 | Thomas Ford, James Shields - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1854 - 456 pages
...to tell the General that they were peaceable Indians, that they expected a great battle to come off next day, that they desired to remain neutral, and...That night they returned to their town, and the next morning early the whole band of hostile Indians re-crossed the river, and thus entitled themselves... | |
 | Thomas Ford, James Shields - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1854 - 468 pages
...to tell the General that they were peaceable Indians, that they expected a great battle to come off next day, that they desired to remain neutral, and...That night they returned to their town, and the next morning early the whole band of hostile Indians re-crossed the river, and thus entitled themselves... | |
 | William Rudolph Smith - Wisconsin - 1854 - 458 pages
...to tell the general that they were peaceable Indians ; that they expected a great battle to come off next day ; that they desired to remain neutral, and...told them to be off and go to the other side of the Mississippi.1 They returned to their town the same night, and the next morning crossed the Mississippi;... | |
 | William Rudolph Smith - Wisconsin - 1854 - 444 pages
...to tell the general that they were peaceable Indians ; that they expected a great battle to come off next day ; that they desired to remain neutral, and...abruptly, and told them to be off and go to the other sid$ of the Mississippi.1 They returned to their town the same night, and the next morning crossed... | |
 | Thomas Ford - Illinois - 1854 - 464 pages
...to tell the General that they were peaceable Indians, that they expected a great battle to come off next day, that they desired to remain neutral, and...asked to know where that was to be. General Gaines an. swered them very abruptly, and told them to be off and go to the other side of the Mississippi.... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins, James R. Albach - Indians of North America - 1857 - 1038 pages
...to tell the general that they were peaceable Indians, that they expected a great battle to come off" next day, that they desired to remain neutral, and...and they asked to know where that was to be. General Gaiues answered them very abruptly, and told them to be off and go to the other side of the Mississippi.... | |
 | Perry A. Armstrong - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1887 - 1096 pages
...to tell the General that they were peaceable Indians ; that they expected a great battle to come off next day; that they desired to remain neutral, and...place of safety, and they asked to know where that place would be. Gen. Gaines answered them very abruptly, and told them to be off, and go to the other... | |
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... quietly departed the same morning in their canoes for the western side of the Mississippi. Whilst in camp twelve miles below the evening before, a canoe load of Indians came down with a white flag to tell the General that they were peaceable Indians,... 