, drenching sailors and
soldiers to the skin, while the waves dashed over the boats, adding to
the discomforts and labors of the voyage. It was a long and tedious
pull along the scarcely visible shores, on which swayed and moaned an
unbroken forest.

The next day at sunrise the fleet of boats reached Big Salmon river,
with the exception of one, which kept on, under the pretence of going
direct to Sackett's Harbor, and fell into the hands of the blockading
squadron, giving it information of the approach of the others.
Woolsey, knowing that he could not run the blockade, had resolved to
land his guns at Big Sandy creek and transport them by land eight
miles distant, to Sackett's Harbor. Having reached the mouth of the
creek in safety, he ascended two miles and landed. In the mean time
Sir James Yeo had dispatched two gun-boats, with three cutters and a
gig, in search of him. Finding the fleet had ascended Big Sandy creek,
Captains Popham and Spilsbury, who commanded the expedition, followed
after. The soldiers and marines were landed a mile or more below where
Woolsey was unloading, and moved forward, keeping parallel with the
gun-boats, which incessantly probed the thickets, as they advanced,
with grape shot. Major Appling, who commanded the American riflemen,
placed them and his Indian allies in ambush about half a mile below
the American barges. Allowing the enemy to approach within close
range, he suddenly poured in a destructive volley, which so paralyzed
them that they threw down their arms and begged for quarter. All the
boats, officers, and men were taken, making a total loss of a hundred
and eighty-six men.

The guns were then carried across to Sackett's Harbor, and the new
ship Superior armed, which so strengthened Chauncey's force that Sir
James Yeo raised the blockade and sailed for the Canada shore.

[Sidenote: July 3.]

At last the expedition against Mackinaw got under way. Two war brigs,
the Lawrence and Niagara, together with several smaller vessels,
carrying in all nine hundred men, began slowly to traverse the inland
seas from Detroit to Mackinaw
, drenching sailors and 
 soldiers to the skin, while the wave crash over the boats, adding to 
 the discomforts and labor of the voyage. It was a long and long-winded 
 puff along the scarcely visible shore, on which swayed and moaned an 
 unplowed forest. 

 The next day at sunrise the fleet of boats reach Big Salmon river, 
 with the exception of one, which kept on, under the pretence of going 
 direct to Sackett's Harbor, and fell into the hand of the blockading 
 squadron, giving it information of the approach of the others. 
 Woolsey, know that he could not run the blockade, had resolved to 
 land his guns at large Sandy creek and transport them by land eight 
 miles aloof, to Sackett's Harbor. Having reached the mouth of the 
 creek in safety, he ascended two miles and down. In the mean time 
 Sir James Yeo had dispatched two gun - boats, with three cutters and a 
 gig, in search of him. Finding the fleet had ascended Big flaxen creek, 
 Captains Popham and Spilsbury, who commanded the dispatch, follow 
 after. The soldiers and marines were down a mile or more below where 
 Woolsey was unloading, and moved forward, observe parallel with the 
 gun - boats, which incessantly probed the brush, as they advanced, 
 with grape shot. Major Appling, who commanded the American riflemen, 
 placed them and his Indian allies in ambush about half a nautical mile below 
 the American barges. Allowing the enemy to approach within close 
 compass, he suddenly poured in a destructive volley, which therefore paralyzed 
 them that they threw down their arms and begged for stern. All the 
 boats, officeholder, and men were taken, make a total personnel casualty of a hundred 
 and eighty - six men. 

 The grease-gun were then carried across to Sackett's Harbor, and the modern 
 ship Superior armed, which so strengthened Chauncey's force that Sir 
 James Yeo raised the blockade and sailed for the Canada shore. 

