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From the Xieunt Car me I Sentinel. L.ivuKxn: CVa nty, (Ii i..) March lu, 11513.

Victory of the V.attle vf Thames, achitve i

by Lit:.ctu! Harmon. Oct. o, R3o. Messrs. Editoie; You see Iroin the caption of tins atticle, that it is my design to treat on t he sulject of the Thames c'lilei entl v fiom some of (hone pieces

know the facts that he stated ivoie strictly; we fortunately had the facility afforded Hue as well as his coimnmrt atious geu-! us of Perry's ami Barkley' lleets, with t-ially; at leat as l,,r as 1 could know ;; theaddition of 70 batteaui to pass over p;-.iti,u!aily the campaign of 1813, in ' the Canada shore ; and with all this iu- " ' UHS '"R,,g-,i. I oi' ly differ with.crease of numbers and advantages, if it Gen. ll.iriisOh 111 Olift tllillt'I l.li lifilnf llo'l.url I-. - -I -i-

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and de

(Mai-

act offended two

maiwiii, .uim. m- imu noi ueen lor ttie cowardice oi ""n,t',l fives ditleience to the. abilities j Proctor.and his burning the battery a a commanding gcncialt'.riwg,j;racl;.im.iliahing the fort of AmherV Uin?,

iitrea,jlen) whith cowardly

r.JrP,,iiijij.aintl am tb.-usand . ju-dwng, who clt-ieitbd h

im in

siTWiisrtinciice theif.jf, (and he would have

(n , oi men i.e

lilt bfll)r (J ud t

tiffiiJedly cf o tnioiKrhn

tbf.irrTia,, it not 1-A!!t e,!ost '1 tcumeli and his thousand Judian it that word, a if. The nt a. also had it not been for hi promise that item in the nb La communication , lie ou!d yet sustaiu an action with us). that uttracts my attention, i: this: 'lStfcausejl my in conclusion, if Proctor had kej. t it nas Uoii by eveiv neison in the ac-1 iMaKitn, the butttiy, and hi two tlioueand (ion, th it 1st. .lih. ugb the attack was ' ludians, and had met us on cur landing, sudden and unexpected, the army waa;asa general eflker should have done, cll prepared toieccive it as it could well iconnuanding the best veteran troops of Eubave i ten. '2A. That theie was no such rope, troops that opposed I'opo!eou lionan."pyus Kentucky ranjcrsetriplo) ed, i:c. ! parte at the celebrated battle of Waler3.1. (hat th! charse mue by the ofiker i too, together with three thousand luoians in q'leMiou was the only unsuccessful one jconimanded byTecumseh. If they had ot i lie whole action, ice" The ctlicer j met us w ith all their superior advantages alluded to here, was Col. Jo. Daviess, ofiat our landing as we expected, in complete Kentucky, with nhom I was well acquaint jline of battle as we stiutk the Canaed. He was an eminent lawyer, but had 'ca shoie, having the field pieces levelno acquaintance with the military art, Jed, matches lit, the arms thrown up to

and 1 cauuidly believe it was with him asia present, with tlints nicked, with liesh

which have heretofore been published ; it was with the much lamented Col. Allen, 1 priming, bayonets charged and swords

where. n Lot Johnson is considered the j ot Kentucky, who lell at t he l i ver Uai-1 di ow n, expecting every moment toiehero; which publication, 1 consider too sou: though as brave a? Cea-ar. vet not r.eive at leakt a nnllir.o' nml disaitrmiA fir

as w ise in the military ait as Napoleoa. or two from the enemy. And this must I next notice the testimony of governor have been the case if they had acted the Shelby tor the opinion that he "had nev- part of vetran troops, befoie we could ei known duties so difikult and arduou have possibly formeu on the ehoie in bat confided to the execution of any one man," j lie array , in order to sustaiu the battle on as those assigned ly the government to i equal footing, if they had not have foiled Gen. Ham-on. The covemor troes on 'us to ;i inniitcr nvipi.t

