Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-11

= hand, the said army Of the said U. States,
indcr the command OF the said Brigadier &c. |
aeral William Hull, as oiessid, diminished in
elective numbers in consequence Of sickness
and other casualiies the officers and soldiers
became dissatisfied and Disguised
with scene of such inactivity, irrcsolut on, and
the hope of support and co-o-
peIa,ion, ~ we'll from the Indians as from the
British inhabitants Of the said British province
OF Upper Canada, was destroyed, and the gene
raj ardor of the troops, in the prosecution Of the
war. insensibly abated.
FIFTH sPEcIrIcArIoN. And, also, in
this THAT during the continuance of the said
war, carried on and prosecuted as aforesaid, by
and between the said United States OF America
anu their territories, and the said united king
dom OF Great Britain and Ireland, and the de-
Tendencies thereof, the said Brigadier General
William Hull, with the said north western ar
nay OF the said United States under his COM
mand as aforesaid, arrived at Detroit aforesaid,
in the territory of Michigan aforesaid, to wit !:
on the seventh day of July. in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and twelve aforesaid; that
with the said army under his command as a.
ioresaid, he entered and invaded tho said Bril-
tish province of Upper Canada, to wit on the
twelfth day OF July, in the year aforesaid that
with the main body of the said army under his
command as aforesaid, he evacuated the said
British province of Upper Canada on the eighth
day OF August, in the year aforesaid, thence re-
turning to Detroit aforesaid, in the said terri
tory OF Michigan, aud that he abandoned, sur
rendered, and gave up the said fort Detroit,
with all the troops, regulars as well as militia,
under his command as aforesaid, to the British
forces under the command of maj gen. Brock, to
wit ION the sixteenth day of August, i'm the year
aforesaid. And that during ali the move me nts
aforesaid, and during all the time Aforesaid, to
wit from the said seventh day of July, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and twelve a.
foresaid, to and including the SAID sixteenth
day OF August, in the year aforesaid, it was OF
high importance to the security and supply Of
the said fort Detroit, and the said army of the
said United States, under the command of the
said Brigadier General William Hull az afore-
said, that free and open communication should
be had and preserved between the said fort De
troit and the said army OF the said U. S. un
der the command Of the said Brigadier General
VIM. Hull as aforesaid, and certain American
settlement and military post made and esta-
blished at the river Raisin, in the said terrific
~ OF Michigan; and that the said Brigadier
General William Hull, we'll knowing the pre-
misses, but unmindfuI of the trust reposed IN
him, was guilty OF neglect of duty and unoffi
cerlke conduct, by suffering the enemy to in
terrupt and cut on the said communication ber
tween the said fort of Detroit and tbs said ar
my OF the said United States under his com.
mand as aforesaid, and the said American set
ticment and military post made and estab!is hed
at the river Rsisin aforesaid, in the territory
of Michigan aforesaid, to wit {, on the first day
OF August, in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and twelve aforesaid, or on some other
day of the said month Of August, or on some
day OF the proceeding month of July, in the
year aforesaid also, by, afterwards, toIwit on
the fourth day OF August, in the year afore. aid,
detaching major Thomas b. Van Horne of co.
lionel James F,ndley's regiment of Ohio volun-
teers, with an inadequate force, (the said Bril-
gadier General William Hull having sufficient
cause for knowing or believing the same to be
inad~quate) to attempt again to open the said
communication between the said fort Detroit.
and the said army of the said United States. nm.
der the command of the said nrigadier Gene
raj William fiuli as aforesaid, and the said A.
mericsn settlement and military post on the
sand river Raisin, in the territory Of Michigan
aiore said also, by afterwards, to wit on the
eighth day OF August, in the year aforesaid, de.
taching lieutenant colonel James Miller of the
li,h regiment OF United States infantry with the
number or about the number of FIVE hundred
men TO attempt again to open the said commu-
nicalion between the said fort of Detroit and
the said army ofthe said United States, under
the command of the said Brigadier Genera
William HUI, and the said American settle
ment and military pos, at the said river RaisiH,
IN the territory of Michigan aforesaid, and ne
glectIng 70 furnish and forward, or cause TO be
furnished and forwarded, the said last menti-
oned detachment at or near Brownstown, in the
said territory of Michigan, on its march afore-
SAID upon the service aforesaid, an adequate
supply OF provisions, (the said Brigsdier Gene-
raj William Huh having sufficient cause to koow
to believe that the sad last mentioned de-
tachnent was at or ar Brownstown aforesaid.
on ITS march Aforesaid, upon the service asore.
sad, IN want OF provisions, and that they cou d
no. prosecute and accomplish the said service
unless ar adequate supply OF provisions was
furnished and forwarded to them at or near
brownstown afore said ID and, also, by after,
wards, to wit on the fourteenth day Of August,
in the year aforesaid, deta, hing colonel Dun
can M'Arthtir, colonel Of regiment of Ohio
volunteers, and colonel Lewis Cass, colonel OF
another regiment of Ohio volunteers, with the
number or about the number OF four hundred
men, as well to attempt again to open the said
communication between the said fort Detroit
and the said army OF the said United States, I'm
der the command. 6. tn said Brigadier General
w liam Hull as aforesaid, and the said Anne.
rican settlement and military post at the river
kaisin aforesaid, in the territory Of Michigan
Aforesaid, MS to escort certain provisions from
the said American settlement and military post
to Detroit aforesaid, without issuing, furnish
ing, and forwarding, or causing to be issued
furnished, and forwarded, to the said last men
toned detachment an adequate supply of pro
visions Tor the service on which they were EN-.
ployed as aforesaid, (the said Brigadier Gene
raj William Hull having sufficient cause TO
know or TO believe that the said last mention.
ed detachment was in want OF further supply
Of provisions upon the service aforesaid, and
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