om the south with a number of Indians whom he
had enlisted in his cause, called a council of his officers,
who advised him to remain on the battlefield and fortify his
camp by a breastwork of logs, about four feet high. This
work was completed during the day and all the troops were
placed immediately behind each line of the work, when they
were ordered to pass the watchword from right to left every
five minutes, so that no man was permitted to sleep during
the night. The watchword on the night before the battle was
'Wide-awake, wide-awake.' To me, it was a long, cold,
cheerless night.

"On the next day the dragoons went to Prophet's Town, which
they found deserted by all the Indians, except an old squaw,
whom they brought into the camp and left her with the
wounded chief before mentioned. The dragoons set fire to the
town and it was all consumed, casting up a brilliant light
amid the darkness of the ensuing night. I arrived at the
town when it was about half on fire. I found large
quantities of corn, beans and peas, I filled my knapsack
with these articles and carried them to the camp and divided
them with the members of our mess, consisting of six men.
Having these articles of food, we declined eating horse
flesh, which was eaten by a large portion of our men."

(THE END.)

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