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sions and other articles, I gave the order to march. Gat- 

 tanewa arrived at the moment of my giving the order ; and 

 informed me that his daughter, who was married to a chief 

 of the Happahs, had just descended the mountains, and had 

 come as an envoy to beg that 1 would grant them peace — 

 the detachment had marched, every arrangement had been 

 made : I apprehended that the Happahs only wanted to 

 gain time : I had met with considerable provocation from 

 them, and they still kept their hostile position on the moun- 

 tains. From the old man's solicitude for peace, when 

 contrasted with his former desire for war, I for a moment 

 believed some treachery on foot ; 1 had sent but a handful 

 of men, and their arms, their ammunition, their provisions^ 

 and even their lives, were in the hands of the Indians. 

 Gattanewa was in my power, and I determined to secure 

 him as a hostage until their return. I directed him to 

 sendforhis daughter, for the same purpose ; but he informed 

 me she was far advanced in pregnancy, and unable to come 

 to the camp. I told him that no harm was intended him, but 

 that he must not leave the enclosure until the return of the 

 party : that the Indians of his tribes, were in possession of 

 many articles of value to us, and that when every thing 

 was returned to us, he should be at liberty to proceed 

 to his family. I told him that peace could not now take 

 place, until after a battle, when 1 should feel disposed to 

 come to terms with the Happahs, and w^ould respect a 

 messenger, sent from them with a white flag. The old 

 man appeared very uneasy at his detention, and repeatedly 

 asked me if I would not kill him, should any of our 

 people be injured by the Happahs, and my assurances ta 

 the contrary, did not relieve his anxiety, and fears for his 

 safety. The party on shore at the camp, now consisted 

 only of about ten or twelve working men, and one senti- 

 nel : they w^ere all engaged in their usual occupations, 

 when an Indian girl, who had been wandering in the bushes 

 came running toward us, the picture of fear, and with 

 terror strongly marked in every feature, exclaimed, that 

 the Happahs were but a short distance from the camp. I 

 directed the alarm gun to be fired ; every person was im- 

 mediately armed with such weapons as presented them- 

 selves, and we waited the expected attack behind our 

 barrier, the water casks : but hearing no noise, we sallied 



