Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-05
GAINESVILLE, May 10, 1915.

I gentleman of undoubted vcracity and in
/ telligcnce, who has lately arrived from the
frontiers, has politely favored us wiki the fol
loving important and interesting nfCrma ion
That governor Aeigs and general Cass, witt
the mounted men, left Upper S.nlusky fol
fort AIcigs on Wednesday, the 18th inst, the
jfootmen having marched tic day before, i'll Tho
iwhoi: amounting to $500 mcn-they expected
TO receive I'm accession of 1900 ncn at Lower
Sandusky and to arrive at fort Meigs on Friday
a dispatch was received by governor Meg.
for general Harrison on Tuesday, which stated
.hat the British had bored ous the cannon
spiked bv tie kcntuck ians, and that he expe,
ted the cannonadc would soon recommends
but, he .pprehended no danger OF beng com
PEELED to surrender the fort. "A firing OF cannon
was stated to have been heard at Upper San
ldusi.y on Tuesday evening and on "Wednesday
morning, in the direction oil the fort The
I whole loss IN the fort, during the siege, was
stated TO have been ten killetl--twenty-th
Of the Petersburg volunteers are Stated TO have
been woiIndcd-thc total number ot wounded
was not stated.
When our informant passed through New
ark, the kentuckia ans taken i'll the late engage
ment at the Rapids, were arriving, there in con
siderable numbers, having been landed by the
British ut the mouth Of Huron ard liberated
ION their parole. Their appearance was trrly
idcplorablc, having been stripped ;a,l plander
ed by the indians Of every hing valuable Few
lot them had any other garment except SHIRT
and trousers, and blankets which hid been
sent them by general Harrison. The nlabi-
frlutS bad furnished most OF them with hats,
though many were still without any. Tie pco-
pie too were very liberal III supplying them wisi,
provisions.
They state that they descended the Mann IN
boats from fort Defiance, IN number about
twelve hurdrcd, under the command of g.sc-
raj Clay. On the 5lh May Il division OF be-
tween seven and eight hundred men, under tlit.
command OF Col. Dudley, landed ON the west
side of the river, opposite to fort Mcigs, BY or
der Of general Harrison for the purpose Of
stormipg ;;e British batteries, which tlicy CT
fcctcd withou' much loss. They spiked the
cannon and tool, s.ve:d Iinglshmen prisoners.
The only formidablc force near the fnrt were
indians, who rctrcatcd, and were pursued with
out much order bv the kentuckians. They
i:cpt sk;rnlshng vi h tkc.n for some consider
able time, until Tie British, who were encamp-
ed some distance in the rear Of the batteries.
came up, and cut of tl,cir retreat 10 Tic river
Finding Themselves surrounded on al SIDES.
most ofthem were compelled to surrender ~
this time, 1t is stated by Some, that there were
not 40 men together. About one hundred and
forty made their escape and TO- ont 20 the fort.
The prisoners were taken to the old for,, whcn
they were counted, and stated by the British
officer u amount 70 about so. fITing been
left in tho fort under a small guard, the Indians
broke in Upon them ard killed number
Two Of tho English soldiers were killed by thei
indiars in attempting to defend them. Tel
curnsclI and Col. Elliott soon came TO thcjrrc-
lief and put an end 70 The massacre. Tccum-
sch, in particular, was much cnragcd at thej
conduct % the Indians.--Towards evening of
the same day they were put on board somci
British vessels, where they remained two OF