. History of the Chicago police from the settlement of the community to the present time, under authority of the mayor and superintendent of the force . r so hastily, were not FortDearborn, on the outskirts of American civilization, veryclosely interested in the conflict which was about to did the garrison and the inhabitants of this postdream at the time that circumstances were combining which,within a few short weeks, would bring terror and the horrorsof a massacre to the little outpost. President Madison, two months before the declaration ofwar, had ordered Gov. Meigs, of Ohio,
. History of the Chicago police from the settlement of the community to the present time, under authority of the mayor and superintendent of the force . r so hastily, were not FortDearborn, on the outskirts of American civilization, veryclosely interested in the conflict which was about to did the garrison and the inhabitants of this postdream at the time that circumstances were combining which,within a few short weeks, would bring terror and the horrorsof a massacre to the little outpost. President Madison, two months before the declaration ofwar, had ordered Gov. Meigs, of Ohio, to raise 1,000 menfor Western service. He promptly raised this numberand 300 more, which force he turned over to Gen. Hull atDayton. The commanding officer marched to , the most important British post on the upper lakes,was situated on the Canadian side of the main channel ofthe Detroit river, and commanded the direct passage of thatstream. A schooner, which carried some invalids, hospitalstores, and a trunk containing his official papers, had beensent ahead by Gen. Hull in company with a boat. The THE BLOODY BEGINNING. 23 2:2 C 00. 24 THE CHICAGO POLICE. schooner during the night ran ahead of the boat and wascaptured in the Detroit river by the Britisli brig Hunter,The boat fortunately escaped capture. The day after thecapture of the schooner Gen. Hull received a letter from theWar Department, by way of Cleveland, announcing thedeclaration of Avar with England. This was the iirst intima-tion he had received of the Governments action. He wasordered to proceed to his post at Detroit with all possiblespeed, and to make such arrangements for the defense ofthe country as in his judgment might be necessary. He reached Detroit on July 7, and on the 12th crossedover to the Canadian shore with his little army. Here heissued a spirited address to his soldiers and the FrenchCanadians, who were naturally at enmity with England, andthe watchword On to Maiden, became an inspi
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