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

A. sAg-a d..
British and having declared and
afe'e'55an attention and design OF
a~at t;a. =" and attacking the said Bri-
io,'' s,pl called Maiden, otherwise
iish ,' ss,mberstberg. in the said Bri-
s'lea n of Upper Canada, and a
d'h PRINT [,,'ni Of the said army under
.i's .'n~,nanl aforesaid, led by the
Is ), s ,o'Iogel Lewis Cass. and the said
ad .s cont colonel James Miller,
fn -, attacked and repulsed the
b'',s S. and seized upon a certain
tf .;,s over the river. called the RI
p'I'7 ,nx Canard. on the route from
VI i,,;eb. in the said British pro-
' -. of Upper Canada, to the said
YIN 81, fart called Maiden, otherwise
SI r.J amherstberg and an orrortu-
- sayins thereby been offered for
~ Immediate Investment and attack
3 me said British fort called Nal
~ otherwise called Amherstherg;
=. IT. inc said briSS. gen. William Hull,
.. = kyssjns The premises. and sa-
ri s&1ia trust reposed ii him.
- on or a5out ,he 18th day or
r,I,, in The year one thousand eight
i,sdS twelve aforesaid, a. Sand
", aforesaid. in the British pre-
w., Of Upper Canada afore-
,,ia3. pss guilty Of Neglect OF du-
r and uncHieeriike eeadact. by
,.,I,glins and emitting to advance
- ire said army under his com.
r,,5 as aforesaid, 20 maintain or at,
puN TO maintain the possession Of
tho ,q,d bridge over the said river,
| IA he river Aux Canard, ard by
rs.'eptias qoa emitting 10 proceed to
4, iqnedate investment and attack
,r,es.il British fort called Maiden,
ei,gc ise called AmhcrstberS in the
,eil British province of Upper Cana
q. whereby the advantage Of aequir-
n, aud keeping possession of the
asi bridge over the said river called
he river Aux Caaarti, as aforesaid.
vas inpgOyidentIy lost, aud the pr0s-
MI Of successful investment and
atla,supan,be said British forteaiieh
Mailen. otherwise called Amherst.
terc, speedily vanished.
S,r,Ii specification. And, also.
hthis :, That during the continuance
Of he said war, so as aforesaid, ear
RED on anlprosecuted byaed between
the said L. S. Of America and their
territories, ANT the said united king
dom of G. Britain and ireland, and
doe dependencies thereof the sand
SSpis. gen. Vim. Hull. with the said
nOriawestern army Of the said U. :.
vader his command as aforesaid hav-
El; evacuated the sail British pro-
bmro OF Viper Canada, returning
lpnretO Detroit arorc said, in the ter
kitory Of Michigan aforesaid the enc
Iay having afte. wards taken posses
ia oftae hank OF the sail river De-
tFoit. opposite 90 Detroit. aforesaid,
had thereon erected batteries where
|sah 70 attack nj annoy as we'll the
s.il i6rt Of Httro,t. and the American
p,as anl batteries erected and esia-
bi,lej aeAg thereto. NJ the town of
Detroit, in The said territory Of Nj
,asaa: tue enemy having also mani
Tested an intention and design to in
l4de and entel. the said territory OF
lhrhi:an. and TO invest and attack
he said Tort Detroit ; aud the enemy
sayi0s also. afterwards In pursuance
Vi sgca intcn.iops. and drsiSn, landed
p ~! eeealIed Smiag Wells, other
s,,e cali,i Spring Hin, in tho neigh
OotaOCd Of the said fort Detroit. in
ihetcFritOry Of Michigan aforesaid +;
yet The sail hligadier gen. William
Had' we'll know ing the premises. &
'0aindEul ofthe trust reposed in him.
% VII: from the eleventh Gay Of
Aas' 10 and including the sixteenth
~ VI August, in the year one
.'asahd eight hundred aud twelve
s'cresaid. was guilty Ofceglcet ofdn-
and .uaOfiicer like conduct, by
h's'eetiRg and emitting TO prevent,
vac 70 attempt 10 prevent the enemy
rom errrtingthe said batteries on the
laS OF lie said river Detroit, oppo-
'e to the Said fort Of Detroit a
'fad, by neg,ectiag and emitting
iordTy the landing place at the
nv Spring Wells, otherwise called
lras Hill, in the territory of Mi
San Aforesaid : AMI by negleeting
40 emitting to annoy and attack the
ueiRY on and after bis landing at
SI pr,hs Wells. otherwise called Spring
y. Ut Aforesaid, in the territory Of
michigan aCar.Sa;J >,boraby the