Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-25

| On the 9Th, few of the enemy made their al>
| pearance the opposite shore; bat made
4 to retreat by the balls from IL FOUNDER. Tive
elegant shots were made al them. They were sup
posed strike within three four feet, and
| ed them with dirt. Ever sinse the General had
rived in camp, the greatest daigence, attention. and
industry displayed by the officers and soldiers.
Every moment of the General occupied in
rying en- the Notifications of the camp.
Ga the 18th, about one o'clo,k, Mr.. Oliver was
sent an express to General Clay, after Captain
Hamhletoa had by the direction Of General Harri
son,went downthe river about thre miles and disco
vered a large army of British and indians advancing
IT, attack camp Meigs. Fortificaiions of various
descriptions carried on with unparalleled eN-
ertions aud every man was inspired with n zeal,
courage and patriotism never surpassed 81 this
the with the men without any other strsu-
lus than what their own reflections suggested, how
much more animated and heroic must they have
BEEN and how much mere confidence must have
been infused into them, when they were addressed
oy their truly brave and great commander, most
mastery and eloquent manner, on the situation in
which the fortune Of war had placed them, and the
vital importance of every mans being vigiiant and
industrious at his post The Indians and few Bri
fish made their appearances on the opposite shore,
and commenced very brisk fire with small arms
but no injury was dsne, it being too distant for
kerry rifles. Two OF our Is Founders were dis
charged a groupe OF British and Indians, and one
of the balls struck among them, and covered them
with dirt; but whether they received any damage
no is not known. They ran away quick as pos
si5e. In the evening, the indians Were conveyed
over boats. and were around US In every direc-
volunteered to reconnoitre the camp; bat before
they had went half mile they were fired on by the
Indians and one of the men.was shot through the
arm. The works continued with yigOr and spirit
until tattoo beating The General was every where
present and stimulated the men to discharge their
duties like heroes aud soldiers.
i2ra 29h.-Early in the morning, the General
was standing very near man who was MORALLY
wounded by the Indians shooting iuto the camp. We
could at times discover them among the trees but
oar boys soon compelled them to leave their post
Soree If Dnep u-er wounded
nv had progressed far in th construction OF their
batteries during the night, that they afforded them
suihc lent protection 10 work by daylight They
had erected three batteries, two OF which had four
embrasures each; the other was bomb battery
We made first rate shots into their works, and
impeded their progress very much.
ADTii :nfh.-lhs morning the enemy had eIten-
ded his batteries considerably and were preparing
them for the cannon. This day also we cons derably
impeded their progress by firing our cannon and Sc
stroving their works. After firing Of the shots,
some of thu enemys were seen TO be carried away
from their battery n they had or severe
w wounded Boats were seen to pass from the old
British garrison to this shore. with many men, the
General cone luded that their intention TO draw
our attention their batteries, and to surprise and
storm the camp in the rear. Orders were immedi-
ately given for one-third oil the men 10 be constantly
on guard aud the remaining twothirds to sleep with
! their muskets in their arms, and 10 be constantly
prepared, at a moments warnings to ny 10 their
! posts These orders were strictly obeyed, and
| every duty was performed with the utmost cheer
fulness and alacrity. The men were permitted,
| morning and evening, to 90 TO the river and get
water, the well not being fnished and the Indians
| occupying very advantageous positions round the
camp, annoyed very considerably. Several OF
our men were slightly wounded by them, and the
General, being constantly exposed had scvera very
narrow escapes In the course Of the day we killed
two or three Indians, and wounded four or hvc
Some time in the night, the enemy towed gun boat
up the river and fired for some time but not
a ball came into camp Early in the morning they
commenced firing again, but without effect; and they
thought il most prudent te retire soon a. i be-
came light enough for US to fire upon her. There
were about thirty balls fired in all
MaQ 1st.-The grand traverse was now nearly
fms he'd, and several small ones besides 1raverscs
were commenced in various directions, and carried
on with life and spirit This morning we fired seye-
raj times with very good effect. Our works Were
now in very good situation. About ~ o'clock
the enemy had one cannon prepared, and commenced
firing very buskly; and in short time they opened
several more pieces on US. They had "a FOUNDER,
a ~ g. and a howitzer. During the day they fired
! 2J6 times and four times in the night. Our works
! received no material injury. Their ~ FOUNDERS
passed through our pckets without cutting them
/ down, which very grand thing 10 us we
siIenced one ofthcr pieces several times. but did sot
fire a. often the enemy, as We surpassed them IN
shooting Men were earned away from their bat
teries in blankets and other things, which proved
that we had done some execution. our wounded
amounted this day to about - mortaly, paaH
! and slightly. 4 bullet struck the seat on " hich
the General was sitting. and the writer of this article
received stroke fron bullet a. ne stood d'rectiy
opposite the Genera but sustsSned no injury.
| hT1y 2I-, ommenced firing very early with
bcnhs and balls and continued very s-iskly all day
We lost this dav one man killed and ten wounded.
besides several others slightly touched with In
dian bullets. The encmy's sloop came IN sight To-
, day They fred 49, times during the day, aud 4
T times in the night.
Man 3i-Commenced with a very brisk and
| fierce firing of bombs and cannon balls. They
opened two batteries upon US on this side ~ the
river about 20 yards in rear right angle, one o
which was a bomb battery. We instantly returned
their fire. and siIenc ed them for time but the
I.r... he A.r "A Ipil-
ans shot one of our through the head and killed
him and we had six men killed by the cannon and
bombs and three men wounded. The enemy fired
JI6 times during the day, and IL times during the
night.
Nav tfh-Owing to some circumstances, the
enemy were not GU the alert this morning. and did
not commence firing until about III o'clock. AID
then slowly. IL rsined this morning until nine
| o'clock A new battery was discovered erecting ON
this side in the same direction with the others. and
traverses were commenced To guard against them
Several men were slightly wounded and two soldiers
killed bv the boards in the night Lieut.. Gwynne
/ killed a British officer this side with rife.
They fred in all BOZ times in the day. aud 10 times
in the night
May Jh They fred this day very slow, but they
killed three men with bombs and cannon balls.
They fired ll5 times in all. About two o'clock Mr..
Oliver arrived with u men 81 Gen. Clay's detach
ment. Orders were then sent 10 Gen. Clay To- land
about so men on the opposite shore, 20 spike the
cnemy's Cannon. when We we're 20 attack the bate
|, rics on this sde at the time. Every thing
executed in elegant style; but Col~nel Dudley did
not order retreat after cHecting the grand object.
but was drawn into the woods by partial firing 81
the Indians; and after severe eonhict the vrea,est
1. | portion were taken prisoners They fTreetcd