Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-09-10


parallel. Colonel Clark. in tho first Years
OF tho war, ranged the Western Frontiers Of
Pennsylvania and Virginia, and rcpeled
savage incursions. In the fall Of 177s he
went to the Falls Of Ohio, and with bis Spar.
tan band, captured thereafter, tho posts of
OF KaSkaskia and St. Vinconts, which i'm
paired the British influence ovor the Indians.
Ills exploits encouraged and fostcred the set.
Elements in Kentucky.
This is the ancestry of Major George Gro.
ghan, and well did he sustain its high char
actor.
Before tho enomy made his appearance,
and before it was known ho intended to re-
duce this post, General Harrison, Major Gro.
gan, and other Officers examined tho site
of the Stockade; and at onoo discovered.
what was evident to every Impractical mil
ltary eye, that TIE hill on tho other side Of
the river commanded the Siockade, in con.
sequence Of which, its removal was spoken OF.
In fact, the Stocka1c was commenced here.
because il was the site of the Indian town.
and without any suspicion it would attract
the notice Of the British. 1t would be n
protection against parties of wandering In
dams, and safe depository for property
General Harrison, with most of tho distin.
guislied Officers Of tho Army, with re-
spectacle military force, were Mt Seneca
about nine milos from here. General Clav.
Mt Fort Moigs, communicated to General
Harrison by Express, on the Goth, that the
enemy had abandoned that post, and med.
itated as he supposed, an attack at Sandus.
KY or Seneca. His Officers, Macarthur,
Cass, Ball, Paul, Wood, Huknl, Holmes and
Graham, coneurring with General Harrison
in the opinion, that Fort Stephenson could
not resist heavy artillery, he sent an order
to Major Croghan to destroy tho Fort BIZ
fire, and repair to head quarters. Tho mes.
songer lost his way, and did not deliver the
order until the next day at IL o'clock.
MAJOR Croghan returned the following re.
ply: "Sir, l have just received yours of yes.
tsrdsy at 10 o'clock P, NJ, ordering mo to
destroy this place, and make good my re.
treat which was received too late to be car.
rled into execution. We have determined
to maintain this place, and by heavens we
can" 1t being direct disobedience of Or
dors, General Harrison superseded Major
Croghan by Colonel Wells, and ordered tho
former to hoad quarters. Having arrived
there, and assigned satisfactory reasons for
his reply, General Harrison ordered HIM 10
resume the command at Fort Stephenson.
which he did, tho next morning. The re-.
suit was highly honorable to both, and as
far as General Harrison was concerned, his
course is without a precedent, except in tho
case of General Washington.
AT Head Quarters, at Now Windsor. on
the 18th of February, 1881, General Wash
lngtton hastily AMI impatiently reprovod his
Aid-de-Camp, Col. Alexander Hamilton.
for supposed disrespcct in delaying an in
terview he had asked upon which Colonel
Hamilton Immediately resigned hi, staff
appointment. General Washington, with
IN an hour, requested friend to assure Col
Hamilton in his NAM, Of his confidence in
his integrity and usefulness, and of his de-
sire In a candid conversation to heal differ
ence, which could only havo happened in a
moment of passion. Colonel Hamilton de-
clined the interview, but submitted to Gen
eral Washington that their behavior to each
other be the Same as if nothing had hap
pened. M2jor Croghan exhibited no dispo-
sition to avoid an interview, and to make
such an explanation as the facts justified
and therein think, he was more correct
than Colonel Hamilton. Under a resolu-
tion of Congress, concerning Aids-de-Ca
under the former establishment, Colonel
Hamilton obtained Commission of Lieu
tenant Colonel, and at the battle of York
town, by the assignment of General Wash
lngton, he commanded corps Of Light In
fahtry, attached to the division of General
La Fayette. (Lifc of Hamilton, by ]. G.
Hamlton.) The desire expressed by Gen.
eral Washington to have an interview. and
assigning tho command at Yorktown, COR
respond with other acts of magnanimity, of
that great man.
a accommodating party from Seneca, dis
coved the approach Of the enemy by water
on the evening of the 3lst ofJuly. Indians
were discovered over the river on the hill
opposite, and they took positions favorable
for capturing tho garrison in case of re-
treat Between l2 o'clock, on the lst of
August, and o'clock P. NJ, the British gun
boats came in sight, and landed milo or
more below this. General Proctor immc.
distely sent flag of truce, by Major Cham.
bers, accompanied by Dickson, demanding
a surrender. 1t was met on tho part Of
Major Croghan by Ensign Shipp. The sur
render was demanded to save tho effusion
Of blood. Ensign Shpip replied, that tho
Commandant of the fort and the garrison
we're determined to defend to the last ex-
'rsmity. Dickson said, that their immense
body of Indians could not be restrained from
the whole garrison in case of
success, "of which we have no doubt" re.
olned Chambers "as We are amply prepar.
3D." f'>f"
Dickson implorcd him to surrender for
iod's sake, and prevent the dreadful nassa-
'ro that would be caused by resistance. En-
Ign Ship replied, shat when the fort was
aken there would be none to massacre"
At this juncture, an Indian came up to En-
Ign ShIpp and endeavored to wrest hi.
word from him. The Ensign drsw it on
INN, and was about dispatching him, when
dickson interposed and restrained the saw.
ge.
Major Croghan, who had been standing
n The ramparts, and had observed the in.
llt offered, called to him, "Shipp como in.
nd we will blow them all to"--a hot place.
The forces of the enemy consisted of 500 I
,gulars and about 500 Indians, command