A Proclamation. FROM THE MONTREAL COURANT. Province of Lower Canada, bo wit; By his excellency sir George Prevost, baronet, captain-general and governor-in-chief in and over the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Islands of Prince Edward and Cape Breton, and their several dependencies, vice-admiral of the same, licutenant-general and commander of all his majesty's forces in the provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, Nova Scotia and New-Brunswick, and in the Islands of Cape Breton, Newfoundland and the Bermudas, a Proclamation. those who were not immediately called into the field.[spiracy against the civilization of man that ever was Trusting more to treachery than open hostility, our contrived; a conspiracy threatening greater barber. enemies have already spread their emissaries thronghim and misery than tollowed the downfall of the the country to seduce our fellow subjects from their the Roman empire--that now you have an opportu allegiance, by promises as false as the principles on nity of proving your attachment to our parent state which they are founded. A law has therefore been which contends for the rehef of oppressed nations. enacted for the speedy detection of such emissaries the last pilar of true liberty, and the last refuge of and for their condign punishment on conviction; oppressed humanity.-Persevere as you have begun, law which it will not be easy to escape.--In passing in your stict obedience to the laws, and your attenthese different acts for the defence and preservation tion to military discipline; deem to sacrifice too of the province your representatives proceeded with costly which secures the enjoyment of our happy conall possible moderation. The exigency of the times stitution; follow with your countrymen in Britam, would have perhaps justified them in adopting the paths of pirtue and, and like them, you shall tristronger measures; but they were not disposed to umph over your unprincipled foes. abridge the rights and privileges of the people, any (Signed) ALLAN MAC LEAN, Speaker. further than was absolutely necessary. It did not Commons house of assembly, August 5th, 1812. escape them, that placed as we are so near our enemies, bordering upon them through such an extensive line of country, connected with them by so many ties, and so many persons lately from the American states settled among us whose inclinations,| though in the main good would naturally lean agains. us, ordmary measures of caution were not sufficient But trusting on the other hand, to the well tried loyalty of the great body of the people, to assist in the execution of the laws and in the detection of those doubtful characters and sceret traitors, they have been induced to adopt the most lenient, which a due attention to the general safety would admit. Your representatives finished their labors with placing in the hands of his honor, the president, all the public money that they could collect, in order to contribuie! as much as possible to the extraordinary expence Whereas, certain subjects of the United States of which the war renders necessary, and they have the America have been permitted, by regulations made fullest confidence that it will be most faithfully ap-on the 10th day of July last, to remain in this province plied. Having thus endeavored to the best of their without being required to bear arms against the abilities, to provide for the welfare and safety of the said United States, but subject to leave the province province, your representatives take the liberty of re-whenever it should be deemed necessary. And minding you the best Laws are useless without the whereas existing circumstances render it necessary zealous co-operation of the people; unless you are, that such persons should depart, I have therefore prepared to undergo the greatest privations, and to thought it by and with the advice of his majesty's make the severest sacrifices, all that your represen- executive council, to issue this my proclamation, to tatives have done will be of no avail. Be ready then order, enjoin and direct, and I do herchy order, enat all times to rally round the royal standard, and let join and direct, all persons being subjects of the those who are not called into service assist the fami- said United States, who have not been, or shall not lies of those who are in the field. Be quick to dis-be admitted to take the oath of allegiance to his cern and prompt to seize upon all those who either by majesty and bear arms, to depart from this province word or deed seek to stifle or discourage that ardent on or before the 15th day of October next. And patriotism which at this moment animates all the in-all subjects of the United States who may be found habitants of this province; let your whole attention in this province after the said period, without a cerbe applied to the defence of the country and the tificate of having taken such oath before an officer defeat of our enemy. duly qualified to