"... . - ' - If .T. ' .
THOMAS J. LEMAY
rSOPBIETOR.
f
gj- SeaacairT tat, Ihiv dollar pT Mw-hair
. j4veaV . - '
ry Pereene r!idibg wilhoai Ik Stat will he r
aaired t pay A wuu amount of Ik year suk
' criptioa la edraoe. " '
BATES OF ADVERTISING,
for "try. "' ( tadia II liaea tbie six
type) eVat iearrtioa, no dollar each aabaeqoeot
o,rtio, Iweotj-lr cenla. -.. '
jj Tke edrertlaetaeBts of Clerks ad SkaruTe will
. ekergedJ per cant. hajkcri sad a&daalioaof
53 par eant. will be mad from tba regular prS
for adrerliaer by tba year.
gj- LtiUft la tba Editor! urtr ke peat -paid
JTJSTO ACAUEMY Tba Sprint; action oi
JaaM rAaadrtiy writ t.r ear Frfflry th ib
J,aud Ui'U ftialL'L' 0Ba.M b
"prioe lor tuhioa a keretofor, via: Rag liab De
Mrinmt, 5 per aeaeioBi Classical Department,
fli $0.
Good board aa- k kad ia tba krlgkborkoad at
6 per month. Tba aubaeriber i prepared lae
coiaorfau twai atudenta' with board at $7 SO per
aonib. exelaiirenl aandUa aad meadina;.-
D.VK1&L W. KEUK, friivpipal.
. May SO. SiM3- .'
tjALElOII AOBBMY. 1 U prcaent betaion
C lei onTueadiy Bib ot June, Tba leeuad
wioa will aoromrnee q Monday. the 2al of
jam, aad ead an Friday, 'the 20th of Norember.
I'ke charge- 'or Latin, Greek, aad Mathematical
Stedente will be $16; all other! f II. JNtt cilia
ehurze except all injury done to the Academy,
deika, benaliel, ate nival be paid lor by
ike wijur-
er. A
seeded.
competent auistaot will be
cmployed if
. JOHN Y. HICKS.
- Baleigb, May . I MO. -. .:.
Iftfa- BAIN'S LETTE RS . JsS3
lobjeeta, by William 1. Bain lor daieaune
North Carolina Book Stove. . ; - '
. Raleigh, June 3d, 1840. ,' . ' -
LAW SCHOOL,.
I hare opened a law aehool at Mocksville, Davie
county. "I ha mode of intiruetion ia tliat adopted by.
the late Clikf JuUiee Utodaraon lamiliav aonaeraa
lioa. N young genileraaa will be reeommendvd for
licence anul he kaa-atgdied one year, t advise 'two
years at the time of preparation. Tba charge vill be
one hundred d.iHara whether the atadent remain! one
or two yeara blodente who bare enOnty eaort licence
mar attend one eonrcrealion witlioot charre -book!
will be furnithed. Mocker J'eie healthy, and offer
tat few lempta'iona for diasipntasa and Irregutariiy.
The price at' boarding in the ullage, $7,50 per month
neltuive of waanmg which w ill coat $1 per month.
KICHMONU M. PEARSON.
"'"JtroetMlioV ...'.J.- 8..-
State of "Wort"!anlila--,
UANVILLhV CoCOTTTr-
Superior Court of Liw " ntl Equity
Sprtna: Tenii. A." D." 1840.
-Sarah War
Petitiua for Dirorce ka.
Hearr F. Ware.
Tbi aauu eoming oa to k heard, aad H appear
ing to the latitlaetion of the Court, that proper
atepe had bean taken to notify the defendant, He.
r, of the neiitiaa of DUkliff Karabi SubpSaa
and aliaa Bubpcanai (railing and rCtarnrd. "not
Iwrnd,'! Proelamation wai -made by the Sheriff at
f I ih door of the. Coart Hoaae, for Ik deiendant, I
I I dered tht nnbriaatiotr be gWen hi the Kaieigh tte- I
giaterand the lUlcieh Stai lor three roontht, of the
mc-n. inw l-w. jku vein mv
plication will be made that the petition ot plaintiff,
Sarah, be heard ex parte.
Witaeii. Thomaa H. Willi. Clerk of oar taid
Court at offioe, in Oxford, thia SOih day of May, A.
u. law. ' I nua. 11. wiL-Liir., v. a- Im
May 30. . ; 8k tm.
' ' Pr. Ada. $7. .
llillsboroiieh Academy.
The Fall bttaion will bruin on Thuraday thr
I6lh hi July. TUi! beH. the commencement ol
the academia year, a alaaa ol beginners will be'te
aeircd. W. J BINGHAM.
JOJIV A. BINGHAM.
