All the western states and territories . ute that the Indians had appeared be-fore the fort, he voluntarily hurried back to the city to urge the troops stationedat that point to hasten to its relief. This being accomplished, he set out again withall speed toward the fort, intending to reach it, and penetrate through its swarmof surrounding savages in advance of the relief, for the purpose of encouragingthe garrison to persevere in its defense until their arrival. INDIANA. 177 At St. Marvs River he came to an encampment of Ohio militia, with whom wagThomas Worthin^ton, of Chillicothe (afterward
All the western states and territories . ute that the Indians had appeared be-fore the fort, he voluntarily hurried back to the city to urge the troops stationedat that point to hasten to its relief. This being accomplished, he set out again withall speed toward the fort, intending to reach it, and penetrate through its swarmof surrounding savages in advance of the relief, for the purpose of encouragingthe garrison to persevere in its defense until their arrival. INDIANA. 177 At St. Marvs River he came to an encampment of Ohio militia, with whom wagThomas Worthin^ton, of Chillicothe (afterward governor of Ohio), then on t efrontier as Indian commissioner, to whom Oliver communicated his intention (iff^ntering the fort, or of perisliing in the attempt. Worthington had been originallyopposed to the policy of declaring war; but now that it had been commenced, waszealous for its vigorous prosecution ; yet this did not save him from the taunt of anill-bred brother of&cer, who accused him of a want of patriotism. I^eing a high. View of old Fort Wayne. [Copied from E. P. .Abbotts M,ap of the city of Fort Wayne, published in 1855.] spirited man of the keenest sense of honor, this accusation stung Worthington tothe quick, and he felt eager to embark in any enterprise, howsoever desperate, toshow the unjustness of the charge, and his willingness to peril his all for his coun-try. In him Oliver found a zealous confederate, notwithstanding old experiencedfrontiersmen endeavored to dissuade him from the dangerous undertaking. United-ly, they induced sixty eight of the militia, and sixteen Shawnee Indians, to accom-pany them. On the second days march, thirty-six of the party, consulting their fears, secret-ly deserted their companions, and returned to the main body. The remainder con-tinued their route, and at sunset in their camp, heard the evening gun from thefort, through an intervening forest of twenty-four miles. As the reduced party wasnot strong enough to encounter the ene
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