Chapter II

Progress of the war in the South--Fall of Charleston--Brilliant
achievements--Rigorous winter of 1780--Destruction of the Oneida Castle
and villages--Third marriage of Brant--Irruption into
Harpersfield--Captivity of Captain Harper, Freegift Patchin, and
others--Conduct of Brant--Consultation whether to put the prisoners to
death--Sagacity and firmness of Harper--Marched off for
Niagara--Remarkable adventures by the way--Murder of an old man--Cure
of the fever and ague--A thrilling scene--Sufferings for food--Justice
and impartiality of Brant--Approach to Niagara--The ordeal--Humane
device of Brant to save his prisoners from the trial--Arrival at
Niagara--Farther irruptions of the Indians--Shawangunk--
Saugerties--Captivity of Captain Snyder and his son--Arrival at
Niagara--Examination--Guy Johnson, Butler and Brant--Prisoners sent to
Montreal--The Mohawk Valley--Bravery of Solomon Woodruff--Irruption to
Little Falls--Burning of Ellis's Mills--Incidents on the Ohio--Bold
exploit of McConnel--Attack of Colonel Bird, with his Indians, upon the
Licking Settlement--Colonel Clarke takes vengeance upon the Shawanese.

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