OFFICIAL LETTERS

OF THE

MILITARY AND NAVAL OFFICERS

OF THE

UNITED STATES,

DURING THE

bular with Great Britain

IN THE YEARS 1812, 13, 14, & 15.

WITH SOME ADDITIONAL LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS

ELUCIDATING THE HISTORY OF THAT PERIOD,

COLLECTED AND ARRANGED

BY JOHN BRANNAN.

Washington City :

PAINTED BY War & GIDEON, FOR TOS EDITOR,

1823,

1812.

Pazo.
June. President Madison's message to Congress.....

Report of the Committee of Foreign Relations ...
Aci declariog war, with the Yeas and Nays.....
Peter B. Porter, Q. M. G. to Major Mallaby,

Major Mallany to Major General Hall.........

July. General Hull's proclamation at Sandwich........

30)

General Wilkinson's general order at New Orleans,...
Colonel Cass to general Hall, Sandwich,.........

Capture of Michilimackioac (British account, ...........

August. Lieutenant Hanks' account of ditto.........

General Hull to Secretary of Wan....

General Hull-Surrender of Detroit, &C.........

39

General Brock's general order......

General Hull's account of the Surrender of Detroit,

Colonel Cass' account of ditto..........

56

Captain Porter-Capture of the Alert..........

Captain Hull-Capture of the Guerriere,...

Septem. Commodore Rodger's Cruise,........

Governor Meigs to the Citizens of Obio.........

53

General Harrison to ditto,......

General Harrison to Governor Shelby,...

56

Captain Taylor-Defence of Fort Harrisou.....

61

Lieutenant Hamilton-Defeace of Fort Madison,

Octob. Commodore Barney-Cruise in Schooser Rossie,.....

65

Lieutenant Elliot-Capture of the Detroit and Caledonia,.... 66

Secretary of the Navy to Lieuteoast Elliot,.....

General Tupper to General Harrisou.....

69

General Van Rensselaer-Battle of Queenstown, .........

Colonel Newman's Indian Expeditio,.........

78

Captain Heald-massacre at Chicago,................

S4

Major Young-affair at St. Regis........

86

Commodore Decatur-Capture of the Macedonian......
Colonel Russell's Indian Expeditio0.....

88

Septem. Commodore Rodgers_Capture of the Swallow, &e........

Commodore Chauncey attacks the Royal George,.

87

89

146

Page.

Jan'y. Isaac Day to General Harrison,........

124

Colonel Lewis-Battle near Frenchtown,........................

128

Major M'Clanehan-Battle at the River Raising.....

130

General Winchester's account of his capture,.........

132

Febr’y. Secretary of War's Plan of the Northern Campaign,..

133

Massacre at Frenchtown,.......

135

Major Forsyth-Capture of Ogdensburg,................... 136

President Madison's Messsage to Congress,..

136

March. General Dearborn-expected attack on Sackett's Harbour,..... 137

General Harrison-affairs in the North-West,..

138

objects to the Plan of the Campaign,.

139

Captain Lawrence-Capture of the Peacock,..

141

April. General Pike's General Order, .......

144

Commodore Chauncey and General Dearborn--Capture of York

May. General Harrison-Capture of General Clay's Detachment,.... 149

Captain S. H. Moore on the Capture of York, ........

151

General Harrison-Attack on Fort Meigs, General Order and
Siege of Fort Meigs........

...149 & 152
General Clay's account of his disaster, ...

158

General Boyd's Brigade Orders,..

..................160 & 162

General Dearborn-Capture of Fort George,

161

General Brown-- Attack on Sackett's Harbour ...................

163

June. General Dearborn-Capture of Generals Chandler and Winder, 164

Lieutenant Allen-from L'Orient, (France,)............

164

General Lewis-Capture of Generals Chandler and Winder,.... 165

Lieutenant Budd-Capture of the Chesapeake,........

167

Midshipmen Berry and Weaver on ditto,.....

179

Lieutenant Chauncey-Capture of the Lady Murray,...

169

General Chandler on the Affair at Stony Creek,

169

Captain Cassin-Attack on Craney Island, ....

171-2

General Dearborn--Affair at the Beaver Dams,...

173

Captain Angus-Flotilla in the Delaware,........................

174

July.

Coninodore Porter-Affairs in the Pacific, ...........

175

August. General Harrison and Major Croghan-Defence of Fort Sandusky 181-4

Plan of Campaign submitted to General Wilkinson,............... 186

Correspondence with General Wilkinson on ditto,.....

187

Secretary of War at Sackett's Harbour to General Wilkinson,.. 193

General Harrison to Governor Meigs on the Campaign,....... 194

Commodore Chauncey attempts to bring Sir James to action, .... 195

Sailing Master Sheads' account of his Capture,

198

General Boyd-skirmishing with the Enemy,.

199

Captain Dent-Capture of the Dominico, &c...................... 201

General Boyd-skirmishing with the enemy,..

201

Septem. Major Beasley defeated and killed by the Indians,..

202
Lieutenant M'Call-Capture of the Boxer, ........

501

Commodore M'Donough-Affairs on Lake Champlain,.......

205

Commodore Perry-Victory ou Lake Erie,......

205

Commodore Chauncey chases Sir James round the Lake........ 208

Citizens of Ontario offer their services..........

209

Gen. P.B. Porter & others offer their services are accepted, 210 & 213

General Wilkinson on Affairs of the Campaign,

212

General Harrison's arrival at Amherstburg,.....................

214

Commodore Perry to the Secretary of the Navy,.....

215

Governor Blount's Orders to General Jackson......................

215

Commodore Chauncey Affairs on Lake Ontario,...

General Harrison's General Order, ...........

216

General Wilkinson on embarking for Sackett's Harbour,...

219

Commodore Perry ----Harrison's arrival ar Malden, ...

220