Siege of Fort Meigs and much more...

Item # 695209

August 17, 1813

THE WAR, New York, Aug, 17, 1813 The front page has: "Barbarities of the Enemy" which is a very detailed report carrying over to take most of page 2.
Other reports inside include: "From the Northwest--The Enemy Defeated" which is notable on the siege of Fort Meigs & includes a detailed report signed in type by: Wm. Henry Harrison; "Descent On Plattsburgh" "From Lake Ontario" "From Lake Erie" "Declaration of War, by the Six Nations of Indians" and even more.
Four pages, 9 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches, a tiny piece from a back leaf corner affects part of one word on page 3, nice condition.

This is a fascinating, short-lived newspaper, having begun in 1812 for the exclusive purpose of reporting on the War of 1812 (hence the title) with no advertisements. When the war ended, so did this newspaper.