The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-26

ly--he was shot through both highs, * fell,
still continuing to encourage them-he was
raised up, & received n bah through his boz
dy, which put an immediate end tohis cxis-
tence !--Warrick was shot Immediately
through the body being taken to the SUR
gerry to be dressed, as soon as it was over
being man OF great bodily vigcr & still a.
''te - walk lie assisted upon On gong back
- head his company, although it wasevdcnt
hat he had but few hours to live.
All these gentlemen, sir, capt. Eacn cX-
eptcd, have left wives, and hve Of them
large families OF children this is the case
900 with many of the pri>ates among the
pnistia who fell in the action OF who have
dieu sinre cither wounds WAN the bou,.-
" CT their country be withheld from their
peli>,css orphans, many OF whom viii be
N tie most destitute condition and perhaps
wanS c, On the accessories oi life With
rCspcct 70 Tie number OF Indians that were
engaged against u.s., am possessed otno t!a-
"a b. which l can form correct statement
1t must, however, have been considerable
and perhaps not much infcriorto our own
which deduct,ng the dragons, who were
unable to do us much service, was very
,ittlc ABOVE seven hundred, non-C ommssion-
cd officers and privatcs; | am convinced
there we're at least six hundred. The
Prophet had three weeks before $50 oihis
own proper followers. am induced TO be-
leve tl.at he was joined by a number of
the lawless vagabonds who live on the
Illinois river, as large trails were seen Coz
r'ilng from that direction. Indeed l shall
not be surprised 20 ind that some OF those
who profcsScd the warmest friendship for
rs were arrayed against us-'us certain
that one Ct this description came out from
The town and spoke 20 me the night bct,re
tue action. I he Potowa timie chief, whom
/ mentioned to nave been wounded and ta-
zen prisoner in my letter OF The Sth inst.
lett on the battle ground, after having ia
ken all the care OF linn IN my power. re-
luested him To inform those OF MS own tribe
Who had joined the Pr't, & the kickapoos
and Wineoagocs that If they would lmme-
diateiy abandon the Prophet and return to
,aeir own tribes their past conduct would
5e forgiven and that we would treat them
as we formerly had done. He assured me
nat he would do 81, & that there was NJ
oupt ut their compliance. Indeed he said
nat he was certain that they would put the
'rophct to death. ] think upon the whole
mat there will be no further hostilities. but
u this i shall be enabled to give you some
more certain information IN few days.
lie troops left the battle ground en- the
9Th inst. it took every Wagon to trans
port the wounded. We managed, howe
sCI, W OTihS Oh tuC PuDlC property, al
though almost all the private baggage
# the officers was necessarily destroyed.
1t may perhaps be imagined, sir, that
some means might have been adopted to
nave made more early discovery of the
approach :; the enemy to our camp the
morning Of the 9TH inst. but if had employ
cd two thirds OF the army as out-posts 1t
would have been Intellectual the Indians
.u.s :: s,e.l s,: d nave found means t.,
have passed between them-piaccd in
the situation that we were, there is no other
mode OF avoiding surprise, than by a chain
OF ccntineis SO close together that the enc
my cannot pass between without discovery,
arc having the army i'll such readiness
that they can get to their alarm posts at
moments warning. Our troops could not
have been better prepared than they were,
unless they had been kept under arms the
whole night, as they lay with their accou-
ercment's on, and their arms by their sides
and the moment they were up they were
at their posts. If the sentinels and the
guard had done their duty, even the troops
OH the left flank would have been prepa-
red to receive the Indians.
have the honor to enclose you a correct
return or our killed and wounded.--The
suffered very much before their ar
rivaihere, but they are now comfortably fix
I'd and every attention has been and shall
continue tobe paid to them. Doctor Foster
5 not only possessed of great professional
merit, but is moreover a man of feeling and
honor.
l am convinced, sir, that the Indians lost
many more men than we did-they left from
thirty to forty on the field. They were
seel to take off not only the wounded but the
lead. An Indian that was scalped in the be-
ginning of the action by one of our men, was
found IN a house i'll this town several other
were also found in the houses, & many graves
which were fresh dug one of them was o.
)ened and found to contain three dead bo-
lies.
Our infantry used principally cartridges
obtaining twelve buck shot which were adj
nirably calculated for a night action.
l have before informed you, sir, that Col
Miller was prevented by illness from going
nthc expedition he rendered essential SER
vice in the command of Fort Harrison he
S an officer of great l;ncrit
There are so many circumstances which
I IS Important for YOU TO know respecting the
'ltuaiion of this country, that / have
bought it best to comm t this dispatch to my
,'d-de camp Maj. Taylor, who will have the
'onor Of delivering it to you, and who will be
bic 10 give you more satisfaction than
'ould do by writing. Maj. Taylor (wio is
ilso one of our supreme Judges is man of
integrity & honor, and you may rely upon O.
~ statements he NAV make
With the highest respect,
have the honorto be,
Sir, your humble scrv't.
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