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great reason to imagine that the peace would 
have been a permanent one. As this, how 
ever, was a questionable measure, and the ge¬ 
neral opinion was, that a peace could be made 
on better terms if preceded by a victory on the 
part of the States, it was determined to raise 
another army. Liberal supplies for that pur¬ 
pose were granted by congress, and three thou¬ 
sand men Were soon collected together. 
Great pains were taken to enlist for this 
new army men from Kentucky* and other parts 
of the frontiers, who had been accustomed to 
the Indian mode of fighting; and a sufficient 
number of rifle-men from the frontier were 
collected, to form a very large regiment. The 
command of the new army was given to the 
late General Wayne* Upon being appointed 
to it, his first care was to introduce strict dis¬ 
cipline amongst his troops; he afterwards kept 
the army in motion on the frontier, but he did 
not attempt to penetrate far into the Indian 
country, nor to take any offensive measures 
against the enemy for some time. This delay’ 
the General conceived would be attended with 
two great advantages; first, it would serve to 
banish from the minds of his men all recollect 
tion of the defeat of the late army; and second¬ 
ly 1 , it would afford him an opportunity of train¬ 
ing perfectly to the Indian mode of fighting 
such of his men as were ignorant of it; for be 
