The conduct of Colonel Miller, it is believed, will be correctly appreciated from the foregoing narrative of facts, by his countrymen. Encomium would be insipid. Captain Snelling, of the advance guard, behaved in that heroic manner that can never be excelled: of his command of forty men, more than twenty were killed and wounded. In the retreat of the enemy, he pursued on horseback (the remnant of his guard falling into the line,) bare-headed, having lost his hat in the engagement. It is believed it was shot away. Captains Fuller and Burton; Lieutenants Peters, Hawkins, Way, Eastman, Ager, Peckham and Larabee, of the fourth, all conducted in the most gallant manner; as also did Captain Whistler, junior; Lieutenant Stansbury, Ensigns Whistler, M'Cabe, Cibley and Phillips, of the first U. S. regiment of infantry, who served in the fourth on that tour. Lieutenant Peters was wounded in the early part of the engagement, having been shot through the leg, the same, and a little below that, which had been shot through at the battle of Tippacanoe: Ensign Whistler was also wounded. Capt. Brenvort, aid to Col. Miller, behaved with that cool and daring intrepidity, which gained him the admiration of the army. Captain Hull was active, and very useful in carrying the orders of Colonel Miller. Lientenant Charles Larabee of the fourth, was also wounded; he was shot through the left arm, a little below the shoulder, the bone of which was broken and split, and which was amputated a few days afterwards. On his falling to the rear, which he was persuaded to do, he found the officer and squad with the howitzer in difficulty. The position of this piece on the march, being in rear of the six pounder, and its ammunition waggon, and considerably in the rear of the centre of the columns, when the attack was made in front, it had not ascended the rising ground on which the lines formed. The enemy not being seen from that position, and their situation, and the nature of the attack, being unknown; the piece was unlimbered and prepared for action, and awaited the orders of the commander in chief, agreeably to his instructions. Orders soon came by an aid, Captain Hull, to advance the piece to the front, in line with the infantry; in consequence of having to ascend the rising ground, the soil being soft, and the road somewhat obstructed by logs and roots, it was necessary again to limber the piece, in order to advance it to its intended position. At this moment, the horses being frightened by the firing, grew frantic and unmanageable, and in endeavouring to bring the limbers to the piece, they were run against a tree, and so twisted around it as to break them down. They were thrown aside, and an attempt made to advance the piece to the front by the men, with their drag ropes. In consequence of the obstructions before mentioned, the men with all their exertions, were able to advance it but slowly up the rising ground, with the officer at the drag ropes. In this situation, tugging up the hill, Lieutenant Larabee met them, when he saw their trouble, forgetting that he was hurt, he sprang to the piece, clinched the drag rope with his right hand, and with the greatest enthusiasm of feeling and language, he assisted in bringing the piece to the front, with his left arm swinging from its shattered point, when he again returned to the rear. This misfortune of the howitzer, deprived Colonel Miller of its use, during the time the British troops stood their ground. It could not be brought in front of the line so as to fire on the enemy, without injuring the Americans, till the moment the enemy's line broke as there was but ten men attached to it. That number being its complement in action only, could not advance it, under those circumstances, in time. The conduct of the officer commanding the piece, however, was applauded, and his misfortune solaced by Colonel Miller. In this action eighteen Americans were killed, and sixty three wounded, making in killed and wounded, eighty one; about one man in seven who were engaged : not one man was captured. The loss of the enemy was ascertained to be, of Indians killed and wounded, one hundred and two, more than one half of that number were left dead on the field, and believed to be from the best information, of whites, fifty eight, total, one sixty: a few whites were taken prisoners. had brought over horses and sleds to carry hundred and The British off their kil led and wounded, and consequently they were mostly taken to Malden. The writer believes the above stated number of killed and wounded, of the white enemy, to be too small, as he saw in the hospitals at Malden, a few weeks afterwards, while a prisoner of war, and on his way to Quebec, a great number of convalescent men: many had died : among whom were one or two officers of the 41st. regiment. He also ascertained that Major Muer, Tecumseh, Blue Jacket, and other commanders, were wounded. Some time in the