The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-19
FROM IN ONO PAPER.
FoRT-WAYNE, 18th July, 1905.

<nOA an ONTO PdPER.
FoRr-WAYNE, 18th July, 1905.
In consequence of instructions received from
VIM. Wells, Indian agent, on the Sth. set out
on the 9th instant in search of the soiAwN e Sc
PRoPHEr on the WABASH in company with
Peter Carolan; and found the Prophet on the
18th instant, between 8 and miles below the
mouth of the KIrHrAPoNoNou,o on the N. west
bank of the Wabash. I delivered said Wells
speech, and demanded ali the horses he had be.
longing to the white people, agreeably 10 my in
structions. The prophet replied, that his young
men were gone To hunt--they would be back to-
morrow, who had the horses with them, and he
made no doubt but they would give me them, as
they never had an intention OF stealing them and
hoped the white people would not think they
took them with an intention OF dcpriving them
of their property for they had offered to give
them up at Grecnyille and could get one to re
ceive them. Ithen waited till next day, and the
young men arrived from hunting-I Immediately
waited on the prophet and found him dressing
himself when he told me that he WAS Just go
ing to where Iencamped so returned to my
camp, and in short time he came to see me.
Immediately asked him what the young meR said
about givingup the horses. He said that he had
not yet mentioned the subject to them but as
sured me that should obtain the horses i'll the
morning, and further said that in the course OF
the evening should hear from him again, when
/ might know what to depend on.-Then Il
the BRITISH in the course of which, he assur-
ed me that he had not the smallest idea OF doing.
any harm and that his intentions were, TO lead
the Indians out of darkness and shew them the
light He then le.t me, and did not hear from
him again that evening.
Verv early the next morning called on him at
his tent when he told me that he could not give
up the horses--that he was going to Vincennes,
and would give them up at that place told him
that that was not the place his people had got the
horses from, and that.it was not the proper place
to deliver them up. He then replied, that he
would send them ~ Fort Wayne.-Aboutt ten mi
nutes afterwards, he said he would send them
10 the white people by the way OF White river
and get me to write a letter for them to the white
people. Ireplied, that it would be useless for
them to take the horses to that place, they had
offered to give them up, and could get one to
receive them and it was not likely they could
find owners for them in that quarter-and that it
was hard case that had to return without
them-that was paid for coming after them by
the people, and they would not like TO pay ne
for nothmg-and this was the season that the peo-
pie wanted their horses TO work, and that they
might as well cut the threats OF the people, Az
to take the means of subsistence from them at
the moment they could least spare 1.-THE owners
OF the horses must suffer- for they could not work
their fields without them.
The Prophet said that they had nine horses a.
mong them belonging to the white people; but
was informed by other Indians of his band, that
they had tNclve.-But have good reason to be-
iieve, thattAey have upwards of twenty belong.
ing to thejwhite people. He also said, that they
had not Killed as many hogs rs they were accus-
ed wit!l1+they had killed but % onlv--That he
would not have done that, if DANIEL Finn
had not told them that he had lost his hogs and if
they cctld find them they might kill md eat them
and thtt he never knew any of his people killing
but ore COW, which they did TO get the hide to
makefopes
Fr,m the best information could collect, the
Project has between thirty and forty men uf his
owIfnatlon with hina, and about 90 of other ma
tioTS, viz. Potowatomies, Chippe ways, Atawavs
dWinabagocs-Andhe told me that he expect
ethn few days 10 canoes down the Kthtapa-
chnou, and large number of Indians from the
eastward. found those Indians in Il state of star.
ftion, living on nothing but meat and roots. The
indians told me that the Prophet was soon going
TO Vincenncs 70 see governor Harrison, who he
knew would assist him with provisions, as he had
ALWAYS been encouraged by the whites to preach
the word of God to the Indians. His band were
endeavoring to raise corn but there is no like
hhood oftheir raising any considerable quantity,
or any thing like much as will serve them next
year.
Shawanese IndiGns at Massascnwav belonging
to the Prophets band and WAS informed by the
MAN! Indians and traders at Massasenway that
these Indians came in from some of our settle.
ments IN the state of Ohio, and had brought 10
horses with them; some of them were shod
and they believed that those horses belonged to
the white people. / asked those Shawanese, if
they had the white peoples horses! They said
they had and that they had found them Iwish
to be understood that those - horses are not the
same the Prophet has with him at his place of re-
sidence the Wabash. The Prophet told me
that there were yet three of his men out, exclu-
sve of the four l mentioned and lie believed
they would bring some ofthe white peoples hors-
es with them, when they came in.
left tie Prophet Che 18th and arrived at
this place on the 18th inst and believe his place
ofresidence is about 100 miles from Fort Wayne
JOHN common, Indian Interpreter
Indiana Territory, Knox county 81.
This day personally appeared before me, one
Of the justices assigned 70 keep the peace in said
county, the within named John Copnor, and made
oath that the foregoing statement true.
WILLIAM WELLS.
July S0th, 1903.
FEw-YoRs, August 10.
Yesterday arrived the schr. Packet, Ma
grath, in 81 days from Tcneriffe, which
place he left on the 9TH of July Capt VI
informs, that Spanish Corvette, arrived at
Tenerifie on the Sd Ct July, from Cadia, ha-
wing sailed from that port on the 18th of
June, and BROUGHT the news of the SDanieh