Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-06-19
MISCELLANY
From the .4lerantria Phgnir Gazette.
EVENTS OF THE WAR OF 1912.

This war was undertaken in the defence of the I
commerce of the United States with France and
Spain, their colonies, and other nations at war with
Great Britain, whose cruisers. contrary to the laws
of nations, had pundered American vessels on the |
high seas, under pretended blockades of those ma
tons and colonies, and had impressed American
seamen from on board of them. 1t was undertaken
in defence likewise of our newly settled frontiers,
whose inhabitants were daily massacred by the In
dams, melted by British traders and garrisons in
Canada, who furnished arms, &c. to carry on their
murderous warfare. --Bostoa Patriot.
1919.
June 10, The Congress of the United States de-
clared war with Great Britain.
July 10. Canada invaded by Gen. Hull.
July IL. The garrison of Mackinaw who were
ignorant of the declaration of hostities, captured
by party of British and Indians.
July l2. The frgate Constitution, Captain Hull,
on her passage from Chesapeake Bay to New York,
escaped from an English ship of the line and fycI
frigates who had chased her for sixty hours.
August 8. Gen. Hull reinquished the plan of in
vesting Fort Maiden, and returned to Detroit with
his army.
August Q. A detachment under Lieut. Col. Mil
Ter attacked near Brownstuwn, Michigan, by gu
peror body Of British and Indians, the latter com
handed by Tecumseh, and repused after sansui-
nary conflict, in which the Americans lost S. men,
and the enemy upwards of 100.
\ ID.
der his command to the British General Brock as
prisoners of war For this lie tried by Court
Martial and sentenced to be shot; which sentence
was RENTED by President Madison. in consiaera-
ton of his revolutionary services and oil his advanc-
ed age.
August II. British sloop of war Alert captured
| by the frigatc Essex Capt Porter
| August l9. The Constitution captured the Guerrl-
err. in lat Al, AZ, N. lon IS AZ. w. after an ac-
ton of as minutes. The Guerriere's loss was 10
killed, wounded and missing the Constitution had
T killed and7 wounded.
Sent. 12. Fort Wayne relieved by Gen. Harrison,
after defence of days against numerous Indian
force.
Sent. ID. Two detachments from Font Wayne
destroyed the potawatome Qndian) tgwn at E!k
Hart, and the Miami towns at the forks OF the
Wabash
Sent. IT, Fort Harrison, which had been invested
on the sd Sept. by large body OF Indians under
the Prophet relieved by Col. Russell.
: Oct. Is Battle of Queenstown Heights. IN which
Che British General Brock was killed. lhe Ame-
ricans remained masters Of the field after three at
tacks hut the British were strongly reinforced and
made fourth attack which would have been repuis-
ed. had not 1900 American volunteers refused to
embark to assist the regulars, and remained inactive
i spectators of their defeat aud capture.
. Oct. 49, The British sloop OF war Froiic, OF ~
runs, captured in lat. Sc, n. Ion. 65 ". by the U.
. s. sloop of war Wasp, OF l8 guns, Captain Jacot
, Jones. after an action of 43 minutes. The Frolis
{, had so killed and 50 wounded the Wasp kllee
and wounded, Bn;h vessels were much disable,
" and were captured few hours after by the British
70 seventy four Poictiers., ).
runs captured in lat. 90, N. lon. 20 80, W. by tn
frirate United States, Capt. Decatur, OF "a guns
The enemy lost 1O4 the United States H.
Dec o9. The British frgate Java captured ant
AZ. tutio RainhrlN0P.
:, the coast Of Brazil The Constitution had kille
- and o. wounded the Java 60 killed and 100 Wouf
ded 1878. rno,
town. on the River Rasin, Michigan by a BIRTHS
army of elO0 men, under Col. Proctor and lecumse
and after hard fought battle surrendered ms 'o,c'
consisting of 322 men 81 having peen t ki,e.
wounded or dispersed. The British lost "a ket
and 1853 wounded. A great number OF the prisoner
taken in this battle and especially the wounded
were left by Col. Proctor to the mercy OF his inala
allies, Notwithstanding the promises OF protectio,
and the circumstances OF Gen. Winchester =
}, sayaees burnt the houses in which some OF the
we're placed, and finding that others were unaple
II ;ou their march, they set them up for targets shoo
- ing and scapinp them. Among these unortuna
lar men were Col. Allen, Captains Woodlclk, M'Crac
en-. Hickman and Heart . - !.
Feb "a. The British brig Peacock sunk by Z
Hornet, after an action Of - INNS. OH ne".'a,
and Aprii's7 Capture Of York, Upper canada,
the Americans, under General Pike VINO was vas me
en- tally wounded and $50 of his men either Killed 1
wounded, by the explosion Of magazine OF powdt
fred by order of the British Genera, aneahe' ri
inc nf th British also killed by the explosion.
and " NJ Havre do Grace iii Maryland pillag
and burnt by Admiral Cockburn.
Auc- Nav O. Gen. Proctor, with about 14oO troe
cap, and an immense body of Indians, withdrew ir
At before Fort Meigs, where he had bessged the An
rican garrison, Under Cen Harrison Tor C IS days.
dst,cbment of Kentuckians, under Col. Dudl