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

combination, the said brlgadler generai
William Hull did then and there wlifui-
ly and traitorously neglect and omit to
rsoair and strengthen the works OF
the sid fort, called fort Detroit, then
end there under his command as atore-
said, and to put the same, Together
with the guns and gun-carriases belong
ing thereto) into proper state and con-
6ition for resistance and defence against
the approaches, attacks, and assaults OF
the enemies of the said United States.
And cid then and there wiliully aud
traitorously neglect and omit to fortiiy
the places and passes at or near to the
said fort called fort Detroit, by and thro'
which the troops of the enemies OF the
said United States might then and
there reasonably be expected to APP
proach the said fort, called fort De.
troit for the purpose Of attacking and
subduing the same. And did then and
there traitorously neglect and omit TO
oppose, resist, rcpsl, and defeat, and
attempt to repel and defsa /, the troops
of the enemies Of the said United States,
in their hostile preparations, and APP
proach to and towards the said fort,
called fort Detroit, for the purpose 81
attacking and subduing the same. Ana
that in further prosecution and compie-
ton of tine said traitorous conspiracy x
combination, the said big. gen. William
Hull, did then & there traltorously ara
shamefully abandon & surrcnderthe SAID
fort, called fort Detroit, then and there
under his command as aforesaid, which
it was his duty then and there to mann
tain and defend,) together with all the
troops, regulars IS well1s militia, then &
there in the said fort cal ed lost Detroit,
then and there belonging to the said
U. States as aforesaid, and then and there
under his command as aforesaid, and all
the public stores and arms, and public
documents, including every thing else
OF a public nature, in and appertainIng
to the said fort, called fort Detroit, and
10 the said northwestern army OF the
said United States, then and there un-
der his command as aforesaid, unto the
enemies of the said United States, to
sit to the British forces then and
there under the command OF MAJOR &C.
neral Brock; whereby the said William
Hull, on the said 18th day OF August,
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and twelve aforesaid, at Detroit afore.
said, in the territory OF Michigan atore.
said, (heing then and there citizen OF
the said United States, and owing ale
glance to the said United States, and
being then and there brigadier general
in the army Of the United States, and
being then and there commander OF
said northwestern army Of the said u
nited States and being then and there
commanded of the said fort, called fort
Detroit, belonging to the said United
States as aforesaid,) did then and there
traiterousIy and shamesully abandon. and
surrender the said fort, called fort De-
troit, to the enemies of the said United
States, to wit TO the SAID British
troops under the command OF MAJOR &C.
nersl Brock as aforesaid; and did then
and there by the means aforesaid, trail
torousIy adhere to the enemies OF the
said United SAtes, giving them aid and
comfort.
CHARGE II.
Cowardice at and in the neighborhood
of Detroit, between the FIRST day OF July
and the seventeenth day of August in
the year ONO thousand eight hundred and
twelve.
First Sfecifcaiion. In this THAT
during the said war SO as aforesaid car
ried en- and prosecuted by and between
the said UBited States Of America sRd
their territories, and the said United
Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland,
and the dependencies thereof, the said
brigadier general William Hull, com.
manding the north western army of the
said United States as aforesaid, having
entered the said British province Of Up.
per Canada, in prosecution of the said
war on behalf of the said United States,
and being there in possession OF the
town of Sandwich and the adjacent coun-
try, in the name and on behalf of the said
United States, and having declared and
avowed the object and intention Of at
lacking and subduing the British fort
called Maiden, otherwise called Am.
berstberg, in the said British province
of Upper Canada, and generally of main.
tanning and enlarging his position and
possession in the said British province
of Upper Canada, On the eighth day OF
August, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and twelve, at Sandwich afore-
said, in the British province OF Upper
Canada aforesaid, did then end there
misbchaye himself before the enemy, &
shamefully manifest an undue fear and
apprehension of danger by course of
s6nduct and conversation evincing per-
.onsl alarm, agitation of mind, and priva-
ton of Judgment, by abandoning the said
object or design of attacking the said