administer the same, shall be treatInspired with this disposition, your representatives ed as prisoners of war. are confident of success, for although they admit And all persons who shall depart this province as that the contest will be terrible and the hardships aforesaid may take with them all such moveable prowhich you will have to suffer severe, yet the justice perty as may be permitted by a committee of his of our cause, and your gratitude and attachment to majesty's executive council. the illustrious nation of which you form a part, will And I do also order and direct that no person what enable you to surmount them. And let no one de-ever from and after the date hereof, shail go from ceive you with vain terrors concerning the new pow-this province into the territories of the U. States, ers with which we have armed government. The unless under special licence to be granted by persons good and loyal will never perceive them, except in duly authorised by me for that purpose; and such the greater security which they will give him, for licence will not be given but by my authority or by a they are placed in the hands of his excellency gene- committee of not less than three of the executive ral Brock, a commander no less distinguished for council, to whom the business for which such lihis valor in the field, than for his justice and huma-cence shall be applied for, shall have been previousnity. In his wisdom and experience, in war, your ly stated. representatives have the firmest reliance; and they rejoice that at such a crisis a general of so great abilities, and whose private merits gain the hearts of all who know him, should, through Divine Providence, be placed at the head of this government. Remember when you go forth to the combat, that you fight not for yourselves alone, but for the whole By his excellency's command, world, You are defeating the most formidable con Given under my hand and seal at arms, at the go- E. B. BRENTON, assistant secretary. 1 Modern Antiquities! jassumed over us and endeavors to enforce by arms, of t xing at pleasure, and binding us in all cases [The following "explanation of the devices on the whatsoever, or the exorbitant profits she makes by Continental bills of credit-with conjectures of monopolizing our commerce.Then the beaver, their meaning," copied from an old Almanac pub-which is known to be able, by assiduous and steady lished in 1777, will be favorably received by the working, to fell large trees, may signify America; curious reader-who will also find in the article which, by perseverance in her present measures, much wholesome doctrine for the present times.] will probably reduce that power within proper AD EXPLANATION of the DEVICES on the Continental bounds, and, by establishing the most necessary mabil's of credit: with conjectures of their meaning. nufactures among ourselves, abolish the British monopoly. An emblematic device, when rightly formed, is said to consist of two parts, a body and a mind, neither of ing on all sides, under a weight placed upon it, with On another bill, we have the plant acanthus,sproutwhich is complete or inteligible, without the aid of the motto, DEPRESSA RESURGIT"though oppressed the other. The figure is called the body, the motto it rises."the mind. These that I am about to consider, appear such an accidental circumstance, gave the first hint -The ancients tell us, that the sight of formed on that rule, and seem to relate to the present to an architect in forming the beautiful capital of struggle between the colonies and the parent state, the Corinthian column. This, perhaps, was intendfor liberty, property, and safety, on the one handed to encourage us, by representing that our present for absolute power and plunder on the other. On one denomination of the bills, these is the fi- by increasing our industry, and forcing it into new oppressions will not destroy us, but that they may, gure of a harp, with this motto, MAJORA MINORIBUS CONSONANT: literally-"the greater and smaller ones establish that prosperity on the base of liberty, and courses, increase the prosperity of our country, and sound together." As the harp is an instrument com-the well proportioned pillar of property, elevated for posed of great and small strings, included in a strong a pleasing spectacle to all connoisseurs, who can frame, and also so tuned as to agree in concord with each other, I conceive that the frame may be intaste and delight in the architecture of human happiness. tended to represent our new government by a continental congress, and the strings of different lengths wheat, with the motto, TRIBULATIO DITAT--“ threshThe figure of a hand and flail, over sheaves of and substance, either the several colonies of differing improves it;" (which we find printed on anoent weight and force, or the various ranks of people ther of the bills) may perhaps be intended to admoin all of them, who are now united by that govern-nish us, that though at present we are under the flail