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

20 when the SAID un2rned ve5Sei On tie pas
sage aforesaid, would be exposed,) certain sick |
soldiers. and great part OF the hospital stores
belonging to the said array, together with a
trunk, containing among other things ithr
papers hereinafter mentioned, which it was
the duty OF the said brigadier general William
Hull most carefully TO keep and preserve from
the knowledge and view OF the enemy, sthat is
to say: the official correspondence of the sec
rotary Of the department of war ard the. said
brigadler general William Hull, az we'll touch
ing the expedition on which the said north
western army under his command as aforesaid,
was then employed. % touching declaration
OF war by the said United States of America
against the said united kingdom Of Great Bril-
tain and Ireland, and the dependencies thereof
land, also, certain other official muster rolls,
reports, and returns of the numbers, state, and
condition OF the said army under his command
as Aforesaid. And the said unarmed vessc! on
the passage aforesaid, from the said rapids Of
the river Miami of Che lake towards Detroit
aforesaid, afterwards, to wit: on or about the
second day OF July, IN the year one thousand
eight hundred and twelve aforesaid, was cap
tured by the enemy, having OH board thereof,
at the time of such capture, the said sick SOL
diers, the said hospital stores, and the said
trunk, containing the said official correspon-
dence, and also, the said muster rolls, reports,
and returns Of the numbers, state, and condi !.
tion of the said army whereby the said sick
soldiers were made prisoners OF war the said
hospital stores were lost to the United States !;
and The said official correspondence, and the
said muster rolls, reports, and returns of the
number, state, and condition of the said army
came to the possession, know. edge, and use OF
the enemies of the United States, to the great
injury OF the SAID United States.
THIRD sIEcIFICATIoN. And, also, in
this That during the said war (, as aforesaid
carried on and prosecuted by and be- ween the
said United States Of America and their ter
ritcries, and the said united kingdom of Gre at
Britain and Ireland, and The dependencies
thereof, the said brigadier general William
Hull, having arrived with the said north ives.
tern army of the said United States under his
command as aforesaid, at Detroit, in the terri
tory OF Michigan, on the seventh day of July,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
twelve aforesaid, and having the possession
and command of the said fort of Detroit, from
that time, constantly, until the abandonment,
and surrender thereof to the British forces IN
der the command of major general Brock, on
thousand eight hundred and twelve afores said,
ard finding upon his said arrival at Detroit a.
foresaid that the works of the said fort Detroit
were greatly damaged and dilapidated, and
that the guns and gun carriages belonging to
the Said fort of Detroit wsre also damaged and
out of repair, and, moreover, well know
ing the Importance of the said fort Detroit
to the service of the said United States
10 the operations Of the said war, aid that IT,
same together with the said guns and gun car
riages) should be put and kept in proper order
and repair, was guilty of neglect of duty by ne.
glectng and emitting, during all the time Of his
possession and command as aforesaid, in pro-
per and sufficient manner to repair & strength
en-, or cause to be repaired and strengthened,
the works of the said fort Detroit, by neglect
ing and emitting, in proper and sufficisn;
manner, aud in due time for the service of the
SAID United States, to repair or cause to be re.
paired, the said guns and gun-csrriages, and
generally by neg'ecting and emitting to put, or
cause to be put the said fort of Detroit in
proper state and condition for resistance and
defenc in the event of an invasion and attack
by the enemy whereby the said fort Detroi
was lett an easy conquest to the enemy; the
said guns and gun carriages, being afterwards
required for the service Of the sad U States.
IN the British province Of Upper Canada, were
still found unfit for transportation and use;
great time was consumed in preparing & fitting
them iorthe said service and the operations
Of the war were fatally obstructed and suspen-
ded
FOURTH TEcrFrcATIoN. And, also, in
this :--That during the said war SO as aforesaid,
carried on and prosecuted by and between the
: said United States of America and their terri
tories, and the said united kingdom Of Gre at
Britain and Ireland, and the dependencies
thereof, the said Brigadier General William
Hull, declaring and avowing an intention and
design, with the said north western army of
the said United States under his command ss
aforesaid, to invade and enter the British pro-
vince of Upper Canada, to invest and attack
the British fort called Maiden, Otherwise called
ed Amherstberg in the said British province
and to maintain and enlarge his position and
possession in the said British province, and well
knowing that expedition, resolution, and ener
gy were Indispensable to the prosecution and
accomplishment Of such intention ard design
and having arrived at Detroit aforesaid, in the
territory of Michigan aforesaid, on the seventh
day Of July, in the year one thousand egh, hum
dred and twelve aforesaid, and having invaded
the said British province Of Upper Canada, on
the twelfth day Of July, in the year aforesaid,
and therein taken possession of the town o,
Sandwich aforesaid, and having with the main
body of his said army evacuated the said Bril-
fish province of Upper Canada, on the eighth
day OF August, in the year aforesaid, was gull
ty ofneg,ect of duty and unofiicsrlike conduct,
by not seasonably repairing, fitting, and trans
porting, or causing to be repaired, ftted, ard
transported, the guns and gun carriages which
we're necessary to the operations Of the war in
the said British province of Upper Canada, by
an useless and Injurious waste OF time and OPP
portunity at Sandwich aforesaid, in the said
British province Of Upper Canada, without ma.
king an attempt to reduce the said British fort
called Maiden, otherwise called Amberstberg,
by an unnecessary consumption Of time, in pro.
jects to conciiate the British inhabitants of the
said British province Of Upper Canada, and the
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