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McARTHUR TO WORTHINGTON

Detroit 16th Octr 1813

Dear Sir

Your favour of the 28th Ult I recd. by last mail. I will recollect that Mr. Robt Smith's account was put into my hands by you when at the City with some penciled remarks made in the war office requiring a certificate that the Waggon and team mentioned in Smith's account, was given up at the surrender of Detroit on the 16th of August 1812 which certificate I made out and the back of said act and left it with you. The fate of your Bill for the payment of property lost by Capitulation, not being known when I left the City. I think that you left Smiths act. at the war office after obtaining my certificate on it. of this I am not, however, certain, but unless you give it to me after overtaking me at Shepherds Town, it is not among my papers.

A small vessel "The Chipaway" was lost in a Storm, some days ago on Lake Erie, loaded with Baggage and had on board dispaches from Government to Genl Harrison. Many of the Trunks & goods on board this vessel have been found along the shore blown up by the storm, but the wreack of the vessel has not been discovered, in consequence of the failure of those dispaches the Comg Genl is at a loss to know the will of the Government as to his future movements The expedition to Michilimackinac, which I was to command, has necessarily been abandoned, this season on account of the failour of the Contractor in furnishing provisions for the expedition, As an armistice has been arranged with the Indians in this quarter, and hostages given up on this part of five nations we apprehend but little danger in future frum the Indians, provided we can but off all communication between them and the British.

I have been adtising Genl. Harrison to move all his regular force fit for service down the Lake to join the middle army, and order the Ohio militia now in service to garrison this post, and to leave the sick and Convelesent regular troops at Malden. The Genl,. has talked of the plan to several of the officers this morning, he has not yet determined to addopt it but I think it probible that he may, unless otherwise advised by Government, some plan of this kind may be the means of ending the war in upper Canada this winter.

For my own part I never intended to continue longer in service tlan to see this place regained, and Malden fall; but as all this has happened without any act of violence on the part of our army I feel an inclination to join the middle army, provided it can be done immediately.

I know not where Mr. Abelard Bradford nay be found. I saw him about the 1st of June at Cincinnati. he then talked of returning to Pa. His mother and the family reside on the Missippi at a place called "Bayou Sarah." Mrs. McArthur mentions her wish to send Margaret, with your daughter Sarah anne to Bethlaham. If arrangements can be made to prepare Margaret for the journey, and you will be so lind as to take the trouble of sending her there, I will be careful to furnish the necessary expence and esteem your attention as an additional favour confered on me.

respectfully yours

Duncan McArthur

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