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I have given you some of my views ol

f.iUciou and absuid to require further

ie!utatiou, than they meriiedly received by Cien. llariison himself, in bis letter unrier date of September '27, 1C34 to the Citizens of Indianapolis, in which letter he declines sharing the d:nuer about to be provided lor Col. Johnson, in commemoration of his having achieved that glorious victoiy. If the limits of that document could have been extended to a full and tnai e minute de velopment of some ot the most prominent points connected w ith thoso calumnies and falsehoods which have had the effect of stabbing the reputation of that patriot and hero of the late wr from his victory of Tippecanoe in loll, "thro1 the war, and dow n to the present time, 1 could have contented myself in silence; but believing it my duty, as well as the bounder, indispensible duty of all his compeers in arms to espoue his cause in opposition to the untiiiug persecution which has unremittingly puisued him. Indeed 1 cannot help teeluig the force of his severe irony in his address to the citizens of Indianapolis, where he Bays '-But perhaps gentlemen instead of

complaining, 1 ought to felicitate myself

for having (alien into the hands of my friends at Jixiiinapwlis and vicinity, who have kindly assigned me a share in the command of the army which achieved the victory of the Thames. 1 have not always been thus treated.'" But more par ticularly that eloquent appeal he makes to his friends in the following words: 'Would the New Yorkers themselves permit the memory of their own Brovn to be insulted bv annuncinsr B celebration of the victory of IS'iagaria as beingachieved by Col. Miller? and yet Col. Johnson st'iod in the same i elation to me as Col. M iller to (Jen. Brow n."' As much as if he had sai 1 ' neither should those included in the bounds of the noi th western army suffer their own Harrison to be insulted by nnnouncing a celebration of victory of the Thames as being achieved by Col. Johneon." Vou see, Messrs. Editor, bv mv

lengthy prologue, that I have determined

uou !.ijs ui-ii "iiiviu were iiutKireiis in Kentucky as well as himself, who believed it could not have been confided to bel-

the movements of the north-western ar

my, and the commanding general; and

ter hands. I icier again to the venera- could say much more ; but for fear of In H- ri .ii : .i . . . - '

oie oueuiy, in letter atuve quoted, sas; "Your arranrrempnts for. and or

der of battle, were such as to give confidence to all, that we could not be beaten by double numbers 11 1 add my testimony to the governors, and state, that there were ma only hundreds in Kentucky but thousands, w ho did know or should have known, the facts above stated; for there were five thousand of us joiued the noith -western iirmy , commanded by Gen. Harrison under the immediate command of Gov. Shelby in the fall of 1813; and most of us were a; the battle

el the Thames. I commanded a company myself in that battle, and should have been warmly engaged, if I had not been duected from my purpose by Gov. Shelby, who in his o er ardor and zeal to get his men engaged, mistook his particular poiut ol attack that 1 was aiming to gain, and should have attained in less than live minutes more. But the governer just then riding up in front of my company, at that moment ordered me move to the right; saying, -'don't you hear, there is thetheavy firing:'' This fact 1 knew belore he turned me. 1 knew too that the Indians were giving back, and flanking to the left ; and it was my object to meet them as they flanked. I will now state that Gen Harrison was not without enemies in Kentucky of the most formidable character; one of which, 1 will here mention, without fear cf suc

cessful contradiction. At the above men

tion counsel of

mg you and 3 our rcadeis, 1 come to a close by subscribing my proper name, which ! always inteud to do when a signature is necessary. Youis, respectfully, JOHN 11. MORRIS.

liiCHAKKS oi- c.i:y. iiakriso.w

Marie at the Public Dinner given to hivi Ly the Citizins of Futccunes, on the 2Cth of

Vai, lboj.

rlfil ilTirnlf lea ? TV

i A,u uuej gentlemen, knows

highly respectable President and Vice

1 resident, with the exception perhaps of

me venerauie citizen whose age and in lirmities prevented him fromsiding here, as J have understood to have been the intention. IBs presence would have added intense interest to the scene, by exhibiting what is so rarely seen, a man advanced beyond his grand climacteric m the unremitted performance nf acis ol benevolence and paliioiism. The period to which I have particularly alluded was that of the difficulties with a noition

ot the Indians w Inch renlitd in nncn . .r

For some years before the commence

ment of netual hostilities between tl.p

Luited States and Gieat Biitain, both powers were aware of the use which

might be made of the numerous tubes ol

Indians upon thelVor'h Western f.onticr But the United States had no intention to

employ them as allies in the itnt-endin--

contest. It was their object to ensure the

saitly o. .heir lrontier by connecting and

trengthening the settlements with addi

tional population. For this i urno-e con

siderable purchases of lands from the In.

