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The Life and Military Services of Lieut.-General Winfield Scott
The Life and Military Services of Lieut-General Winfield Scott Author:Edward Deering Mansfield Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CONGRESS DECLARES WAR. 23 CHAPTER IV. 1812. Commencement of the War.—State of the Niagara Front er.—Scott join the Army on the Niagara Frontier, and aid... more »s in a gallant enterprise.— Battle of Queeswtown Heights.—Flag of Truce,—Surrender.—Scott's singular adventure with two Indian Chiefs.—Funeral of Brock. The aggressions committed by the English nation, though unavenged, were not forgotten. Still, the American people long cherished the hope that a sense of justice would induce the British ministry to bring to a speedy and honorable termination the unfortunate diiferences subsisting between the two nations. They were unwilling to resort to the ultimate means of redress until all peaceful measures had been exhausted ; and, indeed, so tardy was the government in preparations for war, that the people, in many parts of the country, loudly complained of its want of firmness and energy. But delay brought no redress. Injury was followed by indignity, until the peaceful policy of the government at length yielded, and on the 18th of June, 1812, war was formally declared against Great Britain and its dependencies, by the Congress of the United States. Previous to that date,1 General Hull, in anticipation of that event, had been appointed to the command of a nu84 Hull's Expedition And Surrender. 1 Hull was appointed to the command of the northwestern army Whim time iu M .. merous and well-furnished army,t intended for the invasion of Canada, from some point near Detroit. This army passed Cincinnati the latter part of May, left Dayton on the 1st of June, arrived on the Maumee River on the 30th, and crossed the River of Detroit, for the invasion of Canada, on the 12th of July. The expedition was attended with the high hopes of the people, the officers, and the men. It was opp...« less