The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-06-05

fleet under his command, and BIZ d happ
coincidence, that gallant hero gained his glo
rious victory on Lake Erie, and captured Til
entire squadron Of the enemy just abontth
time when General Harrison had niatnred hi
plans for the invasion Of Canada.
On the 9th ofSepten6er, the troops en-
barked at Sandusky Bay, and advanced 70
wards Maiden, expecting TO hndlhe british
and Indians encamped there in full force
Butupon landing on the Canada shore, they
found that Proctor, disheartened By his re-
cent defeats, had abandoned that strong hold
after having destroyed the fort aud navy
yard; and had retreated with hisregulars and
savage allies to Sandwich. Our army en-
camped at Maiden, and the patriotic troops
could notrestrain their exultation, on having
gained possession of the fortress from which
had issued. for years past, those ruthless
bands of savagcs, which had swept over our
extensive frontier, like the wing OF the des-
troying angel, leaving death and destruction
only in their path.
Our army advanced rapidly in pursuit of
the enemy, and overlook them on the 9Th OF
October, at place which is destined to be
remembered, as the battle ground OF one OF
the most remarkable and decisive actions
fought during the war.
General Proctor. having had his choice Of
ground, occupied strong position, flanked
on the left by the river Thames, and on the
right by swamp, beyond which were posted
two thousand Indians, under Tecumseh.
But Proctor committed irretreVabe error,
in placing his regular soldiers in open order,
aud extending his line by placing the files at.
a distance of three or four feet from each
other.
The American army advanced in order Of bat
tie, and when ia the immediate neighboFhood OF
the enemv, the accommodating parties brought IN
intelligence Of the dispositions Proctor had made.
Harrison. with the rapid decision Of an able gem
eral, instantly avaiIed himself Of the error ofhis
opponent, and ordered Colonel Johnson to charge
the enemYss line in column, with his regiment Of
mounted Kentuckjans. The extended ard weak
ened line of the enemv could otter but feeble re-
sisanee to the charge of these gallant troops; who
dashed through their ranks, with overwhelming
impetuosity, and formed and attacked them III the
rear. Panic-slruck by this bold and unexpected /
mannuvre, and at being assailed both in front and
rear, the British threw down their arms ~ dlsnay
and the whole army was captured, with the ex-
ception of few who escaped by an early flgh I
with Proctor. The Indians attacked our troops
the left, and fought with great heFeeness and
daring, until repused with great slaughter
The decisive aud important battle was thus
fought and won. in a space of time almost ucredi-
bly, short, and with a triflng loss on our side. Alt
the baggage of the enemy, and their valuable ME
litary stores, together with tho oinclat papots OF
Proctor, fell into hands and several pieces OF
DFaSS cannon, winch OHEll
ash in our revolutionary victories, but which Hun
had shamefully surrendered at Detroit, were again
captured from our ancient foe.
The united force of the British regulars and In
dians engaged in this battle, amounted to more
than 2800-the number of our troops wasless than
2500-and those principally militia and vo-
lunteers. The venerable Governor Shelby COM
manded the kentucky volunteers in this battle, }
and General Cass, late Secretary at War, and now
Minister to France and the heroic Perry, acted as
aids to General Harrison This brilliant 1
victory followed up by the capture of their feet on
Lake Erie by the gallant Perry, entirely Destroy
ID the force of the enemy IN Upper Canada, and I
ut an end to the our Northwestern from i
Ter.
On receiving the news of this glorious event, the
hanks of Congress were expressed to General II
Harrison in the warHest manner. Among many u
others. whose grateful feelings found utteTance Il
N this occasion, the honorable Langdon Cheeves
observed, the floor of congress, that"Ihe VIC b
tory of Harrison was such as would have secured v
to Roman general in the hest days of the Repub- fl
ic, the hOnors of TRIUMPH A sentiment which <
vas fully responded to, in the complimentary ne fl
ices which he received from every part OF the o
union. n
Having entirely defeated the enemy in Upper n
Canada General Harrison advanced with part of it
his army, to the Niagara frontier, and thence to te
5acketts Harbor, where he left the troops, and it
proceeded to the seat of Government. On his way g
hither, he passed through New York and Phila- "a
ielpha; in which cities he received with the "
most Aattering marks public honor and distnc- b
ton. After the necessary delay of few days at Il
Washington, General Harrison proceeded to Ohio, G
where important duties required his presence. n
In the plan for the ensuing campaign, to the r.
surprise and regret of the public, General Harr- b
son was designated for service, far inferior to
that which he had right to expectE Regardless II
of the memorable victories which this gallant and
experienced officer had Won, and unmindtul OF Z
the various and important services which he had
rendered to his country the Secretary of War saw
4ho and nj n
where he would be compelled to remain inactive,
while others were appointed to those more ardu- 8
Gus duties which he had heretofore fulfilled with &
30 much honor to himself, and TO the nation. As P
f still unsatisied with this egregious insult which
he had offered to General Harrison, the Secretary il
of War, on the 25th of April 1874 appointed a
subordinate officer to separate command within &
his district, and notified him 10 that effect On y
the receipt of this notifications General HARRISON
instantly addressed letter 10 the Secretary, ten
Iering his resignation, with notification thereof
to the President. As soon as Gov Shelby heard '
of the resignation of Gen. Harrson be lost no time
in addressing the President in his usual torcble
terms TO prevent his acceptance OF II; but untoT-
tunatey for the public interests the President was
then on visit to Virginia. to which place the LETT
te.s from General Harrison and Governor Shelby I
were forwarded and that Of the latter was not re-
ceved until after the Secretary Armstrong, WITH
OUT THE PREVIOUS CONSENT or THIS PREsDENT, had
assumed to himself the high preroeative Of ac-
ceptng the resignation. The President express-
ed his great regret that the letter Of Governor
Shelby had not been received earlier; as in that
case the valuable services Of General Harrison
would have been preserved. to the nation IN the
ensuing campaign.
In this resignation, General Harrison evineed
the true patriotism and disinterestedne0s, which
have always marked his conducts He would
eheerfully have devoted his services to his coan-l
try even in an appointment inferior 10 that which
should have been assigned to him-but he was too
hgh prineipled to retain his rank, By yielding as