Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-01
pITTsBURGB, January ~.

,mr.,, Blues, arrived here on satur-
,iay last. He gives us the pleasing
informatisn of the arrival OF tue
;,.oops under Colonel Campbell at
Frank.ipton, and also states. that vi
though the Pittsburgh Blues suffer
ed severely from cold and fatigue
,ae, were all fast recovering. were
in high spirits. and in few days
would he again ready for any enter
,,rizp the honor oftheir country might
require.
We learn from a very respectable
source. SAYS the GAINESVILLE Express,
that the Governor OF this state, is au-
thorized 10 raise SOC mounted vo'un-
terrs for another secret expedition.
This is certainly the most eligible
mode Of wsrrins with Ensians,by car.
rring the war into tAair t"wrs and
wigwams. it not oaly .'iverts their at
,e0iian from our frsn.iers. hat has
an amazing effect upon their feelings
and will soon induce them 10 sac
for peace If the. are not prevented
by their more savage neiShbors, the
Canadians.
By the return sf Major Bodley
from the lef, wing Of the North
Western army. We learn that Gen.
Winchester marched or the 26th
uitine, for the Rapid, oiI,he Miami.
We also learn by the same gentle
man, that Wiachester's men had re
ceiYed an abundance Of provisions;
and there was no duabt, but il Guild
now be regularly supplied.
frankfort .arsus, Jaauary1 Is.
Some OF the warriors taken at thp
battle Of Slississinaway. have been
sent TO The Delaware Indians, to in
vite them in. Ii it stated that they
have become greatly alarmed. and it
is supposed in a few days 1000. OF
that nation composed Of men. wo-
men and children. will be 1t Piqua.
to be sent from thence to the shaw
anoe viiIage.-H'sSiera Citizen.
TIE following account Of TIE ex-
petition to he Hississ;raway Towns,
under Cnione! Campbc!!. We have
received from a vOu1g gentleman
belonging 10 The PITT si4urgl, Blues
lis correctness mav he relied OF. 1t
is with pride we give this proof Of
tie drawer. "foar yo"ng volunteers.
DAYTON. (o"io) Dee. 81.
On the 25ih OF Nsyatnher a de-
tarbment under th" co:a12ard fit.
Cal. Campbell! left FrankIiGtoa on a
tour, which was then a secret. This
detachment consisted o. Il regiment
ofliSht horse six months volunteers
from Eenturky, commanded by Col.
SimeraI'.a squadron Of light horse.
UNITED States regulars ard United
States volunteers) commanded by
Major Bali. a company Of regular
infantry. tho Pittsburgh Blues. ard
t!aXandee's Hiiiemen, amounting in
the whole to upwards Df coo men.
We proceeded 10 this place: we
here left our tents and all our bag
gnse from this we marched to
Grecnvilla, the extreme frontier
settlement; previous TO our arrival
here the object Of our expedition was
made known 10 US. We were in
formed in general orders. that it was
against the Miami Indians, whose
towns and settlements lay OIL the
,Hiississinawa, river.
The whole of the foot being mount
ell on pack horses at Dayton, in or
der to expedite our march, we pro-
cceded with considerable rapidity.-
Cur march. after we left Grenville,
lay through dreary wilderness.
ard sever saw 4. house nor the trace
Of a human being. except savases,
fer The distance Of So miles-the
whole Of Our march irons Franklin
ton being about 900 miles. Every
| man carried his own provisions on
his horse, which consisted Of nothing
but hiseuit and pork. AS we had
no camp eqUipagc Of any kind. our
Only means ofcnokirg was by broil-
Tag our meat on the Goals, OF roast
ing il on a stick before the fire. On
The mcrnins ofcsr third days march
from the settlement We we're within
fori. miles of the Indian towns
re proceeded that day & the whole
Of the next night. and halted about
four o'clock in the morning few
miles from the town. After refresh
ing ourselves about an hour, we took