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- ''- v ' u - . T-Tl '"f HUSH'
the parson. 'iodJ was ,likeii oft tyuM I wiiad jiisnleft thferi?4sQra"e(hiiig whidi
,thp exciseman, f he landlady JJlhy could ;not fathoia-45iJniething onac-j
,IaruUord;2id sbtsiomt?" Mo&l tmmtm Mi Who coaldV tfcbi -This
be . landlord'?! but no one could give Tilting like a.ra-i
schoolrnaster
and the
ent (degrees, of loudness-4
ainoar .least looa. tne scnooimaster's joqa iuonai answer, iweanwmie
1 suppose. eemiemen.'' ! saioi "kore un pace, ana inoagn ne
est of all.
marking .opon I panshT churchhardwlsou
saying that . they vereTreclr 'replied the J hint to depart. L,Ten the pirson heard it
auacqaaia 19 f ummdmmAlmm II other, as he raised the pipe to hi mouih, I nosity excited. Abont this time also? the
rvtMlie1oakv.Whichb oalvcovered h voo neve see a pair of ted slippers r?Usfey. whichj" toleriblv
ine evenme
bell of the
own rperrPf1iut hfrf terrbf Msj This question skagRered the reportderi be 'cteir begaoib: be'orcj led; HDistan,
st(T 'TtMjrlrl ph1ii?.f Jhii! said-jiisthirig1, bit r lot:taiWpsncHi lot )teinfr: biar and tiicll
h ad Jie5 a rrooV;b as&sttnfceiir" Bufyou are all reotserj ottrjr rblpsNolT 1ruif;1baitere( .'.at !inerVatl
uniomonJp v?,el 'a iaking a full, draught from a gainst jtbe&ie
'1111,100.011 ibaraingnalrd wfiictfliGllnfe teUliand tbng; seero to (hd
leoiirs anxlraordinarv lengih,and hVhiS And ou;are fall black," said ihe other, as ning ' But ihe;8lof'iit.tni to
ih'l h c4rrieda!;WhiD. with a thnorif? three he witMrew the'ijine from hia mouth; anc race ithout. wa tihndficeAouenUh
tds.lbngo arid 'jhand
j h ki urn -o 1 1 a n p 1 ms p i u i vo i rn y 1 nr
1 i njie ci mi v u 15 mounieq i a ni v ujn
th- "st(eiJar4;Mf hVgsairl
take mv .horse to thejfitabie slrnimVbi9
jdowh thSrouehtv!d when JieisiatjeiJ
l;.nHlordv wh h?d come oat a rnmote before.
n heaitneof 7s atriraK f Thetie; wereiseA
vl n.rnn iiresent. enframed fri n
H,f same occupunn, ; f'At apite ide jf. the
fiie gat the' vUlage ichnlmaster--a thin
Dale, :beakltosed little oiarirtrith $ powder
ed periwig, teftin1aiingt)el)tnd 1 in; a i
queue,' ahtj tV fxpressiQ 1 of slf-Ginc
stritiifftvideoieieldiioion tils countenance
from f which itie 1 i3revrr vforiQ voiaoiea of
smoke wita ;an
Oppite to him
alr -fff reat ; satisfaction;
sat the parson of the par-:
isha fat,:&ald headed personage, dressed
,in,a rustv suitj of DiacK, anq UavingVhis
shoes adorned with im'mense silver bopkles.
