The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-30

began to set In General WAYNE ordered the
army to "hut' for the winter Fort Greenyle
was built, and there the expedition passed the
winter, during which Wayne continued drilling
his men
from Fort Greenve he sent detachment
10 st. Glars battlefield to bury the dead and to
build another fort to which was given the sIp
nincant name of Fort Recovery
Skirmishes during the spring brought heavy
losses on both sides, but they did not stop Cen
eral Waynes preparations to advance The Indf
ans began to gather In force and on July 30
body OF about 1,500 or 1000 met detachment
OF LOU men and officers near Fort Recovery. The
battle lasted all day. More than % officers and
men were killed, but at length the attackers
withdrew In confusion
On July n, preparations having been made
the main advance began again The long and
nard drill had transformed Wayne's men into
veterans In June the army had been REINFORCED
Dy l,ooo mounted militia from Kentucky Wayne
mad also enlisted a force OF frontiersmen famil-
lar with life In the forest and trained La Indian
warfare to be used as scouts. In this CORPS OF
Spies as 1t was called, were two brothers
named Miller. who had been captIves among the
Indians an experience which made their services
81 special value. Still another was Capt VIII
nam Wells, who had also been captive had
been adopted by the Mlamis, married daugh-
ter Of Chief Little Turtle and as white INDIAN
had actually killed and scalped men of his own
race at st. Glars defeat
General Waynes first encampment was at Still
water, IL miles from Greenville The second was
Of Indian Encampment," near Fort Recovery.
The expedition then stopped long enough to
build Fort Randolph Another delay was caused
when falling tree struck and nearly killed Cen
era Wayne August g.
While the main hody ramoInad - ~ e.
which was also known as Fort St Mary and Cir
fys Town, after Simon Girty, the notorious
white renegade, detachment went down st
MaTys river and built a post called Fort Adams
Ih1s move was made to confuse the Indians
Implying as 1t did that Wayne intended to con-
tinue down the river. Instead he proceeded
toward the Maumee
A deserter had warned the Indians of h,a
approach and, unprepared to resist. the sayapes
mad deserted their villages and houses, leaving
large fields OF standing corn. The army came to
seVeral large villages, and for miles they passed
through the fields The troops were surnr,aad
At the fertility of the country and the industry
II the Indians, none Of whom had remained In
any of the villages or settlements. II was soon
made known, however that they had conpra
yated up stream In force to make stand against
be expedition Apprised Of this situation and
expecting the attack at any time, Mad Anthony
steadily continued his advance.
AL the confluence OF the Maumee and An
ilalze rivers he paused to build Fort Defiance
m August g. At this place he also stoned 10
'arley with the Indians, bearing In mind the
esre of the government to make a peaceful
etffement II possible. Christopher Miller car.
led on negotiations, which ended when the In
hans asked ten days to reach a decision
Wayne, suspicious of the delay and having
eason TO believe that the Indians were onlv
'aiting for re-enforeements and British aid had
lready prepared for a further advance. On
hat day, August 16. he went forward II mi1oa
he next day he advanced another 10 miles and
o August 10 he commenced the erection on tbe
anks OF the Maumee OF a fort which he called
amp Deposit This was built primarily for the
rejection OF his heavy baggage. with which no
ID not care to be encountered when the battle
sgan
From Camp Deposit a British fort fort
iami could be seen. This camp was rom-
anded by Maj William Campbell OF the Bril-.
b army, and It was believed that II was
flying point for the Indiana Both the indiana