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| Immediately marched up the company to
the top of the bank,
| WHEN THE ACTION coMMKHcsp;
| after bring one round we charged, ap1 the Iudf-
| ans gave way in front and joined those On our
tlanks. In about fifteen minutes they got pos
session o1 az our horses, provisions. and bag
gage OF every: description, and, finding the
M1amis did not assist us, drew off the few men
that I had left and took possession
| Of small elevation in the open prairie
and out of shot OF the bank or any
| other cover: The Indians did not follow me,
| but assembled In body ON the ton Of The bank
| and after some consultation among themselves
| made eigns for ME to approach them. ad-
! yanced towards them alone, and was met By one
| Of the pottaw atomic Chiefs called the Black
he requested me to surrender, promising to
! spare the lives OF all the prisoners. On lew
moments consideration | concluded it would
BE-, BE- the most most prudent to comply
put entire confidence in hts promise.
After delivering up our arms, We were taken
back to their cncampment near the tort and
distributed among the different tribes.
"Thc next morning they set fire to the fort and
left the place, taking the prisoners with them.
Their number Of warriors WIS between 100 and
500, mostly Of the Pottawatomie Nation, and
their loss, from the best information I could
get, was about fifteen. Our strength was fifty
four regulars and twelve militia, out Of which
were killed in the action, two women
and twelve children. Ensign George Roman
and Dr.. Isaac Van Voorhees,, OF my company,
with Can't. Wells, of Fort Wayne, are, to my
Lena T. Helm, with twenty-five non-commis~
stoned officers and privates and eleven women
and children. we're prisoners when We sepa-
rated.
sMrs. Heald and myself were taken to the
mouth Of the River St. joseph, and, being both
Dir. Burnet, an Indian trader. In q. few days
utter our arrival there the Indians all went OF
to take Fort Wayne, and in their absence en-
CARED Frenchman to take US to Mackinaw
81 By was x Ns;s G myss snep. ss TPs
manling officer, Capt. Roberts, offered me ercEy
assistance III his power to render our situation
comfortable while we remained there, and to
enable us to proceed on our journey. To him I
gave my parole Of honor, and reported myself
to Col. Proctor, who gave us passage to But
falo; from that place came by the way Of
Prcsque Isle, and arrived her yesterday"
Capt. Consequently Major) Head, his wife and
family, settled in the County Of St. Charles,
about fifteen years since. He was respected
and beloved by his acquaintances. His health
WIS impaired from the wounds he received.
Mrs. Heald, who survived him. was daughter
ol tuc lAte ~. ealnuel Nens, OF Gne same
county, one OF 1ne prominent men 10 Kentucky
previous 70 anu nusiag t1e war: Iapt.: william
wayne Nells, VINO was kilea 10 tle oattle, we
suppose to have been brother OIL Col. sa'uuc!
Wells, lot some years prisoner, and adopted
amongst thc Mani Indians. consequently nc
vas uht1e 10 Atfs' ae.aa. thou@h IN lnu1ah lash
ION ne Ga!ie1 n her slster;
~ t4es ht915!e, VI tate uale a1so co1tains
nff;aor ~ tha ~oo,,lor t-nnnc e1at;ora5 49, 49,
trarno 1,.1,o Il sonr,e accem r"n;ad Ca,+ wis
ro t'l,;Inon l40 thonch We mi m neotn meda
hv INV otl'cr authority nf anv white narson
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.1ils,a", @ rn,,nt Eoat VII 49, a. Ja,.5 49, 80
Wasnn nct 10 iS1a -" N"AN' 0DN o"'~1 1o's
~ oes. 1.,,... -, no'.,
TWo MosThs AfTEA THE AAssAcRE.
As fele o1 tne t1nes anu navine some inter
esL p:sulial " ltseI ana n9e lor any relaole
coatrioution mace OF II 20 afstofg, VIC ouoi1sh
Inc latier III Lie langua9e o1 Inc pioneer SOL
dlcr:
Il take my pen to inform you that I nm we'll,
after d long aud perllous journey through the
Indian country. Capt. Wells, myself, and
hundred friendly Indians left Fort Wayne the
lst Of August to escort Capt. Heald from Fort |
Chicago, US he was in danger OF being captured |
hy thu Drftfsf 1rT1crs. had hren r;rrn Tn