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78 of the avages fell on the plain, others were wounded; and the greater part of them, after a feeble reitance with their bows, arrows, and words, giving away to our uperior courage and dsicipline, fled to the mountains for helter, and raied a thick-cloudy moke, iuing from mothered fires, in order to intercept our view, and incommode us. Our gallant oldiers; wit as the lightning flah, purued, overtook, and made two hundred of them prioners, who were ecorted to Head Quarters, and by order of. Colonel Grant, everly punihed for their crimes; omem having their ears and noes cut off, and others hung in gibbets. Their bows and arrows, and ponderous broad words that