The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-13

ches,er's troops.
A salute was now fired, and the officers
presented; and the remainder Of the day
was employed in planning the future oper
atoms Of the fleet. II was the intention Of
the Commodore to storm the batteries at
| Maiden and set fire TO the enemy's fleet, M
less II should come out 10 meet US. But
while preparations we're making for this,
the fleet appeared early in the morning Of
the l0th Of September, and the result OF the
dav was communicated to the General that
evening in the following words: "DeG.
Gtaeral, ,re hare met The enemy and thcy
are oars-firo ships, faro briggs, one sioop
and enc schooner
Loud, indeed, were the reloicings Of the
troops, as they came on board with the
General, for transportation to Maiden
They ~ho had long slept OF thn earth, and
endured the hardshlps and pflvalions Of
camp lie IN wilderness, waiting !Cran op.
porinnily 10 avenge the death Of their CON.
pap,oGs slaughtered in cold blood, al the
river Raisln, and 10 wreSl he sc8lpnL knife
i.ran savage hands uow saw the road open
Tor them 10 reach and rrappie the enemy
hand TO haud--aud earnest were they for
the conflict
The General and his army were on board
with u for some days and II Is due to both
nr them to state, lha, from v ha, saw and
heard however different il may sound rom
The reports now circulated by noisy dema.
poeneS, never was ihere party more ar.
IDENTIFY attached or more enthusiastically
proud OF General, than this. Although
composed Of Heterogeneous materials-oi
volunteers aud drafted miii'ia--of regulars
and lndieus, each having lis peculiar 10
lions Of discipline, vel 0ere they marshall.
ed INTO harmonious and efficient action, and
co operation BY hts sk',iui hand and all OF
them, from the boary headed Governor Shell.
by, dow to tie lowest fnul, Of soldiery, we're
alike eager to win his favor by bravery
and discipline, aud seemed 10 regard him as
the only person capable ot leading them to
victory. And did he disgproint them -
Did they not within few days capture the
ouly army that was captured during the
warl Yet what dc We hear 70 the face OF
these facts Why. Gsnefal Harrison, for,
sooih, IS cotrard, an OLD granny, petii
coaf Geasral. can only state il as my
belief, that, had any assassin Of this pa.
triol's hard earned fame used such opilhels
10 the hearing OF the army when at the
umo referred 70, every sword would have
Ieapcd from its scabbard 10 seek revenge in
tie deiamcr's blood.
The success Of General Harrison 10 gaia.
ing the entire confidence and willing obedi.
ence of his army, was oHing 10 hIs skill IN
managing them. One powerful means vas
his own example. When Tie soldiers were
subjected TO tie c0arest and scan;lcst fare,
he allowed his own table 10 be spread with
uotblng better than they enjoyed Ano'h'
or was by appeals to their better feelings
eud motives, to their patriotism, their sell
respect, their reason md sense Of honor,
Instead of resarttng TO severe punlshmenls /;
aul hence such puuisbmenls we're rarely
INDICTED or required. lis general order,
on gong into battle at the Thames, reads
thus The General cn,rcats his brave
troops to remember, that they are The sons
Of stres whose fame IS immortal, Ken
tuckiaus Remember the River Raisin F..
tot remember il only while victory rs sus
pended The revenge of solder cannot
- grotied upon q fallen enemy" He
knew where 10 touch tie Indignation Of his
soldiers, aud how 10 turn i. TO good account;
yet he felt the necessity Of restraining 1t,
when victory was achieved, BY appealing to
their sense Of honor.
Commodore Perry served ms AID 10 the
General at the Thames; after which the
two coaauerors on land and lake returned
in the feet to Ere, bringing with them
many oil their prisoners. 1t was spirit
stirring scene when they landed, and amid
the roar OF artillery, and the hu2zls OF the
multitude, marched III irumphal procession
ia procession that Rome might have been
proud Of, aud which Rhode Islanders might
have bched with joyful expectation; for IN
TINT trala moved the brave Commodore
Ba,clay,-hc who had lolned in the shouts
OF victory in the battles Of the Nlle aud
Trafalgar, now crest fallen, and led captive
by tie youthful hero of Rhode Island on
one side, and Gen. Harrison on the other,
Bot there is one incident OF the war
which seems to have been entirely overlook.
cd, and yet is deserving Of notice as part
of it's history. 1t is one too, which all
Rhode Island should duly estimate. This
State piumes itself upon the victory of the
lake, as we'll il may, since many OF the OF.
ficers and tho men, besides the Commodore,
we're natives of her soil, yet they ought to
remember, that but for the MD Of General
Harrison, that victory had never been
achieved. At the time he visited the fleet
at Sandusky, before the battle, he saw our
crews reduced and weakened by sickness.
On returning 10 his camp, he selected aud
sent TO our aid, from his army, large
number Of prime men, who mixed with our
sailors, aud tough, with them, shoulder TO
shoulder, like the bravest Of the brave
Commodore Perry returned his thanks TO
General Harrison, IN a letter dated five days
sfter the battle, and which reads thus:
"The great assistance in the action of