The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-09
POLITICAL.
From the Globe
Jealousy, Ingra,iludc, and Trachery
of General Harrison.
From the Globe.

IL is proper 10 give y brief view Of the state
Of things. out of which the secret history which
we propose 10 open up grew, that the partially
kno~n and the concealed facts moy shed their
lights on each other.
The reader should look To the mar and tax @
n eomprr rhcnsve view with knowledge of the
designs OF both sidrs) oi the scene OF action Of
the whole campaign, which the viciory obtain.
ed by CRosnAS n, SsndnsLy 50 gloriousiy
opened, and which the battle fought by Col
JonssoS Oh the Thames 30 brilliantly closed.
ARHsrRoso, the Secretary Of War. had
over-rnlcd HARRisoN's idea Of carrying the in.
yasion OF Canada around ihe head OF the lakes.
His plan was TO obtain command Of The lake By
a naval victory, and carry our army into Cana
ds by transports built for the purpose. The
fleet 10 conteDd for the mastery with the Eng
lish, was prepared near Efie, uDder PERRT.--
| The transports were built by JEsUP, N Clsve-
land, aud I1AHRIsoN, whose duty II was 10 Gov
cr, with his force, these preparations, took post
AZ ScDeca. The lake bends like q bow into
Ohio, from Eric, in Pcnnsy syIvania, 10 SaDdusky
bay. Sandusky is at the eastern extremity
Cleveland is point on the arch heiwe-n the
Two. The British force wns on the opposite
side Of The lake from SandDsky bay. HARRI-
son, with his army, was at n considerable DIS
lanee from the bay, up the Sandusky river
CRocnAs at the post OF Lower Sandusky, be.
ing about nine miles nearer the bay. The OBJ
ject OF The British was to destroy tho prspara-
tons for inyssion on the lake shores, and open
the whole sweep of its arch 10 Ohio TO the de-
predaticns Of The Indians suppered by tho Brit.
ish feet and sustained by the land forces as a
rail- inc point in their incursions. To relieve
himself from Hauison's force, which he did
not doubt would be employed 10 cover CIeve-
land, Proctor made a frini Of besisging Fou
Meigs second time. This. h~ supposed.
would Withdraw Harrison from Seneca west
ward, to succor Fou Meigs, and leave his de-
signs upon the boats and stores At Cleveland,
and the fleet at Erie, unobstructed. Harrison
did not march TO the relief of Fort Meies-
Proctor then came down the bay to Sandusky,
in the prosecution Of his real object. Harm
son no sooner heard Of his approach, than he
ordered Croghan to burn his fort and retreat.
and he had all his own provisions and prepare
tions for the Canada campaign piled for a con-
nactstion. and retreat into the interior ss soou
a. Crogh juined him. Proctor would thus
have Obtained, from the fears OF Harrisos, what
his fsint on Fot M.igs WAS intended 10 effect,
by provoking his ,alor, hrJ not Cegbans
course disappointed Proctor and saved lisni
son. Armstrong, then Secretary, thus sums
up, 10 his notices Of the war, the conduct of
! Harrison At this point Of time
| Having, on The 20tb, suificieDfIy assured
himself with regard TO the number and equip
ineut Of Proctor iorrs. and suspecting that this
formidsbis array might be directed against his
own cplreuched camp at Sene'a, no at once
determined to collect and destroy his surplus
stores, sb,nJon his preseDt posii'on, and make
| good a retreat 10 Upper rSaDdusky,-ieavlng 10
the fate that might await them. the settlements
on the southern shore Of the LAKE, the boats
built and stores collected Al Cleveland; and
Peuy's 6ee, ihcn httIug out, aod nearly ready
for service, at Ptesqne Isle. But though viii
ling and prepared to maze these sacrifices, ho
could not but perceive that a mere prespmp-
lion of dagger TO his ON camp. would not JUS
tify the absndeopeot OF Croshan's detachment,
without some effort on his part 10 extend 10
It the e,sht1sl security he sought for himself
On thi, psist however. the Generals sense OF
duty ga, ssss ,atishcd forgetting alike The
| adfnonitioa esrtaineJ % his hrsI order 10 Cfo-
CHAN. .el ~ Asser5 q retreat IN he face of an
| Iad-sr- i@rsy.raeni. sod the fact. nov perfectly
known to hinsslf. that such investment did ex-
ia; he despatched to that officer ssesnd sr-
der. for an immediate retreat at all hazards
indicating tho route by which hc wss TO make
IT, but taxing no step to oorsr, or otherwise sus-
tain The uioremsnL And, as II the task thus
imposed VS. not in itself sufficiently perilous,
he farther prescribed, that the garrison, instead
Of employing all possible means to mask the
opersiion, should begin By setting fire 10 their
stores and barracks and thus virtually an
nouuee their Infection 10 ths surrounding sne-
! my