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Colonel said, the Indians would not follow 

 the troops farther than the plains, which 

 we were then considerably past. As the 

 wounded officer rode Captain Biggs's horse, 

 I lent the Captain mine ; the Colonel and 

 myself went about one hundred yards in 

 front, the Captain and the wounded officer in 

 the centre, and the two young men behind. 

 After we had travelled about one mile and a 

 half, several Indians started up within fifteen 

 or twenty steps of the Colonel and me. As 

 we at first discovered only three, I imme- 

 diately got behind a large black oak, made 

 ready my piece and raised it up to take 

 sight, when the Colonel called to me twice 

 not to fire ; upon that one of the Indians ran 

 up to the Colonel and took him by the hand. 

 The Colonel then told me to put down my 

 gun, which I did. At that instant one of 

 them came up to me, whom I had formerly 

 seen very often, calling me c Doctor!' and 

 took me by the hand. They were Dela- 

 ware Indians of the Wingenim tribe.* 

 Captain Biggs fired amongst them, but did 



