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

aSv zenith OF Auyds', III ihc ySsi 10 -
Fnss Specification. In this -That
before and during the said war. carried
on and prosecuted as aforesaid, by AID
between the SAID United States of Anne
RIGA and their territories, end the said u
ni,ed Kingdom OF Great Britain and ire
land, and the dependencies thereof
the said brigadier general William Hui
being duly appointed to command the
northwestern army Of the said United
States. did actually take and assume the
command of the said army, on or abnu'
The twenty-6fth day of May, in the ysal
one thousand eight hundred and twelve
at or near Dayton. in the state tOhlo'
and did thence constantly continue ID
the actual command of said army, as
well on the march from Dayton aiore
said, to Detroit, in the territory OF MI
chisau, and at Detroit aforesaid, as ID
the British province of Upper Canada
until his capitulation with the eheay,
and tie consequent surrender OF tort
Detroit in the said Michigan territory,
with all the troops, regulars and militia
| under his command, to the British tor
| ces under the command of major gene
raj Brock to wit: a, Detroit aforesaid,
| in the territory of Michigan aforesaid,
| On the 9Th day of August, in the year
| one tbous. nd eight hundred & twelve a
! foresaid. And that the said brig. gen. VIM.
| liam Hull, unmibdtul OF the important
trust repoj led in him. during all the tlale
| aforesaid, and as well on the march OF
the said army from Dayton at ressld, to
Detroit aforesaid, and at Detroit atore.
| said, as in The province of Upper Ca
NADIA aforesaid, was guilty of neglect Of
| duty and of unofficer like conduct, by
| ne glectirg and emitting, with sufficient
| care and frequency, to inspect, Train, ex
ercise, re view and order, aid cause 10 be
trained, rcised, reviewed and or
dered, the SAID army under his COM
mand as aforesaid and also, by ne
glesting and emitting in due form and
time. to prepare an order ofbatle, and
to make the said known to the said army
on the march from Dayton aforesaid, to
Detroi, aforesaid, in the Michigan terri
tory aforesaid, whereby the discipline OF
The troops under the command OF the
said brigadier general William Hull as
afore SAID, was in danger OF being relax
ed their comfort vas liable to be i'm.
paired their confidence in the military
skill and disposition oftheir command
CT was diminished and the said army
! exposed to the hazard OF disorder and
defeat in the event Of an attack being
made thereon by the enemy.
Secoxa Shec fcation. And, also, in
this:-That during the said war so as a
fosesaid, carried on ard prosecuted by
and between the said United States OF
America and their territories. and the
said united kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, and the dependencies thereof,
10 wit ON or shout the lst day OF July,
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and twelve aforesaid, at The rapids OF the
river Miami, in the territory OF MichI-
gan, the said br,gadier general William
| Hull, then and there commanding the
said north western army OF the SAID y.
| States, on the march thereof from Day
tos, in the state Of Ohio, to Detroit "a
toresaid, in the territory of Michigan a.
| foresaid, then & there having sufficient
cause TO know or TO believe that war
then existed between the said United
States and their territories, and the said
united kingdom Of Great Britain and
ireland, and the dependencies thereof,
was guilty of neglect OF duty and unoi
6cer like conduct, by then and there
nutng or causing to be hired, an unarm.
ed vessel, and putting or causing to be
put on board thereof, to be transported
by water passage from the said rapids OF
| the river Miami sf the lake, to Detroit
Aforesaid, {the said brig. gen. VIM. hull
having sufficient cause TO know or 10
believe the imminent danger OF capture
by the enemy to which the said unarm-
cd vessel on the passage aforesaid
would be exposed, certain sick soldiers
ard great part Of the hospital stores
belonging to the said army, together
with a trunk, containing (among other
things) the papers hereinafter mention
ed, which il was the duty Of the SAID
brig. gen. William Hull most carefully
10 keep and preserve from the know
ledge and view of the enemy, that is to
say the efScial correspondence OF the
isecretary of the department OF war ard
the said origadier general William Hull
| as well touching the expedition on
which the said north western army IN
| der his command as aforesaid was then
employed, as touching declaration of
twar by the United States of America
gainst the said kingdom of Grea; Britain
| and Ireland, and the dependencies there
of /; aud also certain other official muster
rolls, reports * returns, of the numbers,
| state and condition of the said army IN.
| der his command as aforesaid And the
sid unarmed vessel on the passage a