Aaaisted by m
, A. C. LIVnSRY. and . .
S. V. HUGHKSt the former
of whom derolca t portion, and the Utter tba whole
of his time to the Kriglish department. - '
I anion, ai neretoror, pat able la adraneo. .
Juaee, IU0 , ;". la;- '
m ABABJANS ON, LONG ISLAND
, - . KA1L.UUAU.
With permission of El-Allah, Said lia
med Ben liamed and his two officers, in
cluding the big, black, beautiful enchased
nosed ' second liententnt, took a - delightful
ride on Saturday over the 'Long Island rail
road a for as Ilitjtsville. Hy1 invitation
from George B. Fisk. Esq. the president
of the company, they were accompanied by
commodore Kenshaw and eamuet llartt,
Esq. of the Navy Ysrd, Mr. Brooks, presi
dent ot the Harlem Railroad, "Mr. Barclay,
and several other gentleman. "
l he day was fine, and early in the morn
ins; great number of ladies collected at the
rfoad depot, in Brpoklinj lpget l gUmnae
af1J ATitbinmT. nrid barticnlarlv at the first
Iisaanl..whd:ivsi splendid ibltow proba
blyfrom Afecea. in Medina. ;Thev came
over tho river at half past ten o'clock, and
wok their seats in the cars soon after, and
started on theexeursioni-r Ben liamed was
dresid in a Quaker drab Soutange, or cos?
cock, instead ol trreen a on Mandav last.
but otherwise he was dressed the sam e, and
o were his officers. This sou tan ir els mads
in the same style as those worn by the
I rench and Spanish clercr. with this . ex
eeptioorThose worn'by the' pricstif are
bUitoneJ,iffgTef(atetfTf6ff to bot
torn, and the Arabs have no buttons at all;
. a ft. . - . '
naiig openly and loosely on them like a
uressine gown. Tha muxt .Ua h. ii;
fastened together. by a eenture. or rirdle
tied aronndiheir wamt outside, which helps
Ia AT . l '. ...
tn vii. uiKir nuaia. i nn
thius. which it a rich Casmere shawl, un
der the robe. 'The' eolor of thia and' also
weir turbnina are diversified and very beau
liful.' All along the line of the railroad the
uinMUjianu had turned out to see what was to
m een.
bo emichtri Jamafca.- Herwthemf.
noininr narucDi.r tooat n are tiirr
party alighted, and went over the grounds
fthe estate of Depeyeter Ogderv rery
beauiiful place, Ren Hamed via jnuch
p eased with this place, the arrangements,
freen honcs, aud ao forth," VAs ' the party
were reaving, the gardener, who had just
Hoovered them, plucked a few beautiful
towers, darted across tha lawn aa if Satan
"ner, presenletl the Goweia to him, highly
mtified with the honor. Mr, Fisk, with'
wsgnwu,, then passed through Jamaica.'
n:e-i; wom;n and children, f that
quiet v..l...2e, .lartcd at the Arabs with ut-
. ". wu mm m Kiaiaii .-. - r--.
d kicked him, singing out wbich is tHLttoraiiiate tba iVtwr walke of life.
Sullan? which is the Captain?' Ilo ! the Vsli Btireo party thoeld succ
2i!.rV rb .tan.l.r.1 1 wage. in.
m A TIM- TEi!illitriBL-mr: -W1R. -dlX"-.TTO,-
) f Norm Cakolika Powerful In moral, in Intellectual, and in phyaical
t - . ' ' ,
VOL. XXXI
ter Mloniihment nnd aurpnse. One eoai
blaak negro, robbing hia woolly head, caid,
as they passed hinv 'Dore is one black nig
ger for sartin,' pointing to the seeond Lieu
tenant no more white blood in him dan in
me. The party tnen reentereaTnortwwj
and started for Hickarille. ' On the way the
train stopped to supply the engine with
wooti ana. water.
We're stopped to water the horse,' said
Commodore Kenshaw to Uen Hamtd. . - k
The Arab (hook hia head and smiled in
doubt -v.. .. '. ' -f
But we have,? aaidihe Comniodore
We are obliged to give our horse water do
caBionallv or he wont ro. . ,. .
He then explained to Ben liamed who
laughed at the idea of giving water to the
locomotive.' ' , ' :
Ben liamed and his officer rode aevcral
miles on the locomotive to see it opera
tion
Tliey saiu it was a wonderful ma
ntiiii fnt t.iv hnt iliantf I'lwaril V HntMtat
ike the heat bribe Sun. Afterwards they
I'tftoW-oVfte1
at full speed.' '- ' ---'' '
..Quick that, said the Commodore..
