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JAMES MILLER BURJNG THE YEARS 1811, l^ 12, BY A1>AM WALKER, 'L4fE A SOtDtMX OF tHB AtH MSGIMtM ■It ^ '''^- ■ KEENS J M zr. fBlnttD AY THE tBSTJNEL fSMSSf Bj the Author. _^ 1816. ■«■>; 1 •''**'.i"^«qipB|ni / / 71 *s., .*■, y ^■i^,. PREFACE. 1^ WHEK the Author of the fticceeding pagei had de- termioed on recordiog the etenti and operations of the Regimeotto which he « belonged, it was fir from his in- tention to give them publicitf.^They were noted down for the amoirment of his leifure hoars and the perufal of his FViends, when he (hoold return from the toils of the Camp and the fatigues of war ;•— to portray to the fiew of thofe Friends the various viciflitudes of fate attendant oo the life of a Soldier—- 'But fince hibVetum, many who have pemfed the manufcript, have ezprcfled their ardent de- fire to fee it publiihed. and to gratify their wiflies, hehas been induced to fubmit it to the prefs — He indulges the hope that his fimple narrative will fall into the hands of none but the candid and liberal, who affect not to defpife the humble and unvamiflied ule of the Private Soldier.. THE AUTHOR, / M "■^1 ■.• <« h JOURNAL. XhE 4th Regiment of U. S. Infantry was raised principalUjr in the year 1806 — from the Hve N. £ngland States, viz. Vermont, NeW- Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode- Island and Connecticut, and consisted of* between 8 k. 900 men— ounder the command of Colonel John P, Boyd,— The regiment was not embodied until— Ap. 29, ^1811 — When we repeived orders from Government to rendezvous at the Lazaret- to Barracks on the Schuylkill, Si miles b^^^low Philadetphia.7--Capt. Whitney's Company of U. S. Riflemen, then stationed at Newport, R. L was also ordered to join the 4th regiment at this place. May 24th-^The whole regiment (except one Company under Capt« Rannie, which were de- tained at Marblehead) had arrived, and were im- med|at^y f >rmed, ponsisung of about 600 of as \ ■m ■**.'.L*.- SWwl > noble fellows at ever trod the tented field ; all in good health and fine spirits, and their discipline unrivalled ;— nothing worthy of note took place while we remained here, which wab but a few days, except the degrading situation in which Capt. Whitney of the Riflemen, had placed him. •elf, whi^"^ Commanding Officer, by descending to the levci of a Musician, and with his own hands bestowing corporeal punishment upon the bare posteriors of two privates of his Company, in the face of the whole regiment on parade. Such conduct |n a commander, merited and received the pointed scorn of every officer of then-egiment. —The two men, who had heretofore been good soldiers, deserted within two hours after receiv- ing their punishment — and a few days afterwards Capt. Whitney resigned a command he was to- tally unworthy of, and returned home.— Lieut, A. Hawkins, a fine officer, was afterwards ap* pointed to the command of this Company.^ We received our tents, ciimp, equipage, &c. and Col. Boyd and Lieut. Col. Miller, having ar- rived to take the command— On the SO. June — 1811, we commenced our march for Pittsburgh {--Crowds -of spectators from the city of Philadelphia came to witness our cle. parture ;— the day was extremely warm, and wc were almost sulTucated with heat and du&t.— — We marched fiv« miles from the city, and en- camped about4 o*clQcki — Many respectable cit- tzens from Philadelphia accpmpanitd us to our encampment* I omit the particulars of our march through the State of Pennsylvania, as no event transpired, except what falls to the lot of all soldiers on long marches. — The country being extremely rough and mountainous, our shoulders pressed beneath' the weight of our cumbrous knapsacks, our feet swollen and blistered, and performing toilsome marches beneath a burning sun, amid clouds ol dust, in the warmest season of the year, rendered our situation painful in the extreme^ and at times almost insupportable. — A number of desertions took place on this march, in con* sequence of its having been whispered amor^ the troops, that they were to be sent to New- Orleans,— -and it is believed, had not Col. Mil- ler given them to understand that no such thing was intended, one third at least, of the regiment would ncTcr have reached Pittsburgh ;— how- »•■-'-».,.. NMM lit ever, placing 'unbounded confidence in the word and honor of Col, Miller, order was restored, and the fears of the men were calmed. ^^ On the 10th June, we arrived at Carlisle, a handsome little town about 120 miles from Philadelphia, where we halted one day, to refresh and rest our wearied limbs. June 12, we again proceeded on our march, and arrived at the beautiful town of Pittsburgh on the 28th June, 1811.— At Pittsburgh we found excellent quarters, necessaries of all kinds, cheap and plenty; — the inhabitants were kind, generous and hospitable, — they knew how to commisserate, and were happy in relieving the sufferings of the soldier ;— while we on our part were grateful for their favors, which we en* deavored to merit by treating them with the res- pect due to good citizens. Our time here pass* ed very agreeably for tWo or three weeks, at the expiration of which, we received orders to de- scend the Ohio river to Newport, (Ken.) July 29th. The regiment embarked on board ten long keel boats r each boat being sufficiently large to contain one Company of men. — With our colors flying and drums beating, we left the shore in regular order, and comme^ed our pas- ;n aage while the band, atuched to the regimenCi were chaunting our favorite ditty of Tankee Doo^ die, amidst the cheers and acclamations of the generous citizens of Pittsburgh, assembled at the place of our embarkation.— After a passage of 4 days, without accident, we arrived at the little town of Marietta, where we had the pleasure of meeting with many of our hardy yankce breth* ren from N. England.— We tarried here over night, and early next morning we continued on our passage, and on the 8th of August wc all safely arrived at Newport, a small village, situ. ated at the mouth of the Licking, which emp. ties into the Ohio, and directly opposite to the town of Cincinnatti in the state of Ohio. Here we were to remain until further orders; tihile Lieut. Hawkins was dispatched to Indiana to inform Governor Harrison of our arrival at Newport and to receive his commands. The troops at this time were perfectly ignor- ant of their destination, or the real object our government had in view, in sending us at such a distance to the westward. Many were still fear, ful that we were to be sent to New-Orleana, and knowing the fate of former troops, that had been stationed there, who had been swept oflf by s>Lck- V »«'« " «"■ « — «— i»«wr«»<»m >J ^' 10 iiess, it created much uneasiness in the minds of New-England troops ; and some few de- sertions took place.— We experienced some very warm sultry weather, and considerable fear was entertained by Col. Boyd for the health of the troops. — Capt. Welsh, an amiable officer, died and was hurried with Masonic and ^^uitary honors. r. Aug. 28th. Lieut Hawkins rettfrned with orders from Governor Harrison for the regiment to proceed with all possible dispatch to Vincent ne&, in the Indiana Territory, where the conduct of the Indians on the Wabash had become very alarming. The Governor " had previously been authorised to employ the 4th regiment in his service, should circumstances make it neces- sary, ^On the 3Ist August we left Newport, and proceeded down the Ohio, without difficulty, until we arrived at the falls or rapids, when we were obliged to disembark and have the baggage taken from the boats and conveyed round by land to the foot of the rapids, while skilful pilots navip;ated our boats through this difficult passage. Governor Harrison was at this place, and ac- ' > , 11 companied by Col. Boyd, proceeded across th^ country to Vincenncs, leaving the command of the re{i;iment to Lt« Col. Miller, to coritinue their passage by water. ' Sept. 4th. Early in the morning we left the '• Rapids, and on the 9th, without any occurrence ' worthy of note, we arrived at the mouth of the Wabash, a distance of 1032 miles from Pitts. ' buri^h ; but the most disagreeable and difficult ' task in our navigation was yet to be performed. We had now 160 miles to ascend the Wabash^ ; the current of which is very rapid, and at this : season of the year, was quite low and much in. . terrupted by rocks and sand-bars. We were dai« ly obliged to wade the river, and haul the boats after us over the rapids, which occasioned many of our men, on our arrival at Vincennes, to be ? disordered with that painful disease, the fever t and ague. Every precaution possible was taken f by the humane and generous Col. Miller to pre: serve the health of the regiment ; himself wade^ the river, as well as every other officer ; in manX instances performing the duties of the common soldier, and assisting them to haul up the boats. • At the close o! each day wc brought the boats to r\ rH 4 ^ n r--i fi (fiPii"W"iiiiW«*«i**«i 12 a convenient landing ; placed our guard Tor the night, while those who had obtained an evening^s respite from the toils of this tedious and laborious passage, were^sufTered to regale their spirits ove an extra glass of whiskey, bestowed by the lib. erality of our Commander. The utmost harmo- ny and good humor prevailed'— no contention — no murmuring—all cheerfully performed their duty. Sept. 19, 18 IK After a fatiguing passage of ten days through an unsettled country, which presented nothing to the view but a wild and dreary wilderness, our hearts were cheered by a prospect of the town of Vincennes. It was dark before we landed, and by the noise and confu- sion about us, we concluded the town.to4}e over, run with troops. A rabble soon gathered about the boats and assisted in hauling them ashore ;«^ their whooping and yells, and their appearance caused us to doubt whether we had not actually landed among the savages themselves. Many of these militia spoke the French language ^^^ their dress was a short frock of Deer-skin, a belt around their bodies, with a tomahawk aild scalp- •o'... X 1^ ing knife atUchecf to \tf and were nearly a$ desii titute of dkoipltoe as the savages thematlvea. The militia from Kentucky, and a few coropa- nies of Indiana were decent soldiers ; yet the large knife and hatchet ^which: constituted a part of their equipment, with their dress, gave them rathar a: savage appearaijbe* The hatchet, how- ever^ was found to be a very useful article on the march — they had no tents ; but with tlieir hatcheti would in a short time form themselves a se^uris shelter from the weather, on eniqam- pine at night. The jPragoons, commanded by Major-Cavi- ess, cofiisisting of about 120 men, wsre^'well mountcw and handsomely equipped, and compos- ed 4)f some of the most respectable citizens froni Kfntucky and Indiana. Tbelndians who had been lurking about the town fcfa number of daya siu]denly disa|)pearedy and On the v i- S7th ^September,— The army was einibodied, con^sting of betwteti ten itmif twelve hundred men ; and under the immediate command of Gov. Harrison, we took up our line .of m^ch from Vincennesy being well furnished with - ^ ft V* C- i , » u arms, ammunition and provbion^ advaneing with but little wiriation in the foliowiog ORDER OF MARCH. ^oantcd Rifltmta. t 1 1 i » ■|5 ■ 1* f t : '• s I « • m/ I- Otderly Mart6. G«fl(eral ft AidSr Major Dngooni under Maj DaiYietf. § 15 In this manner we proceeded on our rriarch by the tapt of the druma at the head of each columi^ to prevent the iibea distancing each other too far. It was ctifttbmar^ each mprnihg, an hour before day-break, to rdiise the troops from their slum- bers, with three solitary taps of the drums of each line, when they turned out and formed in front of their tents, which wal the line of batde in case of an attack ; in this manner they stood to their arms ontil the beating of the Reveillee.— This j)recaution was deemed a ver}' necessary one, knowing it to be the time that the Indians' gen* erally choose to make their attacks, as the troops sleep* more soundy and the aentinels become wearied and sleepy, and consequently less vigi- lant. Oct. 3. After a march of six days, through an uninhabited country, we arrived at a place on the banks of the Wabash, called Battelle des II. liiiois. Here we formed our encampment with the intention of tarrying a few weeks, to ascer* tain more correctly the disposition of the Propli* et and his warriors. A Fort and Block* Houses were ordered to be built at this place, which nave aufficient employment to the militia*-* I I' l6 Some murmurtog look placw anoof tiicm, being hrartUjr sick of the camp, and' (teairjras of lemming to t)|eir homes. Maiiy , indeed, l^reat- imed to leave us at all hasarda, vt hich Gained 4l|e Governor much anxiety a|id irouble. Heap* peered not ^^aposed to demki any man fgainat hia iMSfination ; being endowed by nat^f^ with a heart as humane as brave \ in his iif qacnt addresKa to the militia^ his eloq^ence wf^ foffa cd 16 persuade ; appeals weren^lde;to^i^c|n^af well as !ieelinff-*-and never were tfiey made in va^i ---when tbernilitiaiunusedtoiiiililliry rcstdetiom chreitten^ a desei sion ,: hii eloquence calraft^ tiieif pttrionky ind hushed thfeir discontented murmur- in^^— and in a short time all became tran^uily -and unanimity reigned throughout the army* ' Abo^t this tiffie tbaoV Indians came pcfiNmbly into camp, and held frequent Council w)^\th^ Governor; bUt all endeitvora to efect ^ ff^ eonmiodation with the Proph^ were vi^n— they stHI coritinued stubborn and refractory i^^jnd would not listen to any terms of peace macle them by the Govemon Their lurkmg ln<^iana were nightly prowling abdut our encampmentf and alarming the aentinela to iheir pos^-^Qn -*.-' the 20th Oct. in the evening, an Indian crept cautiously through the buthes» opposite one of the icotinela in the main guard and shot him through both thigha— the sentinel nei^est to him, saw the flash of the rifle, and immediate* \y presented his piece,— snapped it twice*- both* times it missed fire !— The Indian made his escape,—the camp was alarmed, and the troops called to arms. The Dragoons were in. stantly formed, and under the command ^f that gallant and spirited officer, Major Davie^Sy sallied out, and scoured the woods in the vi« cinity of the encampment ; but no. Indians cou|d be found. The Dragoons in pasaing the \\m tif sentinels, were fired upon by mis. take, the sentinels supposing them to be tho enemy (it being very dark) but fortunate^ no pne was injury, -r- We stood to our a*'ms the whole of ^his night, while the Gov. and Col. Boyd were riding down the lines animating the troops to do their duty iri case we were attacked. Thus after a tedious course of negociationa, and frultlesa endeavors to effect by fair meai^s, a redress of our wrongs, and the paticnce/,of I i} / (' It #ie Gomtior and of the army being nearly exhausted, it was dettrmhied to give them jome wgbilir reasons than had been hereto- fore oflered* why peace ahoald be concluded. Orders were therefore given for the army to be in readiness to march to the Prophet*t town. * October 21,— We commenced our tnafch ifrom Fort JIarnson, sd. called, ih honor t>rt^r • worthy Commander ; toL Miller, the officer 80 highly esteemed by the troopa of our regi* ment was unfortunately detained at ifhis )^ce by sickness. After a fbw days ^f tedious marching, and having crossed the Wabash^ we arrived a( Vermillion river*^-Capt. BaCR^ who had been long absent Irom ^ coiMntend-cf his compiany, had ' a day ot two firifvkais, joined us on the march^ ind bl*h»g ti tt okHest Capatin iii CoMmissioh, ^s %|)pehit6d, to act as Majorr and headed ^le^ left eoluMm of die army. Havmg a niimb^- asif siefe^ who were unable to proceed fiirthi^r, a sSmH llaeiE- house was erected, far y^ir acconnwohiiion, and • Serg!pa^t*a ([uard wu k^ fcr ibeif |Nh tectum; 19 - Mon 1.^ We eroised the Vermillioti river tntQ the Indian pdtsessions, at which time the weather became rainy and cold. -Many In- . cKana were discovered by our spies, lurking in the woods about us ; supposed to be the •conts of the Prophet^ watch i(Tg our move- ments.—After inarching about fourteen miles, we crossed a small preek, and encamped on a lugh «pen piece of land : still rainy and culd. An alarm was here given by one of the, sen. Jlinela, who fned on u Horse, which had strayed HMt of Camp. November 5, Continued on bar march-- «ame to ati extensive level prairie, which, took '^ 'tup the ^hole of this day in crossing-.st^rted Up immy deer, two of which we killed—also fiif animal ealled a prairie wblf. Nothing of im- ^fortinee uanSpired until... Notember •.