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' .1' .. . , PRIDAY; MARCH 18, 1814 . ' - - --.a-aaaaaaanaaaasWaaaaaMmMaaMaaaa . RALEIGH, (N. 0 PRIMtED, WEEKLTi BT ALEX. tCCAt. .. nf sMhtmniiom Three tlollairper yeai.-one half. to be w -,r -. .. . t ' r;--, ; ZAnr. No oaoer tobecontini.d lonrerthaitlbrce woiithi lter a year'i subscription becomti dt, and nou'ce thereof thai) have bten given, v ''. ilitLsemenli) notexeeding Ulinei, are inetted thticflfur one dollar, and for t wenty.fi ve centJ each subeauent inuer tiort ; and in'like proportion where there ii a g'er numbe, - oil net than fouiteen. Military. IHOM THE nKTIONAL (DEMO.) ADVOCATE. THE LATE CAMPAIGN. The dot'uments relative to the caose of the ,, Bnt were the Jiflualmeahs afieqn ate to:th sanie enuX f i..-i''.;':;.-., .From lite Jocuntents we learn . lit That the' command '''of - the Lakes va expected to he obtained ou thersi day of June, but that Captain Perry did not obtain that of Eri until the 10th of September.' The effect of the loss' of this period of three oiith upon general Harrison's movements 4te obvious. ' 2. That commodore Chaunoky obtained the ascendancy of Ontario in the latter part of April, and lost it about the. beeinniner of Jane. In the lat ter part of July he again sailed, and, as is well known1, continued throughout the re mainder of the cam pai a:ii to contest with the ene my the mastery of the lake. The effects of In the rst place, then, as to that part, the direct tttarl np tiftgt lnuU,ik A tievution of which was confided to Gcd. Harri- eopj ofthi tr hiitrtU fcWfcr rl uis movemeni agtunsi rrocior was sue-itne last pararrafefe sriLrss tUi cessfnl ; but the delay occasioned by not having the complete naval ascendancy on Erie, as ear iy as the partial' superioritr tras acauiredoo lake Ontario, procrastinated that oiovcmCnt and" his, passage down the lake fbrfNiaeawui .. J k. -l!J T .r I .1... ..aL n uu uu uiu not arrive at ouuaioanni lav -tn October. As to the part of the operations al lotted to Gen. Hampton, it vrill have been seen, that the whole responsibility of the failure of the campaien is attempted to be pfaeeu on bm shoulders by Gen. Wilkinson, anI is attribute eu to a disobedience oj orders. We are no a- litis ambieuous state of things upon the move-! &' 'rong in many particaiars but we do menfa Arntf. nnnPAr i hrnlihnnt the COf- "" """" ihcuib. uB. of their sabstaaee, Jt m as tVtl, Atf extoiti it b kaaetetaart to trfSX, tti a dueling the pfesrkt raeiraa. jcv 4i ai4 Aijr-gion jv rtKcipsi jri u will ckoou, as ctrYitusi after sus i--a. I twees aVimf aa4 a tarrtf attaii u postn Bath sBt4r of alt ft vfhtj 4 4 Uiled in tbew trier, a4 inAriWt g to the laltrrf hat mitUct at aii;afrti r ri;LtarbaiCr,oriaaji7 4 jr lri .t reiponiibility. Xwasj J tow mi Uiv change th crtiatl f the imOwimu, c pologista for this officer's eonduct. We efrthhe o&ly eCret of this sl4 hr, u Mln my vplaioa fef ttara. Oa lhJ ot':Kr ta Cei-ral r to the r tWi, -UV lit - w. .j , w . n ... . m. . u I - - . j m.w w T kl 0 u n Aim rB Km. Ar...AS.B M L . . n -.tl,rii li-anlier I -I'k.. k n nn( h limn mtiuM ' If Wiunwn n icikci w viui ui mcsiy lllTtDKr fill lUre 01 Ollr arms lipuu uic nwi "- .1 . j roiiuinirucci 1 uuat vii iuc uui fcvm,(1it , , - - -T-. 