Between these two characters Sat theezcise
,rnan, with a pipe in one hand, and a. tank
ard in the oilier, ...?To complete the kroup
k II A-
nutningjs.Traniea pui io meiuonyin? tana
lady, a pluinpWsy dame of thirty-five, who
was seated by the schonlmaster'sjside-ap-
paretitly listening to some sage
which thf
out for. her
little gentleman was
red ificauon. But I to
remarks
throwing
. - r
return to
. tHe iirnger; - io ' sooner had .he entered
f he 1cif chert,' folio a ed by the landlord, than
the eyes of the company were directed upo
him.'-' HiS hat.was so broad in the brirh
hiTTspurs wereiSljngiiistatolfe grea
and his tace. socially htd bv the collar o
bhltm'iiQsvbiackiadak'feth
attrctea w aueniipn 01 every person pre
; sent, : His voice j when he desired the mas
" ter of , his house help r : him i ojSwith his
! rnaiHjwaslikwise alt
beard H : witbl sudden. curtoUy. Nor did
this abate' when the cloak ' was removed,
and his hatald7aside l; A tall, athletic red
haired tnaiif,vbf the rbiddle age4 was! then
Aade manifest, lie -had oa -jei ted..frQcki
cbat a i tejif !vst ahdDi recj peckck fiay,
bis gloves were red I , What was -more f i-
y traordinary, - when the r overalls wliicb ;ciw
vered his thighs were Unbuttoned, iWas
discovered that his small ; clothes werered
likewise. " .411 red "ejaculated thereat -son
almost io voluntarily .'"AsUyihe
gentleman j all red l" added ih school
master, with this characteristic, lippancy
He jas checked by sa look froin the land
lady. . His remark hoWeveir, caught the
; stranger Year, and ;;be turned ; round upon
him with ienerarltgrsnce.l lh school
master tried , to.smoke At bravely. 1 It
would not do ; he felt tie-pwf bf tha
look,and was. reduced to almost immediate
erotnedi copious pbflf of tobCo; smbketroP Yell, heavily though glearns of light
ffictrwiitbl rfhrndiheschaolmaster uttered piobs;
black: vourvest'is black, vour small clothes, and whistle among'the irees ttfthe oeiela ejaculation" fbrnheJwhoofrofhfstsouU ,Dr,!
black, your Vest Is black, your small clothes, 'and whistle among'the irees oivlhe beigb
your siocKing'Sjiyour snoes, arcaii oiacK. j wjnug wcuicirv, yci m uicsc trcriuiii it
In a word," Dr. 1 Pound text, yob- are; .,? f of elementary tumult were as nothvig to '0ie
What am'l. sir " said.thoarson burst-1 deep, solemn botiieps of the Red Man.
n& wh rage p;Ay, what is he sit fr re- inere seemed ODtoowa o nis warning
joined the sthobttiisster. . " He is alblatk Vn hour had he pced
coat,V said ihe ttraneef, jwith a cdrttemrAu1 chambeKwIthdut thelst ftnterval of re-
ous sneer, and you aref. a pedagogue' fposej ana ne was still engaged in.nis occu-
lhi sentence was followed by a profound J pattort, as at &rs J tnJs "eTf "&s some
calm. If' , -.'--fiC1 Hhihg incredibly my sterjous l and the party
FTheistrah?er' goes to thekrabletaml the beJbwAvrtbt withstanding their!, numbers eh a
?oi nis aoaence ana return is very ciih- vauc miuuursuiuar.uirju ufgunuug
isficl"; -41 r-;y v-n: : 1 cfeep! iSVetnem ,The morefyey reidrcted
t ne appearance 01 the tied tw an -a ram, i ujjuiniicciidrucier pi me .urawer, me more
acted like SDelf oh the voices of the cbm- J uoriatbraf did it ippeaK v The redness of
ty airy ining. .7;. t ne meei ; ,,."t,s ucuuihujiik yiauce on ni
kbTage bf quakers. i ., eyeib"e?stratige 'tone f ii1s.,'v.rceV-i' bis
Can this mart be ?" " Wha miraculous jbirtlrbn' the norMs of the Red
nnnv j, i I ha nofsnn na eiln anrl.'hii tniS nH r nnfT rnmnlpfinn And Ollll mnru
; i vui ouii iras oiiuill) guu "J . I 1 .... "7 f- mhuj iuwa ,
