eliberate--the request was
granted--during those thirty days one hundred and twenty persons had been
killed or captured, and at the end of the time the savages refused to
give any answer to the proposal. At last the vote was taken--the
resolution passed--the war was to be carried on--the regiments were to be
raised.

General St. Clair now resigned the command of the army, and Major General
Anthony Wayne was appointed to succeed him. This appointment gave great
joy to the western people; the man was so well known among them for his
daring and bravery, that he commonly went by the name of "Mad Anthony."

After much delay, the regiments were at last gathered together. Some
still opposed this war and in order to prove to them that the government
was willing to settle matters peaceably, if possible, two
officers--Colonel Hardin and Major Truman, were now sent off to the
Indians with proposals of peace. They were both seized and murdered by
the savages.

Wayne now started out upon his expedition. In a little time he passed
Fort Jefferson, took possession of St. Clair's fatal field, and erected a
fort there which he called Fort Recovery. He now learned the truth of the
stories about the British. A number of British soldiers had come down
from Detroit, and fortified themselves on the Miami of the lakes. It was
rumored too, that in some of the Indian fights and massacres, the English
were seen among them, fighting and urging them on.

The General continued his march, and early in August reached the
confluence of the Miami of the Lakes and the Au Glaize. This was one of
the finest countries of the Indians, it was about thirty miles from the
British post, and he discovered here, that two thousand warriors were
near that post ready to meet him. Wayne was glad to hear this; his army
was quite as strong, and he longed to meet the savages. As he drew near,
however, he determined once more to have peace if possible, without
shedding blood. A message was sent to the Indians, urging them not to
follow the advice of bad men, to lay down their arms, to learn to live
peaceably, and their lives and their homes should be protected by the
government. An insolent answer, was all that was received in reply.

Wayne's army now marched on in columns--a select battalion, under Major
Price, moving in front to reconnoitre. After marching about five miles,
Price was driven back by the fire of the Indians. As usual, the cunning
enemy was concealed;