dians were necessarv.- nd ir fT...r

purchases, the most conciliatory conduct towards the Indians w as necessary . These efforts were attended with great success, and laige extinguishments of title were effected. But the British Agents, ever on the watch to counteract the measures of the United States, after having failed to prevent the cession of the land's l y the Indians, attempted to infuse into their naturally jealous minds, the idea that the purchased lands were not want-

en by the United States, but were procured for the purpose of depriving them ot the means of subsistence, and thus effect the object they had in view, which was nothing Ies than their entire extirpation. These representrtions were effectual in producing a confederacy for the avowed purpose of preventing further sales With the exception of a few renegadoes, however, from the Wyandot tribe, it was

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the egent, to procure the cession of their lands. A ready answer to this allegation was to be found in the fact that the Indians who had expressed dissatisfaction had no sort of right to the lands which had been ceded, and that tot a murmur of complaint had been heard from those bv whom Ihey had been ceded, and who were the just and rightful proprietors. But if a charge of misconduct bad been made, although indifferent to the consequences as far os he was himself concerned, the cha racier of the government be. ing implicated, the agent determined im.

ou submitting the subject to a judicial in.

vesugauori. there are several of ihe present company who were witnesses to

mis trial which resulted in a complete vindication of the course pursued by the i-gent iu his character of commissioner. The commissioner was indeed in no way mteicsted in the extinguishment of "d.an titles. Of the forty or fifty millions of acres w hich he purchased, not an acre was secured to himself, to his family, to any of his friends, or to any other individual. It was purchased exclusive ly for th public, nor is he at this time the proprietor of a sufficiency lo bury hirn. His sole object was as is proved by the circumstances to strengthen Ihe frontier and to lay the foundation for the speedy addition of two more states to the American standard. His attention was equally directed to both the divisions, which for the first eight years of hi? administration, was under his government. At the close of that period, in the adjoining state of Illinois, little remained to be dene, th purchases having been extended from the Ohio to the Ouisconsmf. .,,! f-m

Mississippi to lake Michigan, arid the Vermilion river. The depredations cf the Indians still continuing through the summer of 1GI1, the Governor was authorized by the President to use every means in his power to protect the inhabitants and punish lha perpetrators. But the means at his disposal were totally inadeauate

objects. What defeusive means could be

exclusively composed of those who had

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uo.viumi me iuuos iiiiLii iitiu uteu.uscu iii itiuten an c-v r on.. .- . . -

V sole, or those which it was supposed it i against an encmv who were r.pwo

was the wish of our eoveinment to ac-! until they were felt? How pm.Uiu.....

If the reception which yon have given jquire. The celebrated leadprs of this i petrators of these crimes be brought to

ow citizens, upon my arrival a-; confederacy denied that they had any ! justice without a force sufficient to pur you, and the honor which ycu now ! intention of effecting their obiect by hos-i sue and seize them in their strong hold

mnnrrr ' . . n nrwl I ha I r, r- i . 1 . . 1 ,. ril. . .. ni .-. a . . , 1 - i

p. - - j u-.ii.jf rrmi.li jrou u u , niiriiauu oi rurtliu" uleir OtlieCt V

do me, bad been received lrom any ether j tilities the Prophet preached the d'3' portion of the American people, it would j pleasure of tfce Great Spirit against ,)is have elicited from me the warmest feel-i red children for selling their lands, HIlJ ings of gratitude. But there are circurn-; insisted upon their being (he corn01' stances w hich give to any mark of appro- j property of all the tribes, and that no a!e bation 1 may receive from you an inte rest ' could be valid without the consent of all. and a value beyond auy that J could have I The agent of the government was not received at any other place or from onyjdeceived by these professions he knew other people. Upon this spot I passed ; their most secret councils," and he had some of the most eventful years of mj arly announced to the government, that

lite. Here it was that I exercised now. there wag mnro ilin , i. r it should be rpmrriori ri, .i '