natural Consequence his echot the school-1 ?beeryt.nue;0r Jhis garment, struck them
waster iwasiftilertt also. :t none of the: others lfthstonishnlem. But this waT liiile'lo
' 'rrr'.'.'. .IV. flt..Inn, UJ U-a.LsL:-i5iw ' Ujr 't" '
ing wasian asse
f What
does be zant here ? " Where is he from J lSea iThere'wasjhbw no longer aby sbio
kj l.L:ii . lJ. u . j m . .i . I iXtL'lAMu:Ju'J''i-n'i:t-.jl.': .V'i.-' ri.t?'i-"
uuu vuiiiicr isr e ununo r , v oucn wereine I tk,fl .".. r ne, suojecis wnicu
I nq air tea which occupied everv mind. lHad occopied their minds Were bf tod enrdssin
ine oDjtct ai tueir curiosity rjeetr a orown a4naiure io ae rreaiea with levity i and thev
uituf yidbK, man, oi even a green man, j uic mcir tuuua ciuser, wiin a sort 01 irre-
here would have been nothing extrabrdi- sistibre- and i instinctive attractidn. 8 Wlufe
bary and he. might have ehered, the inn J jhese'things nre gorog On the bapdy lei
and departed frOm it as unouesttoned aslged ostler erjrered, In manifest atarrti. He
before he came, i But to be a Red .Man Mea'rie to 'irtfotoi ?.his"' '-'master that the stran
iiiere was in iuis something so startling I tier s norse naa eoneraao, ana was Kick hip
ihat the lookers-on were beside themselvt si anil tearing at' every thing around, as if he
ivith amazement. The first to break this I would break his manger in pieces. ( Here u
Strange silence 'Was the parson. !t;Sir,wtoud "neighing "and rushine were 'heard ifl
said he, f we have been thinking that you I the'stable. 4t Ay, there Ke goes," contintn-d
are "That I am a conjuror, a French I he. j1! I believe the'devil Is in thee:astllllr
py, a travelling packnari, or something ot he is not the old eheniV himself. OdsV-ir;
y thjR sotiobaervej thfestrangeri -- Doctor I Vou saw. his eyes : they are like-"1 Wht
they like V: exclaimed the
at the poirtt. and 'standing : likWti ruine4
t'oWer1 aaliCl ar entelopement bf sickly yel-.
low flamepwhile urbund :rhe fib's equallv
detayingiustr sat thefrightebed roterie
narrowing their circlets its brilliancy fader
way, 'and eyeing each ?pihe like r a ppari
'ions amidst the, increasing gloom, j At this
ftmefibe clock , of jthe steeple J struck thf ,
hourjpofmidnight, dtherpa--ptTtN
traogerrf suddenly ceattd.A There , was ; as
pause l(r some minutes after waTds a, rusH
iiosf then a. noises of something-rdrawn
lbrtg' the .floor; of his room J IrtXl moment
hereafter hisidopr- shut with violence, and;
heavy, footsteps were heard trampling; downj
violin ; p. nr, luiuaia.ui j imc niivucu.
shook? vtih alarirt as the tread came nearer J
They expected every, moment to behold thr 1
Red Man! entet. land 'stgnd- before 4hem io!
his rtative character. . The landlady fainted 1
Qtright, the exciseman followed her exam j
ijacuiauon tor the oehoorot his souu ur
Pourfdtest'Was .the only one who preserved
any degree of composure. ;-r(, t
t) He mana'gedi in ; a t rembl iog Volee, J to
call out Avaant nata n lt T I exercise : thee
rom hence. lot the bottom ol jhe edfieeV'
' Im goiag.siastsJcanjj said thr
stranger as he passed ; the s kitchen idoor on
hjs way to the open air. rHiSsVOtceaipused
i ue wnpie, conclave irom laeir siuporr . .,
siaste dnjp . and bya;:simul taneous ,'eflor
rest
wnh
Poundtext started back on his chairi and! re
well he might ; for these words, whicH t 4ual 'kP
3ian in Red bad spoken, were the verv I our rung coals !" eiaculated the hostlei.
ones he himself war about to uttet. WhohreBibling from head b'fbot, and squeez Iril?
