The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-04-25
Number 5s.

regulars, but II anorueu great lsell1y W
the approach Of savages."
Here follows description Of the ground
from the official report:
Ii was peice Of dry oak land, rising a"
bout ten feet above the level of marshy
prairie in lroni towards the Indian town. -
and nearly twice that height above slnIf
lar prairie IN the rear, through which, -no
near 10 this bank, was a small stream,
ed with willow and other brushwood.
ward the left flank this beach of hi
widened considerably, but became
" narrower in the opposite direct
at the distance Of one haDdred :
yards from the right flank, terminate
abrupt point
On this ground pointed out be ain enc
and I" af'Ording greatlacily 10 the approach.
of savages, were traced the lines OF night
encamped with tie front aud rear liaes sep-
arated from each other about twenty seven
rods on the left, and fourteen rods on the
right fank.''
Mr.. Underwood here inquired what a
thority Mr. G. had for saying The ground
was pointed cut by The enemy
Mr.. Crary referred him TO HE official re.
port, where he would find ii under General
Harrison's own sign manual.
| But to return to the order of ehcatipinen.
The front line was occupied by one ballsl-
lion Of United States infantry, fanked on
the right by two companies of militia, and
on the left by one company.
The rear line was composed Of another bat.
allion of United States infantry on the left,
and four mili!i1 companies on the Fight. -
} The left flank was filled up by two compa-
} pies of mounted rhemen, and the right
flank by one company. Two troops Of
: dragons were encamped in the fear OF ihE
lel, flank, and one troop in rear ot the front
line. These troops were all in single rank,
and were defended by two captains gunrdsI
consisting OF eighly-elght men, and two
suballern's guards, consisting Of twenty
II men. But az the report makes no mention
e either of picket guard OF a common camp
c guard,it seems that this indispensable re.
C qulsile Of any amy, encsmped III an enes
IS iny's country, was entirely o,efldhked and
e omitted. I mis- is evident from the fact, tha.
o in the opening OF tAe battle, some Of The
d men were stricken down iii the very doors
d OF their tents.
d We have hers, Sir, the camp Of General
Harrison, when i'll an Indian country, and
l. SO apprehensive Of an attack lhat the :. order
g of encampment was the order of baule, and
Of each man slept opposite 10 his post in The
line. General Harrison says his order OF
le march was similar TO that used by Gem
re eral Wayne" But was the order of EN-
IT. campment that of General Wayne, or that
ne of amy other General winning warfare p
Did General Wayne ever encamb in an In
al dian country without fret throwing up a
" breastwork either Of wood or Of earth .
e. Was not this course purtued bv all the ear
u ly Indian fighters of New England !--Such
n brcsstworks are often spoke of by her ear.
1 ly writers, and Hubbard tells us OF ene case
n where stone bresstwork was thrown VI
lat in the midst of fight. Did Colonel John
pit son ever encamp, when in the mids! Of hos
pt tile Indians, without defending his camp by
he breaswork Ii he had, Sir his gallant
be little band Of mounted men would neve,
IN covered temselves with glory at the battle
ra- of the Thames. In the Black Hawk war
ry did General Atkinson ever omit the BARR
To- cade for single nightl Nsver When /
III could not be made Of. wood, one Of earlt
m was thrown up. To General Harrison be
ey longs the honor of cncamping an army with
ic- out breastwoTks,in sight Of an Indian town
yes the inhabitants Of which had manifesto,
by nothing but hostility" Let the honor b,
ar his, and let his political friends write it A
I'VE all ,her banners, but the hand wrtSN'
lth should be one Of blood--lhe blood Of
an Of most gallant and chivalrous army
ot But, Mr.. Speaker have not SET
no with this camp upon dry OAK land" do.
err surrounded by msrshy prairie" Ii ap
de- pears, from the official report, that the lire
ise were built with the camp, and were burning
os- at quarter after four O'Clock in the morn
of ing. "Our hlss afforded partial light
ex- which if it gave us some oPppoytuni
md ty Of taking a surer aim" Under sucI
ln circumstances, need we wonder at tht
- slaughter ihat easued The 6res we're in
alt. deed exlinguished after the battle commenc
md ed, but this proved that they should no
no. have been built, if it proved any thing
eG Camp fires were necessary, but in lndiaI
his warfare they should DO without the CAM
my if allowed 10 burn all night. They thel
, gave no advantage to the enemy On III
ere contrary, on coming to their range, the Ell
m emy became the object Of .'surer aim"
tn Sir, pass over the movements Of III
ur- Ganaral durin0 the battla 1 cay natkin