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.c.) kill hint, lie preached tip to his followers,to before the battle that the Great Spirit woulda. render the arms of the Americans unavail-uf* *ng ' that bullets could make no imThe i Passion on the Indians; ihut it would be towhiiC(j ! tal darkness among the Americans, so that t,v they could not see the enemy, and light as [* * •.i .■ • • • • * ftClicaseI 4 —- ' / ▼ n*---( |»£||Lid. ! day Indiana. With these impits- j g,11(1 . sions firmly rite tied in their minds, they pro- j ^ ftolias#erfn:-ora,d intheimlup-upyi do,)»llringlemthePheL'ol.KM-iheilAi Mthecceueu to me attarx. l ney soon touna their gf' mistake, when they saw their people beginto full, and then they began to upbraid their ; (^e i leader with having deceived them. lie then ; ^ f a , began to sing and call on the Almighty, and ap- | ^ld the Indians to fight on, that it would ,soon he as he had said. Finally, finding that ! * ” none cf his promises were likely to be ful- I ',ro- j filled, the poor delude#*-wictrhcl took to J 'f of ; A’gbt a,,d abandoned the ground. It does‘ not appear that they were pursued. Such of the Indians as remained wounded on thetheToF.nhumanely treated hy Governor Harrison.The Prophet is now about 40 years of age, ! Jfnabout 50. TheySurne I are brothers by the same father and mother, i of I Neither of them were chiefs in their nation,des I previous to their separation from the Shawa ght j noes, which was about six or seven years ago.utidKitkapooles, I Tecumseh has been a warrior of note, andifty I was in almost all the actions during theSI], be 1 former Indian war with us ; the Prophet ne- I thiars I ver was known as a warrior: The Indians ofhis tribe, lately told me, that in the actioncorfrowith i,encral Wayne he ran away and never halted until he went to Detroit. VVeare toMthat he did not attempt nghtipg in* the late attack on Gov. Harrison, but kept a distance from danger. All the accounts we hare hadCaagree that the Indians are determined to kill, by | him and his brother. On this head I hoveaclt;btitrilhlt;:an- I l,)tm l*lat fhey (tlie Prophet and hishis I brother) w«rc in their hands, and that whatnay cver punishment they might think proper tolure ,nIlic( on them would be agreeable to thelost Prudent of the U. States, that we held theancient and legitimate chiefs, who were parties to all our treaties, responsible for theantoaclt;prmlt;foibympeace of the country ; that if the war became wttroops mwould enter their country at all points, and | Ja would not be able to distinguish betweenwlt;friends and enemies; that now was the time I reto act, and crush any further attempts I diamong the disaffected. md in | - ,ided ' * haVe v?vy *?ooc* rea*on to believe that no mfurther mischief will ensue, and that the sitIProphet's followers will return to their reapective tribes.—After the army moved away, j tothe Indians returned to the battle ground,dug un the bodies of our dead, strinoed themand left them lying above ground. The Ini I dians state that the militia burned the houses,day, understoodfor it was contrary to the orders of Gov. Harri-bds, Son. My impression at this time is, thattoclcrenaand the Indians will assassinate the prophet and | ha arts hi« brother, and that peace will ensue. In myspeech to them at tins place, offering in thename of the President pardon and forgiveness to all those who should immediatelyabandon thair leader, return home and couduct themselves peaceably in future I ex ..1 it n l . it*thicelt;StipotioIn
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Hagerstown Maryland Herald and Hagerstown Weekly Advertiser
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Wed, Jan 22, 1812
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