Can your horse run w fasti'
: 'Yessaid Ben IIned. forone or two
minutes no more.' , , j
- At one o'clock they 'arrived at Hicksville,
twenty-seven' miles from New Tork
There they were ushered into the hotel
his officers, with long dresses, on the. sofa
an old republican of Iong Island, dressed
irf 'home made,' with a broad brim hat on'
entered the room, and goinrf np to the Arabs
saidood-nwrningtoou ladies, Inra glad
to see vou,' taking them to be women, much
Vh;fr '.rn;i
iMnt oifjilleniherii
- A little after 3 o'lock, the party sUrted March lait,tn the ,Houe ofRepreseota.
on their return to New;Yorki : l;he ladies n"1" n'TO
gave the Arabians a boquet each, which member Tram the 8th Congressional dtt
they looked at, smelt and laid on their seals, "trlcf of North, Carolina. . . h . -.
They did not appear to be very fond of The absence from the City, or some of
them. They stopped at Jamaica to get the uodertigned,.hat delajed tbiliiQtice.
some lemonade they never touch nor taste and if the Speech were circulated only at
anr thinf Btronprr. ' home? where our characters and that of
At five 0 Clock they reached Nf W
. . , - L ' f
At five o clocK they reached New jorK,
xaw.
RALEIGH, JUNE 17, 1840.
THE PEOPLES TJCKET.
FOA PRESIDKKT,
WILLIAM HENRY, HARRISON,
7e invincibk Hero o Tippeeaneht irtoor-
rupiibk Siaiautn-if injUxM Eyuhlica
tkipalriolfamer tfOhi. . -
T. . ' '
. ... o i-u . tha
"Sm' -y V "0
ene 4 Virginia1 twileti mm, and tmpkatieoUif
JL;.. J!Zw JZL Ja
' ' . '
r?0N'-
ERTY and th. CONSTTTUnpN U now flung
to the breeao, inscribed; with th inspiring motto
ONEPRESIDENTIALTERM THE IN-
TEGRITYOP THE PUBLIC SERVANTS
THE SAFETY OP THE PUBLIC VIO-
N BY THE DIVISION OF" THE PUBLIC
LANDS THE DOWNFALL OK ABOLI
TIONAND THE GENERAL GOOD OF
THE PEOPLE.
.. geK wivipjioref woprw VanouiiA j ,
; .JOUN;,pfti.llieAp.
Of ODILIOBO COUNTi',,.
The jahle Mdtma kl aomnd
patriot tktkonett ;iH . ,?'?
-tiavHu nairp.,.
'et the laboring classea- of thi eountry
In vivi.1 rcnlUr1in th.ilt !..,,,'
near in viviu recollection mat it laa prem
inent feature in the policy pf Mr Van Bn
ren's auminiatratian to-reduce-lbeir wages
ljOUlfidabsCEb
There, a man, whulabora hard from ton
rite until the stars appear in the evening,
gel pD'y from 5 to 10 cents per day) etui
out of thit tcanty.and mUerablt allowance
he is efien cempelleil. o provide for the
wants of a pu me root family. ' And if wa
ges plmuld be reduced to this standard ih
the United gtatet, who can . ettimate the
amount f wretched neat which would n
u. to tJie .laboring clattet?. In Europe,
fS
. at .'-...
.tion are. forever closed against honett and
aspiring men men who are accursed be
caute the v. happen to be poor who are
virtually eipatriated beraote he v happen
to be bttrrt in what the lorda of Eurep and
the Joviea of America are pleated to de-
An.lif
succeed in re-
. ... 43 . ,. .
7 m w,,at mP,t-, littji. of
tbc ,ll''ng' ' clase of the Unite'tl States
, differ. from thtt-ofthe laboring clasM of
Europe? They will differ In no very et-
vh 'v
JTULEIGHiiKWEDNSDAYr JUNE 17; 1840,-
terial respect. They will btill.tl ia true,
continoe to vote . at the polls, and eipresa
-their political predilections and opinions.
But what wifl all that amount to? Will
itJUothr their families decently? ' it
even 'put bread in the mouths J of their
wives and ! children? ' Depend uponl, if
Van Buren gets the laboring classea npon
the aide of the hill, he will kick them to
the bottom of it. - He caret '- not how lew
wage are brought.' "Their rise and fall
are equally diaregafded by hi in.'. Ilia
sympathiea an(. atiociatiena are not with
the laboring classes. , All he cares lor
all he panta alter.are power and office And
personal opulence and comfort..'', ;
. If the laborer! of this cbuntrj ninJ who
amongct ua doee not Ubor in aome way
if the taborera of th country wish to en-
jce the, pcotecllpn oi , tneir rtgnw ano toe
them unite in placing .WjLLtAii Hbmt-
nABlUi0W in ,h, PrciJential chair.. Old
.. - A' i. ri.
