Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-01-17

! ties with written orders TO procure these arti-
| ces Hiram Hsnchett, merchant of Ceve-
land, of limited means, was appointed by the
citizens commissary, and directed to procure
rations for such of the militia as came from
abroad. Several of the leading citizens Of
Cleveland executed to him their obligation to
see him remunerated for the expenses he might
incur. The War Department afterwards as
sumed and paid these debts, SO that those who
guaranteed his remuneration sustained no loss
| on this account.
The militia, thus suddenly collected, not be-
ing satisfied of the competency of Major Jones,
to whom the command of right belonged, as
sumed the responsibility of choosing a Major
Pease, of Painesyille, to command them till
| thew should be received into the service of the
| United States, or some officer of higher grade
should make his appearance and claim the COM
mand To this Major Jones qnietly submitted,
| This is not solitary Instance where body of
militia have chosen one officer 10 command at
musterings in times of peace, and another TO
command in times of real danger.
4 volunteer company was soon raised from
the militia thus collected, who chose Harvey
Murray for Captain, Lewis Ollie Lieutenant,
and Alfred Kelley Ensign. They were mus.
tered into service With volunteers from other
places under Major General Wadsworth, and
Immediately marched west to Huron A part
of this company was engaged IN a battle with
the Indians on the Sandusky Peninsula, where
one was killed and another wounded. -----.F
During the succeeding winter and spring a
large number ofthe boats, which afterwards were
used in transpDrting General Harrisons army
to Canada, were built at Cleveland. The boat
yard was about half mile southeast of the
Court House, Oh Pittsburgh street. In the
month of June preceding Perry's victory, two
British war vessels, the Queen Charlotte and
the brig Hunter, made their appearance off
CleYeland 1t was supposed they came to des-
troy the transports there building, and the mn-
nitions of war and provisions there collected.
They came in SO near the shore that the men
on board and the officers with their spY-g lasses
were distinctly visible, and fight was conf
IDENTIFY expected. General (then Major Jessup
was at the time stationed at Cleveland with a
company Of United States troops, and one or
two companies of volunteers. He ordered the
tents which were pitched on the vacant ground
partially cleared east of the Light House to be
struck, and his troops to be kept out OF sight
so as not to display to the enemy the appear
ance of force that would deter hun from an
attempt to land. -. .-r-..
At this juncture, one of those violent lorna.
does, to which the Lake is sometimes subject II
summer, suddenly sprung up, and the enemy's
ships were compelled to seud under bare poles
As soon as the storm abated they again hOisted
sail and stood in In the mean time the news
of the arrival of these ships had spread like
wild FIRE through the adjacent country, and men
came focking in, greatly increasing the aPpa.
rent force which the enemy would have to en-
counter, should he attempt to land
Whether this appearance OF force deferred
the enemy from attempting to effect his purpose
or whether he did not design the destruction Of
| the boats and provisions unless he could do Sc
by surprise, we could not determine. Some Of
| the marines, who were afterwards made P. lson-
ers at Perry's victory, stated that it was then
intention to land, but that the storm and thu
consequent delay prevented their attempting it
At the close of the war, and for some TINT
afterwards, Cleveland and Painesyille wer'
nearly eqLal in population and in Commercial
business. In fact the latter place for son'
years had rather the advantage in both point
of view; and it is, perhaps, mainly attnbuta
Bile to the individual exertions Of some of it
principal citizens that Cleveland finally took tn
lead- -t-.l- -.l-.i.
The construction of the turnpike road from
Cleveland to Wooster and of a more direct am
better road into the central part of the State
and of a free turnpike to Wellsville, opene
1
gave to the prosperity of Cleveland decide
impetus The first opened a communicate
between the Lake, at Cleveland, and several Q
) the best settled and most productive countie
, within the northern half of Ohio that had pre-
viously been tributary to other ports. The lai
. ter connected the Lake and the OLiO River {
tie points of their nearest approach to eac
other.
: But the greatest impetus to the trade and il
} creasing population of Cleveland was given D
{ the construction Of the Ohio Canal. Even be
fore its completion, and when it w8s opene
: only to the central section Of the State, Clev
+ land left allits competitors in northern Ohio f
:, in the background. ..-.
f Sensible of this, other places, particular
Sandusky City, sought to attain the positiC
: she had long wished to occupy by the constru
D ton of Railroads connecting her with the int
e rior portions of the State, and with Cineinnat
the commercial center of the Ohio Valley.
b the pursuit of this laudable object Sandusl
7 made great exertions, and had already mao
considerable progress in placing herself aiOI
? side of Cleveland as place of trade, while Il
latter Teposed in fancied security, on the adva
J, tages already gained Rousing herself fro
a this ignobIo sloth, she commenced and soc
: completed the Railroads which have added
e much to her population, business and wealth,
t to leave her no successful competitor in nortl
E ern Ohio. --...-..--
a But of what has recently been done, and
: the means by which so much has been effect
2 to insure the prosperity of Cleveland, it is u
} necessary for me to speak. -, s-fak =
e Respectfully yours,
! la eai t+H ALFRED KELLEY.
d CoLUMBUs, Dec, 1858. gat 1-s-'aa7 ci
q I
E DE-. Lyons Office is removed from
= Water street to No. "a st. Clair street