1 3- ive are now puoltsning, are u ""ui-;i:jaibobh wrtics 'C" on vtewrgt:, f-um . --- 7, P , -i"vr " t-"ir mw ,i,:ti noiJs,jhMit is probable fe readers will wade through them, and still fawer have the patience, deliberately and impartially, to examine them, with a view to form a correct judgment of this important subject. We-will, therefore, sub mit to the public- few id?as by way of eom ni"ot tipati tbi text. In doing this we shall exefcisf the it of candour and justice. The obj"Pt t"id moiives 01 the open dpnun the enemv will endeavor to keen up such a force at or near the head of the lake; as to pre vent anv part of our force, in this quarter, from joining or proceeding to Sackett's Harbor, for the purpose of attacking Kingston ; anu suen is the state of the roads 111 this flatcountrj, in consequence of continual raius, as to render any operations against the enemy extremely difficult without the aid of it fleet for the transportation ciatijns hiiJ whispered attack uon the Secre-, of ntovisions, ammunition, and other nccessa taiv of the War. -Department,' on account of j ry supplies. The whole of these embarrass tlit failure, art !' ' well ajpreciated by the nients have resulted from a temporary loss,f p.ic.iic t rsnder any nuir.iadversions upon 1 the command of the lake. The enemy has ip ".11 uecesn v U'v.ti as. Whave consequent- availed himself of the advantage, and forward- presTVi d a perfect sil.'itce in relation to ed reinforcements and supplies." The Sec fe tii' UiTsai i' t hat t ln.il b ''f'.tre Ootisrcw, would show the utter Boyd The restriction put upon aa with wi it of t'-MnuLjuiou i'or the chaiges which have regard to the enemy was but commensurate commanded not tuns; it has no mandatory ex-leierBtliiff MtttaU Urnim. mhl t presstons miu 11 leu 10 ueo. fiAMPTo the shall join thr M t vtorV.a- W . t exercise 01 a lair oiscreiioo ouuo what nf. pretiitMos. WealuijTO 4 i i- 01 a luinHun. obhi 11, inra,' t. rrBI lOHIirkf. mat ZXil vM--.r authorise a movement on Gen. HamDloa's smH irvuititiB md - pose? That of a lunction.-Could it, then,'c which made a junetion impossible f which torn- da t eiiler tismor hrcMi 1. 1 I . 1 1 a l . . W - - . , Mia ma Eiuiat unnn 1 11 urmw u'lin m ste mm ma a Am m mam. w. a a.. m m, co-operaie wnicn earrtca mm 50 or no d say miles the Kt. La wffrsee- t4mIv t J; iW ir k operate irectlv from the enemy he was to aiU. k i Dit, lais lmf i,ft4 U tk timA ays the General, I had not the means of trans- fKitUa Amd .srtV. s. portation, and therefore could di rn on U 8t. kUrcarnarJ sntfU t ft. t Regis. And why not the neaas of trauparta- he et is iater MTUta m Tr tim turn ? Because he had sent then away, erip- tala fit t r. - pled himself, and theu makes that a rraMo jt mmm for ffc fmi Tte mrmtt f for not gningon. He assanes the right oflrr- thrsi shallWlMtrf minaUng the campaign, so far as he h4 a eo f thv ttk trfW. W ft V cern in it, x hit bout the eoncrrt or privity of gearieo hal orr4 4 to w( 1 m A9 ..1 tit . 11 . . kA.a vn v 1 rw 1 nnr 1 n aa jsaaim v ar. A a, . ben o ra! iv m ;du ttg-uiisi me w ar uepan-, w UU their command or ttieljiiKe. o long as " -- j ir- hi wraaMr mm mmm avr-4 t t jn vtil. 