Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-26

Worsdel---Captain jacob w.:,.ict, since
-Sfaj0r Recnsas's dt!,eh,aen. Of indiana in;lt;a.
: Uosrded-Capt. Jchn Norris.
bIdior WelIs's dstarklf elt ef1,,oan,ed rife,nea.
WOnndei-Capt Frederick 6uger. ~.
Cdpt. Speneer's co'npGap including Ii. BeTry's
detachment 81 'nola.ted rijfenien. .
hiHed--capt. Spier Spencer; First Lieut..
Richard McMahan; Lieut.. Thomas Berry.
NhTlIL. II. ADAMS,
Adjt. of the Army
The Comniender IN CHEF
SIR, '''' 'ee' AoAA l.
have the honor to inform YOU that two
principal Chiefs of the Kiokapoos of the prai-
re arrived here. bearing fiaS on the evening.
before last. They informed me that they came
IN consequence OF message fro,nthe Chief of
that part OF tine Kickapoos which had Joined
the Prophet, rcquiring them 10 do SO, and that
,hc SAID chief is to be here himself in day or
TWO. The account which they give OF the
late confcderacy under the Prophet is as
follows: ~
he Prophet with his Shawanoes is at a
smah Huron village about twelve miles from his
former residence, on this side of the Wabash
where also are twelve or fifteen Iiurohs. The
hicSapoos are encamped near the T'ipnieanoe.
me me pota"atimies have scattered and .gone to
different villages of that tribe Tho Nnttba
goes had all set ont on their return to their own
country excepting one chief and nine men who
renamed at their former village The Iatter
mad attended Tecumseh III his tour to tho
southwark, and had only returned 10 the Fro.
Phet's town the day before the action. The
t,roPhet had sent message to the Kickapoos of
me prairie, torequest that lie might be permit
ted to retire to their town-this was positively
4.
there, lie then sent 20 request that four OF hi.
men might attend the Eickapoo chief hero
this was also refused. These chiefs saw ~, the
whoe, That all the tribes who lost warriors inthe
late action, attribute their misfortune to the
Prophet alone. That they constantly reprosch
MN with their nsfortunes & threaten him with
deatn--that they are all DESTROYS ofIhaking their
peace with the United States, and will send de-
putations to me for that purpose, as soon as
they are informed that they will be well rece;y.
co. he two chiefs further saw, that they were
sent oy Governor Howard and General Clark
so.netiIne before the action TO endeavor to bring
on the hickapoos from the Prophets town
thal they used their best entleavors TO effect IL
BUT uhsuccessiully--that the PROPHETS follow
eIs were iuiiv impressed with belief that they
cOuid defeat us with casc-that it was their IN
tentlon to have attacked us At Fort Harrison ir
We mad gone no higher-that Raccoon creek
was then liked on and finally Pine creek, and
mat the latter would probably have been the
pace, II the usual route had not been abandon
ca ana crossing made higher up--that the
attack made on our centinels at Fort Har-
rlson was intended to shut the door against
accomTuodation-that the Winebagoes had for.
" warriors Killed in the action, andfhe K;cEa.
l'oos eleven and ten woundcd-they have. never
heard how many Potawatames and other tribes
Were kllied--that the Pottawatomie chief left
oy me on the battle ground 10 since dead of his
wounds, but that he faithfully delivered nv
| speech TO the different tribes and warmly urped
them TO abandon the Prophet and submit to INV
terms. '
cannot say, sir, how much the above NAV be
appended on. 1 believe, however. tina, the
statement made by the chief is generally cor
rect, particularly with regard to the present dis.
position OF the Indians. It is certain our from.
t!ers have never enjoyed more profound tran.
guilty than at this time. No injury of any Kind
That can hear fhas been done eithe. to the
persons or property of our citizens Before the
expedition not a fortnight passed over without
some yexatious; depreciation being committed.
nc hickapoo chiefs certainly tell an untrutb.
when they say there were hut eleven of This
tribe Killed and terwoanaed. 1t is impossible
10 believe that fewer were wounded than killed
Ihcy acknowledge, however that the Indians
have never sustained so severe. a defeat since
their acquaintance with the white peop,e.
have the honor to be with great respect. sir
your humble servant
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
l +. 5. The Chief of the Yermillion Kickanoos
has this moment. arrived
EioN. VIM EUST1s,
SEc'Y. OF WAR.