4z?nz(fU fftb PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA [No. 27, of Vol. lII.] PHILADELPHIA, July 30 GENERAL SCOTT. ExtraSl of a Letter from. Brigadier General Charles Scott, to the Secre tary Jor the Department of War, dated Lexington, the 20 th of June, 1791, —received by Lieutenant Belli, who arrived in town on Tuejduy lajlyfrom the Wejlern Country. *' T N prosecution of the enterpi ife, I marched four miles from X the banks of the Ohio on the 23d oi May, and on the 241b I relumed my maich, ar»d puflied forward with the utmost in duitry, dire&ing my route to Ouiattanan, in the belt manner my guides, and information, enabled me, though I found myielf greatly deficient in both. " By the 31ft, I had marched one hundied and thirty-five miles, over a country cut by four large branches of White River, and many smaller itreams, with steep muddy banks : During this march, I traverfea a countr) alternately interspersed with the moil luxuriant foil, and deep clayey'bogs, from one to five miles ■wide, rendered almofl impervious by brush and briars. Rain icll in torrents every day, with frequent blafls of wind and thun der itorms. These obflacles impeded my progress, wore down iny horl'es, and dellroycd my provisions. On the morning of the lit inft. as the array entered an ex tensive prairie, 1 pcrceived an Indian on horfeback,a few miles to the right : I immediately made a detachment to intercept Inm, but lie escaped. Finding myfelf difcovercd, I determined to ad vance with all the rapidity my circumstances would permit, ra ther with the hope than the expectation of reaching the object iought that day ; tor my guides were (hangers to the couiury which 1 occupicd. At 1 o'clock, having marched by computati on one hundred and fifty-five miles from the Ohio, as I penetrat ed a grove, whieh bordered on an cxtenfive prairie, 1 difeovered two imall villages at my left, at two diid four miles distance. " My guides now recognized the ground, and informed me that the main town was tour or five miles in my front, behind a point of wood which jutted into the prairie. I immediately de tached Col. John Hardin, with sixty mounted infantry, and a »oop of light horl'c, under Capt. M'Coy, to attack the villages to the left, and moved on b.rifkty, with my main body, in order of battle, towards the town, the imoke from which was discernible. My guides were deceived with itip*.6l to the lituation of the town ; tor iuflead of (lauding at the edge of the plain, through which I marched, I found it on the low ground bordering on theWabafh ; on turning the point of woods, one house prefeuted in my front. Capt. Price was o>deied to afldultthat with lorty men : He exe cuted the command with great gallantry, and killed two "warri ors. When I gain.d the summit of the eminence which over looks the villages on the banks of the Wabalh, 1 dilcovered the enemy m great confufion, endeavoring to make their escape over the river in canoes. 1 inltantly ordered LicutcnanUColoncl Com mandant Wilkinfon toiufh forward with the firft battalion : the order was ex cu ed with promptitude, and this detachment gain ed the bank or the river just as the rear of the enemy had embark ed : And regardless of a brisk lire kept up from a Kickapoo Town, on the oppofne bank, they in a few minutes, by a well di rected fire from their rifL-s, deflroyed a.l the Savages with which live canoes were crouded. " To my great mortification the Wabafh was many feet be yond fording at this place. I therefore detached Colonel Wilkin lOQ to a ford two miles above, which my guides informed m<?, was more pia&cable. 44 The enemy itill kept poflcflion of the Kickapoo Town. I determined to dislodge them, and for the purpose ordered Cap tauis King's and Longldon's companies to march down the river, below the town, and cross under the conduct of Major Barbcc : Several of the men swam the river, and others paflfed in a small canoe. This movement was unobfeivcd, and my men had taken poll on the bank belore they were discovered by the enem), who immediately abandoned the village.