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sOners. All the cannon, amunition, baggage., 
and horses of St. Clair’s army fell into the hands 
of the Indians on this occasion. 
A great many young Canadians, and in par¬ 
ticular many that were born of Indian women, 
fought on the side of the Indians in this action, 
a circumstance which confirmed the people of 
the States in the opinion they had previously 
formed, that the Indians were encouraged and 
abetted in their attacks upon them by the Bri¬ 
tish. I can safely affirm, however, from hav¬ 
ing conversed with many of these young men 
who fought against St. Clair, that it was with 
the utmost secrecy they left their homes to join 
the Indians, fearful lest the government should 
censure their conduct; and that in espousing 
the quarrel of the Indians, they were actuated 
by a desire to assist a people whom they con¬ 
ceived to be injured, more than by an unex- 
iinguished spirit of resentment against men, 
whom they had formerly viewed in the light of 
rebels. 
As the revenge of the Indians was completely 
glutted by this victory over St. Clair, it is not 
improbable, but that if pains had been taken 
immediately to negotiate a peace with them, 
it might have been obtained on easy terras ; 
and had the boundary line then determinately 
agreed upon been faithfully observed after¬ 
wards by the people of the States, there is 
