Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-24
.BARBAKIrY.
PIrrsBuRG, (pcna J April


TIT will be reCOlic Cted That at the COM
menccmSnt OF the present war, alter
the ahanron.aent of fort Chicau'
pn, the garrison of that fSrt were ne~r-
" all cut off in their reuvat 10 fott
Wayne. The partit"lars ottals dread
fuicarastI ophe are CT but .it-le Known.
IT, the S8th nunbsc Of the Mercury,
wa published an extract from the But
falo Gazette, mentioning the arrival
of Ms Helm, who had escaped iroin
tbs butchory at that garrison, and stat
ing some particulars OF unheard OF
b;,rbarity. The article 10 senfr ~
ed BY the follow ing extract of let
ter from SERGEANT Jordan, to his wife
in this county, and communicated to
Us for publication. Ed. Mer.
Extract Of letter from Walter Jordan,
on-comm'ss!oned officer Of the re-,
guiars as fort Wayne &. his .o1e in
.aiieghany cou,.ty, DARED fort Wayne,
Oct. 10, 1912.
81 take my pen to inform you that |
am well, after a long and perilous Jsar-
ney through the Indian country Cspt.
Wells, myself and an hundred triena:,
Indians Left fort Wayne on the first OF
August to escort In capt. Head, from
Fort Chicaugo, as he WAS in danger OF
being captured ty the British. Orders
rad been given to abandon that fort and
retreat to !,rt Wayne, distance OF SO
miles. WsIeGched fort Chicaugo on
the 10th of August, and on the 18th w
prepared for all Immediate march, barn,
ing all that we could not fetch with Us
o. the 18th, al 8 O'clock We Commenced
our march with our small force. which
consisted of capt. Wells, myself, anp
our 100 Confute Indians, capt He, III
100 men, ten women and twenty cal
dcen, in all 232. We had matched !ia.i
mile when We were uttackld by 4
kiCkopoo and Wynbago dams. In
the moment If trial our Confale >ap~ges
loiDed the savage enemy. Our Contest
lasted ten minltes, when every man,
woman and Cnid was killed except s.,
Thacks be God, | vas Owe OF these
VINO escaped First, they slss the fea-
tier of my cap, next lie epauist from
my shoulder, and then the handle from
NV swo,G. then surrendered to four
savage raseais. It's Confuie chief, tax
ing NE by the aand, aVd speaking En.
gllsh, said Jordan l know you, yor
gave mo tobacco a. Fort Wayne We
wont kill you, but come ard see what
we will TO with your capt; ;" SO Leading
NE to where Wells lay, they cut III lis
head and put it on long pole, while a..
mother :ook out his heart and divided II
among The chiefs, & they eat 1t up raw.
Then they ssalpe the slain and stripped
the prisoners, and gathered in a ring
with Us fifteen poor wretches 10 the mid
die. They had nearly fell out about the
divide, but my old chief the White Re-
coon holding me fast, they made the d.
vide ant, departed to their towns. They
tied me hard end fast tina, night and
placed guard over me. lay down
and slept sOundiy until morning, for
was tlred-ln the morning they united
me and set me parching corn, at which
worked attentively until night. They
said that ii | would stay and not run a.
way, that they would nake chjef OF
nae, but if / would attempt TO run away
they would catch me and burn me alive.
| amused them with fire story in or
der to gain their confidence; ard Tor.
tunately made my escape f;om them -
the 18th of Augu t, and took one Other
best horses to c.s.v me, hgi?g G.yt
in the wilderness. / was joyi"l;y -
ceived on the 26th at Wayne o. tbs
2s,h they attacked the fort. ana block
AIDED Us until the 6ti, Of Septembes
when We were relieved BY Gen. Han
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