The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-19

two and three days without provision. The
next day col. Holt met us with partial
supply; but, scant rs those supplies were,
they enabled us to reach the settlements,
q were greater than we supposed could pos
sbly reach us so far from the settlements.
The morning of the action on the 18th, there
were about fifty men unfit for duty, being
very much frost-bitten. On the morning OF
the 9th, from the reports returned, there
appears to have been SOS men unfit for du-
ty on the same account. The detachment
consisted of $50 rank and file, one third up
on guard every night on our march out, and
one halt on our return, whist the other half
were engaged nearly half the night building
breast work around the camp, yet not a
murmur was heard to escape from the lips
OF any. We labored under difficulties of the
most serious nature, The men were not on
ly unable to perform labor with despatch,
but were really without tools to perform it
with. So great was the imposition on go
vernment, that ont of the fifty axes provi-
ded at this place, not more than ten stood
more than day, but broke and were bat
tered all to pieces in performing ordinary
service.
This may account for axes being left at
the encampment near this place. The scar
city OF provision was measurably owing to
its being lost on the evening OF the first at
tack upon the town, the troops having
charged at full speed for nearly mile
through the woods. The prisoners have
been sent on to Piqua, SO in number, two
squaws having been left in the towns, and
two warriors sent to the Delaware towns,
urging them to move into the settlements.
agreeably to the request OF the Corsmander
in chief. After the action, our guide, Mr..
VIM. Conner, described to the prisoners we
had, the length of line attacked, and re-
quested to know what number they thought
had attacked us--they answered about 500.
JOHN PAYNE. 1st Lit.
Ky. VoA L. Drag. 81 .Hdj. to Detc'mt.
The following is correct list of the kill
ed and wounded in the battle of Massas-
tsinewa on the morning of the 18th inst and
in the skirmish on the 18th.
On the 18th. in captain Hopkins's troop,
killed SERGEANT James Wright. In captain
Eimore's troop of Kentucky Volunteers, SER
ljcant Thomas Smith, zvounded-since dead
On the 18th, in captain Hopkins's troop
of regulars, 7uounded lieut.. James Hedges,
slightly; privates. Thomas Robinson, bad
ly i John Holcroft, badly ;; John May,
slightly; John Fain, badly; Thomas Sails
bury, badly.
in captain MARCHES troop of Pennsylvania
Volunteers. killed lieutenant Daniel Watts );
James Griffin, private; 7oo,lnded corporals
II. Breneman, badly Rob't. Skilly, slightly !;
saddler James Smith,. slightly 3 privates
Thompson Carnahan, since dead Robert
Campbell. dangerously, Finlay Carnahan,
hholy; William Loguc, slightly; Joseph
| Chambers, badly; James Selby, slightly ;
Thomas Porter, badly; John M'Carman,
badly; Robert Cooper, slightly; David
Braden, slightly; John Bennett, slightly.
In captain Garrard's troop of Kentucky
Volunteers, killed Thomas Bedford, Bever-
ly Brown, privates 7voalnded lieut.. Edmund
Basey, slightly; lieut.. David Hitehman !;
! .. M. Sergt. Strother G.. Hawkins, slight
| !y sergeant G.. Edwards, slightly farri-
er T. NJ. Cormel privates Henry Wilson.
! Moses Richardson, Thomas Easton, badly
William Scott, mortaliy /; Thomas Web
ster.
In captain Pierce's troop of Ohio Volun-
teers. Killed captain Bennoni Pierce; Da-
MEL Cunningham, private quounded Will
liam Morrow, private. .
| In lieut.. Warren's troop of Pennsylvania
| Volunteers, zVounded cornet Greer.
In cornet Lees troop of Michigan Volun-
teers. grounded David Hull. Michael M
Dormot, Cyrus Hunter, privates.
In captain Trotter's troop of Kentucky
! Volunteers, qgou'lded captain George Trot-
ter, jr. slightly; sergeant Byrd Smith,
badly; corporal Henry Biddie, dangerous
ly; privatcs Salem Pyat, since dead ; Da-
vid Steele slightly. ..
In captain Elliott's company of U. s. In
fantry, 7vounded Walter M 'Allister, Hen
ny Walter. Thomas Warrington, privates.
In captain Buffers Pittsburgh Blues, kill
cd John Francis Lousong, private: 7Oounded
corporals Elliott and Reed; privates Jo-
seph Dodds, Isaac Chess.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 90.
EItract Of letter from gentleman at
| Kaskaskiu to his friend in this foavn,
dated November 24, 1912.
% We last night had two shocks of Earth