Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-28
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y' Sso uue' but your letter contains the fir.
suggested which hss ever reached me ,h., L. -,
TIRE plan OF cper-iion wa. o,o,,r., a., -. - -'
mssnanin1iiy Of Colonel johnson will ,s,,,;, -
H"o mar naon. eroh effort h clu-,,, .,d;,;-,
upon ms nrow. thus rnjusy torn fror, ,h -.
- "' 'e"e'aI 20" Johnson received or,.r. .. a,
INC lorfn alto manner of charge, from General n:
500 IN person, In the face and aIno., in 80, =
enemy The General with The rcrimsr, -
The charge was sounded. AS Johnso, fno,ed .. g.
na'gc' the General started Cor the line Of Ins.nrr,
winch was drawn NJ IN onier OF battle fJe had =,
s"e lar 1eiore turning 70 me. lsnd the best of nv
'c'ol1scon was the only OF hrs Aids then VIII
num- ne SAID "furSnc Col Johnson with your utmo-,
speed-ece the effect OF hi. charge and the position os
enemy Ar'illsry and return quickly as possible
N.hg executed THIS order as pro1ptlytG practicable
",e' aim pressing forward with rho front OF fhe d,
Lhty' Upon reporting. that Col johnson had b,oL.
~" 'nernys iinc-ihaf they were ,urr.,s,;, -
N'r cannon was IN our posscssou--Le ,,rl.;,n
~ IN an animated tone. Come my brave f,Ilo.
1"u w, w1ole army will som te ours Soon
s,of hi-, nm officer q believe The late Jus., -
.iSDowell. OF Ohto) rode I'D and r.,.,,,, e I'm
- wing az "r near The croichct w,S s,,r ;.,;n,.
W ano !" great di>order. This ronir,nn;,.ss
, ,. IN "s nearing Of the soldiers The Coz.
oon'radic'd the latter pas, of the s,a,cr,o -
Emphatic manncr-bui giving or,c, 80 " u,c in'st
manu- 10 push iorNnrd. no dashed with m. , IN
70 'he ind'rhl"d point Of conf,c, and oonc,.s'
D"@n inc contest pretty close and severe a r"-,:l
OF Johnsons Regiment. owing 20 Tho i,nn,: In,,
OF the ground for herse hsd d.n,o,,',p, uoaoih'y
and
hghilng on foot and mingled with IN, ;pc,n,. ~ 49,
nau ocen' To some extent. the cause Of ,hc ,.e.
Mus soon restored and the left wing closed d,
e ~, o"' Nn'eh hnned The eroiehci.) under the ncr-
sonai supervision of General Hsrri.on In ,h -
time some Of our soldiers were shot ,;,,.; -"
ten feet OF the General for the conflict, here ,-, -
and animated, and continued 20 for som. rim, W.
ire exception Of the charge made by Col Jobnson,.
" s''"eh' zen Harrison was an the most eiposed and
dangerous part of the battle
'deht; The day before the battle tho arm, 49,, -;
ncucd IN It's march by the dstruction oc n brIo -,
p'ahoh OF the Thames up which /, uos ,,oy;,,, a.,
| me mouth OF the branch Col JuhIrscan had bcan
uereu 10 cross rms cream some mills ,y,o or H.
miles above The mouth The md - -. =, '"Is"
orihgc. a portion of his regiment bnS =, h,S -,
pay OF INDIANS. Posted IN cabins ON Tho o,ro.;,a
soe oil The Thames and the branch and aIeo updr ,h
e"'ef' sore theiE Ianks. 10 dispute the na,sacs
OF iho stream and harass all nitenpr. N rc,a;, H.
bridge AS soon as the firing was hoard ,b. go,
nurred 10 The scene OF action, accomn.,,;eJ n, !, -
ion Of his family of which Commodor, Pcrrv Co..
when arrived found General Harrison. Comr,o-
80 ly' a'd orner ciiIcers q think Gen. Cas- was
".e') "a an open fgcce OF ground near the bridge :
Col Johnson had passed and a small ,.,,;on 81 -.
gmeh, previously dismnunted. under the command az
Iapt BcnJnmn Warfcld and some Infantry which
nae hurried up were carrying on the skirrnsh Mai
49, 800 r1 perh ordered Up with same small artilh ~
Com- Ferry urged Gen. Harrison q, ui,hdrs,y q. T..
was too n'''ch exposed tor the Cor-mrn6e,,, -b;n,
~ mistake not Gen. Cass united with tic Comro
oofc aho offered TO stay aDd his orders executed
INC General. with Perry and the rcsdne of his .,,,
s'afed Ell but Gen. iinrrisea went few stan. and
returned and retained his position near ia. esnnoo
un the Indians were disodged and driven The bridrs
repaired and the army put in motion 20 cross H.,
r,hs 'ns whole sme he WAS much or more e,postd
man TIE soldiers. being horseback an the while
INC Commodore afterwards demonstrated ,,i,h h;
against h's unnecessary exposure obserx,np 4,b,, +,
open sea he could stand fire oierably we'll h., ,b.ra
vas no mn IN being sLaS by aconceaLsSl c,s,, :.
me General justified his condocs by ssyir -,- or.
'rai ~hs commands Republican yoiunicen IA 60
ranks The best blood of the country Is 4, lie c,rd
musi never think ofiis snfeiy nj ica.. Iii hi
roops hecene familiar with his aisr,c,rd az 49,, ~
us"seT iiardfhood itsef has never d.D,es Pc.
courage Chambers and Todd Of Kentuckv. and C.F,t
ION oi Missouri The other Aids Of General o,r;so, q,
ne oaaie of The Thames still lis mr. and can
you additional facts. If required
Aiaough u - not "a direct rrspouse 10 my mar, n,
your ieier must be permitted say that INV ,ntcr
course with Gen. Harrison LEFT the coGYict,r an mn;
ihn' nc vas gentleman a soldier. mud ,.a,r,, mi
deprecaie most sincerely. the Injustice st,,nc,e >,
DC Done him by portioR Of that party u,t which
have always voted.
srn- SIR, respectfully.
I Your obedIcnt seSvant
J. SPEED SMITH
| NJ Il CoRwIS, ESQ