Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . ertain from thecircumstance that they permitted their women andchildren to remain in the encampment, whom, in othercases, they were always careful to remove far fromdanger. In this action the best and bravest of their warriorswere destroyed, and a greater loss sustained thanhad been met with in any of their previous escaped the carnage. Of the killed, many werethrown into the river while the battle raged ; many,in endeavouring to pass it, were destroyed by thesteady fire of Coffees brigade; and five hundred andfifty-seven were left dead on the gr
Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . ertain from thecircumstance that they permitted their women andchildren to remain in the encampment, whom, in othercases, they were always careful to remove far fromdanger. In this action the best and bravest of their warriorswere destroyed, and a greater loss sustained thanhad been met with in any of their previous escaped the carnage. Of the killed, many werethrown into the river while the battle raged ; many,in endeavouring to pass it, were destroyed by thesteady fire of Coffees brigade; and five hundred andfifty-seven were left dead on the ground. Among the number of the slain were three of theirprophets. Decorated in a wild and fantastic manner,—with the plumage of many birds about their headsand shoulders, with savage grimaces and horrid con-tortions of their body, these impostors danced andhowled their horrid incantations to their gods. Theirinfatuated followers already believed a communionwith heaven sure, which, moved by entreaties, and THE WOUNDED WARRIOR. 215. Indian Prophet. offered homage, would aid them in the conflict, andgive a triumph to their arms. Fear was entirelybanished from their minds; and when they beheld thearmy approaching, and already scaling their breast-work, even then, far from being dispirited, hope sur-vived, and victory was still anticipated. Four men, who surrendered, and three hundredwomen and children were taken prisoners. One ofthese men, a young Creek warrior, severely wounded,was brought before General Jackson, and a surgeonwas called to dress his wounds. With his rude no-tions of war he regarded his death as inevitable, andlooking earnestly at the general, as his limb was boundUp, he exclaimed, * Cure him, kill him again V Jackson 216 TOHOPEKA.
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