Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-07

Der VI hVe hundred men, to at,s .A'
again TO open the said eo,nm assR
ton between the said fort Of ns "
and the said army Of the 9. Sue, ,'l
under the command of the said n't
gen. William Hull, and the said d's
merican settlement and militsrr",A A.
at the said river Raisin, in nv Ps
ritory of Michigan aforesas w.
neglecting to furnis', and farvs,a'R a
cause to be furnished and forsss~S'
the last mentioned detaehmpD,. =,
near Brownstown, in the said ,. ,N
tory of Michigan, on its mar, J'''
foresah, upon the service afors,':ss
an adequate supply o'provisiop, T@1
said brig. gen. William Hull ham wv
sufficient cause TO know or heEs,s
that the said last mentioned dow,
mcnt was at or near Blowns,oxr
io'esaid, Oh It's march aforesaid, sM
that could not prosecute and sr.'' "'
plish upon the service aforesaid + !.
want ofprcvisions the said spr,i'l
unless an adequate supply Of D,r,
sions was furnished and forward,
TO them at or near Brosnslovn
foresaid J and. also. by aftern0,I,
TO vii on the fourteenth day Of An
gust. in there aforesaid, detsehir,
col. Duncan M'Ar'her. eel. OF =
giment Of Ohio volunteers, and ea
Lewis Cass col. Of another r?rin,n
Of Ohio volunteers, with the npmh.,
or about the number OF four hu0dr,i
men, rs well to attempt again 10 q
pen The said communicated hg,vr,,
TIE said fort Detroit and ,he said =,
my Of the said Cnitsa Stats. u,d,
the command Of the said hiicafs
general William Hull as afores,H
and the said American setiIewa,
and military post at the river Rain
aforesaid, in tie territory Of tItS.
ganaforesaid,as to escort certain Dr..
visions from the said American SETH.
ment and military post TO Detroira
foresaid, without issuing. IuIOi.hips
and forwarding, or causing 70 he /.
sued, furnished, and Forwarded b
the said last mentioned de,achmtr
an adequate supply of pFovlsiODsh
the service which they were emFG
ed as aforesaid. the said brigade
general William Hull hayiug sd,
cient cause to know or to believeh
the said last mentioned detaebu#
was in want of a further snpplyI
provisions upon the service afors:a
and that they could nst prcata
and accomplish the said sersiwE
less such farther supply va. i;@s
furnished, and forwarded 10 lbtr;
whereby the said detachment u1
the said maj. ThomasB B. Van Hay,
being encountered by the eneaNli
a superior force, was defeated u
returned to Detroit aforesaid. vi
out accomplishing Tie service
which they were employed as afs
said the said detachment untca'
said lieut.. col. James Miller, Larig
achieved a signal victory over d
enemy during the march en- thsm
vice aforesaid, at or near BrOsI'
town aforesaid, were EeyeTtben
compelled, from the want Of mae
quate supply of provisions to aIa'
don the service cn which Che! WIN
employed as aforesaid, and tOtisn
60 Detroit aforesaid 1.-THE said dfiGr
ment under the said eel. Dan
M'Arthur and the said col. Lev
Cass, from want Of an adeqvatesR
ply ofprovisions were unable i'FI
| secute and accomplish the 'erF'
on which they were employed ,
aforesaid, at the time of the sSa
donment and surrender OF tie %
fort Detroit ard the said aTnydD
| u. States, TO the British tcFer;T
der the command Of ms.iOp gPi|
| Brock as aforesaid: and hnalI >
said communication he;@eeS 'Ty
fort Detroit and the Sid S'''
the said Z. States, under tie ~.
mand Of the said brig. gen VIZ.
Hull. and The said American CIV
ment and military post al h' ~,
river Raisin, in the TerrtOr! w ~
ciisan aforesaid. by reasons u ~
said neslects aad omissions u y
said brigadier gen. WiilIan' n$ ~
afore said, was, and rems''eu -, :.
rupted and totally cut OF By t''sg +
my, to wit: from the SAID nf sa h
of Aug. in the year af'' .ss !
from some other day IN W. Ia.
afore said, or from some e'per ne
the said month OF August. - '.s,s
r,eeed;po month, Of July, IN W..