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».»». ii.tini. \uiii iiuu nrjitn tome degree, re vcngrdt -cir death '*DEATH OP TECUM3KH.JZxtr'j el of h Inter from Thomat Hnvland.oj the %7th (J. infantry, to his friendut A'ctv I fihrn. t./io. third4i •Arnold's Mills t /liver Thames.Oct. 9.•'The field officers taken of Proctor’s nr n,v arc—colonel Evans, of the 4!»t ; colonel Winburtoo.and majors Muir and Chambers. We are now on our return to Detroit. An expedition to consist of gtrnrul M*Ai ihur'j* brigade, wilUuit immediately for Maekanaw, with a number of vessels cl war—the number I »lt;n not informed.“TheIndian force in the tide action a-mnunted to 1000. Tecumtch is cortniniy killed—f ww him with my own rye*—it was the first time I had tern this celebrated cldcf. There was s.*,methleg slt; nuijvs tic, # diginficd, and et *lt; mild in hi* countenance, as he lay stretched on his back on the gnmud, where a few minutes before he bad rallied his men to the fight, that while easing on him with admiration nod pity, I forgot he was a savage. He had received a wound In the arm, mid lud it br.tmd up be for© he received the mortal wound. 1 fe had such a countenance as Xnever shall forget. He did not appear to me so latgc n man as lie was represented—I did not suppose his height exceeded 5 feet 10 or a 11 inches, but exceedingly well proport ioned. The British sa» he compelled them to fight.•• Proctor and El'l. t ran a wav at theconi-Treacemcnt of the action. The British Officers nre cursi r.gProctor for acowurd and nmeal.I©usernpiJeCtwarHChit1Enine —it*-undin4VVr
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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia, US
Thu, Nov 25, 1813
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