Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-14
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JOHN CHAMBERS.

IVA Ellington. ssh Fcbraary:lsiO
DEAR SIE'--Si ace w ring To You, in answer Ia
JSlr letter oi the l1h iIsi il has occurred Ia ru thai
principal object Oft the falschoods rearfyrtp General
tiarrison which heve oUnl propagation Oh the Gocr
OF The Ohio House ofRcpcseniaves mus, b n, ,,aL
uir impression that he IL courarf AMI ,h,,ryb Won
." ot sAe IN your letter, The assigned by his
sanderers for his alleged absence from the mnnd
.. his army at is hatIl, Of the Thames presume $40
motive Tor Il less charitable than sheer covar,licc
would have been imputed by enc caDable Of M. n
representation ol las conduct But whatever may
I've the alleged ndncctneR for the cond net otrribu; ri
to hun. inc relation IN which then stood 4. hin, ,rI
my X owiodge IL haIhiS actual conduct voc iupo-
ses upon nc the duty have p.ris,n,ed of nr,nonr
rs lhe charge JdiSc and trust you will paron ma.
o suggesting The proPTicty Of an appropriate occasion
presents itself eau Toe made in o,cn SESSION. oc do
'idhuhs oi Tie member your House, who made the
charg". tho authority upon which il was mlde Nh.
ner from his own k Wedge ohserya ion or upon
10 information Of Others AID f upon Ire renresento
"oh OF o hers, Their names aud residence The orir
n1l nSt mt RS ct the isohood ought TO have had ,b
Naniasc OF all the celebrity is calculated To give
Ia IN. " s'''
"a fhe su'jcci o" G. neral IIa-risu, norsonol hr,
81! Is q not very rcinarkab . # he 2 coyarJ thu,
oc 81 TIC "a liant oitrers soldiers yvhc served with
h'in under Gcnsr u w Iync or IA Sc who ,,-h unI -
~ conihlnd AT TiPpocanoe, AT Fort Meiss and the
4 Thames discovered his cowarIcel and tI,,t tb, H.
y 10
Scs'y politician Of the present day. for will venture
predici that no officer soldier of Responsibility
/ VINO served with him, under his command can ne
found {" lake The responsibility Of charging him with
cowardice In cOnnexion with this subject n, rn,,
mo 10 relate TACT which occurred IN nv freSenre
and wh'rh IS calculated give some ide, Of tho ba,
actef OF General !Iarrsln pFeensions to- frtnnessnd
disregard of pessOnal danger On the dav prere,:p
The battle Of The Thames, when hrs army anpro,cb 4
tle last rIsh hand fork of the river icalle,l hint
McCtesoTs fork GcneFal Harrison accountant ~,
Nohnodore Perry and lHs aidsde-eamp rode forward
70 examine the bridge which crossed the ,,h or b
stream and which the enemy had partially dcsfroyo5
ahd while viewing II, several Kindred IuGians funJer
ihe comm1nd Of Teeumseh, we learned Afterwards,
VINO were concealed ut some cabins called Chatham
quo ~ me bushes on the opposite side of the stream
commenced brisk fire upUn che ue n,rtv IN the
must OF winch General Harrison was At thai mo-
ment dsHounfed company Of Col Jshns,n's Reoi
hen'' commanded by Capt Benjlmn WarfcIJ, Who
now resides N the ne;ghborhood of Iexinrton IN RI
STATE eaFne up the fire of The Indians wgs an sevcr
rs 70 induce the gallant Perry 10 e1postulaie earne
Win 6encrn Harrison against the exlo~tro Of IA, -
s'n " oHeh hIe w4eu good could result from IL.
nu' inc General ooolly replied that he could NOT So,
lne example OF retiring frUm the fire If the rpemv
Toe ariiiitry came'up fn few minutes and opancd
hrc ufon The cabins, about which i,e Indian a.,
concealed; and Capt WarfeId crossing with b,s con,
pany upon the imbors Of the bridge 10 cI,rgc ~,
"'y '''' OH hesPecuui'y' your ohedicnt servant
JOHN CHAMBERS
MOSES b CoRwiS, Esq, Coluu bus OHIO.