Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-09

take charge OF the I'd BATTALION on 'nc y =,
IN, Indians and Col James Johnson the Isl battalion
| ;,,, ii. nr,,,>h As soon as the order IL charge
vas ryrn the General and his ads ti1hco VI, -
supp,ri 10 bring up the infantry, an" 81" u" ''"'
nf them as in a short ,tuIe alter Receiving sumo
,r,, ann, lwu heavy fires from the ftr'i si, We br"h
,,,,b ,ber lines and capidred The "holr, excerpt
| rnr,,on of the Dragons who tied Win It"''"' ="
British threw down their arms ana sur 'h"' 49,,
I,mrs Johnson. VINO marched t'ru' o'' = UNA ~ -
~ ,,,.n,ry On tins par, Of tie J ne u" 'tn''
-. ,,.r rr,rourd but the mounted urn under '"l
I.,,,ns Inhnsnn; on the left, where tnl ht"'i"
n Johnson and his battalion fought, th' na'''e '"'"
Ear more than half an hour, and was severely
4, .,s M, with that battalion came" SPEAK p'ts''"
y, :, .,. r.u,rallv conceded that The m"uiiit'
| ,u,ht the battle with the a'd only Z" snai' o'''""
oc,he infantry who got up SNORT i'ih' . i''. ,r
~, ,,,s over on the extreme lr where MAJ "'''P
~ c,, This statement IS not made |" def"4a"
- ,I. fam, of any officer, but 10 do justice !" '"'
| ,d r.r,,nent, who certainly, on The rIght aSa'h't
h H,,.h d,d all the fighting on that Day an" on ,'i'
la .,n,, the Indians equally 80 WIN me 'Nc'P',n
-, have no doubt that the infantry would
49, hha ved equally as brave If their position lusneu
nave o''''> ROBT. b. M,AFEE
1t.
IT. nsu : the testimony of Mai. krtley, who was
~ :; "a James .JUhnsnn'S battalion, III taxing th'
British There IS no PRAYER u "'o''
than Mai. kirtley: -, ,,,,rd
"a br Col H. NJ Johnson in the lat" war, and on ihr
A, of The battle of the Thames had an opportunity
lorc, lt
s mad ordered Col II NJ. Johnson 10 TAX" possession
~ 80 ll across the swamp, and PR pare |" hGht M
Indians whrlv he wonId bring up The tnahtry !" NJ"
tbe Brush This conversation was some lni'e u '1'
hundred wards from the British troops ih'y sep"
rn,.d Col johnson beng informed that ne c"uin MOI
cross the swamp, sent with ih'S message !" ''''
u,r,sun found iIm with the infantry nearly one
mill, IN the rear of the mounted regiment. ven i''
risou upon this information went with me !" "''
Johnson who at the head OF The Columns VI ,
,,,, l',l I,lu II.
Harrison net and had conversation o.. t!' u''"c"'
or CROSSING The swamp: heard Col. johnson request
General HARRISON 10 permit hun 10 prhg 81" 'e p'''
by CHARGING the enemy. Gen Harrison gave '''' r"''
and then returned TO the lnianiry-n 'he ih'n'i '
Colonel Richard NJ Johnson aSccrtaned tat NJ couiu
or,Ss the swami and did so with his md battalion,
Ileayinu Colonel James Johnson To charge 'he pt'
fish with the first battalion. was present ana maui
The CHARGE with Colonel James Johnson, at tile h'"u
f the first battalion and took the whole b'itisi
force in very short order, except General Proctor an"
= few dragons who ran away. The BRUSH enemy
surrendered 10 Colonel James Johnson, VINO lha'cncu
them back to General Harrison who was wth me m
lGn,ry Colonel Richard NJ. Johnson al the heaa OF
ia :,nd h,,,,,on fnurht and defeated Tccnmseh and
h,s warriors after a severe and bloody conflict !
went IN person TO the ground where Vol n "
son in person had fought the Indians "hh Paft :" ~
REGIMENT know he defeated the lh"ahS NJ 't pun
without any aid but his 0wn men ] iurl WIN :" !''.
ton of the infantry on the extreme clt, ne" ar rom
where Major Thompson commanded, but tue Indians
were defeated before the aid Joined them NJ mount
ed regiment ioug ht the battle OF the names DuF'"
the whole of our service, C"i. ~ VI J""'s'' "|'"
his men to charge on the enemy in columns, and we
.,nccted il: none of taken by SURPRISE when
We were ordered to charge III" enemy: e"i. '"h1'o
had prepared his regiment for TINS drSrrae n%"" u
lighting. !EI'E'li-A'' NiN
Lexington, Sept. |, 1910.