'U , ;e li.ui. n.ay cuiiir, wnrii Mr aiinii mcv Iiau WMgSy anu you nau ouiyrra; s ig i - . , . - .... ihi fiinwr $ n nmmemm e- i . " - ; unai w sr j at . In,. Irmir d iti tfi 'slinvt lite ma.1 i?:tant mot iws I I hnv nnl.! In truiinitrfid. uiinlied and re- mi. . -... - t ' - - 1 r j . . ' 7 - in which thest Attacks" have . originated, and inforc d, hy water, and at will, common sense,' Hfro UI,JJI WBJ loreoee the elWt of intHtM, oif tft, fc jfc point out how it was intended to iuflict, through as well as' military principles, put you on the winter? Why not carry then hs the rvaad ptiv nasi imftmi , L U mi . the Secretary of War, deep and fatal wounds defensive.? On tbe ?th August, general M perfect turnpike," as the GrvrraJ : rhcice 1 Tlr t . tl It 4rm4 fmm upon the Vd'ujnistraiion- itself, and upon the Boyd, w rites from Fort George, that the ene- - X - keep hi eye mm tk mmim t the fcereta. Tai W stM b t, K-piibicun iiart v. B;it there is a time for all my have now so far the ascendancy as to ren- Jeel lDe apaigB.anil employ alt the iweaM llo Uositrralj If tl irt sn r tbioss ; and we Mroear, at present, 10 loucn ier the proposed . enterprise aeainst nis lana - .. , . , trtaww wvrvsiM trmsj uuw t44kS ho II ""M -y.imi iii7W,i.iu7ii f"" ; l mult lo tsaost eh a n lo the 8t. Law rence by the Tortte rote,tik,mtrrr hit l mmm tsMMwna f J all his apparatus, and with soUe rtMorti to: tW a-irrJ al uf wJ i. L. ... !krn Wilkinson from starviar. L nat Shrramit Usui k ikrrf. . .. i. a... j . . " . , f l. I. 1. v I. f. ii ,' . I u . - m a tonic, ttte ariiauoii oi -wnicn. However mucii lores itnnraciicani-. in ine oacreiary oi it might serve. .the cause of truth, could do no War's note submitted to, and approved by the other :d. and miiit do much harm. j President, on the 23d July, it is stated, that Tn l Iif examination ot these Uocuments, three The time at which we have reason to expect i a a . f M . m at - points, pres. nt themselves. , is me iatinrc- oijan aiceudaucy on lake Untario, has arrived. this eanvuusn to tie attributed to a oetect in:jrour lioiira ou that ii.ail be ruJnlled, though but for a short period, we must avail ourselves or the circumstance, to give to the campaign a new and increased activity." On the sioth Au gust, general Wilkinson writes from Sackeit'a its plan- its imans. or its execution ? 1st. Vhs there a defect in the plan t The answer to tUis (juesion ca only he ob taiiad by aseertaintug what that plan was, and inquiring whether ii was adapted to the end ia ietv. We 1 brow out of view, in tins examina- Harbor-' I aeo liu uecessity of settling the point of naval superiority, before we emmt him, even then, to carry hi sappliet to Cfca- Bia Tl tfct.-taO 'iri4a With these opiaions of mierondact mm the raft of G-o. llAMrron, we rriam to where sroat ot. BUmeablv as he oaay W ho is mm fsr iU-ar iinfi.the ah trtivp .'ain.'aju in the beeinniitic of i ourselves, and therefure.lhe ilpriaitin raunot be. ble. ' Gen. Wilkinson's lanenacr. aW what thi season, nnd will merely consider the sub-had too soon.. 1 fear Vca will avoiJ a contest, j more, his cmbmIotI satifie thai V oiihr 't. iequent plan of operation which svas to be ex-to spin out the campaign, and gain time for re- intended or expected to daa thiof this cans- Lnh-e ofuted by tbe co-operation of the three corps inforCemenU, and the organization ot militia." P' e Partes! to psHrte hM4 tm tinder generals Harrison, Wilkinson, and, On the t8kh September, general Wilkinson, motives im rar lets to tmmirmm tbesa. II Hampton; the hrst tormiqg the lert, the se- writes from f ort Uevrge, lo ond the centre, and the third the riht of ouriWar " Not a word mote, of l. ' rw t '.