera1 w. WV, ,:S,
,be xtrnn,.. of tho onn,,, "".o''
dnccd, Thc fort at this i'm. WOE e,Iad
with wor,a, ch:ldrer arI a., s,I ~
criu;I nannle Of thc ,orn ,r1 oa,..,
fnrv were nnsofa !, ,L,. to,vr :.
cnt;,,,v onen, ard e,noeeJ :, 49, wa wa"
m,,S hn,te,ins Rae: or the Ior .tV aS U".
or below il. there ,ypo s,r,,u e., ,,'s.',
., occor,,,r ,la In1i,n, ~ ''c'''
Instance. ~. encmy,s fro wac nr; U.s. 49,
" Directed ao,;nst INV h.,.dn;an r.'
wards The close. it was di,ertaa oo.,;n w.
thc Tor, alone, and a,nos, everr sj,ot anJ
,heu had ~, :, eanct 0''0' GIN
!, now hac,r,o necoos,rr o;,,,n .,
6abt the enen,v in me frlJ co,I"c, ,te
Whole force il the fart. 9, nroon,s tsr ,,
Of caDitula,icn. con,d no, ,,ro COW
ried into the f. Id more ,ban s;v ,x.,Jr,,;
men. and ,.r a,v ade,,at. C,,c. IN -
fort, There were landed -, u,att ;n,a or
the enemy. regular force of much more
than that number, and t"lce the num-
Der Of lnGl&ns. Considering this great
inequality OF iprce, did NOT think it eX-
pcd,ont to adopt the first neasurc.-
The second must have been attended
VIA great sacrimCc OF blood, and no
possible advantage; because the contest
could not iI,c teen sustained more
than day tor the want OF powder, and
but very few days for the want Of pro
visions. In addition to this, colonies
MArthur and Cass would have been iii
d most hazardous, stu"tion. feared
nothing but the last alternative. lhave
dared to adopt II. we'll knew tbs
high responsibility Ct the measure, AID
Take the wnoic Of 1t on myself. Ii
VA, dictated by I sense OF du'y, and
full conviction OF Us expectancy. The
bands q savag2G winch Had then Joined
tie British iorce were numerous be-
You'd any former example. Their
numbers have si@ce increased, and tas
history OF the h&"5arians or the NORTH OF
Europe. does nat furnish examples OF
more greedy violence than these sava-
ges have exhibited. y large portion Of
the brave and gallant officers AID mrn
commanded, would cheerEully have con-
tested nu,il ti,e ja.t Carlri,ire had keen