Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-11-23
Domfstir JIntflIigfnts.
Mod - Mode Of Warfare.

ures and difaiters which have attended
all Mr.. Madifou's Military expedi
tions ?-It is pretty good specimen
of the order, Gifcipline and conduct
in other corps, lhofe who think
Mr. Madifon, and thofe al1ociated
with him, qualified to carry on war
with energy and effect, mutt have the
fame reaions for their confidence in
them that a Roman Catholic has for
believing in the infallbihty of the
Pope.
CHILIcOTIE, Der. &c
From Bs Aymy-The following 10 the report
ofGeneral Upper 10 Geneal Harrison, the
Commander iii Chief, az TO tie cause OF failure
of che xpedition of mounted men uader his
command, we trust will be merelling to the
, public.
URBANA, QcT. ~. 1912
SIR-On receiving your oder of the b
inf. TO proceed 10 the Rapidswith the whole
force OF mounted men under my command
whose horse were ia a condition to perform
the service caused an examination to be i'm
! medlately made * found that tiere llill remain
ed 90 men including officers, in condition
to march /; including also p Bacon, and the
other company which left US tie morning fol
loving
The beeves eIpec ed a. gen Winchener's
camp, did no, arrive so as 10 enable us 20
draw, 'Il' The morning of the 5th--a great
number OF the men were deitiiue OF ptovlllOns
the day yea ielt Defiance There being no
flour 10 be issued TO he mouutelmen. c, der
ed eight days ious of bee 10 pe drawn and
Immediately jerked, 50 as 10 tighten and pre-
pare 4 Tor the expedition intending 70 move
OIL on the evening of The 5h. ca examining
our ammuniIio. it had been found, that du
TIng those exceilIve aims which iei viii e You
were marching us from S, Mary ) to Defiance
It had become 60 damaged as to be enurey
useeis not TWO rounds of sound cartridges
were left 10 man.
ordered returns made 50 that each man
should be furnished with 2 rounds This re
turn amounted to 4,5OO cartridges for the
Uusket men executive OF msjOf Ropers bat
talIon The ammunition Of he rlhemen hav
ing received very little damage; quarter mas
ter Baisey cal ed on the quarter mater IN gen
eral WInche,er camp, and returned without
asurpiy About one clock this day a.man
belonging to captain Murrays company Of
Rangers, was killed and scaiped acrols the
river Miami, within TWO hundred yards Of
/ our CAMP gave immediate orders 70 arms,
and III tive minutes 10 horse, but owing 20
our being compe led TO coG6ne GU horse du.
ring the night and graze them by day TO.
want OF forage. the gTea4es part a: ,his moment
were under keepers nearly one mile from our
IN Nc tuip ~
| bolG manner IN which the indians had ap
| preached our camp, that il was poisible con
| side able body were not diltant, wished 10
| form men aud proceed over the river, by
( which we should be IN situation 10 contend
! with considerable force, or Iur ue to ctfec.
a small one In The mean time l permitted
I maj Brush TO erois over with abou, 50 foot,
| 10 examine the bank aud see Ia what direction
\ The Indians had retired tux before he reach
Y ed the opposlte shore every hOrsenan whose
\ horse was a camp was mounted 20 follow over.
| Il was In VAN hat | made an attempt TO keep
J them back till they were iorned-they broke
/ oil ~ Plumbers from .0to 80, notify without
1 their officers, and crUlsed the woods IN every
/ direction a party Of 5 tell on the trail Of the
| Indians and al z or s rsi!es dltance overlook
them, but a. the Indians were hyperion
| to them, and formed, our men without
| waiting for discharge from the enemy, retur-
ned TO camp-Logan and other Indians in our
camp were of OpinIon that there was consid
! cradle force of the enemy lying no great dis
lance below US, e offered 70 sPy down. Early
| on the following morning they left our camp
with ini!ructions 10 proceed miles below The
| Litte Rapids diltAncC Of 4 miles - hey re-
! turned az evening found no trail Of any tzv
excepting the parry which had been pursued
I the evening before, and those they computed
! at abou, 40; thai they had proceeded on TO
( wards the wa,eI. oflske Michigan and not on
| a direction 10 tie Rapids-that the BriEish
and indians which had fed before gen VIE
chelter, had reIrea.ed vita appasen. precipi
fancy, driving their carriages over large logs
and tearing On every sapling thai itood IN
their way.
Scarcely had this scout left our camp, when
Ireceived the following order from gen. Win
shellef:
Camp near D5fasce 57 6, 1912.
SIR Believing Il 10 be ESSENTIAL, that the 10
| dia who committed the murder near our
| camp should be pursued and routed, or their
| ltren 9Th a.certained. and as hat dur, can tie
hefi, and mon eIpeditiouily done with mounted
men, you viii tins morning pur,ue their tra'l
| with part Of be whole of your force, and
did dye, kali and deltroy them IT in your pow
! er. This duty performed you Can AXE he
cosi Re directed BY gen Harrison The attitude
Of the enemy requires this change il your
dellinarion, ans - commanding officer Of che
| left wing OF the North v elsrA army ] have
deemed it my du.y to make if yuu Go not
rs,u.n 70 report, you will send an officer Tor
that purpose,
(SIgued) J. WINcHEsTEE, Brig