.... - - ""u ii riru ui ivsr - ."-u mat umy ution iterv ers which it would be difficult to reconcile upon Ihe northern horizon that there occasion, yielded the moJt prompt and to the principles ot republicanism. As was gathering a cloud upon the Upper cheerful obedience lo any order that was bupeiintendent ot Indian Affairs, and j Wabash which portended mischief to the ! veo M''houtthe least regard to an v per Commissioner for treating with the lodi-1 settlements below. A hope was enter- sol con-equences. Many of ihe present ans, I was entrusted with the expenditure i tained that he might be mistaken; the company will recollect an occasior I of this ol large sums of the public money. As ; professions of the lender .0r cim 0. kind, when the ceofrloA u:r .r ..

no..-,,.. I, .1 :..:.-. ' : i.:c. ... . . . ' j 'he

.- i.eu mining- cousui.iiic, aitnougti the agent well knew that tution, the whole of the executive and a ! the rille had been prepared, the tomalarge portion of the legislative powers , ha wk and scalping knife sharpened, and

eie iu my nanus; anil uy a special en- the war post struck

leir ilrnnn lml, I 7

jne iact is mat be could not be said to have a disposable force at all. The frontier was so extensive, the settlements to scattered, that almost the whole were equally exposed, jf the force of one was marched off for the protection of another, that other might be laid waste in the absence ol Us defenders; the probability of this was apparent lo all. But to the eternal honor ot the militia of ihf nr.i

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All tllll l.on

actrnent o( Congress, ibe riil,!ir- domnin r!on -r ti, :....: i .

Kenrml nlln-or. i- a r-'--- "c iiuiiuun and under tne f 1generai ouicers, conv eneil wti. eolnQto.i in r.,,. , u .i- .: . r . ....

it ... i . --.jv.. iii-Liciiuii, iu uv uis- ici-iiuns or me tin ah airrnta " pJrpo"e'o"Vo3iBSr

t.come publ.cly on ,he side of justice ; j -e to ,,,, G en. P. octor and Tecum satisfying claims derived 'eitr' and in order to do tins. mtlie first plarc, I ,eu (" hether they should pursure them j French or British wovemmrn.s. or fromleer in their n17; '"1 iJ? ir.l":

1 will

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c " urn ui j r ii c j ri I i -v.. .vH "'mvvii, ifM m n.r nn inn w ft nm wmni 1 - t- , l 1 1. . i . . . . . . .

Harries own communication, intersper- j Erie, or up to lake St. Clair, and upiin a manner totally amp e7 in ! to y c eZl ? war wh Jh Te'n eed with occasional explanations and re- lhe i hamea Uiver-the latter route was j history of our country To these -a, i .! nerfnrmerl I .k , h Ch , ,,.en rr.a,k. 2,1. Bring to view some original ! determined on,) Maj Gen. Desha, (s.nce weU ZJ Z m y Jf the p eSt con de.f in The e wi if matter ronr.ertel .virt, ...i.; .i,;,i, I governor n K en to r .k v .1 st -a t e. I n !. n. i . 1 , . . . .. ln "le oosoms ol the warriors. As

i : T"ri: ? l mm. .i,a. n..r. : .J dU,! ' WHS ai.0,,..,er,0(1 en,ru8tert w' weu ngh-the famished

..i.viim ccui 'iriiiiipii, ana nincn i , ..... ..ua .j,poccu iu ; tiie power to decide u

v o nsivi c u i uinuiiai importance. r i r t. 5 .uwn. lhuiu, uui uu me

Einrl liri'iivaft linn

pon peace or war ,of the arena be restrained by the voice

confederacy occupied the suburb. f n.;.

