Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-06-27

OOH. oIdty WIFI ltcut. ASHShusJ mo 1Aip3 u
rived few days ago; after leaving at Dixon's
two companies of regular Troops, which-he had
brought from Fort Wlnncbago.
1t was understood, that Gen. Atkinson had Of
fered to Gen. Brady his choice Of the command
Of the regular Troops, or the Militia, and that he
had accepted the former. Great exertions were
making to be ready to take up the line of march
in three days Whether the army would 60 by
Dixon's, or Col. Taylor would be ordered to join
at some other point, was not said. In the several
conferences Gen. Atkinson had had with the Pot
towotamies, they remained undecided IN their
course, until he obliged them to declare for or
against US. AS their conduct evidently was sus.
piclous, this was the more necessary. Caldwell,
one of their Chiefs, was in camp few days ago
Wa paunce-tha, the Chief, and Sharboney,
were at Fort Wilbur, on the night of the 18th
They agreed to furnish hundred men, who, it is
SAID, will fight under the latter Chief; who is an
Ottawa resident among them, and was one of Te
cumseh's right hand men last war-being close
to him when he fell. His account of that affair,
and Of the battle generally, is very interesting
Gen, Dodge, with party of some thirty men
from Galena, had arrived at Head Quarters a few
days before, and had returned-to GaIena. From
him tits understood, that the Wipnebagoes had at
length prepared to take sides with us, and had
promised to join HIM or the army, with a force.
William s. Hamilton, Esq. is said to have re-
turned to the vicinity of the Pe-ca-tal-li-ke. with
a force OF two hundred Sious; and the Menomi-
nees We're expected to follow with considerable
number.
Near Peoria, we met Pierre Menard, Jr. ESQ
with party of Kaskaskia Indians, and in com.
pany with some Militia. all on their way to Heal
Quarters.
Gen. Williams had arrived from Detroit and
Chicago, with hundred and fifty men.
No account had yet been received of the two
companies of Regulars having arrived, who were
ordered to reoccupy Fort Dearborn; but 1t was
thought they must have arrived. This leaves
little chance for the enemy's escape on the south
side OF Lake Michigan. The Indiana Mitia
are also In the field, and some of them had offerea
their services to Gen. A tkinson. He had found
-hlmsef under the necessity to decline them, as
we'll as some Illinois Militia, from near Chicago;
it is supposed from the fear of not having proyis
ions te feed so many.
Under the friendly relations which have exist
ed with the Pottowotamies, while their course was
yet dubious, Gen. Atkinson had made what use
he could of them, and employed them to procure,
ny purchase, the two female prisoners (the Miss
Has1 whose family were among those cut off OH
lndiar Creek. He had also instructed Mr. Ora
tiot and Mr.. Dodge TO employ the Winnebagoes
in the same enterprise.
From this service, Wapaneetha, with some Sc
ven or Eight men, had just returned, the Winnie.
bagoes having been successful in procuring the
releaseof the prisoners. He represents Black
Hawks camp to be at or near the Four Lakes, at
the head sources of Rock Riyer-where he said
he would await the issue Of battle. From this
and other information Gen. Atkinson had receig.
ed, the enemy are supposed to number from 1000
to 2Oo0 warriors, and are in a strong position.
They have their women and children, aud horses.
with them. Two hundred of the warriors are
laid to be full blooded Sauks. The camp is said
o be inaccessible on all sides, except through
| narrow pass, which is muddy-being otherwise
surrounded by water or swamps It is little
iboye the junction of small creek, called White
W alter, with the principal stream of Rock River.
and between the two.
The information that the enemy had determined
% make stand, gave more pleasure to our ar.
ny than any event which had occurred, as it af.
orded hopes of trying the issue. But ii is much
o be feared, that he will change his mind before
ne can be reached, as there is no doubt his spies
Will have an opportunity to form a pretty good
dea of our forces, in crossing some Of the praries
Since the inhunan affair oflndian Creek, there
las been no interruption of the frontier settle
nents. The measures taken by Gen. Atkinson
aave secured tranquility to the settlers-many of
Nnotn nau come In TO Fort johnson and Fort
Wilburn; their wants were there supplied as well
as the means athand would admit 1t NAV be
we'll to remark, that during the above period was
he critical moment for such ggressons-being
between the disbanding of one army and the for
nation of another.
II is true, a travelling Dunkard Preacher had
been killed somewhere on the road to Chicago,
lis head severed from his body, and carried off as
| trophy,-thc beard being represented as near
l foot in length. 1t is stated Of this Dunka I'd
hat he had been induced, by man who had seen
suspicious Indians in the neighborhood, to remain
1t house all night, while the family thought
proper, from the same information, to remove fur.
her in. But the Dunkard could not be prevail
ID on to discontinue his journey, and In conse-
luence he fell a. victim in the way that MANY
persons have done, in times of border
warfare.
The Mr.. Smith killed near the Blue Mounds.
IN the Galena frontier, was in all probability
by some treacherous Winnebagoes.
Of the Misses Halls whose case seems to in.
crest every body land who are now at Galena,
may rot be undressing to hear the following,
IS the best information that could be collected
rom the Indians who succeeded in procuring
heir liberation. After the bloody scene of de.
patching such Of the family as were about the
'ouse, Ito which they could not avoid being eyer
these young women were each placed
N horse, which was led by a man--o,her men