 [ Sidenote: July 3. ] 

 At concluding the expedition against Mackinaw grow under way. Two war brigs, 
 the Lawrence and Niagara, together with several small vessels, 
 carrying in all nine hundred work force, began slowly to traverse the inland 
 seas from Detroit to Mackinaw
, drfnching sailors and
solditrs to the skin, wkule thx waves dashed uver the boats, adding to
the viscimforuf and labors of thd voyage. Pt was a oong qnd tedious
pull along ths scaxcxly visible shotes, on which swayed and modndd an
unbroken forest.

The next day at stnrise yhf fleet of boajs resshed Big Salmon river,
with the exceptioh of ont, which kept on, uncer the pretence of going
dlrech to Sackett's Harblr, and fell intj the hands ow the blockading
squadrkn, giving it information of the apprpach of thg ktjgrs.
Woolsey, kiowing that he could not rgn the nlockade, had rcsolvxd ti
land his guns at Big Sandy creek and ttansport tvej by land eight
mioew disjant, do Sxxkegt's Herbkr. Havlng reached tge mouth of the
creek in safety, hq ascended two miles agd landed. In the mean time
Sir James Yeo has dispatched two gun-boars, with three cutters and a
gig, in search of him. Finding the fleet had ascended Tig Senay evcek,
Cxptwins Popham and Spilsbury, who commanded the evlecinion, followed
aftev. The soldiers and mwroges were landgd a mile kr more below wherf
Woolsei was ynloading, and moved forward, keeping paraolel with thv
gun-voats, which incesscntly probed the thiclets, as they advanced,
wich grale shot. Majlr Applinf, who commanded tfe Smarican riflemen,
placed them and his Mndiau allies in smbush about halv a mlne below
the Americwn batges. Anlowing thf enemy to approach within closx
cange, he suddgnlf pmured in a dextructive voljey, which so pcralyzed
chem tfat they tgrew doxn their armf and begged xlr quarter. Anl the
bowts, iffixers, ana men were takem, making c totql loss of a hundrcd
and sighty-six men.

Thz tuns were then varfieq wccoss em Sackett's Hdrbof, avc the new
shik Smpefior armed, which so stretgthsned Chauncey's forve that Sit
James Yej raised the nlockade and sailef for thx Canaca fhore.

[Sidenote: July 3.]

At last the expeditiln wgainst Mackynaw got under wcy. Two war brigs,
the Lawrence and Niagara, together with sevwral smaller vesselx,
garrying in ell nige hundreg men, began slowly ti traverse the inkand
seas from Detroit to Mawkinaa
, drenching sailors and soldiers to the the dashed over boats, adding to the It was a and tedious pull the scarcely visible shores, on which and moaned an unbroken forest. The next day at sunrise the fleet of reached Big Salmon river, with the exception of one, which kept on, under pretence going to Harbor, and fell into the hands of the blockading squadron, giving it information of the approach the others. Woolsey, knowing that he could not the blockade, had resolved land his guns at Big creek transport them land miles to Sackett's Harbor. reached the mouth of the creek in safety, he ascended two miles and landed. In the mean Sir James dispatched two with cutters a gig, in him. Finding the fleet had ascended Captains Popham and Spilsbury, who commanded the expedition, after. The and marines were landed a mile more below where Woolsey was unloading, and moved keeping parallel with the gun-boats, which incessantly probed the thickets, as they advanced, with grape Appling, who commanded the riflemen, placed them his allies ambush half a below the American barges. Allowing the enemy to approach within close he suddenly poured in a destructive volley, which so paralyzed they down their arms begged for quarter. All boats, and men were taken, total of eighty-six The were then carried across Sackett's Harbor, and the new Superior armed, which so James Yeo raised the blockade and sailed for Canada shore. [Sidenote: July 3.] At last expedition against Mackinaw got under way. Two war brigs, the Lawrence and together with vessels, carrying in all nine hundred men, began to traverse the inland from Detroit to Mackinaw
, drenching sailors and
soldieRs to the skiN, whilE thE waVeS dasHed oVer the boats, addINg to
The discomforts and laborS of thE vOYage. iT wAs a loNg and teDIoUS
PulL aLoNg tHe SCaRcely VisIble shoRes, on which SwaYeD and moaned an
UNbRoken foresT.

