The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-22
For the Inquirer.
HEAR COLONEL CROGHAN.
GENERAL HARRISON.


The Pennsylvania, still pursuing the
character Of Gen. Harrison with bitter hos
tility, states that Col. Croghan has recent
" passed through Wheeling, where he was
requested to give statement Of the con-
duct of General Harrison towards him.
Now, says he, we shall have the truth,
and we ask the Wing presses to publish
it. We had supposed that every one at all
conversant with our own history, had al
ready seen the truth from COL Croghan
himself. Here it follows from Halls Life
of Harrison, and we ask the Pennsylvania
will you publish III
CLOVER SANDUsKY, Aug. 81, 1878.
81 have, with regret seen in some of the
public prints, such misrepresentation re-
specting my refusal TO evacuate this post,
as are calculated not only TO injure me in
the estimation of military men, but also to
excite unfavorable impressions as to the
propriety of Gen. HarrisGn's cond9et rela-
tive to this affair. Hi character as mil
itary man is too well established TO need
my appreciation or support. But his pub
lie service entities him at least to common
Justice. This affair does not furnish cause
of reproach. If public opinion has been
lately misled respecting his late conduct, it
win require but a moments cool dispassion-
ate reflection to convince them of its pro-
priety. The measures recently adopted by
him, so far from deserving censure, are the
elearest proofs of his KEEN PENETRA-
TON and ABLE GENERALStIIP II
has been stated also, shat upon my repre-
sensations of my ability to maintain the
post, the General altered his determina-
ton 10 abandon it, This is incorrect
No such representations wereever made;
and the last order received from the Cen
eral was precisely the same as that first
given, viz: That if | discovered the APP
preach ola large British force by water
{presuming that they would bring heavy
artilery1 time enough to effect retreat, 1
was to do so; butI could not retreat with
safety, to defend the post to the last extre.
nifty 1t would be insincere to say that q
am not hattered by the many handsome
things which have been said about the de-
fence which wds made by troops under
nay command: but desire no plaudits which
are bestowed upon me at the expense Of
General Harrison. | have at all times en-
Logged his confidence SO far my rank in the
army entitled me TO it, aud on proper oc-
casions received his Emarked attention.
have felt the warmest attachment for him
as man, and my confidence in him as an
able commander remains mistaken. I feel
every assurance that he will at all times do
me ample justice, and nothing could give
me more pain than to see his enemies seize
upon this occasion to deal out their I'M
friendly feeling and acrimonious dslike;
and as long as he continues las in my hum
BILE opinion he has hitherto DONE to make
the wisest arrangements and most iudicious
disposition which the forces under his COM
mand will justify, shall not hesitate TO
unite with the army in bestowing upon
him that confidence which he so richly
merits and which on no occasion has been
withheld. "Your friend,
GEORGE CROGHAN,
4"Mal. 18th Infantry, comd'g. Lower
Sanduskv y ras3 sH-Fe