Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-01

the order which | received from the 60
yernmeot 10 march to Detroit, alter the
declaration. of war, and lake Erie being
commanded by the enemy's naval force,
wa. contrary TO all military experience,
and one fatal cause of the disasters OF Inc
campaign. II was the case, as The eVen's
look place. Had the orders however OF
the government been obeyed by General
Dearborn, the result probably would have
been very different | shall show, that be
was repeatedly ordered by The Secretary
Of war' and by command OF tire President,
Immediately after the declaration OF war,
10 assemble the forces under bis conmana
on the Niagara river. 10 attack The enemy,s
posts in that part OF the province OF Up
per Canada, and cooperate with The Tor.
ces under my command: that during mat
time he never suffered man to enter Inc
enemy's country; dat lie neglected 10 o.
pey the positive cJmmands oi his govern
ment: and without any orders, agreed 10
a srms,ice, or suspension oil hostiflles,
with Sir George Prevos, in which my 'rmy
was not nciudej. which will be snow,
enabled General BrocS, with all the Tor
ces OF Upper Canada, and indeed large
reinforcement from Montreal, to proceed
10 Maiden, and operate against me: that
De established peace on the Niagara
frontier, and il became only necessary tor
the enemy to leave o! their forts 10 that
quarter lev inva!ds to guard their bar.
racks, SC. Aa1 shall further show, that
after General D scncra. the commanding
General of the armies, bad thus neglected
10 obey the orders ui the government, and
had been the great cause OF the disasters OF
the campaign, he was appointed the Pre-
sident of the Court Martial Tor my trial;
and that, although the administration EN-
ployed, al your expense, two OF the first
councillors in our country. Dir. Dallas,
and Mr.. Van Duren, TO assist the Judge
! Advocate in he prosecution, the Court
would not suffer me 10 employ any counsel
at my. own expense, TO open'iheir lips in
The Court, and the opinions OF Officers were
admitted TO prove entire charges and spe-
ci6cations aga nst me; that The officers who
were selected by the administration 10
give their opinions respecting my conduct,
and TO testify against me, had been promo.
ted, after the equalization, from Lieut..
Colonels in the militia 10 the rank Of &c.
nerals in the regular army, and others Of
inferior rank on similar scale: that The
most outrageous measures were adopted
to excite your prejudices against me; that
the officers who appeared as witnesses,
were applauded in the public newspapers
for the MA amer in which they testified, and
pamphlets were printed aud bawIed for
sale, at the very door OF the Capitol where
| was tried, flied with the most scanda :
lous falsehoods: tina: was accused by the
administration oil capital crime, for acts,
which shall prove by the letters Of the
Secretary of War, the President had be-
fore fully approved: and that the proc,a.
nation issued 10 the Canadians was by
order of the President: that as soon a, il
was issued it was sent 10 him; and after he
received it, shall produce letters writ.
ten by the Secretary OF War; by his order,
to show thatall my con1uct, operations, ~
arrangements, were not only approved by
bin, but viewed with toe highest sa'i,iac.
so sAa, RAs,H lion BY
sident, the Pienipotentiaries at the treaty
oil Client without any instructions from the
administration on that subject, declared TO
the British Plenipoteniaries, and conse.
quen,Iy TO the British nation and to the
world, that it was authorised, and dis9f-
proved by the Government: tina, ia an ill.,.
tefview with the Hon. J. q. Adams, one
of the P1enipotentiares, in answer 10 my
inquiry, on what ground that declaration
was made, he answered that they bad no
particular instructions 10 make The decla.
ration, that they received the information
from Mr.. Gallatin, that be wrote The pa
per which contained it, and he being one
Of the Plenipotentiares, The others were
induced 10 give it their signatures.
have given very general sketch Of
The subject OF the following memoirs
The facts stated will be proved by the best
evidence OF which the nature Of the case
will admit; aud principally by the records
of the government itself. After you are
possessed OF the facts and evidence, shall
cheerfully submit the question TO your can.
did Judgment. Ii is difficult always 10
form correct opinion, in our own case,
| can however declare with safety, that if
| have committed even errors, they were
errors o! the head, and not Of the heart.
WILLIAM HULL.