Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-29

ment formed and4narched a nurS.
war parties against><Ae srttl snse'
st. Charles county, where vss !.
frightfuI scenes Of savage mass.
almost daily perpetrating. '@''e
Eatract Of a letter from Co,.,:,
.Fasic Of the ST. iouis cc, n't@ III
to col. William Iassc,. ce,,, rag
this district, dated Lo,ter C,% ,na5'
ry, .uay %, 1915. N'sE
9 About eleven o'clock veste,d.
were alarmed by the firing al ep 'uSEh ~!
direction Of fort Howard. ard ;s@t!
ately mounted such horses as r. nn'ott
in reach and proceeded in full sns, w.
the assistance of capt. Craig. vRoa .
found closely engaged with tho l. I5.N
and pretty equally matched with res '
TO numbers. Sttt
Having arrived in good seaso,
on the rear Of the Indians. who in, jug
lately broke and ran. part Of Them e'
treated into sink hole ard baffled a." u
art to get them out, as they had a ba H
Ichance to kill than to be killed T
affair commenced as follows:
Five men that we're detached in =,
noe to convey some necessares IA ~
tort, received heavy fire hem r,,,
'of Indians concealed in the bushes no,
Cottle's field, three were killed de,S
the fourth received a tomahaYk IN Il
head and died this morning, the ffS
made his escape and was pursued to-A.
fort by the Indians. Capt. Craig and
party ran Immediately to the assistance
OF the canoe, ana compelled the Indian,
who had possession of her, to retreat /,
the woods, where they made stand {
fought him.-Capt. Craig was killed At
the commencement Of the engagement
a man of the name of Gibbony vas XII.
led close to him, three Others Of his CEN.
pany were wounded also citizen who
shared i'll the action received a wound
supposed m0rtaI.
In the height Of the action, ! arrived
in the rear OF the Indians. and ATTEMPT.
ed to surround them, but they broke, and
Il part Of them took possession of sink
hole, where they were secure from Our
FIRE. A battery Cor blind was hastily
made on the wheels of a cart ran upto
tie mouth Of the sink, but the men could
not discover an Indian, altho' at that
moment Lieut.. Spears was shot dead
near the wheels, which induced tie lea
behind the moving battery to retreat and
leave him, as it was certain death to ali
who would attempt to bear hlm eli tie
ground.
al our exertsls to dislodge the enc.
my was unayailiug as they were entire.
" covered from our yiew.-During tie
action, another party attacked the iOrt
but could make no impression. Five In
dams were found dead on the spot: and
a mmk,r Of their wounded we're tra!ledtO
Robb's creek, where their canoes were
We lost in this affair several brave men,
give item in the order they fell, VIZ:
KILLED IN the Canoe.
Hubbard Iyon. Antoine PecIy, and
Francis Linme, OF capt. Craig company
and George Burns, formerly otmy cOn-
pany, (discl.arged.)
EfUed at the battle ground.
Capt. Craig, hIexander Gibbcny. and
ut. Spears, the latter at tie mouth Of
the sink, endeavoring to dislodgc the, Ind
ans.
yVouudea.
John Patterson and Mr.. Mccormick,
the latter citizen, mortal, corpora! Abr
Lettz 6; Benz. Hall, supposed rot mcf-
tai. Charles Cardinal is missing, svpro-
sed to be killed.
| cannot say too much in praise Of the
gallaDtry of the officers and men mder
my command, both in the attack. and
exertions TO dislodge the enemy from their
retreat in the Sink hole.
Messrs. Mccormick, Ira COtt'e, Jas
Woods and Robt. M'CIcIiand, citizens,
deserve credit for their spirited eXertois
in this affair. | had only Is or ~ men
with ne capt. Craig had about 50 Of bis
company"
Eo,tract ofG le'tyr from Tipat. DrGEdoTa