Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-12-11

surpassed IN lsstre. koweser Auch it
may have seen in magnitude.
On Lake Ontario, ths caniicn of the
British ccmGaander, favored by ces-
tins enciss, frustrated the efforts
Of the Amsrisan eammauder. tn
bring on a decisive action. Captain
Cksancey was ahls, however, 10 estas-
li.h an assendsncy on that important
theatre. and to prove, by the manner
In which he Effected every thing pes
sinIe. that opportunities only were
wanted, or q mere shisia, display of
his own talents and Of the sailnntry of
those under his eormand.-
Tbs success on Lake Erie having
opened IL passage 10 the territory OF
The sneny, tbs officer commanding the
north western army transferred the
war thitLer and rapidly pHrsainy the
hostile trosPs fssiug with ,heir sa-
wage associates, forced sessraI ae-
tios, whish quickly Terminates ia the
cap turs OF the British, and dispersion
Of the savage force.
The result is signaIiy honorable to
MMor General Harrison, BY whose mi
htary talents it WAS prepared to eel.
Johrsss and his mounted volunteers,
whasc impetuors onset gave deei.ive
blow to the rank. of the eneay and
10 the spirit Of the volunteer militia
equally brave and patriotic, who bore
an interesting part in the scene moro
especially to TIE chief masistrats of
Kentucky at the head Of thes,, whose
hero;sm, sisuniizcd in tbs war whick
established the undergraduates og his
country, sought al au advanced asa, a
sknrs in hardships and battles, Tor
maintaining its rights and il. safety.
The effect Of thase successes has
been 20 rescue the iahabi,an!s Of Mi.
ehissn frsm their expressions, aggra
waited by gross infraclisns of the capi-
tuiaticn which subjected them to a
foreiga poNer--ts alieEata The sava-
ges OF nnmersus tribes fros1 the enemy
by WHOM they were disappointed and
abaudsued--xnd 20 relieve al extern
sive ras;on OF coansrv from 4 Eereiiess
wsrfara which desolated lis frontiers.
and imposed on It's citizens the mes.
harrassinS ssrvioes.
In consequence Of oar naval srpcrio-
Tity ell Lake rntario 4aa the "ppcrtu
nifty afforded by ii fer concentrating our
f,rses by water, operations which had
been previously planned. were set or
lost asains, tile passessisgs Of tae enc
my oa the Sc. Lawrence. Sneh, how
ever, was tlse delay prsdaced, in the
nrss instance, by adverse weather Of
unusual yio!esso ard coatihusnce, and
such the circumstances attending the
anal movements OF tie army, shat the
prospect at one tig,e so favorable, was
Not realised.
The erneity af The enemy, il enKst-
ing The savages into a war with a ma
tisa DESTROYS Of Rr.nai emulation In
mitigating lite saienitiss, las rot been
eeniiaes ia any enc oaartai Where
Yer they esala he turned against US.
ps exerisas to eff.ct II have osen spar
ed. oa cur South Western border, ths
Crack tribes, who yielding 10 our per
covering sndeavols. were gradually
acquiring more cisiiised habits. Ia
eaao the nnfortenEic Sietimsof seduc-
ton. a war ia that quarter has bsen
tse eo.seqUesee, iafsria;sd by
p!aody fanaticism, recently Propayat-
ed aaang tse.u.
Il was necessary to crush ss-h wal
hesays ii cauid spread among the coz
tisseus tribes, and before it could IA
voar enterprises Of the enemy into
that vicinity. With this view : for6v
vas eal!ed into service Of Re Z. >
from Georgia & 'rcraesse, Wick; wiz.
the nearest reg siartroops, aud ether
eorp5 from ti,e Mississippi territory,
aaight not only eaos:ise the sassSes in
tc present pease, BIT rake lasting
impression en- thsir fears.
The progress al the expedition, as far
as is yet known, corresponds with th.
martial xsal with which it was cs-
poused aud the best Lopss 0; a salts
"a ctory issue are aethoYised by the
easnpleta success with which Il well
planned enterprise was executed u
gainst body AZ hostile sayagcs, by c
detsshsasnt OK tho yciurteer militia of
Tesnessee, ander the gallant 20 mnand
OF Ger. CogeoJ and by g still more
important victory over larger body
al thea, gained under the imnediH;s
coirmana 81 Maj. Gen. jackson an
oaieer equally distinguished for his
military talents.
The systematic perseverance OF the
eaemy liz eoarting lac aii Of the sava
ges in al! CHARTERS, had The natural eff
feet ofkirdliag iheir ordinary pfopen-
sity TO war ;cto passion, which, e.