The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-16

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T,oe.e.pos. when he krsi gun wss hsed
!, aar sdssaceS picksi. ! Vas n The tEniI
n GeoessI HaErison. Who sas then Up
7, Ire Ore. J bad an oPPorisn'ly Co
.hserse hts mannrss be sss coai and
ooHsnsd. sRd every movement Of his
,ounaensare. and every word Ne utieFed
!. lAsl trying moment. perhaps The m"ss
embarrassing in ihe life o. . SOLDIER.
dsa0led Ihe highest order af personal
courage. Tie mounted hrs horse snsisns-
", and. accompanied By his sisa. hasien-
ed in the dlrreiian "a me line iirst stack
cd. A pari ef This line. unable 20 With
stand The 6eree and desperate unset 81 the
Indians. The cenerai MT retiring within
our lines 10 some disorder and confusion.
closely pressed BY the lnd'ans. some 81
whem were in the mIdsi af them. Gene
raj Harrison led IN person . company n
The al, Infantry 90 the breach; and such
vas The effect sf his bald and FEARLESS
behavior, and 90 great was the ennhdsues
of his army in his sbilIIy 10 conduct Them
10 victory. ihs, his prrsense aud voice 81
once rallled Ihe reIreaiing detachment.
sad they tank position 81 point equally
exposed. where hall Of their number. Il
not more, we're eiiher killed or Wounded.
The battle commenced Al about three
a'clnck IN The morning, during slight
rain. aud The attack became general with
in i've minutes afterwards, aud continued
until the dawn af day, when. by an
slmnsI general charge. the indi:ns broke
md I'D bsf'Ie nnr hayOneIs. The Ira.
eanns afterwards proceedrd 10 their wi.
lage ard burnt IL. Daring the hai'le. Ge-
neral HARRISON was sren wherever sanger
was The mnsl naminrni--H herryrr the
lishl a. lie ihirkrsi. Ills I'D, ts.Ionel
Osen. vas killed Al his side. and almost
Al the same moment ball passed through
III. Generals hat. grazing his heal.
There rras moi spot irifkin our Hnes
serure from HE sLof Of ihs enemy On
this. a. on every other occasion within
my observation. General ilarrison's com
dnrt was that pf brave and skiliui c0m-
msn.lrr: always ralm and cool in his
manner. and wholly indifferent 10 bis
personsl safety. possessing the peculiar
faculty of al once discerning wha:eyer
was wanting. and of promptly applying
The remedy. A single instant nf sacIllsiion
or unreriainy 81 purpose. the slightest
lremor of nerve or hrsltaiinn IN MUD, in
the critical and appalling periods of the
battle. would have been disastrous 10 his
army. Alter The action. there seemed %
be unisrrssl admission by The officers
and soldiers &c the army that there vas
not another officer in The battle capable of
hsyirg prevented defeat and general
massacre. All seemed 90 regard General
HARRISON as ,heir delIyerer from The lniisa
scslping knife.
According TO my best recolleclions.
Fnn Meigs wss csnIonaded. day and
night, wIlh but linle inierrpissinn. Tor
about III days Shortly after iis COM
'Hs..-------.. M~jnr Chambers. OF inc
Briifsh army. vas sdminei isso abe clock
de. I've bearer from General Proctor Of
an invitation 10 surrender the garrison
with The honors nf war, on tile ground
hat 50 small force, about 1000 men.
cnnld not sustain themselves against four
times their number. the estimated British
and Indian force. Gen. Harrison at once
rejected indignantly this proposition. re.
plying To The insult in terms worthy Of
his high character. Both day and night
during the siege. General Harrison was
most active. observing every movement
Of The enemy. and esineipg his usual cool
ness. dauntless courage. aud his happy
readiness To preceive and apply every in
riden, 90 his advantage. lie succeeded
in accomplishing every plan aud move
nent where his orders were obeyed. L
not one instance TO the contrary
The detachment under Col. Dudley ef
Iec,ed. in psr'. the object intended, in
driving the British troops from their posi-
ton; but they ,lisobeyed orders in not spi-
king the enemy's cannon, destroying their
ammunition. and ihereupon Immediately
The river To the. main army.
The two s1tiies on the south side 0l the
river. and on the same day planned and
executed under order. from General
l!arnson. we're emiacn.ly successful. re-
suItins in the objects des,gned. forcing
the British 10 raise the siege Of For,
Mrigs. That conducted bv the brave
and accomplished officer. then Col. John
Miller, now = representative in Congress
from Missouri. intended 10 destroy a sun
ken battery that had annoyed US very Sc
rions'y by enfladIng our rear line oi
pockets. as we'll as 10 prevent the slmosl
entire Indian Inrce. then investing The lori
IN that side Of the RIVER. from co.opera-
ing With the British against DnJley's At
lark. ma'ir at ;iIe same u;ne. on the oppo-
site eide, considering The very great dis
parity between our force and ,ha, ri the
enemy. being as iunr TO one. was. must
he allowed Ia SAT-, ane Of the most bril-
liant aHIirs of The last var.
Gen. Winchester's m,vement To the
liver Rlisin. where he was defeated, was
n dIsnbe jience al Gen. IiarrIsnu's order,
= hich required hun To prnresd 10 the "a.
pIds of The Msnuee of the l.skes, and 90
remain there for further orders.