Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-07

d.i..,e the same. And did then aud there trail
iorousy neglect and omit u oppose, resist, re-
pei, aud defeat, and to attempt to repel and de-
Feat the troops OF the enemies OF the said U. s. in
,.,eir hostile preparations, and approach to &
towards the said fort, called fort Detroit for the
purpose Of attacking and subduing the same.
And that in further prosecution and completion
of the said traitorous conspiracy and combina.
tion, the said Brgadier General William Hull
did then and there traitorously and shamefulIy
abandon and surrender the said fort, called fort
ed Detroit, then and there under his command
rs foressid, (which it was his duty then and
there to maintain and defend,) together with all
the troops, regulars as well as militia. then and
.here in the said fort called fort Detroit, then
and there belonging to the said United States
rs aforesaid, and then and there under his COM
mand as aforesaid, and all the public stores and
arms, and public documents, including every
thing else of q public nature, in and appertain.
ing to the said fort, called fort Detroit, and to
the said northwestern army of the said United
States, then and there under his command as
Aforesaid. unto the enemies of the said United.
States. to wit ito the British forces then and
there under the command of Major General
Brock whereby the said William Hull, on the
said sixteenth day Of August, in the year one
Thousand eight hundred and twelve aforesaid,
at Detroit aforesaid, in the territory Of Micbi-
gan aforesaid, (being then and there citizen
Of the said U. States, owing allegiance to the
said United States, and being then and there
Brigadier General in the army of the u
nited States, and being then and there
commander of the said northwestern army of
the said United States. and being then and
there commander Of the said fort, called fort
Detroit, belonging to the said United States
rs aforesaid,) did then and there traitorousiy
and shamelully abandon and surrender the said
fort, called fort Detroit, to the enemies OF the
said Urited States, to wit.--to the said British
troops under the commend of Major General
Brock as aforesaid and did then and there by
the means aforesaid. traitorously adhere to the
enemies of the said United States, giving them
sid and comfort
CHARGE IT.
.-.owardce at and in the neighhorhood OF De-
troit, between the first day of July and the Sc.
venteenth day ofAugust, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and twelv.
FIesr SPECIFICATION. In this That
during the said war so as aforesaid carried on
and prosecuted by and between the said United
States ofAmerica and their territories, and the
said united kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, and the dependencies thereof, the said
Brigader General William Hull, commanding
tie northwestern army of the saId United
States as aforesaid, having entered the said Dri-
fish province of Upper Canada, in prosecution
OF the said war on behalf Of the said United
otaieS, ana DeihP tncre IN possession OF the
town of Sandwich and the adjacent country, in
the name and on behalf of the said United States,
and having declared and avowcd the object and
intertion of attacking and subduing the British
fort called Maiden, otherwise called Amherst
burg, in the said British province OF Upper Ca
nads, anil, generally, of maintaining and en,are
ing his position and possession in the said Bril-
fish province OF Upper CanadG, on the eight,
day OF August, in the year one Thousand EIGHT
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the British province OF Upper Canada aforesaid,
did then and there misbehsve himself before
the enemy, and shameftllv manifest an undue
fear and rppr .hension of danger by course of
conduct and conversation cvmcing personal a.
IaYm, agitation ofmind, and prvation of iuds--
rDert, by abandoning the said object and de
sign of a.tscking tie said british fort called
Maiden, otherwise cslicd Am! erstbu e, by out
ting the position ard possession taken at the
town Of Sandwich and in the adjacent country,
in the British province of Upper Canada as a
foresaid, and by retrea,ng abruptly from and
out of the said British province of Upper Ca
NADIA 10 Detroit, in the territory of Michigan
Aforesaid, without any cause for so doing.
arising from the superior numbers, state, And
condition of The British forces which, were then
and there opposed 10 the said army ~ the said
United States, under the commsnd of tho said
brigadier general William Hull, and v;,hout
any other Jus, and sufficien, clmse whatsoever
whereby the officers and soldiers OF the said
northwestern army OF the said United States
then ard there under the command ofthe sail
brigatlier general William Hull. were induced
to lose and did lose all confidence in the per-
soral courage and the military capacity of their
said commander the inhabitants of tile said
British province Of Upper Canada were taught
to distrust the power and professions Of the
invading generals shade was cast upon the
reputation OF the American arms and the
yeryice of the said United States, in the pro-
secution of the said war, suffered great detri-
ment ard disadvantages,
SECOND SPECIFICATION. And, also, in
this :---That during The said war so as aforesaid
CARVED on aud prosecuted by and between the
ritories and the said united kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, and the dependencies
thereof, to wit on the fifteenth day of August.
twelve aforesad, the enemy having raised GER.
troit, IN the said British province Of Upper
Canada, opposite the said fort Del roit, and
certain American posts and batteries esta-
blshed and erected near the said fort Detroit,
in the said territory of Michigan, and r can.
nonade being commenced from the said bate
ries Of the enemy against and upon the said
fort of Detroit and tie said American posts and
batteries established and erected near thereto,
9adier general William Hull, on the said ff
tcentb day Of August, in the year one thousand
eieh, hundred ard twelve aforesaid, at Detroit
aforesaid, in the territory of Michigan aforc-
said. (bcing then and there commander of the
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