In a moment fourteen Indians were killed and as many more wounded.

From behind the barricade the survivors began a harmless musketry fire against the schooner, which simply weighed anchor and drifted down-stream to safety.

A day or two later she cleared Turkey Island and reached the fort, pouring a shattering broadside into the Wyandot village as she passed it.

Besides the troops, the _Gladwyn_ had on board a precious cargo of a hundred and fifty barrels of provisions and some ammunition.

She had not run the blockade unscathed, for in passing Turkey Island one sergeant and four men had been wounded.