- t i l.l 1. A m ' m S , ... a line, ine oasis oi inis piau was, men, a'tias oecotno ni nim r i pray yea to aeeiae movement bv which the whole. of the enemy's whether I am to move with or without aa) fur line from Maiden to Montreal was to be des-titer knowledge of the squadron' On the troyed', his posts captured, his garrisons cut up, same day the Secretary writes to the general, and his naval power on the lakes extinguished; from Saekftt's Harbor' The commodore was forever., The end in view was consequently : brought back to u yesterday by adverse winds. the conquest of the enemy's "dominions lo theHe goes this morn in- let not the object of thel- rates oftjuebee. ,1 his end was to be attained, campaigu he hazarded by running after lew : in the first place,' by a movement ot gen. Har-, these accomplished, his race i run.' On the rison upon the British right uuderRocTpRy 27th Sept. the general writes to the Secretary , and Jiy a subsequent moveinent on his part upon from Niagara"' Here is one drawback ; the the British centre, under De Hottenuuro. laotuiiziiigsir J. Ve0 was in shore with his fleet At the same time, our centre was to act against on the evening of the 24thabonHZS miles east Kingston", either directly, by atlacking that of York.-What may "be the views of the knight ? post itself, or indirMly, by cutting oft its com- lo gasconade to retard my movement, or to munication with, the sea through the St. Law- enable De Uotlenbiirg to follow ine ? I uui rencej whilst our right, under gen. Hampton, unable to divine, but will not he loiter delay supported the one of these .movements which ed." On the 4th October he reached fearL-tt s might be chosen, by an actual co-operation, Harbor. On the 1st Sept. the Secretary writes the other by a demonstration, towards Montre- to gu-nilAMpTOM ' Prevost has gone up to the al. -'Such was the plan- and such the entZ to be head of the Lake ; Yeo has followed him. If attained by it. I, hat the plan was adapted to Chauncey beats leb, sir Georee's case will he traan.aiMl IhfiiMta Kt lirilu m.l I - t . . . , & one was obsirncted hy fallen imheiw-lhootisrrtoffi r MMcat.yWa, Am. m was open Oae was def. o!c4 hy the tststy-thwaMr r h, a J ! 1 mI mm, r .... . . ""'Pr-'";' wawsw.mjExsv-ii lrar of tt wt-esjk, im 4 SfcaJJfctt 'to'Ut.' stlf tmmmmtwm mm mmm rs-HX t r-. tm m - f mm. mt mm mw m t a-- tm C Um.m9mm mmm$mmmmmui t -'; m ,ti dawnmtm m I l 4; f - tl rail a A mJt mm.. .. m ... . m. e Secretary of, mayhaye thought the pUa of rasa pai tvpeae, J f hi mimmm 4 ! i. U' aunoey ! whati,,ble-rhis bad pay have h tow i.fMMic st U r t I'-- i . disposed to ttaefavore4 the opcratia.saf k Ifti, kotoit J i. i .r h , mind the laak assy have aprartd to aighiy jt, n4r'w ' w,'olw.t for his powers a4 to oovt th arsay ,o thr f.,Ud . h-,rJ J4 , country, and himself to the anas. h snay Uto eneJ, itui il .XSaSJ r-,irj('.,r . .,f thowsht it his BiraMni dat taJaaLM . j . . t - . - r nai w na rni-ciirc. wc are sasi-at aaat t u i L- . . ...... t - - aAe " artt au t . - - secretary frasa K.rt t.rc,-- itsrWtii;t4ikfcri4i .tiU V "1?,II J the ISffc sum! mtu o U tf jsJrrftt4 ',y f . ssrsw lo a.iiw f W i 4 he writes I the same from the saase l 44 fiul! I leave the eneasv within 