-w.When our spies, who hat^ irentUredDear the Indian village, returned, and informed the: Odvernor we were within a few ' liillbs of the Pk^phet's town — We were or- 4eiied to throlw off our knapsacks, and be in pre- ^ paiationfor an attack. We advanced about 4 Utiles to tl^ edge of a t>iece of woods, whcft wo ■ *« i m SO were ordered to break oflf by companies, and ad- vance in single lines ; keeping a Convenient dii* tance from each other to enable ut to form a line of battle, should necessity require it ;-* this was n^quently done in the course of our advance to- ward the town, in consequence of the uneven- ness of the land, and the appearance of many fa- vorable places for the enemy to attack us. In this manner we advanced very cautiously, until we came in sight of the Indian village, when we halted. The Indians appeared much surprised and terrified at our sudden appearance before their town ; we perceived then running in eve- ry direction about the village, apparently in great confusion ; their object however, was to regain in season their different positions behind a breasts work of logs which encircled the town from the bank of the Wabash. A chief came out to the Governor, begging of him not to proceed to open hostilities ; but to encamp with the troops, ior that night, and in the morning they solemnly promised to come into camp and hold a coun<;ilf and they would agree to almost any term^ the ^G6vernor might propose ; expressing their ear- nest desire ior^peace without bloodshed — but Ml the lrca^atched three or four oflioera to examine the ground, who returned with a favorable re* port of the place— which was a piece ol narrow rising ground, covered with heavy timber, run* ning some length into a marshy . prairie« and a« bout three quarters of » mile nprtb-west of ^hc town. ~ Here we encamped for the night» as near the form of a boUow square ^,thq natirre of the^ ground wou)d admit. Being cool, doudy weather, we built large fires in front of our tents, to dry our Nothing, cook our provi* visions &c. The signal for the field officers to collect at the Governors marque was given j we were soon after ordered to lay with our car- tridge boxes on, and bur guns at our sides ;— * (U\d in case of an attack, (as was always the or- der, while on the march,) each man stepped 5 paces in front of his tent, which formed the line of battle. . f i • On the m^miing of, the 7th Nor. a few Bihn utet belbre 4 o*ck>ck« while we were enjoying the sleep so necessary to the repose of our weari- ed limt>s,<^the attack coinmenced-*-when only a aingk gun was fired by the guard, and instantly we were aroused by the horrid yells of the sar- ages close upon our lines. The dreadful attack was first receired by a Company of regulars, under the command of Capt. Barton, and a Company of Militiai coni* manded by Capt. Geigcr,— -their men had no^ the least notice of the approach of the Indians* until they were aroused by a horrid yell and a discharge of rifles at the very door of their tents $ considerable confusion ensued in these t^o com- * panics, before they could be farmed in any reg. ular order ; but notwithstanding the disorder this sudden attack created, the men were not wanting in thtir duty — they sprang from their ft tents and discharged their pieces upon the ene-' my, with great execution, ?)nd kept their ft »ir,d good until relit'f could be brought them. The attack soon extended round to the right line|; where tbe troops were formed in complete orderj and the aasM^L'itF of thr savages were returned in Ailt mfMurc. One compnnjr of Imliant milicia fell back in great disoit^r , but tdktr tame arduous exertions of the>offii'^r9, thcj vrrre again rallied and fought with a spirit that evinced a dctrrmin. ation to escape the odium of cowardice.— The hMx'i had now become general^ every musket .de contributed its share to the work of oar- u lage. A few Indiana had placed themaelves ix> an advantageoua situation on the left of the firont line, and being screened from our .fire by some large oak trees, did great executic o in our ranks. The small company of U« S. Ri« flemen» commanded by Lieut. Hawkinsi were stationed within two rods of these trees, and re. ceived the heaviest of their fire, but maintained the position in a most gallant manner* aitho' the/ company of militia on their left were giving way in great disorder. Major Daviess, with a small detachment of dragoons attempted to dis- lodge them ; but failed in the attempt, and was himself mortally wounded. Capt. Snelling, of the regulars, soon after made a desperate charge at the head of his company, wi:h success, losing one man» who was tomahawked by a wounded Indian. The Indians fell back, and for a short time* contiDued the action at a distance — here # i n ^rr-'-- h: .fib. >j^ ,/'^/, ■-<<■;,- si ^.L was some sharp shooting, as they had gi'eatty the advantage, by the light afforded them from our fires, which could not be entirely extinguish- ed. We were well supplied with buck shot cartridges, which were admirably calculated for an engagement of this nature. The savages were severely galled by the steady and welt direct- ed fire of the troops. When near day-break," they made their last cfesperate effbrt to break our lines, when three cheers were given, and charge made by the 4th Regt. and a deachmentt of dragoons — they were completely routed -and th^ whole put to a precipitate flight. They fled in all dir^etions, leaving us masters of the field which was strewed with the bodies of the killed and wounded. Some sharp-shooters of ihe mil- itia, harrassed them greatly in their retreat, a- cross the marshy prairie. The day was appro- priated to the mournful duties of dressing the wounds of our unfortunate comrades, and bury-^ ing the dead. To attempt a full and detailed account of this action, or portray to the imslgin- ation of the reader the horrors attendant on this sanguinary conflict, far exceeds my powers of description.— The awful yell of the savages, "v^iii '"»•*« ..i-;w*».*-i ■?**■ ;t.v »-i^ . 25 seeming rather the shrieks of despair, than the shouts of triumph—the tremendous roar of muff- ^ ^uetry— the agonizing screams of the^ wounded and dying, added to the shouts of the victors,... mingling in tumultuous uproar, formed a scene that can better be imagined than described. The following statements are from Sergeant f' Montgomery ^rr, of Capt Barton's Company, l^one of the Companies first attacked) and that of \| IWiiliam Brigham, a private of the late Captain ^■ Whitney's Company of Riflemen, who was on his post, in &ont of Barton's Company, at the time of the attack ; the latter of whom was mor- \^ t - tally wounded, and died of his wounds a iew*^ weeks afterwards at Vincennes. Their veracity is unquestionable, and as 1 had the recital from their own lips, I do not hesitate to declare my ^^ belief of them. . ^ Statement of Sergeant Orr, - ^". "About 20 minutes, befere the attack, I got up * and went to the door of my lent, (No. 1.) and overheard the sentinels talking in front — listen- ed, but could not distinctly hear wbat was said- it was rainy and very dark.^I laid down and '^^ 'Sf^\ \ f it '4 •j.r. ^>iiiitfr:sw i^TrH* }■*'■: . ^ % ii !l ■ J i; i ;i V!- .V; -1 >*' ' '"''. ■ < ■ ■ I' x: was partly asleep, when some person rushed by and touched the oomer of the tent-«I sprang partly up — all was still. I jogged Co^pl. Thorn* as, (who slept in the same teiit) and a^ked, 'Hf he did not hear somebody ruti by the tent ?''— He said, '* no---I^ve been asleep." l^enlaid down again, when something struck the top of the tent— CorpL Thomas rose up, took his gun ; in a moment three or four rifles were discharge ed at the very door of the tent, apd an awful yell ensued-' -Thomas fell back onto me— I^aid, ** Corpl. Thomas, for God's sake don't give back'!— he made me no answer,— for he was a dead man.— I got out of the tent as soon as possible— the men were in confusion, some in front and some in the rear of the tents firing — (he Indians within a rod of us,— Capt Barton Ordered the men to form instantly.-they were too much broken, and no regular line could be formed ; but < they kept up a steady fire on the Indians, who fell back. Capt. Griger's compa- ny of militia, stationed near us, were in great con&sion-o-they could hardly be distinguished from the Indians— I received a wound and was obliged to retire."; ff enon rushed by *^«^— I sprang ' Corpl. Thorn, and'tikcd, "if y the tent ?"-.. ' I^eniaid ■ack the top of took hfs gun ; were discharge ^ an awful yell > roe-.I^aid, ^e don't give ^--Tor *he was ?nt as soon as >ion, some in ents firing... Capt Barton ^— they Yrert ne could be ^ fire on the ^ [cr's compa- ?re in great islingulshed nd and was IT Statemeni of WiUyBLti^ Br'igl^am, ' "On the night of the battle, I was warned for Guard, and took post a little after sunset — Wm, , BrowR, {a regular) was the sentinel on my left,, and a militia man on my right. These three ^ posts were direcUy in front of Capt. Barton's ., Company of U, S, Infs^ntry, I examined the ground adjacent to my post , very particularly. There was a small thicket of willows, on a stream of, water, about two rods in front of my post, and high grass between me and. the wiilpws--^l observed it to be. a favorable place for the approach of Indians and determined^ tp.be o» the. al^rtt. Capt. Barton's Company were a few feet higher* and between us there were logs and . some, small bushes. I was re- lieved off posVjlt)put,lO*o 'clock— At 3 o'clock I again took post ; very, dark, and rainy. I had resun^ed my station about half an hour, when I heard a fajnt whistle, not far from Wm. Brown's post, as I supposed — he called to me ; but I did not thiiUc it prudent to answer — however, after he had called several times., I answered "holloa"— says he, •* look sharp" — [the usual, word of caufhn between sentinels] — I kneeled ■'H* V ttft-'l ; If tT •' . '.t »i' 28 r 1 ' % !) ;/ ( u fl down, with my gun on a charge. It was so very dark that no object could be discerned wUhin three feet of me, and I could hear nothing ejccept the rustling noise occasioned by the falling rain among the bushes. At this timet Brown, (being much alarmed) very imprudently led his post, and came towards me. I heard light footsteps — presented my gun, and should have fired upon him had he not that moment spoke, much agitated — **Brigham, let us fire •and run in— you may depend on it there are In- dians in the bushes.*' I told him not to fire yet tor fear we should give a false alarm.— While %vc were standing together, something struck in the brusli near us, (I suppose an arrow) — we }vere both frightened and run in without firing —-the Indians close upon our heels-— we passed swiflly by Capt. Bartons*s tents — I soon after- Wards fell into Capt. Wilson's Company of mil- itia,' where I received a wound which broke my^ right arm." ^ Had this attack been delayed but ten minutes longer, the troops would have been formed in line of battle, and :n readiness to receive it. -^^ The General had arisen but a few moments pre-' li' fti ' 29 % * vious to its commencement, and in four minutes more would have ordered the usual signal (three tap^ofthc drum) to be given for the troops to rise and stand to their arro^. The orderly Mu- sician at the si^me time stood in readiness for that purpose, awaiting the orders of the General.—- Some of the troops were up, and sitting by the fires; many of which had been furnished with fresh fuel, and the light arising from them, must have afforded the Indians a pretty correct view ofour situation^ and of the most proper place to make their assault. Every exertion was made to extinguish these fires the moment the attack commenced, which could notjse but imperfectly accomplished, as the Indian marksmen were sure-to pick off" whoever approached them« It was truly unfortunate that these fiffs were not extinguished the moment the troops retired to rest ; for it is certain that tlie Indians derived a great advantiage from this circumstance in the bourse of the action. '* « '^ *^ a^ hM The h^sty charge made by Major Daviess to dislodge the Indians from behind tht trees on 'fhc teUt 6f the front line, was made with only 90 ^.^Jt,,.= . ,.„< .' fc4-vta^^/T^ri»'- .^^^Mi^^«^*4ifc'^;^- I > t 30 . . S ^».-<»i*:A*'r.-*.v-*.** i of his dragoons, dismounted ; and its fatal conse-" quence to the Major, was in a great measure owing to his having on a white blanket surstuot He M'as easily distinguished by the Indians, and received three balls in his body ; he imme- diately fell, exclaiming, ** I am a dead man ;" he was taken up and lived, however, till the close of the action. The fall of this brave and amia- ble officer was greatly lamented by the army as well as the citizens of the state of Kentucky, where he held the office of Attorney General. He volunteered his services in the expedition under Gen. Harrison, who, knowing his worth, appointed him to the command of the volun- teer dragoons. Col. Owen, another brave officer, considefa- t)ly advanced in years, and acting as aid-de-camp was shot from his horse by the side of the Gen. cral, and immediately expired. Judge Taylor, the other aid, had his horse shot under him» in their fall the horse came on toji of the Judge, where he lay confined for some time, unable to cixtricate himself; he was relieved from this disagreeable situation by a soldier^ who hap* pened to pass near him. 'f-:-l Capt. Bacn, who had been with us but a fcW days, was shockingly man^^lcd with the totna- hawk ; — he was taken up in a delirious state, and died a short time afterwards. — There was but one other instance of any person being toma- hawked in this engagement ; which was a pri* vatesoidier of Capt.^Snelling*s company, ujiOB a charge in the midst of the Indians* ^■■ Gen. Harrison received a shot through the rimof his hat. In the heat of the action, his VQJpe was frequently heard and easily distinguish- cd. giving his orders in the same calm, cooli and collected manner with which we had been used to receive them on a drill or parade. — The confidence of the troops in the General was unlimited, and his measures were well calculated to gain the particular esteem of the 4th Regt* All kinds of petty punishments, inflicted without authority, for the most trifling errors of the pri- vate soldier, by the pompous sergeant, or the in. Bignificant corporal,* were at once prohibited.—- • This is not intended to apply to the wMi of the Nod« eonmibrioned dfficeri of the 4th-«lhere were man/ ben* orable exceptions ; those of my comrades who may peruse tkti Journal welf know how to make the ielcctioii. V . i] ,v >, t . 1 f rl I U .'< 'H ■♦ ♦ ..I ■4 ^\:-^• !■ r iy 32 A prohibition of other grievances which had too long existed, in this Re^^iment, at once fixed in the breast of every soldier, an affectionate and lasting regard lor their Genera]. The benefit of ivhich was fully realized in the conduct of the troops in the engagement^ a« well aa throughout the campaign. 'lifter the action, a soldier of the Kentucky militia, discoveied an Indian at some distance above the encampment, leading a horse out of the woods, into some high grass in the prairie ; \ he caught his rifle and made afler him. The In. dian had loaded his horse with two others wound* cd, and was .returning, when the Kentuckian gave a whoop, discharged his rifle, brought the Indian down, and returned in triumph to the camp, leading in his horse. One Indian only broke through the lines into the encampment, and he was immediately after* wards dispatched by Capt.Adam.Sy the p^ay-mas- ter of the rejgiaiesiV: The force of the enemy in the engagement couldnever be correctly ascerUAD^d i Ir^uf &9|pi the beat jnformatiim thai; qo^td bn? QilHa|Qiptl^;it > was calculated to amount to between ten awl twelve hundred warriors, lieadcd by Winnemaci a Kickapoo Chief.- -and that they lost abou^ four hundred in killed and wounded. Our loss amounted to forty-one killed, and one hundred forty-seven wounded. The names of those of the ith regt. are given in the latter part of this Journal. A Potawatimie Chief was found severely wounded on the field, sometime after the action* He was brought before the General, and ex- pressed the greatest sorrow at what had happen. ed-*and accused the Prophet of deceiving them* His wounds were dressed by the surgeon, and the best care taken of him while we remained with us on the ground. The Gen. left with iiim a speech to be delivered to the Indians, if they should return to the battle ground. Nov. 8. — A Email detachment of mounted men were ordered to advance to the Prophet's town, and see what had become*of the Indians* They entered the town and f^^und an aged squaw only, who informed them that the Indians had left it ^in great haste, immediately after the action, and had crossed the Wabash It was a handsoipe little Indian village of be- \ V ? \ bl V V: , • ^. 3i tweeirt>ne«nd two hundred huti or cabiitt* and a large store house, containing about 3,000^ bushels of com and beant- In their haaty. re*- treat they left many articles of value to them- selves, which except a few were destroyed in the conflsgradon of the town* Nov, 9. After destroying considerable of our baggage, in order to make room in the waggons for the conveyance of the wounded ^ we began our march on the return to Vincenr.es expecting the Indians would follow and attack usb Such an event was greatly to be dreaded;; as we were nearly out of provisions^ and bad upwards of a hundred and thirty woun^iwd men ta be attended to, who were painfully situated in the waggons, especially those who had broken limbs; by their continual jolting, on an unbeaten road through the wildemcss^^ Having suffered severely in consequence of the light afforded the Indians from our fires in the late attack, we adopted another method on our return, by building large fires some distance beyond the line of sentinels, while those in the encampment were extinguished on our retiring to rest ; which in case of an attack, woula have 35 been of much senrice by placing the enemy be« tween us und the fires. The sentinels on post at night having been frrquently alarmed by lurking Indians, woukl place a stake in the ground about the height of a man, and hang their blanket and cap upon it, and retire a few paces, behind some log or tree ; as it had be- come hazardous fo sentinels to walk their posts while the Indians were continually hovering a* bout them. It was said that arrows had been found in some of the blankets put up in this manner, which is very probable, as they would approach within a few feet of a sentinel in the stillest night, without being discovered, as was the case at Fort Harrison, where a sentinel was shot down by an Indian, who had made his way through a thicket of bushes directly in front, and within twelve feet of the man on post. On the Hth we arrived at the small block, house on the Vermillion river, where we left our sick, who had looked with painful anxi. ety for our safe return. The vigilance of ^Sergeant Reed, who commanded at this place was highly applauded in the arrest of two mili. .V \ * * t i ! . 