The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-09-17

them. we pursued our Journey edsIWdIu,
and about one o'clock fell in with capt,
Biggs, who had carried Lieut.. Ashley
from the field Of action, who had been
dangerously wounded.
We then went on about the space of an
hour, when, heavy rain coming on, we
concluded it was best to encamp, as we
were incumbered with the wounded Off
GER, we then barked four or five trees,
madean encampment and fire, and re-
mained there all that night. Next NOR
ming we again prosecuted our journey, ,and
having gone about three miles, found
deer which had been recently killed. The
meat was sliced from the hmas and bun
died in the skin, with tomahawk lying
by it. We carried all with US, and in ad
yancing about one. mile farther, espied
the smoke of fire. We then gave the
wounded officer into the charge of the
young man, desiring him to stay behind
whilst the Col. the Capt. and myself,
walked up as cautiously as we could, to-
wards the fire, when we came to 1t we
concluded from several circumstances,
some of our people had encamped there
the preceding night. We then went a.
bout roasting the venison, and when about
to march, we observed one OF our men
coming upon our tracks. He seemed at
first very shy, but having called to him
he came up and told us be was the per-
son that killed the deer, but upon hearing
us come up, was afraid of Indians, hid IN
thicket and made off. Upon this we
gave him some bread and roasted veni-
son, proceeded altogether on our journey,
and about two o'clock came upon the
paths by which we had gone out. Capt.
Biegs and myself did not think it safe to
kee the road, but the Col. said the Indi-
ans would not follow the troops further
than the plains, which we were then con-
siderably past. AS the wounded officer
rode Capt. Biggs, horse, I lent the Capt.
mine; the Col. and myself went about
one hundred yards in front, the Captain
and wounded officer in the centre, and
the two young men behind. After we
had travelled about one mile and half.
several Indians started up within fifteen
or twenty steps Of the Col. and me. AS
we at first discovered only three, | imme-
diately got behind large black oak,
made ready my piece and raised it up to
take sight, when the Col. called to me
twice not to fire; upon that, one of the In
dams ran up to the Col. and took him by
the hand. The Col. then told me to put
down my gun, which did. AT that in
staut one of them came up to me whom
had formerly seen very often, calling
me doctor, and took me by the hand
They were Delaware Indians, of the
Wingenin tribe. Capt. Biggs fired a.
mongst them but did no execution. They
then told US to call these and make them
come back, else they would go and kill
them, which the Col. did, but they four
got off and escaped for that time.
The Col and I were then taken to the
Indian camp, which was about one half
mile from the place, where we were
captureded. On Sunday evening five
Delawares, who had posted themselves at
some distance further on the road bro 'ght
back to the camp where we lay, Capt.
Biggs, and Lieut.. Ashley's scalps, with an
Indian scalp, which Capt. Biggs had ia
ken in the field of action. They also
brought in Bigg's horse and mine. They
told us the other two had got away from
them.
! Monday morning, the 10th of June, we
were paraded to march to Sandusky a
bout 33 miles distant. They had eleven
prisoners of us, and four scalps, the In-
dians being seventeen in number. Col.
Crawford was very desirous to see s'cer-
tain" Simon Girty, who lived among the
Indians and was on this account permit
ted to 60 to Tarhe the same night, with
with two warriors to guard him, having
orders at the same time to pass by the
place where the Col. had turned out his
horse, that they might if possible find
him, the rest of us were taken to the old
town, which was within eight miles OF
, the new.
Tuesday morning the 1lth, COL Craw-
t. ford was brought out to us on purpose to
, be marched in with the prisoners. | ask
ed the Col. if he had seen Mr.. Girty, he
t told me he had, and that Girty had prom.
t ised to do everything in his power fol
him, but that the Indians were very much
enraged against the prisoners; particular
ly Capt. Pipe, one of the chiefs; he like
! wise told me that Girty had informed hin
}. that his son in law, Col. Harrison, and hi
2 nephew, William Crawford, were made
| prisoners by the Shawnese, but had beef
pardoned. This Capt. Pipe had CONF
from the towns about an hour before Col