ment in the most perfect harmony, On another bill is impressed, a wild boar of the its blows, how hard soever, will be rather advantaforest, rushing on the spear of the hunter, with this geous than hurtful to us; for they will bring forth motto, AUT MORS AUT VITA DECORA; which may be very grain of genius and merit in arts, manufactures translated-" death or liberty." war and council, that are now concealed in the husk, The wild boar is and then the breath of a breeze will be sufficient to an animal of great strength and courage, armed with long and sharp tusks, which he well knows how to tion too, in our English sense of the word, improves separate from us all the chaff, of toryism. Tribulause in his own defence. He is inoffensive while suf- the mind, it makes us humbler and tends to make fered to enjoy his freedom, but when roused and us wiser. And threshing, in one of its senses, that wounded by the hunter, often turns and makes him of beating, often improves those that are threshed. p.y dearly for his temerity, On another is drawn an eagle on the wing pouncing roes, by troublesome warlike neighbors; and the Many an unwarlike nation have been beaten into heupon a crane, who turns upon his back and receives continuance of a war, though it lessen the numbers the eagle on the point of his long bill, which pierces of a people, often increases its strength, by the inthe eagle's breast; with this motto, EXITUS IN DUBIO creased discipline and consequent courage of the ST" the event is uncertain." The eagle, I sup-number remaining. Thus England, after her civil pose, represents Great Britain, the crane America: war, in which her people threshed one another, bethis device offers an admonition to each of the con-came more formidable to her neighbors. The pubtending parties. To the crane, not to depend too lic distress, too, that arises from war, by increasing much upon the success of its endeavors to avoid the frugality and industry, often gives habits that recontest, (by petition, negociation, &c.) but to prepare main after the war is over, and thereby naturally enfor using the means God and nature hath given it; riches those on whom it has enforced, those enriching and to the eagle, not to presume on its superior virtues. strength, since a weaker bird may wound it mor tally. Sunt dubii eventus, incertaque prælia martis : Informes hyemes reducit, Jupiter; idem summovit, Another of the bills has for its device, a storm descending from a black heavy cloud, with the motto, SERENA BIT" it will clear up." This seems designed to encourage the dejected, who may be too senOn another bill, we have a thorny bush, which a sible of present inconveniences, and fear their conhand seems attempting to eradicate; the hand ap-tinuance. It reminds them, agreeably to the adage, pears to bleed, as pricked by t e spines. The mot- that after a storm comes a calm; or as Horace more to is, SUBSTINE VEL ABSTINE; which may be render- elegantly has ited "bear with me, or let me alone;" or thus, "either support or leave me," The bush I suppose to mean America, and the bleeding hand Britain. Would to Sic erit. Neque semper arcum tendit Apollo. God that bleeding were stopt, the wounds of that On another bill, there is stamped the representahond healed, and its future operation directed by tion of a tempestuous sea; a face with swollen wisdom and equity; so shall the hawthorn flourish cheeks, wrapt up in a black cloud, appearing to blow and form an hedge around it, annoying with her violently on the waters, the waves high, and all rollthorns only its invading enemies. ing one way. The motto, VI CONCITATA; which Another has the figure of a beaver, gnawing a may be rendered-" raised by force." From the relarge tree, with this motto, PERSEVERANDO" by per-motest antiquity, in figurative language,great waters severance." I apprehend the great tree may be in-have signified the people, and waves an insurrection. tended to represent the enormous power Britain has The people of themselves are supposed as naturally JOHN FERGUSON, Col. Commanding 2d Brigade, 2d division, Ohio militia. inclined to be still, as the waters to remain level and person or persons unknown. Therefore, at the spequiet. Their rising here appears not to be from any cial request of captain Brush, a court of enquiry is internal cause, but from an external power, express-hereby ordered to be holden at the court-house in ed by the head Eolus, god of the winds, (or Boreas, Chilicothe, on the 13th inst. between the hours of 8 the North wind, as usually the most violent) acting o'clock, A. M. and 3 r. M. of said day; and that major furiously upon them. The black cloud perhaps, de- Denny is appointed president and lieut. Douglass signs the British parliament, and the waves the co-judge-advocate and recorder. It is further ordered, that the court make report lomes. Their rolling all in one direction, shews, that the very force used against them, has produced upon the testimony. their unanimity. On