Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume IX (1882)

              capt t g anderson's journal 1814 journal of the proceedings at fort mckay from the departure of lieut col mckay for mackinaw comprehending the par ticulars of every occurring circum stance in and out of the fort within the vicinity of prairie du chien by capt t g anderson wednesday august 10th 1814 ool mckay set off at ten o'clock in the mornidg would not allow any guns to be fired in the afternoon a few renards foxes arrived from the riviere au d'inde and brought word that they had seen the two barges that had went adrift from this place the tonnerre noir or black thunder a yankee indian passed on his way above unperceived thursday august 11th — gave out some few articles of goods to the michigan volunteers by col mckay's orders previous to leaving gave out twelve carrots of tobacco to be distrib uted among the troops in general this was done because it is customary to allow the people of this place to smoke as a preven tive to sickness the want of provisions obliges me to give every assistance to the farmers to get in their grain as fast as pos sible i therefore allow all the volunteers that are not on duty to go and work for them in the day time employ pd the sergt of artillery men with some of the michigans in making leaden three pound balls appointed a patrol to go about at night in order to detect stragglers if any such persons should be found that they may give an account of themselves friday august 12th — sent off twelve men with an interpre ter and two indians for the barges that drifted away from this place one of the volunteers by the name of aslin having refused to go on fatigue and having absented himself without leave i put in close confinement and allow him one and one half pounds of