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

bring into SUSPICION ubu eo"tShPe Wv
mower and the conduct Of the American
commander to collect and combine the
British for (; to seduce, intimidate x
engage the indians; to awe into sub
mission the vavering inhabitants OF the
said British province of Upper Canada;
10 reinforce the said British fort called
Maiden, otherwise called Amherstberg;
and to prepare for investing and attack
ing the said fort of Detroit, in the said
territory of Michigan; while, on the O.
Their hand,the army of the United States,
under the command OF tine said brlga-
der general William Hull, as aforesaid,
diminished in effective numbers, in con.
sequence Of sickness and other casual
ties the officers and soldiers naturally
became dissatisfied and Disguised with
scene of such inactivity, irresolulion, &
procrsstination the hope ofsupport end
CO. operation, as well from the indians as
from the British Inhabitants OF the said
British province of Upper Canada was
destroyed, and the general ardos OF. the
troops in prosecution OF the war, insen-
sibly absted.
FIFTH SPECIFICATION. And al
so, in this: That during the cont
nuance Of the said war, carried on
and prosecuted as aforesaid, by and
between the said U. States OF Anne
rica and their territories, and the
said United Kingdom of G. Britain
and ireland, and the dependencies
thereof, the said brigadier general
William Hull, with the said north
western army of the said L. States
under his command as aforesaid, ar
rived at Detroit aforesaid. in the
territory Of Michigan aforesaid, to
wit: on the seventh day Of July, in
the year one thousand eight hundred
and twelve azores said that with the
said army under his command afore-
said. he entered and invaded the
said British province of Upper Cana
da, TO wi! /: on the twelfth day OF
July, in thcy year aforesaid; that with
the main body Of the said army un-
der his comnan as aforesaid, he eva
cuated the said British province of
Upper Canada on the eighth day Of
August, in the year aforesaid. thence
returning to Detroit aforesaid, in the
said territory Of Michigan, and that
he abandoned, surrendered, and gave
up the sad Fort Detroit, with all
the troops, regulars as well as mill.
tia, under his command as aforesaid,
TO the British forces under the CON-
mand Of major gen. Brock. TO wit:
on the sixteenth day of August. in
the year aforesaid. And that during
all the movements aforesaid, and
during all the time aforesaid, to wit:
from the said seventh day of July,
in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and twelve aforesaid, toand in-
cludiag the said sixteenth Gay of Au-
gust. in the year aforesaid, il was Of
high Importance TO the security and
supply Of the said Fort Detroit, and
the said army Of the U. States, I'M
der the command of the said briga-
der general William Hull as afere-
said, that free and open commune
cation should be had and preserved
between the said fort of Detroit and
the said army Of the Z. States un-
der the command of the said briga-
der gen. William Hull as aforesaid,
and a certain American settlement
and military post made and establish
ed on the River Paisin, in the said
territory of Michigan; and that the
said brig. gen. William Hull, well
knowing the premises, but unGiad-
ful of the trust reposed in him, was
guilty of neglect Of duty and unof!i-
ccrlike conduct by suffering the en-
envy to interrupt and cut off the said
communication between the said fort
of Detroit and the said army of the
said u. States under his command
rs aforesaid, and the said American
settlement and military post made
and established at the river Raisin
aforesaid, in the territory Of Micii-
gan aforesaid, TO wit: on the first
day of Aug. in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and twelve afcre-
said, OF on some other day Of the
said month Of Aug. or on some day
preceding the month Of July, in tie
year aforesaid also, by afterwards,
to wit: on the fourth day Of Aug
in the year aforesaid. detachiug ma
ior Thomas p. Van Horne of col.
James Findiey's regiment of Ohio
volunteers, with an inadequate force
(tbe said brig. gen William Hull
having sufficient cause for knowing