Frankfort,
September 4
We
have understood from good authority, that Governor
Harison, has requested of the Executive of this state,
permission for a troop of the Jefferson Cavalry to
accompany him on his proposed expedition against the
Indians, and that the request was granted. The
company is to be made up out of volunteers from the two
troops in jefferson county; Capt. Funk will command them. Gov. harrison's first
object is to erect some forts upon the upper boundary of
our late purchase from the Indians; and eventually to
remove the banditti which have been collected upon the
Wabash river by the Shawanoe prophet [the Shawnee, Tenskwatawa]. This
statement may be relied on. A kind of inofficial
statement is afloat, that the Shawanoe prophet will be
taken into the custody of the whites, if he can be
caught. The last mail from Vincennes, furnished us
with no paper from that place or beyond it.
Col. Daviess, has
advertised for volunteers to accompany him on the
contemplated expedition against the indians. It is
probable he will be able to collect a company.
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