36 tia mtn, who deserted us the moment the action oomihenccd, and fled v/.th such precipitancy that they reached the block-house the night follow- iog, informing Seargeant Reed that the army Wii8 defeated^ and nearly all were destroyed,-* advising him to leave the place and hasten back to Fort Harrison. Their advice was disregard* ed by the sergeant, who put them under arrest The express on his way to Vincennes a few hours afterwards passed the block- house, and informed them of the success o( our engagement. We suffered much for the want of provisions duri(ig our march to this place. Many of the troops had made use of horse meat to satisfy their craving appetites for the last 5 days. CoL Mil- ler, then at Fort Harrison, being apprized of our destitute situation, immediately dispatched a boat witii fresh provisions to our relief, which fortu. nately arrived at the block-house nearly at the same time with the army. , . , Nov. 15. — The wounded were placed in boats, and arrived at Fort Harrison on the morning of the ensuing day. Capt. Snelling with his com- pany were left to garrison the Fort, and the ar- my proc.ccded oa their march. XHe authqr hfiog one of the wounded, wit put on board ■ tx»t with other dittbkd 'men and tent do^n the river to Vinoemiea.*^ About IS o*cloclc at night the boat we were in ttruolc 9n a land banii ; if hich obliged us to ky by until the next morning. The night, as may hk suppose, was pished in a very uncomfortaW manner— the weather was freesing cotd* and (.If ^m ^ • pur, wounds which had not been dressed for tn^ dayspfMt, bec|^^ stiff and extremely painful. N9v.^l,9-^rriyed at Viiypcnncs nearly at the same time the army d^j^yj|ai>d| f nd iminediate« ly after were placed in excellent quarterst and every .possible at|:^ntiQn paid to the sick and wpvn^pd, by Gov. IJfirrlson and Col. Boyd, who. always evinced ^he most anxious solicitude .for the welCare of their siol^iers. l^othing more was lie«^ from ^e Indiana until the latter part of Dec. wlicn a.Kiclfapoo Chief, bearing a, white flag, with a few others, who were desirous of concluding a peace with the Uijitcd States, came to Vincennes with the intention of Holding t^ council , for ^bat purpose* Tlie, Governor infor'ned them that he did qM qoD^i^er them as qualified for makine a trea^ ::4'fel•*■^ ■■ 38 ■:,. phet ; and therefore no treaty would be made unless the Prophet was present at the oouneil, with his principal chiefs. They informed the Governor that the warn* prs of the Pkrophet had all left him ; reproaching him with being the instigator of all their misfor- tunes, and threatened to put him to death i^*— They were impressed with a belief thai they could defeat us with ease ; and intended to have attacked us in our c«mp at Fort Harrison, had we remained there a week longer. f The Potawatifflie chief who was taken prison, er by us and left oil the batde ground, they said, had sinoe died of his wounds ; but that he faith- fully delivered the speech of the Governor, to the different tribes, and urged them to abandon the Prophet, and agree to the terms ofl^red them by the Governor. - / March 10, 18 12,— We experienced some lleavy shocks of an Earthquake about this time, which occasioned considerable alarm i but did no other damage than throwing down a few chim* niesin the town.-«-On the Missisippi the shocks were more sevcrC| where consicNrable danvigc V-. V.---v^-f.;,l^Tj -T._. ^ 39 was done, especiallj to buildings* It is said the motion of the earth in that quarter was from six to eight inches to and fro ; but at Vincennes. 250 miles to the north, it did not exceed three inches in the heaviest shocks, as was ascertained with a lead ball suspended by a thread from the ceiling in the house.— The duration of the longest shock was about 3 minutesT-they con- tinued at intervals throughout the month. .J Yt» March S9.-- About 150r Indians who were said to have ^remained neutral in the 'late contest; came ta^l^eennet, and encamped about two miles north of the town* They were requested to delivef up their 9tm% and a guard of aoldiera should be placed ov^ them for dieir promtion^ ahd tents soj^lled tbem while they tarried with us : this they complied withy and desired aa audi* en'ce of the Governor on the ensuing day, wlucb was granted. In Council, they declared their detestation of ^e Prdjpl^t aiidhi^ adherents, expressing their wishes to letnain in peace and friendship inth their father, the President of the U« States.-— The GbVibmbi', in a short reply, warned them a** gainst entering into any alliance with the Ftophet 'mmmiit'^- -•( 5 f'.. I 1 1 ,( "\. r -' -'111 ■ '- lb ^ ie dutiirbedi and obligfed to cdme «M6it|^ iKe^k wottl^ be out of hiM powii6r to itsti^lh lidi ' ycKiiiis^ ^mrriors fr6hi destroying them all, A tMtjl ^ ii|tned; aiid the Indians received imt aMMl {ir^diintr of blaiikets; brcteddodis, cafieoei> ftcf; fibd left the town idr their ^ncamptiienf^ ^ ' ApVL 2«^The IncBana again oanie iii, habited in their new dlrestett.perfdrminf tlieir dmccis tkroiigii the town, to.the great diverabni of the • fBei^menti irtio were ilsiacqualiited w«tb A^ pa« «athi«ilM» ckcep^ilidif propenaiiy tOi deeeptioii . indtntacheiy ; tfaelirconaequeaee^of w^chiif Jliadhtaitau^t at tte battle of Ti^pecano^«P*» Tc^vardt evjeang tiMyreticedJi^good oedef, and abonl^^^r^ ^ir arins, and refined to "^thetr viUigea tt{» the Wabash. ' There Irere jitill remaining many refinctory Indians on the Wabash, who would «gi^ ta> no terms of peace with the U. Stateai They had. t ven opened the g^ves of our unfbrtuaMe oom- lad^ wh(^ feU ift Uie late .actton^&trippe4 ao^ •cabled Ulem^attd left thtv bodiea above gi^ii^^ * Colt Miller was pr^)aring to send a dstaqbasitit ^ ^«tf^troops to the iMtde giround to bi^p ^hi^ii. gain interred ; but some nriendly Indiana unde^* ig^\n - .41 '. . ■ took this ofioe, and the bodies were again re- placed. April 4.— Information was received of the murder of a fiimily of seven persons on White mer, and others In Indiana, besides many de« predatioos on the Missisippi. The settlers were alarmed, and fled to the forts and the most popu- lous towns for protection, leaving their property to the mercy of the savages* April 9.^-rA family on the Embaras river, only seven miles from Vinccnnes, consisting of a cinan, his wife and three small children, were massacred while in the act pf leaving theur home -lors^the purpose of finding protection at Vin- .cennes. A young man who had resided with the family escaped and fied to Vinccnnes, where he arrived about 12 c^'^Jlp^k at night, and gave the alarm; the troops were immediately called to arms, expecting an attack upon the town* "f he next day Col. Miller, with a small detachment from the regiment, proceeded to the river £m- /baras, nrhere they found the bodies of the mur- dered family» shockingly cut up with the toma- hawk and scalping knife*. The man had bis bceaar opunedt bis entrails torn out andatrcwe4 9 a ■ I ' i i; I I • kytoa. id'^ Siaie brdm. '^iii^e^jbln ' ptrtim, «| tbcit wmdil bckut a ttOBWm^ ^ l\ 1 for their protection against the savages, who had now assumed a formidable aspect, and threatened destruction to the place.— Capt. Snelling. and his Company arrived from Fort Harrison, where . they had been stationed during the Winter* t I, May 3d.— We swung our knapsacks and conv- menced our march for the falb of the Ohio ;-» The road was so very bad that we were obliged to keep pioneers in ad^nce to clear it, which gready retarded our march. We observed on our rout through Indiana, several houses, pi- quetted in, where a number of families had QOPected, and formed little garrisons, to defend themselves against the Indians, who daily com- mitted the most flagrant depredations upon the ijefenc^less emigrant; we frequently saw men armed ijoing to thei^. fields to work, leaving their women and children to garrison their dwellings until their return in the evening. May il~Wc arrived on the banks of tins Ohio, and immediately crossed the river Jo Louisvillei (Ken.) wheri^ great respect was man- , ifested towards us.— Many of the citizens oif vm place had.ioiight bf qw si^es at ilie battkof ■n rt\ . ■^v May la^Wfi prci6e€ded ott 6w mmtk, mid dH the f6fh itacbed tHit 'iMenal at Newport^ iind hilfed dne Ay. - v ^ May rt^We ctiomd the Ohio river again at NiswtxiMftb'Cintiiih^ti, where Wv were highly llibkibi^ By ititfsitA6t& cHitth^ of this beduv tirul andfiourishing tbt^ii^A grand' sahite was fired tf^tWfiMdil^iecifs white we w^rr cross- ing the riven!— tlTe £ihdbd and* f6hned btt it^ ^iilc and were esWied t1)rouj|h the tbWh by K ^e io6kiiig feoMpMy 61" Anm^i'y.-^ lb' dite" <^ a triumphal arch was erected, ornamented WidI 0fl^i wM displayed iii l^gcf <*Ak^(^ ters oWr the ai^i. We diarche^ vi tt^ mm from the'town and encamped, where Wil wcr<^ twunmuliy regained by the generous i'n^bitan/s oftbeplacei, ' *' * ^^ May I^th— Proceeded on our march to payl lion, wlferc we arrivedaboiii thc'fcfst of Jfiihe -^ <^eii. #uft hadlert this ptace' dfnd g6il6 Oh (6 tfr1[>aha with tKe arihy, forty tivdei furtfiir. J^iic i^Arrtved at Urban^, ^d tiiiil^s ariny Composed of th^ecr RegM^ntsf Of '•\ ^-> fl [ I i ^ ) i\ i H V Ohio militia vohinteersy commioded by Colonels M' Arthur, j Cass and Findley, Bttt we were received with a repetition of the honors shewn us at Cincinnati, and obtained a short respite from our long and fatiguing march from Indiana i having come the distance of. nearly four hundred milest with but one day'a rest* . ^ ' June ISth.— Col, . M* Arthur's regiment of militia left the encampment and proceeded on the mardi for Detroit, with orders to build block-houses at th^ distance of every twenty milea, and to cut a road for the march of the army^ *" J June I5th---The army followed on the rout •f Col. M'Arthur ;-.the weather was extremely wet, and the new road had become a*]perfect slough nearly the whole distance to tiie River SciotOf. which contributed greatly to retard our progress,— having many waggon^ attaehed to the army, we were frequently oUiged to halt and relieve them from the mire--We cameup with M*ATthur*s regiment at the Scioto, where they were just completing a large block»house« A militia sentinel was. sho\ through the body while peaceably walking hb post, by one of his ^■* comrades in the legiMcnr wilhottt wf prtfioua provoGntioii beiog ghren by the decctied. Hit puniikment was as siogular as his crinae. A Court MaHiallpiiflKl htm guilty of murdir» and he was. sentenced p hsYe both ears irtpfiid^ and both eheeks bnmkd with the letter ML which was immeditttalgypt^t 19 execttdon. lupe ITth.—^^ adi*Ai4niH» fisi^mept ag^ went forward. ;--on.tbeStth ^ amy followed. An extensive swamp wis had to puss throu^ caUed^ the Jteh Swamp, rendered it imposMbie to carry ovr baggappe on waggons ; it was therefore found iio^iKuaiy to translei the fiour to pack-horses, whid^liafl^ put up in ba^s %% purpose. Much rain haviog previoudy fillep» we had to wade ior whole days through mud and water, tormeiited in the e.'^treme Knpth night and day by tfie adngs of the innumerable Hius-' quetpsand knats. The wjiter we drpnk could only b^ obtained from h^^les m^fle by the pion. eers in advance, or figom peaces where trees bad been torn up by the roots., It was thought that the Indians might cause us some trouble op our march through this for- est, and a temporary breast- work of felled trees was erected each day on encamping— however. V'' i f-» i ^ !(' f we teeeived no poalte ahoft, we were told, waa the fiimoua apot where* on the 20th Aug. 1794, Gen. Wayne gained an hnportartt victory over a b6dy of abont 2000 Ittdknt; July l-.iWe erofiaed the river, and the 4th Begtcifere muatered, when we marched a few miles through a small village ancf encamped* Here the General chartered a small schooner to take the itick and baggage, and hospital stores 61 the army to Detroit, with Lieut. Gooding of the 4th regiment, and kdy, and the Udies of Lieuts. Bacon and Fuller, and tMro Sergeants, Jennison and Forbush, and about thirty privates.— These were all taken by the British brig Hunter, at the mouth of Detroit river, and which was tho first notice these people had of the dedaration 6f war.— The capture of this vessel was truly uh« fortunate in its consequences to the Americah army, as many papers of great importance, re- lative to our future operations, fell into th^ hands of the enemy, besides the private bagage df some of the officers of the army. Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. Fuller were sent to De- troit by a flag of truce immediately after the sell )oner was taken*- -Mrs Gooding prefered re- maining at Maiden, with her husband, who was then seriously indisposed. '^^ July 52d...Proceeded on our m^^rch, and with- out any occurrence worthy of notice, arrived at the river Huron on the ith, and threw a bridge of logs across for the passage of the waggons* The Indians from Brownstown came to the river in considerable numbers, apj^caring very friend- ly — seeing many waggons Cross the bridge» while \he main body of the army v/ere screened from their view by a piece of woods, they expressed their surprize that Gen. Hull shoiild think of taking the Canadas, ''with so many waggons and so few men !*'and were very cu- rious to e: amine some of the waggons, to as* certain if the army was not packed up within them. The army crossed the bridge and en- camped. This day being the anniversary of American Independence, an extra glass of whis- key was issued to the troops on the occasion ! A little past sunset a rumor was spread in the camp, that an attack was intended on our army E '«HH , »'l 50 Ih ( 1 !:■ .4 ■ 1 ,'i 1 ,( 1 s- ••// ■^ \ 1 ( r V ■^ fl ) n. 1 ' ' ■ • - ! ■• 1 ij ' It ' 1 j Lx, ■ 'v\ by a large force of British and Indians, In con* sequence we were called to arms, to which we stood by turns until day 'break. No attack was made. We received our first information here of the declaration of War between the United Slates and Great-Britain. luly 5th — At sunrise wc pro^^eeded on our march without interruption, and passed through a small Indian village called Brownstown. The Indiana appeared very friendly ; some of their Chiefs came out and saluted the General with great cordiality. About 5 o'clock, P. M. we arrived within 3 miles of Detroit, at a place calK ed Spring. Wells. July 6th«— Marched into the town of Detroit, and encamped. We continued here. 5 or 6 days, making preparations to cross the river into Upper Canada. The troops were in much bet* ter health and spirits than was to be expected af« ter the performance of so long and laborious a inarch ; and all appeared Anxious immediately to commence active operations against the enemy. July 12— A little before day ttie troops were turned ovt with great sUence ard marclied by # 51 detachments to the river, where we immediate* ]y embarked on board of boats prepared fur the purpose, with muAcd oars, and a few minutes after day break we all safely landed in Up|)or Canada.— We then marched a short distanoe down the river and formed our encampment di* rectly opposite to Detroit,«-when the American standard was hoisted, and the following Proclam- ation issued dy Gen. Hull :— Inbabliants oj Canada f ^ After thirty years of peace and prosperity, the United States have been driven to arms> This injuries and aggressions, the insults and indig- nities of Great Britain have once more left them no ahemative but nanly resistance or iinoondi, tional submission. The army under my com" mand .has invaded your county ; the standard of the Union now waves upon the territory of Can- acki* To the peaceable unofiending inhabitants it brings neither danger nor d^culty. 1 come to find coemieQ, not to make them, I come to protect, kiot to injure you. Separated by an extensive wilderness from Great Britain, you have no participation in her councils, no interest in her conduct. You have ♦ ' % n. ii * ! \ 1 ft H S2 felt ber tyratiny, you have seen her injustice. But I do not ask you 'to avenge the one or to redress the other. The United States are suf- ficiently powerful to afford eve^y sectirity con* ststent with their rights and your expectations. 1 tender y8i] the invaluable blessing ofcivili po-' litlcal and religious liberty, and their necessary ^result, individual and general prosperity ; tha| liberty which gave decbion to our councils, and energy to our conduct in a struggle for inde- pendence, — which conducted U8 safely and tri^ umphantly through the stormy period of ihe rev* olutioh^that liberty which has raised us to an elevated rank anaong the nation^ of the world ; and which offered us a greater -measure,; cuf peftcc and security, of wealth and imprft»vement, ihan ever fell to the lot of any pco|iIe. In the in^aijeiof my country, and the authority of gov. crnment, I promise you protection to your fee sons, property and rights ; remain at your ftames ; pursue your peaceful and customary avocations j raise not your hands against your brethren. Many of your fathers fought for the freedom and independence we now enjoy. Bei ing children theref^jre of the same family with us % S3 and heirs to the etme heritage, the arrival of«n army of friends must foe hailed by you with a cordial welcome. You will be emancipated firom tyranny and oppressioDf and restored to the dignified station of freedom.. Had! any doubt * of eventual success, I might ask your assistance, but I do not, I oome prepared for evtry con- tingency. I have a force which will look down all oppositioHf^and that force 19 but thi^ vanguard of a much greater-r-lf, contrary to your own p* terest and t4iejust expectation of my cbuntry, you sliould take part in the approachiiig contest, you will be considered as enemies, and the hor- rors and calamities of war will sitalk before you. ^ If the barbarous and savdige policy of Great Britain bp pursued, and the savages are let loose to murder opr citizens and butcher even women and children, li&i^ vtar '^jU be a war of exter. mination. The first stroke of a tomahawk— the first attempt M?ith the scalping knife, will \xf the signal of an indiscrimiiiatc scene of desolat^n. No white nian found fighting by the side of an IndiWiwiUbe taken prisoner — ^^instant death will behislii^, if the dictates of reason, duty. Jus. tice ^mkI humanity cannot prevent the employ- 3 11 t i m f. '■'- 1 -A- V f. S4 ment of a force which respects «o- tights, knd knawsno wroD^, it will be prevented by a sc- vere and relentless system of retaliation. i I doubt, pot your courage and firinness**-! wHt not doubt your attachment to liberty. IfyoH^< tteodcr your services yoIuotari{y$ they will ?Je accepted readily. The United States offer you A'pea^i liberty and security. LYdur ehoice lies "between these and war^ shivery and dcstructipiu ,^'^ ■■'■■ ." . ' . J. ' Choose then, but- choose wisely ; and may Be wholLOOWs ihe justice-of our cause, and who ' liolds in His hands the fate of nations, guide you to a result the ^bst compat&k with your righl* und interests^ your peace and^happiness. »f The troafi^lSifeidered th» i*rw^ highly Ihdicl^tive of eneVletlic m#a^es V ali though the *• exmmtialirig^^ avowal%aii disKp. proved of % the advocates of humanity and gh to be immediately led d# against the enemy — instead of which, or taking any ^'* '■ ?i*age of the favorable momient offered to strike. i»it:. important blow, the services of all the carpenters, blicksmiths, and artificers of eve^y kind were put in requisition ; building gun car« riagea, sealtng-ladders, and. gondplaai. for the ' transportation. of our heavy ordnance. -^JiMiort, the preparationa which were makin ^ ^ ' bespeak some grand and brilliant unparalteiled in the annals of martial July 14-<-Col. M'Arthur was de 150 men to the river Thames, where «d a considerable quantity of provisions,"" Wai its, arms and ammunition ; while another ] •ecured several hundred merino sheep at Donne, |be property of the Carl of Selkirk* t 1 v\ -,) IH ,.