The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1831-01-15

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TIPpEcANoE.-The Political Undiana)
Clarion of Nov. 9th, contains an account
of an affecting ceremony which took place
on the 2lst Of October 1t was the col
lection of the bones of those who fell in
the bloody conflict of Tippecanoe, an6
their re-interment with appropriate hon.
ours. We abridge from that paper some
account Of the battle, and ofthe late cere-
mony. 1t may be remembered that in g.
IL several murders and deprcdations com
mitted by the Indians, under the inhu-
encc of the fanatic called the Shawanoe
Prophet, had led to the concentration OF
some American forces in the Indian Ter
rtory. In the October Of that year an
expedition about 500 in number, set out
from Vincennes under Gen. Harrison,
and proceeded up the Wabash. AT the
mouth of Vermillion block house was
erected for the protection ofthe boats and
heavy baggage, which they were obliged
to leave there. The march from the
block house was commenced on the morn
ing of the Sd of November, and lay on
the north western side Of the river. On
the 7th, they had arrived within four miles
of the Prophets Town, where they form
ed the line Of battle, and so proceeded to
within $50 yards of the town, where the
Indians requested halt, and suspen-
sion Of hostilities till general interview
could be had. The little army encamped,
but in order Of battle, every man sleeping
Immediately opposite to his post, and in
his accoutrements. About half past o.
clock on the morning of the '7th, the In
dians made an attack. The night was
very dark; it rained and showed and the
wind blew. Gen. Harrison had risen,
and the signal for calling to arms, would
have been given in two minutes, when the
assault began. The troops were imme-
diately at their posts; but the Indians burst
into the tents of the more tardy and bat
tied our soldiers hand to hand. In a
short time the fires were extinguishcd, and
a solid phalanx opposed To the assailants
quite round the camp. The conflict was
bloody, apd it was not till dawn that an
efIectual charge was made by our troops
and the savages gave way at the point OF
the bayonet. Of the American forces 81
we're killed and l26 wounded. The In
dians must have suffered much more Sc
verely. Having inferred the dead, and
destroyed the Town and the Indian pos
sessions in the vicinity, the army comnen
ced Oh the fifth It's return down the Wa
bash On tie following day our fallen
were torn from their graves by the indiana
that their blankets aud scalps might be OBJ.
tanned. Gen. Upton, one of the surviv-
ors Of the conflict, was tho first white man
who revisited the battle ground.-This oc-
Cured about ten years ago. He found
the bones of his deceased fellow soldiers
scattered over the plain; but his calamit-
Gus situation at the time permitted his col
lecting but few.
1t was to inter these remains that near
a thousand persons collected on the bat
tie ground on the morning of the 2lst Of
October, among them few survivors of
The battle and few relations and friends
of the deceased. AT an early hour
small party went up to the ground and
all the bones that could be found
under and above the earth. Much the
greater part had decayed. Fart of those
ound were deposited in a large box and
he remainder in an elegant coffin lined
With and covered with black broad cloth
lung round with Grape. On the lid ofthe
,o!tin rest, warriors res; was inscribed in
arge letters With brass nails. A large |,
,rave was dug for the final in.ermcnt on t
he spot Of the original deposite. Appro- {
,riate ceremonies were performed and be- a
ore the conconse dispersed they were t
by Gen Upton in relation to +
he sanguinary conilict and the last hon. Q
RS to the noble dead whose expiring $
truggles he had witnessed on that hallow- q
d spot. But his object more especially b
'as to vindicate his gallant Commander 5
'om the unrighleous aspersions Of which
e had been made the subject. With h
'uch ability he justified the encsmpment, il
le, disposition of the lerces and the con- C
uct oft engagement Though then b
If in the bosom of barbarous land tho v
lcircled by overwhelming numbers of a b
C that never knew mercy-though the G.
ason and the elements seemed to war a q,
l;ns, them, still amidst the confusion and e.
uughter ofthe bloody fight every mis- al
rtune of the conflict was pronlptly met n,