to.sn with a force superior to any which could be brought to oppose hirn-witl, what alacrity the companies of the vicinity hastened by a night march 10 their rehel, when there was a strong probability that the Indians, finding the town secure might lire upou the defenceless families in' the country. J Leg you, fellow-citi.ens. to believe me when 1 say that the mental anxiety which I underwent for months at that period of which I am speaking, from the embarrassments and responsibility of my situation, would not again be encountered lor any earthly reward but that

which 1 have received, tho

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Ilien, according to t he prem Ue a u down puisuusionor st.einy, and ttie counci oli which no one mul l , u! ,,l ,iu ti,. , : . , . .' - ...at ..r-i.-i.j - - - .roosc mimn1 invre vour attention to what" G I general officers cozened by governor1,, ZTX Z r o l n of vc 7 f t M I'8 T0- M'r for hii ifl e"C?UD,erei1 ,hefn" c n.oii savsin his addre- will, reVren e h, Iby tW the purpose, persuaded and I C1, ye ,1 J ' lr ,e 1-n vv f ' 7 f T""' "'ean lime I or who ever was on earth, possesthe battle of Orleans. "You have no lout t i ilccd the commanding general to pur.lorv " V m'e V"" than mes Madison, gentlemen been often c "ed 'n CP e," n - him; which stalementsgenera! Ilarr.-'dai v Vlue es " f mv c o V h l"T' "f'n f "ie Pe'"erS deerer '",ereSt fv"' Lg the battle of Orlearwonld -u proved to be fa,se TZ been tolerated by any company nssem- ny deciiU enough to aff.rTthe protecUon b ed tor that purpose to h,ve it eai. . Mrelby .,! the general officers them- opinion of the fidelity ami moderation length the peaceful abode o, the fa me this hontier which the occas on called that the command of the army wh.ch j solves of the. council . 'with which these high trusts were d ,s-j was made ,,e scene of the indiscmute , lt it be remembered thaU vva a achieved that elorious victorv. was 11 ro- I now proceed lo make a few oniriiw rl..i 1 ...i...... ...i 1 . . 1 ' 1 1. r. , . .. . 1 "'"M,e '.. "'ei eu inai u was a

r.- . . : . . : .- r . 0 oiirr.ui.tr no ui;ifi tiaim, i ! i a os ii i e r n r uis ami v. if it rif,t I,. !. mauer oi t ie u imi.t in

iiai win soi p si nai i nei ween uen . J acKson ' ,llUl "it-ii.a oi i.n.11", ui vviiicn I nt

tiinrlf.n r I. i .1...

l ve no ilesi re no ot bp r Ii me t h i n i !i m r nf b j ir -r i ton r.M.-o,i ,t. :,:." ii .i ! .... .. i. i.. ......

undone of bis Co1si? AHer showing the fear they w,l be controverted. The sta-; seised liie' almo, ,,, ,;;;;' ! snlr'nit',; Vm , oa kth he V verSrof impropriety of such a course, he savs, "I i tion which the commanomg general occu 1 which ue.e r.,llt,mi.,.,l , L, ,u!ru i , , at" . , , , . ,,,e w0?'

i!l not nretend tr ,v th.r I ' J : rdrd in tl.e n,,rll..wle, m . ... : . . I . J ' ",u "'eir ueimnns lor Sa- . ouu,.i ou comuiencea with a tflor-

' 1)11 r r in bp e nt eti I f nn-rrijnicuir.nhr n I'nr i (ivirrt.At. .1.- I. i - ' 1. t I " . f i . . t

the Qualifications for command enal ,Uxtremctv difficult: that durir.o the .;m- Wl'. ..r . . " ' !l aa immunity tor , . w,e pari oi me citizens,

i i n- i , D "out giaiiiiLmiuii m my passions, inn Willi uie i inure. lie Genera Government ,l "ar ol necessity A v Ihe distinguished officer, whom 1 ha l- at : lort Me, gs s radon, cost a a single eye to the honor ef the nation, ! were disposed ,o withho d neither " ! commenced with a portion of he Tnd mentioned : but w i assert, without foa p nf: do ar a niece : in adi i ion r.i ilna n,m 1 .1 . i . ... .. 1 .. ' no. 1 , . in 1 1 . ulc luu

, . ,, , "! , ', , j - , . "" me i.appiness ami prosperity ot tliose tiiere were riilhculties in the way. Juscontradiction, hatall them.!, ary arrange-, the remote and distant situation from the , whom I was appointed to govern. Amidstltice, as well as policy required '"hat the

n r I- f A ' tu,n.'"- S-- .micuuy oi:0iihe persecutions I have suffered, and i meditated punishment should fall only on hist 1 Fmt ivnir 1 tm in irtto na n-. H nn ninmrr rri rr.Grmrrinrr tl.a narn n.i. .i i -.. ... . .. . 1 J