*. \ k 55 Juljr li— CoL Cflss With a detachment of abont 300 men, left the eneampment to reconnoitre the enemy's r 'canoed posts* They were, found in possession of the bridge over Aux Canard river, five miles frdm Maiden, A detachment of reg- ular troops passed the river to the south side at a ford about 5 miles above thC bridge, thence ^own to the eneiiiyi whom thcy^ attacked^iuid drove from their position. The militia behaved in this afitiiir with the greatest gstilantry ; — three ^imes the British format and as often were eom- pefled to retreat. The loss on our part was tri- fiing. One prisoner was taken,and Col . Cass en* ^tnipcfd during the night on the scene of action without ffioleslallon, Elfquent s^lrmishiAg totilc place between oth- er dettMi^tii^nts which were sent p reconnoitre In one of these reneontres wp lost d and eleven wo^nde^* Such skir. , tinarching «Mi coiinterniarehiiig b^r^^ de- icntsfrotoi the army, without obtaining any advantage over the eiieciiy llad become irksome to tbe troops and loud Ailinkiurlttg took jdace* |SergeanftFt>rbush,oiieof ^e priaOQers con- fined at Maiden^ ibtind means tt» Ixn a letter 57 voBveycd to his Gtptiio, (Burton) informing 9£ the weak fitate 6f th.«t post ; it id even said the prisoners might -at one time have taken il with eCWy asall th«; (brce of the enemy bad crossed xkfi riirer to the American side» and left but a sergeiiint's guard at the fort.-*It was further s^x^ted, at the time Col. Cass drove the British from theh' pbsition at the river aux Canard^ an immedfate attack was expected upon the town and fort, and that preparations were miide to se. Cure the public property, and to make good their retreat in the ^rc&t of an assault by our army:-' July 2itkA large schooner was taken posses^ sion of at Sandwich and towed up the river to IJ'etroitf and men employed, to fit her . up for the servicef A Cfwicl arrived from fort Michilli- macio^o wUh^ Ainf^fC^n wjbphad.sur. reiMlered^hat pc^t td the enemy without reSsC' ance.—^They were ignorant of thedeclai war until they m^ere made prisoners. Not| forthet ol' conseqi^ence took place luc^ eight or ten dajs. The yastpreparations for an attack oaMaldcaivere stilly pi^ogreesing with great ii\* fhistry, The mir*|:3 from that place were daily ■•■'.■ !\ 1 I i I IP n •\ % K- .'- -i i <:'. ^'l S it '\ II ; •I ^ ^ > ■ iii III '':■ ■ •1:1' /• - \ ! 'S' ^VilDf if jain QUr Aaiidirdj «i|d it was ex- pcei^im. iviiiuBdHite attack vfpap that fort would sow be mc^^. August -rMajorVaa Uorii« Oi CoK Fiod- |^'aif|^in«fit was detaobid with ^ men to ihe river IburiDt for ^e purpose of eioor^ng a qvaotiQr of provMoos to the army^which were at Ibat place under the charge ^f Capt. ^nah. He was attaeM h« ,tbe woods of firowostowo bjr a laijgf b9djr of Indiaiis while his men were partak- ing of a Uttfe refireahment So auddeaandun- f^cpected was the i^taok that it was I^^HMfible to form the men in line of battle, although every exoftlon was made by thf oftcei's for that |Mir« pose» In this defeat seven officers and t^ prii irateswefff killed, and many more W^nded-p-nt ^hey r^reated m great diaorder, having part of tlieir kiUecl on the field, Aug, 5««— Orders are at last isatied by Gen. Hull for the army t# be in rea^nssa ,to.take the %ld against the enemy ; the first s^ for this purpose, was to ii^tf ndbii our position in Uppei^ Canada, and return to Detroit ; which was ac* complished on the night of the 6th, leaving a a detachmenti boweveri to gr/rison a small fo^ i9 we had built during our stay at Sandvridi : thia also was shortljr after set fire t<^ and abandoned^ Aug. 8.— -In conaeqUenee f)f (he failure of the eApeditfbn under Major Van Horn, the 4th RegC. <«ltba detachment from the iniKtia,idl undHf thifr cothmand of Col* Miller^ leflt Detroit about S 6^ clock ts u, and proceeded on our match to opeit the confmunieation with Capi; Brush, who had fortified himself on the banks 6f the river BaiStfi. A little past sunset we arrived at tSie liVer Db Coss, which we crossed, and encamped with-" out teDts.-^£ar]y next nnorning continued dP march and about 12 o'clock our Cavaliy w* ^ fired upon by some Indian scoUtSi who hadata- tjoned themselves behind an old log hut, atnd lulled one and wounded another of the dragoons* The line of b^^nle was instantly i^rmed, and we advanced rapidly forward, foir a oonsidcrable distance; but no enemy could be discoveved;-— We halted to refresh on an open field, where we tarried a short tinie, and again proceeded on oui^ march.— >>At 3 o^dock, P. M. the vanguard, commanded by Capt. Snellingi Was fired u^^on by an extensive line of British troops. Capt. SarlHing ttiaifitained hb position in a moat gallant { i « «. ^ ' '-. *j ■} \, I- I 1 f' '. ml I it \ fl: ^ "! 60 amiinfr tintil the main body could be formed in line of battle, and advance to his relief ; when the whole, excepting the rear guard was brought into action in a masterly style. by our brave Com- mander.— -The enemy were formed in an advan- tageous position behind a breast- work of felled trees ; we bad advanced but ^. few rods towards their works before a large body of Indians arose upon each flank of the British and poured a tre- mendous fire of rifles into our ranks ; and in a Inoment dropped down behind their* logs. We lipt^cpntinued on the advance, and could discov- er nothing but the smoke from their discharge until nearly upon them with the bayonet, which they perceived, before they had time to reload, and retreated to a second brea^t-work ; but they, as well as the British, were driven from every place wherever they attempted to make a stand. The rout became^ general, and .the pursuit con* tinued for about two miles, to the village of Brownstown, where the British took to their boats, and the Indians to the woods.— Col. Mil- ler had directed a charge to be made by the Cavalry, while the enemy were in full rout ; which was not done, although Capt. Snelling I 6t ^i&snd kimaeirttt lead them mi in person. This cowardice of tlie Cavalry atone saved the enemf from destrucdoh. In die acikm an Indian had climbed intdthe top^of a Uurgelree, from which he discharged manjr trrows uitn our ranks, biiT' was discovered by Ji^ soKSers, and brought down very suddenly* Another Indian who had > been #ounde^ tnd lay jn^ the woods unable to move (rom hb pUceg had loaded his rM^ and' shot down s miHtia soklier; who was in searefir of some of his folten comrades; a party near by heard Ihe report of the fiie, came up and dis- patctux} the IndUm while in the aet of reloading, for anmhec victim who might: pate In his tvi^,^ Our killed and wounded were coUeeted befi>i#' dark and bi'ouglit to thecimp; consisting oMg killed ^qd S$ wounded. Thd loss of the British and Indians were lOO kykd* and near^ twice that number wourxhrd. Many of th^m wei« picked up and brought into camp the same evening, and ^eir wounds carehi% ittei^ to. The British were coit^aiKlrd In thii iction by M^or Muir^snd the Ieidkhs^Vl*^dit^i|;h, Marpc; and Waflt4n.the-wateft tmt fonk contested of three hundred Regulars and five ■' J 63 hundred Indiani, nearly one third greater than the American force undt- r Col Miller. The only Officers of the 4ch Hegt. wounded, were Lieut. Larabee, a brave officer who lost an arm— and Lieut George P. Peterjs, who commanded the late Capt. Wentworth*s com. pany. Aug« 10 — Boats from Detroit arrived to tak^ up the wounded, On their return they ^vcre fired upon by the British brig Hunter, and even after the wounded were transferred from the boats to waggons, this vessel took several posi- tions to hara&s them on their return to Detroit* Col. Miller had determined to push on to the river Raisin ; for which purpose the troopg Wire paraded in readiness to march ; but tha Col. was suddenly attacked by a fit of the fever and ague, with which he had been partially af- flicted from the time of his severe illness at Fort Harrison in Indiana. We therefore continued on the ground this day, expecting provisions from Detroit, but none arrived. We observed the British to be busy in crossing over troops from MaMen a few miles below us» and con- cluded thty^intended^aii attack upon our eocamfN flicm the foHowlfig night. About sunset sn ex* press arrived in Camp from the General at Dc* troiti with a peremtory order for the troops to return that evening to the river De Coss. We were immediately formed and proceeded on our return. It having rained the whole of the day, , and the night being extremely dark, it was with great difficulty we reached the river; being without tents we were wet to the skin ; many lost their shoes in the niud and came on barefoot. About 9 o*clock tlie next morning wc arrived at the river, and after partaking of some refresh- ment, which had been sent to this place) we spread our blankets, which were wet as well as the ground we lay upon ; and notwithstanding our uncomfortable situation we slept soundl^ vititil day light. Aug. 1 1 — Continued on our march, re«crossed .the river De Coss, ^nd arrived at Detroit about 12 o'clock. Aug. 12 —The British had taken possession oi the ground we had abandoned at Sandwich, and commenced throwing up their works i at which they continued without interruption until the 15tby working in open day. Our troops were al" t'^A I i I i > I i ri ^ ■«*' -•4 » employed io erecting batteries on the bank of the river, opposite to those of the British. . Aag. 14.. -A cletachment of three hundred and fifty troops from M* Arthur's and Cass' reg^ iments were ordered to the river Raisin to es- cort up the provisions which h&d so long re* matned there under the protection of Captain Brush. This was the /^/ri/ detachment which had bfcn sent on that service. v* Aug, 15»— The enemy had completed their batteries, and about 10 o'clock, P. M. Gen. Brock, the British commander, sent over a flag of truce from Sandwich, with a summons for the surrender of the town and fort ; stating that he could no longer restrain the fury of the sav- ages, and should at 3 o'clock, commence a can- nonade upon the place unless the summons was complied with. A prompt and spirited refusal was returned. At 4 o'clock their batteries wero opened upon the town, from two 18 pounders and a howitzer. Their fire was briskly return* ed from our two batteries of three ^4 pounders, and continued without interruption until dark. In the evening fhey commenced throwing shells, and did aot cease until 9 o'clock. No person I 65 was hurt, or but little damage done, except to a few buildinga in the town* Aug. 16— At day light the firing recommenc ed upon the fort, where was autioned the 4th \ regiment. Not a gun waa fired from this place in return. Five men were killed and wounded in the fort, where the Gen. and some citizens , from the town had repaired. At sunrise the In- dians appeared in the woods back of ^he town, while the British were seen landint; from the Queen Charlotte at Spring Wells, three miles below us. About 8 o'clock they began to iiove towards us in close column. It was now that we every moment expected the orders of the Gen. to march out and commence the battle. which was to decide the fate of diis army .—The long wish, ed for moment had now arrived ; the eyes of the soldiers of the 4th regiment were turned towards thtir brave Commander, Col. Miilwr, and seem- ed to express the ardent wishes of the men for Jbim to give the word and lead the way. The militia were posted outside of the fort, behind a line of pickets. Two 24 pounders .. loaded with grape shot were placed in a situatibn • to sweep the advancing cohimn of ihe enemy. A W m 66 c :;The British troops advanced vviiii a regular ^■ step, and in fine order. All was silent in the fort n ' -— " Not a discontent broke upon the ear— Not i ^ a look of cowardice met the eye." We listen. ^ ed in eager expectation, ihat ^ach moment our# ^ ears wouki be saluted from the discharge of tbcfi 24 pounders. What was our surprisb when wei beheld the militia retreating towards the foct»& and at the same time an American Officer on horseback riding towards the British columft,^ '•- bearing a 'obUeftag^ while another was placed on the parapet of the fort« A soldier attempted- to knock it down with his muaquet— an officer 4 stepped up and commanded him to desist^^| 'V There sir,*' says the soldier, pointing to the | American colors, then waving on the tag-staflP— |* '* Yhere is the flag I choose to fight under Z*'-^ ii Such was the spirit which animated the whole ^ body of the troops, A British officer rode up to the fort, and in thirty minutes afterwards a capit-,, ulation was signed.. The Adjutant soon aft^r V came in and informed the troops that ve must ' consider ourselves prisoners of war to His Brit%. tannic Majesty's forces under Gen. Brock, i JSuch curses and imprecations as were now ut- (;red by the soldiers upon the head of our Gcner- 1 - a], were perhaps never before made use in anf army.-r-"7rrflr/fery"— " fFe arc so/S*^ — was the cry throughout. .-Wewere ordered to pack up our effects ^9 h soon as possible* Some officers entered the loft ^^ . of the store house, where they found a few arti* cles of clothing, which was distributed among us. The militia had been crowded into the furt which "^ now was nearly filled with troops, in great dis. f order. * ^Y«?if V At 12 o*cIock the British marched in and took '^ possession of the fort* We were then ordered ' , to shoulder arms and march out in sections.— ' .Passing near the British, we observed ther greater part of their troops to be Militia, having V* Canadian Militia,** stamped on the buttons of . their coats, which were rrrf, and gave them the appearance of regulars. — Of the red coats there ^ were 20 platoons, with 12 men to each, (348) f ^ and about the same number without uniforms.-* - We were marched into a field adjoining the fort» . and stacked our arms — a British guard w^ im- mediately placed over them. i ' The colors of the 4th regiment were next ' brought out by the Adjutant aod delivered into i / / y 68 l^ \ l^-' I M f' u ■rU > \, :j »4 7 ■ ' if "v%^ the bands of a British officer: tJiif Observing ||iis the soldiers could not suppress their tears. These colors were a present to the regiment by some ladies in Boston, and had been borne vic- toriously on the banks of the Wabash, and the shores of Erie, and at last are obliged to be Bhamefully surrendered to Canadian Militia, in consequence of the covjardfyt (i£ not treacherous) conduct of our General, .ni The absence pf Cols. M^Arthur and Cass was greatly lamented — had they bfen ^present, doubtless an engagement would ha? f; taken place ; but some how or other the plans of the Gen* seemed to be more wisely arranged for a surren- der than a manly defence* ; There were surrendered with the fort»29 pieces of cannon, 2500 stands of arms and a consid- erable quantity of military stores and provi- sions. At 2 o'clock we were sent on board a schooner^ (the same we had taken possession of while at Sanlfwich) where wounded and sick men, worn- en and children were stowed away withoi^t dis* crimination. We received no provi|ionB |k»m the British for two days ; but fortunately some •^*i. .i.,S,'. erving tears. entby ^e Yie- ld the i to be litia, in « herous) d Cass present, [Y place; ie Gen* surren- ii-... ■■**.• 9 pieces consid- l provi- :hooner^ whWt at , wotn- oi^t dis- ly some 69 '-"'■- ■ ' ■ *» •df the men had brought a smaQ quantity on board with them» which was shared simong us while it lasted. Aug. 18. — We were transferred to another schooner and sent to Maiden, where we met with our former comrades who were taken pris- oners on the 2d July, confined on board an old vessel in the river. They said they had been »well treated by the British, but were frequently insulted by the Indians who passed along the shore. Sergi. Jennison has favored the author with the fbUowing minutes of the conduct of '^the Indians while he remained a prisoner at Maiden : ^ * ••On the 18th July we were Informed that an •engagement took place at the river aux Carnard between our troops and the British, and that the ' former were driven back. A British soldier t>was killed in the action, and buried near the riv- er; the Indians afterwards dug up the body, (supposing him to be an American) and took off the scalp. Towards evening they came Into the town with the scalp fixed to a pole, which they "shook at us, saying •« one yankee gone home.' i: , ,. .; n vt, ■!