Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-29

IN the 18th day of April, 1913, just q years ago.
the sun rose over the camp at Fort MeiSs' on inc
hanks of the rapid Maumee, just as ne had oeeh ooi
frnoary the $4,000 years that the world mas existed
in it, present shape, according to the seoIos'eai
wrinkles now seen on the frownng brows OF Maya
ra Falls, of which philosopher IL he De not 100
na,,roI NAV ;udee of the age of the earth, as wo-
men nick out second husbands, by counting has
wrinkles.
General Harrison rose with the sun, for during
..aso .t;rr;nq times it was necessary for every
American soldier to rise with the sun, ii he meant
10 retrieve the disgrace which had been inflicted on
the American arms, by the surrender OF General
HILL in the preceding fall. General Harrison had
been appointed Commander in-chief OF the North
western army by President Madison for the purpose
of organizing military force for the defence OF the
lake frontier and also to chastise Proctor and the
British-Tecumseh and the Indians for various bar
INDEPENDENTLY the capture oil General WIN
chester at River Rasin, and the massacre at rench
town The campaign had been opened seVerai
months before, but owing to the unfortunate eNPeoi
ton of General Winchester the British and lndi-
ans xver. now on the advance into the United States
and the only point that disputed their entrance
,,as the force commanded at Fort Meigs by Har-
risoo. Here So old Tip' was determined to make
hold and resoute stand-to stay the torrent of Bri
fish invasion and to give the Indians little taste OF
the same So hard cider which made their mouths so
wrv At T;ppecanoe two or three years before
Early in the morning, this day twenty-seven years
aoo Harrison was his legs, encouraging the men
at work on the fort-taking their position, and
cheering them to make desperate defence-to drive
the Indians and British back-and then wait for the
additional force Of Clay, before they would march
forward and wipe away the disgrace OF General
Hulls surrender
By and by, just as the General was talking, several
rife shots were fired into the camp. One OF the
halls struck soldier close to the General, and gave
HIM mortal wound. He fell down with the pick
axe in his hand-and kicked up his heels like lobster
turned over on his back. "That comes from ID
wyandot Indian said another man. 81 saw the
rascal lodging behind that big beach tree on our
right flank, beyond the ravine."
Another man came up with rifle "Here's my
old Kentuck-(so he called his gun)-let me see the
Teller, and I'll pink him." He Immediately up with
his rifle and let fly towards the spot where the shot
came from. The ball hit waving branch, and just
glanced to the left, il taking apgeon wing This
saved the Indian, who scampered of in a hurried
trot
THAT ere tree saved the calls carcase from be-
ing good supper to the worms tonight, Jack, said
dams, said another Of the men" and red coats
teo-red coats and red skins-they'll all be id
sight redder before the next potatoes hoed said
another.
small party OF ten men, then went to the breast
work and after several shots from the IS FOUNDERS
the Indians scampered off, among the trees.
py th:. time IL was breakfast. The GS"~.-i Euis
hungry, so he took his usual allowance Of bacon
Germ bread and hard cider. The men did the same,
each troop relieving each other, whether it was
eating, singing, fighting, working or sleeping
Ii now began to appear that the British were de-
termined to lay regular siege to the fort. In the
night time, they had begun their batteries-three
Of them-two Of which had four embrasures each,
fronting on the American fort. They were within
cannon shot of the camp, and were swarming with
the Canadians from their camp the north side Of
the Maumee BY dinner time today, two OF the four
embrasures were completed. The third battery was
for bombs, with which they intended to work the
final destruction of General Harrison and his gallant
troops. Bat Gen. Harrison was not Gen. Hull nor
Gen. Winchester. Harrison had been brought up
with hard crackers, hard cider, hard knocks, hard
heads, and hard devils Hull was too much Of an
old dandy, and superannuated dancing master
Just such General Martin Van Buren, would be.
Just such as the dan ly politician who is thus
described by bold Harry Percy, the gallant Hot
spur Of Engand-as Harry Harrison was the gallant
Hotspur Of the North West, this day "a years ago
"Th,re a ccrtsin lord, neat trinity dr,ss'd
so@ ssSs lana .rs f ssrs ssp e'D
He was perupe like millBer:
And twrt his finger and his thumb he held
4 pouDeet- box which ever and
lie gave his nose, and took Z away again =
Who, thercwith angry, when IL nesf there,
Took IL in snuff and still he smii a, and talk'd
And. az the soldiers bore dead bodies by.
Hs csld thsm-untaught kbaves. unmanperIy,
TO bring sls!eny unh andsome corse
Betwtnt the wind and his nobility.
With many holiday and lady terms
Tie Questioned
Gen Wine hester also, who defeated and ca d.
tured by the bloody Proctor the Canadian savage,
also too little acqusinted with hard cider. lie
was elegant classical man, accustomed to live in
a frame house, clapboarded and framed, with ten
windows, painted grcen-but he had not quenchcd
his thirst Of glory and patriotism Efficiently hard
cider 10 know how to manage Satan.
Hence the difference in the manner in which the
war carried on, now that Harrison was at the
head of the movement
The British under Brock had taken Detroit and
captured General Hull. without firing gun Proc
tor, the savage, in conjunction with Tecumseh,
civilised Indian, in comparison with Proctor, had
carried every thing before him from the River Raj
sin. French creek-up the banks Of Maumec to the
very drsw-bridge of Fort Megs. He now sat down
before that forlorn hope, with a determination TO
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