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to injure us. We left to the ten¬ der mercy f the enemy the refe¬ rable Canadians .who had joined us, and the protect1-m we afl< rded them was but a pafl'port to venge¬ ance. This fatal and unaccounta¬ ble ftep difpirited the troops, and neftroyed the little conlidence which a feries of timidity irrcfolute and in-iecifivc meafures had left in the commanding officer* About the tenth of Auguft, the enemy had a reinforcement of ab- out^oomen. On the t2tb, the commanding olicers of three of the regiments (the fourth was ab- fent) were informed through a me¬ dium which admitted of no doubt, that the genera! had ftated, that a capitulation would be neceftary. They on the fame day addrelledto Gov. Mei^s of Ohio a letter of which the following is an extract : w Believe all the bearer will tell you. Believe it, however it may uftonifh you, as much as if told you by one of us. Kven a c------ is talked of by the The bcar^ er will fill the Vacancy." The doubtful fate of this letter Tendered it necefiarv to ufe circum- there^ po d of the cr.omy would have been cx- ?fed,— I he refidue of the Mich¬ igan militia were in the upper part of the town to refill the incurhons of the favao;es. Tvro 24 pounders loaded with "rape {hot were poil- eo upon a commanding eminence, ready to fweep the advancing col- umiii In this fituation theiupen- ority of our poiition was apparent, and our troops in the eager expec*- tation of victory, awaited the ap¬ proach of the enemyi Not a figh of difcontent broke upon the ear ; not a look of cowardice rnct the eye. Every man expected a proud day for his country, and each was anxious that his individual exertion mould contribute tc the'general 1 e- fult. When the head of the column arrived within about five hundred yards of our line, orders were re¬ ceived from Gen. Hull for the whole to retreat to the Fort, and for the twenty four pounders not to open upon the enemy. One Univerfalburft of indignation was apparent upon the receipt of this order. Taofd whole conviction was tlie deliberate refult or difpaf- The 1 Ct * fpection in its details, an fore thefc blanks were left. ___ word " capitulation "will fill the iirft, and commanding general the other. As no enemy was near us, and as the fuperiority of our force W£3 miaifer:. we could fee no ne* Ceffity for capitulating,nor any pro¬ priety in kludinai to it,—We there- fore determined in the laft refort to incur the reponfibilitv of divert - ing the general of h'.s command. This plan was eventually prevent¬ ed by two of the commanding of- .icers of regiments bcinq: ordered Cpon detachments-. On the 13th, the Britifli took a pontion oppofitcto Detroit, h be- p-an tot thr0\v up works. I)uriryr they purfucd their object without ......_r«^„ **»i*.c ruw, uti ne law interruption ar>deftabiimed a bat^ the white flagdifplayed. Even the tery for two i8-pounders\ and an woman wefe indignant atibfhamc- ned with any degree of preciilon ;, not many were vifiblc.—-And in t lie event of an attack upon the town and fort, it was a fpecies of force which could have afforded no material advantage to the ene¬ my. In endeavouring to appreciate the motives and to investigate the caufes, which led to an event fo uncanceled and difhonorable, it is * r* • • impoilible to find any foiution in the relative ftrcnc;i:h of the con- tending parties, or in the meafures of rcfiftancc in our power. That we were far fupcrior to the ene¬ my ; that upon any ordinary prin¬ ciples of calculation we would have defeated them, the wounded and indignant* feelings of every man there will teftify* A few days before the furrcn* I was informed by General Hull, we had 400 rounds of 24 pound mot fixed, and about 100,- 600 cartridges made. We furren- dered with the fort 40 barrels of powder and 2500 ftand of arms. The ftate of our provifions has been not generally underftood. On the day of the furrender we der, ces confifted of 1800 regulars, and that he fUrr. dered u> prevent the effufi0n $ human blood. That he magnified their regular lorce nearly fiVef0u there can be no doubt. Whether t!ie philanthrope. rcafon affigncd by him is a fuffiawt jtifificSi^ for f urrendering a fortified town ail army