. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . during this time. They proccetled to IVoria, where theywere tired on by ten Indians during the night, who immediatelytied. Capt. discovered, at daylight, their tracks leading upinto the French town. He iiKjuiiid of the French their where-abouts, who denied all knowledge of them, aj»d said they hadheartl o
. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . during this time. They proccetled to IVoria, where theywere tired on by ten Indians during the night, who immediatelytied. Capt. discovered, at daylight, their tracks leading upinto the French town. He iiKjuiiid of the French their where-abouts, who denied all knowledge of them, aj»d said they hadheartl or seen nothing; but he took the entire number prisoners,burned and destroyed Peori:i, and l)ore the captured inhabitantsaway on his boats to a point l>elow the present city of Alton, wherelie landed and left them in the PONTIAC. THE OTTAWA CHIEF. HISTORY OF ILLINOIS. 71 SECOND EXPEDITION AGAINST THE INDIANS. In the early part of 1S13, the country was put in as good defenseas the sparse popuhition admitted. In spite of the precaution taken,numerous depredations and murders were committed by the In-dians, which again aroused tlie whites, and another expedition wassent against the foe, who had collected in large numbers in andaround Peoria. This army was composed of about 900 men, collect-ed from both Illinois and Missouri, and under command of They marched across the broad prairies of Illinois toPeoria, where there was a small stockade in chai-ge of United Statestroops. Two days previously the Indians made an attack on thefort, but were repulsed. Being in the enemys country, knowingtheir stealthy habits, and the troops at no time observing a high de-gree of discipline, many unnecessary night alarms occurred, yet theenemy were far away. The army marched up the lake to Chili-cothe, burning on
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