. Indian history for young folks . BATTLK-FIKLD AT St. Leger quarrelled with Johnson, and the Indians had to make peacebetween them. Finding that the Indians were plundering his camp andleaving for home, St. Leger quitted it, leaving his tents, with most of hisartillery and stores, spoils to the garrison. His men threw away theirpacks in their fright, and the flight became a disgraceful rout. Serious as was the blow inflicted upon the patriotic farmers of thevalley, their heroism was fruitfulof good to the patriot cause. failure was a grievousdisappointment to
. Indian history for young folks . BATTLK-FIKLD AT St. Leger quarrelled with Johnson, and the Indians had to make peacebetween them. Finding that the Indians were plundering his camp andleaving for home, St. Leger quitted it, leaving his tents, with most of hisartillery and stores, spoils to the garrison. His men threw away theirpacks in their fright, and the flight became a disgraceful rout. Serious as was the blow inflicted upon the patriotic farmers of thevalley, their heroism was fruitfulof good to the patriot cause. failure was a grievousdisappointment to success at Bennington oc-curred at the same time, and thecombined effect of these twomisfortunes rendered Burgoynesgrand scheme abortive, and pavedthe wav for his ultimate defeat »/ and capture. Early in the summer of 1778, t/ the inhabitants of the beautifulWyoming Valley became alarmedat the movements of the Indians. 30? INDIAN HISTORY I-OK YOUNG FOLKS. ;ind Tories upon tin- upper waters of tlie Susquehanna. Atrocities hadbeen perpetrated in the neighborhood of Tioga, and the Tories who hadleft the valley were in constant communication with those who remained. Six stockades or forts were beingerected by the people. Aged men,exempt by law from duty, wereformed into companies to garrisonthem, while the whole of the militiawere in constant requisition as scoutsand guards. The attention of Con-gress had been frequently called tothe danger menacing this exposedfrontier. Xearly all its able-bodiedmen were away serving in the Con-tinental army. Such was the con-dition of Wyoming when the Toryand Indian expedition was being pre-pared for its destruction. Towards the last of June, ColonelJohn Butler, the commanding officerat Fort Niagara, organized an ex-pedition to the Susquehanna, com-posed of three hundred Tories and about five hundred Indians, of various tribes. Entering the valley fr
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