. Indian history for young folks . ted the men ; they put forth a degree of strength TKCTMSEH, AND THE WAR OF lsi-,>. surprising to themselves, and that could only be supplied by the excite-ment and danger of the situation. Water was brought in buckets, whilesome, climbing the roof, tore oft the boards, and in the face of bullets andarrows extinguished the flames and saved the endangered buildings. Be-fore daybreak the open space made by the fire was protected by a breast-work as high as a mans head, only a single man in the fort having beenkilled, in spite of the incessant tiring of the fo
. Indian history for young folks . ted the men ; they put forth a degree of strength TKCTMSEH, AND THE WAR OF lsi-,>. surprising to themselves, and that could only be supplied by the excite-ment and danger of the situation. Water was brought in buckets, whilesome, climbing the roof, tore oft the boards, and in the face of bullets andarrows extinguished the flames and saved the endangered buildings. Be-fore daybreak the open space made by the fire was protected by a breast-work as high as a mans head, only a single man in the fort having beenkilled, in spite of the incessant tiring of the foe. Daylight enabled the garrison to return the flre of the enemy, withsuch effect that after a conflict of eight hours they withdrew. One ofthe two men who fled from the fort was killed, the other, though badlywounded, regained its walls. Fortunately for the garrison, whose provisions had all been consumedin the block-house, the Indians had left the standing corn around the fortuntouched, and upon this they subsisted several MONKOK, FIIOM THE BATTLE-FIKLD. — SITK OK WINCHICSTKBS DKFKAT. The year 1813 opened with a sad disaster to the American arms, knownas the massacre at the river Kaisin. Frenchtown, now Monroe, Michigan,was then a flourishing settlement on this river. Since the surrender ofDetroit it had been occupied by the British. On January 18th they hadbeen driven out by the Americans, but immediately organized a large forcefor its recapture at Maiden, eighteen miles distant. It was commandedby Colonel Proctor, who, with some large pieces of cannon and a numer- 370 INDIAN HISTORY FOR YOUNG FOLKS. ous body of Indians, advanced to the attack early in the morning of the22d. The weather was intensely cold. The Americans under General Winchester, who had neglected to sendout pickets upon the roads leading to the town, were surprised, and aftera brave defence were compelled to surrender. This they did upon thesolemn promise of the British commander that private proper
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