Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-07
SATURDAY, MAY Z, 1914.

States IN prosecution of the said trail
torous conspiracy and combination, did
then and there trsitorously quit and a.
bandon, and did then and there traito-
rously cause to be Quilted and abandon
ed, the Said military post established by
the said north western army Of the said
United States as aforesaid, at or Eear
Sandwich as aforesaid, in the British
province OF Upper Canada aforesaid, &
did then aud there trsitorossiy neglect
end omit TO make the proper prepare
lions for attacking and reducing or at
tempting to reduce the said British fort
called Maiden, or otherwise called Am
herstberg, but on the contrary, did then
and there traitornusly prevent the same
from being attacked and reduced, and an
attempt.being made to reduce the Same
by the said north army OF the
said United States, then and there under
his command as aforesaid and in fur
Their prosecution of;he said 'trai.orous
conspiracy and combination, did then <
there traitorously march, withdraw and
remove, and traitorously order to
be marched, Withdrawn and remov-
ed, The main bady Of tie sid States,
at or near Sandwich aforesaid, north
westera army Of the said United
to place out ofthe said British province
of Upper Canada, to wit: 10 Detroit a.
foresaid. in the territory Of Michigan a.
foresaid ; whereby the said William
Hull, on the said eighth day of August,
in tho year one thousand eight hundred
and twelve aforesaid, at Sand wich afore.
said, in the said British province of Up
per Canada, being then and there bri.
gadier general in the army OF the said
United States, and being then and there
commander of the said north western
army of the United States, and being
then and there citizen Of the said U.
States, owing allegiance to the said I.
Sta,es) did then and there traitorously
conspire, combine, and hold correspon-
dence with the enemies Of The said Unit.
ed States, and did then and there traitor.
ousiy and shame(uily qui, and abandon,
and iraitorouslv and shamefully caused
to be quilted and abandoned, the said
military post, so as aforesaid established
by the SD north western army OF the
said United States, at Or near Sandwich
aforesaid, in the B ilish province OF Up
per Canada aforesaid, and did then and
there t aitoroasiy neglect and omit to
make the proper preparations Tor at
,arkipg and redur ing or attempting to
,eGucs. tie SAID foTi Ia,ied Maiden, o.
therwise c7Ned Amher.iserg, in the
said British province Of Upper Canada,
but did then aad there traitorou.ly pre-
vent tue yaid British iart called Maiden,
otherwise called Amhcrstberg, in the
said British province Of Upper Canada.
from being attacked and reduced, or an
attempt being made to reduce the same
By the said northwestern army OF the
United States. usder his command as a
fo;esaid and by the means aforesaid,
did then and there traitorously adhere to
the enemies of the said United States,
giving then aid and comfort.
Ih.-d Sfec .fcaiion. And, also IN
this :--That afterwards and during the
said war so as aforesaid carried on and
prosecuted, by and between the said u.
States of America and their territories,
and the said united kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, and the dependen-
cies thereof, 10 Wit on the sixteenth
day of August, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and twelve aforesaid, at
Detroit, in the Michigan territory atore-
said, the said William Hull was then &
there citizen of the United States,
owing allegiance to the said United
States, and was then and there brlga-
der general in the army OF the said u:
States, and was then and there COM
mander Of the northwestern army OF
the said United States, and was then and
there commander Of a certain fort, cal
led Sort Detroit, and belonging to the
said United States erected at or near the
town of Detroit, upon bank of the ri.
YER Detroit, in the said territory of Mi
chigan the works, whereof, guns and
gun-carriages belonging thereto, then
were, and long before, had been decay.
ed, dilapida,ed, and out OF repair. And
that the said brigadier general William
Hull. then aud there did traitorously
conspirc and combine with certain ene-
ME. of the United States (whose names
are unknown,) then & there traitorous'
" & shamsfully to surrender & abandon
to the enemies Of the said U. S. the said
fort called fort Detroit, belonging to the
said United States as aforesaid and then
and there, under the command OF the
said brigadier general William Hull as
aforesaid, With all the troops, regulars,
as well as militia, then aud there under
the command OF the said brigadier ge-
neral William Hull as aforesaid, and all
the public stores and arms and all the
public documents including every thing
else Of a public nature, sppsrtalning to
the said fort, called fort Detroit, and to