rP " on. fHA em Ubora.
perpetually--.l.ik. them he erna hta bread
by the sweat ,f . Si - brow.' Uftler hit
vigilant and beneficent administration we
fee, wn thtt the benefit of the Ubor-
P""1,1" wtcrctU tobaerved. . , 4 ,t
U.S- ni. ikgrnfkt-t 4
: ' T. ""J3 r"IJ,,"c: , '
The attention of tlte nnd era. gned was
f ngftwUed Jot. the. first lime,
o a paragraph in A Speech printed and
me memoer , are uuiv apprrciaivu, v
rJrS"Vriw fwrr l"r"T :?-,r
lowing words: t
"I regret to admit the fact that, in my wn Stat,
modern Whiggery not only denie recorded facte,
but proclaima and vouches for thai which i pre
cicely Ui vary Oppoatta of recorded fact nj truth;
' for on Ih aa of th last Uongrasatonal ateclton, a
i rargery, f th blarkaet dye wa laaued tram a Fed
jeral prea in Raleigh, eent all ovcr.mj diatrku by
Xpreeaee, jw'rA Ih crtficat tffv vtuulttt,
' tr -wiHIng viltuitei, at a panptrt. and Ih nam
I of on of them i now on of tha Whig Harriaon
alaetara, (Chatlad Manly, Ero; of Kaieigh, N. C.)
(and iaeanaaeeing th diatrirt by apreche of the
lowest abua agaioal, tbi atetatalration,
Thia Speech waa deliveretlon ' the'SSS
of March, and , William Montgomery on
that day declares that vine name oi one
of them ia row one of tho Whig Harrison
Elector!, fXwarJes Manly Esqet Kaiejgn,
' ana i canvataing toe a. strict By
apeeches of,the lowett absts against this
Administration. " - ' ' .' '
nomiaatea an elector or convention m
rt.i ... r .v.. I ak
" V , I -.t i ij - .i i
D.strict. assembled at SmUhfidd on the
&4th 0f Meek t distance of about 300
tfltrnoori of the day More thi. Speech
Zae' deUverid. Hence it is very clear,
t(jl thli Qrator either made astertiont on
that difin Congreat about which htknrw
nothing, and which wtrt not true in point
of factt or kite, that -he hai written, or
nrocured soma one to write for him. a
Speech falsely purporting to -have betn
delivered in Concrete On that diA, when
in truth,' no tuch Speech at thai publithed
wa$deliveted:l , .."vU .11 .-.j
' Our chief concern, however, it o call
the atfehfibh' of the publie to the preceding
pvtnlith p
facta connected with. the affair AiluiTetJ ,to.
: A- short time before, the .Congretjirmal
election of 1839. Weiton R. Galei, Esq,
H Cj'jEditor of the Raletgh Rrg'n-
"' recetvet ate.net from. respectable
KCDiieman ui r ajVKCvinc, purpuriunr iv
be the lubstaHce of a communication from
thit tame tfittiam Afontgomery to'., W,F.
prejudice the election of Mr. Deberrf, ta
whom Mr. Morris wai oppoted. Thit
letter Mr.' Galea published in an Extra' at
loilowt, viit
AtmiotiT8 Swas, Drang County;
June - 1830. 1 5
VTmktr' F. Leak, J&tv; - - ? ? ' ; '.:.
' Dear Sir; Your letter hat been received. Yen
atk for tnore mformatioa relative to the votes and
eonduct of Mr. Deberry when in Congress, and
refer to a letter 1 wrote Mr. Holme laat month,
which you state you have teen, Ac ; I am very
torry our friend Morri hat read the letter pub
liet'vi beesfrht to have bad mot aenae. ," It eer-
t Wat intended; to be mnt'owd. btrtmrth eee4
trary, tlyly and secretly; then tt would nave
worked wondett, and eould not have been con
tradicted.' 1 am afraid aow Deberry wilt pro-
daeehis Journal and .onset the whote. of it;
as toehinrn him with bavins' voted fof-aU tb
appropriation xeept one of about a million and
a quarter. - If yod assert with confidence, so.ne
will be fulled, aad you will gnin their vote",
which is all (hat we want. ' If Deberry should
not have bis journals, yon will then have a de
eMed advantage over bim, which yo must net
nut improve. , xou anew mat an w appro-
portion bill are Settled generally in commit
tee of the whole," wherti ihey am fully delisted, -eompri'tniacJ
and plaeed in tba! aliape by the
mnjoniy, which Inaures their final pannjp, sl
ier they are reported to the House, where they
4 ii -
icaparceawtW (and of our rt, and the
.. . : I .-. . . . . - -
are seldom farther debated, eotramaerttly thai
paMMtaaOMtfa. . Well, I ad viae that tf.Deber.