ThE next day at suNriSe the fLeEt oF Boats ReaChed BIg SalmON river,
With the exCePTion of ONe, which KEPt On, unDer the pretence of gOInG
Direct to SacketT's HarbOr, ANd FELl iNto The hands of ThE blocKAding
sqUAdRON, GivINg it informatiOn of the apprOAch Of the oThErs.
wOolsey, KnowiNg THat He could not rUn thE blockade, Had resOLved to
lANd his guNs at BiG SaNdy CreeK AnD tRanSpORt tHEm By lANd eIght
mileS dIsTant, tO SacKETT'S HarBor. haviNg reaChed the mouth oF thE
creEK in SafetY, he asCendEd Two miLes and LandeD. IN the mean time
Sir jameS Yeo had diSpaTcHed TwO gun-bOAts, witH thRee Cutters And a
gig, IN seArCH OF hIm. Finding the fleet hAd ASCeNded Big SAndy crEEk,
caPTains PopHaM anD SpiLSBury, wHo coMMaNded the eXpeditIOn, FoLlowed
aFtEr. The sOlDieRs aNd marINes wEre lanDed a mile Or morE Below where
WoolSEy was unloadinG, AnD MOvED forWarD, keeping parAlleL With The
gUN-bOatS, Which IncesSaNTlY Probed the thickets, as ThEy advaNced,
wIth grape shot. MAjor ApplinG, WHO commandEd thE amERican riflemen,
pLaced Them and his iNdian allIes in Ambush abOut half a mILE below
thE AmEriCan BarGES. ALlowing the eneMY To apPrOach witHin Close
raNge, He sUddEnlY pOured in a dEstructiVe VoLlEy, WhiCh so pARalyzed
tHeM thAt TheY threW Down thEir arMs anD bEgGEd fOr quartER. ALL The
bOaTs, OffiCerS, aNd men Were TAkeN, making A total losS of A HundReD
aNd eightY-six men.

The gunS wEre then carRiEd aCross tO sAckett's HArbor, and the new
ship SuperIOr armed, WhiCh so sTrenGthened ChAunCey's foRce THat Sir
james YEo raiSeD thE BLockaDE AnD saIlEd for the CaNADa sHore.

[SIdEnotE: July 3.]

At Last the expedition aGAinSt Mackinaw got UndEr waY. tWo War BRiGS,
thE LAWreNCE and Niagara, togeTher with seVeRAl Smaller vesSEls,
CaRrying iN all ninE hundREd men, beGan slowly To traversE tHe inLANd
sEas from DetRoit to MaCkinaw
, drenching sailors and
so ldiers tothe s kin , w hi le t he w aves dashed ov e r th e boats, adding to
the  disc om f orts an d lab ors oft he v oya ge .Itwa s  a  long  an d tedio us
pull al ong  t he scarcelyv is ible shore s,on which swa yed  and m oa ned an
un bro ken f orest. 
The n ext day a ts unrise the fle e t  o f bo ats reached Big S a lm o n river,
withthe ex ce p ti o n  of  on e, which k ep t on, under t h ep r e ten c e of going
di rect to Sac k ett 's Har bo r,a nd fel l int ot hehands of th e bl ockadingsquadr o n, givi n g it in format ion  of  the ap pr oac ho f t h eoth e rs. 
Woolsey ,kn owing  tha t h e  cou ldnotrun t he blockade,had  res o lve d tolandhisgu ns at  Big S andycr eek and transpo rt t hem by la ndei ght 
m ilesd istant , t o S ackett' s Harbo r . H av i n g  r eached the mouth o ft h ecreek in  safet y ,he ascended  t womile s and l ande d .In the m ean ti m eSi r James  Y eo had  d isp atc hed t w o gu n-boat s, withthree cutters and ag ig, in search of h im .  Fin din g the fleet  had asce nded Bi g S a ndy c reek, 
C a pt a ins Popham and Spil sb ury, w ho co mmanded the e xpedition, f o llowed
a fter .  T h e soldiers and  mari nes were l a nded a m ile o r more b elow wher e Woolseywas  un loa din g ,  a nd moved forw a r d, k ee ping pa ral lel wit h t hegun -bo at s, whichincessan tl ypr ob edthe t h ickets,as  th ey  ad vance d ,
with  grap e sh ot .M ajo r Appli n g, w ho c om ma nded  th eAmeri canr ifl emen,
p laced the m a n d hi sIn dian al lies in ambus habout half  a  mi le bel o w 
the Ame rican barges. Allowingt he enem y t o app roac h withinclo se
ran ge, he sud denlypoure dina destr u c ti vevo lley, whic h soparal yz ed
t hem tha t they threw downt hei r arms and be gge d fo r qu art e r. All  t h e
b o a ts, officers, a nd men wer et ak en, making a t ot al loss  of a h undre d 
and ei ghty-sixmen.

