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THE GHOST-DANCE RELIGION 



[ETH. ANN. 14 



The army encamped on a £gT 

 Indians, an elevated piece 

 a marshy prairie, within a 

 though Harrison did not 

 would make anight attack, yet 

 the troops sleep on their arms 



At 4 o'clock in tin- morning of the 

 cording to his practice, had risen pre 

 the troops, and 

 on his boots by 

 with Gen 

 and Majors 

 ilc rl\ drum 



purpose of .^*""™ 



troops hi 



of the I n M 



upon the 



The whole 



feet, the <■ a in p 



governor moil n t ed 



the point of attack. 



had taken their 



forty seconds from 



whole of the troops were 



the cou- 

 time the 

 the tom- 

 it down 

 were re- 

 ins fol- 

 practice of 



hostility against the United States." Governor Harrison now sent 

 messages to the different tribes earnestly warning them of 

 sequences of a hostile outbreak, but about the same 

 prophet himself announced that he had now taken up 

 ahawk against the United States, and would only lay 

 with his life, unless the wrongs of the Indians 

 dressed. It was known also that he was arousing- 

 lowers to a feverish pitch of excitement by the daily 

 mystic rites. 



Harrison now determined to break up the pro 

 Accordingly, at the head of about 900 men, in 

 250 regulars, he marched from Yincennes. and 

 vember, 1811, encamped within a lew miles 

 town. The Indians had fortified the place 

 and labor. It was sacred to them as the spot 

 the new religion had been so long enacted, 

 they believed it had been rendered impregna 

 the white man. The next day he approached 

 met by messeugers from the town, who stated 

 anxious to avoid hostilities and had already 

 by several chiefs, who had unfortunately 

 side of the river and thus had 

 eral. A truce was accord 

 the next day, when terms 

 ranged between the gov 



phet's camp. 



cludingabout 



on the 5th of No- 



of the prophet's 



with great care 



where the rites of 



and by these rites 



ble to the attacks of 



still nearer, and was 



that the prophet was 



sent a pacific message 



gonedown on theother 



failed to find the geu- 



ingly agreed on until 



of peace were to l>e ar- 



ernor and the chiefs. 



spot pointed out by the 



of ground rising out of 



mile of the town. Al- 



believethat the Indians 



as a precaution he had 



in order of battle. 



7th, Governor Harrison, ac- 

 paratory to the calling up 

 was engaged, \n hile drawing 

 the lire, in conversation 

 eral Wells, Colonel Owen, 

 Taylor and Hurst. The or- 

 had been roused for the 

 giving the signal for the 

 turn out. when the attack 

 dians suddenly commenced 

 left Hank of the camp. 

 army was instantly on its 

 fires wen' extinguished, the 

 his horse ami proceeded to 

 Several of the companies 

 places in the line within 

 report of the first gun, and the 

 pared for action in the course 



Harrison treaty pipi 



