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of this fort, occurred on August 1st and 2d, 1813, at Lower 

 Sandusky, now Fremont, Ohio. It was defended by a force 

 of about 150 Kentuckians, under the command of the gal- 

 lant Major Croghan, who were attacked by 1200 or 1300 of the 

 combined British and Indians under General Proctor. The 

 siege was commenced on the afternoon of the 1st by the opening 

 of heavy cannonade on the fort, which consisted of nothing but 

 a stockade of small logs, with a ditch around it which Croghan 

 had dug but a few days before, this cannonading being continued 

 all that night and until late the next day. At 5 o'clock on the 

 afternoon of Sunday, the 2d, the British made their assault on 

 the fort. "When they reached the ditch they received a terrible 

 discharge from the only cannon in the fort, a six-jDounder, which 

 the young commander had placed in a masked embrasure, so as 

 to rake the ditch. The British, who lost 120 killed and wounded, 

 immediately retreated, and returned to Canada that same night, 

 having been rejoined by 2,000 more Indians under Tecumseh. 

 The Americans lost but one killed and seven shghtly wounded. 

 For this heroic defense. Congress, though not till twenty-five 

 years afterwards, voted Croghan a gold medal, and each of his 

 oflicers an elegant gold sword. 



At a meeting of the Trustees, held September 22d, 1877, the following 

 resolution, offered by Dr. M. B. Cochran, was unanimously adopted : 



Whereas. One of the rooms in that part of the building now being 

 erected was designed as an Art Gallerj', but for the present may be re- 

 quired for other purposes ; and, 



"Whereas, The Art Association of this city has expressed a desire to 

 make some arrangement for its occupancy, therefore, 



Resolved, That the Art Association be granted the free use and occur 

 pancy, in connection with the Academy, of said rooms, on condition that 

 a fair proportion of the running expenses of the same be paid by said 

 Art Association. 



September 28th, 1877. — Regtjlae Meeting. 

 Dr. C. H. Preston, Yice-President, in the chair. 

 Seventeen members present. 



On motion of Dr. Hazen, the thanks of the Academy were 

 tendered to Miss Smith for her able and interesting lectures, 



