▁command ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁J esse ▁Elli ott , ▁asc ended ▁the ▁Th ames ▁River ▁to ▁support ▁an ▁over land ▁expedition ▁under ▁General ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames , ▁Harrison ' s ▁army ▁rout ed ▁the ▁mixed ▁British ▁and ▁Indian ▁force . ▁The ▁Indian ▁leader ▁T ec um seh ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁Lake ▁Hur on ▁ ▁Tig ress ▁subsequently ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Lake ▁Hur on , ▁where ▁she ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁block ading ▁operations ▁into ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁She ▁and ▁Sc orp ion ▁drew ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁standing ▁watch ▁over ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Not ta was aga ▁River , ▁the ▁sole ▁supply ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁g arrison ▁on ▁Mack in ac ▁Island . ▁By ▁early ▁September , ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁this ▁town ▁was ▁des perate . ▁If ▁the ▁block ade ▁were ▁not ▁lifted ▁within ▁a ▁fort night , ▁dw ind ling ▁food ▁supplies ▁would ▁force ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁surrender . ▁ ▁By ▁late ▁summer , ▁Tig ress ▁and ▁Sc orp ion ▁were ▁pat rolling ▁between ▁Man it ou lin ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁Stra its ▁of ▁Mack in ac . ▁ ▁To ▁break ▁the ▁block ade , ▁four ▁boat loads ▁of ▁British ▁soldiers , ▁sail ors ▁and ▁Ind igen ous ▁war riors ▁set ▁out ▁from ▁Mack in ac ▁Island ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁New found land ▁Regiment , ▁led ▁by