ry thould unfortunately have bis journak, tnak
bim show whet his name it rteoried against any
oi them, and ittsist ihut the Journala ought te
vhew if he did 6ppdse any of ihem; hi of course
they will not do, fir the reason already gives,
tt is a deviltakr Vood -f lanraftdraomelhinjr lika
the one I adopted when I broke Uarrinp-M dewn
Lin this District. ? 1 took 4h JonrmtU, went to
every ma houao, showed where b appropri
ation bills had passed without any reeoadod op
position, charged JJarringer with having voted
for them, nd when I found any obnoxious bill
had pasted In' bit abtene from the House, 1
woold read the axryi, and of eourte net finding
hia name among them; ehsrge that he bad voted
Cos iij aad in this way gained s great many vote.
I charged bim too with having voted for all the
neeeeady appropriation of government, end
showed hi votes for them, without. further ex
planation; and aa they naturaDT .appear very
large to-our baekwoOdamen, t mad the moat on
ru the eonteoueeco was, I Wat elected, and down
havwent, and o wilt any hypocrite, well man.
aged, i I am to ha v th holtnt tort of oppoti-
uv... M" "i """" "J . ""
nnl think I slialt snceeed by a diminished
mjt,r Wihwg.eayt Mom
C6M, I Smwnywrniotob,t.ervX&.
A short tim. after thi. publication. Dr.
,. . i . . ,
it falte. and intinaatinr that it' wal'con
cocted to defeat hia election. Mr. Gale
called npon. na and veqnetted that '
thould -examine' the letter -compare the
printed wij,h the original letter ttceived
from Ftyettevillej nnd if we considered it
proper, certify that' it wat pubhthtd cor
reev. if , wt) thuuld ie"find it. -Thit we
could not decline, .aa we eonaidered that
great injustice had been done Mr. Gale,
in l tie attempt to ni the cnarge oi forgery
on. Acc.ordingljt we fjavo the fol-
umjinjcertihcaU: tt ,
, .... ... ....,.,
SHavino- kn ; req nested by" M rT: Weston R
Galea to examine a letter received by bia from
a eeMlemaa .in Fajetieville,' data July 8,
1639, ea th subject ot eertaia eommunieatlops
addressed ky Dr. MontgomTy, ef Orange, to
two individuals in Mr. Deberry's Dletrlctj and
beinj further mot dird,to compart the said
letter with the printed cjppj Issued in nh Extra
from th office of the Raleigh Register, w here
by certtfyihat we have carefully do'ne to, and
find that the printed letter is. i correct and exact
dered tifent ,' the EntrliaH sljntinoailon of!
J CH AS. MkHhYi--.
.. H. W.ILLER, & 5
t - '.A. WILLIAMS, , , -It.
W, HAYWOOD.-
JAMES LITCHFORD,
S. W. WHITIXtJ.
riU 1 ?-: VTiios.' J; lemay;.''
With thi inqulrv. whether the letter received
from Payetteville eorreetly represented the one
written; by ur. Montgomery to Mr. tesue,oi not,
we had Botmnst do: ndr fid we allude t U in
lie certjficaH.; , This was a .mstier between Dr.
MootzomerT and toe writer, who. no doubt, has
been and is willing sod ready to assume any re
sponsibility witn which tie is justly chargeable,
The only object; purport or tenor of our certifi
cate, as appear from its vey face, was to show,
as requested, that the pvblithtd letter waa eorreet
ly eopted from tb original from I ayeltevtll, a
cent ia th slight variation referred to therein.
We gave the eertjQoste, as we hope we al
ly,abaUM ready to owjben tk4t ent-
pate aa esteemed yellow cilixen irora a JaUe
thargti and for aught we know, it may b .entire
ly tooompmhensiixe tothe uoetor, now men ean
konmtly be M willing wiineut" in the eowa of
trulhi but if 4a th preeeding extract from 4if i
printed speech, Wiiiiam Momflonmry U tend a to
chare or ituinual that we wilUnelf. tonnin4
mU'tertiliedlo, or parlietjxUed in a orrery, direct-.
if at tiuitrteuy -or mat we cireuuieu or gave
" passport to the Tetter, knowing or btiieaing
or lutveeting it lab a forgery, then wa do here-
by pionoonoe and puwtsb aim to oe a vile va
Lysmuxoa a aooonoai w ?