4 miU mi pUer, making a wide iaseatitsrv of it fra QueenstowB, to 4 saile errvk ? or shall I hrrmk hnu) op? With our prmjrtt the skeaMosi k cuiharraasing. Charge tMtm tm the oVaooW meat of the chief Jcsign, ( the eoftor of liiwfs toti) and onr cre it 4irrrl, 4Ve. Here is the first di'reet Vtiwrmfmtiimdmm Hon to give up the excrnuo of m flan he fc4 not himself farmed. On the IJith eirpt. tho rWrrtsry .. rite to - attain this end better than any other that could desperate. This-is-the pivot on which the:ithpeiirfrwii9aekrtt Harhorw Turn be devised, consistently with the uatu remand ex- sue of the campaign turns." On the l.lb Sept. tent of our force, the muitary( reader will be the Secretary, writes to the same from gaekett'a satiKfiedby an inspection of tne map. That Hatbor 4 Chauncey has chased Yeo round the the object was asnueh as ought to have been Lake, and obliged him to take shelter in Kings grasHed at in one campaign, the jiubfie arc per- ton. The commodore has uow gone up toTort feet ly satisfied. Whether it wus top much, de-Georgeto bring down the troops. We are peuds upon the comparative forces of the belli-; leady at this point to embark, ft ma), per gerent parties. 0 1 haps, be the 30th before j?ur forces will be. as- 2d. Was there, then, a defect in the weans ?' seinbled and in motion. Ymir mnrimiii Har- of course, be somewhat delayed." On the 23th 1 lie quantum or loi ces assigned to sen Rison for th -was iimi the ex?cutioii ot his part oi this plan,! Sept.he writes to the same' Com, ChauneeV ted-to' root) men, and his movement , left this nlace On the lMth. in the intention against Maiden .was actually made with a force, f running ujV to Fort George and covering the little, if any less than this. The enemy ne-i transportation of the troops from that point to ,Yf r were able to muster more than 2000 men - this. On the 21st he had not arrived tliri .1. ..1 i 1.' 1 i v .1 - ii ...... . ... ........ .., ... .. i, . . r , i';i me iii.jcnee ur loai pusi anu aiierine cap- the jitteet, aadl lwr? of PBQc,irB?army, t! e British force at, This eireumstanc Tl I . . fl iT' .-r . .! .-. 1- . suppose of ad adverse- winds. nifitance will niisaa-ilv. firmv f. BliriinSt J11 ' Ileisfhts dT3 .10t exiniUMl OOO flTtl.f lr It. 'a Jelnh in nnr ...ultnn. ? 'J r" m ) r u j III a, I'V IMI IU1I Of - I lives. ilkinson scorp. exceeded 000. men. 3. As to Lake Chamolain. On the rth Sent. On the' 12th Oetober. zeneral Hampton mI Hps Vpitfi-nt tlamidnn uriii frm 1,1 jwrt-Hr1 rt'Kolar farre n Kiarston rotia f tea coao- pa u res of )e WatteitlrV rrcvacat. that aii IVrseott of two compaoiro of tm mm mrp,,l Itft to tit tstt. i ... Uf r4 a4 oae-" f tfm-wi-Ttia m.m --- 1 Ota j....ai, ii. r o ty tW frrt tw m"mi i .fb. v ff , f f mr?-4 I msj fs 4i!.M j ft t w ft . t,w,-w rt ' y tW eaao of 4mh h vajv .f t U.'i. It WkSWr i . . f tcaiet tw f S'es fjMtwaL. 1 mmm mm mmi4 - ' - , -4 laa fe t t a 1st a,-t im s-rr - and aht 40 artilleriata. He ..... twawr torfea. , at st.aHftHtfV a I - w i ... . .... ....w. A- was made p ia Bf-aia, is eotwwa of ala;jia a- t .(icrmaas, Spaniards a4 rrtaget aa4 eoiskot af aeo ! c i fc & . , plotely disaflVctcd, Tha axeaao of tras)sHwta..ey.Ur tit u .54 tion arc now with yaau ara jrrsMrri. CJai l axWH t 4t tf .. , the 4th Oct. the general rearkr4ttacktii Ur '- ---; hor and rriaoHstraiedlrerly and ware! a'ajal.taaa'tTy oi4 tl making aa . attack, oa - kistgatsw orgise the it.f.? of v 1, . .f w aviw mi pa aiwa faan; anfw- -ir pv,.. it . j..,. 