■ >» »f I M »■■; 4 ^^■ s- I 70 " July 19—— A number of Indiana came in from a skirmi&h with our troops, having one of their number badly wounded ; when they came opposite to us, they suddenly halted and pointed their rifles towards m as we were walking the deck, in order to frighten us, as we supposed ; but not taking any particular notice of them, they discharged several pieces at us ; some of their' shot came very closci but they did no in* jiiry, -■-■ ' ' . <■•'■■/ -R^:" ^' -if -' ' . .'.: ^. July 21 — The Indians received new blankets and guns from the King's store. An American prisoner was brought to the fort by the name of Burns— he was shot through the thigh, \and had been awfully beat by the squaws : an officer found means to purchase him, and thereby sav- ed his life. ^ Aug, 4. — The Indians at Brownstown agreed in council to take up the tomahawk against the Americans, and a number of boats passed across the river to assist them over with their effects,— Gen« Brock soon after arrived with troops from York. Nothing more of consequence took placfc here until the arrival «f our troops firom Detroi(.f' 1 J n ! % On our arrival at Maiden we were put on * board of diflfcrcnt vessels in the river : The pri« vate property taken in the schooner the %ld of July was restored to its right owners. Aug. 19,— The regular troops were put on board th^ Queen Charlotte and another small vessel in the river^ Provisions were dealt out to us, consisting of pork and flour ; but we had no convenience allowed us to cook it. and were obliged to eat our pork raw. The flour, we con- trived to mix into small cakes, and when the greasy cook to the vessel saw fit to grant us per- mission, we threw them into his kettle, where they were boiled. The Militia prisoners departed in two vessels for Cleveland where they were to rccv^Ive their paroles. Aug. 20 — We set sail from Maiden for fort Erie in the Queen Charlotte and a schooner.— Cur situation on board the schooner was truijT' deplorable : being 150 of us in number, there , was hardly room sufficient for us to stand to- gether in the hold. Only a few were allowed to remain on deck at a time, and at night all were turned below, where *we were oblige(i to .) 'I ,,.1 I II F' \ I ■l ! ■^■3, 1 4 *^- I I ■f^ i .:i ^^ * 72' huddle together and each one rest the best way he could. The hold became so foul before morn« ing that the men ^ould gather at the hfilchwi*y, greatly distressed Icf fresh air. ^ ^ - ifw^> Ader a passage of three days we a iived at Fort Krie, half famished with hunger ; akliough ' we had a plenty cf provisions on board suc^h as '^ it was ;— raw pork and dough may ainswer two * or three meals for a soldier^ but a ttMitmuaiice vr. such foe i woalf! starve even him. <.*4^j>^^i^ Aug. S'id— Wewcrc landedi and informed*^ that an amiistice had been concluded between^ the two governments.— We tarried here but a **^ short time — drew provisions for the day, and*^* at ten o'clock we were formed, and tinder a ^i guard proceeded on our mareh for foK George* « As we passed Black Rock, the American fort ^ on the opposite shore, we beheld many of our "^ country soldiers viewing us from the ramparts* At sunset we arrived at Chippewa, and Were^/ confined in a large building where we remained '^' for that night. Two or three of our men e»* •' caped from the British and crossed the river to the American side on a jgate which they had' taken ^^ from the fence near the building. where'W#wer«^«i confined. ^ i Mirjtf li^aiiim' Aug S4-*A quaptilj of Qpol^^cd provision ip9 dealt out to us $ and at 8 o'clock we ^ again commenced our march ; paaped tbrongli Queens* ^^ town, and. arrived a^ Fort Geor^, iibout two^ o'clock* P. M.— We were paracjed ind a strict examination made for British deserters ; but^,* .One of our meii liy the mu|ie of Barkert an A-| merican by birth, tiad been previpujily daimed^^. and was taken from us as fi 'British deserter—* ^ he jh^ be^n t|i thf . Qin^ti^h secy ice at Qitebee sev^: years l^Qi^y and frooi ifhich he d^rtedf and enlist^ at FcNTt In^speiHlciiof i^ Bpao|i» iR| Ai|g* ST-r-W^^ embarked on boavd two gqn brigsy tbe Royal Georgp and Prince jRegei|t» and in two days arrived at Kingston, where we were well treated and had plenty 0f provisions allow^^ a9*; jQqp Qfpuf m^ wasprevaikd iippvi to en- ters Ih^hjSrttish service» oa bpwrd the Royd CJc«gei A«^« 99m*Two hundred ft^tish ^oops »• ,^. nmd #om Montreal in Baiteaax f and al t^ iR«c time we fcceived ocdprs jQ be ill ffi^ \ I \ * ■ M m>^' •••*.''■, St ' f I V.' 4 to •A-T 74 4*J- 5'm^Jr. '*fu. k rk the next morning and proceed on our passage. * A Corpordand Musician of Captain Brown's Company made their escape by swimming to a small island a short distance from where we were confined* Sept. i... We drew provisions for 4 days, and embarked on board the batteaux, and ordered to Montreal A strong guard of soldiers, in boats carrying a small swivel in the bow, loaded with grape shot, escorted us on our passage ;'-w6 were compelled to row ourselves in the boats. Which much fatigued us in our weakly situation I but coniplaints were of no other consequence here tlfiin an addition of abuse s he who Complained least fared best*— Eadh night th^ boats were Brought ashore, and a guard lined the beach ta piNsvent us from leaving thenu ^f ^We were not allowed to go three rods from the boats, and if in that compass vire could pirdl Cure Aiel sufficient to coolc our provision, it Wai wet), otherwise our nekt day*s fare must b6 on niW pof^|/as uiual. Atdark \ve were dl driveh tothe boats, where We nemained till Hioifhitiff, in a very uncomfortable situation, there being ;wt i 75 ♦ from twelve to fifteen men in each it was impoaiiblc to lay in any cpiivenient position for resting or sleep. '^ ^ Sept. 7— We arrived at a small village, tev* enteen miles from Montreal— crowds of people had collected at this place, to have a peep as thej^ said, at Gen. Hull's **cxicrminating yankus^^* — Our guard was strengthened by a fine looking company of vuluntcersi and about three o'clock we were paraded in sections, and commence^ our niarch for th^ city» where we arrived about Hy clock-in the evening. The streets through which we passed, anc) the houses were filled with upectatprs, holdiog lights bixn their windows^ ||||^ band of music joined the escort^ and struct^ |ip Q^r much admired ditty» ** jankec doodie^** ill ivhi^l^ tliey were joined by all of us who cpuld iphifll^ theiuqe; $ and like merry yankee soldierf we jogged on, and when they ceased to play, ysMkee, doodle wa9 loudly called for by the reg* ko^%r M laft somewhat mortified at our con* ^ct,they began ** Rule Brittania," which was l^heered (jy the multitude^ but we still continu* Ml,o^r^vo^te song, some singing and others if^usUing till we reached the barracksjt ^^ i ■',■1 Mlj/ f " iy V : ! :m' '\ \ iSefit 7— M^f pfcopfe tfow^cd^tfibtit^ birntck jwcf, but noiie were ptmnittcd to convene with uf. In the afternoon #e weri graded by compahfes, ind a list descriptive of each individual of the regiment was taken by the British officers. J Sept S-^Wt embarked on board of boaU to descend the river to Quebec— we arrived verj^ iit^ at the mouth of the river Sorel, and were im» mediately landed ; passing two lines of soldjers wkh charged bayonets* to a large stone housei^ find were (hut close during the night. No|» ^thstatidinpr ciir nested calls Ibr water not g 4^ wOtold tli^ jtllow us ; neither would thcf ftfTMlii lis to piis^ut in any ease wkitever« At suf^ri^ we Were ftnnied out and ordered to tht h(m§t and w^^ permitted to cook our breakfast ^riihe ^hore, proVldl^d we could fihdfirel near ^W for they would allow us none but what tt^e couki pick ^p labout the boats. It is sbtHeWhat singii^ hr that oiir cfficersi (Many of wkom tvero liUh lis) coolci b^ so regardless oif Our situation. IM they manifested the fame spirit for the welfi^re ofthelr meninr&uned; pe. . ,lit|ioned, and remonstrated agaiMt sucn treat- ikni ; but no notice was taken of us wliat^en The healths of the mcin in a ih6rt tiii»s tietaiS to waste awaf , tind anoAer vessel wks pffc^Mi^e^ to ItceiTe tke sick. The "Weather becoft]3i«|f*tdo « ' • , f» « ' i.'-'ity. cod j^ ov comibrt, 'ti'mk s^p^t'llidi Manktl^, aiMi in' i than ttiie Uterwanir we found onnelfes eortred with verniin, which no *doQbt we ivctWed Arom thete bhinkett. m they Were oM, ■ndhad probably been used on board of other prison ships, previous to our arrivil. We fbrmed a kind of police on board to keep our. soltet iS dean and make our situation as com. 'fortableas possible, and each of the deoks a. 'boveand beloil was scraped and washed down. \. once a day s— we had no soap allowed us to 'ftlKrash oar clothing, neither bad we money to 'buy a smgle article for our comfort ; and even if i .we had, the extravagant price demanded for al^ articles, would liate taken nearly tlit whole pay ^ 'l^f a soldier for one year to iupply him with net* ./pessariesibr a month. j-^t Waii/tiftfleaiiendied h^rc, sirid irefe't)0fkd ^l)ack bf the tity. Our Vi^ation becartte aAanh. .i ii^|» >trid a ^titibn from the prisoners was drawn Up to be fbrwarvled to ^he Commaliding O&xr '•l Q^eb«j» -bwt wc received the agreeable liews^liirwewere to t^'i^nthomle on Tpaifele, ^^/tndofof^cmirstUwaiiWltfcheld YfotlditT^Mid ;,lie«sced the joy manifested by the prisoners on jhetcb^f^itoft «f *te pteask^f i«sU^^ : 1I r I fk *'' Baker, a few dayi previous arrived with money to pey off th&nien ; but only a few of the noo- eommissioned officers were i^Mid, as it was coii«>'' sidered improper to give all the men their wages, in consequence of the high price demanded for necessaries Potatoes were sold on board for half a dollar a peck, while they were selling in the city for half a dollar per bushel ; prices in the same proportion were set up'on all the arti- cles we Stood in need of. .^^r Oct, 26— -;Some of the non-commissioned offi- ' cerswerie permitted to go oii shore and piirchasi' necessaries lor us oh the passage ; and had the privilege of selling articles to the men, which was a great reliefno us^ although' tbey also de* * manoed an exorbitant price for their goods ;-^ ' takipg advantage of the privilege gi*r?n them to help, their suffering comrades, many ofthemi ' had the niggardly meanness to turn it into a ^ speculating business ; -however, there were a few i nobler minded onest - who did all in their ^ power to alleviate oat sufferings ;i-*such were •ergeants Wright, lennison, and Forbosh, to^^ whom mihy of the men are indebted for tbdr^^ frieiidly aaM^aocefduriagour €dnfiiiemenl. -^r^^ ■.:f:->^^.^ "•- ■"■'M " >^ ■ ',' > %- \ .. -■f .'^v. lowey non-' icon>' ed for. irdfbr ing iit^ :es in 5 arti- ■M '-"1 I I Oct. 27^The ofSeeA of tht reglni^C whb had been quartered in the vicinilj of Qyebco ^UTived tHi board to take their paaaigt with ui4o Boston. ^ tv Oct. 99-^Earljr in the moriiing we set sail Irofli Quebec in compinjr with anolhek' transport with prisoners* for Boston. >ij #r«^^ t f., Nothing of consequence took place except tlit 4eath of on^ or twp of our men, until we ikrrived in the Guiph of St, Lawrence^ where we ex^ perienccd a severe gale of wind, which drove us on our cqursc at an amaaiing rate* During thit gale our situation was, tnily distressing} some were sea-siqk, others were , frightened, and all txpected to be lo«|^.^^|«ate at night, b^eahinm^% crit^d out Uy tb^^ands on deck, and those among us who with very boisteroas' weather ; many of the men had died and were cast overboard. The weatlier was so fool «nd cloudy that na observation could be taken, «nd the Captain of the vessel had been unweU^durin^ # 4 :l 'I 1 ' •*'v I I' ) ; W i I'- * i. the whole passage, and it uras deemed necessarT to make the nearest port. We steered a N. W*^ direction, and on the dOth Nov. we diacovcred. land directly ahead, and m«de all sail for lii f^^ i About 12 o^clock we came up to the light, house, and fired a signal gun for a pilot-«a man came off, and informed us where we were, (our Captain being totally ignorant)— it proved to be Shelburne on the east side of the bay of* Fundy. The inhabitants came off in boats with produce and fish, which they sold at st fkir pricl^ We tarried here the day fbilowing our arrival/ md a inoi1th*s wages were paid to each man t# lir^My^elhemsdvdi netd»arict . In the passag^^ tb ihii place, we had consigned the bodies of ifb^en of our comrades to a watery tomb, and two others died here, and were interred on the M^M#>1| ' A* **#i'' - -1." « ■- %■ J^ •■i ^^^' Nov. 24— A pilot was taken on board, and 1^* again set sail with a#ne bree2e, and arrived at Boston the Sfrth Nov^ 18152. - t* . « ^ «»n The other transport which sailed hrom Qtie* * bee in company with us, arrived twn days prlt^* Vious ;«^(hey had liist ten men, who died on the* ' passage ; and la our passage we had thrown .•JW!h." ■^■', ^ easary ^ ovcrcA u ,-^^ "-. e light lilot— » J weref . proved t bay o^ ats fwtll* iirpriis©!* arrivali^ 1 man t^ >odie$ of »mb, and on the )ard» and lanWcd -j^fM^JfeJM^^'t Hillf » i.%atS'*%w9 vBi^ -nH over thirty in the whole nomber. The reader tan form his own opinion from this one circum* ststnce of the severe treatment we had ezperi* enced in Our captivity. * .^^? ^ On our arrival at Boston, we had the good fortune to meet with our late Cokmel, then Gen* Boyd, who commanded at that place. As soon , a& this benevolent cfficer was informed of the arrival and distressing situation of his late regi- mtnt, he had ihe best Quarters provided lor our , reception at Charlcstown, and provisions sent to us in abundance. There were only two hundred o£ us now remaining of tfie regifoe^t. Wetarri-. ed here until the 1st. of January, 181(^» when' each map received his pay, clothing and fur"« lough fr^m Gen. Boyd, to return tL their homea*^ Thus ends the Journal of the march of the; 4th regiment ol U. S. Inhntry. Perhaps no ^^ ^W^Mjm ^^o campaigns sirw^^tbe, revolutionary war, have e)({)ericnced greater hardships, performed more toilsome marches, or fought better in the field M battle, FDr tWt, we have received our clothing, pay and rations^, wd the thanks of our governifent* ■Vk S>!l ■S' ■m i^ta^«.,..^ ;««■ /v I*. * V K H i i I at 84 fMM killed and woMndcd of |he 4|b Re{fi- inrit U. 3, Ip&ptiyi in the battle, 9f Tip- pecanoe. Late Capt. JfTbimeyWRif^vnen* Under the comnand of Li cat Abraham Hawkini* Killed— Ira Trowbrid}^. Woanded— Enfigii Bnrchef- todt Sergeant ftiMUki Nwion } Sergcint Aaroo Vf. Forbuflit Adani Wal^ i Ebeneser T. Andrewf i l^m. Brigham I Samuel Biiggti Eph. Hall i Edward R. Tuck ) Israel Newjball s bamvel Thins.^Toul 18—- Capt Paul WentVionb^s Company. ♦* Cqa m a nd ed in |ha actiQu by JUefit p^gei p. Peterit |Ci!led--Wm. H. King, privtte. Wpnnded-^Lietttl George P. Peters i Corporal 8. Johnibn ; Curtis PH'rpps \ caiwfet Wait I Wm. l^^m^m Calel) CriSchW^i J^fb Realeir ; Noah Furnald ^ Jos Burdict, dead ; Stanton Smiley I Kathaoiel Haynes f Uaae M. Mute, dta4— TOallS. — Capt. W. C. Baen*s Company. WottHded-Capt W. C Baei^, deadi t)ezter Eart» 4fti4 > Sylvefier Uean ; John DOnnahoe ; Xmo* Foilerj )ohn D. Jonel ; Daniel Rod^in i John Mahilu«k)ii Fra'sNelfon ) Ifaac Rathbone —Total 10. it Capt. Snelling^s Company, Killed— Jofeph Tibbetti. Wowided-.^Ithtd Hathway« 1 ^3 . , )[goodcpough.— Total S, ' The late Capt* fVcleh^s Company. Killed-N^Corporal James Mitchell ; Corpora! Daetd^ - Thompson 1 Leri 0^7 priTate— Wounded— Lieut Geo* Coodm^ I Sergeant Montgomery Orr, dea^* ; Corporal John Uice 1 Jona; Crowell, dead 1 Daniel G«i|iwii deadf Stephen Pettis ; VVm Vamvoj \ Lucius Sallis ; Jai. Steveiiftoni dead ; Samuel Ttbbeiu, daogcrout ^i'ocal \Q% 4: pkint. KtOgk ^' ndiewi t Edward f, . Tl* 4a.Lieiitl I PKrppi % I Sunto* «5 Capt. BartonU Comimnj WoQiided^Duiel KMraetT de«d t Lew{f Tayltrb dcMi ; LeflPKl E WnkUi dtad i John CUrk i Robert Doogbu; Wn. Foster f Soother t Wn. Tonitr.— lo* Capt. George W. PrttcoiVt Company. W oonded —John Saodbom . dead. Capt. R, B. ^/-^wn'tf Company. ^^ Wonndtd^John Yeotoans, dead ; 31ift Lovell, daa"* gerout. AogoAas Bradford— I'oul 9. "^^ Capt. Cook's Company. Wounded—Sergeant Henry Munn i Nathan Saowi dead ; >Amot Rice dead ; Daniel Lee, dead ; DennifoA Crumbft dead { Robert Thompfon ; Charles C^|tr, daii<« goroos ; Wm. M. ^auoderi ( Daniel Rogen— Total 9. Lt. yf/^rj^'/^/V detaehed I at. and 7th regiment. Killed— liaac Butler. Wounded -Sergeant Wakott Babbit { Sergeant Nathan Fairbank ; Samuel Pottery badlf } Lewis Margum { £ii0ia Nappe — Total 6. Killed— I Capt. 3 Corporals, 19 privates Woonded^S $ubaltcms^6 Sergeants^2 Coporal*— ( Mufician-^4 Frfvates. Whole numheri killed and wounded of the m Hathwayi *\* DavtdL^ Vieut Geo* . Corporal I, des^i Lallist Jai. U.local 10« "Wfi g>.- '" "'^^*<»i?*a '*-'-'.* .V i >:,',••.«/.':, . :i4.