T a,nvc have. beer, published III the Kentucky co.
man and Globe and addition, we give me following
sent to us as contralroa Of the above Here Is the
testimony of two gentlemen IN the infantry uhdcf COM
mard of; Gov Shelby. They certainly know "hr,
,L.r Ibov wcr. IN battle or not Their statement wi!
not be doubted or contradIctrd 1t - signed by no
mas p Moore who served as a private solder Al '''
battle of MtsScSsenawa aud was co'EPIIi"h'o ~ =
neral orders hy Gen. iarris"n-was at the bauc oil
lh, Thames and after Gen. Harrison resigned, Mal"!
Moore accnnranird Gen. McArlhur III hrs Prrt"ns rN.
rcd,,,on INTO Upper Canada, II the toll OF ioii, ana
had his horse KILLED under lm al Tn, cf"sstng Of ''I"
River and subsequently, led the van at the oattIe VI mar
collins Mills, aud was AGAIN colPI''"n''u ~ 'S
raj Macarthur Srlas Harlan the son OF distinguish
ed patrct and brother to the Hon. Jas Tartan, 'a''
Secretary Of STATE OF Kentucky.
All ,Rnon,B rR"it, Mercer Co, Ky, Sept IA, i9+O.
..Dcar Sir
AL ynnr request we make the following statement OF
facts In the fall of I-I3 in consequence OF 4 cht
from Gov. Shelby marched from Dan'i'"' MGR
Ger county, KY, as subacrns IN mounted company
commanded by the aie Col Davenport. lp'h i'ac"'
inr head quarters Col. d. was promoted To thc com
i, n.and al regiment. We were under an IlPFc>S'""
that We were 10 as mounted infantry; DIT upon
reaching Portage, We were d'sm"'Intcd' ana rF"SEc0
The lake IN boats. On our arrival al Sandwich 'hc III.
iaurv were innrd bv Col. X. NJ. johnson regiment
nr mounted infantry After some delay, Il was an
nouucrd that we were pursue Proctor army Johl'
sons regiment marched IN front, rendering me ROADS
almost li..passabe for infantry Alter p'iIu' an"
f.,,puinu march, IN which many at the stout'st were
Lett y the way, Johnson regiment ovcrIHu,G Tie enc
my; and that fact was communicated /" Gen HARRISON"
and by his orders 10 the infantry We we're coinmah"'"
10 advance and did 50, occasionally hal'in5. he o''
Law seemed to Us the time unacc"nnabir; uhti ,i''
discharre o the muskcia Of the British, aud me yen o.
Col James Johnson battalion, III charging them, an!
nounced that the action had commenced wien we au
vanccd at a rapid pace The firing OF Tue Drish soon
c.ased and We could occasionally hear thr aischafse
Of lire arms aud the yell OF Indians AZ inns ti!e
CIV shelby rode along our lines encouraging us !,
advance and did 50 10 the clos" "i 'i!r acu"H
aver that We Gov. Shelby, Gen DrSha, Gen ~
len Gen Adair, and Col J. Mcdowell during Tic nc
ton bat time did we see Cen Harrison; ana ina
,bcn and ever SINCE we considered the mounted reg
mcnt as having fought the bati" ana won me victory
The infantry ardrniy desired 10 nave partc.rH ~ u
and complained much of having h'Cn c"niitl'd !"
march Tar, and suffer much, I" be made me mere
SPECTATORS ri the fight. We oi course know nothing
Of Who orirnn,cd this novel and dangerous mode ="
assailnr the British regulars and Indians; ana "hil
mean to sax, that while We know that We suffered "i
the Inc Of march much more than the mounted rr%l
ncut and were rantr tn engage the enemy as thl
could have been, vet the infantry were virtually
denied all par, G. patton in the glorious achievement
There very large company from ms county
attached 10 johnson regiment commanded ny 'hPt
nov Gem McAsrc, and also company OF infantry
. nearly as large, To which The undersigned belonged
and we do not believe that tins statement Will he con
roverted BY single man Of either Q: these Two conPa
/, MES.
In what we ha,~ reluctantly sad We do not design
to insinuate that Cen Harrison spayed amy want o.
personal courage.
THOS ?. MOORE, Of Harrodshurgh, Ky
SlLAS HARLAN, Of Mercer Co, ny.
The position tins overwhelming testimony leaves
Gen Harrison before the weld, Is Of his seeking
Ii corrohoralcs history and will not even hc contradict
hy the Generals aids, who already driven To the
wall r,h as'onishncut their General auCacItv and
weakness No wonder that the hard cider enthus assn
beginning die away, and the hurrah Of glory turn.
inr to shame and disgust.
TIE reception Of .Hc. lHr-Od Tp sc"t cf-o