and  at  once  dispatched  messengers  to  Gov.  Hai-i-ison,  informing
him  of  the  contemplated  siege.  Active  preparations  for  defense
were  at  once  commenced,  and  not  a  moment  too  soon,  for  scarcely
had  the  messengers  left  when  the  Indians  had  di-awn  their  guard-
lines  around  the  fort  to  cut  oft'  all  means  of  comrauuieatiou.  In-
formation having  been  received  by  Gov.  Hai-rison  concerning  the
perilous  condition  of  the  garrison,  besieged  by  a  large  body  of
hostile  Indians,  prepared  as  rapidly  as  possible  to  send  forward
the  necessary  re-enforcements  for  its  relief.
On  the  Oth  of  September,  the  army  under  connnand  of  Gov.
Han-isou  moved  forward  for  the  relief  of  the  besieged  garrison,
reaching,  on  the  7th,  a  point  within  thi-ee  miles  of  the  St.  Mary's
Kiver,  making  the  remaining  distance  to  the  river  on  the  8th.  Here,
in  the  evening,  they  were  joined  by  '200  moimted  volunteers  under
Col.  Richard  M.  Johnson,  of  Kentucky.  Reaching  "  Shane's
Crossing  "  of  the  St.  Mary's  on  the  following  day,  after  a  march
of  eighteen  miles,  the  army  was  ftu-ther  re-enforced  by  the  arrival
of  800  men  ft-om  Ohio,  commanded  by  Cols.  Adams  and  Hawkins.
At  this  time,  Capt.  Logan,  a  Shawanoe  chief,  and  fom-  other  trusty
Indians,  volunteered  their  services  to  Gov.  Han-ison  as  spies.
Their  ofi'er  was  accepted,  and  Logan,  disguised,  was  sent  for-
ward. Passing  through  the  lines  of  the  hostile  Indians,  their
niunber  was  ascertained  to  be  about  fifteen  himdred.  He  subse-
quently entered  the  fort  and  encouraged  the  gan-ison  to  hold  out,
as  relief  was  at  hand.  To  oppose  the  force  of  the  besiegers,  Gov.
Hai-rison  had  at  that  time  about  three  thousand  five  hundred  men.
