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had the bulock drivers known that was all the guard 

 they were to have they would not have gone on 

 nuther would the horse drivers I believe in Sted of 

 the 1 20 hors loads Got on all the Rest went back 

 with the army and though the Men had bean So 

 Long Sterving and we then 47 miles from the place 

 of action I could not pervail on them the Genl and 

 his fammily or [advisers?] to halt for the sterved 

 worn down Soldiers to Cook, nor did they I believe 

 even Kill a bullock for their Releaf I went back to 

 fort Jefferson that Night with the flour beaves &c. 

 where they was No kind of provision but a Miser- 

 able Poor old horse and many Valuable officers 

 wound there and perhaps 200 soldiers it was Night 

 when I Got back I Slept not one moment that Night 

 my son and other officers being in Such Distress, 

 the next day I was busy all day Getting 

 made to Carry of the wounded officers there being 

 no Medison there Nor any Nourishment not even a 

 quart of Salt but they were not able to bare the Mo- 

 tion of the horses. That Night I Set off for this 

 place and Rode til about 12 oclock by which time my 

 thigh was amassingly Sweld Near as large as my 

 body and So hot that I could feel the warmth with 

 my hand 2 foot off of it I could Sleep none and have 

 Slept very Little Since the wounds begin to Sepa- 

 rate and are much esier I am aprehensive that fort 

 Jeferson is now besieged by the indians as Certain 

 Information has bean Received that a large body 

 were on Sunday night within fifteen miles of it Com- 

 ing on the Road we Marched out and I am Sorey to 