the reverse of this bill, we have a smooth sea, the sails of ships on that sea hanging loose, shew a perfect calm; the sun shining fully, denotes a clear sky. The motto is CESSANTE VENTO CONQUERSCENE-"the wind ceasing, we shall Head-Quarters-Chilicothe, September 13, 1812. be quiet." Supposing my explanation of the prece- The court met agreeably to the above order-preding device to be right, this will import, that when sent, major Denny, captain Turner, and lieut. Eichthose violent acts of power, which have roused the colonies, are repealed, they will return to their former tranquility. Britain seems thus charged with being the sole cause of the present civil war, at the same time that the only mode of putting an end to it, is thus plainly pointed out to her. The last is a wreath of laurel on a marble monument or altar: the motto, si RECTE FACIES" if you act rightly." This seems intended as an encouragement to a brave and steady conduct in defence of our liberties, as it promises to crown with honor, by the laurel wreath, those who persevere to the end in well-doing; and with a long duration of that honor, expressed by the monument of marble. elberger. Test, R. DOUGLASS, J. Adv. & Rec. - The object of the court being stated by the judge advocate and recorder, and the members of said court being first duly sworn, the following testimony was adduced, viz: WM. CREIGHTON, jun. Esq. a private in captain Brush's company, sworn on behalf of capt. BrushQuestion by captain Brush-I wish you to relate what happened when captain Elliot, (the British officer) came to our camp at the river Raisin, with the flag of truce? A learned friend of mine thinks this device more Witness.-On Monday, August 17, it was announcparticularly addressed to the Congress. He says ed in camp that a British officer, with a small party that the ancients composed for their heroes a wreath and flag had appeared in sight: orders were given to of laurel, oak and olive twigs interwoven; agreeably to the distich: : stop him some distance from the garrison; it was immediately announced in camp to major Finley, the contractor's agent, that the officer with his parE lauro, quercu, atque olea, duce, digna corona. Paudentem, fortem, pacificumque, decet. ty had halted about half a mile below the garrison. Of laurel, as that tree was dedicated to Apollo, and I understood it to be the intention of capt. Brush, to understood to signify knowledge and prudence; of have an interview with him at that place; but on oak, as pertaining to Jupiter, and expressing forti- consultation, I understood that 'twas deemed improtude; of olive, as the tree of Pallas, and as a symbol per to receive him at that distance from the garriof peace. The whole to shew, that those who are son, as a large party, while the conference was holdentrusted to conduct the great affairs of mankind, ing, might make an attack upon the fort captain should act prudently and firmly, retaining, above all, Rowland, and I think a guard of 12 men, were then a pacific disposition. This wreath was first placed despatched to receive him, of which guard I was upon an altar, to admonish the hero who was to be one myself. Captain Rowland was ordered to halt crowned with it, that true glory is founded on, and about half way between the garrison and Godfrey's, proceeds from piety. My friend, therefore, thinks where the British officer then was, and a messenger the present device might intend a wreath of that was despatched telling him to advance we were composite kind, though, from the smallness of the formed, waiting his approach. In a little time the work, the engraver could not mark distinctly the differing leaves. And he is rather confirmed in his opinion that this is designed as an admonition to the Congress, when he considers the passage in Horace, from whence the motto is taken Rex eris, aium, Si recte facies. To which, also, Ausonius alludes officer approached, accompanied by two Canadians and one Indian; he immediately dismounted, and presented 3 papers to capt. Rowland. After looking over them in a few minutes, he (Rowland) exclaimed with great warmth and indignation-"treason! by G-d!" He then put the papers into my hands; on examining, I found one was a copy of the articles of capitulation for the surrender of Detroit, a letter from gen. Hull, to col. Mc Arthur, also a pencil note without any name subscribed, but which Si recte faciet, non qui dominatur erit rex. Not the king's parliament, who act wrong, but the people's congress, if it acts right, shall govern Ame-captain Elliott (the officer) stated was given him by rica. gen. Hull, directing him where to find col. McArthur, he not being in the fort at the time of the surrender. Capt. Rowland, in obedience to orders received from captain Brush, directed the officer to be Events of the War blandfolded, which service I performed, and some OFFICIAL ARTICLES. CAPTAIN HENRY BRUSH. others of the men blindfolded the Canadians and Indian. They were marched a short