The Kentucky gazette — Lexington [Ky.], 1791-06-25 00:00:00, page 2

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one hundred and thirty-five miles
over a country cut by - four large
Ranches of White River and many
C Imaller ftreams with fleep muddy
banks during tins march they tra-
TCrftd a countt y alternately inter
'iperftd with the moil luxuriant foil
aiad deep clayey bogs from one to
five miles in width rendered alnYofc:
imperviously brulli and briars
Ram fell in torrents every day with
frequent blalts of wind and Thun-
xler florins Thcfe obftactes tmpe
' led their pr grtfs wore down their
— feorf'sanddeiirfyed their provifions
On the morning of the 11 tnft
as the army entered an ocean yf
- prairie they perceived a man on
“’ijfcwfeback a few miles to the right
'4 detachment was lent to ictercept
The Army marched four mil rs
from the bar I of the Ohio on the a3i
if lail month They refumed their
jtiarch on the ath and pu(hed for
ward with the utmoft induftry di
Sts£ting their rente to Ouiatuiinon in
the heft manner their guides and
'information enabled them though
-jreatly-deficient-in both-
U trtciiilsrixri It i I the public lie
fb'itvtin detail Fade relative I the
tfirctieni A Expedition under Brig
Cm Scut egahJLthe Swept tf the
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him but he e leaped Finding ihem
ftlvcs difeovered they determined
to advance with all tnc rapidity
their circu romances would permit
rather with the hope than the ex
pedition of reaching the objeft
fought that day lor the guides
were flrangers to the -country
which they occupied Ati o’clock
having marched by computation
one hnndred and fifiy-fivc miles
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By the 3 lit they had marched
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from in--grove the Ohin as they penetrated a miles above which the guides
which bordered on an exten formed them was omre practicable
five Prairie they difeovered two finally The enemy full kept podetTum of
Villages to their left at two and the Kick a poo to n King’s and Logf
four miles difiance don companies were ordered to
The guides now recognized the march down the river below the
ground and informed them that the town and crefs tinder the conduct
main town was four or five miles ofMj Barbee in order to didodge
in front behind a copfs of wood them s feveral of the men fwam t lie
which jutted into the Prairie fiver and o:hers palled in a fmall
CoU John Hardin was immediately cairoethii movcmeiirwasTuiiobfcr-
of the Wabaih Ikiyw they chuo-- before them but the villages on ix
vered the tnmiy-iogreat corfulh-n— : left -were -uninformed -and— h
end-avyjiing to make t'neir escape itircat--— The next morning it was
in cimc3 over the W'abalh dricimired to detach t-c Lieut Col 1
tenant Ciljiitl Cxr-nutdmt IVil Cmimandart with five hundipdf
-kmlon wasindsmly ordered iorulhinen todellroy the jjhportnni town
forward with the hilt bauallion of Kcthlcpccouunk at the mouth
the order was executed with pioinp of Mel liver’ eighteen miles from
titude and this detachment gained the camp on the Well fide of the'
the bank jaft as the rear of the cnc- NVabalh but- on 'examination it '
inydiadTinbarkrdTand -and-a regardtefsof was dilcovcicdv tharthe men
bride fire kept up from a Kickapon horfea were Loo much crippled and
town on the oppoiue bank they in x worn down -by n i long laborious
- twominntcs unloaded five canoes march and the oflive exertions of '
crouded with : favages— -The Wa-- the preceding dayt that lluee hun-
bafh was many feel beyond fording died and fixty men only could be
‘at this place col Wilkiufon vvas found in cs'pacity to undertake-the——
titer dore detached to 3 ford two tmeiprjze and they preferred lo
detached with fixty mounted infan- ved and the men had taken poll t
try and a troop of light-herfe un- on the Bank before they were dif
der -lags Capt M’Coy lo attack the Vd-- covered by the enemy who ini-
to the left while the main mediately ab2rdined the Village
body-moved on bnfidy in order About this time- word was brought
of battle towards the town the that cut Hardin was incumbered with
fmckefrotir which was difeer ruble- prifoners and-' had difeovered a
the guides were deceived with re iironger Village farther to his left
fpedl to the lituation of the tbwn which hs was proceeJing to attack 1
forinftead of flsnding at the edge Capt Brown was immediately de
of -the plain it was found in the tached with his company to lupport
bottom bordering on the Wcbiflt ? the colonel hut the ddlairce being
on turning the point of the cupfeof fix milcbefore'lhcncapuTn a7ilv"ed
wood one home only prefrmed in the hufiifs was done and cut Har
their front C-ipi Wiliam I'ricc dui joined the army a httie before
was orderel ro adauli that with for- fun fet'having-Uilled fix -waniors
ty men and he xrcutcd the coin- and taken fifty-two prifoners —
nund with gieat galliiiury' killing Capt Bull the warrior iwhoidifco-
two warriors t when they gained the vgcd the army in the tne morning
maigin of the em’ntr'ir which o- had gained the main town
verl krtIieT-Tg“s-Uh— iT:e—tarlts— giveaihe— alarm'afiout
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