arc vou. sn r rpsampn n. in inamipsr nr. i iiuuseii in aiuuii? liitf uiiiers. on a . cnair
turbatibti" what j is jfobf narne?,, My which -t6bd:J .bard byv;:l; His uifbrrnatto'n
name replied the other, "is Reid.,,1 "And threjv fresh alarm over the company, and
where, in heaven's name, were you born they were iri Ore agitated and confused than
o f t rig5 ni e y butf; bbbtjack,
sHenee, " No)
said thej horseirtanlj nThebobt'jackt wa
brought ana ihel'. hoots pulled off :;To the
astmiishment of the compauy, a pair of red
sfockin'es-w.ereMbidffhlnt
landlord shrugged 'Kt'i'.Vhbp
man did the same, the landlady shook ht
bead: the nillaU fchiimei. " All ed P
j: repeated i itYbrt h
: from his rebuktf. FHiiha this is odd "
observed the' host;:' Rather1 iddsaib
-the stranger- seating himself between tht
parson and Ine excisemapi:v.TheClaadlord
.was corifrti aded. a od did hot kriow;wbatr
think of the matter. ' After sittingribr a1 few
moments, the e.aromeg;reyfSteai be
host to hand him pigiit 5 cawhicblte
''vbud. ttaibi'bis- 'hai.t'iic' ,dtdb;: it wasla
red worsted one.8 and 'fte put ift ;u6ortthl
fcead, Her i the exciseman broke sUence,
Jy aculatiag Reu rti?4iann
lady g ive him an admonitory Jtnock on the
elbowtlt aaiftod Ute.ThesinrangerheM
tysrein
r eye seemed sof temarkabletffcAll led '4
demaoded the astonished parson. " I wa J pver. Durlhg thewh6Te 6f;this ume, tjli
oorn on the (borders of the Ked sea.". Ur
Poundtext had not another word to ;say
The sohoolmaster was equally asiodhded.
and. withdrew the pipe from his mouth; that
t tne exciseman dropped to the ground :
the landlord grOaiied aloud and bis spbus-
held up her. bands in oiinglcd astonishment
soubdbf Walking over head never ceasetf
tor one ntomeitt. The heavy tread was
unabatetj : there was not. the least' interval
of rebosf; nor Could a pendulum have been
more lb hs motions. .: : ,v' -t;' t
Had there ?f b any relaxation, any pause
anv increase or anv oiminutron or rantditv
and awti. After gtvingthem this last piece in the litepsl been eh
of information, the siiianW mart arose front '4ara6leY but. there; Was;. no sbeb thing. ? The
t ' - - i: - 1 j .t - l- i:. in-A4.A.nW.- MAnv.-n... ...:r..-::.
nis seai, prone pis pipe, in pieces, ana pitcn- ?ailf rr"..S"'p ' " lu" 1 l?,v;,V
ed lhe fragments mib the fire i then, throw I sbuWd cbntibuf d likecfbck wrk io ofat?
incessVntlV aobve'-tbeiir r" heads'llVbr'
was
dersi patting his5 hat tipon his heaoV and ihere:ari)f abatentent ol the storm withoiit
badmgiiimself with jhis boots," His whiK, the wUd o afe
and his portmanteau,- he; dpsired the land- ceiijetpin fa'Jspulal iftpan! iKe- rain
fnrrtrn fiis trfrrrTii "Mr- Kpit'ranrr.Ipfi betm'p4 a1 laihst the banes of lass with the.
kitcnieiiitlter smilinS7ilarcasttcall5 Io its I imetubdi loudness of ValT: ' and lightning
ftimates, and giving theni a familiar and 4nd thun1ar flashing and pealing ..at bnel
unceremonious nod. t' ? 1 ' v -f witervals through the .murkey firmament
i H disapbearance;
tresH aiarro ill lhe rainds of those leftbet btu!W' . was heptlrieby Jb
hind; ii .Not a word was said till the return uicebff Wble st&d,;tkefhaM
bf the innkeeper, iwno in a short time des- 4a?Mbuthewh
cended tromtl
which bad
entering; the
39 Oed room over- head, toljusr inaieaj was as iioiwugp w, u.ccp.w-
conducted TiiS guesDl' Ut re I Kmn m?lerJ?us 4ra?,n EL'n0 Bf&l
fcitcerthWasehcbuhteredW tnetnselVes ijnto'tlie
i volley or iirtterfdatitiiis?iThe parson, jeiiei tnate Jy?lWM
meschoolcjaslerhJxctsem his 4l1:ii w,l.j W'iiW lr&
6wn wfelii6near him,overdsain, ye
Whcr wastnarf .iri tte f-I-he ' miist parsob; after a pause," on& look fo is
have seeb hiinelSuhihave heard dreVsr Kat ;Cbrjsttan
of him ift a wofd hrtnosi knbw somethintj tVayelUbg about the country tn. ted jtItis
j.eVer beheld the stranger Hill that hour r itHprung.g
ehott?otsTecf&that hel i iype of Jthe jhell-fice:frpm .which be ys
3J tfi 'Iti. iii 1 uri'," TtiVt vnVi nhpirvV hist Lair hanV-
mofattrethe'arso
BaV. is all rt WWT.Jv1-aWI
iiuuuv pave mm a iresn aomouiiioii.
