The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-02-05

their hands. The crew, however,
without regarding the balls that were
showering around them, did not relax
in their exertions, and while the In.
dams lost some ground by getting out
OF the current, they were enabled to
come up with the middle boat, on which
they abandoned the other, with the
property on board; and joining their
forces, overlook the foremost which
received them all aboard, and by row.
ing, with their combined strength, at
the oars, they escaped with the sacri.
flee of their two boats and cargoes.--
Johnston, Styles, and the surviving fe-
male, were afterwards carried out to-
wards the lake, and after various ad-
ventures all were restored to their
homes, but Finn was put to death on
arriving at the Indian towns.
When it became known that the en-
envy were infesting the river and al
lacking boats, it was determined that
they should be driven off. According
ly, general Scott raised two hundred
and thirty volunteers in Kentucky, and
marched to limestone, where he was
joined by general Harmar with about
one hundred regulars, and some militia
from the Miami country, under captain
Israel Ludlow. They then directed
their march to the Scioto; but the In
dians, probably knowing of their ap-
proach, had abandoned their camp, and
the only effect Of the expedition was
to relieve the boats upon the river from
danger for a short time. Four Indians
were surprised and killed in camp by
a small detachment,and no others were
seen during the whole march.
In the month of August, the enemy
again lay in wait for boats passing
up and do wn the river. On the 9th,
they attacked a boat a few miles above
the mouth Of the Scioto, and killed one
man and wounded several others; but
five other boats fortunately hove in
sight and prevented them from captur.
ing the n first attacked; although the
whole five were also assailed with so
much vigor, that it was found necessary
to abandon one of them to save the
rest. A few days before, a detachment
of twenty men under captain M'Cur.
dy, going up from Cincinnati to Lime
stone in a boat, were fired upon by
SEINE Indians from the bank, and had
one man killed and four wounded
They returned the fire so promptly
however, that the Indians were forced
to fly.
During the summer, overtures were
made to the Indians, and a wish was
expressed to treat with them, but they
rejected all the terms that could be
conceded, and it was at length deter
mined that hostilities should be carried
into their own country. 1t was con-
certed that two expeditions should be
sent against them at the same time, the.
first of which was to march from Gin
c%innati, under the command of General
Josiah Harmar, and proceed against the
Miami town at the forks of the Maui
NEE, where fort Wayne now stands,
while the other was to march from
Vincennes, under the command of Mai.
Hamtramck, and attack the towns on
the Wabash. Major Hamtramck's in
road was attended with considerable
success, and several towns were de-
stroyed. General Hurmar marched
from Cincinnati, on the 26th of Sep.
TENDER, with about fourteen hundred
and fifty men, of whom three hundred
and twenty were Of the regular army
and the residue were militia from Ken
lucky and the western part Of Penn
sylvania. The army reached the vicin-
ity of the St. Mary's River about the
14th Of October, where an Indian was
taken prisoner. In consequences of
some information obtained through
him, the general despatched Colonel
Hardin Of the Kentucky militia, with
the command of 600 men, to the town
which was the object of attack, where
he arrived on the 18th, and found the
cabins in flames. On the 18th, the