Little Turtle

took his station, as also a tree near
it behind which his nephew fell. This was a
second defeat, the United States troops having
been routed the day before on Eel river.

6th.

Spent the day in the neighborhood of
Fort Wayne

, in the course of which we visited
Captain Whipple. This afternoon several In-
dians from different tribes arrived, bringing
with them skins and furs. These are mostly
brought by the women upon their backs, the
men thinking it sufficient to carry their guns
and hunting equipments.

We saw this evening a white woman, who,
when a small girl, had been taken captive, and
has ever since lived amongst the Pottowatamy
tribe

of Indians. She tells us (through an in-
terpreter) that she has no knowledge of the
part of the country from which she was taken,
nor of her family. That she remembers her name
was Dolly, which is the only distinct recollec-
tion she retains of herself previous to her cap-
tivity. This woman is dressed in Indian habit,
is painted after the Indian order, and has so
effectually adopted Indian manners, that a nice
observer would not discover from external ob-
servation her origin, except from the color of
her eyes, which are grey.

7th.

Visited William Wells

, and rode with
him up the St. Mary's about five miles. On
our way we passed several sugar camps, at which
were Indian women and children who were em-