Brunswick, in New Jersey, and restored to her surviving
friends.

Thus far in the year 1794, the army of the United States had not been
organised for efficient operations. Gen. Wayne had been actively
employed in the discharge of every preparatory duty devolving on him;
and those distinguishing characteristics of uncommon daring and
bravery, which had acquired for him the appellation of "_Mad
Anthony_," and which [313] so eminently fitted him for the command of
an army warring against savages, gave promise of success to his arms.

Before the troops marched from Fort Washington, it was deemed
advisable to have an abundant supply of provisions in the different
forts in advance of this, as well for the supply of their respective
garrisons, as for the subsistence of the general army, in the event of
its being driven into them, by untoward circumstances. With this view,
three hundred pack-horses, laden with flour, were sent on to Fort
Recovery; and, as it was known that considerable bodies of the enemy
were constantly hovering about the forts, and awaiting opportunities
of cutting off any detachments from the main army, Major McMahon, with
eighty riflemen under Capt. Hartshorn, and fifty dragoons, under Capt.
Taylor, was ordered on as an escort. This force was too great to
justify the savages in making an attack, until they could unite the
many war parties which were near;.and before this could be effected,
Major McMahon reached his destination.

On the 30th of July,[8] as the escort was about leaving Fort Recovery,
it was attacked by an army of one thousand Indians, in the immediate
vicinity of the fort. Captain Hartshorn had advanced only three or
four hundred yards, at the head of the riflemen, when he was
unexpectedly beset on every side. With the most consummate bravery and
good conduct, he maintained the unequal conflict, until Major McMahon,
placing himself at the head of the cavalry, charged upon the enemy,
and was repulsed with considerable loss. Maj. McMahon, Capt. Taylor
and Cornet Terry fell upon the first onset, and many of the privates
were killed or wounded. The whole savage force being now brought to
press on Capt. Hartshorn, that brave officer was forced to try and
regain the Fort, but the enemy interposed its strength, to prevent
this movement. Lieutenant Drake and Ensign Dodd, with twenty
volunteers, marched from Fort Recovery and forcing a passage through a
column of the enemy at the point of the bayon