—About this time word was brought me, that Col. Hardin was incumbered with prisoners, snd had discovered a llronger village further to my left, than ihofe I had observed, which he was proceeding to attack. I im mediately detached Captain Brown with his company, to support the Colonel; but the diftande being fix miles, before the Captain arrived the bufincfs was done, and Colonel Hardin joined me a little before funlet, having killed fix warriors and taken fifty-two prisoners. Captain Bull, the warrior who discovered me in the morning, had gained the main town and given the alarm a fliort tune before 111 c ; bu: the villages to my left were uninformed of my approach and had no retreat. The next mouiing I determin to ditach my Lieut.Col. Commandant with five hundred men, tocku.ov the unporuiu lowu of Kethlipecanunk., at the mo.ith c m,l s homin y cym P* a "d on the weft fide ot the \\ abalh : But on examination I discovered my men and horses to be crippied & so worn down by a long,laborious nwrch, *ud the attivc exertions ot the preceding day ; that three hundred 1 -nd lixty men only couid be found in capacity to undertake the cnterprife, and they picpaicd io march on foot. " Colonel Wtlkinfon marched wiih this detachment at half af ter fnc ill the evening, and returned to iny camp the next day at one o'clock, having marched thiity-fix miles in' twelve hours, and ueftroyed tiie m«ft important settlement of the enemy in that quar ter of the federal territory : In No. 3 you will find the colonel's ueport rcipe&iwg the tnicrprifc. " Many of the inhabitants of this village were French, and liv ed in o ftaic ot civilization : by the books, tetters and other docu ments found therr,it is evident, that place was in close connection with, and dependant oh Detroit ; a large quantity of coin, a vari ety of hcuthold goods, peltry and other articles were burned with this village ; which coufiftcd ol about 70 houses, many ot them veil finifhed. ** the objett of a white flag, which appeared on an eminence oppofitt tto me in the afternoon of the firfi, I Jibe rated an aged squaw and fant with tier a nuffage to the bavapes, mat 11 they would come in and furrcnucr, then towns (hould be ipand and they should icceive good treatment. [It was after wards found that this white flag was not intended as a signal of I* a 11 y ; but wa« placed there to mat k the spot where a ptifon ot ciftin&iou ainou# the Irulians, who had died foine time before, was inteileei.J On tli*: I detci inifccd to difchaigc 16 of the veakeii and moll infirm of my pri loners, with a talk to the Wa t ash tribes, a copy ot which you w ill find inclosed. My mo tives to this in;-.ifure were, to lid the army ol a heavy incum brance, to gtatiiy the iuipulfioiis of humanity, to incrcafe the pa i-.c.v ns\ upciaiioi.i had produced,aqJ by diftratting the councils the enemy, to Uvyi iU*. v io&t oi government: fcnd I'flattcr mv Saturday, July 50, 175)1. fclf these obje&s will juflify my conduct, and secure the approba tion of my country. " Ou the fame day, after having burned the towns and adjacent villages, and destroyed the growing corn ana pulse, I began my march, for the rapids of the Ohio, where I arrived the 14th inft. without the loss of a Tingle man by the enemy, and hve only wounded, having killed thirty-iwo, chiefly warriors of lize and figure, and taken fifty-eight prifoneis. 44 it is with much pride and pleasure I mention, that noa£lof inhumanity, has marked tlie coudu£l of the volunteers of Kentuc ky on this occasion, even the lhveierated habit of scalping the dead, ceafedto influence. " I have delivered forty-one prifonersto Capt. Afheton of the firft United States' regimcflt at Fort Steuben. 44 I sincerely lament, that the weather and the consequences it produced, rendered it impoflible for Mieto carry terror and defo« lation to the head of the Wabalh.—The corps I had the honor to command, was equal to the obje£l, but the condition of my horses and (late of my provifious, were mfiiperable obstacles to my own intentions', and the Wifhesof all. '• It would "be invidious to make diftiriftions in a corps which appeared to be animated with one foul, and where a competition lor danger and for glory, inspired all ranks. " I however, consider it my duty to mention, Colonel John Hardtn, who, in the chara6ler of a volunteer, without commis sion, had command of my advance party, and the direction ot my guides from the Ohio River, ior the difcernmeni, courage and ufchvity with which he fulfilled the trufl I repoTed in him.