Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-27

TO Detroit, where Governor C,ss alpett
discharging his function as governor a. ' Ma
plumber was disposed Of in I.etro;4 h. lie
Indians. Burwell himself saw IVY lie
selling Ills wife's linen in a.. "a" :. 'hca
Many Of the Canadian inhab;tan,sS ues''
were plundered, came to De roit snd S .a
lplied to get back their property, but av vs sP'
Tout success. WILL
The Indians told Col. BurHe,, g..
lthey were sent by governor Cass t ia. mat
|bim prisoner, and were particuIs' ~ TAKE .s
|structed to bring away all tie deeda iy IN,
writings they could find switch tla a sHd
land it is understood that all the n.y. |I'Ja id,
ed papers were delivered to a aaSaueF- ,
Cass upon their arrival at DetfsS ;,et 1'9
Burwell was brought to Detroit !, C ta
shirt and drawers, with blanket -, n,,, ms
his shoulders and delivered asa prjs asl ~
lofwar to capt. Gray, of the 9th F, st'e'
Col. Burwell was man oevealt,' a.,
standing, his information extensive s srS
lin his department an accomplished ,a "a
|tleman ;yet governor Cass did NOT d san
to see him.-No man wishes r. e asa
Ianother whom he is conscious Of b,,; ;ss
|injured.-Cass having no military cow,
mand, Burweil was consigned over wa 10
Gen. M'Arthur, a man famous for esrtur'
ling sheep and horses, & of t IN of mind
happily calculated to act as an auy;I;a nS
to Gov. Cass and his pet In, iaps in su,I
an honorable affair as this. 'H
Burwell was militia officer. he u.,
not in arms when he was made pl;soner
and according to the Uniform practice 81
both nations he ought to have been i'm.
mediately parolled.-This might hay.
been expected from Cass and M'ArtLur,
both as officers, and gentlemen. A similar
courtesy had been extended to them by
the British government. Butneither th;1,
nor the feelings of officers & gentlemen.
seemed to have weighed any thing with
the two worthless. BurweIl frequently
solicited MArthur to parol him, but
without success. He was detained a
prisoner until about the middle of De.
cember, when he was parolled under cir.
cumstances well calculated to establish
the malignant, mean, and dastardly dis.
position of M'Arthur.
General Edward w. Tuprer was {,
member Of the Ohio Legislature, which
met on the first Monday in December.
Col. Burwell twas then in Cldlicothe,s
prisoner Of war. AS soldier, gen. Tup. {
per could but sympathise in the misfor
tunes of brother soldier, though an ere.
my. He sought an acquaintance With
Burwell, and learned from him the cir
cumstances ofhis capture, and his unvail-
ing applications for parole to return to
his famiIy.-He further learned that Bur.
we'll had made several efforts to acquaint
he American and British Commissaryd
prisoners, with his situation, but never
:ould hear from them. or ascertain VIE.
her his letters reached them or net.
Gen. Upper was ofopinion tfat Bur.
veil ought to be rarolled, andhe believed
hat the American government were not
lpprised of his situation, otherwise he
would not be detained. The General
'egarded M'Arthur with too much cor
empt to require from him the parole OF
Burwell in person. lie stated tie case
to Governor Wolthingtcp: ahd. informed
lin, that unless Eurwell was Taroiled,h he
should interest himself in making the
of his capture and detentop
Known to the war department IN thslr
rue character. This decisive lnte.ler-
snce produced an immediate effect Bur-
we'll was parolled the next DAY, thouoa
Ill the reasons for which he h,d been
our months detained a prisoner, remain
,din full force
The facts connected with taking Bur-
veil prisoner, the declarations, and con,
luct of the Indians, and his unsuccess'ul
to be paroled, Learned iIeu
Burwell in person. The time ard man
Ter in which he was parolledby MArtfVrr
know personally.-The I'M" r'erenGe u
zen. Upper l have from the serer'u' Ill.
elf. have no doubt that BurTeli Wa
aiken in the manner stated Fave 10
loubt the party were sent for tGa as. rS,.
rose by gov. Cass, and that tire hs', aad
ions to plumber were given by mm; d ~.
have no doubt that he was rarol'eo W.
;ause M'Arthur dreaded an exfoss.e
which he knew would follow a re,uS1l ~
'arole him, upon the requisidon oil ~;
.er. | state these facts 4 my GEAR eop
Teton, that they are facts for the Pua a,
,ose of throwing some LIGHT upon TIE lea,
haracter of M'Arthur & Cass, whom 10
enderness forthe highly respectable co.,
lexious of the one, and no apprrehenslvMM
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