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young Crawford. I knew the visage of 

 Colonel Harrison, and I saw his clothing 

 and that of young Crawford at the town. 

 They brought horses to me, and asked if 1 

 knew them ? I said, they were Harrison's 

 and Crawford's. They said, they were. 



" The third of these men I did not know, 

 but believe to have been Colonel M'Cle- 

 land, the third in command on the ex- 

 pedition. 



" The next day, the bodies of these men 

 were dragged to the outside of the town ; 

 and, their carcases being given to the dogs, 

 their limbs and heads were stuck on poles. 



" My surviving companion, shortly after 

 we had reached the council-house, was sent 

 to another town ; and I presume he was 

 burnt or executed in the same manner. 



" In the evening the men assembled in 

 the council-house. This is a large build- 

 ing, about fifty yards in length, and about 

 twenty-five yards wide ; and about sixteen 

 feet in height : built of split poles covered 

 with bark, Their first object was to ex- 

 it 



