The chastisement proved of little avail.

A month later five immigrant boats, while moored to the bank a few miles from Limestone, were rushed by the Indians at night; one boat was taken, all the thirteen souls aboard being killed or captured.
Misadventures of Vigo.
Among the men who suffered about this time was the Italian Vigo; a fine, manly, generous fellow, of whom St.Clair spoke as having put the United States under heavy obligations, and as being "in truth the most disinterested person" he had ever known.

[Footnote: American State Papers, Indian Affairs, vol.i., Sept.

19, 1790.] While taking his trading boat up the Wabash, Vigo was attacked by an Indian war party, three of his men were killed, and he was forced to drop down-stream.
Meeting another trading boat manned by Americans, he again essayed to force a passage in company with it, but they were both attacked with fury.

The other boat got off; but Vigo's was captured.