- ,s: , 4 ..-U CHAS. MANLY,"
'.'v-" v vii. W. MILI.ER,
ROB'T. W. HAYWOOD,
S. W. WHlTINq,N , ,f
A. WILLIAMS, .
JAMKS LITCHFORD,
THOS.. LEMAY.
. . ft r -
' Raleigh, N. C. 8th Jan, 1840.
' --.4MtaaaMBlaBieBM
4
From tk6tb Soifo journal Extra.
GENERAL -HARRISON'S MILITARY
5 CHARACTER-ISLANDERS
I; EEFUTEDL Ji
' ' . St. Loots, Feb. 6V 1840;
; Hon. Moses B. Conwix - -
' Sirr Your favoi of the lTth insL la jutt
received, and lute :n lime in,g'tinglt
acknowledgment. ,You- requettrme .to
communicate, the iniormatton I postett in
rotation 19 tue military contioci ot uener
al Harrison at the battle of the Thames,
thejrrangements. for the batte. the peti
tion of the t roopi, at well at of the Gen
eral, during' the enztgement. totctherwiih
any other! Jipowledge 1 have touching hia
muiiarycnaracter.-. ri; ft,
In reply, 1 aubmit the following title
ment; At the - battle of. the .Thame, Col.
Charles S. -Todtt, , afterwarda Jntpector
uenerai oi,ine norunrettern Army, end
ucnerai narriaon. jtitjnrt Jolin Cham
bert and John Speed Smith were the vol
nteeraitlt. The battle, at it well known,
took place. 00 the right bank of the river
l bames, .near the, Moravian village. , A
abort distance from this place, and whitit
our trnnpt were in rapid purtuit of the en
emy, uenerai Harrison received informa
tion from an advanced party that the Brit-'cer
ish.'and Indian fortea had halted, and! wat hot another officer in Ihe battle, caps
seemed to be awaiting ni for battle. When j ble of having prevented a defeatand en
within half c mile ofthe enemy; aRer the eral masicre.kAU,teemed taregtr.1 Gen-
au'.i. r.-. . 1 11.'. j r . . .....
vinrrimii turce wrre nirmcii in me ortier
of hiittl,'J3en. Trtttcrrbrjgde in front. '
Col, Pal regulari, wiih the artillery,!
near hit right, Cul. Juhnson'a mounted
home of our affection
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(rtiment oa the left of Trotter as a reserve,
and the . residue of the Kentucky volun
teer! covering the left flank and rear. Col.
Wood, if the Enciner Corns, who.bv er
der ef General Harrison, had approached,
uaobarrved by them, tufficiently near the
front line of the enemy to ascertain their
petition and the order in which they were
drawn p, reported that the British troops.
in oracr to occupy inenign ground. Between
the river - and 'the twamp parallel to it,
wer drawn np in extended or open order
between these points) the Indiana en their
right, occupying the swamp and ground
beyond - it. General Harrison, without
one raomeat's delay or ' the slightest em
barrassment, formed his purpose, J was
within a few feet of him when the report
of Col. Wood ws made, and he inttanllu
remarked that he would make a novel
movement by ' nrd rln r '-Col. J ohn.un'
mounted regiment to tharge the whole tine
0 the JJrUuh ttguwii which thnt drawn
-w. .4.- UU '.I..m1
tmwii(iiiBn i irpt atwava acctiaiomco i
n.",""'. "
inw iiiruwn into coniaaiua oy Hie sptniea
view to thit intended charge. Col,-John
toh't command waa ordered to the front,
supported in bit rear aa a reserve by Gen.
Trotter'e Brigade. I know that alt the
arrangementa. and tvery movement of the
troop daring the battle, were made by or
der ol General Harriaon. whote position
at the commencement of the ' action wat
jutt in. rear of Cel. Johnton's command.
aot mainly afterwarat near ' the trotchet
formed by the junction of Johnton'i left,
with, tlieKr mucky kol ant rert, ilrawn no
m ihtvedge. and. iavfroot of the twamp a
pqtiuon eontwervo ,ny mt most eg
poted and iltngerout within the tinea of our
army,; and where th battle wtt warmly
conlelted by- the Indian, until tliey dia
covered the, turrender'of the whole British
regular force ( ike happy result of the nov
el and 'ekjlful ' movement, motf gallantly
perform b) Col.. J.ohnton t and hit brave
attociatea, but conceited!, planned, and di
rected by.Ucneralillarrwon, wiuite ttipert
nhatia. that Alia report
(Go'vShelby) more than juttice, and thtt
to uenerai JJarruon alone wa$ Sue the tred
if of the order of battle, the whole of the
arrangementi and plant which he (Govt S.)
