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WARS
liURBER
or THS
AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
BY WIlLIiH STONE,
L.
4VTHOR OP THE "MFE AND TIMES OF RED JACKET/* " Hl»>
TORY OP WYOMING/* dcC, &C., &r.
IN T\rO VOLUMES.
V O
L. II.
NEW YORK:
HARPEU & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
329 ic 331 PEARL STREF.O
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1874.
Entered, according to Act ofCongress,>n the year 1843, by
Harper Brothers,
d:
la the Clerk's Ofllce ofthe Southern District ofNew York.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER
I.
—
Exvtaenn'ssivPereSpcarhaetmieonosf.—OTphereatMiaorncsh.a—gaAinsRtactehefoIrndLiiafnes..—DGeesnceernatloSfultlhie-
Susquehannaby General Clinton's Flotilla.-His Junction with Sulli-
van.—Battle, an—d overwhelming Defeat of the Indians.——Destruction
of their Towns. Massacre of Lieutenant Boyd's Party. Return of
theExpedition Page tt
CHAPTER
II.
—
Siege and SurrenderofCharleston. DestructionoftheOneida Country
bythe Brit—ish and hostile Indians.—Surprise—of Captain Harper and
ms Party. Their Sufferings in Captivity. Braut'sDevice tosave
theirLives.—Ri}nning the Gauntlet.—Indian Murders inOrange and
UlsterCounties 5U
CHAPTER in.
Invasion of the Moha—wk Valleyby Sir John Johnson.—Capture ofthe
Sammons Fam—ily. Barbarous Murders and—Crueltiescommitted by
the In—vaders. Releaseof old Mr.Sammons. HisIraldRebuke of Sir
John. InterestingDetailsofhis Sons' Captivity andfinalEscape 71
CHAPTER
IV.
— —
Operations of the War in the Southern States. Battleof Camden.
Capture ofMajorAndre.—TreasonofGeneralArnold.—ExtensiveEx—-
pedition of the Indians and British against th—e Mohawk Valley.
Wide-spreadDestructionof Farms and Houses. Investment of Fort
Middleb—urgh.—Heroic ConductofayoungWoman.—D—eathofColonel
Brown. Extraordinary Scenewith General Arnold. Flight of Sir
JohnJohnson lOU
.
CHAPTER V.
—
Gloomy Prospects of th—e Americans. Mutiny of the Pennsylvania
Troop—s at Morristown. Their Example followed by the New-Jersey
Line. —Battle of the Cowpens.—Successes of GeneralGreene—atthe
South. Sufferings of the Inhabitants in the MohawkValley. De-
structio—nof Fort Schuylerby Waterand Fire.—P—revalence of Disaf-
fection. Active Movements of Colonel Willett. Gallantryof John
8h«Uandhis Family 131
CHAPTER
VI.
ADduption of active Citizens.—Attempt to seize C^neralGansevoort*'—
AnotberitocarryoffGeneral Schuyler.—Strange Conduct ofthe Brit
-
vi CONTENTS.
— —
iih on Lak« Champlain. The New-Hampshire Giants. ^Histonrol
the Dispute concerning them.—Another Invasion ofthe Mohawk Val
— —
ley. Active and su—ccessful MovementsofColonel Wil—lett. Deathof
Walter N. Butler. Surrender of Lord Cornwallis. Revolt in the
New-YorkRegiments Page 158
CHAPTER
VII.
Capture of J—oseph Bettys.—His Craft and Crueltyas a Part—isan.—His
Execution. Progressofthe War—, nowdrawingtoa Close. Negotia*
Wtieosnts.f—orM,aasnsdacTrreeaotfythoef MPoearca.ev.ia.nCIo.nndfilainctss.—wiHtohw.tihte.wIansd.iaavnse.nagtedt.h—e
CessationofHostilities 184
CHAPTER
VIII.
—
Deplor—able Conditionofthe Indians. Removalofthe MohawkstoCan>
ada—. Negotiation—s oftheUnited Stateswith t—he Indians.—RedJack-
et. Cornplan—ter. Visit of Brant toEngland.—Project of a Genera/.
Indian War. Anecdotes of Bra^t inLondon. His Return to Amer
ica 209
CHAPTER
IX.
—
Questions inDispute strbsequenttotheTreatyofPeace. Occupationof
—theMilitaryPostsbythe British.——Hostile IndicntionsoftheRedMen.
—Great CouncilatHuronVillage. Evidence ofBritishMachinations.
Brant'sTroubles at Home.—HisEfTortsforthe Improvementof his
People SS3
. .
CHAPTER X.
Indian Hostilities continued at—the West.—General Harmar's Ezp—edi
tion.—Its equivocal Success. Colonel Proctor's pacific Mission. Its
Failure.—Colonel P^iicckkeerriinnsgr'';s Councilwiththe Six Nations.—G»eenneer
al St.Clair'sExpedition.—Its disastrous Issue. -The Indians led by
Brant . « . » . . . . . 835
CHAPTER
XI.
Visit of Br—ant and other Chiefs toPhiladelphia—.—Incidents of Brant's
Journey. Offers of the GovernmenttoBrant. Attem—pts to killhim
onhis Retu—rn.—Effortsofthe Government for Peace. Councilatthe
Au Glaize. Its Failure 960
CHAPTER XIL
— —
RenewalofHostilities. D—uplicityoftheCanadia—nGovernment. Coun-
cil of the Six—Nations. Brant's Propositions. WarbetweenFrance
and England. ItsEffectonthe RelationsofEnglandwith the United
States.—Sp—anish Emissaries among the Indians.—GeneralWa—yne's
Expedition. Decisive Battle,and totalDefeat of the Indians. Jay's
Treaty, followedby aTreatyofPeace withthehostile Tribes . 284
CHAPTER XHL
—
Brant's Difficultieswi—th the Canadian Government. Mission of John
Norton to England. —Its Failure.—Brant chargedwith appropriating
Moneysnoth—isown. Formallydeposed—from the Chieftainshipofthe
Six Nations. Intrigues ofRed Jacket. Brant'shonourable Acquittal
ftndRestoration 908
.
—
CONTENTS.
Vll
CHAPTER XIV.
Bimnt'sLabours for —the Improvement of his People.—His Translntiona
of the Scriptures. Games of the Indians.—Their Funeral Ceremo-
nies.—PersonalCharacterofBrant.—HisCorrespondencewithColonel
—
Burr. Anecdotes . . Page 328
CHAPTER XV.
—
Domestic—Relations ot Brant. Death ofhis Son Isaac by the Fa—ther's
Hand. Brant's Opinionconcerning the Beardsofth—eRedMen. Vin-
dicationofhisCharactc;iromtheChargeofCruelty. HisDeath 345
CHAPTER XVI.
— —
Widowof Brant. Appointment of his Successor. His Education and
Character.—Serves in—the War of 1813-15 against the Americans.
Battle of Queenston. Contest between young Brant and General
Scott.—Description of a Visitto Brant House —Visitof young Brant
toSngland.—His Death • » . M7