Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-06-11

gudId IN tnat direction VINO made no reSiS-
lance, but abandoned their officers, and fled
into the camps so that the first notice which
the troops had of their danger was from
the yells of the sayages within short dis
lance of the line, bat even under those cir
cumstances the men were not wanting to
themselves or to the occasion. Such of
them as we're awake or easily awakened.
seized their arms and took their stations
| others who were more tardy hal to contend
with the enemy in the doors Of their tents
Under all those disadvantages the men
all took their stations, and governor Harri-
son mounting his morse rode TO the place
where the attack was commenced, and
made such disposition OF his forces as
soon compelled the savages to repent of
their treachery; they were driven before
our infantry, at the point of the bayonet,
and the dragons pursued and forced them
into a marsh where they could not be iol-
lowed. In fine, they were routed in all
quarters, and completely dispersed by the
valour and discipline of our citizens, and
the very able dispositions of his forces
made by the governor.
The conduct of governor Harrison had
before this event rendered him extremely
popular in all the country that lies upon
the banks of the western waters.-And his
prompt and decisive measures against tho
Indians, which, by breaking up what was
supposed to be formidable conspiracy
az ainst the peace and security Of the in
habitans of the Indiana Territory, endeaf-
ed him still more to their hearts. The
breaking out Of the war with Great Britain,
soon after enabled him to reap fresh laur-
els and not only to raise himself still high
er in their estimation, but to extend his
popularity to all other parts ofthe union.
The capture of general Hull and his
army, aud the surrender Of the Michigan
Territory, which happened in August 1917.
instead of depressing, gave new spring
tothe spirit OF the American people, and
stimulated to mere vigorous exertions, the
executive government, who exasperated at
| the baseness of that transaction, and impa-
tient of the stain which it threatened to fix
on the national character, formed a deter
min alton to have immediate recourse to
measures for retaking that territory and
wiping Of that disgrace from their arms
Accordingly. without foreseeing the many
obstacles which stood in the way Of their
purpose, and of course without providing
means to surmount them, the cabiaet is
sued orders to general Harrison, urging
him to advance as far as Detroit, and If
possible to reduce Maiden, during the fall
of the year or in the ensuing winter The
desires of government were seconded bv
the voice Of the people at large-particu-
larly of those on the western waters, whose
ardent, hasty, and ungevernable patriotism
rendered them intolerant of delay; and the
general, anxious TO comply with the orders
OF the one, and to crafty the wishes of
the other, collecting all the forces he could,
hurried on to the frontier, FASTENED from
post to post, put every thing in motion, and
after encountering and overcoming a null
titude of difiulties, made with incessant
laboar, such preparations as afforded the
most reasonable assurance Of success. A
movement, however, made prematurely
and contrary to his orders, BY general
Winchester upon the river Raisin, and the
consequent defeat aud capture Of that off,
Ger aud his army, entirely defeated the
projects Of Harrison, and frustrated the
objects of the campaign for that season.
Finding it impossible, and indeed convince
ed that, though it were possible, it would
be improper to transport back again to a
post of safety in the interior, the provis-
ions and munitions of war which had
been brought forward with so much labour
and exertion, and averse to have them des-
troyed or abandoned to the enemy. the
general deemed it expedient to form a most
Of deposit for them and for the artillery.
additional stores. provisions, and munitions
OF war, yet to be forwarded in preparation
for the next campaign. 1t became neces-
sary also to cover the frontiers from the
marauding incursions Of the sayages in the
spring, and seemed an object of the yery
first Importance to secure the navigation Of
the river Miami, down which the great
part ofthe supplies would be brought. For
all these purposes general Harrison seIec-
ted fort on the Miami river a, the foot
of the rapids, TO which out of respect TO his
friend, the governor of Ohio, he gave the
name of Fort JMeigs Here he had all his
stores deposited by the end of the winter,
when the British officer who commanded
in that quarter, getting Intelligence of the
situation of the fort and its contents, re-
solved to make an attempt to take it, i'm
agining that if he could accomplish their
capture, the loss OF the artillery, military
stores, and provisions, would effeciually
embarrass, if not entirely prevent the oper-
atoms Of our armies for the following CAM
paign.
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