niu.cn ininKn At ationr . a ar tn Trie mr n nnarirr.ut an
manihw wMtrninPS were P i ion that thev would ; cease
ioo iate. " NommiorSmkU the attan-
WPM Theibostididvaj rre was desifl
0d ivoducedff pwr-pf ted itiprbccltp
MWt oov frcjo ih compato "Itlbeghn
.i . - .u. u . j ;j u:-iw . i rfnam nis nacK-iiKe a duiicii oi,cirrui&r i
wm God, i thouid be th hti?wf?,WA fe5,fo ?fjr'2to5'
uuu u. v H.IJ , i.r. t L,a.i ie eoodleBa hi neifehbprs.''J.'BelS
hawnierfistTTTW' was trresisublei. I erjoano ,hpp
IH?TS CT? fit ? t! l:iU:LuilUiArJtnnUfnff neevishlv at the lower fimbs .of her
wer!
'iL.w.B ajKc -. .' A'i . . .
slow and measuf,e
L-. t:Lk.iii'v r.t.U::i; 'inU
1 ng cominueu BuauaiBUf ifu0 v v
i. "J" .in.. rnnimanMrnanl
lours, nau
Hi!
line samtf uri v iiiai uau HuwrMiuu, i
r m n U4 la B m I ki. j a l iiii: iiki.iui.uii i r - M -a . i
-.: ih.iliirMMt cali(in tn in saw nunc oi iut iu iii wmim jtoi.
ii ri-T-.j;- . jt". i" e j . . i l. ...,iTunir i irar i : iuci uuiicu iirriwu
hour longer, in exwets- ir:VVKXW'?i vfiiiPJ ktl.'it Ik&SKlf? itfMhfi torhaliiwTd ihtt scalded
i . . . I J i. . -ah. - . ' 11. aaaM a . M n WW U n- HP Sal ! -llllFSliai.lt svaiww -T" - I
Sfetna
fceirbv-
Bnnid W imuuiblertp,descrw
f : lee which itatedvihermitit m embit Meihislyf treat dii
irr7K:rif2ato Rnf f TO rrvlTiT B1?wce taftbe le
fwas tioxacthingTitwwuriB t r ' T.';
rushed to the w'mdowj!- Torre. they beheld
the tali ftv.ure ol a man enveloped in a blacH,
clpjak, walk ingactpsibeyaxd, pf hs way
to his stable..',. He hadpn a broab brimmed
low crowned, hat, op jbbbts, .witbl eorbious
sours, and carried a. giganticr,whiptb.on
inanu, anu a potimanieau m.tneiPaiqer.rt..ne
'entered, the stable, Remained ? there about
:hree minutes, and came put leading, forth,
his fiery std thorpughly accbutefed, -Ihij
the twinkling of an eye ue got upon his back
waved his hand to the Company, "t wWo flfere
iir vexing h i m ; t lKobgh. the whijcfqi w Ja njdf
clapping spurs tor pis cnarger, gaiiopea oil
furiously, i With t r --hideous and unnatural,
I ugh , tb r qu g 9 t vrb ds'. of t be sjorm , 0n
Horns, bp st airs to jhe'rbom Vbjch the' devil;
hat! bonored .with his . presence t he . land .
lb rd fou b d lb a i h is i nf e t: na j in ajes ty . bad
hfjped himself to every thine he could lay-J
is hands , upon :hayng brokenj into his
desk and carjied :?u Jwenty fiyeVgulnas pf
fCms money , a.ten pound SjSnkl of. tins
rand note, and sundry articles, sucn as seals,
nuflboXes, &c. s Since,-hats time , he lias
not been seen in these quarters,- and. if, he
ih'oiil!(J, Jie. will do well Vo . beware of DrI
founutext, who Is" a civil magistrate asweul
is a minister, and who instead of exercising
him to the bpttom of the Red Sea, , may !
perhaps exercise him to the iuferibr of Lei' I
ceVter gaoL to await his trial before the!
judges of the midland circuit.
tWTERKSTlNG HARRATlVe.
