y/o The Winning of the West 



They were about building a breastwork at the 

 Forks, & after leaving a proper party to take care 

 of the wounded & the provisions there, that Colo. 

 Lewis could march upwards of a thousand men to 

 join his Lordship, so that the whole when they meet 

 will be about 2200 choice men. What may be their 

 success God only knows, but it is highly probable 

 the matter is decided before this time. 



Colo. Christian says, from the accounts he had 

 the enemy behaved with inconceivable bravery. The 

 head men walked about in the time of action, ex- 

 horting their men "to be close, shoot well, be strong 

 of fight." They had parties planted on the oppo- 

 site side of both rivers to shoot our men as they 

 swam over, not doubting, as is supposed, but they 

 would gain a complete victory. In the evening late 

 they called to our men "that they had 2200 men for 

 them to-morrow, and that they had noo men now 

 as well as they." They also made very merry about 

 a treaty. 



Poor Colo. Charles Lewis was shot on a clear 

 piece of ground, as he had not taken a tree, encour- 

 aging his men to advance. On being wounded he 

 handed his gun to a person nigh him and retired 

 to the camp, telling his men as he passed "I 

 am wounded but go on and be brave." If the 

 loss of a good man a sincere friend, and a 

 brave officer, claims a tear, he certainly is entitled 

 to it. 



Colo. Fields was shot at a. great tree by two In- 

 dians on his right, while one on his left was amus- 



