Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-22
COrre'PoHd nee # The Detroit Daily Adreriisr.
ANECDOTE OF GEN. HARRISON.
G~iBEALrAs, Aug. 9TH, 1910.

bibkALEAV, aug. th, 1870.
SIR-Among the many pleasing anec-
dotes of Gen. Harrison, there is one which
! heard from n gentleman now living M
Maiden, and who was during the late
war; commander OF his Maiesty's lioiilla
on tho Upper lakes.
SAID he, i was up the Thames with
my ~iiotllla, near tho place where the bn,
tie was ioughtbctwcen Harrison and Proc
Tor, and my orders were that in case we
suffered 4 defeat, TO set fire TO nv fotiIIo
ana make my escape. On iearnino tho
tate OF Proctor, and seeing the approach
OF the kentuckians by the CLEANING or
ihelr swords through the woods. forth
WITH obeyed my order and fed. hui No,
wlihout having one horse shot from uoder
me while retreating. MY family NJ ,ha,
period were within the vicinity Of tho ~
lie ground, and | was OBLIGED 70 Ieave
lnem to the mercy Of the American Army
NhEe absent from them, | had some Gaor.
iui i~orebodIngs as TO their fate. | b,d M
opportunity Of aScertaininr what had 10.
come OF them, and ] passed MANY n sIeen.
,ess night IN painful anxiety. Bu, iudge
now pleasing were my sensations ,ybeD
! ioarned OF my wife and daughter. ,baI
instead oltheir having been barbaronsJv
treated, they were kindly protected bv .LIe
open hearted and victorious Gene,a H.
riSon. For" said my wife, Gin rela,ina
the story.) "Soon after the army hi &C
ca'nPed for the night, near by our dyeII.
ny Two young OIL ;ers come and dcna,-
u ~ our lodging for their cnmmander
&c, therefore, with all possible haste
PIuPared 20 leave, and lodge, we knew not
%%heIe- but while preparing to 90. tbc
General came and asked, 'lVbat women
~ ~ 'heseI and where are thew poingg
IePiIed that VIC belonged TO Inc RI
ISL army and had been told that we mus,
up our lodgings TO the General flo
'e,u'ncu dnsw"r, that he came MOI boro
70 TURN Iadies out Of doors sFnr, so;J
ne ! would rather encamp undo =, 81
odsh Than do II. G We yourselves -
'aSihcSS ladies. but remain wbsro -
're' and viii station n guard at voar
. see ihot no injury befall your noTson
DR. your property" So
rear now the remarks Of tho p.;,;,L
'thcer IN his own words. 81 49, H
my Ming and country ror,y
ought by the side Of Nelson. o1d -
o' engagements with him. 7
u ,L, - "ounuS IN my body! | fought
-. ~ NlFtf h0ISiU and E,rf
Io'sS' ! am the man who commanded
nc cannon that shot down the nag Of def
ne 'n't Harrison raised over Fort ~.
,u'' INC parley. Tell tho ConcraI %
see hun, i,at he played us a Yonto
.;cN ~ getting a parley until no cenIJ 81
,ln 2 reinforcement, But ! dopi No.
Il Tor that. although IL occ,ssonc9 =.
iuth trouble and loss OF lives. ,,i
ere put to the tight about. end we,s
Igcd to retreat as f,s, ~ possible.
And now Us 30 itarriso, 80
~ al my experience in wa
a'o nr''f known a nOrc brave md -
'u' ohlcor lie IS n soldier and III
" h,Ie he was in CunaI,.
''eT heard Of an instance wbc,o at
e unprotected inhabitants ever
insult OF an injury from hinselr,.
Idirrs Toll him that if he eyc, nls
% 'hiS part OF the country, I W, /, -
n' ] wish. if poes bic, to gbo,y 49,
'>"n' my gratitude Tor Tie li,J n,n'an
" '' s''cms family u,s, lat ra5g
e.. J u