and a territory, i3 for the Government to determine. Con fident I am, that had the courage and conduct of the Genera] been equal to the fpirit and zeal of the troops, the event would have been brilliant and fuccefsful as it nowis difafirous and difhonorable. Very refpectfully, fir, I have the honor to be your moft obedient fervant, .LEWIS CASS, CoL^d Reg. Ohio Vol The Hon. Wm. Eustis, Sccrctarv of War* •~4f - fiTe dd • d not fee the riecefiity of laying ail blame of the difgraceful capitulation at Detroit* at Mr. Ma- clifon's or at General Hull's door. There is as much as. they can M v™ ui. «««wau »^^"- ^* w«*^«*- Kju iiic ciay or me iurrcncicr we i nere is as itmctt as ronate examination of paffing ev- had fifteen days provisions of eve- faultier* [Weekly mts faw the folly and impropriety ry kind on hand. Of meat there ■ ,._v.^ )f crowding l i co men into a little Was plenty in the country, and ar^ mis*^ vork which 300 dduld fully man ; fang-ements had been made for CrRjlND EXPE1 en of crowding Work which 300 dould fully man ; and into which the {hot and (hells of the enemy were falling. The fort was iritbis manner filled ; the men were directed to ftock their arms, and fcarccly was an opportu¬ nity afforded of moving. Shortly after a white 11 upon the wails< rode up to enquire the cauf:. A Communication paiVcdbetween the coniinanding generals, which end¬ ed in the capitulation lubmittcd to you.- In entering into this capitu¬ lation, the general took couik.il an oiflcer was coniultcd- Not one anticipated a furre der, till he faw » was hung out A Britifli officer ii-ht. 8 inch howitzer.—About funfet on the evening of the f4th a detach- ful a degradation^' the American r - . • -------- character, and all felt a'sthevfho-M men of 350 men from the regim- have-felt, but he who held iB S cnts commanded by Colonel M'- hands the reigns of authority! Arthur and myfelf, was ordered to march to the river Raifm, to e- fcort the provisions, which had fome time remained there protect¬ ed by a party under the command or Captain Brufn. ^ On Saturday the 15th about one o clock, a flag of truce arrived from Sandwich bcarinrr n fura. mons from general Brock, for the furrender of the town and fort of Detroit, flaring he could no long¬ er reflrain the fury of the favages. To this an immediate an1 cd refofal wis returned. About four o'clock, their batteries be^an to play upon the town. The fire was returned and continued with- out interruption and with little effect till dark. Their fliells were thrown till eleven o'clock. At day light, the firing on both fides recommenced ; about the fame time the enemy began to land troops, at the Springwells, three miles below Detroit, protected by two of their armed veflels.—Be- Our morning report had that morning made our effective men prefent fit for duty io6o? wkhcmt ir>ck>dinff $>o Michigan militia on duty- About dark on Saturday evening the detachment lent toef- corf the provifions received orders from Gen. Hull to return with as much expedition as po/lible. Ab¬ out ten o'clock- the next day they arrived within &zkt of Detroit, Had a firing been heard or anv re- fiitance vilible, they would hrivc ____j- • * rano-emenrs had been made purchafing and grinding flour. It was calculated we could readily procure 3 months' provifions, in¬ dependent of 15a barrels flour5 1300 head of cattle which had been forwarded from the ftate of Ohio, a el which remained at the river Raifm under Captain Brufh with¬ in reach of the army.. But had we been tatm}? pfeftv tvte of provifions our duty and our intercft undoubtedly was to '" " The enemy invited us to meet him in the field. *~v>; acrcuiing ffiflSj; the whole Country would be open to us, and the object of our expedition giori- oufiy and filecefefttlly obtained. If we had beer! defeated we had no- 1 J thing to do but to retreat to the fort, and make the belt defence which circtimftances and our fitu^ ation rendered pracHcabte But fc'afdy to furrender without firing agun~tamely to fubmrt without railings bayonet—-difgracefuHy to |wfs iri revkw before an enemy as inferiof in? the quality $s in the' number of his forced were cJrcum- ftances, which excited feelings of indignation rn^re eaiily felt than deicribed. To fee the whole of / f-f- [To keep contented tin ill provided for army, to Jhoe the bafe footed, dotk the 'defiitute andfapply even wad of Provifions, the emaculate pat> riots of'Vermonti fabricated ad fent to the American Catnp & ' m&tifburgh, thcfollczvin*" Gm News."