— And I cannot close this letter in justice to the merits of General Wilkmfon, who went out my Lieu enant-Colonel Commandant, without acknowledging my obligations for the faithful discharge of the several duties depending on him, and the able support which he gave me in every exigency." General Wilkinson's Report. S 1 R, THE detachment under my command, deflined to attack the village Kethlipecanunk, wasput in motion at half after five o'clock lad evening. Knowing thai an enemy whose chief iependenca is in his dexterity 3s a marksman, and alertness ifc coveiing himfelf behind trees, flumps, and other impediments to fair fight, would not hazard an altion in the light, I determined to push my march until I appioached the vicinity of the villages where I knew the country to be champaigrte. I gained my point without a halt, twenty minutes before eleven o'clock; lay upon my arms until (our o'clock, and half an hour after assaulted the town at all quar ters. The enemy was vigilant, gase way on my approach., and in canoes trolled Eel Creek, which washed. the North Eail part of the town —That creek was not fordable. My corps daftied forward with the irnpetuofity becoming volunteers, and were sa luted by the enemy with a brisk fire from the opposite fid-e of the creek. Dauntless they rallied on t© the water's edge, unco vered, to the Moccaion, and finding it impafTable, returned a volley, which so galled and disconcerted their antagonifls, that they threw away their fire without effect. In five minutes the Indians were driven from the covering, and fled witn precipita tion, I have thiee men slightly wounded. At half past five the town was inflame*, and ai fix o'clock I commenced my retreat. I want language to do justice to the courage and good conduct of the gentlemen who cojnpofed my dctachmcnt; in neither could they be exceeded by veteran troops. Brigadiei-General Scott To the various Tribes of the Peankafhaws, and all the Nations of Red People, living on the waters of the Wabalh River. THE Sovereign Council ot the Thirteen United States, have long patiently borne your depredations againli- their fettle inents on this fide of the great mountains, in hope th3t you would fee your error, and correal it, by entering into bonds of amity and lasting"peace. Moved by companion, and pitying your mil guided councils, they have frequently addrefiTed you on this lub jcd, but without effect. At length their patience is exhausted, an 4 they have stretched forth the arm of power against you Their mighty sons and chief warriors have at length taken up the hatchet; they have penetrated far into your country, to meet your warriors, and punish them for their tranfgreflions. But you fled before them, and declined the battle, leaving youi wives and childien to their mercy. They have destroyed your old town, Ouiattanan, and the neigbouring villages, and have taken many prifojiers. Resting here two days, to g : ve you time to colled your strength, they have proceeded to your town of Kethlipeca nunk; but you again fled before them ; and that great town has been destroyed. After giving you this evidence of their power, they have Hopped their hands, because they are as merciful as strong, and they again indulge the hope, that you will come to a sense of yourtru interest, and determine to make a lasting peace with them and all their children forever. The United States ha?e no desire to destroy the Red People, although they have thepow ei ; l>ul should you decline this invitation, and eurfucyour i*n provoked hofli 1 ilies, their strength will again be exerted againit you, your warriois will be flaughtefed, your towns and villages ransacked and defiioyed, your wives and children carried into captivity, and you may be afTured, that those who escape the fury of our mighty chiefs, shall find no resting place oo this fide the Gieat Lakes. The warriors of the United States wilh not to diftrels or destroy women and cjiildien or old men, a«d although policy obliges them to retain some in captivity, yet companion and humanity have induced them to let others at liberty, who will deliver you this talk. Thole who are cairied off will be left in the care of our great chief and warrior General St. Clair, near 'he mouth of Miami and opposite to the Licking River, where hey will be treated with humanity and lendernefs; if you wifli to recover them, repair to that place by the firft day of July next; determined with truehraitsto bury the hatchet, and linoke the pipeol peace, they will then be uftorcd to you, and you may ag»»n let dov\n in security at your old towns, and live in peaai and happiness; unmolested by the people <4 the United Sfates, who will become your inends and prote&ois, and will be ready to lurnifli vou with all the neceffai ies you may require. But (hould you foolifhly peifift in your warfare', the sons of war will be let loose againli you, and the hatchet will never be buried until your coentry is defohted, and