Thomas Forsyth, half brother of Mr. Kinzie's, who, a short time after, effected my escape. This gentleman was the means of saving many lives on the warring (?) frontier. I was taken on the 15th of August and arrived safe among the Americans at St. Louis on the 14th of October. Capt. Heald, through Kenzie, sending his two negroes, got put on board an Indian boat going to St. Joseph, and from that place got to Makenac by Lake Michigan in a birch canoe. The night of the 14th, the Interpreter and a Chief (Black Partridge) waited on Capt. Heald. The Indian gave up his medal and told Heald to beware of the next day, that the Indians would destroy him and his men. This Heald never communicated to one of his officers. There was but Capt. Wells that was acquainted with it. You will observe, sir, that I did, with Kenzie, protest against destroying the arms, ammunition and provisions until that Heald told me positively that he would evacuate at all hazards. 15th of August, we evacuated the Fort. The number of soldiers was 52 privates and musicians (2), 4 officers and physicians, 14 citizens, 18 children and 9 women, the baggage being in front with the citizens, women and children and on the margin of the lake, we having advanced to gain the Prairie. I could not see the massacre, but Kinzie, with Doctor Van Vorees, being ordered by Capt. Heald to take charge of the women and children, remained on the beach, and Kinzie since told me he was an eye witness to the horrid scene. The Indians came down on the baggage waggons for plunder. They butchered every male citizen but Kinzie, two women and 12 children in the most inhuman manner possible, opened them, cutting off their heads and taken out their hearts; several of the women were wounded but not dangerously. LIST OF GARRISON Nathan Heald 1 Released. Lina T. Helm 2 " Nathan Edson 3 ---- Elias Mills 4 ---- Thos. Point Dexter 5 ---- August Mort 6 Died natural. James Latta 7 Killed. Michael Lynch 8 Killed. John Sullinfield 9 Killed. John Smith, Senr. 10 Released. John Smith, Junr. 11 ---- Nathan Hunt 12 Deserted. Richard Garner 13 Killed. Paul Greene 14 ---- James V__tworth (?) 15 ---- John Griffiths 16 { Supposed to be a { Frenchman and Joseph Bowen 17 { released. John Ferry (or Fury) 18 ---- John Crozier 19 Deserted. John Needs 20 ---- Daniel Daugherty 21 ---- Dyson Dyer 22 Killed. John Andrews 23 Killed. James Stone (or Starr or Storr) 24 Killed. Joseph Nolis (or Notts) 25 ---- James Corbin 26 ---- Fielding Corbin 27 ---- Citizens: Jos. Burns 28 Mortally wounded; since killed.