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called in the history of that war the Miami and Miami of 

 the lake,) is interesting, as being the theatre of the war 

 which raged from 1791 to 1794, when a stop was put to it 

 by the great victory achieved by General Wayne over the 

 confederated Indian nations, on the 20th of August of that 

 year. This may be considered as one of the most memo- 

 rable events in our history, since the close of the revolu- 

 tionary war, as it was obtained in front of a British fort 

 which had been erected at the Maumee rapids evidently 

 for the protection of the Indians. 



General Wayne's victory was soon followed by the treaty 

 of Greenville, concluded by him in the succeeding year; 

 a treaty " by which the expensive and destructive war 

 which had long desolated that frontier, was ended in a 

 manner perfectly agreeable to the United States." 



The situation of Fort Wayne was considered at the time 

 of that treaty, as a favourable one to keep the Indians in 

 check, and prevent the recurrence of the hostile measures 

 wiiich terminated in that treaty. It was one of the most 

 advanced posts of the cordon which was drawn along the 

 western limits of Ohio for the protection of the frontiers. 

 It must be admitted that its position is a very judicious one 

 for a work of this kind, although it would be very impro- 

 per in a war with an enemy possessed of artillery, as it is 

 commanded by several eminences in the vicinity. During 

 the late war, it was besieged for some time by the Indians, 

 and a few men were killed on both sides. The garrison 

 having made resistance, the Indians cut a log into the 

 form of a field-piece, painted it black, and placed it on 

 one of the heights within gunshot of the fort; they then 

 summoned the garrison to surrender. Although aware that 

 all resistance against artillery would be vain, the officer in 

 command refused to comply with the summons. When the 



