Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-01

1913.


eerulean robes with which Milton arrays the Arch
angel Raphael, when he sped him from Heaven to
Eden to teach the millinery of fig leaves to beaute-
on, Eve During the night several heavy spring
showers had passed over Fort Megs, and the young
buds Just bursting all the branches Of the trees,
looked like bits Of bright green set in pearl As the
sun rose, the dew evaporated, and left the whole
scene bright with the smile of Heaven, and green
as the grass Of Paradise.
The first thing that struck the eyes of General
Harrison when he left his tent to take mouthful Of
fresh air, and look at the enemy, was the British
fac iying over their batteries and big black mouth
piece protruding from one of their embrasares. 1t
was a barrel of devilish hard cider. The grand
traverse of the American camp was now finished,
and the troops felt little more secure in the en-
trenc hments, till the Kentucky troops should ar
rive. " What time do you think they will arrve?"
asked an aid of the General &C. think they should
be here by the 4th 5th-I wish they would come.
We shall then see what we can do"
At this moment the Generals mind was brooding
over the plan of an attack upon the enemy camp on
the north side of the river, simultaneously with
sertie mon their bate res this side, which was
afterwards carried nto execution, and was one OF
she most brilliant affairs of the last war
This bait lie took place on the 9Th of May, 1913, and
next Tuesday shall give full description OF the
scene with an illustration of the movements of the
troops more graphic and spirited than ever yet has
been given
This splendid sortie by the Americans at Fort
Meiss upon the British batteries and encampment,
was the first brilliant military affair that arrested
the career of the British the frontier, and led the
way TO the victory Of the Thames in the following
November. IL turned the tide of the tcar. The
history ofeach day proceedings is only prelimi-
nary matter for the introduction OF the sortie, on
which the siege of the Fort turned entirely
On this day the British batteries opened their fires
for the first time, the American. About I'D o.
clock both Proctor and Tecumseh were in the Brit
! sh batteries-and in few minutes, they began
their canonade. by a smashing shot from twenty
four FOUNDER 1t passed through the General stent'
At this moment Old Tip standing near his tent,
giving orders and experimenting the service oil the
guns Another shot came from a British gun.
brave fellow. named McCullock, stood near the
General The ball of the British twenty flour ponn-
der came booming through the pickets-passed
through the Generals tent, and carried of the head
of moor Met ullock who was standing by the hero's
side Just as you would take off the head OF corn
stalk with blow from a stick. The head with
the calm but firm expression it had but a moment
before. rolled against another man, knocked him
over, and then stepped by the stump OF tree with
NE month uppermost covered with dust and gore
The BODY rolled over and the blood spouted out like
water from fire engine for few moments. The
limbs quivered, and OF the legs kicked up-then
all was still. The old hero looked round for mo-
ment MY brave McCuockp CIRCULATED he
s.God have mercy on his soul-a better or Drawer
fellow never followed the eagle" Here Old Tip
was cut short by another ball from the enemy's
ho~ IN ttx
thick upon them. Now the bombardment on each
side was getting warm and glorious.
|. The deep-mouthed reports Of the cannon from
each of the forts made all the woods around reccho
like the voice Of distant thunder. At the com.
mencement Of the bombardment, there was fine,
fresh breeze, but the big guns had not spoken long
or sent out their destruction often, till the wind
hu,hed up as il afraid to breathe its soft zephyrs
through the trees whes the thunders Of battle were
walked up in their sublimity.
The British BY IL o'clock had four big guns bat
tcrinr upon the American fort-a twenty -four
FOUNDER, a twelve, a six, and howitzer These
piaved away without pte rmissisn till o'clock
when there was little intermission. Their pur'
pose wa. to destroy the pickets and other works Of
the fort but their bullets passed through with
out dong much harm. On the contrary, the Ameri
can guns were better fired, and took better aim
Once or twice one Of their pieces was completely
silenced, and several men carries off wounded.
By two o'clock the British batteries were again
pouring in their bullets without stint into the Anne
rican camp. At this moment General Harrison wen
round, cheered up his mcn-spirted up the tired
and in vigorated the dropping. The guns were mos
brilliantly served-and the bombardment raget
with great violence on both sides. Gun after guI
was fred from each Of the encampments. The smoke
rose in the calm atmosphere and assembled in curly
wreaths up to heaven. IL even seemed il the
ANGELS on high were catching its iccey wreaths to
make breeches Of for the next levce day in heaven
The increase and heat Of the battle created great
disturbance among the inhabitants ofthe woods. The
wild birds flew up, screaming and wondering hat
was the matter. Just at this moment, in the
heat Of the battle, splendid bald eagle was seen
sailing in sublmity along the sky, calmly looking
upon the scene below, with one eye on the Ameri-
can camp and the other the bright burning sun
himself He slowly poised himself over the Amsri'
can camp seemingly motionless with his bright ey
turned to one side, surveying the combatants below
He squinted-for all eagles squirt. He slowly but
MAZE sticaly took two three splendid sweeps over
the American camp, ascending up to Heaven II
every sweep and then shot of like streak Of light
ming in the direction Of the capitol at Washington,
as IL to scquaint President Madison that all wa,
right, and that General Harrison had stopped the
British army at last. When the in the camp
gyrations in the Hcavess they sent up tremendou,
shout Of 1.-The American eagle forever" three
cheers for the bald eagle" The noise Of the human