The Enquirer

St Louis, [M.] June 8.

The Indians this last battle suffered considerably under late attack on the rogues near Fort Howard; two more dead Indians have been discovered at a distance in the battle field, and a vast quantity of blood, marked their retreat to their canoes. I think the rangers behaved extremely well in this affair—only their ardor to get at the enemy, exposed them too much, which was the cause of our loss. Craig and Spears would have done better in combat with regular troops; they evinced such a contempt of danger & death. They despised the devious mode of Indian warfare. I am informed Lieutenant Spears' family are by no means opulent. His widow should receive his pay without delay. I am informed from good authority that the Indians of Rock river have declared that they are willing to bury the tomahawk, if their friends, the English, will only say the word; the last war parties sent to our frontiers were mustered by the British, and sent to murder our women and children, since they received an official account of the ratification of the late treaty.

The bulk of the Kickapoo nation have separated from the hostile bands, and I am at loss to imagine how the redoubtable Duncan Graham can subsist so many of his majesty's allies at this time. The village at Rock River and the straggling camps on this side, above and below the Missouri, must amount to twelve or fifteen hundred warriors, Sacs, Foxes, Ioways, Winnebagos and Fall savoyns.

Robert Ramsay still lives, and there are hopes of his recovery.