your people humbled to the dust. Given uiider my hand and fcal at the Ouiatunau Tow*), this fouith day of June, 1791. (Signed] ' CHARLLS SCOTT# B. C. (Seal 105 Camp, Ouiattanan, June 3, 1791., One o'clock, P. M, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient James Wilkin so # (A Copy.) . f(£sop o [Whole No. 255.] FOR Till GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. MR. FEN NO, A Writer in the Columbian Centinel, unfertile signature of Publicola, appears to have excited a neit of hornets, which are continually buzzing about his head ; but very fortunately they are a new species, aud upon examination are found to bte destitute of ftjngs. The princi ples and lentiments contained in those publica tions, are censured by people from no other mo tive than the idea of rendering their writings of more consequence, by circulating the opinion that they are answering the Vice-President of the United Stares—no other confideratioit could make these writers of the fmallell importance. Their object is evident, but their aflertions falfe i for I can from the belt authority allure them, that the Vice-President is not the author of those pieces. But supposing liim the real author, I will venture to allert, from an attentive perusal, thar there is not as yet in any one of them a fen tiinenc which can jultify the charges of aristo cracy so liberally bellowed, or in the fmalleit degree infringe the liberties of die people. The good sense of the people of this country will lead them to read and judge for themselves ; nor are their bed, their firmed and most .independent: friends, to be hunted down at the found of a word. Years of experience will not be loft or rendered ineffectual by the clamour of a thoafand scribblers fucli as have hitherto appeared. Your's, &c. A Friend to Justice. Stockbridge, July 1 9 . THE late Rqy. Dr. Lockwood, of Andover, in Connecticut, who died a few years part, at the Pool in New Lebanon, State of New-York, in liis lad will and testament, left a legacy tt> Yale College, the place of his education, to the amount of between thiee and four hundred pounds, the intereil of which is to be annually applied to making additions to the College Library. A very laudable and judicious inltance of bene ficence ! The fame gentleman, two or three years since, made-a donation of one hundred upon condition that other friends of literature would augment the fubfeription to three hundred, pounds, for the pnrpofe of procuring an additi onal philosophical apparatus for that College; which was ac«ordi»ugly done. Such benefacftors of literary initiations deserve the gratitude of the public. FRANCE. NATIONAL -ASSEMBLY, May 16. A N address was 1 ead from the Jewifli inhabi tams of the capital, who, encouraged by the decree which railed a number of 111111 at toes 10 the rank of atftivecitizens, begged that a simi lar favor might be conferred 011 litem. The pe tition was referred to the committee of reports and conllituiion. Jt was decreed, by aconfiderable majority, than no member of the present, could be re-elected into the nest Legislature. _ Three letters were read—otfe from the depu ties of St. Domingo, one from those of Marti nique, and one from those of Guadaloupe Hat ing, that the decree which the Aflembly had on the fubjec f t of free mulattoes, obliged iheni to decline assisting at the fittings of the National Afleyibly. May 17. After confide! able debate on the neces sity of small change to conhnerce, several prora tions for the emilhon of Atfignatsoflow value wene rejected,and theAfl'embly finally agreed that a Ann of copper money fliould itntpediately be coined. May 2i. The difcufaon on the organization of the Legislative Body was resumed, of which several articles were pafled. The following decree \vas patted : 1. rhe Kiug shall be entreated to appoint Commiffioiiers, who, in conjunction wuh those appointed by the National Allembly, shall bcen trlifted to fuperimend the fabrication of fmalj Affignats till their completion, and their belli"- depofired in tbe extraordinary Bank. 2. The Couiuiiflioneri shall be authorised to make furli bargains as shall appear to them pro per, relative to this fabrication. 3. Tlie paper of ihe small Aflignars shall ccn i">rm in quality 10 the model presented to the committec of finances. They shall be iinprefled with a reprcfentation ofihe King, and with the words Domain:s A'a t:o»aux, and uiidcrjiCath lha!l be written, A/fi:>w dt tir/a H*r;:. )
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