The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-12-31
DOMtsrlC INTELLIGENCE.
INDIANS DEFEATED.

About Is or 90 days ago, Gov. Edwards In
company with Col. Russell, broke up Camp
from Fort Russell go miles from this plaoe)
on expedition TO The Indian Towns.
On Sasusosy last The whole party returned
wthout losing man, having performed
march Of near 400 miles in ] 5 or IA days
through a.rack!ess wilderness. We have the
following accounl oflLe expedition from Gov.
L. which Is substantially as he related il
10 MS.
His force consisted OF $50 prisa,es, all of
whom he had raised in Iiinos Territory ex-
crpt so rangers who bad lately arrived from
FinceEpes With this force he proceededto
The saline fork of the Sangucmon, the
late residence OF the Kickapoos where he
burnt two villages from thence the little
army progressed 10 the head of Peoria lake,
"a niles above The villages there they found
the kicsapoos and party ofthc Miamies em-
bodied, bur were vigorously charged upon and
broken and induced TO take shelter in an i'm,
mense awamp which skirts the IIlinos river
the ardor Of the men could not be rcpressed,
they abandoned their mired horses and pur-
sued the sayagcs Oh foot through mud and
water up tc their waists every step, and many
penetrated through to the bank Of the river, a
distance Of about miles, where they found
and burnt Pol,owatomy village, together
with a great deal Of corn and other pro-
perty.
Between 90 and so Indians killed, and
number wounded, four prisoners taken six
American scalps, and some horses that had
been lately stolen from st. Clair Country,
we're retakcn. On our side 4 were wounded
and only one Of these dangerously.
AZ the principal Kicknpoo village upwards
oil 1000 bushels Of corn was DESTROYED besides
a prcdigious quantity OF Beans and dried
Meat, Pompions, Tallow, Furs end Pcliry.
lheir houses were strong and well built,
some large enough 10 accommodate so psr-
sons were found well provided with Indian
effects and were in u fews hours reduced 10
a heap OF ashes. Eighty head Of horses with
their furniture, about 300 brass kettles.
great quantity of a variety of silver and Indian
ornaments, guns, bags of gun powder, flints,
&c. were Brought off.
Immediately after the Burning of the Kick
aPoo towns party was detached 10 Peoria
who burnt village within haIfa mile Of that
place this Jas, mentioned place was lately er.
Gcted by the Miamies.
Never was an expedition crowned with
more success. Never has these Indians re-
ceivcd so dreadful blow. Indeed it would be
invidious to cu!ogisc any ofiicur or, private of
these hardy bands Of heroes it is only neoes-
sary TO say, that all did tEcir duty and deserve
the p'audits OF their governments and fellow
citizens generally.
1t is worthy of remark in this place, that
The native courage Of our people was strongly
marked in every instance of the expedi,i on to
the Pottowaiomy and Kickapoo towns par
'icularly in the following instance. On the
retreat of the savages from the town ,hro' the
swamp half dozen brave fellows pursued to
the river, were the Indians had taken 10 their
canoes and were near the opposite shore, these
were shot down and three men by The name Of
Howard, Brady, and ST. John "a Frenchman)
swan the river ! so yards wide brought back
the canoes with the bodies of the fugitivcs,
within sight of Gomo's town and number Of
Indians.