Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-17

ent5. BY this operation, the settlers OF
our frontier were relieved from DANCE
and hundreds who had fed to he tenser sci
Elements OF the State for protection. returned
TO their improvements and occupied them il
safety. A person who has not accurate
knowledge Of the condition OF the North
western portion Of OHIO, a, the time of III,
bate war, when i, was an unbroken wilder
ness, without Inhabitants, other than abort
giacs--whout roads, bridges, ferries or i'm
ptovemens. OF any kind, cannot form az
sdsa ofthc difficulties General Harrison en-
conntcrei in feeding, sustaining and keep
ing together his army The difficulties and
perplexities which beset him during all his
campaigns are known TO but few, and can
not be Justly appreciated by any; yet by On.
ceasing activity and by the efforts OF his pow
eTful mind, he overcaine them all. But IL is
impossible to dwell on minuti@--a volume
would not contain the half Of such detail.
Pressed down BY all these difficulties be kept
the field he never despaired for IA moment I;
and such was the confidence reposrd IN his
bravery and skill, by both officers and SOL
ciers, that their spirits never hageed---their
hopes never sunk. 1t is not generally known
that the feet built at Erie, by which the
command OF the Lakes was obtained was a
project recommended by General Harrison,
and thu, il was adopted by Mr. Madison, in
consequence Of his unbounded confidence in
the prudence and sound judgmen; Of him
who proposed it. Before the period OF which
lam now speaking, General Harrison had
been appointed Major General in the mill
tia of Kentucky, by law OF that State, and
had been appointed u Mujor General in the
army Of the United States, by Mr.. Madison.
Passing over multitude Of affairs OF
smaller moment, LET me point your attention,
TO the memorable seige OF Fort Meigs that
work Of defence consisting OF "A mud embank-
ment and an enclosure Of piquets. was de-
Tended triumphan,ly and successfully by
ubou, thousand men for many days, IF |
mistake not, seven or eight against the
attack OF Proctor, who commanded an
army Of British and Indians, at least
four Times The num6er ofthe besrigcd, which
was furnished with all the muterial necessary
for the occasion Such was the skill the
bravery, and the interchangeable efforts OF Gen.
Harlison-such was the success Of the re-.
pealed sallies he made. that he compelled
the enemy, TO abandon the s-igr in despair
II Is worthy Of remark, that on the second
day Of the attack Proctor sent an officer ~ ih
flag, TO demand the surrender OF the post.
The grounds of,his demand were. that the
American force was 100 weak TO defend the
works, against the overwhelming force o.
the brsirg-rs and that General Proctor was
anxious TO save the effusion OF blood The
intrepid Harrison promptly replied: IF
Gcneral Proctor knows the usagrs Of war,
as arn bound 10 believe he does, hr must
sither have considered me ignorant Of them
or he must have intended an insult Ii was
his duty to make the demand before he com.
tnenced firing on The warks. But, sir, said
he go back and tell your General that
know my own force, and HIS and that shall
defend the works TO the last extremity. Tel
him further. that ifke erer possesses The FSrf.
ne shaH obtasH ID IN aoay that toW girs
MIN more honor in the estimation of his Cor.
eminent than ne could derire from thousand
surrenders" Another incident, is also wor-
thy ofnotce: After the enemy had retired,
number OF the Indians who mad left them
came into the for; aud stated tha, contract
had been entered into between Proctor aud
Tecumseh, that as soon as the tort sur.
rendered, which they considered inevitable,
Harrison should be given upto the Indians,
10 BE- disposed Of rs they might see proper
Harrison replied Then General Proctor
can b. neither soldier nor man. Blu. i'll
II shall ever be- his fate 20 surrender 10 mp,
his life shall br protected, but | will dress
him liz pelticoat, and deliver him over 10
the squaws as being unworthy to associate
with men" On this story. sir, was founded
an infamous SANDER on General Harrison
and base insult 10 the ladies Of Chilicothe
fabricated BY person hose name | will
not stoop to mention, and published by the ad.
ministrution press.
Il was not long after the successful de-.
fence OF This Fort, TINT our honored nominee
led his victorious army into Fort Maiden,
recaplured Detroit and the Territory surren.
dered by the unfortunate Hull. and pursuing
the enemy to the Thamrs. subdurd the uni.
tcd forces OF Proctor and 1ecumseh, and
captured the entire British army
The war having been thus gloriously Ter
minated in bis own district. Harrison repair.
ed to Erie and leadered his services TO the
army operating in that quarter Unfor,u.
nately, the Secretary Of War was there, who
felt some private grefs unredressed, and was
moreover envous Of the laurels which Gen.
Harrison had SO dearly, but justly won. be-
ing unwilling 10 see another added 10 the
wreath. he ordered him 10 repair to Ohio,
where he had no further duty to perform,
having already hrong the war 10 lose IN
thai quarter The order was oheyed He
returned 10 his family and Immediately re.
signed his commission derInrino ,b.t h..