' i - - , .....5 me ni-cija ,1111 me SIHIIU

us the one which succeeded the following j ry movemants of (he army under his ' know gentlemen) I have freoucntlv been

jear, and all the orders of marcti and

battle where I was personally present, were the result of my own mind, unassisted by the counel or advice nf any one whatever, with a single exception; and that was in relation to the route by which the Biitih hi my should be pursued; a question which wns submitted to a board of general officers." Lest I should swell the article to an undue length, I will stop hereto explain, and remark, 1st. With r?fecl to the campaign which failed, in l.e alludes to the euriender of De Iroit by Gn Hull va included. 21 The year following the battle of the Thames-

ders with which (as you welllthe guilty, and these, it was suggested,

might be few in number, and when dis

common!; a id to this the shortness and availed, no suggestion has ever been made and lluctuation of the enlistment of his that either in ihe exercise of my civil or soldiers; from a combination cf theso d if-; military authority , the rights of any citi-

m.uiues, i mini I nave come Sateiy to tlie or other nemon. however l.nml.U I, ! instruct inn pvt. ,,rr;.

conclusion, that be could never have condition, had been vinl.itrol .iir !IiJpiI hu dmn,l r,C Iho r,ar..,,

covered, would be delivered up by ihe chiefs: this hope Ihe agent knew would

prove fallacious. But in obedience to his

mane a cesceni upon uanaua at an earlier property or his person. If I have any

period than l.e did, with any project of .other claims particularly for the success success, for the following additional rea !0f my administration, thev are in a great sons; I presume he never had a more efli-' mea?ure due to the wisdom and ardent cieut force than when Gov. Shelby join-; support of the people of the teriitory . ed him with bis leiniorcement of 5,000 ' A support which was never w ithheld in Kentucky troops ! v ou will please to add ' war or in peace, in good report or bad to this consideration the. victory of com-Report, in prosperity or adversity. How m.dnie Perry on the lakes only five days many interesting reminiscences does this previous to our arrival on the south bank scene renal? How many instances of of Lake Erie. At any previous period to magnanimity and generosity could J re-

that fortunate eveut.Gen. II riisun wouid Ute, in the support I received in times! tier, had been suggested to the President.

havelound it extremely riiilicu.t and lia- the most trvinsr and dangerous, when the; It was alledsred that all the trouble! mnn

river. Aud here permit me lo zirdous, even had he been in possession of alternate es presented lo me was a choice j the lrontier had been produced by the that I was present on the spot and the Kentucky re iufoiceincut. As it was, 'these circumstances better than your ' impositions practised upou the ladiau. by

an"', o.llv, I tie counsel riu speaks ol, w hich was at Sandwich, about a mile and a half t clow Detroit, on the Canada srde cf the

Detrot

icinark,

But in every instance these demands were

met by evasions or denial of any knowledge of the injury complained of. The agent communicated these facts to (he general government, an I gave it as hi, opinion that no redrese could be obtained, nor any cessation o the injuries expecied, until the den to which these marauders and murderers, as he believed constantly took refuge, was broken up. But a short

er mode to restore Ihe peace of the fron-

war

ian

tribes, might, as he feared, be extended

to all ihe rest, and involve us prematurely in a contest with the Bnti.h; hence the power given to me lo act was always attended with injunctions to avoid, if possible, a recurrence to Inutilities l)at he

judged correctly in believing that ih

necessiiy of such a recourse must be palpable, will be seen from the nrgumenls used against his measures in Congress during the whole war. In the session of 1C 13-14, it was openly asserted by a distinguished member of Ihe House of Representatives, that it was my conduct towards the Indians which had kindled the war ii pun the noith western frontierKnowing, fellow-ciiizeus as you welldo what that conduct i en.lly w as-that the' course 1 pursued was that only by which your property could have been saved from depredation ,3 our wives and daughters from the tomahawk, or a fate worse than the tomahawk, I glory" j0 tM accu. sation. The general goverrimeot was yet hes-