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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Extract of a letter from Charles Martin in Waterford, dated December 5, 1805, reports that travelers Judson and Isaac Farren returned from Detroit with news of Indians gathering in force, threatening the town with attack amid reduced troops, prompting locals to arm themselves.
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Extract of a letter from CHARLES MARTIN, Esq. Postmaster at Waterford, Erie county, to a gentleman in Lancaster, dated December 5, 1805.
"Judson and Isaac Farren, are just returned from Detroit. They bring bad news from that place—that the Indians are gathering in force, and threaten Detroit with a second conflagration. The people are in great alarm, and turning out to arms in every direction. If they had not come away the day they did, they would have been enrolled in the militia next day. This I suppose is owing to the withdrawing of the troops, as there is now only part of a company of artillerists there, under Capt. Dyson"
[Philad. pap.]
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Primary Location
Detroit
Event Date
As Of Early December 1805
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no casualties reported; people in alarm and arming themselves; reduced military presence with only part of a company of artillerists.
Event Details
Judson and Isaac Farren returned from Detroit bringing news that Indians are gathering in force and threatening the town with a second conflagration. The people are in great alarm and turning out to arms in every direction. This is attributed to the withdrawing of troops, leaving only part of a company of artillerists under Capt. Dyson.