evening of the ninth, Captain Maxwell returned with his spies, having been sent forward to the village of Brownstown, and reported, that the village was abandoned, and that no enemy could be discovered. Early next morning, August 10th, detachments were sent out by Colonel Miller, to scour the woods in search of one man who was ascertained to be still missing; he was, however, found dead. While the men were ranging over the woods, one of them was shot dead. A smoke of a piece was discovered at a distance, rising from the ground, by the party-they approached the spot, and beheld an Indian lying on the ground wounded, and unable to stand— one arm and one leg were broken-he had lain there during the night, by his piece, which was loaded when he fell. The cool deliberation with which he died, proved the native fortitude of the savage to meet death when resistance is useless. Unwilling to endure his pains longer, and die by degrees, he determined to die by the hand of his enemies, and to sell his life to them, as dear as possible. He summoned together the little strength which remained, and so steadily levelled his rifle at the approaching American, as to put the ball through his heart. A singular occurrence happened also, as to the death of an Indian, who was killed the day before during the battle, and near the close of it:--An officer of the fourth regiment had observed two or three balls strike close to him, and apparently from a quarter where no enemy could be discovered, he told one of his men to search for the Indian whom he supposed concealed, and on watching for the discharge, he discovered it to be overhead-he looked into the top of a tree, and saw an Indian loading his rifle; he took a position to fire at the savage, who discovered it, and made ready to fire at the soldier, but the soldier being a little too quick for him, put a ball through him, and he came tumbling down from the tree like a bear. The dead being all collected, on the tenth, about 10 o'clock A. M. were buried under an Indian house, in one grave, and the house burned down, to conceal from the savages the spot where they lay. At sun rise the march was resumed, and at 12 o'clock on the 12th of August, the detachment re-entered the town of Detroit, covered with mud, from foot to head, their clothes not having been dried in two and a half days. The sun now cheered them with its influence, they marched through the street to the encampment, to the tune of the soldier's return, and closed with yankee doodle. They were met by their brother soldiers and citizens, with all that sympathy and heart felt joy, which constitutes the soldier's reward, for his hard earned victory. SURRENDER OF HULL'S ARMY. Head Quarters, Detroit August 16, 1812. It is with pain and anxiety, that Brig. General Hull announces to the North West Army, that he has been compelled from a sense of duty, to agree to the following articles of Capitulation. Camp at Detroit, Aug. 16, 1812. Capitulation for the surrender of Fort Detroit, entered into between Major General Brock, commanding His Britannic Majesty's forces, on the one part, and Brig. Gen. Hull, commanding the N. Western Army of the United States, on the other part. 1st. Fort Detroit, with all the troops, regulars as well as militia, will be immediately surrendered to the British forces under the command of Major Gen. D eral Brock, and will be considered as prisoners of war, with the exception of such of the militia of Michigan Territory who have not joined the army. 2nd. All the public stores, arms, and all public documents, including every thing of a public nature, will be immediately given up. 3d. Private persons and property of every description, will be respected. 4th. His Excellency Brig. General Hull, having expressed a desire that a detachment from the state of Ohio, on its way to join his army, as well as one sent from Fort Detroit, under the command of Colonel M'Arthur, should be included in the above capitulation, it is accordingly agreed to; it is however to be understood, that such part of the Ohio Militia, as have not joined the army, will be permitted to return to their homes, on condition that they will not serve during the war; their arms, however, will be delivered up, if belonging to the public. 5th. The garrison will march out at the hour of 12 o'clock this day, and the British forces will take immediate possession of the fort. J. M'DONEL, Lt. Col. Militia, P. A. D. C. JAS. MILLER, Lt. Col. 5th U. S. Infantry. Approved. W. HULL, Brig. Gen. Comdg. U. S. Army. OFFICIAL. From General Brock to Sir George Prevost-dated Detroit, 16 August, 1812. SIR, I hasten to apprise your Excellency of the capture of this very important post; 2500 troops have this day surrendered prisoners of war, and about 25 pieces of ordnance have been taken without the sacrifice of a drop of British blood. I had not more than 700 troops including militia, and about 600 Indians, to |