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line that the second line, could scarcely find any thing to do. 

 The enemy was broken, routed and slain, or driven two miles, 

 in one hour, through this windfall and thicket, until they were 

 within pistol shot of the British garrison. Here the battle 

 ended, and here General Wayne remained in front of the field 

 of battle, destroying the Indian houses, their corn, and every 

 thing else, which he found there belonging to them. He 

 burnt their houses within pistol shot of the British garrison. 

 There was a correspondence between General Wayne, and 

 Major Campbell, the British commandant of the fort in which, 

 the latter very wisely acquiesced in the destruction of the Indi- 

 ans, and their property, within the range of Major Camp- 

 bell's guns. On the 28th of August, General Wayne return- 

 ed by easy marches to Defiance, from whence he came on 

 the 15th of the same month. He destroyed all the Indian vil- 

 lages, corn and property, within fifty miles of the Maumee 

 river. 



In this most decisive battle, General Wayne lost, in killed, 

 wounded and missing, only one hundred and seven men, 

 officers included. Among the dead, were Captain Campbell, 

 of the cavalry, and Lieutenant Towlsof the Infantry. They 

 fell in the first charge. General Wayne bestowed great 

 praise on the courage and alacrity, displayed by the whole 

 army. Of his aids, H. De Butts, T. Lewis and William II. 

 Harrison, General Wayne spoke in the highest terms of ap- 

 probation. The Indian hostility still continuing, their whole 

 country was laid waste and desolated. All the fortifications 

 were soon erected in it, that were needed, to protect it, from 

 Indian warfare. This great, and decisive victory, saved the 

 nation from one general war, with all the Indians, who lived, 

 any where near our frontier lines, between us and Canada, 

 and between us and Spain. The Indians were just on the 

 point, of making one general war, when this timely victory 

 saved all. 



This campaign tranquilized the whole Indian frontier from 

 Florida to the northern lakes. 



On the opening of the next session of congress, General 



