Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-07

What hrs se 10 think Of this Wholesale Islander upon
me .We,tsrn country and especially upon the ''new
fruits" from his adopted State, winch he stlgnaatizes as
heinz destitute of avalor and Intrepidity, and mot 10 De
dcncnded upon", He thinks his sefrtecs would be more
useful in recruiting, than any other employment. Inc
commander of the Northwestern army, al the arpro.
,r;a,e season for active operations IN the held, engaged
in the recruiting scrvice!i THIS may Q tshow "disinay,
hut it certainly maniiests an inclination Tor service
which ;s no, danrerous-''the recruiting service.
To Socrc,prv qiycs further orders, April 4th, lcl3,
Ivol. G. mn. 81 and 3d. he says, "Tothese orders, | have
10 add. that YOU Will regard II as your duty, to keep
this Department regularly and frequently informed OF
the actual condition of the corps under your coniilah"'
as wcI in regard to equipment and supplies OF proV'.
o;on and ammunition, as 10 number, discipline and
health. and that your weekly and monthly reports shali
include also the state of the ordnance ana quarterhast
ter's departments, noting particularly 'he NUMBER %
horses and oxen employed by both. lou VIII reaaiiy
n.rceive The necessity for giving this order, when state
that no return Of any description, from your dtrtsion, mas
erer been receiecd at Tie .7djatant. Generals eN6e' "hal'
weekly reports required, and none received from the ue-
neral for more than half the period OF ms whole actNV
opera,ions,. And how much longer does not appear
srain-tbe General writes from Amherstburg, Sept
yz,h 1914 (see vol. 6tll-4o,D 81 will pursue the enemy
TO. morrow, although thrrc IS no ProDa1ttiiy. 81 orerf"Hi
- ~, 1t is supposed
here that Proctor intends TO establish himself OH tNc
river French, forty miles from Maiden. 1t SO, why
could he not be overiaken: This language OF the 1'-
/ moral OnnTtu lIC sNhtN ~
Dssha and others, that he was not disposed TO pursue
tho enemy. allerinu that 'thc scent was cold, &c
and was urped on BY Shelby and other officers, VINO
entertained a contrary OPINION, ana me lesuit "uI'
,bot Proctor was oyertaken and defeated, on the ON
Oc,ober. 1913. In this action the American force was
about 3,3OO-the combined British and Indians abou'
l6IO-Harrison, no doubt, did his duty here-but mas
never been called the g Hero OF the Thames. p!
the common consent of a grateful country, thN
distinction has been awarded 10 anothe I'm hist',
rr in sonG. in anniversaries Of the day, Colohc'
Richard NJ. Johnson is proclaimed, "the Hero oil INC
Thames" One or two more extracts from ms CORES
pondence. The Secretary writes from wilma, oct'
Both. 1913, (vol. 8, page 60)-"This burlington pay
Is his las, strong hold on the Peninsula-routed RON
this, he must surrender, or make ms way ao"n hn".
Ontario. to Kingston. His force is estimated at !. or
\ hundred electives. The capture or destruction Of
this corps, would be q glorious finale to your campaign.
Our ousrations in this quarter are but brStnninS, az a
,;mr ,rhea then should hare ended" The General an,
swers. from Newark, Nov. 10th, lei3, (same vol. ana
Dape>-"The troops are now all embarked under Vol.
Smith, who is an officer in whose capacity ana bravery
the greatest reliance may be placed. shan SCI 0W
his erening for tie seat Of government. IS th's IKE i
visit to Washington, after thirteen and a hall months
service, at the moment when he IS ordered oy lhe
President, through his Secretary, to an important
movement against the enemy, ana cohhccs 'He eAe-
cution of that order to a Colonel. 1t does not ap-
near. that the President favored the idea OF The Gene
rails being in the "recruiting service, ana ne leaves
The army, in Nov. 1913, and in May, lSl1, at the dark-
est period of our contest-When England haa Ter
minated all her wars on the Continent, and was pre-
pared TO direct her whole strength against us, he re-
sjrned his commission. Such is a brieihlstory OF Har-
rison's military career, as set forth by himself, III ms
correspondence with the War Department!
Yours, NC, q. p.