red Girty's insolence, made a narrow escape.
Finding, in the retreat, one of the officers wounded, he gave him his
horse, and was soon after taken by three Indians. They were now over him,
ready to despatch him, when two retreating white men rushed by. Two of
the savages started in pursuit; the third stooped for an instant to tie
his moccasin, when Reynolds sprang away from him and escaped.

This was a terrible battle for the white men. More than sixty of their
number were slain, and among them were most of their officers: Colonels
Todd and Trigg, Majors Harland and Bulger, Captains Gordon and M'Bride,
and a son of Colonel Boone, were all among the dead.

Those who had regained the other shore, not having strength to rally,
started homeward in great sadness. On their way they met Colonel Logan.
He had gone to Bryant's station with his five hundred men, and was
greatly disappointed when he found they had all started without him; he
pushed on, however, as rapidly as he could, hoping to overtake them
before they made their attack on the savages. The sad story of the defeat
was soon told. All that remained to be done now was to go back, and, if
possible, bury the dead. Upon this sad business Logan continued his
march. Upon reaching the ground, the spectacle was awful: the dead bodies
were strewn over it just as they had fallen, the heat was intense, and
birds of prey were feeding upon the carcasses. The bodies were so mangled
and changed, that no man could be distinguished; friends could not
recognise their nearest relatives. The dead were buried as rapidly as
possible, and Logan left the scene in great sorrow.

Nor was this all the carnage. The Indians, after the defeat, had
scattered, and it was soon found that on their way homeward they had
swept through several settlements, carrying destruction before them.
Emboldened by their triumph, no man could tell what they might next
attempt.

It was no time for the whites to be idle. They soon rallied in large
numbers at Fort Washington, the present site of the city of Cincinnati.
General Clarke was at once made commander-in-chief, and Colonel Logan was
placed next under him in command. Clarke immediately started with a
thousand men to attack the Indian towns on the Miami. On his way he came
upon the cabin of Simon Girty; it was fortunate for Simon that a
straggling Indian spied Clarke's men coming, in time to let him escape.
The news was now spread everywhere that an army of