\u^'ju**. n'u fr^^K' I 'm m « MA ^mm V i •7 OEN. HARRiSON*S CAMPAIGN A "^i» At the retaking of Detroit, and the defeat of tht armv under Gen. Pror.tor, extracted flrom the ' •• Fiew of the N. fT. Campaign,*' by Samuel R. Brown, h 4 jT HE chagrin and diaappointment, added to the aerioua loas of the fine army, under Gen. Hull* cast a teniporary gloom over the whole union» but this sentiment soon subsided, and all felt the necessity of immediate action. Pennsylva-, nia and Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, all felt eager to wipe away the deep stain on our nation- al character. Volunteers every where presented themselves, and but a short period elapsed before an army was ready, as if by magic, to retrieve the fortune of arms. A leader was wanting— all eyes locked with a common impulse upon the hero of Tippbcanoi; the united voice of the people of the west called on Hhe Governor of Kertucky t/> dispense with all formalities, and General IViUiam Henry Harrison^ was bre vetted a major general, with directions to take com- mand of the north-western army. On the 3d of September, the Indians made a farious assault on Fjrt Harrison, They kept ii ■'"••HI. •••■.i»<«k«»' . t » l^k •> . \ \ r. ! ■ I .f. op a biMb Ift Ik^ ii^bolcr lOgtoe^ihd ^be idflit^lukl flitilrfhF •twcicdcd in iinilEk% • ivcith » tte. deftnoM of (he |4dct. TMetquA ofth^ I^IMU ingvwere several times on fire i one of tbt,)>Iof^« houses Wis burnt Captain Taylur, however, succeeded in defend^ the post a^ iaalljp beat itMMi-off. The Si^ne #aft tnoiigh t# tff ihe^souk of a hem^ ThMle wvre but eifhtoen elective iben iw the tore, andiwo oftheasi In a moineDti csFdeai>air, leapt ^ pkien ta eaiempe* Tht fdgbt was dsrl-^lhe y«Aiiaf >df aei^eral htodrcdi \ aava^, iWd fh» dries of ilt woadtfti were.f|C^ id^flVtoemtt tevrerin thrslaiiif^st hear-t* . • On the 4th of September, Gtn. Hamate m^\ #iVed ai Urbanna and assumed the oommmdof. the fifor^* western ankiy^ Tl» aapMs af th^ ^ Wkn& cf live LaAtev w«re fixed lipo* n» the: fciint 0f oM'tenlration, die stvend cotps tifwUcb. W«i^t<^lh<)velnthe folloil4nf d)^^ ^ thotsaifd Pennsylvania veluoleers under General Croohs, iveteto move from Pittsburgh along the shores of lale "Eth t Gen, Tnppet^i brigada> ot Ohio volunteers tvert to fake HuB^fr iouM^ f^om Urbatia to fhe RapMs : Sketn hfttmbtrd Virginiimsi under BfipidiPNr Gem Ltfiiwkl^ iKwe \ ,: *-». ';-iwytWiMiw«*'-^y- ■w'V^ fy.'i»-^T*f^>''i-r'. T \ 'V -4- 1^ •4^ ^^ to take the tame route, whenever they should "^ arrive. Gen. Payne's l>rigade af Kentuekjr vc4» tinteera, with the 17th U. States* regucent. Cot Wells, were to a^ivancc to Fort Wayne, mi desceiK) the Miami ; such was the disposition af the forces which wer^ to ooostitute the nrmy. A eoDsiderable Indian force appeared bcfocp fort Wayne on the 5th. They invested the plaee closely for several days 5 they burnt ihe VJ« States* fiictory and many other valuable houaea* A brother of Gov. .Meiga, and two aokliers weri^ killed near Ihe fort. Cen. Harrison marched with the brigade of Gen. Ptoyne and 4he regulars to relieve fort Wayne-*-the enemy fltd at his approach. There was now a favorable moment for mak- ing the Indians feel the eSepts of the war. An expedition^ was accordingly projected against several towns within twp days march of that plaee. The whole force was divided an.d placed under the command of Gen. Payne fmd Cplonel Wells. The former was directed to destroy tlie Miami towns at the forks of the Wabash ; and the latter to go against the Putawatamie villages tft f^ Hart. 2 K f 'j I J1 l: li « y * 90 * The commander in chief accompanied Gcii. Payne on the expedition : four of the Miami villa((e9 werr burnt, three of which were remark- ^ ably flourishing. All their corn was ah up and piled, in ordT that it mi^ht rot bt fore the ene- my could return to prevent it. OjlontI VV>lls was equally successful ; he destroyed several villages and returned to camp without loss. *"* At this time General Winchester arrived at Fort Wayne and General Harrison resigned the command of the detachment under General Payne and Col. Weils, to him, in obedience to the ar. rangemeiits of the war dt^partment. Considerable discontent and murmuring was observable among the troops tvfjtn they were informed of the change, 'i but on ?x mg addressed by Gen Harrison, they appeared bcUer satisfied* On the 4th October brigadier general Tuppcr vv received orders to proceed to the rapids with the ^whole of the mounted force, in condition for ser- ,vice ; but in consequence of the counter orders of General Winchester, the movement was not executed. General Tupper made an exposition of the causes which produced the failure of the expeditioD, This exposition very clearly^ proy. ■ T'r -l^-'k-tr ■^ '' l> they ippcr Ih the ser- irders |s not litioti the >roy- .i ♦ cd that both Winchester and Tuppcr were Inci- pable of command. ♦ •' On the 25th November, the celebrated parti - zan chiif, Logan,* died of liis wounds. — This loss was regretted by the whole army. He was a brave and enterpri&inp: warrior, sinctrdv at. ind possessed a pow- tachtd to the Americr crful influence over tl On the 8th NovemL s. a detachment -of 600 men, commanded by Colonel Campbell, left Franklinton on an expedition against the iMiami Indians, living on the head waters of the VVa- * He in company with Capt. Johney and Bii^hthorn, bad been Cent by Gen. WincheOer to make difcoverioi at the rapids I'hey had not proceeded but a few miles »hen they were taken prifoners by five Indians under U inre- mac. and a fon of Col EUiott. Logan told them they had coiAe to join them : this induced them to permit i o* gan and his afTociares to carry iheir arms and to march before them. Logan determined to refcue himfelf or die in the attempt ; he communicated his intentions to hit comrades and when a fuitable opportunity offered, they turned upon their enemy and each one brought his man to the ground ; ihe remaining three fired upon Logan's par* ty and wounded Logan and Urighthorn Logan ahho' mortally wounded exchanged a fecond (hot with the ene* jny. when^he and Brighthorn jumped upon the horfes of two of tEiofe they bad just flain and left Capt Johney to cover the retareat which he did in a gallant manner, after baving fcalped Winnemac* Wiiinemac was the chief that commanded at Tippecanoe. Young Elliot was among the flaio his body was afterwardi taken up by bis latber, and conveyed to Maiden^ i ii ■fe t' ■•#>•■■ .^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 Uilli §15 I.I Ui 1^ 122 £f 1^ 12.0 lit Photographic Sciences Corporation 1 1 L25 1 1.4 1.6 ^^ II ^= ^ ^ 6" > \ iV 4 •SJ <^ 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14SS0 (716) S72-4S03 1 ■^ li (« i YM JMi* Qntbe Ifth cf |)eccmba> the/ arrif«d at ont of the MUsajniiiway yilUigeii sMrpised Ic iuUed fiv« warriore, aqd too]( tbirtf aefcn i^laon- #ra. The^f burnt three other viU^geti 4»ce miles further down the river, mi\ then yetumed to the •ftrst town destroyed, and encamped. AtKHit an hour befoee die dawn ofda/i they were attachod in the camp. The iire commenced on the r%ht fine, commanded bj Major BaH, wboauatained itnnfl returned it till day Ii^bt, when the Indiana were cjiarged and dispersed wiihthe loss of thir. ty JciUed. Qur loss was eig^t kiljed and twenty* 'five wounded— several mortally. A |;reat mim- %ber of horse/i were kiUed| several oSeers were grounded : lieutenant Widts, of the Pennsylvailia |roop9is^tt|iriCMtightbear|ii, h^lnot aatia^» ^'faea^n ftlempitcd to meunl his borset and V^ ^7^inakingthe«(bFt uras 8lK>t tbrough the hesid.«-« ^*rhe prisoners were trei^wit^ huiiaan$j^, j^n id»aftj<^d i^osl^whote c«r^i,f oWby tHf IlidUiiii ^liifercd'theni;ttf ceoanttble. PeHiapstbeiN(il»p8 were at ^JEirt M*Atthur-4-tlK; P^nnsylvaniaqsat'Mirittftld and the Virginians at Delaware.— 6cneri^ Har. )4 i 'i > \ 'I 1 I f if i' '«' li' i8\i i Hton flxcd fib fH!«d qcnrtert at Upper %likkiakf« The prtmvisioM «fMl ! militiary Kiirvi^i ^ Mid th« trains lif arCiUrry havinf^ reached iKe dlflfert^t de* pou. chiB hopte «»f the nation; thitvktorirwovM 8Qpo;cri»wfi4hevcff^ifta!ofrlhe Jiqi^ atr^^ my* mirae eheriahed In tioniklefiDi. .0^-the;l>ithof ianiiai^f CoL liewia^^finGi^. cd. tfiwacd%.th^ rii!^. Ji#Mfin* On the I8th h^i, fomid the enemy m Jbree^ a^d diapose^ ^ ^ pyile th« powaiiop of die places, He,|ittai^i|^ noif^ U^eir a^ yellJ But tKe^^piai was, drowned in the returiung, shpu^ (pi tf» m» Milante. They |i4|anBed boldly to thjs (i!|«fi]|^, Vt^fikovc th«Bi',iftj|B dii!?cti9r^„ pjj^j/i^ft^i^ fil^otwo wo[U|idef| On the iSth Gen. Winchester followed with a reinforcement, and eoncentrated hia troop^ ^| i?^^"^ ^'*^' •'"'*'"^ '^S^ M^^*^ rreifentown— SIX hundred of ififnicli went posted J behind « picket i:nce— two hundred li^hica opeti &idei|tirdf uncavered. i- ^im* «f .« Ml fS On the S2fld they were actabked br • eombiii? cd Mricbh furce under Xecumatih and Proctor* If^li^ attack commenced on the right-wing at beating of reveille. Our trobps were immedi* atily ready for the reception of the enemy. The right wing suataified the shock for aboiit twen^ ty ^iiiiiititfs« when overpowered by numbera^ they retreated over the river and were met by a large body of Indians, who had been stationed in their rear. This party finding their retreat cut off, resolved to sell their lives an dear as possibleg and fought desperately > — few of these escaped* The left wing with Spartan yolor, maihialned their ground within their pickets; ' The eneriiy's regulars made three difltren^ chaiigea upon them ; they advanced io pla^oont to charge the pickets, keepihg up a brisk firct Our men within the pickets, with (he moit de^ terniined bravery and presence of mirid reserved their fire until thcf enemy , advanced within :point blank ahot, They then opened a cress fire upon' them— their pieces well levelled— and in this- manner mowed duwn his ranks tl^l he retretted in confasipn* v t^Otn%,; Winchester and Coj. Lewis > had been taken jprisoners in an early part x>f the battle^ in ii i iiiikitm >tciik fflmst «ail ilMff vtM iknoMfdiMljr niMalied «t br Mridei^s I>i AHirimit kMi Bttrlfiburliiinidrtd iBcn tn PHQ0«idMCra6ke», ^ 0«iiii§th8 #l|Dle of ||M «ctimi «lieai9^ Giii^ CKiade wag kept^ up Iqt dUc fieees <^4ili^|tM^^^ ftit 4nura{^ bf iIm iiien Wis never i)Mir^ MMffi The jpactf tlmt ^etrwted^ M>o j^Mii^^ MW l m fc wit •f the twfttic, wore puMued, kif.^ WKHied^ Md UienOijr «in ^ *picc3S. 1loiii4^ teooetdid ki^f^iif thcee /iililoi (mi 4«b ■•iaum ii^mMwd of -rtle 'fttgitlv«».. .^^ .,^^: .rfff '!^ ^y^ A4 ■.. f •^.J W. Ml 1100$^ 'liltXW -'m. wonnded pmoneri from the fury of the savages. Thtt officer pledged himself to attend to it, but he format to keep bis vtord : they were left with, out the promised protection, And on the morning of the 23d. horrible to reUite, the allies of a cbtistian i(i/f^» sUlpped, scalped tomahawked and burnt all of.them who were unable to walk* * I he fate of Capt. H»rt was peciiliarly diflreffinflf.— He had received a fle(h wound and particularly difttn* gttidied hWelf by hit undaunted bravery. After the ca- pitnhiion, Capt. Klltot, who had been a daft fn«te with hin at Princttown college, waited on Capt Hart, and un* f'ltcited. piomtfed hint hb protection, declaring that the next m Tning he would have him taken to hit own houfe at Maiden, where he (honld remain nnt'^1 hit recovery — Bot Elliot broke hit promire and left him to hit fate I On thenextdayaband ofCivaget came into the houfe where he was confined, and tore him jficomhia bed. But he bar* gained with one of them and gave him a confiderable fnm of money to hate himfelf taken to Maiden They let off, and after travelling as far as the i^iver Anx Sables, they were met by a frem band of Indiatis, who (hot the Cap- tain upon hit horfe. and tomahawked and fc^lped hitn f Numbert were put to death afrer they had been feveral dayt incuftody <^t Sandy Creek an 1 dian approached a volunteer of the name of Blythe and propofi*d to ex- change hit mocasins for Blythe s shoes— Wicb this he readi^ 4y eomplicd ( after this they exchanged hats ; the Indiaa then raiibd his lo oahawk and ftruck 3lyr^ on the shouldfer which cut intd the canity of his body : My the then e40g^' hold of the tomahAwk and attempted to refift. but on one of his fellow prifoners telitiigkim thuhis fate was fixed, he cloAd his eyes and received the favage blow that termin- ated his ex nence Hamilton depeied that when the prif- oners were marchmg from Raitin to Detroit, they came op «o jvhere one of the prifoners wat burning, the l«fe juft ex- piring, and an Indian kicking the ashes off hit back. A- ■■f ! V. . ^1 i1 m iij. ' s- n The dead w^re denied the rites of Mpiiltaie ^ •the Ihring were treated with the greatest indig. filtjr The fnltonefs were generally stripped As soon as General Harrison tearnt the ex- posed situation of Gen. Winchester's corps, he ordeitd a detachment from Gen. Perkins* brig^ mc under Col. Cotgreaves, to march with all • I «rac toUl t>7 feveral «f the inhabitaiitt of Ffcaeli* townv while at Dftroit* thai tiMy had fireqiicaiUy ften the hn^ und^doffs detoartnt; the bodies of the Americans .Mid that! it was not aocomiDon ti>, fee them rOnniii; about wirh 4uiUs legs «ns,«nde)ihf«T.paru of the homaa ffftem is tiieir miHKll«» . . 1 -;; .. . river t poisible expedition «p hie relief'— but so muciv tUfnt W48 spent in preparation^ that it only arriv- ed ia hearing distance at the comrocnocment of thebattle, and then suddenly ictraced ito step9* Why a^)onimandiQg officer, situated as Gen« Winchester was within a few hours maroh of' Milden, and liable every moment to be aurprised* should suffer hia men to be encamped in xletacha; ed and exposed . situations, in the manner they were, is a question not yet explained. The night before the battle a Frenqhniai| arrived from Makfen, and Informed tha^ the enemy had com« menced their mardv This inA>rmatipi> which was made known to Gep* ..Vi^ctie^cn, was dis4 regarded. His quarters were three or four hun- dred yards from Gamp. He did not arrives at^ the scene of action till the right wing had begun; to give way. I I' cannot forbear lo notice^ in this [lace a cir. cumstance that reflects the^eate&t lustre on th^^ imlitary character of the HcnjtuQkians. j|C|n tl^cir march from fort Dcfi4nc^ tpOie rapids, the lyorses were Wflm out^^nd nearly, famished fvr want Qf/9rmev /thf men themscivea j^ne des- titute of vimj articles of the first necessity. \ \i ii i -•^ .,»'— I ft 0'' Yet these circumsttnces dtd not In the lent damp their ardor. When the horaet were no linger able to draw, theie galhint sons of Mart harnessed themselves to the sleds, and in -this manner, with cheerfolness and alaertty, conveyed their bagg;age sixty miles through' frost and Snow — thus, manifesting an intrepidity of character which 'vals that of Greece or Rome. * Yet these were men, whose homes, for the mobt part, were the seats of elegance and wealth— ^'^ but their spirits were not to be broken by adversi4\ iy^ Notwithstanding they were compellrd to irayet on fojt and with scarcely a covering for their backs, in the d^d of winter, from Maiden f> fiuSltlo. and from thence to Kentucky, a dis- tance of eight hundred miles, still not a murmur esciipe:il their W^^ I Their honest hearts sprung f jrward vviih the elastic hope, that their wrongs' w(»uld be avengttl and •the day of retribution ar- rivci 4Vfter the 'Icfeat cf Gem Wiiusliester, Gener«| Hurtison retrcjrted from the rapids eighteen mites^ and took a position at Portage river. It being found impracticable to itniawf -alljhip provisioM a coniiiclerable quantity was destroyed. ||f. On ihe SOth Gen. Hi|nrMoa'dif|Kilcliecl CapL' tanif^nu Doctor MKc^htn tnd ft Frenchman with a ii||«l tmee to Maiden. They encamp* ed the ^#at nigjbt near the raptdi and hoisted the white flag ;. but this was not respected— die In* diana fired upon them wtiile jMleep.ktlled Lamoiit, wowided Dr. MfReehan and took the Doctor and the Frenchman prisoners.' ; :>ia Oofernor Meigs bafing piomptly ordered out two regiments of Ohb militia to reinforce Gen* end Hilrrison'i; tKe m^my again advanced > to tMe rapida» iodveommeno^ bnildingr; fori McigS.^ €bti, *GroplL^ iKigade in iIk meait time Weiie^ rbiimly -eibployed in fortifyirig inii Uppers Sim. duskjr. * jiifi •jswlib 'M^tr i- €t^K Haeriaoir having learnt, that^ a fihod|^ of Indian^ tf^cfreottecled at I^re q^ |ea) the lai^y fbr the purpose td ioonsultiog with GbV. Meigs, and for espediting tho inarch of the felttfotvemems. No event of moment occurred dtiHng the remaitider of the winter. " i a in March, workmen began to cut timber at f jr the. j^urpoae of building two .^ fttn ^i Vi. 103 4iri9i-*tlie rtciuitKe number of ship-ei^petilm irrived at ihat place. ■ ■ ' * • '^ • The term of aerviee of the f^reat^r part f4 the militia compnaing the nurth-«aeaterfi army harf lug eipired. new Irviea from Ohio and Kentutf- ky were ordSrred on to aupply tlieir plaoea. But llicae not arriving in aeaaon, the Pennsylviinia brigade gcnerotitly vol«nteei«d their aervicea fijr vnothcr month, to defend fort Meigs, which wa^ menaeed W!fh an attack. Thia condoct waa the -inor^e honoratrfe, aa this corps had undergone ht* incredible rhardahipadnring the winter, in drag. gingtheajriiH^ry and stores from Sandubky to i/itiii'o n.jd the.Rapida.* : • . "^ ■ ' • A prii^ate !n tht Petergbttrgh vdlanteert dtawt tkc fo1« "liiwlng picturt of a foldier't life \ ll deTctibe* tht tfiatch «f1iit eonptojr at he tiAeof V\ incheAer t defeat. -* On the fecond day of our march a courier arrived rr(^m dei*!* Hairfpn, ordcrlog the ariiUerv to advance «rith all pol^ 'Mefpcedf this Wai ijpnd^ed tt'tally iinpoffiHie by the ,fiiow which took place, it beiiig a conpMir (yanp neat* ly all the way. Oq the evening ojf the ^il^iae (|ay, news ar- rived that Gen Uarrilbn hsd retreated to Portage riveTf 18 milet m the rear cf the encampment at the Rapidf. ' h% Bl&aay men at conld be fpaivd deter ined to proceed ^immediately lo reinforce him. It is anneceffary to Aate [that we. were ainong the firft who wished to advance At '% o'clock the neitmormngt our teott were Brt^clc. and i|i half an hour we were on the. road I wilt candidly con. "M, that on that day I r^etted Veing a fdldter On ^it day we marched TOirty milei tkDdur clothei were wet n'* axes nodijng to cook ini anil Very itttle to eat A briggde of pack homs bf ing jiefr OS. we procured from^f^m (bine flour,, killed a hog. '$ \ i» ^i 10» •Ttbtir battfriet during tbe nlf^, Hiat tlicy affofdcd them suAoicnt protection to work bj- diy light, A mtn wa* tbit day mortaHjrwoundT ol ; as he waa atanjding near the General.' ^ A|Nil 90*-the hesieged kepr u|» ftr, ^"^^ ^ rected fire agalnat the eneoij^s faatieriea and Qonaiderabljr impeded their progress. Boats fiHi ed wt^ men were seen to pass to the fort Meigs' side of the river ; this indyced the Gen. to be** lieve that their intention was < to draw his atten^* tlon to their batteries, a nd to surprise andliton^ tiiecamp in the rear. Orders were theref- lished on this side of the river within two hun« dred and fifty yards of the rear right angle otthe camp, one of which was a bomb battery. An Indian who hid ascended a tree, shot one of our men through the head, and six were killed by the enemy's bombs. They fired five huiidred and sixteen times during tlie day, and furty-sev« en times during the night. • ^^ It rained very hard on the 4th which retarde^^ tfie fire of the besiegers* \ new battery was dis« •covered erecting on tWs side of t?ie river, in the same direction with the others, and traverses were commenced to guard against them. Several were kitted and wounded, lieut/ Gwynhe kiltrd 4 Brit- ish officer on this side the river with a rifle. 