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was renewed by the Indians; that they advanced with the
greatest undauntednefs, but met wkh a reception contrary
to their expe&ations, and were soon convinced they had
people to cope with that understood bush-sighting as well
as themfclves : - Notwithstanding which the engagement
continued till ten o’clock, very (mart and bloody, many
being killed on both Tides, the Indians still continu-.
ing to behave with uncommon bravery, but tw<f companies
of light infantry surrounding them, they soon found them
ielves between two fires, when they immediately gave way,
and fied with the greatest precipitation imaginable, leaving
killed on the field of battle 40 of their befit warriors, among
whom was a sachem called Kikakulka that had been often
well treated at Pittfburg Our men pursued the savages two
miles,’but could take onlv one prisoner, and after a little
examination he received nis quietus. Our army did not
scalp one of the Indians, not thinking it prudent to delay
time, but proceeded on to the relief of the garrison, where
they arrived, with all their wounded men, and supplies, the
;oth following.
In the two engagements above-mentioned, we had Cap
tain Lieutenant Graham, and Lieutenant M‘lntofh of the
Highlanders, with a Lieutenant'of the rangers, killed; and
Lieutenant Dow wounded; besides 40 private killed, and 60
wounded. The waggoners, and several other people that
followed the array, fealpej moft of the enemy that were left
in the field; and die Indians the night following the a&ion
returned and fealped as many of our people as.they could
find. The 10th the Indians crofted the Ohio, in fight of
Pittlburg, when they gave 30 scalp yells, to denote the
number of fealps they nad taken,
A letter from Detroit, doled Augufi 8, 1763.
** The 25th July we landed at Sandusky (where the fort
formerly stood) about day-break, and instantly marched 8
ferjeants, 160 men, with 5 subalterns, for an Indianrfown
about fix miles from the lake. Capt. Dayell and myfelf
were in this detachment: I commanded an advanced guard
of light infantry, leaving Capt. Grant of the 80th to .Secure
our boats and retreat. We came to the town about 8 o’clock
in the morning, and direttly surrounded it, but found
of the enemy there j we burnt their huts, which were made
of bark, and brought off fome jgltry they had hia there.
We returned to our boats the fame day about 2 o’clock, and
that night rowed about 5 miles to an ifiand, and there en
camped. The 27th in morning the wind blew fair at south
to carry us across by the islands to the mouth of the river
Detroit, and came to it at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, hav
ing diftar.ee from bSandufky about 50 miles. When
we came their, I put in to leeward of a fmalf ifiand,
and waited for the rear; the whole arrived very soon. Capt!
Dayell ordered us to proceed, we got undifeovered to the
Horcnges villages, where the savages fired on both Tides at
us just at the dawn of day; but we kept the center of the ri
ver, which is about 600 yards across. The Indians wounded
ten men slightly ; we arrived at'the fort about f in-rife the
morning of the 28th.
In the morning of the 30th, a detachment was ordered
to march under Capt. Dalyell, of ,40 men, with Gray of
the 55th Major Roger, Capt. Grant of the 80th, Lieuts.
Brown, Luke and Narthlow.of the 55th, with Lieuts. Bain
and Cuy erofthc Queen’s rangers, Lieut. M’Dougal, anif
Ensigns Pauley and Amierfon, of the Royal Americans, En
signs Anderson and Filhcr, with Lieut. Garchal, of the
55thi wtth a proper propottion of ferjeants, corporals, and
drummers, and 3 volunteers from the traders, with Mons.
Pabcc and Marline, on whofc intelligence we depended!