Thie "following naVraTiy'e possesses mtich
nterest. It has been handed to us for pub
cauon; by a gentleman of this ! city, in
whose infegrity, We ha v entire confidence.
He" states that ne saw arid : cbrt versed with
Ash, and made many inbuirteS concerning
hiroV?w,hich leave nor dbiibl of the truth of
bis history. It adds another tb the list bf
tlibse strange; fond adveriturpbs lijves that
hse been bf nb5 Onfrequent occurrence hi
ine eariy seiueiuem ui me, ir esiem oiaies
In travelling through the Western States,
have, heard arTd seep a ijmjnjs . which
deemed -worth, record rig. ;..Tn!.anothei
jourrial of -this city,. I . have pub'lishedsbme
bthern ; the lSloaiQtvi 6uifiinqrbjejr
I wjftihank ybu, toi insert in. the Chronicle!
. iijne.inaiviquai, WVS" fv i. given oe-
owntetj InthefState
earned, bvlmeire accident, that his life had
been somewhat '.coliar-rTei'iinrsi'e.'
use some address in orde to overcome bis
ielbctanceC(t was'w. itb jDW.ntfeifpgQa
that he enteredi upon the relation. pTead'erf
haite arid finafli left "9 me nnsatisfied K tv
some. part. .Aientiemen present, assured me
toat 1 naa een parucuiarjy iuriuutic-r 1111
thev had never knbwn him s6cbmmp'nica
tive, on , these subjects Cote,4but that
might iii theiropinton
ance on his statements, ai his character for
ieraeity was fair, f wiil.endeayo to gty
his narrative as neartyrin,nis; own, words as
fny memory, ass'isted.by a few hasty notes,
will enable me; ... ;
i . STORY-, OF GEOBGB , ASH
M vt father,-John Ashil was one
earliest femigrant ta Kentockyi 4rid
hearty a!rdsS wnfi Relsrtn -h county
Inlfea? froTaranrv-othW arfaiteisetUeito.eiiU vln
he month bfireb. 7B0vivh as
hbbw ten! 5 earr oE age wc were aitacked py
he Shawnee InM'aos art of icthfriamil
Were kiltedhe-mt-lakenfsoner We
rnr.cpaiBiiu iivu. ...... -
h
of the
senfeu
man)
Oavfbn.Here re continued antil General
H rtf came That and attacked us;: and borne
oprtown. .(beii' rerarri'e)! fa StAfarv's
ahd Con f 1 n'ued there alwurt wo y ears, r A f te r ;
ibis we removed -torFortVVaynw, ion the
Maumee. Here v'e wre attacked by; GSi.
flarmar. We then removed to atheAug!ae
river nd eontiriued fthere some ; years.
While here j GemStlair came oat against
bs ihtrrandied andfifty warriors went
dot to;met him ; and on tbeii wayfc'wefe
joined by fiftyfipck'a'pooa fThje tw armies ,
rnet abttut t wo hours before sunset. Whefa
the Indians wee vrfthln aboutAalf a riiile6f
Sty Clairi the 'spies carbe runnihs back to
tnlbrnttis add we stopped . v Weowludea
to encantp i it was too' late, a they ad, J to
begrn the r4ay.ewcld'dafeic..iha
sport till the'titxt morning. ' fieneral Slue
JfCket was jour commander. -A" 4ftf 1 darfe
be'called alrthe chiefs fafoond him tb list cti
ifvbdi e had to ay Oar fathers said
ieV aseS to ddas we now doour tribar
rtsed; rb fifght mother tribes,? they could trust
toHHeir bwn strepgth 'and their number
but id this conflict we have no such reli
ance-our 'power and bur numbers bear no .
