Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-02-15
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HARRiSON,s VICTORY
: Cts. HAREIsoN TO THE srczrr.nY OF War.

TO iIGe with NC emily nhcnt hundred am. forty g
the regular toors. Johnsons mounted regiment anu ,
su,h OF Gov Shetbys volunteers "a for ~ !
pad march. the whole amounting TO about threo thou
sand five hundred men To Gen nAranr with |
about 100 ehscyes) the protecting OF this place ard
the sic was committed. Gen. Casrs brigade. aud the
corps II Lieut.. Col Ball. were left at Sartw ich VITA
o'Sers 10 follow me n the mon received their
bnapsaess aud blankets. which had been ten an Is.
land ~ Lake Erie
TIE unavoidable delay At Sandwich was attended
with no disadvantage 10 ". Cen P,oclDr hai Pos'cd
h'nseh nj Dalsons ON The right bank uf n, Thames
\oI iFSncb) tty siK Eles from ths place whore vas
informed nc intended TO atif and waii 10 receive me
lie must have believed. bcwCycr. that had M G!spc
siiion 10 ioov hiui or that hr had secured my con
hnuanre here By the rcpors that were m circulation
that the Indians would attack and destroy this MAC.
uron The advance OF the arrivals he neglected 10 com
mcn'e me breaking up 81 the bridges unit, the night
o. Nhe ~ INST On tint night army reached The
u'er' which - twenty-five miics from Santwirh ana
- one oi four strains crossing tie route over all of
which are bridges, and being deep and muddy and IN
inr.-he Tor considerable distance iato the country
tho bridge here was found entire aud ia Ike NON,
sag proceeded with JohnsUn's regiment TO save #
possible the Others AZ the seco,,C bridge over branch
"i u'e rivcr Ihnmes FORT nais cnoarh 10 CAB
tnre Lieut. Of Dragons and eleven prya,cs who
l'o heen sent by General Proctor 10 destroy them
rum TIC prisoners leaned that the enemy hal no
CeHhn information II our advance. The bridge hay.
ING been inpcricrty desro.ed was soon renamed aud
hr array eaco'nPod a, brakes f6rrn four nile~ below
Dason's
The RIVER Thames. along the banks OF which orr
route lay is fine deep stream navigabe for vessel
"' considerable burden after The passage Of the bar al
It's nouh over which here IS SIX and half feet =
wafer
The baggage az the army brought from re,Ioi
m boats protected by three gun-loats which Conn
dSFe Ferry bad uuished tor tho purpose as well rs %
cover nc passage oil The army over the Thames ITSELF
p mo he IL los.
low and y country generally open lprarc.) rs high
as DalsOs these vessels ere we'll calculated for tia,
purpose Above Dalson's. however the character q,
the rivsr md ada'cnt country Is considerably changed
The iumer though still deep is very narrow aud It's
banks ugh and woody. The Commodore and mvsclf
iaerciarc agreed upon The lrorrety OF LEAVING The
boats uaner Cuard Of one hundred and fny infantry
and determined 20 10 fortune ard the br.ycry
OF M troops 10 eiie"i the passage Of The river Below
place called Chatham and miles above Da ls.n's
The thtyd uuor liable branch Of the Thames; tie bridge
over Us month had been taken uE Ey the Indians rs
we'll ~ that at MGTcgors Mills, one mile above
several hundred Of The Indians regaaires to dis. a
our passage ard upcn the arrival &c the ndvancea
guard commenced a heavy Gre from ilo op,,sire -1L
ni the creek c. Wcll rs thai Of tie river believing
hiatt the whole fsrce Of the enemy was there hated
he army formed IN order Of battle and brought up
our two sixrounder- cover the party that were ar
dered 70 repair The fridge; few shot rom those pieces
soon drove e The Indians and Cnahcl us in tvn hopr
1
sen. mounted regiment Icing uTon the r.gli Of The
army hal seized upon TIC remain. &C the bridge q,
The mills under heavy FIRE from the indians Our
loss "a The occasion. TWO killed and three or fur
wounded that o! TIE enemy ascertaihrd 10 bee con
sIierably greater. 4 house. near be b.i6r. contain
| ing very considerable number OF muSk.I, h.5 bc,.
set on Erebui II eIinguishtd nv our ,r,,ors and
The arms saved. ~ Ihe first farm above the bridge,
we found one of the enemy's vessels on FIRE loaded
With arms and ordnance stores and learned Ibat they
HF.s Inn %.
