An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . govern-ment of Ohio, for twelve hundred men, tobe placed under the command of Briga-dier-General Hull, Governor of MichiganTerritory. With this force, and detach-ments from other regiments, numbering altogether about twenty-fivehundred men, Hull arrived at Detroit, whence he crossed intoCanada, July 12, and published a pompous proclamation to the in-habitants, in which he assured
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . govern-ment of Ohio, for twelve hundred men, tobe placed under the command of Briga-dier-General Hull, Governor of MichiganTerritory. With this force, and detach-ments from other regiments, numbering altogether about twenty-fivehundred men, Hull arrived at Detroit, whence he crossed intoCanada, July 12, and published a pompous proclamation to the in-habitants, in which he assured them of his ability to look down allopposition, and invited them to join his standard. But instead ofadvancing directly upon Maiden, where the enemy had collected, heremained inactive at Sandwich until the British had taken Mack-maw, and all the neighbouring Indians came pouring down uponhis troops. The general still showed no disposition for active opera-tions, but conducted himself with so much delay and irresolution, asto lose entirely the confidence of his officers and troops. On the 4th of August, Major Vanhorne, with two hundred men,was sent to the assistance of a company of volunteers, who, whik SX 28. 182 CAMPAIGN OF 1812. escorting a jupply of provisions for the army, were threatened by abody of British and Indians. This officer proceeded in so incautiousa manner, that he was soon drawn into an ambuscade of the enemyand defeated with considerable loss. To compensate for this failure,Hull issued orders on the 7th for an immediate attack upon Maiden •but on the following morning, to the astonishment and indignation ofboth officers and men, the whole army was directed to recross theriver to Detroit. On the same day, a second unsuccessful attemptto open communication with the supplies was made bv e su)all panyunder Colonel Miller. E AN WHILE, General BrocK assumedcommand of the British forces, and aftererecting batteries within point-blankshot of the American lines, summ
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