had contributed ttj carry out to the beat of
hia abilities,'" , n- v w. ..i:M-t t1
At the' commencement of the battle of
Tippechhoe, when the firat gnn waa fired
at our advanced, picket, 1 was at the tent
of General Harrison, who waft then ap at
the fire. I htd an opportunity to observe
hia mmneri he wat cool and tulleettd, and
every movement of hia countenance, and
every word lie uttered at that trying mo
ment perbapa thr mott embarrttting in
order of personal courage.- 41a mounttd
hia horse instantly, and 'accompanied by
lhi4 staff, hastened Id tht direction tef the
litre nrt1 attacked. A part of this line
enable to withstand tha . fierce and despe
rate oatet of the Liditns, the General met
retiring within our linea in tome ditorder
and cenrutien, closely pressed oy the in
tlitnt, aome of whom were in tha miiUt of
them , General Hsmaon led in penon a
company of tho 4th Infantry to th breach j
tot! tucn waa the) enect jf . Hit Doid, ami
learleu behavior, ana te great wai tue con
fidence of hia army in hit ability to con
duct them to victory, that hie prrtenct and
voice at once relied tho retreating detach
ment, and they took position at a rjoint e
qually expoted. where half of their hum
berr.if not- tnortt were " either killed or
wounded." "The battle Commenced ata-bout-
o'clock in the moroirtg, .during a
tlidit raio, and tha attack became general
within five- minute afterwards, ami con
tinued 'antil tho dawn of ttayt when by an
almost , general charge "the Indian broke
and fled before our bayonets, ' The Dra
giwnt afterwards . proceeded to their vi
lsgo-ndbrat it.'Daringi; the battle
General . Harrison waa seen wherever dan
ger, wa most . imminent, wherever the
light waa the thickest. ' Ilia Aid, Col. O
wen, wa killed at hia aidea and almost at
the lame momenta ball pitted through the
uenerara hat, grazing bis head. - There
wat not a epot within pur linet teevrefrtm
the that or the enemu.. On thtt, at on ev
ery other 'occasion within my observation,
beneral Harrison's conduct was that 01 a
brave, and skilful commander, alwaytcalm
and tool in hit mtnner, ana woolly indif.
lerrnt to hit personal lately, potteiting
lha'iecuJiarifACttlJy ..pi, 1 n c e U itcefhi ng
-whatever -wt wanting, and of promptly
applying the remedy. A single instant of
vscillation or uncertainty of purpose the
slightest tremor of nerve or hesitation in
mind, in the critical and appalling, periodt
ef the .battle would have been diaattreut
tohitarmy. Ater the action, there teem'
ed to, be a an! venal admiition by the nlfi
and aWier of the array, that there
eral IJarrinn at thai
Indian acalping knif
According to. my
Fcrt Mei wa canon
best recollections,
t-l
AHef .tKe return of lha arm r to Detrt it, "T T T .i
that, JrAve veteran J that. ju.V t t)' dejth baa twept j
pure, eititeiv. the-Jattw GW Shtlbyr on ',. m"3! n)emonalt of General Har-
hearing read Gen, Harr'.aon'a rVport of the aoo'a intrepidity and eUce, ahould
aattie.Tremai ked in my pretence and with f V"9 lp,ri P'i"1 tnvl .
muck1 emnhatia. that the report did him raP t'""h h "rd. .rnea .l"tt
canonaded, day and night,
: ! n-imo v , . v i Edltora
IIIUA J. UlilllAl. I
with but little intermittion for about 1 1
days.- Shortly after its. commencement
Major Chambers, of the British army, wta
admitted within the ttockule, rhe bearer
from General Proctur ot ; an invitation to
surrender the garriton with the honort of
war, en the grtrund.'that to tmtli a force,
about 1,000 men, could not sustain them
aelvea staintt four timet their number.
Jjie et'imated Briliah and Indian force
Gen. Harrison at once rejected indignant-'
ly this proposition, replyit.g to the intuit"
iv terms worthy of hi high character.
Both day and night, during the eeige; Gen.
Harrison waa moat active, obiemng eve
ry movsmebt of the enemy, and evincing
hit utual ceolnett, tlaunttett courage, and -hia
happy retdineta to perceive n arp'T
every incident to hit advantage." , He suc
ceeded in aecompiithinft yrerjf plan and
movement where his ortiera were obeyed.
I recollect not one instance to the contra- ,'
rr. '.llie detachment under coi. uadieyH
e'Oected, in fart. the object " lntefttled, in '
driving thd British troops from their posry
tiontbuttbev rltsobcyed ordr rt lnnotpi-
king the enemy's esnnon, destroying their ;
ammunition. InJ thereupon immediately
recreating the river to the main 'army.