233 khots were fired this day. • ' *t>cticra1 Clay was now at fort Winchestef, With twdt^Hc thousand men, on his way to reliev ^ river, deocendingin Sdits. An officer wis sent to him with direc- dbis fblr him to Isnd one half of his force on the pNMtte side of the river, for the purpose of fi>rcing the enemy *s batteries and spilling their danhOn. Col Dudley, who was charged with t execution of this movement, pef formed it in fine style, but his men elated with their succe^^ TOntiritiecl^ to pursue the retreating enemy t^ they were inaHy dnfwn into an ambush and live^tielihed by superior numbers ; the greater of mis detachment were killed or taken Some few effected their escape to the garrison. About forty of these unfortunate! Itii^n were tomal^awked by the Indians, several liours after their surrender. The killed on the ficM of battle were horribly mutilated Colonel liudiey was among the killed. He displa} eel in his last moments the most heroic firmness, aivl actually killed one Indian after he was mortallv wounded^ prisoners. ■ *vti M^J^ ™*''^^ ?f ^«^«^- ^^'8 ^cc» if not *?f ^^%^^ ym'^^^mm \ *i^n t^y Jan|cd a little abpvc the fort, tW could casUy Wive made the fort without lus»s, but instead of «! K i i '> ^ doing this or securing their tick and btgg^gt, they marched directly iqto the wdods in pui:«uit; 9f I few Indi4n8 that were purposely- leadings them to their destnictign. Gen Qarriaon per<^^ ctiving their folly, caused Colpnel BaU$9, sdly^ put with the cavalry gnd protect their, retfi^ii^t^, the for(« He succeeded in bringing then^ lnt(^ the fort ; but in the noean whHe a party of In^, dians had tomabawl^ed their sick, left iii the , . ■■ > -^ ■ ■ ■'.«■, •■._■.■•'.> boats, and plundered their baggage. ^ While Gpl. Dudley's party wati engaged wUli, f\ the enemy on the left bank of the, rive|t scveriil brilliant and successful charges were made on the rights In these charges .Colonel .Miller*. Alexander. Capt. Croghan, Lopghoinr^^ ndford, and Nevcing, were consfxiciious* Our troops ponctucttd with the most determined l^ravery ; all their batteriesi» on this side wer^ carried, and many pri^ners taken* , From the 6th to the ninth there was no firing. Flags of truce passed and repaksed bttween the two armies. An exchange of prisoners took iMi^ The Kehtucl^Vnifiiia; taken at iptucffey^ defeat, w.ere to be sent to Harrison, in order to return home by that route. Ob the mornip|^ ^4- 111 9$ ' -^« a. ^- - •-.■-&* ..., i' -. _ dhlfewi tne enemy eoaimencecT their retfeat doi^n the river, af^r having been before the j^libe'thirteea dajs, during which time he had fired at the works,' eighteen hundred shells and dRmon balls besides keeping bp an almost con- j^iiil discW^ of^mall arms. The American' Idas dbring^ the sii^ge in the fort and in the diflbr- ent scries on this side, was deventy-two killed intfone htihdred and ninety-sik funded,- The^ loss of CoU Dudley^ detachment was about' Hwd hOhdredtiAtd and misUng. That of (he dfemy wa8a&)^ endat. ^ One nfasdn why bur troops did not sustain a^ gftater lossin the fort was, because the men had" liiirilredtikiftdi^bomb proof retreat all along tlie^ditcli tmmedliatefy behind the pickets. They lirottid #atch the cfnemy's fire and knew when to atl^ir int^ theti^ hiding places. By this means imny valuable Uvea wtre saved.' Vast quantities of rain fell during the siege— tbi^^sdil within the pickets is clay, and the con. staitt treading of the men and horses caused the' whole area of the fort to become a perfect bed of mortar, half leg deep^thc frequent bursting of ^Hs caused it to fly in every direction, cover- ing officers and men with mud. \\ m \ Mil i % ^^ fensive opcri|tioni» it became necaasiry td wai(^ for rtinforceiiients, aii4for the goiii|^cI,ioq ^^ vessels of wtr building at Erie. The hcid-quaters of the Gen, were translenfad^ to^neca town on the .Sandofkjr, Gtn. Cla|^ was chained with the defence of fort Meig*%t. Generals M'Arthur and Casa were actively eoK ployed in recruiting two regii|>^nta of 12 ||9n|^^j^ regulars in the state ol Ohio. .| In June the General held a council with f| numbev of Indian Cbiefk, who had hitherto prd*^ fesscd neutral sentiments, to whom be made three propositions i—^To take up arms ip behalf cf the United States — To remove within omr settlements, and remsun neutral— * Or to go to t|^j9| enemy and seek his pfotection. After^ a sborl^ consultation among themselves* th^y acceplcil the first, and prepared to accoinpany hint in thf^ invasion oi Canada. , . ;" The hostile Indians continued to make vgt^ rpads^into the set^lepuit and committed |requ|enl n^urcfera.^ A party froin MaMen coa^d 4p^ the lake as &r aa, Cokl Creek, where Uiey j^^md^ scoped and made prisooerjfi one maii| three wo^ yiehand riine children* •.-tl jK-fTj r?,' ■ ♦ • .-p ^iflWSlfi&Ql plaoe, liowev«rnKit1it2l a all. i^iary iiiliiiefiee in rei^ressing the aadacity of iht* W^tm. Ai6n firona a ihicket, byu -band of eighteen Indiaii8,-tHio fiad placed them- idfveii^liianibiiah for die porpoae iU kilRng the Hiail (barrier.' Col. Ball maUtatly charged upon diiklMif if&ft them fitmi thehr hidhig (ftoce. The- ground vraa favorable (br candry, and the' Hdtima finding neither m^rcy nor the poaslbilitf dj^di&ape. gave il wticxyp and fonght deiperiteljr ^ die whole were cut to piecea. Col. Ball was rf one time ^ahinmitc^, oppMd hi |)encHMif ifiiiitd>di Ib^ an Indian t>f gigantic atature-^U w^ lltf(^pyrte It0 a dbobtibr i^ life was ar ^k#, bodi lEfierted 10 the tttmost^ii-an officer r^^and^ieicuted dieCotonel bjr shooting th« M^ali thriSugh dMrtt^. ^ AA«rAis terriblbcz. ample, not an Indian ventured ta cross the Saki> diiiskjr In4]«fat off plunder and blood. On die finit 6f August Gen. Proctor made IM* appearance before Ibrt Stephenson,^ twenQr^milea' ^/bm the mouth oTthe river Sandusky. His irlK^ eonsistild of fiv^ hiibdied 'regolala and i 114 About seven biindnccl Indiant of Ib^ piofl fero^ ci>>us kind. 'Vhcrt were but one bundfCfl an4 thirty ei^l^t emotive ti^n in t|ie garrisop anil the W9rki C(>vered one acre of ground. MajOT' George Crof^n commanded it>e plaee* T^ pickets were about ten feet bigh» tarroiinded b|{ a ditcb with § Uock-bouse at ei^h angle oi thf fprt— one of wfiii^h opotaioed a 6 pcu|idcr-*th^ wii^ the exact state of the post, at the time thtt enpmy appeared. Tife first movement made bjt the enemy, lyas tp make such a disposition of' his forces* as to prevent the escape of the risoa,^ if they should be diapoaed to attempt il; ]^e tben,s^nt Col CUiot wMli a 4ig to de|lu^M| the aurren^ of the fort ife uris niei by ^m. sign Shipp* The British oHoqr tb^t it was the determinatipii of Mf^ Q^ioffm* his officers and men, to defend the garriaon, 01^ be buried in i^, aid that th^ fm^t 4n liwtk Cornel 4 •« oci 1^ |1» iplHr-^f Yon m i fine joung mn ; t fRf yippf tilQMaiiof 1 1 (or QodV u\ip iurrtfideri wxl IKevent thedi;n(Kil slaVKHter, which mutt fbUov 9»!Mm:^" . Mlipp lurnri from him with inclig-' i^m^f mi w^B imm^Micly tiri^en huki of by tv Inditfi, who wtiempi^d to wrteM h»^ f wor^l |roi||i hfan l^joc Crogbiw obfcrving whj|t pt«9^. •attedto Skipptocone into the fort, whioli mm Inttand)? obeycdi and the tr^g^dy commence tfL The firing began from the gun-boats \m the rear, ind wat kept up during the night. A# •Q eari|r bour ibe iie^t mornhig, three iixtsi whicbi bad. been^ planted daring the night withiitx tjwo badd|«daodMy yafda^of the pickett, be>- gan to (^ upon tbe fofti hi^t with little, effect* About 4i RMl alltfia eiiemy'a guns were coa«^ Gtnbwted^gittait ifiw nbrth<» western angle of the^ felt fist the porpoae of mdting » breach. To eoantcigprriiHe efik^dl their ire» tna|. C. catts^d that point to br«trengthened by meani of bags d-flotil-. Sand and otlkf iliat^a£i, in kich'^i man* :*^ii ^ J ii .- ■¥■ - R| ) .1 1 LlM 116 u I •. M tb tame time making two Mute oii Mkftm pointa. The column which adviineed agalnit (be; norih-weacaii anglp, were ao oomplelelf ««nrel«^ oped inamoke, iaiiottofi^ diaooveftd^mit Ir had approached within eighteen or twemy pace*' of the Knea, but the men beinf all at iMr poat#'' and ready to receire it, commenoed ao heanry ani! giilkint « fire aa to throw the column into cohRk aion, but being quickly rallfed« Lieut Coiooel Short, the leader oTthc cohinm exehHmie(V\ ^ come on my brave feUoars^ wO willtgite thili\ dam*d yankee rascab no quartcra;'*^ and ti^medL* ately leapt hita the dttofr foUbwedby hiiiroopat as soon as the ditch w a ^t n t it o l y filled by the aak^ aailarita, major Croghari oitleiii^ liie aiv 'p o u nd er which had beeh maskod kk iho^^ bkiokijiooaai, to^ be fired. U had bectv loaded witH> « di0l44» cbarfie pC moAet balls and slugs* ThiS'pieo^ completely raked the ditch froa» ondto end. Tht^ first fire levelled th^ one half In death— -the ae-^ . eond. and third' either killed, or wqu|j|^ r **^^' one except ele^n, who were covert'? ^5|,» vjig^i dead bodiea. At the same tfme, 'the ftiie, o( the amall'fe'ms was ao uicfssant and d^structii|e«.tb$kjK^% itwas 'y:i -^^tn the Bn^ish officers exerjted them* 'OdfCfv^^k&doa th« baUaoce of the column; it (he: inAiorder.vnclcr. athowerc/ thoe, und iouf(ht M^ty in an *«.ljoimn|i( «»o(id. The l«i8t of the enemv in killr \ wm> ab ut (Mne hmulfed Mftd fifty, betidet ac 'nbidcratjle namlier *>( theif 4i.Liift were kiiied '!lE'hr A^merkaQs h«<1 but €Qe iuUed, aiid a^v^n alightly wourujcd ftuirly ^ theiiioi^ing.9fthe 3€l« tjhfi eneiny retrC4ied «Aw wn the river* after having atpjuidoned consider* abjc baggage. Tl^e garriaon waa compoaed of|fegulara--all Keq^tuclLuma, a ^ner company of men ia not to be (bupdjui thft Uiiit^ Statea» perhapa not in the world. They "are aa huqaane aa couragcoua: Tbia ia proved by their uocea^ng attention to the, wounded enea^y* after their diacomfitur.^ • during the night, they kindly n^vcd into the . fort, (|irough the fiital port- hole of the blockr hoiiae, aU tboae whp were able to qr^wl to it ; to thoae who,wtfet||oable tp move they threw can* teena GUed witb^ w»tcr. They eveii pfirtjed y/ixh their dothea to alleviate the au&ring^ of ihe Wounded. Oen. Hani#9n Ifad of^rnd Majpr C^oghan to deuroj the tto(|^|n^ ab^m^ the Cmrt. in cafe II M X ■■*J»«'n-' '-t* R i , I.' \k 1 \i f»| "^■t* f J ** ... - & (llsobey tfie order, and hat lliercof ^ imnibrtaip »»ed himself. * {4 ■ ■■ ■■ ' ■ \\ While Procior and Dixon were infesting Toit Stephenson, Tecumseh, with a band of 20W warriors and some Britisli^ troops. approi|cfied foHt Meigs. They hovered round the place Ifbr sev^ eraf days and then withdrew, withotit doing anf n^terial injury^ to the garrison. ffl When the news of the attack drifort son reached Gov. Meigs, he rn^de^ spirited caU to the patriotism of Ohio ; sucfi was its effect that IS.dOO m^n were immediately in motion to repel the invaders. Fortanately their serviccip^ were not required. , . ^' ' § 1 The tide of victory began now to set with ai strong current in favor of the American arms«---r 'On the idth of Scptcntber, commodore Perry' captured the whole British force on Lake £rie« This victory" rf move3 the principal barrier tif the*conquest of Maiden and the recovery of De» trOlt. ;■ ^.*:'-' :■' .r '' ■ . ; ;' • .■*'«*". At the same time the general began to tbtKxn^ trate his forces at the mouth of Portage ' river^ The giratest activity was visible in camp ; in firepariiig for the descent on Canada— boats were ■'": ■"- .. ■ "■■■:%iii > fd fbrf ►r 8cv< g an m^# pi rd caU effect,^ lOQtd 31*-- ^i- £rie 'i-i ler t<»^ f De^ * ^ ) ; in were ■*{n lit ^dllaei^^beef jerked— the tuperfltidijis hnffg^^f^ secured io block houses and a substantial lo^ fj^cc ivfp miles long, extending from Portage, r^Yer to Sandusky bay, was built to secure thC|^ horses during the xiperations uf the army. ^ On the 17th Gov Shelby. with lour thousand!, volunteers, arrive4 at hcacj-quariers. This for#i midable curps were all mounted ; but it was| deemed best for them to act as iniantrv, and le^ve their horses on the peninsula. On the *iOth Gen. M'Arthur 8 brigade from fort Meigs join«^ edihe army after avcry fetiguing march oithrec^ days down the lake coast. « vflCpl. Johnson's mounted regiment remained at • ♦■* "w fort Meig», but had orders to approach Detroit ^Xh^^ ^^^ X^M^^^c^ Pari passu with the com- matideif in chief, who was to move in buals thro* the islands to Maiden, and of whose progress the colonel was to be daily informed b> a special express jThe British prisoners takea in the naval ac.^i tion of the lOUi, were sent to Chilicothe, guard-, ea by a cietachment fr )m Col Hill's regiment of Pennsylvania detached militia. The different, posts on the American side of the lake were left I 1 • '' 1 : •< I ->.^ , : .» ' p iim* w m»*mt!Htllfm 'i - . .1 , .' - * Hh if J 'd iilclMut^ rf Ae Ohio MiUdiu Foft'MeIgs; which till now h^dcbVeirei) eight acm of laJid, was rcduc^ in its diihcn&iotis to one acre. A. bout five btifidred Kcntuckiatis were toremaia at Portage to gdird th^^ores and horses, being upwards of five thousand in number/ which w^re left on the Pdninsiifii* ^Htltiaxhc ^bstriic^ of iht' .. Everything being now ready, the embarka* tion of the trooOs comtiienced at the dawn of dav) on the 2ist. for l^ want 6^ a Milfci^t nm^ ber of bcmts, not indre than one 'third oliheinutt* t>er could embark at once. I There is a riiiirij^ of 'islands extending fi^ head of the Peninsula to ^ta^oeh^ These ii^dls render th^ navigation safe, and a^>rd the vmy cbnv^iient dt^pot tor ¥ag|jiig<^ kn^ iriireWis^ ^cll* OS haftihg places. "^ Fut-in-bay Istahd, sixteen miles froni'Portage« was selected by the General as the first poini of rtndezvoiis-.4he^fi/^t stage in his passage^ across tl^lalke. The weaiher was favorable As sopn a& thfc first divisioi) of boats rcachea the islahd. v^en were inintediat^'Iv ' deuched to take back the < boita for'a fircsh load, 6uch was the eagerness ^ :*• '• - ^- eiham being of ite . If ■ ofdayt ,'1 fu;^ ' t numf tite btii islands s «rmy IS vrcr ^ortage* |}i>in( of ,^ - n i. t i^cross. ^s sopn >ack the it igerne&s t ' > ' ■ ■ ..■»'■,;♦.', «,v-^-;. Ml ■' :'' €f the men to accelerate the emlMurkation of the whole army, that they, in most cases, anticipated this re({ulation by volunteering their services to return with the boats. Every one courted fatigue« The fleet under Com. Perry, was busily engag- ed in transporting the baggage of the army. In the course' of the "226 the whole army gained the island, artd encamped on the margin of the hay^, which forms nearly a semi* circle, ^1 The Lawrence, and the six prize ship! captur* ed frDmthe enemy, were at ancKbr in the centre 6f the bay, and in full view. With what ineffa. ble delight did we contemplate this interesting spectacle ! The curiosity of the troops was amply indulged ; every one was permitted to go oil board the prizes to view the effects of the battle. The men were highly pleased with this indulgence of the General and the Commodore. The scene was calculated to inflame their mil* ardor, wliich was vi&ible in every countcn* aiice. The army was detained at Put-in-Bay during the 23d and 2ith l)y unfavorable winds d«l the '24th, a soldier of the regular forces was abut for desertion. He had deserted three tim^s - , ... h .. ■ . :■• -.-r ■^i> ,'v \ i] u f the people of the weft or a nice fenlf of tb|. force of moral obligations i he caufe is evidrjit— the officers are generally more atlditiv^ to their 1MB) thas thofe of the oortbern arnf "# f •^■%;.j%; ■ l:, ■,.. iti «.«,. vi»4 » 1 • -J* Miit ind ippi^Mchtd wHhifi t ihort disunee of Mildeiik Gafiu lohntiejr wts dtspatclied to ap# . piriie Gol< lahnson of our progress. General Cas», Cok Birfl and Capt McClelland were busyi . m arranging and nmnbertnf the boata^ At &un^ set the lake hud risefl several [bet; Indeed, sucb was Wi^ tioli^fjt of the wrf that many enter, ^ititd serious fearsthat the greatest part of the' iiiland would be inundated before morning. However, the wind iubsided'at twelve and re- Keved our apprehensions. ^^ .^'On the 27th at nine in (he morning tiie arm^ inade its final embarkation^. ^Tbe day was fine and a propitious breeze madfc our passage a most fileasing pastime. It was c^ sublime and de<^; ligbtfql spectacle to behold 16 ships of war and ^Q boats filled with men, borne rapidly and majestically to the long sought shores of the ene** my. The recollection of this day can neyer be efiiiced from my memory. There was some-* Ifhing truly grand and animating in the looks of file men. There was an air of confidence in ^rery eounteoance. The troops panted for ait •pportiinity to rival their naval brethren in fe^ df eourage and skill ; tlKiy seemed to ^envy the /* fj, If •S 1: '^■ fsodfbrtiiDC of our brave tars. -Thrywcftig* Uprant of the flight uf the enemy, an^ eonfidqgtl* ly expected a fiicht : indeed the belief was cur* rent among the troops that the enemy were )A great force* for it was believed that^ pi^oa'a In- dians as well as Tecomseh's were at Ma)df c^ • We landed in perfect pr(|e| of battle at 4,V, M* ^^e miles below Maldea| .fheJIcniucIiy vol- unteers formed the right wing, BalPs legion and the friendly India(» the peiHrcTr'^^^ ^^gl"^ the left. The troops w^re, almost instantly in line and shortly comm^ncedrtheir march».en each* ri:>fis, Ibr^MalOe^^, J^hc j^pops^l^ to marching in and otft of boats and to li»rmuig on the Urach* £very man kne w Jiis j^cf ; i^nd so well were |hey masfer^tOtthis verf nqee&sar^ piece of service, that a company would march int6 a, boat, debark and form on the beach in less than one minute, and that too without the least oonV As we approached Maiden, instead ff the red coats and the war whoop Of the Indians, a.groi}^ of well dressed ladies advanced tomeetusi aM * This proficiency it applicable onlf to the regahrt sn^ twelve months Tolttotocn. Tht niUua oftctri 4i^ asi •§ tend to it, t'- I, ] 1«5 to ifnp(of the fort and d)e naval buildings were stilt smoking. aU the loyal inhabitants ,4bllowed the British army in its retreat. The fortifications of Maiden must have cost the Brit- ish government a> vast sum^ The fort is sur* ^^undedrby a deep ditch and two rows of heavy , " pickets : the wallis are high, and the adjacent country as level as a lake. What cannon and '^^''imall arms they were unable to carry away, were 11 J^' sunk in the river^ ve?