Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-07-03

In tho JouRNA7, last week, We pubished
The address Of II. L. HosMEh, before tho
High School in Toledo, and as there we're
some few inaccuracies in the report by the
Pupils" we this week give Mr.. HIS letter,
which we take from the Blade,
Mn. EDITOR win you allow me to cor
rect few statements, which I am reprcsen-
tod by the apupils" rs having made in my
lecture before them on Friday last. / am
not surprised that they should have misrcp-
resented me, and wonder, as tho lecture was
extemporaneous, that they understood me SO
we'll.
Pontiac was killed by an Englishman, by
the name OF Williamson, nearthe little ham
let Of Cahokia, in Illinois, few miles above
81. Louis, in l767.
Wayne, in his controversy with Camp
bell, after the battle Of Presque Isle, claimed
that Fort Miami was within the American
lines. Il was singular fact, and one which
will give us some idea Of the remoteness Of
this territory at that time, that the British
Commandant at Fort Miami had never
heard that Peace had been declared between
America and England, although more than
ten years had elapsed since that event
A grand-nephew, not a grandson of Pom
tiac, was the head chief Of the ottowas in
1906. His name was Fish-kwa-gwon. He
was the father Of Ottokee who was principal
chief when the Ottawas moved to Kansas.
Gen. Hull raised his army to protect the
frontier from Indian massacre. He heard Of
the declaration Of war whilo on tho march
from Maumee 10 Monroe, after he had dis
patched the Miami with the ladies and pri-
vate papers 10 Detroit, and too late to recall
her. Hc did not suffer from cold weather,
(his march was in July,) nor greatly for want
Of provisions, but rather from the prospect
Of ultimate want. He took possession Of
Sandwich and could with equal case, have
taken Maiden, but remained inactive, when
he should have been busy. Gen. Dearborn
had command at the lower end of the Lake.
He entered into nm armistice with Gen.
Brock, the British commander, which did not
extend more than eighty miles up the Lake.
This armistice, in consequence of Hulrs in
activity, proved an embarrassment TO him
because it enabled Brock to leave the Niaga-
ra frontier, and march at the head Of the ar
my to Windsor, and open fire upon Detroit
At the time of the surrender of Detroit
Fort Wayne was invested by the Indians
but before they could be reinforced by tho
British. Harrison had put an end to the seige,
and Winchester, who commanded the left
wing of the army, on his march down tie
Maumee, came in sight of the British rein-
forcements above Defiance. They fled be-
fore him and returned to Maiden. He en-
camped at Defiance and built Fort Winchcs-
ter, and afterwards moved down to Camp
No. 10, and thence to Maumee, for the pur-
pose of making feint 10 decieve the Brit
ish, with the idea, that he intended TO take
up winter quarters there. Col. Lewis's
command was an advance detachment of
Winchesters army. The engagement fought,
was two days before the battle of Raisin.
Winchester did not go to his relief, but to
engage tho British and relieve the settlers
at Frenchtown, This whole movement was
unadvised, on the part of Gen. Harrison
who heard of it at Fort Seneca, and predict
ing the consequences, hastencd with all pos
siblo speed at the head of his army, to Win
chcster's relief but did not come up with
him. until after the battle and massacre had
taken place. Harrison built Fort Meigs in
the winter of 1928. The British and In
dians attempted to capture it in the Spring,
but were repulsed, and it was at this time
that Harrison caused embankments to be
thrown up through the center of the Fort,
and that Dudley was defeated. After the
battle effort Stephenson and Erie, Harrison
proceeded to the Thames in pursuit of the
retreating British and Indians, there encoun-
tered them, and brought the war in the
Northwest, to a successful termination. In
this battle Tecumseh was killed.
| H. l.. HosMER.