Historical Account of Bouquet's Expedition Against the Ohio Indians, in 1764 |
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Page 75 - Mingo carried this still further, and gave an instance of love which would make a figure even in romance. A young woman of Virginia was among the captives, to whom he had formed so strong an attachment as to call her his wife. Against all...
Page xv - Mr. Croghan set out the day before I expected he would, else I proposed sending you a copy of 'Bouquet's Expedition to Muskingum' which I drew up from some papers he favored me with, and which is reprinted in England, and has had a very favorable reception."20 The narrative is plainly a compilation in which large portions of the "authentic documents...
Page 78 - AMONG the children who had been carried off young, and had long lived with the Indians, it is not to be expected that any marks of joy would appear on being restored to their parents or relatives. Having been accustomed to look upon the Indians as the only connexions they had, having been tenderly treated by them, and speaking their language...
Page xxvii - An historical account of the expedition against the Ohio Indians, in the year 1764 under the command of Henry Bouquet. Esq: Colonel of Foot, and now brigadier general in America. Including his transactions with the Indians, relative to the delivery of their prisoners, and the preliminaries of peace. With an introductory account of the preceding campaign, and battle at Bushy-Run.
Page 36 - ... to bring them safe back with an answer. And if they receive any injury either in going or coming, or if the letters are taken from them, I will immediately put the Indians now in my power to death, and will show no mercy, for the future, to any of your nations that shall fall into my hands. I allow you ten days to have my letters delivered at Detroit, and ten days to bring me back an answer.
Page 84 - Father, says he to the English, we have brought your flesh and blood to you. They have been all united to us by adoption; and although we now deliver them, we will always look upon them as our relations, whenever the great spirit is pleased that we may visit them.
Page 41 - The troops were ordered to observe the most profound silence, and the men to march at two yards distance from one another. When the line or any part of it halted, the whole were to face outwards; and if attacked on their march, they were to halt immediately, ready to form the square when ordered. The light horse were then to march into the square, with the cattle, provisions, ammunition and baggage. Proper...
Page 49 - them at liberty, ordering them to acquaint the "Colonel that the head men of the Delawares "and Shawanese were coming as soon as possible to treat of peace with him.
Page xx - ... of Parliament, an act was now passed for enabling his majesty to grant commissions to a certain number of foreign Protestants, who had served abroad as officers or engineers, to act and rank as officers or engineers in America only.
Page 16 - This manoeuvre obliged the main body to fall back in order to protect it. The action, which grew every moment hotter and hotter, now became general. Our troops were attacked on every side; the savages supported their spirit throughout ; but the steady behavior of the English troops who were not thrown into the least...