The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-05-29

An1s terminated the glorious defence Of
Fort Aeigs. Harrison, soon after. left Gen.
Clay ~ command Of that important post, and
and unwearied In bis exertions. Proceeded
% more difficult and alduous duties. Al other
exposed stations.
! The unceasing slofls Of ihu British. and
the restless spirit of Tccumseh. allowed cur
troops but little time TO recover from tbsir
severe fatigues. In less Than two monlhs
after the seige Of Fori Meigs had been abnn.
ldoned, tho Indians assembled formidable
Ebody Of more Than 5000 warriors, Under
their most noted chiefs, and again threaten
ed "a attack on atfoflfess. On receiving
this intelligence Gen. Harrison with a small
body ofregulars, fastened to fort Meigs, by
forced marches, and fortunately arrived
there before the enemy. Leaving rein.
| forcement with Gen Clay, ne returned with
out delay 10 bis more active duties.
During the whole Of this interesting cam.
paign, the vigilance and ntrepidity Of GEN
eral Harrison, with the bravery Ofhis soldiers
enabled him 70 keep a far superior force Of
the enemy in check, and to protect the wide
extent of our exposed frontier.
/ Atabout the period when the enemy In
vested Fort Meigs for the second time. they
made desperate attack upon Fort Stephen
son, temporary depot at Lower Sundusky.
which was bravely and successfully defen-
ded by Major Croghan, of lheregularservice.
We lay before our readers the following
short extracts from an address 10 the public.
trelative to this affair, which was voluntariiy
publish by the general, field, and staff off,
GERS Of General Harrison's army. After ex-
pressing their ''regret and surprise, that
charges as improper in form as,in substance
should have been made against General
Harrison, during the recent investment Of
Lower Sauduskyj 60 on to says-nHe
who believes that with our diss3osal force,
and under the circumstances which thenOc-
CURED, General Harrison ough 10 have adj
vanced upon the enemy, muf, be left TO cor
rect his opinion ia the school of experience
"On aTeview Of the coul Sc then adopted,
we are decidedly Of the oTinion, that II was
such as was dictated by military wisdom,
and by due regard to our circumstances,
and the situation ofthe enemy. 49, And
with a ready acquie scence, beyond the
mere claims Of military duty, we are prepared
to obey general, Whose measures meet our
most deliberate apr obaiiOn ;, and merit that
OF his country.
. The chlvalrous nd spirited Croghan,
who was one ot.tIne signers ofthe above adj
dress, about the Fame time published another
paper on this su Lbject, dated from Lower San
dusky, IN which he says:-s'L have with
much regret FIcen in some ofthe public prints
. such Misrepresentation respecting my refusal
: to evacuate this post are calculated not only
} to injure me in the estimation of military
] men, but also to excite unfavorable impress
slons as TO the prcpriety of General Harri-
sons copiduct relative to this affair.
"His character as military man Is too
y all 4. -. \
! support. But his public service entities him
at least to common justice. This affair does
: not furnish cause of Feproach. If public
j opinion has been lately misled respecting his
: late conduct, it will require but moments
8 cool, dispassionate reflection, to convince
3 them of its propriety. The measures recently
adopted By him, so far from DESCRIBING ceHsure,
are The cleGrest proofs Of his keen penetration
, and able generdEshiP."
Disappointed in their hopes ofPlunder, and
81 dispiriIsd by the numerous defeats they had
tsnstainA 4, the savage allies of the British had
! heconne d. .contented; the second siege effort
Meios had cen abandoned land gradually the
!. enemy entire ly Withdrew from our territory,
and concentr wed their forces at Maiden,
their principal strong hold in Upper Canada.
II will thus be Sc IN, that the skill with which
General Harrison had conducted his defen-
lsive operations, the only resource left him in
; the face of superior Toe, had been eminent.
" successful; and hS 4 not only protected our
J widely extended from tier, but had eventual
1 lily forced the enemy tu retire, mortified and
lhumbled by defeat, FROM our country.
The activity and enter rize of General
> Harrison, did not long pei nit the enemy TO
rest after their retreat from our territory
: He Immediately commenced preparations for
e carving the warinto their own country, and
s formed his plan for the capture OF Maiden,
! and the conquest of upper Canada.
j Commodore Perry had been instructed to
Il cooperate with General Harrison, with the
\ fleet under his command, and by a happy
coincidence, that gallant hero gained his glo-
rious victory on Lake Erie, and captured the
: entire squadron of the enemy. just about the
time when General Harrison had matured hiss
plans for the invasion Of Canada.
On the 27th Of September, the troops en-.
barked at Sandusky Bay, and advanced to-,
wards Maiden, expecting to find the British.
!, and Indians encamped there in full force
: But upon landing on the Canada shore, they
found that Proctor, disheartened by his re-
. cent defeats, had abandoned that strong hold,
after having destroyed the fort and navy
= ward: and had retreated with his regulars and
v savage allies to Sandwich. Our army en-
: camped at Maiden, and the patriotic troops
! could notrestrain their exultaiion, on having
gained possession Of the fortress from which
had issued for years past, those ruthless
: bands Of saVages, which had swept over our
extensive frontier, like the wing Of the des-
: troying angel, leaving death and destruction
! only in their path.
i Our army advanced rapidly in pursuit of
$ the enemy, and overlook them on the 5th Of
!; October, at place which is destined to be
/. remembered, as the battle ground of one Of
E the most remarkable and decisive actions
Al fought during the war.
K General Proctor, having had his choice Of
]; ground, occupied strong position, fanked
: on the left By the river Thames, and on the
Q right by swamp, beyond which were posted
: two thousand Indians, under Tecumseh.