The Life of Major-General William Henry Harrison; Comprising a Brief Account of His Important Civil and Military Services, and an Accurate Description of the Council at Vincennes with Tecumseh, as Well as the Victories of Tippecanoe, Fort Meigs and the Th (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 Excerpt: ...Five and eight inch shells and twenty-four pound shot fell in showers in the camp. On the 3d of.April, Proctor's men appeared to work unwillingly, and Harrison's troops repeatedly mounted the ramparts, And Cheered Them On This was almost the only return they could make for their favours, as our troops were almost destitute of ammunition. Harrison was often seen upon the ramparts, sword in hand, and the shot falling around him, to use the words of one who served under him, "as thickly as hail," pointing the cannon and defying the enemy. It is worthy of remark, that on the second day of the attack, Proctor sent an officer with a flag, to demand the surrender of the post. The grounds of this demand were, that the American force was too iceak to defend the works against the over whelming numbers of the besiegers, and that General Proctor was anxious to save the effusion of blood The intrepid Harrison promptly replied: McAfee, p. 2C3. "If General Proctor knows the usages of war, as I am bound to believe he does, he must either have considered me ignorant of them, or he must have intended an insult. It was his duty to make the demand before he commenced firing on the works. But, sir, said he, go back and tell your General that I know my own force, and his, and that I shall defend the works to the last extremity. Tell Him Farther, THAT IP HE EVER TOSSESSES THE FoRT, HE SHALL OBTAIN IT IS A WAT THAT.WILL LIVE HIM MORE HONOUR IN THE ESTIMATION OF HIS GOVERNMENT, THAN HE COULD DERIVE PROM A THOUSAND SURRENDERS " Another incident is also worthy of notice: After the enemyhad retired, a number of the Indians who had left them came into the fort and stated that a contract had been entered into between Proctor and Tecumseh, that as soon as the fort s...