Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-28


dately sen1 an express 10 Fan Stephenson, which
aIised about sun rise, ordering Major tfoehAn tn
burn the font with NIL the munitions aud stores anu
foireat rc,thoUi delay 10 head quarters a,sng also
sumo precautionary instructions about The fonir'
&c.
On receiving his orders. Ctoghan instantly placed
II IN fhr hands Of the officers who were all present
and required them consider II, and express an
opiulou ut the propfley OF abeSng OF dlsob slne H.
The hoarl was formed. md On putting the question:
beginning usual with the yonrgrsl officer, II was
uscertaned that majority ol rs teefe jar dsotegthg
The order. trnghan returned 10 the r4om ana ne
IN informed OF oui directions, said, - AN GLAD "i
ii; Thai rcsdired 10 dfsobeV q all hasdrds-' and
immedmtely despatched an express Ia Gen. HAM
son, giving him that luiatnDnl1on, Immediately o .
the arrival oi tins express, Gen. Harrison despatch
ID Lieut.. Col. Bali with h,s squadron OF df'roons,
With orders to arrest Cfoahan, aud hing him 10
head quarters (Which WIS duhe.) md tcEt another
officer Ia take command by this ttmr IN consc-
qucnee Of his not arriving HeteHabs to his ekpeth-
lious aud orders, the GeHcia abandoned al idea al
retreat, although his munitions aud stores weto piled
mp ready Ia be set fire, sopn ~ tfoghln should
reach Seneca; aud II rs mol 10 be doubted. that II
ctophan had arrived, according 10 ntdefs, = Gen.
Harrison would have rclteattd INSTANTLY, leaving the
whole frontier, oar fleet Elie, and the shores ~
Glceelaud--the destruction o which was tue ohJeti
nj the INVASION and movements down the Lakr-d'
flc mtfcg n he ercmg. Ate, hcipc detained une
night. tfoghan returned 10 Sandnsky. and VAS ,e-
instafed III his co nnnnd ~ oetason winch gave an
lnde seibabc Joy the officers aud soldiers III the
font aud winch only could be go aallrd, IN intensity
Of feeling, by the olmgrln and molnh 5eion ten At
his arest Especially was the t'cn rlens'ng To
dose officers, who had sustained hlm ~ dispbcying
the order, resolved AZ they we're Wheu he was aros-
ted To slate Ina fate he II good urtyll.
Soon aiter his return the enemy, long expected,
made his APP eannee, aud demanded SURRENDER.
GtoP han answefedty directing ensigo Sklpp,to as
sure General Proctor that IT would be bnwn 10 -
FIRST
need hardly say inter What has b en- related that
Their appearance relieving from nu long snsIc sc,
was hailed with seeming joy, by the Mayor, aud
most, II not ALL OF his command The eNeurmfnt
produced by what had oeeurtednn his return just IN
hmc 10 u ett the enemy. inspired his cnn'hhnd "hh
an enthusiasm rarely, II esei, surpassed, aud winch
alone rcnders man invuelbc. The iorI was forthwith
beslered, eannnnaded, aud bumbaded from The gun
boats aud The batteries land iot nrRlly loot hours,
without cessation; during all which time every o1l-
Ger and soldier appeared Ia be ~ maj dby the ehol
aud mani, bearing OF the commander. | well re
met. Der his eXIttssiun The first sound ui tlir
bnpe gwen by the enemy the signal Tor the char
ping al on the wotks. WeMtre suing togthtti lie
spuns Upon hls feet, saying "Dunehn. every man 10
hl4 pnst IA t"cnty minutes Ties VIII attempt 10
take Us toy ptn. Rreuett, "hru Yen Hear ~, votc,
etyrng ,cllet, eome TO me- ",lh all HE men 'hat
can be spared rom your pau OF The lhe'' Vie IN
sant, passed up The line, repeating 10 every "'hfef
aud bad scarcely got the men III place before the
Whole Brush army, divided INTO thiea columns,
marched upon ia, tort, aud made desperate assault
continuing IT T. uta, an hour, when they wee ie-
pulsed wllh The killed and wounded, cs t,n "ed ~ HAT
lne 10 be near double the number IN &c io,t. aud
Is stated by English wrnt's 20 be sbout ninety. |
Dueng the engagement saw Ctoghan oilen and
witnessed wih delight hs intrepid aud gallant can |
due winch firmly believe never has been surpassed
any time, any OCCASION Ia The heat OF me action
frequently head nim exclnlm, ''huZ.', my brave
fellows. are hcwipg them 10 pieces I'VE mtnutes
more and wen bio hemto-. by In, stiy |
officer and soldier his lnmptiazsd himsea, &C
Aud throughout The whole allan he e'"e'd 'nc
greatest sorllnde Tor the safety OF est'y one o"i
himself The sagacuy Displayed IN arranging NV |
cannon. rs 10 open mask embfasuff,lo ia"e tue
emmy IN the dneb, Al porni evident, selected ny
heH Lon the bfeach-in placing The mgs on pln'' t
ihetup Il The plcbct,"mth could be t'ed OH ny
man, aud liom twenty To thtty ictl long, I" heh'
Wy timber, swept every litne before them--hls aeilsi-
", IN ping bags oil sand against ihe pockets, when
tie euemy ATTEMPTED To make breach WIN lheir
cannon, by which means each point ul h'lath grow
stronger from HE moment ItwHs assaulted, NE worthy
Of any General ~ any age. fou are rghi, sir' ~ /
my Judgment III SAYING that the government hls
not done jus ien 10 Col Ctoehan, lor las conduct ~
that allan, Hi,ch rs t0tAoW Il pdrdHct IN ne m'Rdfy
annals oIoUr country Alto mAsfI, having aeitd
u very subordinate faff, never dld, nor do nov
set up any caims for distinction. 10 Know that !
did mi duty 10 MY country. though hol hardened
into manhood, WAS thep, aud Is no" ehoHgh ~ ne.
Bur ., llrn, feel no HESITATION Saying i'Jpsilce
has been done Ia Inn. heing overlooked ny Tie
government, aud the erroneous aicnents oI htsto'
runs. McAfee, the historian OF The lalc War, and
Dawson,lhe BiugraPher Il Gen Hanson, have studi
ouSly kept ni view tha tie ohJe ol the lnVts on
WIS the destruction oi ont ships under Cum. Peny.
Al Prrsque Isle, aud boats and stores at Cleveland
These wele looked upon by tho Brush wtth solicI-
tude we've fecounoI cied, aud on one two otca-
ST. ms, were attempted Ia he destroyed, by ndue un
boafd Then fleet. They have alsn tuled TO htfouni
+ for the movement of tIe whole Blush iOroes dawn
j the Luke, IA lhe direction oi Cleveland AID Ere,
before lhtr d.lear at saudusky, which was attacked
+ 10 satisfy their IudIdu allies, WHO demanded the