distance blindfold when it was communicated to capt. Rowland, I think by lieut. Larcell, that capt. Brush would have an inCHILICOTHE, September 13, 1812. terview with capt. Elliott at col. Anderson's: the Whereas, certain injurious reports to the charac-bandages were then taken off, and they moved on a ter of captain Henry Brush, commanding a company short distance, when orders were received to march of volunteers, raised for the purpose of escorting them immediately to the garrison; they were blindprovisions to Detroit, having been circulated by some folded and marched to the garrison. When captain Elliott had first came up, he took capt. Rowland for FORT HARRISON. the commander of the garrison, but on discovering Letter from Captain Z. Taylor, commanding Fort his mistake, he took back the papers, and on enter- Harrison, Indiana territory, to general Harvison. ing the garrison, presented them to capt. Brush ;FORT HARRISON, Sept. 10. capt. Brush, on inspecting them, pronounced them Dear Sir-On Thursday evening the 3d instant, palpable forgeries, and told the officer he should de-after retreat beating, four guns were heard to fire in tain him until he was further advised, and hoid him the direction where two young men (citizens who responsible for the consequences: af er some con-resided here) were making hay, about 400 yards disversation between capt. Elliott and capt. Brush, El-tance from the fort. I was immediately impressed lott was put under guard, himself in one block-with an idea that they were killed by the Indians, as house, and the Canadian and Indian in another. the Miamies or Weas had that day informed me that the course of the afternoon soldiers were falling in, the Prophet's party would soon be here for the purwho were taken to the garrison and examined; an pose of comniencing hostilities; and that they had unwillingness to believe the report, prevailed in Leen directed to leave this place, which we were camp, until a number of soldiers arrived, known to bout to do. I did dot think it prudent to send out some of our men. From the intelligence brought by at that late hour of the night to see what had become those soldiers, both officers and men were reluctant-of them; and their not coming in convinced me that ly compelled to believe the report; and it was de-I was right in my conjecture. I waited until eight termined to call a council. Some short time after a 'clock next morning,when I sent out a corporal with council was called, composed of capt. Brush and sub- a small party to find them, if it could be done withalterns, capt- Rowland and his lieut. col. Anderson, out running two much risk of being drawn into an lieut. Davison and ensign De Lashaut. I was, from ambuscade. He soon sent back to inform me, that courtesy, invited by some of the officers to at-he had found them both killed, and wished to know tend and hear them deliver their individual my further orders; I sent the cart and oxen, had opinions; when they were met, and the subject of them brought in and buried; they had been shot the meeting canvassed, captain Brush observed that with two balls, scalped and cut in the most shocking the opinion of a majority of them should govern him meaner. Late in the evening of the 4th inst. old Join the course he should take. Col. Anderson being eph Lenar and between 30 and 40 Indians arrived the oldest officer, gave it as his opinion that gendiul from the Prophets Town, with a white flag; among had no right to capitulate for our garrison: that we whom were about ten women, and the men were comought not to subscribe the capitulation; that to hold posed of chiefs of the different tribes that compose out and attempt to maintain the garrison by force the Prophet's party. A Shawanoe man, that spoke would be madness, and we should be rendering the good English, informed me that old Lenar intended to best services to the U. States by breaking up camp, speak to me next morning, and try to get something and bearing away all the public property possible. to cat. At retreat beating I examined the men's The opinion of col. Anderson, was conced in by arms, and found them all in good order, and completthe whole council, except capt. Rowland and his ed their cartridges to 16 rounds per man. lieutenant, who were of opinion with the rest, that not been able to mount a guard of more than six we were not bound by the capitulation, but dissent-privates and two non-commissioned officers, for some ed from the opinion as to breaking up camp. The time past, and sometimes part of them every other subject of destroying the public stores which we day, from the unhealthiness of the company; I had could not possibly bear off with us, was also canvas-not conceived my force adequate to the defence of sed in council: it was decided that it would be im-this post, should it be vigorously attacked, for some proper to destroy the public stores, as there were a time past. As I had just recovered from a very senumber of American families who