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destroyed some of his boats there, near what was known as the 

 turtle tree. 



Brant's Indians were about German Flats in January 1781, 

 and all through the spring it was the same, there being depreda- 

 tions at Minisink, Currietown, Cherry Valley and elsewhere. In 

 that year Col. Marinus Willett took command and changed the 

 situation. Brant had intended to attack the Oneidas in their 

 new quarters in March, but did not do so. On the contrary, in 

 July Colonel Willett attacked and defeated an Indian force under 

 Ouackack, killing 40. In August there was an Indian raid in 

 Ulster county, and Wawarsing was burned. Cobleskill was also 

 attacked, but in October Willett drove the enemy from the valley. 



Brant and Major Ross did some damage south of the Mohawk 

 that month, and Majors Ross and Butler came to Johnstown 

 Oct. 24, by way of Oswego and Oneida lake. Colonel Willett 

 reached Fort Hunter the next morning, going in pursuit as soon 

 as he could cross the river. A battle followed, continuing till 

 dark, with varying fortune, when Butler retreated. Willett was 

 joined by 60 Oneidas and started up West Canada creek in hot 

 pursuit. A running fight followed, and Walter Butler was killed 

 by an Oneida, his forces were defeated and many prisoners were 

 made. Some escaped into the wilderness, destitute of provisions. 

 A party sent to Oneida lake to destroy Butler's boats, failed of 

 doing this, but they were not wanted. 



The British at Detroit were not favorable to the neighboring 

 IMoravian Indian towns, and in 1781 applied to the Six Nations 

 at Niagara for their removal. They sent word to the Ottawas 

 and Ojibwas: " We make you a present of the Christian Indians 

 to make soup of;" but neither they nor the Wyandots would 

 interfere. Not long after many of them were treacherously 

 destroyed. 



In 1782 a party of 35 Indians took some prisoners at Palatine, 

 carrying them to Canada, but they were soon released, war beint: 

 practically ended on the Mohawk river. 



In February 1783 Colonel Willett made an attempt to capture 

 Oswego, sending a party from Canajoharie in sleighs. They 



