The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-02-05
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MtgtttIunu.
Fsom the Ohio State Journal.
The History ofthe Repuiso ofthe British
before Fort Ntcnhousom

| before Fort stephenson.
Gen. Harrison was then at Seneca Old
Town, aud received intelligence the same
evening that tho enemy had lef. Fort
Meigs. A council Of war was then call
ed, and It was determined that Fort Ste
| phenson was uutenable, and Cen. Harr-
son sent an order 20 Major Croghan TO-
retire on the approach Of tho enemy, after
destroying the works. by dispatch
which was intended to fall into tho hands
Of the enemy, Major Crogban declared
his unwillingucss to obey, as he was able
20 defend the Fort.
son the FIRST Of August. about three
O'Clock in the afternoon, Major Croghan
saw the enemy with his gun. boats, can
non, aud all his means Of annoyance, APP
preaching for tho purpose Of stormiug
his little stookade. Tho Fort was soon
surrounded by ivo hundred British sold.
iors, and eight hundred Indians and To-
cumseh was phoed In an ambuscade, with
alarge Indian force 10 ointcrooptroin(crcc
monts from Seneca Old Town and Fort
Moigs. Aftor General Proctor had mado
such a disposition Of his troops rs rondcr-
ed tho retreat Of tho garrison impractica-
bio, he sent = Gag by Colonel Elliott and
Major Chambers, domandinga surrender
accompanied with the usual threats Of
butohery and massacre. il the garrison
should hold out. Major Uroghan. who
found that all his companions, young men
like himself. would support him to tie
last, returned the spirited ansWar, that
'when tho Fort should DO taken, there
would be mono loft TO massacre; as Il
would not be given up while a man was
able 10 fight" d...
When the Gag returned brisk fro
was opened from tho six Founders in tho
boats, aud a howitzer, which was kept up
during the night.
During the samo night, Major Croghan
discovered that the enemy seemed 10 aim
most Of his shots at tho northwest corner
Of the Fort, and no supposed that when
the British attempted to storm the place,
the point of attack would be at that angle
So he ordered Captain Hunter 10 place
their only cannon in such a position that
It would rake tho ditch, in case the onomy
Z attempted to scale tho works at that au
gle. In secresy, and with uncommon
! industry and personal oxertions, Captair
Hunter obeyed the order.
The morning Of the memorable SECOND
!, Of August, 1918. dawned upon this hero
) 10 little band. The enemy kept up a con
= Iinual firing from daylight until fou
o'clock in tho afternoon, whom they con
centrated the Ere Of all their gums at th
northwest angle the Fort. Soeing this
Major Oroghan ordered Sergeant Weave
aud six privates Of the Pittsburg Blues b
0 place there with all possible expedition
: bags Of sand and flour. This was don
4 so eifectually that that angle received n
. material injury from the enomy's guns
The six pouhdor was entrusted to Oh,
management Of the samo Sergeant aut
his six men. Late IN tho evening. wher
all was enveloped in smoke, tho enomy
proceeded to make the assault. Two
feinLs were made on Captain Hunter s
lines, but in the meantime, three hundred
and fifty British soldiers advanced iu the
smoke 10 within sixty feet Of tho north
west angle. A severe fro Of musketry
from the Fort put them in confusion for
a moment, when Lieutenant Colonel
Short, who headed tho column, urged
forward his men 10 the edge of the ditch,
calling upon them TO follow him, and
''giUe The Yankees no quarter" and thon
leaped into the ditched. The masked
: port-hole was now opened, and the six
FOUNDER. within thirty feet of tho assail-
ants. was fredl
Lieutenant Col. Short and fifty others
were instantly killed or wounded, Death
and desolation filed the ditch.
At the same moment, the troops under
Capt. Hunter, opened terrible dis
charge of rifles upon another position OF
theassailants under Col. Warburton aud
Maj Chambers, aud compelled them to
retire. y
"At 3 O'Clock this night, Proctor and
his men made a most shameful and disor.
I derly retreat down the Bay; leaving. ia
their terror and confusion, beat full Of
valuable stores; besides great numbers OF
arms. &o., lef. around the Fort"
Mr.. Reinhart, in his spirited and we'll
conceived sketch, has seized tho moment
after the frst fire Of the six FOUNDER, rak-
ing the ditch, with Col. Short mortally
wounded, on the ground, t.
We sincerely hope that the resolution
for the adoption Of this design for ono OF
the pannels in the Rotunda Of the State
House may pass. ROGHAN,