had taken refuge vere attack of the fever, I was not able to be up much in the fort, and some soldiers who were too sick to through the night. After tatoo, I cautioned the be removed, were to be left behind; and also con- guard to be vigilant, and ordered one of the nonsidering that our brethren soldiers were still in the commissioned officers, as the centinels could not see power of the enemy at Detroit, it was urged unds every part of the garrison, to walk around on the inthose considerations that such destruction might in-side during the whole night, to prevent the Indians duce the enemy to deal more rigid with them. The taking any advantage of us, provided they had any council was dissolved, and orders were given for intention of attacking us. About 11 o'clock I was breaking up camp and retreating, which was accor-awakened by the firing of one of the centinels; I dingly done, on the 17th, at 11 P. M. sprung up, ran out, and ordered the men to their Many non-commissioned officers in captain Brush's posts; when my orderly sergeant (who had charge company sworn.-Testimony, in substance, same as of the upper block-house) called out that the Indians that of the preceding witness. had fired the lower block-house (which contained the property of the contractor, which was deposited in the lower part, the upper having been assigned to a The court of enquiry called at the request of captain Brush, after hearing the testimony addressed, corporal and ten privates, as an alarm post). The are of opinion, and report upon the same, that durguns had began to fire pretty smartly from both sides. I directed the buckets to be got ready and water ing said campaign captain Brush behaved, in all brought from the well, and the fire extinguished things, as hecanie a prudent and brave officer-immediately, as it was perceivable at that ume; but that reports derogatory to his character as an officer from debility or some other cause, the men were and soldier, could have arisen only from the want very slow in executing my orders-the word fire apof a knowledge of his situation, and that no impu-pealed to throw the whole of them into confusion tation whatever ought to rest upon captain Brush. REPORT. JAMES DENNY, President. R. DOUGLASS, J. Adv. & Rec'r. As I had and by the time they had got the water and broken open the door, the fire had unfortunately communicated to a quantity of whiskey (the STOCK having The court of Enquiry, of which major Denny is LICKED Several holes through the lower part of the president, is hereby dissolved. JOHN FERGUSON, Col. building, after the salt that was stored there, through a moment it ascended to the roof and baffled every longed to the citizens here, and as they could not effort we could make to extinguish it. As that catch them very readily, shot the whole of thein in blockhouse adjoined the barracks that make part of our sight, as well as a number of their hogs. They the fortifications most of the men immediately gave drove off the whole of the cattle, which amounted themselves up for lost, and I had the greatest diffi-to 65 head, as well as the public oxen. I had the culty in getting my orders executed—and, sir, what vacancy filled up before night, (which was made by from the raging of the fir-the yelling and howling the burning of the block-house) with a strong row of several hundred Indians--the cries of 9 women and of pickets, which I got by pulling down the guardchildren (a part soldiers' and a part citizens' wives, house. We lost the whole of our provisions, but who had taken shelter in the fort)--and the despond-must make out to live upon green corn until we can ing of so many of the men, which was worse than all get a supply, which I am in hopes will not be long. I can assure you that my feelings were very unplea-I believe the whole of the Miamies or Weas were sant-and indeed there were not more than ten or among the Prophet's party, as one chief gave his orfifteen men able to do a great deal, the others bemg ders in that language, which resembled Stone Eater's either sick or convalescent-and to add to our other voice, and I believe Negro Legs was there likewise. misfortunes, two of the stoutest men in the fort, A Frenchman here understands their different lanand that I had every confidence in, jumped the guages, and several of the Miamies or Weas, that picket, and left us. But my presence of mind did have been frequently here, were recognized by the not for a moment fors.ke me. I saw, by throwing Frenchman and soldiers, next morning. The Indioff part of the roof that joined the block-house thats suffered smartly, but were so numerous as to was on fire, and keeping the end perfectly wet, the take off all that were shot. They continued with us whole row of buildings might be saved, and leave until the next morning, but made no further attempt only an entrance of 18 or 20 feet for the Indians to on the fort, nor have we seen any thing more of them enter after the house was consumed; and that a