cfimparisoh to those of our enemy, and w
can dd nothing Unless1 assisted bv oorGrvftk '
Father above. -1 pray now,', continued
Blue Jacket, raising H his eyes tb heaven
that Hef willbe withV bs to night, and
washo snowing) thit . to-morrow m will
caase ihe sen 10 shine but clear tipbn uSa
and we will take it asra token of good ; and
we shall conquer.' v'. '- , :
'Bluejacket appears to have been p priest
aswell 4s "a - -warribrMUp'on . this point
mtrfdecj to make some inquiries, but had
not an purwnity;f :J : ; . ; '
A bout an hour before day, orders were
Kicn iui hci t iian iu uc iraujr-iu uiarcn
On1 exammation, it was found, that three
rpsor;camps, consisting of fifty'PottawaW
lamies, had deserted us. We marched till
We-got within sighi of the fires of Si. Clair
Then' Gen. Blue Jacket began to talk andT
n sing'a hvrtin, 'as Indians ; sing; hymns
Mere' the narrator mentioned Some cere
njony that I did hot well undersiandj r
The fight commenced and continued for art
hour br more, rwfien the Indians retreared
As fhey were leavingf the ground, a Chief,
by the' name of Black Fish j tan in among
f Hem, and in a voice of thunder, asked them t
what they ere doing, rthere they were go
mg, and i who had given them orders' to re
treat? This caused a halt, and he pro
Ceeded in a strain of the most impassioned
eloquence to exhort them to courage and tor
d4eds of darfttg J and concluded with s-iyin'g
-what the determwtiiow of iih.w miehVtwr
be knew not, but for himself, his determU -
nation was tb Conqueij pr die. f bu' whar
are like minded, followhie. and thev raisprl "
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the war whoop, which is- " We conquer or :
cfie." The at tack, was most impetuous and
the carnage for-a few moments shocking. 1
Many of the Indians threw away iheir euns-
leaping In among the Ameiicans, and did"
(fhe butchery with- fbiabawkS.In a leaf-
moments the Americans gave Way ; the Iv
ians took possession rof thecamp and ar
t Ulery , sk iked the guns, and pa rties of I n r
dians followed ' the retreating army many i '
miles. - Eleven hundred Americans : were
left dead on the field. The number of In :
aians killed, together with those who after
Ward died nf their wounds, amounted tor
Only thirty five. In this battle, a ball passed
through the back of Ash's neck, and left a
scar which he ahowed me. ; He fell, aridi
says his recollection retorrfed while' an In-'
dian was carry ing him away on his back,
j Many yeais after, he ascertained that he ,
pad a brotherin:St. Clailfs armyi ; whoiwa?
killed in this battle. $ .Wbo cab say that he
did not'diredtlthwabaUtbarij did -the -ratali
work, for all who bave Seen- Ash,- will allow?
that he was a roan not to be idle.tn wbattle.; . ?
j i.M Alter this battle, I .started with :eight
oihers, on an embassy to the Creenation
0dr object was to renew the friendly: rela-. '
(ions between that nation and'pufi own
(nbe and t woof our number werffrepulatly
accredited jambassadots for stbaf pittposei?
iVe"ma4e iVisii oJiafyifirji aml iwere soc
cessful hi tbe iobjecls of our mission; t ? The:
nations north of the Ohio iwere iesiroo of ;
strengthening thehlsefves against the white,
by foreign Mliabjcesvfi . si 'iS 1 3'fi-'-'49
I awhile tve 4ere absent nor tribe had a
battle with' the whites near Fort Hamilton..
The AmerScan :army Was , commanded -t I?
fbinkf By XnBradletiAftey onreturo?
Way ne came oat against ns wi tfr 800 men J
Wei seat tUHtier&f o ; all; nations : (o collect
together warriors, fend soon in army of l50Qr!
ben Were ob the fields- We marchtd tor
eetiWavne, who then lay at Fotf Becove
VVi tookioneb
arch a Chickasaw. He was taken to the'
Indian armytbatibeigbfli
fibebunt of; Waynes ;tndVement jWt 5 thd
Indians friere 3 soltebragedat tbinw fbsn hie
midst 0 his narrauve ana tnueo nim vjux
Urravi was-tben tn- f rest want of provi.ioosi: "
ttbedChippv way Irid artsoCuf bint J btsx
fa adate4him.fc a Nearer "
fniev arpartsioii the Amercan Araiy and;
, too g hi them Witflout . moch soccesi; and re
iornednome:-ayneOTaCii tbtf
oaVnrttadf)obtyt:a1r'f
could btinrflder1pd;iib
rhoeveiandboght trici ia two bsttlesi ;
ithirr three dayrof each totherTbVlnJ-"
nrwerVid ef cooqufrediand the wait
ndedrGemloet5 Jacket Jthal'wlntefff;
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