Excerpt from Life of Joseph Brant-Thayendanegea, Vol. 2 of 2: Including the Border Wars of the American Revolution, Sketches of the Indian Campaigns of Generals Harmar, St. Clair, and WayneSullivan's campaign into the Seneca country - Different characteristics among the Indian Nations - Mistakes upon the subject~progress of civilization among the Six Nations - Plan of the canipaignj - The command offered to General Gates - His conduct - Clinton's preparations at Canajoharie - Transportation of boats and stores across to Otsego Lake - Arrest and execution of Newberry - Attempts to engage the Oneidas - The Indians alarmed by an address from Geri. Haldimand - The address - Intelligence from the enemy - Arrival of Oneida deputies at Clinton's head-quarters - Their speech - Designs of the enemy - Letter of Gen. Clinton to his brother - Remarkable escape of Elerson from an Indian scout Brave defence of his house by Mr. Shankland - Descent of the Susquehanna Dilatory proceedings of Sullivan - Junction of the forces - Movement from Tioga to Newtown - Battle of the Chemung - Destruction of the crops - Advance to Catharine's town - Message to the Oneidas - Destruction of Catharine's town Evidences of civilization - Destruction of Kendaia and Kanadaseaga - March upon Kanandaigua - Its destruction - Honeoye destroyed - Melancholy story of the Oneida brothers - Kanaghsaws destroyed - Horrible fate of Lieutenant Boyd - Contrast between the conduct of Brant and Butler in the case of Boyd - In dians in council resolve to fight no more - Sullivan advances to Genesee - Beauty of the country - Conduct of Red J acket - Origin of Brant's hostility to him - Sul livan sets out on his return - Destruction of the Cayuga towns - Return of the army to Tioga - Strange directions to Colonel Gan sevoort respecting the Mohawks of the lower castle - Their capture - Correspondence - Their release - Close of Sullivan's campaign - His resignation - Colonel Brodhead's expedition against the Senecas on the Alleghany - Huron and Shawanese chiefs meet him at Fort Pitt - Their speeches - Severe Indian battle on the Ohio - Closing incidents of the year.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.