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The particulars of the brittle opposite to Fort Meigs, on the 5th instant, which we copy from the Chillicothe papers, are such.as we have heard related by many of the prisoners, who have returned to this •piace ; they generally repeat the same ;3lorr.The number of our troops engaged Und^rCol. Dudley is estimated at 860 Prisoners paroled, 480Escaped to Fort Meigs, 192do, to Fort Winchester, 18 -690Killed anti missing, 170Extract of a letter ftom an officer at FortMeigs, dated May 12.“ 1 have just Oeen engaged in discnarg-kig the last sad office of burial to those of our freinds who had fallen by the savages Wo crossed the river this afternoon and buried about 45 ; among them were Col Dudley, Capt. Clarke and Capt. John C. Morrison of Lexington. General Harrison leaves die garrion to-day; general Clay will command in his absence.”
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Lexington Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Kentucky, US
Tue, May 25, 1813
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