The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-09
Vol. 9.-------.--No. 1O6.

outchery, and vet pallia.e the conduct .oe
| lose wac nave instig and armed the
! 'Vage monsters, and VINO encourage. th n
~ purchasing this scalps OF our murdered
iIisl2ens, must possess a heart Gallons slise
to the feelings Of ,rnaritv ana - ,ne
sacred impulse of patriotism.
80 much has been said about tho
inhian nassacres at Frcnchtown and IFS
he'SnNornood, that something circnmstan
cia' from one who had an opportunity oF
acquiring information on the subject. NAV
not DC unacceptable to the public.r
ChereIofe submit the following narrative.
Oh the morning ofthc ed January, T
was captured by the Indians, about
CLOCK, with another officer and about 40
men. Closely pursued oy an Overwhelming
force of Indians, we were endeavor;ne =,
e"ect our escape, and had attained a dis
lance Oh about three miles from Frenchtown
"hsh an offer OF ouartsrs was made us hy
an INDIAN chiei-Many Indians OH horse-
oack being On OR from. and tanks. four or
nre hundred in our rear, tov,ahawking the
hiho nost, and withal the men being very
much Wearied with running through the
ueeP snow, we concluded it best to accent
the chiefs proposition. Accordingly we
assembled round hm, and rave mn the
rev rem aiming arms that were still retain
ed IN the tiSht. In few minutes the Indian.
on loot came up, * Notwithstanding the
chlef appeared soiicitous to save, massa-
creed about half OF our number. | was led
back towards the river along saae road we
mad retreated in. The dead bodies Of nv
ieliow-comrades, scalped, tomakawked &c
StrlPPeo, presented most hoTrid srecta-
Gle to my view. | was at length taken
to IRE near colonel Proctor. where I re,
III aincd till our army capitulated, and mar
cned by me towards Maiden. Major Ma
olson, rs he was marching past, demanded
me O: the British officer conmanditlo tina
guard IS an American officer: but the Hobic
ErIion replied with a sneer," You have
too nany officers" and ordered the coiomn
20 advance, which had made Il partial halt.
VS. taSen 10 Sandy Creek, about three
niles cfi, m Hu'i's road, aud Kept there
ter the u'eht with about % other Dr,son-
ers. Mex morning ~ master lief, me !,
charge of an oid Lillian. and win the ~
cePtian nj 20 49, 80 all the Indians in IN,
camp went back towards he rIver Kg;sin.
Itey returned aboot 3 o'clock p M
bringing number OF fresH sc tlps and a.
bout 3U prisoners many cf whom were
wounded, tho, with single excep tion none
dangerously. Il was told ny the prisoner;
that the indians had tina. murn:,ig retur.
ned to the village, and massac~ed captain
hickman and a great many others. ard
captain Fart were. of the number: fh1t
same II the sounded hoi bee7L scufhpx
alive and 6nrrt IN tie houses. ia
scarcely been told these things, when p
volORtVcr WIN was standing by M .ife
was knocked down, scalped and afterwardg
tcmahawked. Three others were succss-
sively treated IN the SAME manner
Seven DAYS afterwards, was sid &,
Detroit to some American gentlemen, and
the next day sert over to Sandw;-h
where remained nearly three w.sLs
In this time / had 81 opportunity of ns-
Ming curry about the massacr-s' Z fonol
that 90 had been masSacred subse;ucnt 70
the day Of battle, ard two officers the ar
on which the battle was fought, 7fte, tb.r
mad surrendered. OF the first were ca,-
tain y. q. s. Hart of Lexington, caD,aI,
r Ascal hickman, Of Franklin John Il. Wool
fox esq. the generals secretary and Of tie
latter capt. Virgil M'Cracken, of Wood
ford, and ensign Levi Wells son Of captai,
" els of the =. >. Infantry. Judge Wood
ward has ascertainst several instances of
great harbarity!eNercised on our prisoners.
which will appear as soon as chat tru,y
and patriotic gentleman re-
turns to his own country. Masslcres were
not only committed on the 22d 3, 2Sd bur
also on the 2@th, 18th &c 26,h, and even
weeks Afterwards fresh scalps were srought
to Maiden.
"Should this relation be doubted mon~
living witnesses of high standing for nro.
bity may be found to attest them
BUFFALs, March Is.
Inform alton from various sources autho-.
IL