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THE WHOLE ART OF GOVERNMENT CONSISTS IN THE ART OF BEING HONEST. JEFFERSON.
VOL. 12.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1851.
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Changes.
We love in youth, and plight our vows
To Ioye till life departs ;
Forgetful of the flight of time,
The change of loving hearts.
To-day departs, to-morrow comes,
2sor finds a week awa-;
Hut no to-morrow finds a man
The man he was to-day.
Then weep no more when love decays
For even hate is vain ;
Since every heart that hates to-day,
To-morrow loves again.
A Leaf from our Scrap Book.
The
height
of .politeness is passin
around on the opposite side, of a lady,
when walking with her, m order not to
step upon her shadow.
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UL.ua.x Jjciiua. ojvuij uumaii utiujj jyutuica, auu luuuiua jihulj suiiutis uy
is intended to have a character of his , the proportiions of the new and early un
owri, to be what no other is, to do what kindness.
no other can do. Jvery human being , Those who are incapable of shining
has a work to carry on within, duties to jjUt Dy dress, would do well to consider
perform abroad, influences to exert which ' that the contrast between them and their
are peculiarly his, and which no con-' clothes turns out much to their disad
science but his own can teach. I vantage
i .
To enjoy to-day, stop worrying about j The world is a looking-glass, and gives
to-morrow. JSTcxt week will be just as back to every man the reflection of his
caDable of taking carq of itself as this face. Frown at it, and it will in turn
one is. And why should'nt it ? It will , look sourly upon 3'ou : laugh at it, and
have seven days more experience. j with it, and it is a jolly kind companion.
Virtue is both a title and an estate ; ! Tiie Child's Heart. A child's heart
a title the mos.t exalted, because it is God ! responds to the tones of the mother's
w ho confers it an estate the most rich, i voice like a harp to the wind, and its 011
because it endureth forever. Envy may ly hope for peace and courage is in hear
not derogate the title, beause it is writ- j ing nothing but peace and gentleness
ten in the book of Heaven ; and fraud
cannot diminish the estate, because no sin
can reach it
Lovje. Love is like a running river-
it
coes
downward and downward but
doesn't come back to the spring. The
poor
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Tenser born is a pretty flower on the '
bank below- Love leaves the old tree,
and goes to llie fiower.
In a German advertisement for the sale
'f the machinery of a tlieatre, is an N. 13. .
"Tn hn snW nt L same time, thirt.v-two i
rood substantial old ghosts, with a very
fine new divil, a striking likeness of Bo
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naparte
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ju 111x2 nets is uj. xuixj iicu.uci.11 outitim ,
at the bacK 01 anger stauaetn remose.
Tin: Mahriage Vow. Perhaps there
i scarcely an ordinary oath administered . receipts may be relied upon. They are
in any of the transactions of life so little handed down from a very ancient period;
lpmembered by all classes, as that taken and, no cure, no pay:'
in the most solemn manner, and in the "A stick of brimstone wore in the pock
presence of the Almighty, by the hus- et, is good for them as has cramps,
band and wife "Love, honor and obey." ! "A loadstone, put on the place where
How many wives rlove, honor and obey ' the pain is, is beautiful in the rheumatiz.
their lords? How many even think of ,A basin of water-gruel with half a
J jing so? and yet there is an oath recor- quart of old rum in it, or a quart, if par
uod against them, every simple violation ticlar bad, with lots o' brown sugar go
"f which is distinct perjury. No woman ing to bed, is good for a cold in the Jead.
fhould marry -without first knowing her! "If you've got. the hiccups, pinch, one
husband's character so wel that she may ' 0' your wrists and hold your breath while
oVy him with discretion and safety. She J you count sixty, or get somebody to scare
yields herself to his disposition from you and make you jump.
which even an attempt to fly is a crime.
A wife who contradicts her husband is
forsworn. No matter what kind of a man
he be, she must "obey" him, if she keeps j
her oath. She has made no reserve on'
condition at the marriage ceremony. She 1 to hold a prarer meeting, when an old
has not said "I will honor and obey if brother of the church and probably, a
he shall deserve it." Her. contract is ' parson was called on to lead in prayer,
unconditional. It would be better for ; which he commenced; but by some awk
joung ladies before they yield the fatal 1 wardness, he caused some of the audi
" yes," to take this view of the subject. ence to laugh. This caused the old man
They 'have a duty to perform to their f to pray as follows. " Brcss Jesus kum
husband, whether he be kind or unrea-
ponable, and they must remember the
I oct s words
War is no strife
To the dark home and the detested wife."