OF tho river with the great body OF the Indians A.
bo~ies farm, four miles from the bridge we halted
fr Tie night. founi two other vessels and large d,
cry hlled with ordnance and other valuable surcs In
an immense amount n fames--it was irupo.s bic q,
Pot out Ihe irctwcuiy four FOUNDERS with their "a
I riagcs taken ard n large quantity Of hall and
shells Of various sizes The army was prt IN T,ii,,,
early oT the morning Of ihc 81: rushed on in a1
vance with The mounted regiment and requested Gov
shelby tn follow as exPeditoGsy possible with the
infantry; the Governors zeal ard ihafof his men en-
abied them to keep up with tho cavalry. ard ~ Q a.
cork. we were at Anods Mills. having taken in The
c"Hrse OF The morning two gungoats aad several bat
/ ioauE loaded with provisions and ammunition
rapid NJ the river Of Arnod's mills aa,rds The n
~ fordIng to be with for a considerable distance
Dot upon examination II found too deep for n .
~ faairy Hay .ng however fortunately taken tv,, nj,
-ce boats ard some Indian canoes on the spot and oh
iigCd The hUs1men 70 !a'.e fe'm.n behind each TIC
whole safely crossed D., IL o'clock Eish; n -
from the crossing passed a firm, where mari 81
Inc British troops had enrampcd the nigh, before un
} der tho command of Col Warbur:on The Jet,cb.
fnent viii Gen. Proctor had arrived the dav before nj
! hr NIsray an towns, rsics higher un Beng now
certainly near The cncmy, directed the advance O..
Jnins'ns regiment 10 accelerate their march for The
purpose Of procuring Intelligence The officer coin.
handing ~ IA a short Time. sent ~ iuGrm me thai hi
progress YVES stopped by the enemy, who were Girrz
81 across our line Of march. One Of the cncmy's yy,o
soncrs bcrs also taken prisoner from the inform l,inn
received irci him. and my observaiioa- assisted h,,
some Of my officers soon asceTilincd enough Of h,r
position and order Of battle 10 determine ,ll,i ,,f,b
- was proper for me 10 adopt.
From the place where orr army last hailed - ~.
Alor1vGn towns. distance Of about three and a hall
miles The road p through beach forest yyiiboY,
any clearing and ur the first two miles near 4, Tho
hank Of the river AZ from two 10 800 wards from Inc
ry T. swamp extends parallel 10 il. throughout the
whuic distance. The intermediate ground - dry a,i
although me trees are io,rIbly thick II - in man,
places clear Of mjcrhrush Across this srrp Of land
ii- lcii oPTdyea urun 90, river, supported Nv artillery
placed va TIE wood. their IT, ht IN the swami covcr
cd y The whole Of The Indian force the British IRONS
were drawn az.
The troors Of my disposal consisted Of sl-ui 100
scgulara 81 lhc 21in regiment, five bngades Of Kel.
lucky younice militia infantry, under hs ExccIsr
Gov shelby averugrng less than five hundred mon
aud Col. Johrson's sgHcnr Of mounled nlnnr, mai
uiy n Tic whole an aggregate. something about 3JOO
ut~sRr,iil"l' an army posed 10 Indian
can DC safe Uuicss Is secured on the tanks md "a,
he rear hod therefore no difficulty n arranging
The infantry conformity 10 10Y general Der Of b,
to. Gen. Trot ere brigade OF 500 men formed a..
front line. his right MON The road and his len ., ,
The swamp Cen Mugs hrrqdc as soco-d t,. "a
yards the rc1r Of Tro.icr's, and Chcs' hroadc a.
"a corps of reserve In the Of b. These rree br
1ndcs formed TIC command of MAJOR General ucu-,.
ihs whole of General Dcsl,a's division. CONSISTING q,
Two hfgados were iorncd en- Fc'eHoc upon the ei Of
IrUier.
Whils' was oursg d in frm NJ tic in .arir,. had
directed 10 Gel Johuoos regimen which was si,ll b,
'front.' 10 be fprm~d IN two lines opprsit, 20 The enemy
aud uV0n The advance Of he inrutry 10 take c-7o,
the iel, AMI forming upon that funk 10 ondcavor "a
turn ihe igrt Of The Indians A moments reelection
however convin el that from The thickness Of ,s
wo,,s and swampncs 81 the ground. fhey would lo
unable 90 Go any hing horsotacE mi "a re- Il, az
no fiuo di.ruount Them anj place their horses Ig 60
curfy therefore determined 10 rcfso nv len In fI,,
f..f..-. .rI 1,rgnk Ilr1ffrr lime .f $500.