The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 1 (of 9): Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and PrivateJefferson, Thomas
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The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 1 (of 9): Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
Jefferson, Thomas
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865
Governor Hamilton and myself had, on the following day,
several conferences, but did not agree until the evening,
when he agreed to surrender the garrison (seventy-nine in
number) prisoners of war, with considerable stores. I got
only one man wounded; not being able to lose many, I made
them secure themselves well. Seven were badly wounded in the
fort, through the ports. In the height of this action, an
Indian party that had been to war, and taken two prisoners,
came in, not knowing of us. Hearing of them, I despatched a
party to give them battle in the commons, and got nine of
them, with the two prisoners, who proved to be Frenchmen.
Hearing of a convoy of goods from Detroit, I sent a party
of sixty men, in armed boats well mounted with swivels, to
meet them, before they could receive any intelligence. They
met the convoy forty leagues up the river, and made a prize
of the whole, taking forty prisoners and about ten thousand
pounds worth of goods and provisions; also, the mail from
Canada to Governor Hamilton, containing, however, no news
of importance. But what crowned the general joy, was the
arrival of William Morris, my express to you, with your
letters, which gave general satisfaction. The soldiery,
being made sensible of the gratitude of their country for
their services, were so much elated, that they would have
attempted the reduction of Detroit, had I ordered them.
Having more prisoners than I knew what to do with, I was
obliged to discharge a greater part of them, on parole. Mr.
Hamilton, his principal officers and a few soldiers, I have
sent to Kentucky, under a convoy of Captain Williams, in
order to be conducted to you. After despatching Morris with
letters to you, treating with the neighboring Indians, &c., I
returned to this place, leaving a sufficient garrison at St.
Vincennes.
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