Home. The mere sentiment of hoine,
with its thousand associations has, like a
strong anchor, saved many a man from
shipwreck in the storms of life. How
much the moral influence of that senti
ment may be increased, by making the
home all it should be, and how much an
attachment is strengthened by every ex
ternal sign of beauty that awakens love
n the youhgj are sp well understood that
they need no demo,nstratiou here. , All
to which the he.art, caju attach itself in
youth, and 'the memory, linger fondly
over in riper years, contributes largely
ito our stock of happiness, and to the ele-
yation of the moral character. For this
reason the Condition Of the family home,
f.hJc nniintrv where- o.vnrv in.in mav
have a home, should ho raised, till it shall
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symoonze tne Dest cnaracter ana pursuits,
ana; tne dearest affections and enjoyments
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oi social llie. J. JJuiulling.
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i Algernon oianey, in a letter io ms son,
says
'never
fliof Cv irli rl r rP TilO lift. I
kne7 one man, of what condition
soever, arrive at any degreo of reputation
in the world, who made choice of, or
delighted in the company 'or conversa
i tion of those who in their qualities were
, inferior, or in their parts not much supe
rior to himself."
Matrimonial Forbearance. Man
! and wife arc equally concerned to avoid
all offences of each other in the begin
ning of their conversation: Every little
thing can blast an infant blossom ; the
i breath of the south can shake the little
rings of the vine when they first begin to
I curl like the locks of a new weaned boy;
! but when bT age and consolidation they
stiffen into the hardness of a stem, and
have, by the warm embraces and the
kisses of heaven, brought forward their
clusters, they can endure the storms of
the north, and the loud noises of a temp-
I est, and yet never be broken. So are
; the earl' unions of an unfixed marriage
j watchful and observant, jealous and busy,
j inquisitive and careful, and apt to take
: alarm at every unkind word; for infirmi
; ties do not manifest themselves in the
i first scenes, but in the succession of a
jlong society, and it is not chance or weak
ness when it appears at. first; but it is
want of love or prudence, or it will be so
cspounded and. that which appcars m at
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first usually affrisrhts the inexperienced ,
! man or woman, who makes unequal con-:
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from her, and experiencing nothing but
unrcmittmjr
love, whatever may be its
troubles elsewhere. Supposing this to
be all right, the mother will feel herself
from the first the depository of its confi
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ece, a commence as sacred as any
which may appear to all but itself and
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her infinitelJ sma11
Let masters of families promote reli-
gion
ln their households. Ihis is the
! way to have obedient servants and duti-
l tuc nnnesi oasis
of morality; secure Cod's claims, and you
will not miss your own.
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It is the union of parts and acquire
ment?, of spirit and modesty, which pro-
jqjj
The following domestic medicines and
" The JEar Ache Put an myun in your
ear, after it is well roasted"
Not long since, some of the African
race had assembled at a neighbor's house
j down and take sum ob de congregation
.by de collar, and hold 'um ober hell dat
dey may know whar dey stand !"
A fellow applied to an optician for a
pair of spectacles, and after having tried
several, said he could not read with them.
"Could you ever read ?" inquired the op
tician. "No," said the fellow; "if I could,
do you think me so great an ass as to
wish to wear glasses."
At the la'te term of the U. S. District
Court, held in Iowa City, Isaac Sloan
was convicted of using Post Office stamps
a second time, and was sentenced to pay
a fine of S-r0, und three cents damages.
This-is, we'bclieve, the first. instarice that
has taken-place under the new law.
The White Favrn.
A FEARFUL TALE OP WESERN "WAR
FARE. BY E. It. UOWE, EDITOR OF THE MORGAN JOUR
NAL. In the year 1804, the United States gov
ernment erected a small fort at the mouth of
Ciiicago river, where the present city of that
name etands. They had obtained the right
to do so from the Indians, at the treaty of
Greenville, 1795, together with the adjacent
lands for miles square. The fort however,
consisted of merely two block houses on the
southern side, and on the northern side a sal
ly port, or subterranean passage leading from
the parade ground to the river. It was called
Fort Dearborn.
