Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-08-07


left % me 9 h inst. To his politeness we
are indebted for the following interesting
particulars.
On SUNDAY, the 5ih of July, the army
under General II all arrived At the Spring
Wells, three miles below Detroit, all IN
good health On Monday afternoon they
marched into Detroit, parsdsd through
town. received the warmest gratula,ion OF
the citizens. and returned TO the Spring
Wells in the evening Oh Tuesday the
4ih regiment marched up and encamPed on
the PLAIN back of Detroit, and on Wednes
day the other three regiments joined the
4!h.
Gen. Hull received the news Of the De.
claration of War ~ miles bey ond the rapids
of Miami--but il waa known at Maiden
one day sooner than at Detroit.
On Sunday, the 4th inst. the British be.
gan TO throw up breast works and erect
fort opposite Detroit; but The battery al
Detroit played upon them, demolished
their wo k. and compelled taem to retire
nrecIpitately. On Wednesday the enem,
xr.ngneoo~d another breast work, which
they completed by day-bresk on Thursday
morning, and mounted, behind it, sever
small Cannon aud two mortars. No at
tempt had been made to destroy this second
breast ~ok when our informant left De
troit but pre- para,ions were making to at
tack it Immediately. Ii was not supposed
however, that it would have any effect il
preventing General Hull from landing hi
army on the Canada shore. At the towr
of Detroit the river Detroit is three quar-
feis OF mile wide, and our troops coule
land either above or below the new British
fort in few minutes.
twenty. five American citizens wht
were on the Canada side when the declara
ton If war was known, were taken prison
ers. and couhped in the III at Sandwich
& small English vIll4ge about two miles
btl W Detroit " When this was heard ID
Deuoit, the battery al that pl5ce opened /;
brisk Ere upon the villsge and IN a lev
minutes thes were Compel d 10 throw opcr
the III doors, and PEI init the prisoners to
retu,nto Detroit, where they all lately ar.
rived he InhatitauJs of Sandwith were
YER, much frightened, and supposed thai
1.-THE did ~, let the damn'd yankeeS out
tie would be battered down. Same
Of the houses were injured, and one mat
killed
The Indiaps had hoisted the British n 5
at BtoVnst wp ~ mills from Deuou
which was /. ken down by the Americans
without r, si.tance.
Grn Hull had held council with seve
III hundred ludlaus, Ill oil whom oPpea,e.
disposed for peace - hey were, however
al armed with new British rnes, and hat
ben drawing ratons from Maiden. Som
al the IN tfete d their services TO Gen. Hull
which he d. clined {; and requested the m
as the best evidence of their friendly dis
position, to return immediately to thei
respective homes.
About $50 Sagas and several Wiueba
goes and Cnippeways, were with the bii
tish
The account we published last week O
the capture of two American vessels, from
the Foot of the Rapids of Miami of tn
Lake bound to Detroit, proves TO hav
been correct, in substance. They wer
the sloop Amelia, with provisions and store
goods, and small vessel [name unknown
belonging to Mr.. Chapin, with severa
passengers and large quantity of baggage
and thing belonging TO the Ohio army
] h capt OF the Amelia not having hearC
OF thc declaration OF war, passed up the ri
yer rnd.r the guns Of Fort Maiden, wa
brought to. and lmmed atelv taken. Hear
ing OF Chsp,n's vessel, the enemy des
patched boat with FIVE Canadians to tax
her. he, met Chspin b1aded his YES
sci and C. ptur, d her. without any resist
ance being made bv Chapn or any of tn
crew. Among the pass ngers were seve
raj ladies wives Of the officers of the AL
Re gimtnt. two subhtrrn fiji ers T1oti
s,tk -. rgIng TO thc 4th Rsgt. a seIgean
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