. History of Fort Wayne, from the earliest known accounts of this point, to the present period. Embracing an extended view of the aboriginal tribes of the Northwest, including, more especially, the Miamies ... with a sketch of the life of General Anthony Wyane; including also a lengthy biography of ... pioneer settlers of Fort Wayne. Also an account of the manufacturing, mercantile, and railroad interests of Fort Wayne and vicinity . hem with a brisk fire, and Captain Garrardimmediately ordered a charge, on which they fled in every direc-tion, leaving trails of blood from their killed and woun
. History of Fort Wayne, from the earliest known accounts of this point, to the present period. Embracing an extended view of the aboriginal tribes of the Northwest, including, more especially, the Miamies ... with a sketch of the life of General Anthony Wyane; including also a lengthy biography of ... pioneer settlers of Fort Wayne. Also an account of the manufacturing, mercantile, and railroad interests of Fort Wayne and vicinity . hem with a brisk fire, and Captain Garrardimmediately ordered a charge, on which they fled in every direc-tion, leaving trails of blood from their killed and wounded. These Indians were the advance of an army destined to attackFort Wayne, consisting of 200 regulars under Major Muir, withfour pieces of artillery, and about 1000 Indians, commanded bvElliott. They had brought their baggage and artillery by waterto old Fort Defiance, at the mouth of the Auglaize, where theyhad left their boats and were advancing up the south side ofthe Maumee towards Fort Wayne. Upon the approach of Winchester, they threw their cannon intothe river, together with their fixed ammunition, and retreated ingreat haste. Gen. Winchester did not pursue them. And thus the original plan of the British authorities, at Detroitand Maiden, to take the posts of Forts Wayne and Harrison, thento give them up to massacre, and to turn about 1500 Indians looseupon the frontier, to kill and lay waste, had now come to CHAPTER XIX. Again upon the march, mid scenes of renown-On, with heroic valor, to bloody Frenehtown, Whce brave fell. Situation of Fort Harrison—Thestratagem for its capture—The Indians, men, women,and children, gathered there in large numbers—They ask for food, and desire tobe admitted into the fort—One of the block-houses fired—The Indians open fireupon the fort—A critical moment—Two men, of the fort, scale the picketing—Oneof them killed, the other wounded—Retreat of the Indians—The garrison repaired—Captain Taylor prepares
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