The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-04-01

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BAxEa, Of the 2d II. ,. regt. who passed
,hruu.rh our city 4 few days since from Defro-
IT, LII. Is. belonged TO the dctachment wh'cn
fctrcs,eti, and which suffered most severely
TIE humanity OF those Americans who ran-
Aumcd the I.ieu,enant from his savage mas
tcrs, did not fail 10 provoke tho are OF Colonel
paocron he Issued an order pcrempiorily
,oybiding the irssbitanis Of Detroit TO ransom
any more prisoners. and ordered all those
who had not taken the oath q allegiance Ito
the nunber ef 80 or 1907 10 leave the terri
tory OF MicAigan fic who can perusc tnis
narrative OF horrid butchcry, and yet psi'Iate
the conduct OF those who have instigatcd and
armed the savage monsters, and who encour-
age them ty purchasing the scaps OF our
-,,urdered ci,izcns must possess "cart cal
isns alike 10 the feelings OF humanity and 10
The sacred impulse OF patriotism.
G. So much he's been sid aboet the lndlan
massacre A, FrenchiowD andi,s neisi,borhood
thar something circumslan,id from one who
had an opportunity Of acquiring lnformation
on the subjce,, may not be unacceptable TO
the public. I therefore submit The following
narrative;
+, {" On the morning Of the 22d January,
was captured by the Indians, about o'clock,
with asother officer aDd about 40 men. Close
Jy pursued by an overwhelming lorce OF In
dians, we were endeav0ring TO effect our es-
cape, and had attained distance of about 3
mics from Frcnchtowr, when sn oileT OF
nnartcr was made us by an Indian chief. Ma
ny indians on horseback being IN our front
sad nanks, four or FIVE hundred in our rear,
tomshawkng the hindmost, and wthal the
men being very much weaiNcd with running
through the deep snow, we concluded II best
10 accept the chiefs proposition. According
" We assembled around him, and gave up
The few remaining arms that were still retain
ed in the flight, In few minutes the Indians
on foot came up, and Notwithstanding the
chief appeared solicitors 10 save, massacrcd
about half of our number. was led back
,owards the river sloeg the road we had re-
treated in. The dead bodies OF my fellow
comrades, scalped, tomahawked and stripped,
presented most horrid spectacle TO my view.
/ was at length taken To "a fire near colonel
Proctor, where ] remained ill our army ca
pitulatod, and marched by me towards NAL
Jcn. Maior Madison as he was marching
past, demanded me Of the British officer CON-
ipanding the guard, as an American officer
but the noble Bii,on replied with sneer,
You have 100 mauy oficcrs," and ordered
the ouiamn TO advance, which had made
partial halt. / was taken to Sandy creek, a.
bout three miles off, on Hgll's road, and
there kept for the eight with about 90 other
prisoners. Next morning my muster LETT me
in charge of an old lnaan, and with the ex
ception OF 90 Or 90, al r.he Indians in the
camp wcot back towards the river Raisin.
They rcturned about 2 o'clock, p. NJ bring
jug nuubcr Of fresh scslps and about so
prisoners, many OF whom were wounded,
though with sipglc exception, none danger
ously. | was told by the prisoners that the
Jndians had that mornin. reta,ocd 10 the viii
lage, and massacted captain liickman and
great many others, and that they were fear.
Iul major Graves and -caplsn i{arl were OF
the number char some Of fbe wounded had
teen scul0ea aIpe and 6vrnf in fhs house. l
bad scarcely been told these ,hiags, when a
volunteer who was standing by my side, was
knocked down, scalped and afterwards toma-
hawkcd. Three others wsie successfully
treated In the samo manner.
" Seven days afterwards, WAS sold in De-
troit 20 some American gentlemen, and the
next day sen, over to Sandwich, whereI re-
rnaincd nearly three weeks. In this timc |
bad an opportunity Of making enquiry about
she massacrcs, aud found that 90 had been
massacred subsequent to the day Of battle,
and two officers the day on which the battle
was faugh,. after they had surrendered OF
thc first were captain N. 6 S. Hart, of Leg /,
ington, captain Pascal Hickman, Of Frank
lin, Johni H. Voolfolk. Esq. the Generals
,seoretsry and of the latter captain Virgil
M'Crscken, of Woodford, and ensign Levi
Wells, son OF colonel Wells of the u. ). in
tantry---judye Woodward has ascerancd
several Instances Of grea, harbariiy exercised
on Our prisoners, which will appear as soon
rs tha. truly phiianthrophic and patriotic gen
ileman returns To his owa country Massa-
cres were DOT only commived on the 2al and
SSd, but also on the 2tth, 25,h snd 26ih,and
even three weeks afterwards fresh scalps
were broughtsu ~ 10 Maiden,
" Should this relation be doubted, many
living witnesses of high s,anding FOR probi,y,