Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 edition. Excerpt: ...who had so nobly distinguished him jelf in the preceding spring on flic Thames, 'was anjanj the killed. Capt. Van Home of the 19th, and Lieut. Jackson of tUe C4th infantry, batk promieing young men, fell, mortally wounded, at the head of their resr pective commands. The small numbers of the troop compared with the strength of the enemy's works and tjie cloud of Indian allies lurking in the vicinity, determined Colonel Croghan to relinquish farther operations against Michilima'ckiiuc; at least during that seasoir. No blame has ever L&en ascribed to Col." Croghan, as every thing was done that bravery, vigilance and skill o.iniU! accomilish. The American loss was 13 killed, .'jl wounded. and 2 missing. A few of the wounded fell into the hands of the tnemy, who, shockiug.to record, were butchered. by theferocious savages in British pay. The hearts of these unfortunate men were taken oat and!, !lu.i at an Indian festival held at the-fort, and at which. was present Major M'Dowell, the English com-inander of the place, and his officers! Colonel Croghan was fortunate enough to learn that the most eligible line of communication from York to Mackinac, &c. was by lake Simcoe and Nawtawwawsa.-ga river, which empties into lake Huron about 100 miles south east of its head. The expedition arrived off the mouth of this river on the 13th of August, where.the enemy had a block house: md the schooner Nancy, with a very valuable cargo of h'Dveral hundred barrels of provisions destined to supply the garrison of Mackinac, at anchor in the harbor. The troops were quickly disembarked on the Peninsula fbrmed by the river and lake, for the purpose of fixing - See Con-. Sinclair' official statement. camp. A fire was opened upon the block house, but with little..."
