Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . the war department that he is selected tocommand the land troops on the expedition up the lakes. But this no- 68 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. tification, even did it amount to a positive order to the major, could notbe considered as an order to me; nor can I deem it in itself sufficientto justify me in weakening the present reduced strength of my objection to co-operate with you at this time is not, I assure you,moved by anything like chagrin at this departure from military etiquette,but is bottomed on a thorough conviction
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . the war department that he is selected tocommand the land troops on the expedition up the lakes. But this no- 68 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. tification, even did it amount to a positive order to the major, could notbe considered as an order to me; nor can I deem it in itself sufficientto justify me in weakening the present reduced strength of my objection to co-operate with you at this time is not, I assure you,moved by anything like chagrin at this departure from military etiquette,but is bottomed on a thorough conviction that nothing less than a pos-itive order could justify or excuse my detaching a part of the small forceunder my command from the immediate defence of this frontier. Iagree with you that the promised force under Major Holmes appearstoo weak to effect the desired end. I cannot speak positively on thesubject, as my knowledge even of the geographical situation of the coun-try is but limited; yet my belief is, that if resistance be made at all,. SCENE IN PARADE it will prove too stout for 1,000 men. The position of Mackinaw is astrong one, and should the enemy have determined on holding it, he hashad time enough to throw in reinforcements. The Engages in the em-ploy of the N. W. generally get down to Mackinaw from their win-tering grounds, about the last of May in every year. Will these hardyfellows, whose force exceeds 1,000, be permitted to be idle? Will it notbe the interest of the N. W. Co. to exert all its means in the defenceof those posts in which it is so immediately concerned? I send you afew queries on the subject, with the answers as given by an intelligentgentleman, formerly an agent to the N. W. Co., and well acquaintedwith the geographical situation of that country. Every arrangement ismade for securing the entrance into Lake Huron. I am under no solici-tude about the passage up the strait.—Croghan. The Croghan Celebration. 69 Although the colonel appears to c
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