David Trimble Narrative of the Battle of the Thames

              As with nations so with individuals, when they once begin 
the practice of lying to hide their shame, ["they" crossed out] or their 
disgraces, they go on, daily growing worse, and worse 
untill they become so degenerate and corrupt, that 
there is no longer any truth in them.  This is exactly 
the case with Great Britain even to a [word crossed out] proverb 
especially  her reports of Battles in which she has the 
disadvantages. 
The Report of A'd Genl Baynes touching the 
defeat of Genl Proctor may be set down as a master 
piece of imposition, on his own government and of 
falsehood to the world___So glaring as not to deserve any 
notice either by the army or this nation, were it not that 
some of the disaffected opposition points, have taken that 
official paper, as a data upon which they are dealing 
out their illiberal abuse disparaging the valor, and 
gallantry of Genl Harrison and his army, and ["the" crossed out] 
detracting from that high ["character for" crossed out] military character 
which the American people are fast acquiring 
and which they so will deserve___ 
The army is satisfied with the self consciousness 
which it feels of having deserved well of its Country__ 
But the nation is bound to vindicate its fame and 
honour against foul aspersions and malicious falshood