The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-08-18
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Zen. CasS's Retreat frOmr AgK CmvdS'
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"He wassordered PsremPtOrily " som.
manding General (Hull to retinsa 9TH Gems
mand to Detroit--valtany Argus.
aGen. Hull, instead Of responding ~ shs
ardor Of the troops under Col. Cass, aas lhaS
hateful repository, (MaldenA Ordered AA off,
Ger and his command bask 20 aaup"gw
biography Of Cas-.
Seen. Cass was PeFempsOFily OFdsred BY
Hull, his superior officer to retrsst fFdn Hal-
den, and march the tTOops back 10 Detroit,
and he was obliged to obey, hOWeyss mach il
was against hisinClinatiOns .n-SyNssGse Dasse.
crate d. lqYt4aetG a .maas VIA .ifu eNfaas
The first paragraph above Quoted, SsS in
reply to an art.c'e which we published on tie
IIth inst. and particularly 10 The fOIIeeipss poFs
ton of it,: ta5 sataai oaas 95 Nv
" While the American army Was sASGieRsd
at Windsor, (SandwiCbD Gen. Casssceompehi
ed by Col. Miller, was permitted BY Gen. Hall
TO makea SscOnnOiaGnec towards Fort S4ldeas
In approaching the Csinards river, : psrty Of
British troops was observed on the ASiass.-
These were fred upon and speedily Eetrsaled
in confusion. hslead Of y srshtHg diem, Gen.
Cass btUouueked on te bridge, and Seat ! mos
sengert TO Gen. Hull asking him what he phould
do! Gen. Hull replied that, he could ssmsia
OF return, just as he pleased he woula de-
sumo no responsibility in the matter. Gen.
Cass returned although as HE biogrsphSrs adj
admit, II he had followed up his saVantsgsy
Fort Maiden Would hare fallen at once"
1t was not until yesterday that We ssEs sbIe
to lay cur hands upon q va K with whish ~
wyre fanil la, (FOrbes' Report 81 he trieI OC
Gen. Hull) and which contains the following
justification Of our statement, and TslstssiOn
Of The denial Of the Argus, end assertion Of
Cass' Biographer.
SANDWICH, 9Th July, 1919.
sir--I have received your letter Of this morn
ing. To my astonishment, l have not received
the least information from MsArlher. IL is
possible something unpleasant has taken place
1t will probably be a week before the caRnOn
will Be mounted. am sensible OF the ad.
vantage of holding the bridge. IwouldsnOV'
however idzard too much fOrthS purpose.-
The enemy may pass the ford shove, and
come in the rear. Twill, however, leave TO-
your discrerion and COl. Millers under all the
circumstances Of the case, that which YOU
Judge most expedient. Twelve miles ass a
great dis.auce-and the enemy can either land
in boats above the mouth OF the river, or psss
at the ford to attack you fYon know tie
ground better than ! do, and asI before OBJ
scFyedI willleave the measure and the ~forusto-
your discretion and Col. Millor's and the best
mode Of security 10 the party,
am, very rssrectfully, your Obsaisnt SER
vdn,, g gaiaTclt M a4 s4a I
W.. LULL, Brigadier General comUsn.
der. " ae esss h aae
Col. Cass. iSq 81
his unnecessary TO adda worditO this let.
ter, which We quote to show how lis,le con-
6dence can be placed in the statements ofGerS
lCaSs' Biographsrsa and Eulogists,
M -S la tssk
Awriter inthe New York GlObs speaks *
having seen Gen. Casst wice, but did aOs ksew
him the second time. aaa4
The EditOsOf The townsville Journal thinks
that not az all strange, from the fact that REh
Cass hes two fuces-ons De wears in The north
ana the otlfsr III the south.
fa#asa 308 A--HeF sf
Nh. VAE BuREn.--Ta . letter aME. Alva no.
way Of New Y tx Mr.. Van Burau asoWs NV
a csPtaneS Of the Utica AoainsiiVM