The twetortieson the south side of the riv
er, and on the tame day planned and exe
cuted under orders from General Harrison,
were eminently tuecetsfnl, 'retultlng in
the object! detlgned, forcing the Brttiah
to raie the eiege of Fort Meigi. 'That "
conducted by the brave hhd' accomprishd.
officer, then Col. John Miller;, now a Rrn .
reteotitfe '1'if tJofrgreta'" frm Mittoufi '
intended to destroy a sunken battery, that
had annoyed us very eriouiy, ny ennia
ding our rear line piekett, ts well aa to
prevent the almett entire inn tan force,
then inveitinr the fort on that tide oflhe
river, from co operating with' the British
againtt Dudley'a attack, made at' the tamo.
li me, on toe nppveite aiiic, cmiaiuci ing
tha eery great disparity between our farce, .
and that of the enemy, being at four to
one waa, t mutt be allowed to tay, one of
tha mott brilliant affairt' of ' the latt war.
Genv- Winchaater'a movement, ; to the
liver Ra'min, where he wat deletted. waa
in rliaobediencvT of General Harrit-n! or
der", which required turn to proceed te the
UpilB oi tn .piauuicu i tn auu
ta remarh there for farther wderer-
I have - extended my remark beyond
what I dettgnedf when I commented, jt .
yew will perceive my object waa to give a
full and aatitfuctory anawer to your inter
rogatoriea. I aver, that on every occation,
whe General Harrison commanded, he
ever disregarded person al danger and ttc
rifice, in Mia- pertormatice of duty, exhib-
Ming Alt; the bne qualities of oaantieu
tela of ihe veteran tuldier, who, in public.
aa in private life, hat lived "without feat
and without reproach." -;!"' .!:..
.. Thi, air, inwhat I hive to aty of Gen'
eral Harriion, j I doubt ; whether there la
another 'living who hat pottetted ' equal
oppoj-tanitiet with myself, of forming a.
correct opinion of General Harriion'i mil
itary character. - I aerved under him tha
greater part of the period ha wat in active
service, near hia perten.i commencing will
the Tippecanoe expedition, and continuing
to ita terminationi rejoining hia army in
the fall of U12. at - Frtnklinlen, Ohio,
where, immediately on my anival, I be
camra membeP' hitrMlitary3 family, at
Secretary, v Int. the winter of 1812 ahd
1813, wai appointed hit Acting Deputy
Adjutaot General 1 and in May 1815. im-'
mediately after the - Beige of Fort Meigt
hia Aid-de-camp, v which atatien I field to
tha ctote of hit military tervice. And In" "
conclutmn, I can safely lay, that I never
in my life, taw a braver man in battle, one'
more collected, prompt and full of resour
ces, than General V illiam Ileary Harri
aon.. ml4 i-r.,-J'i': : ' : - -
. I have the honor to be, with great ref
pecLyoar mott obedient tervanU ' '
y 1 A ; ;'r-f.. O'F ALLON.
I -jaCwewttAtrt, S9tb "Fab. , 1 840."
4rDearSirt Tour letter of the 17th intt., :
wat forwarded, under cover, to Mtjor
Chamber, at vvtthingtop, Kentucky, and ,
aent by - hint ta my: reidenee after t left .
home, which- mutt be my 'apology for the
delay of thi anawtrV 'rt:''ZK.'.'A'-"'.-- '
t can state that you have been correctly ;
informed that "l waa In the battle of the
Thames, and near the person of General,
Harrison,' from the commencement to tn .
termination V the enggement, and that I"
rreraonallylcnovr'what part Gen. Harriton
took in it."" I waa t captain in,. the army
of the United Statea, and had the honor
toartaa a regular Aid-de-camp to General
Harrison, 'during the active operations of
the'campaign.after the capture of the British
fleett and wat by hia tide in the battle of
the Thtmci, with the exception of the time
when; after the capture of. the British
troops, he directed me to proceed te Gov. "
Shelby; and order him ; to bring op Sim
rall'a reriment and reinforce that portion
of Johnton'i regiment and the left of Trot-
tere brigade, which wat prcited by the In -dlatt
fojcVr'--;;;
. Yoatiy"'it fcai been openly "avowed
ontheflitorof the House of Repreenta
tives ef Ohio, now in tettion, by membei a
in their places, that General Harrison wat '
at no time i ti the battle, " nor within two
milet of the battle ground that the entire
plan of operation was projected by Col
R M. Johntoni that he led the troopt to
conquest, and thtt General Harrison hud
ner part or lot In the matter. " From my
personal knowledge ef lite plan and er'nt
of that battle, I have no hesitation in if,
ting, that thete declaration In relation (0
General Htrritoii'a position and conduct
in that battle, are tlentitate of tny foun
dation in troth General Harrison ha