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greatest prominence. In the mean.
while the Government was trying to
negotiate treaty of peace with the In
dams, which necessarily it was difficult
to do in the temper they then were
The aid of Gov. Simcoe. of Canada, was
solicited, and negotiations were carried
on with him. but it was found that he
was advising thecIndis.ns not to give ur
any of their lands on the northern side
of the Ohi0sIRiveB. Corn Planter, one
: of the leading Indian chiefs, told this
distinctly tor Gen. Wayne, my mind is
upon that river,'.i said he, pointing to
the Ohio. May that water ever con-
tinue to run and remain the boundary
OF lasting peace between the Ameri-
) cans and the Indians of this Shore"
Oct. 3, 1893, Wayne was ready to
move, and went forward to Fort Jeffer-
son with $3.50 men and a small body OF
friendly Choctaws. under the command
of Chief Hummingbird. Wayne had
great trouble in getting his supplies for
ward thru the trackless wilderness,
where his conveys were being constant
ly attacked by the Indians. One train
under Lieut.. Lowrey was captured near
the present town of Eaton, o., with
Lowrey and IA of his men killed and
all the wagons, horses and supplies car
| ried off.
1t was too late then to push forward
any farther that season, and Wayne
went into Winter quarters at what is
conference.-the, o., midway between
Cincinnati and Toledo. In the mean
while the British advanced from De-
troit to Fort Miami. above Toledo.
where they repaired the building, and
established a garrison. Wayne reoccu-
pied the ground upon which st. Clair
had been defeated, recovered all the
cannon which he had lost except one,
and built there Fort Recovery.
The Battle Of Fallen Timbers.
| The Indians, with whom it was said
1were British regular soldiers, became
consta:ty holder and more trouble
some, and they even ventured to attack
Fort Recovery several times, during
which the Americans lost 81 killed,
wounded and missing and 221 horses.
The Indians were said to have lost many
| more.
Wayne was Joined by Mai. Scott.
with 1000 mounted Kentuckians, and
July %, 1894, he moved forward with
such slowness, secrecy and circumspec-
ton that the Indians called him the
Blacksnake. Wayne kept himself well
informed by competent scouting force
of what was in front of him, and knew
that Little Turtle, with 1000 of his best
warriors, was there, prepared to repeat
his victory against st. Clair.
Aug. Wayne reached tbs junction
of the Au Glaize and Maumee Rivers.
where he found a beautiful plain COW
cred with Indian cornfields. He built
strong fertilization there, which he
called Fort Defiance, and this is now
the site of the thriving little city of De-
fiance, o. Wayne attempted to bring
the Indians to peace, and sent repeated
overtures to them, but they answered
him haughtiIy, "Stay where you are for
10 days, and we will treat with you.
But if you advance we will give you
battle"
Wayne's force and the skill with
which he handled 1t impressed Little
Turtle, who did not want to fight, but
his warriors overruled him, and Wayne
saw that there was nothing to do but
to administer a crushing blow.
Aug. Is Wayne moved forward to the
head of the, Maurnee Rapids, some rs
miles above Toledo, and built there
another fort,at what is now Waterville,
o. He lot his supplies and baggage
there, and named, the work Fort De-
post.
On the morning of Aug. 20, 1894.
Wayne moved forward with his whole
force in well-planned battle array. His
advance was commanded by Maj. Price.
After a march of FIVE miles they came
upon a wet prairie, the timber upon
which had been Frustrated by lorna
do This admirable covert was where
Little Turtle chose to give battle, and
Maj. Prices advance was struck with a
blizzard of bullets from the Indians con-
cealed in the impossible abatis. There
was no disorder, however. Wayne sent
his cavalry out to find the TANKS of the
enemy, while his Regular; advanced
squarely upon the Indian center with
the bayonet There was a stubborn
fight for an hour. when the Indians
gave way in wild flight and were pur-
sued vengefully for over two miles. 1t
was a fight to a finish wherever the In
dams attempted to make stand, and
these places were marked by groups or
savages shot and bayoneted.
The pursuit was not checked until
the Indians were sheltered under the
guns of Fort Miami, which at that time
had a garrison of ESQ British regulars
and 200 Canadian militia. The fort was
a strong work of earth and logs, and
mounted four nine-pounders, two large
howitzers, six six-pounders and two
swivels. It was commanded by Maj. |
Campbell, Scotchman.
RevengefuI Destruction.
Wayne's army was three days and
three nights around the fort, burning
on the present site of Maumee City, o.,
which had been erected for carrying
on a large and very profitable trade
nv the British traders with the Indians.
Wayne's men were so incensed at the
attitude of the British, and particularly
at finding a British musket and bayonet
by the side of every dead Indian, that
they were eager to attack the fort itself.
WAYNE was of the same frame of mind. |
He repeatedly marched his men up to
within pistol shot OF the fort, and beat
his drums in insulting defiance to the
garrison to come out and fight him.
1t was hard work for Maj. Campbell to
restrain himself from accepting this
challenge, but he did nothing further
than write sharp letters to Wayne,
which the latter replied to in kind.
This decisive victory broke the spirit
of the Indians. They found that thel
British would not help them in agrees
sive warfare upon the whites, and they
indicated a willingness to treat for
peace. They promised Wayne to meet
him in council the next Summer, and
did so at Fort Greeneville in June, 1875, |
when about LOO Indians, representing
II tribes. convened. The principal tribes
represented were Wyandottes. Delawares,
Shawnees, Ottawas, Chippewas, Potta-
watomies, Miamis, Weas. Kickapoos, |
Plankeshaws, Kaskaskias and Eel River
Indians By this treaty the Indians coded
about "a. 600 square miles and some 16
separate tracts, including lands and
forts, for which the United States gave
them in turn $4,000 worth of goods
and an annual allowance of $4,000, to
be distributed equally among all the