On the afternoon of August 7th, 1812,
Capt. Ileald, who was then in command of
the fort, receieved by the hands of a . friendly
Indian, a message of Gen. Hull, the comman
der-in-chief of the north-west, announcing
the declaration of war between England and
the United, States and ordering him to evacu-'
ate the fort if necessary, and to distribute
the property at the fort among the Indians,
For some unknown reason, Captain Heald
determined, without calling his officers into
council, to evacuate the fort, and accordingly
the next morning anounccd his decision on
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paraue. ins suoauerns remonstrated wnn
him against the measure as fraught with
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nouung out aanger; uui oapiam iieaia was
immoveable, and preparations were made lor
the departure of the troops for Fort Wayne.
Some weeks before this time the Indians on
the Illinois river had brought a prisoner up to
! the neighborhood of Chicago, for the purpose
of recovering a ransom from his countrymen, I
thn v.ntrMeh in cnmn nnrf r Pnnn.in Ti,Q'f
u,e English, m some part of Canada.
prisoner's name was James Saunders. He
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nau oeen more tnan a year in tne possession
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01 me iwuians on uie upper aiihbissippi, ana
had worked his way up from tribe to tribe I
towards ianaaa uy tne promise ot a ncn 1 appetite for bIood was raSC(1 10 a fearful pitch, council, waited on him in a body to know his hills. They received a volley of musketry as
ransom upon reaching the British port. But and the fr;en(ly cljef .as forced t0 yield t0 'determination. He was resolved to abandon they advanced, and the battle became general,
on getting into the neighborhood of Fort ' t,JG cxched muItitudc. In the meantime the the fort. And all the remonstrance on the , The chief of the friendly Miamies, rode up
Dearborn, he foolishly varied his story, and 1 who had gQne for lhe prjsoner returned. 1 part of his subordinates was of no avail. j and charged the Fottawatomies with treach
telling the Indians that he was an adopted j The'y imtnediateIy bound him to a tree, and ' They appealed to the fact, that the potto- ery, and threatened them with future -.en-American,
begged them to carry him to Capt. j madc preparaljon for the terrible sacrifice. j watomies through whose country they must 1 geance, but his Indians fled, and he was for
Heald. The Indians became suspicious of Saunder who had looked with a confident pass, were already on the point of open war: 1 ced to follow.
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vance of the Americans of the declaration nfl
war. Iney sent runners out among the
tribes in every direction, calling a grand coun-
cil to determine upon their future course, and !
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on me nignt 01 tne tn, several nunured as
sembled round the council fire, ten miles a
bove the fort, on the Chicago river. They
were chiefly Pottawatomies; but there were
also present some Winnebagocs, Ottawas,
Shawnees aud perhaps some others.
Precisely as the sun went down on the 7th
of August the chiefs and braves of the various
tribes who were encamped in the vicinity
gathered in silence around the council fire.
One after another, they seated themselves;
upon the ground ; and to tne eye ot an ordi-
nary observer, their rigid features would have
been wholly void of expression. A stolid
sterness was the leading trait of all ; and un
til after the pipe, which was the emblem of
amity among the tribes which were present,
had been circulated, not a word was spoken.
At length the old Pottawatomee chief called
ijiacKuira, wno naa lor monms ueensurrmgt
.ww ut. w u. w. 1,'oc,
slowly, looked around the council and said
" Brothers, the bright sun which has just
gone down, never looked upon a fairer land '
man mis wouia you lose mis iana iorever
uieimmage oi mat unguiening siar never
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danced on the ripple of so bright a lake as
jruii , uiu yuui (.uiiul's uiuiuh mai iiiujr ouuuiu
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ride no more upon the lake! Brothers speak."
He drew his blanket proudly around him
and took his seat.
The silence remained un-'
broken for several minutes. But an old chief,
called Black rartridge, arose, lie nad long '
been on terms of friendship with the whites,
and had received a medal from the President
as a mark of confidence.
uroincrs," saiu nc, -asic your Mjuawa a
the Black Partridge ever quailed before the
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enemy. A nunured scaipsnavcnung Deneam
my girdle. Shall I speak V
The impressive silence which followed his
appeal, assured him of their attention, and he
continued :
" Brothers, the English live beyond the
lake. Their posts extended to the great o-
ccan, they have many soldiers, and their
watch-fires burn all over Canada will they
go away over the great sea and give up Can
ada to the red men 1 No, brothers, no. It is
only the power of our friends, the Americans,
which has prevented them from following the
sun across the lake, and driving off the red
man here, Shall we betray our protectors,
and make war with our friends 1 or shall we
follow wisdom, and remain true to our allies!
