Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-09-07
TIE ROE ER WAR

THE BORER WAR
The last battle wal fought on lie after.
noon of August ID, VIII the troojs under
Gen. ATKINSON, an the Indi,ds under
BLACK HAWK. OF troops had lrossed to
the north side of the fisconsin ii er al He
lana, on the 2Sth t20th Of July and by IA
forced march Of fouiiays, leaving baggage
and Wagons behindovertoolI tn in near the
Mississippi river. Zen. Dodgds squadron
was honored with II front, Gel. Henry's
and Gen. AleXandeS next, and Cen Posey's
formed the rear guild On thead August
Gen. Dodge witI20 voIuntee spies went
ahead Of the Who'll army, and I1or going
five miles discov4d the ene,y's picket
guard intelligeHeswas qnickS conveyed
to Gen. Atkinson hen TO all III Comman-
ders OF brigades, ad the speed Il the march
was instantly incrised In ~ minutes
the firing began snut 800 yards lead ofthe
front troops, between the spies ahd the Indi-
an picket guard The Indians wee driven
back TO their MAJ body, on the bnllS of the
M Mississippi riveTTho seemed detrmlncd TO
defend themselvf there or die on te ground
10 prevent retr ht up or down Be river,
Gen. Atkinson fdered Gen. Ale snder and
Gen. Posey, TO Prm the right ing of the
army, and mart down TO the rer above
The Indian ncaipment, and then ybve down
Gen. Henry fined the left Wing, and
marched in thdnain trail of III ene,nv.-
The U 5. Infatry and Gen. Dhge's squad
ron ofthc ming troops march, in the CEN
tire. Our wh{e force desceJ Jed the steep
bluffs, and raIe into low Jlley heavily
timbered, VIII large groJh of under
| brush, wees, grass, &c. Sldghs, deem ra-
vines, logs &c. afforded the Indians every
facility to hake a strong defdee. General
Henry irttcame on them anlcommenced \
heavy fire,Fhich was returrstl 5y the enc
my, who'Hre routed from their first hid
ing places I'd sought,others. Gen. Dodee's
squadron all the U. S. troos soon came in
TO actioh, AID with Generl Henry's men
rushed ntdhe strong defes of the enemy
and xii I'D Al in their way Except few who
swan a;rfs a slough oftht Mississippi. $50
yards riG. During this me the brigades
OF GenrB Alexander nj POsey were
marchn9lown the river, nj fell in with a.
notherpfty OF the Indian. and killed and
routed a that opposed ten. The battle
lastedlpFards of three htIrs. About fnv
women aid children wenftaken prisoners
and mn1 killed by accidnt in the battle.
Wlenthe Indians wereifiven TO the bank
of the MssissiPpi, some hundreds of men.
womm, and children plugged INTO the river
-rey few however ecaped our sharp
shootrs' The loss of hIndians never can
/ be eNcfy ascertained, ticy must have LOST
at lest one hundred anl fifty kiIIed-our
Z loss, killed. and wounded was27. a prison
er ShtS that while the battle was warm
BLAyf HAWK stole oGihnd went up the
rive IN this side IfhdGid, he took moth
ing With him, for bis faluahles, mary Of
then we're found on fbe battle ground, to-
getlG with certificates Of good character,
andd his having foughtbraveIy against the
Untd States during tl;iast war, &c. sign
ed BY British Officers
re Sacs, it is supposed, would conclude
peSc on any terms. On the 4th August
patty of Sioux came tour caDp. and bec-
ged ermission to 90 ard have a fight with
theron the back triI Same day our
WIDE army went downto Prairie du Chen
TO ysit further orders. Generals Atkinson,
Doge, and Posey, wiilthe u. S. Infantry,
arrfed there that evening in the steamboat
Wfrior.
he Winnebagoes 4 Prairie du Chen.
arddaIly bringing 10, Sac prisoners and
scabs. Ke-o kuck sd ster WHO was among
thSSacs and Foxes, bl6 been taken prison.
er she thinks her husband Sisch-arka-pee,
Ortbe Big Lake, Fox, was killed AZ
niht she was taken, bout July 3Oth, She
h3 five children, The Winnebagoes have
oe Of them, the Menenonees three. and one
Missing She states liat many canoes SAM,
all many children were drowned. tbai
Hack Hawk had lost two hundred warriors
fiore Gen. Dodge's attic Of the DIST Of Ju-
I. Capt. Price anc men on the 4th Au-
Just, when recommending between Cassville
nd the Wisconsin, m on fresh Sac trail
'ursued them wllhiui speed Of horses, kill
ID and took prisonfs TO The number Of
we've.
Mai Gen. Scott, d the U. S. Army and
staff, Captains Gall, Bache, and Maynadier
lad arrived from Chnago via Dixon's Fort
t Galena, and lef tlere in the steamboat
Warrior, on the 9th August, ,or Prairie du
)hien, General Atk ilson's head quarters
jol. Eustis, with five hundred u S. troops.
rtilery, and iniantrfs were on their march
rom Chicago to the Seat Of War, and woe
expected about The Sb August, which is the
attest accounts we have from GaIena, which
from fifty to seventy miles below Prairie
IN Chen.
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