4 proi N to Slentrcal. DcmU m. a. Here we eapVMf tl 4 have an opea avowal of kio w isk to alaadaa tk l mi t km aao chief deaign of the eaaipaiga. .Thio at'eaft'" ,-., tow rn'rh mfimm f however controlled. aa4 U U siceidrwWThat fr a ..1 w if the British fleet shalLwot estapa 4'a-taaa f i- Chauncey and get iataKiasloa flat We a Am m m his effective fprce at 4000. The force of the enemy, near him, he reports at 2100 men. Wilkins'on slutiis the grvi rison at Montreal, on the. 4 It NovT-mWr,nas' consisting jolelynf 400 Maftesand70Osait6re.i-.- He estimates the foil;e w hich pursued him down the river at itUOjo.HiaLthaidioleifiArcc IT A r ....;. e t, "'llTMl,' ' V t.l -I.. " jmuiipiuu) ii i 1 11c iianisuii 1 uuu uiaue his election, to proceed against Montreal, did not exceed . 4300tnen, includingincorrateJ militia.- The inference is, therefore, irresista .hie, that the military means were amply sutti- otentfor the 1 attainment of all the objects of the ''-eamfaign., v ' , See Gov. Sheityy& statement of the militia .force tinier him, given in his $fcchto Vie Ls-gulm-fur of Kmituckj;.. Burlinaton, to-the. Secretary of War that " A descent by water, and direct attack on Isle aux "N'oix; is out of the quealinjii - It is a placa of4mmense strength, and cannot bp approached but by a decided superiority of naval strength. This com. M'Donnough does not pretend to asstt me, - in t he-na rr w w.i ers. "Ottrapproach must be by the plains of Jlcadia " On the 13th of the same month, the Secretary writes to the. General---''. It is much fo be regretted", that our naval means on Lake Chauiplaiu sliotild have fallen sO far short of theirobject. To. our o perations an ascen'daricy-iii the narrow parts of the. Lake, is of iiifiuite moment. A well il mutt iirnniup " The sd. atid last question isj, Was there de feel iu the'ea-ccutioM of the 'campaigu ? ' . . t 1 w garrison of that place he aa4 Urrely retafrer4!U W S ff f w rf t " 'li- i. -f n' the aow ja".wa inim,,,. ... On the iSlhOrt.ika '9at.?4Wro sa,4 tarywriles to tbe rearralw A ijfaaieat I IVrit J 111 v t ... 4 s of ltoo men has been' throw a into tuact i!t-f t IS l the British fleet has gat into port tWre.f ttmj mm .-i v... ' - 4 '-". 4 theotn the geocrat antestin6e lttrvuri 'tnr w tvtr - 1 " personal eonsideratioae weai4 aai - sa 1 :r.- .1 l: a. . . . . .... .-.. 1 aim iur nrimrrvr aaicBi a will aia aa a.-rr, m navigate the lake secart-ly, AaahaU l jli our hrsi object, otherwise, ahaU m 4iftrt!h ly to -Montreal. On the ttk Oct. the mrru prefer a visit to. Montreal to the atiark of Kingston but before I abaadoa this at lath, which, by my. instructional am anUrtd u make,' it is ncccisarv to any jaati&ratioo, that you should, by the authority of the lVrJ.at. Jf-i-i il ...... m .f . utreci, uiejoprraiioiis oi ine army aourr a liosen position mi the plains is the altcrnatiyej eommaud particularly against Mautrral. T w incn i!ie secretary replies on the 201 b I appear to have written under art impi that your iustructiscs of Aajuit last ana -to a tW aah 4 09 'het 000 aw t -iho at'. aaml a 1! '.awim 'fjiin el e a LA. ' av v w 'h tw.- ; T V - .-4-..-v.'...
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