I listen to your answer."
lie had scarcely taken a seat when a tall
athletic Indian entered the Council, and pro
claiming himself a uieEscngcr, with important
news,' and asked if they would hcar him. lie
then told th'cm that h'eihad come with a imcs-
i.mi, auu uucuueu carrying mm 10 .ne Ainer-, hope to his final deiivery noV)- abandoned all , that the fort was well supplied with provis
ican fort At length, on the Gth of August, idea of escapef and began to address himself ions and ammunition, and that all things in
the Indians heard indirectly one day inad-ina prayer t0 that Being before whose eye ' dicated that it was far better to trust them-
sage from Tecumseh, that war had been de
clarcd between the United States and Eng
land. He also told them of the capture of
Mackinaw, the defeat of Van Home, and of
the retreat of Gen. Hull. He had scarcely
concluded, when Black Bird again rose, un
der great excitement, which he tried in vain
to conceal.
"Brothers," said he, "war is again awake
in the land. The Americans have dug up
the hatchet against our friends the English.
But already their forts are fallen before the
foe. Mackinaw is fallen ; the Americans are
I defeated, and their great chief of the north
west will soon be prisoner to the English.
Let us be wise the fort at the river's mouth
is weak, and its keepers are cowards. Who
will follow Black Bird and take vengeance
on iiis enemies If there are any cowards
here, let them not answer, but hang their
heads in silence."
When he took his seat, three hundred Pot
tawatomiesraised the war-whoop. The Win
nebacroes, after some hesitation, joined in the
; yejt which was teken up by the others pres.
j ent . an(1 immediate preparation was made,
; for turning the council into the war-dance.
A young Winnebago proposed that they
should celebrate the occasion by the sacrifice
I of the white prisoner, who was then in an
njjoining camp, saying that he was a traitor
I who had deceived them by claiming to be an
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Enfflistimar, wlien he reauv was an Ameri
can. The proposition was received with
shouts by the children and squaws, who were
gathered around within hearing, and a party
set off to bring the prisoner.
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Black Partridge arose once more. He ap
led tQ their cupidity and the hope of a
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large ransom from the presoncr's friends ; he
' , P(1 t,,fin, lhnt :r smilu nrove that he
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WHS rtJUllV JlJII( UOlla LIIUV WUU1U UaU UiClitU
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: the vengeance of the very peopie whose friend-
ship they sought. But all in vain.
Their
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prayer to tnat uemg oeiore wnose cy
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not even a sparrow falls unnoticed. With
his tall and graceful form erect, his counten-
ance nVidlv composed, and his hands elevated
devout y towards heaven, he committed him-
self to his Creator. W bile thus engaged,
the squaws, who were frantic with the bloody
excitement, were goading his flesh like incar -
nate demons, with bands of fire, while an in-'
indescribable scene of murderous excitement
pervaded the multitude around. Suddenly,
the sound of a horse's feet was heard rapidly
approaching through the darkness, and in a
few moments a horse and rider bounded into
the arena and fitopped at lhe fcct of the pris.
oner. The steed was one of those fleet and
beautiful Canadian ponies whose graceful
forras have beon praised rauch. He was
without bridle or saddle, and the beatiful black
of his glossy skin was dappled with the foam
which had followed his rapid flight
When the fire-light fell fairly on the person .
Oi tne rider, tne squaws ICll oaCK CXCiaiming ,
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" it is the White Fawn," the next moment
a toll graceful gir icapcd t0 the ground at
the feet ot the prisoner, ller head was un
covered, but her loner black tresses were gath-
cred from her forehead, woven into a border,
flat brai(cd behind and studdcd with a pro.
fus;nn nf iowelrv
Oman, graceiui rings ot
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of old wcre in her ears: a kmre and very
rich scarlot shawJ was thrown over one of her
shoulders, and gathered under the opposite
arm, and fastened with a silver broach. This
! was all that concealed the graceful neck, shoul-
iOPQ nn.i i.0ot Amumi thn wniRt. nnrl -v.
tending almost to the feet, was fastened
piece of blue Saxony cloth. It was wholly ,
without seam, being merely wrapped around
the body, and sustained at the waist by a scarf 1
nf nottr.,1 sillr. nrnnmontP.l with hnn.u On 1
w fcet wcre exquisitely wrought moccasins,
trimmcd with beads and porcupinc quills.