—Uhad its deftred effect for about twenty four hours, covered if tn be noihin? more n0f lefs than a fcoiifl) fet of lies.'] \ " GOOD NEWS. «We fiop the prefs %6 announce the heartfelt fMisfaffion" by aQ exprefs, by the way of Albany, t0 David Fa3% Adjutant General of this State* announcing, that Gov, erno'r Ilarrifon has retaken Fort Mackinaw, Fort Detroit, and has entered Canada, taken fort Maiden and was marching towards fort Erie, where the Britifh arc prcpa* ing to make a ftand againft hiiai Fort Eric is on the Canada fide of the river, about 27 miles above {art Wi^i***« 9> a *orti\iagara. I 'Czjftzlti Dunharft, nriw Editor of the WafhingtonianV printed in Vermont, commanded at Mkhilli* m-cicinac for a number dfycars pre- vious to 180J—*It is 2 well known fact to many of the Officers of the ___ 4?ft Regiment, that during the ______.6^. uuaua- vmuie, tney would have terwards" difpirited, hopelefs and two laft years that Captain Dun-' To this an immediate and fnfrit- immediately advanced and attack- defponding, at leaft 500 fhedding ham held Ms command, he was cd refofal was returned. About cd the rear of t.Wn^- tu«* —- > " ' under the neceffity of borrowing r • • " ' " _._y____, uuvi provilions from the Britifli Garrit to fight their country's battles, ons to fupply his troops.—Sincfc excited fenfations, which no A- the commencement of the prefent merican has ever before had caufe war—this tranfaction of Captain to feel, and which I trull in God, Dunham's has beeen brought ag- will never again be felt, while one ainft him as a mifdemcaixor by hi 0 _^ cd the rear of the enemy.—The fit- nation, in which this detachment was placed, although the refult of accident, was the beft for annoy5ng the enemy and cutting off his re¬ treat that could have been felccl cd. With his raw troops cnolofed be¬ tween two fires and no hopes of fuccour.jit is hazarding little to #ay, that very few would have efc^p- ed. I have been informed by Col. Findly, who faw the return of th»eir our men fluflied with the hope of victory eagerly awaiting the ap¬ proaching conteft, to fee them af¬ terwards difpirited, hopelefs and defponding, at leaft ^o Ihedding iezrs becaufe they were not allow¬ ed to meet their country's foe, and had^'t^^di'n^'l ^ ^7e™ft-general the day af- 3 too*, up their line of force of every defcription whiite, march. 1 hey moved in a clofe column or platoons twelve in front «pon the bank of the river The fourth regiment was {ra¬ tioned in the iort ; the Ohio vol¬ unteers and a part of the Michigan Mlrttt, behind fomc pickets, in a mntiOQ m which the wht>!e flank red and black, was 1030. Tlhey had 29 plattoons, 12 in a platto^on, of men dreffed in uniform. Ma¬ ny of thefc were evidently Canadi¬ an militia. The reft of their .mi¬ litia increafed the;- white ii)rcce to acKnn 700 men.—Phe number of their Indians could not be afcerttai- man remains to defend the iland- ard of the Union. I am c:;prcfsly authorifed to ftate, that Col. MJArthur and Col. Findly and Lieut. Col. Miller view- 0 ed this trani'action in the lioht which I do. They know and feel, that no circumilance in our fitua¬ tion, none in that of the enemy, can excufe a capitulation lb I'ilhon- orable and unjuuiiiable. This too is the univerfal fentiment amoiv the troops and 1 mail be furprifed to learn, that there is one man, who think it was neceflary to mcath his fword, or to lay u his mufeet. ________by political enemies. The firft time that ever Captain Dunham publicl- If acknowledged the fact, was in his paper of the 2 [ft ult. in an ant wer to one Doctor Newton j—Hfi fays— 6C The Doctor thinks it Brii influence ! A Britrfh Commifl% dealing out Provilions to feed ail American gareifbn, in a ftate & ftarvation, is Britifh influence!! It was fo, indeed ;—and a ki/uUi influence too :—tor in the winter •7 it kept one hundred met, FULL BLOODED YAN KEEsfrotuftrt" %- Had Gen. Brock exerciletithe t * * lame iafluencc now, it my lit hovs of 185