of 200 or 300 wounded men Many of whom might easily
bean Saved with that fresh Regiment with whom I should
not have bean arraid to have passed the whole Indian
army if they had persued as the would have bean worn
down with the Chace and in Grate Disorder when we
Got to the fort 31 miles in about 9 hours no one having
eat any from the day before the action we found the
Garison without more than than one days bred and no
meat having bean on half alowence two days there was
a Council Called to which I aftar I beleive they had
agreed what was to be done was called it was Concluded
to march of & Recommence the Retreat at 10 oclock
which was begun I think an hour before that time more
than 300 wounded and Tired in our Rear the Govenor
assured me that he expected provition on every hour
I at first Concluded to stay with my Son who was very
dangerously and I expected Mortaly wounded but after
Geting Several officers dressed and as well provided
for as possible and Seing the Influance Hamtramck had
with the Genl about twelve oclock I got a horse and
followed the army as I thought from apearences that
Major Hamtramck had Influance anough to pervent the
Garison from being Supplied with the provition Coming
on by Keeping the first Regt as a guard for himself
I Rode alone about ten Miles from twelve oclock at
night until I overtook the Regiment and the Genl I
still kept on until I met the pack horses about daylight
Much alarmed at having heard Something of the defeat,
the Horse master Could Not prevail on the drivers
to Go on with him until I assured then I would Go back
with them Lame as I was I ordered the horses to be
loaded immediately and I Returned as fast as I could
to hault the first Regiment as a guard, and when I
met them told them to halt and make fires to Cook
immediately as I made Sure they would be sent back
with the provitions, but when I met the Govenor and
Major Hamtramck I pervailed with Genl St. Clair to
order 60 men back only which was all I could possibly
get and had the bulock drivers known that was all
the guard they were to have they would not have gone
on nuther would the horse drivers I believe in Sted
of the 120 hors loads Got on all the Rest went back
with the army and though the Men had bean So Long
Sterving and we then 47 miles from the place of action
I could not pervail on them the Genl and his fammily
or [advisers?] to halt for the sterved worn down Soldiers
to Cook, nor did they I believe even Kill a bullock
for their Releaf I went back to fort Jefferson that
Night with the flour beaves &c. where they was No
kind of provision but a Miserable Poor old horse and
many Valuable officers wound there and perhaps 200
soldiers it was Night when I Got back I Slept not
one moment that Night my son and other officers being
in Such Distress. the next day I was busy all day—Getting—made
to Carry of the wounded officers there being no Medison
there Nor any Nurishment not even a quart of Salt
but they were not able to bare the Motion of the horses.