The making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837 . at secret enemy, under a friendly flag. WAYNe\s campaign, 1794 183 But not even the near presence of so many foes couldcheck the stern soldiers admiration for what he now sawspread out before him. This is what he himself says ofit: The very extensive and highly cultivated fields andgardens work of many hands. The margins ofthose beautiful rivers, the Miami of the Lakes and Au-glaize, appearlike one con-tinued villagefor a numberof miles, bothabove and be-low this place ;nor have I everbefore beheldsuch immensefields of cornin any parto
The making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837 . at secret enemy, under a friendly flag. WAYNe\s campaign, 1794 183 But not even the near presence of so many foes couldcheck the stern soldiers admiration for what he now sawspread out before him. This is what he himself says ofit: The very extensive and highly cultivated fields andgardens work of many hands. The margins ofthose beautiful rivers, the Miami of the Lakes and Au-glaize, appearlike one con-tinued villagefor a numberof miles, bothabove and be-low this place ;nor have I everbefore beheldsuch immensefields of cornin any partof America,from Canadato truly wasit a countryworth fightingfor. All thisabundanceWayne had only to stretch out his hand to lay waste;yet he would not do so without first making one moreeffort for peace. This he proffered, not with the insolenceof a conqueror, but with the frankness of a soldier whocan feel for his adversarys wrongs. Deceived by Waynes skilful movements, the wary oldwar-chiefs now began to see what sort of a man they. GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE. 184 Waynes campaign, 1794 had to deal with. So far he had given them no chanceto \iij one of their murderous traps for him, as they hadfor Harmar and St. Clair. One day their spies wouldreport that the Black Snake, as they called Wayne, wascutting a road in one direction ; on the next in they were kept guessing. But now that he was firm-ly seated in the very heart of their country, Little Tur-tle for one was inclined to hearken to him. Said thechief : We have beaten the enemy twice, under sepa-rate commanders. We cannot expect the same goodfortune always to attend us. The Americans are nowled by a chief who never sleeps. Night and day arealike to him, so that during all the time he has beenmarching on our villages we have never once been ableto surprise him. The general voice, however, favored giving Waynebattle, and it Avas so determined. The Indians felt con-fident of beating Wayne as they had done H
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