tem-since. I have delayed informing you of my situation, porary breast work might be erected to prevent their as I did not like to weaken the garrison, and I lookeven entering there-I convinced the men that this ed for some person from Vincennes, and none of my could be accomplished and it appeared to inspire men were acquainted with the woods, and therefore them with new life, and never did men act with more I would either have to take the road or river, which firmness or desperation. Those that were able (while I was fearful was guarded by small parties of Indians the others kept up a constant fire from the other that would not dare attack a company of rangers that block-house and the two bastions) mounted the was on a scout; but being disappointed, I have at roofs of the houses, with Dr. Clark at their head (who length determined to send a couple of my men by acted with the greatest firmness and presence of water, and am in hopes they will arrive safe. I think mind the whole time the attack lasted, which was it would be best to send the provisions under a 7 hours), under a shower of bullets, and in less than pretty strong escort, as the Indians may attempt to a moment threw off as much of the roof as was ne-prevent their coming. If you carry on an expedition cessary. This was done only with the loss of one against the Prophet this fall, you ought to be well man and two wounded, and I am in hopes neither of provided with every thing, as you may calculate on them dangerous-the man that was killed was a litt having every inch of ground disputed between this deranged, and did not get off of the house as soon and there that they can defend with advantage. as directed, or he would not have been hurt-and although the barracks were several times in a blaze, and an immense quantity of fire against them, the His excellency Gov. HARRISON. men used such exertion that they kept it under and before day raised a temporary breast-work as high as FORT HARRISON, Sept. 13, 1812. a man's head, although the Indians continued to pour Dear Sir-I wrote you on the 10th instant, giving in a heavy fire of ball and an innumerable quantity of arrows during the whole time the attack lasted, in you an account of the attack on this place, as well every part of the parade. I had but one other man to send by water, but the two men whom I dismy situation, which account I attempted killed, nor any other wounded inside the fort, and he patched in a canoe after night, found the river so lost his life by being too anxious-he got into one of well guarded, that they were obliged to return. The the gallies in the bastions, and fired over the pickets, Indians had built a fire on the bank of the river, a and called out to his comrades that he had killed an short distance below the garrison, which gave them Indian, and neglecting to stoop down in an instant an opportunity of seeing any craft that might attempt he was shot dead. One of the men that jumped the and were waiting with a cance ready to inpickets, returned an hour before day, and running tercept it. I expect the fort, as well as the road to up towards the gate, begged for God's sake for it to Vincennes, is as well or better watched than the be opened. I suspected it to be a stratagem of the river. But my situation compels me to make one Indians to get in, as I did not recollect the voice- other attempt by land, and my orderly sergeant, directed the men in the bastion, where I happened with one other man, sets out to night with strict orto be, to shoot him let him be who he would, and oneders to avoid the road in the day time, and depend of them fired at him, but fortunately he ran up to the entirely on the woods, although neither of them have other bastion, where they knew his voice, and Dr. ever been in Vincennes by land, nor do they know Clark directed him to lie down close to the pickets any thing of the country, but I am in hopes they will behind an empty barrel that happened to be there, reach you in safety. I send them with great relucand at day light I had him let in. His arm was broke tance from their ignorance of the woods. I think it m a most shocking manner; which he says was done! very probable there is a large party of Indians wayby the Indians-which I suppose was the cause of his returning-I think it probable that he will not reco-about the Narrows, for the pupose of intercepting laying the road between this and Vincennes, likely ver. The other, they caught about 130 yards from the garrison, and cut him all to pieces. After keep-cattle they got here will supply them plentifully with any party that may be coming to this place, as the ing up a constant fire until about six o'clock the next morning, which we began to return with some effect Provisions for some time to come. Please, &c. &c. after day light, they removed out of the reach of our (Signed) as (Signed) to pass, Wishing, &c. guns. A party of them drove up the horses that be- 'His excellency Gov. HARRISON. Z. TAYLOR, Z. TAYLOR. |