"The White Fawn !" said the children and ;
squaws; as if spell bound, they awaited the'
resu!t. Several of the chiefs and braves ap-
proached and in a short time almost the en- J
tire band were waiting for the words of the
White Fawn. Black Bird alone of all the 1
prominet chiefs, r'crna
was his favorite daughter ; his love for lier ,
had been as notorious amongst the Indians, as
his hatred for the Americans.
He had never ,
l.;nn that it
henn known to refuse her anything that it
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was in his power to grant. But tor the last ,
few days he had observed that she was hoi-;
d in"-frequent conversations with the white !
prisoner. And when he saw her dismount at
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the feet of Saunders, and heard the deferen-
tial exclamation of the squaws, a storm of pas-
sion arose which was terrible; and with that
Btoicul firmness which is so marked a feature
in Indian character, he determined not to .
trust himself in her presence, and remained
away.
When the Wrl was assured of .a hearing;
she addressed the assembled chiefs: ' I up his medal to Captain Ileald.
" Fathers the White Fawn has never dis-! " Father," said he, " I have come to deliv
turbed the warrior's council with a woman j er up the medal I wear ; I have long worn it
tongue. Hear me then for once. I offer my ' in token of mutual friendship. But our young
own life as a hostage for the white stranger, j men are resolved on blood I cannot restrain
I know he has spoken the truth. Let him i.them and f will not wear It as a token of
be unbound till ray words can be tested; bind ! peace, while I am compelled to act as an en
me, if you will, in his stead ; and if he proves ' etny."
false, the treachery, be upon my head. And j Sad were the hearts of those who lay down
if he is a true man, and not a liar, you will . in the fort that night to rest. Not only the
thank the White Fawn for saving you from women and children looked forward with
the vengeance of the English, whose friend- J dread to the next morning, but the stoutest
ship you are seeking. Do I not speak words hearts in the fort expected a day of blood,
of wisdom 1" The morning of the 15th, the day of depar-
Her words were scarcely finished, when a ture, arrived. The sun came up behind the
powerful chief, seeing that they had a favor-. lake as clear and calm as if there were to be
able impression upon the listeners, cut the. scenes of carnage enacted beneath its beams,
bonds of the prisoner, and hurried him. away At nine o'clock all was ready. Capt. Wells
in the darkness.
Then spoke Black Bird for the first time :
" I call you all to witness what I say.
have loved the White Fawn since when, like troops ; while the band of treacherous Potta
a pale flower of the prarie, she was brought wamies who had promised the party a safe
among us. I adopted her as my daughter, I escort, followed a little wav behind.
have watched over her as the child of my af
fection. If any should lay a finger on her
to give her pain, his scalp should ornament j inconceivable, Black Bird told the prisoner
my girdle. But she has given herself a hos-i that the Indians had determined to massacre
tage for one I have thought a betrayer. It is the troops, and even including the women and
well ; let her be watched; and if the white ' children ; and then, for the sake of learning
prisoner prove false, she dies ! I have said j what effect the sight of the dastardly act
it." j would have- in determining his national char-
When the Chiefs and braves separated, it . acter, he had him conveyed in a canoe to a
was with the agreement that a council should 'station about a mile below the fort, on the
be proposed with the Americans, when during lake shore, where he would be compelled to
the " talk" the American officers were to be , witness the butchery! Ho was not kept long
assassinated, and an immediate attack made in waiting. The train had not gone more
on the fort. than a mile from the fort, upon the lake shore;
While these things were taking place a-1 before the Indians filed off so as to put the
mong the Indians, Capt. Ileald and his ofli- sand hills between them and the whites, and
ccrs were debating the propriety of evacua-' prepared for the attack. Capt. Wells, though
'timr the rrt m,A nMmt;o. tn mr.
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way to Fort Wayne. The subordinate offi -
; cers finding that their commander called no
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selves, the soldiers, and the women and chil
( dren in the fort, with the prospect of succor
from the other side of the peninsula, than to
; trust for a single hour to the treacherous
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savage. But Captain Heald replied that he
' believed it his duty to retire from the post in
1 obedience to the order from Gen. Hull ; and
added that he had sufficient confidence in the
Indians to believe that they would give him a1
safe escort to Fort Wayne. Finding the
commander immoveable, the officers held
' themselves aloof from further advice on the
subject.