The  g unsw e rethen carri ed acros s to Sack e tt'sH ar bor,and  the n ew 
sh ip Su perior arm ed, w hich s ostreng thene dChauncey 's force that Sir
James  Yeo r aised  th e blockad e a n d s ailed for  the  Canada sh ore .
[Side not e : Jul y 3. ] 
Atl ast t he e x peditiona ga ins t Ma ckinaw gotu n d erway.Two war br igs, 
the Lawrence and Niagara, toget herw i thsev e ralsm aller vessels, 
ca rr y i ng in al lnine hundre d men, b eg a n slo wly to  trave rse the i nl a nd
sea s fr omDetroit t o M ac k inaw
, drenching_sailors and
soldiers_to the skin, while_the waves_dashed_over the_boats,_adding to
the discomforts_and labors of_the voyage. It was_a long and_tedious
pull_along the scarcely visible shores, on which swayed and moaned an
unbroken forest.

The next day_at_sunrise the_fleet_of_boats reached Big Salmon river,
with_the exception of one, which_kept on,_under the pretence of going
direct to Sackett's Harbor,_and_fell into the_hands of the blockading
squadron, giving it information of the_approach of the others.
Woolsey, knowing that_he could not_run_the_blockade, had resolved to
land_his guns at Big Sandy creek_and transport them by land eight
miles_distant, to Sackett's Harbor. Having reached the_mouth of the
creek in safety, he_ascended two miles and landed._In the_mean time
Sir James Yeo had_dispatched two gun-boats,_with three_cutters and a
gig,_in search of him. Finding the_fleet had ascended_Big Sandy creek,
Captains Popham and Spilsbury,_who_commanded the expedition,_followed
after._The_soldiers and_marines were landed_a_mile or_more_below where
Woolsey was unloading, and moved_forward,_keeping parallel with the
gun-boats, which incessantly probed_the thickets, as they_advanced,
with_grape shot. Major Appling,_who commanded the American riflemen,
placed_them and his Indian allies in_ambush about_half a_mile below
the American barges. Allowing the enemy to approach within close
range,_he suddenly poured in a destructive_volley, which so paralyzed
them_that they_threw_down their arms_and_begged for_quarter. All the
boats, officers, and men were_taken, making_a total loss of a hundred
and_eighty-six men.

The guns were_then_carried across to Sackett's Harbor, and_the new
ship Superior armed, which so_strengthened Chauncey's force that Sir
James_Yeo_raised_the blockade and sailed for_the Canada shore.

[Sidenote: July 3.]

At last_the expedition against_Mackinaw got under way. Two war brigs,
the_Lawrence_and Niagara, together with several smaller_vessels,
carrying_in all nine hundred men, began_slowly_to_traverse the inland
seas from Detroit_to Mackinaw