41 and prejudice which binds the great families of humanity together. It served as an excellent pretext for turning loose the spirit of savage vengeance with all its horrors Simon Girty was interested in the work of inflaming the warlike tribes. The British ii the northwest seconded his diabolical schemes The Indian tomahawk already had sunk into the skulls of many of the defenseless border settlers. The government at once despatched a large force under Col. Crawford, to chastise the western Indians. He reached the Tus carawas on the 26th of May 17*2. and camped at the ruins of Schoenbrunn. without having seen an Indian warrior, so desolate bad the valley become. In the night two warriors were seen by the officers who were, going on their •grand round" duty around the camp, and who tired, but the warriors escaped unhurt. The firing alarmed the camp. Crawford • soldiers became panic stricken, and rushed out pell mell imagining themselves surrounded by all the Indian hosts who had come 1o appease the wrath of the great spirit yelling up ami down the valley. In the panic strict en condition of his troops, ('rawford foresaw his coming death, and as he lay there amid
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