#iTlie town may -oontain 150 houses, mostly framed*— -a part are constructed of hewn logs ; its appearance is Worthy of its -character, as dark. and as gloomy as Efubus. The inhabitants are ^^ composed 6f renegadocs, Scotch, Irish and Can- ^ mifian French. Very few men were^to be. found y^^^ ' 3.*. ■■'" • "'*"■"■ / j«t h- \ !# jNu « v: V I V 136 f nd those inviriably Frenchf Pertiapt it wmiid tN; Unjust to attempt the portrait of the chand* Mr of the inhabitants, where so few reniaincd Ht home. ' I will then onl? mention one VACt. 'ilk well known horrid traQc» has so completely blunted the feelings of humanit]r» that the eit* hibition of seofps In the streets, in the momt teri^ rific forms, by the Indians, produces no emotioii itl horror even is^ the female bosomi ! The spectacle has become so familiar to the eye, that it has lost the Interest of turkmity-** and is be. held with as much indifference as we View the "l^lti^ of a iurman; ^ ' - ^ w-;^ ;t^^ ^'Opposite the placeHes'tlie ta^ivfbf BofsUitle, *%hthe lower end of which was a helivy battety ^^w:h de^hded the cnthtlice to tfhe harbek The enemy in their h^te had left ian 18 poUhder ^^ this battery. - ^^ Perhaps there is not a place in America that possesses so great convenience for ship building, as Maiden, The descent of the shore Is in proper angle for launching : besides the wateifils deep and the timber can be floated to the spbt in any quantity and at a short distance, except piffe' which is found on the Thtnies, on the St: u 1^ \: V M dakrrhrcriiidoiiftedMiesolllieUct. Tk^ had eolkoted a oonaideribfe quamitjr of ¥' 'bcCy irluch Ihey attcnpted to biini» but wiihoul Juccett. ^ ^,i The cmiMry ii«etlltd>to tlie distance oCtven. tj mlk t Molt Maiden. CoL EHiott*8 honae .attutda on the bank of the fiTtr^ hal£ a mile beloar Ihe village— he haa an extensive orchard and*a fark» hia house waa deaerted. We found ex* \ ifftUcnt peachaSf of which. jf%jnade free uacr without inquirio^ the price. .' .; i^i f r% , Three mUea above the fort 19 an ^dian^ vil* kge which we 4bund deserted, and so suddenly that many essential artidea of Indian : furniture such as brasa kettka* were !lclk in the houses, bere we procured a plentifiil supply^ of green \i|iorn, potatoes; ht. This village was not burnt. In the evening itfker our arrival at Maiden, Col. ^iJlallj,, dispatched an ofliceit and twenty men to prevent the enemy's destroying the bridge acvoss the Aux Cannards. The enemy were found on the bridge, haviivg just set fire to it Qur pai|y firrd on them— they dispersed and_ the . bridge was saved* " On 4he 31th we passed the Aux I >, m ii r 1/ ii ii^ .1 I > * V M\l !/ %xA cncttnpra (urb imlcii btyond the riTiferi in b Deat French setttement, A small piHty of Britiih liorse she^dil thtroselvta at the bridge and then scampered off. •* The neifa day #e V^Sched Hundirich ift Wo t»*iclock ih the afternoon. At the sante time the fieet diMe bp the i^iVir tb I>trotr. ' The Qen. tiiade dispdsitidh^i Ibr |)aitiifi||: the river. 06t« thtior Shelby *» cor(>s ir^miiiAed tet Sakdwicb» firhile BMl*s tl^gioh ahd thb biriglkdes of Oen^rr^^ M'Arthurand Cass |MisMbd OVitr to Detroit'. The Indhms a^pdaied in |^tl|lest on the bank M the tivifr belb^ Detroit ; li few ^ta frolli> the 'gAnbdits caused 'th^m ^ diaperae. The Indiatis did tvot leave DetrtNk till tire boats contairiinl; ^he troops \Vere halfway icrtnns* ^e ri Vekt. hAX befoi^ ^i land^ on the Ameri* ban &l(te, tlie Inhabitants liotsted the Unitedi Stales' Hiig aihid the 'acckmationi^t>f thousands* We were r^eived by thie inhabtUnts with de. ■inonsitratiortt of ^fcijgnfed j^y. They had suf- tercd all thitcivaiictl and savage tyranny could inflict, save death. The Indians had lived ^t free quarters for sevaral monthsk It'was^natulal Ididlieiti to hail iks is deliverers. \ 'Km y ,.:■ ». <\ /^"T"^^' '^i'i" ''f*» "*!»••• V inm tith hen two the Sen. K>t- rieli» >ani: troIlL the aeri«- litedi de« Mf- ould d^at iufsi iV , « The enenix had set ftrc to the Ibrt. tmf the walls and picketing remained entire. The pub* lie store, a lung brick building near the wharf jraa injarcd onlf in the roof, which our men soon xepairedt In the course of- the night there wat an alarm in.eam|s the fires were extinguished^ ri the inen ordered to lie on their arms. ^ 1^ On the 30zh.CoL Johnson's regiment arrived from fbrtMeigs* they immediately commenced the pfissnge of the river in boats.'— Gen. M'Ar- Ihur with the ma8»of the- regular troops, was chaf* ged with the defence ol Detroit^ It was the gen- eral opinion of the inhabitants that there were 1000 Indian warriors^ under Marpot and Split l^Ogi lurking, in the woods between the river Ro)]ge ai^d Huron of Lake St. Clair. The friend* \y Indians had jiaken several prisoc|er8 in the inw incdiate vicinity 9fDetroit rn^v*. . On the Ski of October every arrangement m» gpmpleted for pursuing the retreating iSritlsbjir* {ny up the Thames. . The force selected lor this service were the mounted regiment of Col. John, son^ three companies of Col. Bairs legion and the principal part of Governor bhclbey 'a yoitia^ JecrSft^ ,j ...._*. •r ^ \ %- . \ # i .? TrM ^MIwfMi to tht Mbrgvhui Tovhl ii» dghty fotor mflcl. V e IfHinci cfie raacb Ibr te ^>M part ffood. The cuuntry 19 perfifcd/ kvck u Ti.^ «(fviifieb dfthe tr6opi nr'as rgprid— 10 mocl^ 16, thilt#^ fetched the river R'ncum, ohe him** itttd and t#emy.llye mil^t firdm :Mnd«vioh, In Uii . ■•J evenings. The enemy had neglected to dHttof ittt brldg^. Early ih the morhing of the 3d, (he^^ general proceeded with Johnson*^ regiment, Uki prevent the dcitruction of the brid|;et over the ^ dlflTerent sfrtfaihs that fall into Lake St. Clair and i ^ the Thames. These streams are deep and mud-^. dy*'and dre unfordable for a considerable distance t into the country, A lieutenant of dragoons and I llhirteeh privatetr who had been sietit bick bf Ckn. Proctor to destroy the brf dges{ W^ ttiade ^ pfhdners nearridge taken up, and the en* tm$ diapoacd to dispute our passage* and upon Ihe arrival of; the advanced guard, comnenceda bcnvy fire from^ibe oppf'siic bAi4 as. well as a flanlk^ M firoili ^ right Y^^ of tlw rwer. Tbf ajcipy lilted sihI (oriued m older, of batt|(B, Tb^ i>rid|;e was repaired under the coirer of a ^t firom'two si^ ppunders l*he Indians did oot felisb the lire of our caiwoQ* and retired. CoU lohnspn being on tbe right* had seiicd the re« mains of a bridge at M Greg'ir'a mit)s» under a heavy fire from the Indians. Hfr lost on this oc^ casion, two kifled and f ur hundred wou did.— Tb<| j?Pfroy »f,t M 19 4^ \vm^ WMt ^^ bridge V. ' ^ r i: > I ^1 \ ^.r » u ass #ooUin!ng a eontiderable quanthf of inuskett;*^^ - the flames were extinguished and the arms saved*' At the first farm above the bridge we found on% Df the enemy's vessels on fire, loaded with arms arid ordnance stores* Four miles higher up thir army took a position for the night— here we found two other vessels and a large distillery filW ed with stores to an immense amount^ in. flames; ^wo 24 pounders, w^h -their carriages were tal^jif cn,.and a'large quantity of ball and shells of vari*f; -^ The army was put in motion «arly :on th^ ^ morning of the 5th, The General, accompanied by Cd. JohnsoD—Gov. bhelby followed vyith the in&ntry. This, mof mi^ we captured twd ||un-boats and several batteatik loaded with pro- ' visions and ammuiTition. At nine we had reach| ed Arnold's mills where there is a fording places and the only one for a considerable distanqe.— ^ Here the army crossed to the right bank— the mounted regiment fording and the infiintry ilQ^ the captured boats. The piisssge, though re^ tardcd for want of a sufficient ouiuber of boatSf was completed by twelve* • '" hight miles above the ford, wo passed tho Houad where the Buti^h had cucamped the tiight • ' - .<* red*' ", one - ir^is rthe ' i wc yfilU > lines? ^ n atit lADied ' a ^itl| - :d twd ^ ;hpro- reftch- • place»^ ik— the iiitry ilk ;h rc-i boatsr Ised the le niftht i'-" 135 before. The General directed the edvanee 6f Col. Johnson's regiment to accelerate their inarch for the purpose of ascertaining the dbtance of the enemy. The officer commanding it. shortly after,i8ent word back that his progress was stop« ped by the enemy, who were formed acroai our Itne^f march. ' vThe armv was now within three miles 'of the M^t avian town, and within one mile of the en* emy, Theroad passes through a beach forest without any clearing, and for the first two miles Hear to the bank of the river. At the distance of fifty rods from the rivfr is a swamp running parallel to it, and extending all the way to the Iri^ian village. The intermediate ground is dry •—the surface level ; the trees are lofty and thick with very little underwood to impede the pro* fress.ofman or horse, if we except that part which borders on the swamp. Across this narrow strip of land, the British ibrcc was drawn up iir a line of battle, to pre* ve^t our advance. Their left resting on the fiver, was defended by four pieces of cannon-* near the centre were two other pieces. Near thc.sWamp the British line was Covered by a •M I. * M •#' 18* larft indiati ibrde, who alto lined the. margin of the ^watnp to a considerable disUoee, The British troops amounted to 6Q0>-^the Indian! probably to twelve hundred. «^« As it was not practicable to turn Ibe enemy ia flank, it became necessary, to attack them in fronts General Harrison did not long hesitate i* his choice of the mode of attack. H was aaiiovel OS it was successful, I|1 ; The troops at his disposal ittight Mou()trto '^ three thousand men ; yet iroin the pscuiiafe n%r tare of the ground, nci/ the ihalf (^ this Ibroe-couki ifidvaRtageously engage Jhie «nemy. Abont five hundred ^rc^iflars. iunder Cokmel ^Faul, occupied the .narrow apace •between khk t«oad and river J ' 'they were- ordered toadviiknce ' and amuse tho «nc^my ; and, if an opportunity ^ ^^-tiffered, to '^ebe the cannon of the enemy i A , #^«mall i^rtyof frienc* ^ few were shot by omr men, for our firt was not general. Hail the enemy ihoitrn the ieaat aymp* toms of resistance, after we broke through theif/ lines, the greater part wbukl have been destroy* ctl» but they were as {>assivc' as sheep^ Kelrer was terror more strongly depictied oit the i}ouii« . tenances of men. Even the dfficera were seeh with uplifted hands, exclaiming *^ quarlcr (*« There is do doubt, that they ekpecttd to b^, massacred, believing that |he Kentuokiaoa would retaliate the bloody scenes c^ Raisin and Miami; but nothing ivas ^rther frQm their in- tentions, except it should be on the persons (4^ Proctor and Elliott*- these, neither the authority'* of Harrison nor 6f Shelby could have saved^ if they had been fom.d in batde. ^'OiiVthe left the contest was more serious./ Col. Johnson, who commanded on t^iat fiank; .^/ his regiment received a terrible fire from4hf ln*r dians, was kept up for some time.— "Ilie'Co)', lUost gallantly led the bead; of his column in^\ ihe hottest of the enemy 'a fire, and was perponahft ly opposed |Q Tccu^ns^h,— At this poiv$ aWn*? densed *nass of savages had collected. Yet re- ^ gardless of danger» be rushed iotPi,ilMe niidaf of 4 . not oy- cell and • in- »of '1* - .1.. it "»»»•'• .;>!:'' ca;- ' *■.'' iniQ*. maV*:* con-: ; re-- ■f 'ii' 137 . tjiera, 10 thick were the Indians at this momen^ that several might have reached him witli thtit rifles. He rode a white horse ai^d was known to l^ an officer of rank ; a shower of balls was dis* charged at him-Hsome toojc effect— hitf* hors( was shot under him^^his clothes, hi^ saddle, hia person were pierced with bullets.* At the mo- ment his horse fell, Tecumaeh rushcid towards bim with an uplifted tomahavirk, to give the fatal stroke, but his presence of mind did not forsake^ him in this perilous predicament — he drew a pistol from hishobter ahd laid his daring oppon- ent dead at his feet. He was unable to do more, the loss of blood deprived hiui of strength t$ stand. Fortunately at the moment of Teconv Wh'sfall the enemy g^ve way, which, li^cured. him from the reach of theic tomahaivks ; he waa^ wounded' in five places ; he received three shots ift^H ^^t *h^^ 3^ ^^^ '^ ^ J^ *f >A« Six . Americans and twen^-two Indians fell within tweii^i yards of the spot! wlicfe. Tecumseh was kmcfk aad'tbe traifs of blood idmoat covered the ground. ¥ The Indiitos: contitioedi^ bri^kSre Xrom tW. siiargjia of the swKQip mi mnit some imprcsHOo A.- v\ '4 t; ld8 on a line of lUntucky tolantcera, but Go?. Sbey by brought tip «' regiment to its tappolt— the fire soon becMOie too wwrm lor the cnemjr; A part of Johnson's men having gained the rcir of a' part of Aie Indian lin^ the route becatne gener* a1. A smalt part bf the Indians attentpted to gain the viltagebflhiiinlng lip lie narrow strip" of dry land/ they were soon- d^ertaken andciir down* The Indians fought bravelf and sustain*' ed a severe loss in InUed and wo^ided. The* death of Tecomaeh i^s i&iirreparii)>le loss. ^^ The American army had fifteen killed and* thirty wounded. An^oli{f Ibeyhnn #ila WloM^ Whkl^, #the Keiftucky v^uiJKll^^ seVei^ty Veirs of age, and a ^idlef of the'revbltf* tlon. He Wal in « ^9f cireumstahces at ooinei^ and possessed aif^xteliiiit^i^^ ^I'x Amoi|g m^^mes of the day ^yif^ m brass/ field piecf s» ,V«i^(^h Imyi been sisrrenderedil»y.- Hull-^I rein on two of them this pleasing root- to : ** Su^remKred bj Borgoyiie at SaratogfuHf p The dnr after the battle a part of the:airmjr look possessiOii or the Moravian town^ wheie x^\ fiMiiy^mpil km^'of ^^^ m abiindande^ thefK wete acceptable to mrn.whohad for set ^ ^ '# «* thef r of ■ ■'i I tor and* : .4! 'r, "^ rass not* >. daj's tvbftiated on fircfh beef^ without bread or aalt We found pkf.tf ofgreen com i the Mdi' were estenaive and oisr hones had an enLcelient^ range. Tlie town was deacried s so panic atruak were aop^jpf the women in th^r flight, that they arp, said to. have thfnown dieir children into the Thameit to prcyeot their being butchered by, the Americana F ^ .^ ^This village is ntuated on the right bank of the Thamesa about kirty mil^s from its entrance. H|t|»>ke St. Clair. Th^ town was ^uU| by emigrants from Muakin^m» and ^coi|tained at. thftin^ of th|^ battle nearly lOOihou^es, mostly; wqU>i^Ut. thi5 j^y/ lohnScijIl^l^ '!'^^(?^'V'>«)^^.^^^i<^c^ here as a inistton- ijry. Mim q^l|)M^ic^aj>|tafUs sp^^ ^ri^lish— ^ there was a school, bouse aiid a chapel, TJie fnrdens were luxuriant 9nd cultivated with taste.: The town was destroyed as well as the com. fidds in Its vicinityt by the troops previous to their leaviQgJt , Among other reasons assignea tojustify the measure, it was alledged that these Indians had been among the foremost in massa* dekg our noeu at the river Kaisio. ami that the town, if it was spared, would anofd a convenient i agreed to M takjii bold of the aaaof tomahawllt with the 4iDen|9i|i, arid loatirik^ all wh^^r|a#f • n^ be enemies of the Unite^ States. Hrhether Bi^tiah or ii^%iis,** They broo|;bt fo their wq- : ittaiiifid chtldrep and offered them as hftltfifBa fofrtheirgood : behavior. l^lieu^ Le Brtj^on arrived fit I>efroit Ofi An^t ibih, bcfairifig a iag aiid a letter fron; Geo. Proc- lon|6 Cen. Harrison. This latter remieaivfl btf- ■ niaf|f:jr^tinKiit4o dif , |r\&oiiers^ ana a rf»for4* : tioa oi certain property and jpapera takeo on ihe 5thf As the letter was addressed to the Geiier* ak!*^at\MoraviaR towns,? he saw no reason for '; ■• 'V.. •- ■::■. J., -i .' LeBrllonlsjourney to Detroit, and orderc;d hliii , toti^G^ Broetorbj^ the naj; lof BnSiilore peace* When he crotmd from Sandwich, the white (lag which he bore in his hand bad attracted a great* crowd to the wh«rf| all anvieua to get a mrar view of thia disliinguiihed chief. I wta strucfc' With admiratU>n at the finniiesa and apparent non* ' cbahinfie with which be ascended the bank and pwied thcdughthe ranks of the Kentucky volun* : te^ra, wfiom he had to gallantlf opposed inbattfe" biit a tew day*^ before. 1 Ae wr saw- more real dig^i nhfof naitiagf, or a' niore' stHking" ilrmneas o£ caHiitMifiiiice. Yet his sititiittofi^'wbs 'cahHllated^ to depress his spirits and produce humiri^i Hia^ IdWf ivaftinthe ^wcr of the AmeeUaQftN-^tKe British were all taken ; the Indiana bad tost sufi^^ ia«(| aa^PSnal defbat^-^ahnbat all other chieft had^ stt6tiiil«KK— hewaa withoft tite nsean* c^ H^j^ or resisonee i •tiU bis ^Banner was thatof a.coo» qnerori^ ^ Gov. Shelby's corps and twelve raonth^svblu unleers^ were all honorabljr discharged, l^iiv* tlUng became ^e^ andbimnessat Detrotibegai^^ to resume its wonted course, but ^c fifii^^4ti^<^^ rtnt of the tei;ritory was exorbitant for everf Urn- stile eflig iiWar iriicfe' k andi battt^ ieifto£ stllate^i . Hi St su9^ faooii^ r every .^ 143 thing to eit, drink or wear. Whiskey told at 4 dulls a gallon, beef at 24 cents a pound, cheese at 66 do, — butter 75 do— potatoes two dollars « bushel. The army was well supplied with ra- tions, as were also about three hundred of the inhabitants of Michigan, and about two thousand ^ Indians, men, women, and children, who had no other means of subsistence* Adventurers soon came on with a sufficient supply of dry goods. On- the 2 id of October, Gen. Harrison, with all his disposable regular troops, cmburkvd on board the fleet and sailed for Buffalo, in obedi f nee to orders from the secretary of war. fic irious to his departure, he appointed Cen. Cass .proyisional Governor of the Michigan territory— the civil ordinances as they stood at Hull's sur- render were proclnimed in force. Gen. Cass J U P left with about one thousand men, not more than seven hundred of whom were etfective-* The men were industriously employed in prepar- ing winter quarters at the fort. The Scorpion and 0|kio schooners were engaged in transport* ing supplies frorti Erie and Cleveland, for tht trpop& during winter. Troops weie stationed at Maklen and (Sandwich.— The camimign cluieA