Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-08-26

II .t-r oY II fpRtstNT ATlNts.
WasHn- tpl tte. 3jth JIlr. 1915.
Sm. Colonel John Med ua.d. OF Ohio, or #
uy constituents, 81 be was IN the service OF tie
UHsi States during the -vur with England
H l-I2. lu ai.su,f 10 a letter Of mine making
,-ma Inquiries. has written. The enclosed lei
term reply. which send 10 YOU for pubica-
uan. as IT. relates tn some %! the NEST interest
ing incidents which occurred 81 tie time OF
HUI ) surrender Very respectfully,
JOHN l.. TAYLOR.
For Editor Of he Battery.
PoPLAR RlGE. NEAR LATTAs.
Ross Co. O. July lSth, 1913.
General J. l., Taylor
DEAR SIR: Your letter some time since was
duly received, making some inquiry OF me
respecting Macarthur and Cass having bToocn
Their >W Grds at Deuoit when General Hull
surrendered the American army, on the 10Th
Of August, 1872 The truth is. that neither
McAttAur nor Cdss were present when the
surrender took place. The reason Of their alb
s, nee is as follows: Captain Brush and Mr.
Creighton, with detachment ot about / 30
volunteers from Chiiicothe and vicinity, were
escortinI large supply Of provisi, rs to Hull's
Amy. aud having arrived at the river Raislu,
which Is 20 miles south OF Detroit. they were
informed thata large body OF Indians were ~
ing in wait for them at Br0wnstown. Captain
brush sent an express rider through the woods
to General Hull. informing him OF his cru-
cal situation. GENERAL HMl Immediately sent
Maj3r Nuuhlrn, with his battalion OF vo,un-
teers TO escort Captain brush, win bis stores,
10 Detroit. Inc Indians met Maj. Nauhurn
at DroNuaio"n, aud defeated MN. Ndhhofn,
WIN ms ufokth OaljailOn, returned me same
high' after MS aeieal'-lhe next day Colonel
Mlief' WIN MS regiment, ana remalns o.. an
nora s.Caltehoh' were. SEM 10 escort zap bIash
ana AIS Stores 10 Delnol' Miller moved on
ms lofce, anu was met by the Bhhsh ana IN
d'dhs a'd pace coiIed MaSuasaW. severe
oattle was fought Mliler drove the enemy
out ne Was m"ch crippled IN the oatlle nav
la5 l1al' Ia hl'eu aud Wodndtd. nearly one
IoatlH o. Us hen' an" DC Naeh returned 70 D9'
'foli Witii.n' eheetins tue OBJECT ol the expe-
! lel's return 10 headouarter5. Mctr.bnr. who
was the nesrue.g.6.r ui Captain Brush's de-
| iachmeut. urged General dun to perm,t him.
sell and Colonel Cas- to ge, 10 the ,iver Risia.
on a different ROME than had b.en. nur-t a hy
| Major Vanhorn and Colonel Miller. OoFrd DIV
/ moraiug. the lam Of. Aneu.t. CoIonel, Me-
! Arthur and Cas-. yifh between 51laul IO1J
nrn, lett Headquarters to 90 TO the Raisin.
|acconpapied ms expediGon. They went ON
J until Saturday. at noOn v1en they were over
taken. by au,xurts, from G+nt.id HIM. IN
lofninl them tia, the British General had
Ioriycd at Sud.,ieh with a LARGE force. and
mad sent a g3u demanding the snrrsndef of
! Detroit. Gr1rrd Ham directed An.Arlhnr
ana Cas- to hurry back TO Detroit viii The
/ least p,,,sib,a d-'ae MrArtb,r and Cas- now
rrtfaued thrit sic. . toward Detroit. with for.
cea marches. untll nearly ,nidn,oht. The men
/ were tnrn permitted to restthelr weary limbs
g0tll da4bT,.k ,gh..n ts5S resumed tI,tir t,,il-
some nifch. \, hen lhcy arrived wiIhin
OF } miles OF Dlroit a lety men wsfe sem ont
TO fecouuol.fe. When mi, party returned
th+1 r.parfpd that the Br,,i.h -, IS A.,f,,,o
over In. lo.t al tyslrolt. TN, Vas unsxaec.
ted news. AlrArlhur anil ts,ss f,4n. retreat
Ie5to a branch ri. IN. r,y4r.uyrr winch was a
pa4ae.
mere me detachment Was Matted Tor con-
s9ilaloh. we Were without PROVISIONS, our
si'duou Nda row Perilous. we were D or
miles lfom Detroit. Whist the officers
were called tdgethr Tor consultation wnlie
Hi6 "9s seea approaching carried by MAJOR
Chambers OF ihe british army, WIN hm
was CaplaIh Elliot and TWO Indians. As