The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-08-28
distorted sketches ofthe late liar.

events OF the late war has hitherto oes"
O, a., or certain, special occurrence
we have received various and con're-
dic,orv ,arratiops, but until ia'eiy noIh
ing has appeared to give 10 the series
Of events Inc confrmed stamp of hislo
~ work mas lately been PUBLISH
in phiiidelphia, rom the pen OF Mr.
Thymson, uader the modest title
s Ske,chcs Of the late War;" which o.
iie,s more than any thing which has ye
ocen laid before the public. 1t Is eli
eums,antiai detail of the transactions .
tina, interesting period, aud discovers
hccuhar and successful industry IN th.
collection of nisiogicai incident. IL
circums,antial detail OF the transactions
OF that interesting period, and discovers
a pecu'iar and successful, Industry Ia
the collection Of historical ;ntidsn,- l,
is minute without being tedious, anh
yithou, pretending TO eleyencc, is al
ways ,icar AID persp,cuous. he =
vents Of Washington and New Orleans
re conciscly narrated, but those otev
cry other period of the war are told
with minute and Interesting acCura-
CIV. We recommend IL as work OF
historical merit aud fairness; and shall
from time 20 time enrich our columns
uith extracts from it. H. the prsscG,r
VIC eifer the detail of the Brilliant and
imnartsn, event ,y.;iicciii, uanspired II o.
yEeei, under the command Oi General
Harrison.
"When Gen Harrison had come up
with ,hc main boG. and vas advised OF
TIC adyaulag eous situation az the cUt-
my, he ordered Coione! Paul, with one
hundred apc h!,y regulars, 10 occupy
sQac5 oetwcen the road md the river ;
toiaavance upon ana divert the e"eny,
and IN an opportunity, % ssIze The eau
non which defended bis ieIs ank l.
Col. James Johnson was dlrecJcd 10
70 IN NitiJt Payne's battalion Of the
mpunlcd regiment, and Major Sui gets
,hree sly companies, into Elk charging
columns, medlately in front ct ,he
R-,ish line of regulars md an Indian
Ak; whilst Gen Henry's division 81
iui .nity Should he stationed Tor his sup
posi. in his rear Col. r NJ johnson
was charged wi'h the formation ct q
neither batlalion in front OF the Indians
who were arrsyed on h. margin Of he
swamp lie accordingly dismountcd
enc company, under command OF Capt..
Sucker with which he stretched line
in the face of the indians, ard ordered
Maipr ! thompson 10 form The remain
ing four companies, ON horseback into
twg charging columns Of d0ub h!ys
imme diatciy in the rear Of tn line on
foo h. left OF this battalion W IS sup
por,sd by lie iufanlry OF Gen Desba.
~ ~. Ia
in tneir tear these divis iuns II Owed
fotv ard to The attack The Buusn
gave the frs fire, on when the Charge
was quickly a dered, and in few mo-
menls the enemy's line was pierced by
INV ards of one thousand horsemcn,
WHO dashing through the British regu
las with irY. sislahie speed. either
tranpled under ioot or cut down every
SOLDIER who opposed lhcm !; and hl.Ins
killed and wounded upwaI DIS oil fiIty ~
ons charge, instantly formed in thci.
year, and repeated the attack. Such
was the panic which pervaded tao whole
line OF he enemy. thai an order which
had been issued 10 fix bay net, was not
attempted TO be executed; and in lit
tie white. Co.oneis Evans, Waiburtcn
aud Bschce, and Alaj's Muir and Cham
bers suf endered with four hundred and
scvcny Two prisoners The charge
hsd no soonsr been made, than General
Proc,or, fearing the consequences of
his canduct in Michigan, il he should
be taken IA this battle, abandoned his
command, and made his escape in ca,
riags, under strong escort OF d.
goonS.
Whilst this brilliant charge was
making OF the right, the aciion was rag
lag with great vioience OF th1 LEI, Is.
NV, en- he Tldians there, and the mouut
cd men and infantry drawn up against
sheu, /, was logger aud more obstinate.
81 cameadad G'he Indians were COM
r,suded Nv Tecumseh, who f,ugbi with
rno,- lhaa hs accustomed skill, ann
having posted bis warriors in The bcsl
passibie situstiOns 10 repu!se an alta k,
be indicated his willing les to rcceiv,
tls assault Of INC A'nerican cavalry -
Col. Johnson, who saw tha the IuJIat
would dispsle the ground WIKI MOI,
bTuvegyghan the Bri'ish regulars. pae
cd himself a, the head oi his bt;taiicl
and led II upto sigorous charge upr
Terums b. NulI That chief At 81.