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Here, on the heights, where, suddenly arrayed, 

 These hordes their last despairing effort made, &c. 



In this expedition against the hostile Indians, which 

 was committed to the management of General Sullivan, 

 and crowned with the most complete success, the only 

 stand made by the savages was at this place,August 29th, 

 1799. After a short skirmish they were driven from this 

 their last hold, and pursued beyond the Gennesse river. 

 Forty of their towns, and upwards of 160,000 bushels of 

 Indian corn were destroyed. The remnant of the tribes 

 took refuge in Canada ; and thus an immense extent of 

 the the most fertile country of the United States was 

 laid open to the enterprise of our active and industrious 

 settlers. The white population of these parts of the 

 State of New York, settled since, may be fairly estimat- 

 ed at three times the number of all the Indians within 

 live hundred miles of the place. 



Note 27— Page 44. 



Huge loaded arks rush down the boiling tide. 



These vessels are constructed of oak and pine plank, 

 and built in the form of a parrallelogram; they are flat 

 bottomed, and strongly floored ; and capable of contain- 

 ing man)' thousand bushels of Wheat each ; sometimes 

 droves of oxen compose part of their cargoes. On ar- 

 riving at their place of destination, and the cargo dispos- 

 ed of, the arks are sold to the lumber dealers, and taken 

 to pieces with little trouble. 



