The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-10

General Harrison end Colonel Creshan.
MeAlee wr0le . history Of the ~esi.
Col. croghsn Was Of the opinion that an
scrarsse representation Of The affair Of
which he sas The Hero vas not given.
tie heard rnhours that Gen. Harrison
snpersised McAfte's work-he heard
Other rumours that Gen. Harrison did
him injustice in private conversation.
Col. CrOghsn wrole 70 Gen. Harrison an
gIesl heat. fee years Alter The var. using
language which would only have been
jusniied il The rum0urs which induced
his correspondence had been known locfs.
Gen. Harrison answered him--Colonsl
Croghaa spoIogizsd Cor hls warmth. The
CORES pondenee Was continued, and Ie-
newsd again in l625. and finally closed
10 The Satisfaction Of Col. Croghsn and
Gen. Harrison. This Was q personal
affair. originating not in any hing that
occurred IN the war. but IN the acts oil
third persons. The Globe, by some
means or other, we may guess hOD.s has
procured portion Of Croghsn's letters.
and published them. with view. b. their
aid. Of throwing discredil upon Gen.
Harrison's character as . gentleman and
a military man. Ii even accuses him Of
/" Jealousy. ingraiilude and Ieachsry."
without any other proof Than one aide Of
a private correspondence. which originsl-
ed in rumours. and ended in satisfaction
(which had been consigned 10 obllsion
by mutual consent. aud with which the
IpubIic had nothing 10 do. and which il
had no business 10 know. The friends
lof Gen. Harrison make no issue with
Col. Croghan; Col. Croghsn will make
none with Gen. Harrison. On The con.
trary. Gen. n. and his friends applaud
the gsllsniry Of Col. c.. and Col. Z.
awards the need Of his praise TO Gen. H..
$50 far IS the Globe goes beyond the
lpersnnal matter, and attempts 20 throw
"a shade upon Gen. iisrrison's conduct al
Sensca Town and Lower Sandusky, j,
uiesly fails Of its object. and is moi sup
ported even by Colonel Croghan. Col.
Croghan's letters al the time, The unani-
nous approval Of all Of Gen. ll.'s officers
and the historical facts and circumstances
themselves. will forever preserve Gen.
Harrison's reputation snd character be-
, yond oil hazard iron The assaults Of ma
lieasni foes. The Globe cannot long
triumph ia Justification OF history. We
sobmit the facts and circumstances Of The
case 70 the public, by shs following quota
sinp t~..~ Todd and brakes undoubled
tssrsunt Of 4 " theix 6xetFisns book. and
leave The matter 10 be judged upon i,'
. merits wilhou. The sliehles. apprehension
az 10 The conclusion TO which every
Impartial mind will arrive;
/ In the month Of June, while at Frank
linton. Gen. Harrison was informed that
Foii Meigs was again invested. Although
he doubted the mention Of The enemy Ia
attack that place. a, this time, he prompt
Nv started a reinforcement TO It's relief,
and on the 2slh reached there in person,
I, proved TO be a false alarm, and the
General returned to Lower Sandusky, on
) the LIST Of July, and on the following day.
set OF for Cleveland. on business con.
necied with public stores, and the build
\ ing Of boats f9r Transporting the army
across the lake. Ga the ED. body Of
eieh. hundred Indians were seen to pass
Fort Nfeies, for the purpose. IL was sup
posed. Of attacking Fort Winchester.
Two days afterwards. the British and
Indians appeared in grea, numbers. before
Fort Melgs, then commanded by Gen.
Clay. In the meantime, Capt. Oliver,
accompanied by Captain McCuns, was
sen, To apprise the Commanter-ln.ch'ef
of the fact; and reached him al Lower
Sandusky, with certain information that
The united force oil The enemy. principally
Indians. was M. less than five thousand
la greater number than had ever been
before assembled on any occasion during
the war. Gen. Harrison. with remarka
BILE accuracy of judgment, as the result
proved, came To the conclusion. that this
inves,men, Of Fort Meigs was iein, made
10y the enemy, 10 call bis attention TO that
lplace. while Lower Saudusky or Cleve-
land. was really The point GA which the
next attack would be made. He imme
dis,ely removed his head quarters laSene'
ca, nine miles above Lower Sandusky.
: From this place he could fall back and
prolec. Upper Sandusky, or pass by a
, secret route TO The relief Of Fort Meigs--
! 1.-TWO points to be defended, Lower San.
dusky being comparatively Of liule i'm.
lpor,ance. Major Croshan was left Al.
Lower Sandusky with one hundred and
, sixty regulars, for the defence of Fort
Stephenson. There were abou. six hun.
dred troops at Seneca--a force too small
10 advance upon Fort Meigs. Capt.
I McCuns was sent back to General Clay.
e with the Information, that as early as the
8 commander-iu. chief could collec. sufi-
Y lcien, number OF troops, he would relieve
y l,he fort The day after lhe return Of the
lexpress. the enemy raised The seige.--
Az had been anticipated by. Gen. Hsrri
Il son, the British sailed round into San.
+ dusky bay, while the ladlans marched
!. sit has been intimated to us that Croghan''
ilsiters we're in the possession Of Gen. Jessup
10 aud that the Globe received them from him
We hope this is not the case. H.. -.