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On* third of the Inis in killed in col. Dudley's regiment which were taken in the late battle opposite f*»rt Meigs. are said to have been mftftsaereed by the Indians after the surrender.ublV(IIuf«kstiAmong the killed were col. Dudley and 4captains. Co|. Dudicy is said to have died very bravely; being severely wounded hi the action in the ieg and temple, and faint with the Iilt;m i»f Mooli, he refjnested 4 s»Jdier *to give film a gun and to te.we him wncnthe Indians came up he fin d and killed one 11 of them—thev rushed upon h»m, ft with their L tomahawks dispatched h»nt in a most crtiei manner, cutting off h;s legs and arnu, and hew ing his body to pieces.They represent the Indian* in general !ojJ have acted with great eru Ity. The British, on the other hand, treated them well, took care of the w ounded a ml used every cxtrlio* | * to protect them from the Indians.vThe prisoners were taken to the old fort,s - * »when they were counted, and stated hv tlu* Iam . . - ”British officers to Amount to about 530. Uvr-IJ mg been left in the fort iinderasma.il guard, ^ the Indians broke upon them and killed a’1 number. 1 woof the. Knglish soldiers were. killed bv the Indian* in attempting to defend , I *hem. 1 ecninseh r..nd eol. KHiott soon came! ’ to thetr relief | being much urged by other SrU tiyh officers] and put an end to the massacre, inwards evening of the same day they were put on board some British vessel*, w here they remained two or three days, and were thenJ taken to the mouth of Huron and discharged ijun their parole. me*viiU Ejcprug
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The Western Spy
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sat, May 29, 1813
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