W e marched up the river fide, along the road that led to the
Indian encampment, having on our left fields of wheat and
orchards, and on our right a sandy beach to the water fide
with no other cover to the detachment than two battoes, with
swivels in their bows. In this manner we marched about a
mile two deep, with an advanced guard of 2, men, under
Lieu . Brown, about 20 yards .ahead. We continued our
inarch with fixed bayonets; the advanced guard got about
the center of a bridge we bad to cross, and .he main tedy
just entering on it, wc received a fire from the houses (of
which there were many, there) and hedges in front, which
killed and wounded the grcatelt part of the advanced guard •
the fire we returned in platoons; and soon receive! a fire
ftom our left flank; but we marched over the bridge, and
beat the enemy from the hedges, & c . by the afiitance of
tae boats afore-mentioned, where wc halted for fome time
to get the dead and wounded on board the beats, the In lh n
in the iriean time got between u; and the fort; in this fm,/
tion the detachment was ordered to face to the right about*
and fall in two deep, and retreat ilhwly; Capt.- Dalyell i ’
the rear with the light infantry; in this manner we retreat*
ed, followed by a heavy fire from the hedges, orchards’
houses, Sec. keeping close to the fences that divided the
inhabitants fields from the road, and once in a while font
out a party to beat them back a little; when wc had march
ed half a mile, the eriemy came close upon our right, and
attacked us’with a heavy fire; upon which Capt. Gray was
ordered out with his company, to beat back, and my.
felf ordered with another detachment to take poflefiion of a
house which the enemy had got into opposite the center of
the detachment. I took poitcifion of the house, with
loss, and Capt. Gray drove the enemy back from the fence
but with loss, himfelf being wounded. About this time
Capt. Da’yell was killed, and" Lieut. Brown wounded; Cant
Gray was brought to the house, and the rear came up ; the
boats fired with their round and grape (hot, which, by the
help of our mufquetry from the house, drove the enemy to
fome distance, and gave me an opportunity.to put Capt.
Gray, Lieut. Brown, and several other wounded men, on
board the boats, which delay Caused the front and rear to be
divided, by reason of the front’s marching forward, on
which I sent a meflfengcr to Capt. Grant, to defirc him to
halt in the front, (as I was then commanding officer of t re
party) and marched up with the rear, followed closely by
the savages, which continued coming closer and closer, in
so much that I was obliged to take poffcfiion of another
house, which I did with Lieut. Narthlow and Ensign An
derson, and about 30 men, which was the only way 1 could
think of to secure the retreat.
“ I went forward to acquaint Capt. Grant, that he might
secure the retreat in the fume manner, or .as he thought belt,
which he did, by taking poflefiion of the houses; also nt
this house the whole of the enemy fell upon me, thinking
to force the house, the boats having gone down to the fort
with the wounded, and to return dirediy with a frcfii supply
of men and ammunition. Here I ilood them about two
hours, with only the loss of two men ; they were in number
about 200 at least, and they kept up a very brifltfiro thro’
the windows of the house which were very large; but 1 for
tified them with beaver skins, as there were many in the
house, as also the chamber, beating the boards off the rvX>f,
and making abreast-work with them and skins. /\bout 8
o’clock the two row-boats came up, one with a $ pounder
in her bow ; ffie immediately threw in a Ihower of round and
grape to the right and left of the house, to a barn, and Time
defiles which were there, and drove the enemy back, with
the help of our finall-arms. This gave us an opportunity
of making our retreat to the fort, where we arrived at half
part B.—Capt. Dalyell, one ferjeant, a corporal, an l 19
men of this detachment were killed; Capt. Gray Ihot thro*
tne body and right arm, Lieut. Brown thro* the thigh, Lieut.
Luke in the leg, and 48 men wounded. Since the abjve
we have had several fkirmifhcs, but none of any conlequence,
having no men either killed or wounded.
“ Pondiac, who is the Indian chief, arid calls himfelf
King from the rising of the fun to the fitting, is encamped
4 miles above the fort, where he is well intrenched, and
declares he will never leave that ground till he hi? got pof
feflion of the fort.”
Lift of the detachment commanded by Capt. Dalyell, at
Detroit, the 31st of July 1763.
Capts. Lieuts. Ens. Serj. R. Sc F. K. W.
Royal artillery, o 1 o o 302
53th regiment, 1 33 • 9 ij 2 13 2S
60th ditto, o 2 2 z 4 * 1 6
80th ditto, 1 001 47 2 3
(Queen’s rangers, o 2 o 2 20 2 1
Total, 2 8 5 14 247 18 40
Private wounded coming up the river 29U1 Jui y 10
its 50
Private died of their wounds fincc 31st July, 3
21” 47
The savages, who, fincc this affair, have been rci f >rced,
continue in their encampment, but can make no iin pic n *1
on the fort, as the garrison have ample supplies . f ail kin-ls,