Captain Heald then appointed the 12th of
August for a council with the Indians. The
chiefs were all present, and there is but little
1 doubt that they were only prevented from put-
ting their scheme of treachery into execution
tion by the proper action of the officers, who
declined attending the council with their cap-
tain ; but remained in the fort and pointed
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tne luaueu ummuiibu us iucuujiuo.hu me nuuiu
council
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Captain Heald told the Indians that he was ,
going to abandon the fort, and that ho should ,
distribute the ammunition and property winch
it mntninw! nmnmr the Indians. He also
askedthem for an escort to Fort Wayne
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promising iiiem vamuuiu piwumauu men m-
rival there. The treacherous Pottawatomies j looked in the face of her captor, and rccog
nreed to furnish the esoort, while they se- nized Black Partridge,
cretly determined to massacre the whole gar- j Th? twelve children who were butchered,
. J j all fell beneath the tomahawk of one young
rlson- m I demon, after the troops had surrendered.
After the council was over, a Mr..Kinsie, 1 Captain Wells saw this act of barbarity, aud
who was and Ion"- had been a trader among 1 exclaimed, "Then I will kill too," and turn
the Indians, warned Captain Heald of the ' jng his horse's head towards the Indian camp
madness of placing spirits, and especially am-,
munition, in the hands of the Indians, and
cordingly it was resolved to destroy the spi -
rite, and throw the ammunition into the river.
At length, on the 13th, the Indians asscm-
m ii.jii.ii, un iuv. j..-..,
bled to receive the goods which wcre to be '
distributed among them ; but they were ever 1
on the watch, and had already learned of the
destruction of the ammunition and spirits,
and they openly charged it on Captain Heald.
But although it was evident from thc conduct
and bearing of the savages that they medita-
that the Americans woum kwu l uuu m Wj
protection of the fort, and they restrained a
little longer their appetite tor blood. J
r vl mnrninrr fW Vp11 nrrii'O.1
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fr0m Fort Wayne, lie had heard ot General , nd wc -eltinff u on fire In a mUe VmQ.
Hull's order to evacuate Fort Dearborn, andjtl tall and robust savage, covered with-paint
with a few friendly Miamies, he had boldly i and gore, approached the canoe. But the
passed, by a rapid march, through the wilder-' prisoner instantly recognized Black Bird..
.i r i - .u i pi ui' . 1 The cruel duet heard the account of tho
ncss, to the fort, in the hope of being, able to ( i80ner..a conduct during the fight," and ex-
prevent the exposure of the troops, and of his claimed, "It is enough; bring him to the war
Bister, Mrs. Heald, to certain destruction.
rjut J10 came too late! Thc ammunition was
already destroyed, and nothing remained but
to prepare for the worst.
On the next morning after the council,
Black Partridge came to the fort and gave
and the Miamies led the way, followed by the
baggage wagons, with the sick and the wo
men and children, guarded by the 'effective
Let us for a moment turn to Sanders and
the White Fawn. With a depth of cruelty
1 in nWnn nWrt-,i thn mn..nmont a ,,,,
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. rapidly back to the troops, calling upon them
, to form, and charge the Indians up the sand
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Never did troops belrave more gallantly
than did the Americans on this occasion; but
they were betrayed and outnumbered, and a
terrible massacre followed. After the fiaht-
j ingUiad continued about a quarter of an hour,
Captain Ileald succeeded in drawincr off such
' of his men as remained, to an elevation out
...
ot the reach of the fire from the sand hills,
After some consultation among the Indians,
j who did not follow; the latter made signs to
Captain Heald to approach, and he did so
alone. He was met by JJlack Bird, the Pot
lanuiuiuiu tt uu gcixj 111111 uia tiuiJU, illiu
offered that if he would surrender, the pris-
oner's lives should be spared. The offer was
accepted; and after delivering up their arms,
they were conducted to the Indian encamp
ment, to be distributed among the tribes.
The Americans had lost 38 in the action,
besides two women and twelve children, and
the prisoners consisted of Captain Heald and
wife, Lieutenant Helm, with twenty-five non
commissioned officers and privates and eleven
women and children.
Many thrilling scenes arc related by eye
witnesses, as having occurred dunnsr that
terrible day, and the women, as well as the
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men, cAiuuikcu mu iuuoi. uuiciiiinicu ui.ut;ry
Airs. lleim. wno was auacKed ov a vouujt
warrior, grasped him around the neck, and
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j,;s kuife but she was suddenly grasped by
another Indian and carried rapidly away to
the lake, and held forcibly beneath the wa-
l3; Butshe soon found that the object was
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ner ftom the fury of tJ,c other gcres. She
galdped off n that dirCction. The Indians,
ac-jpursued and finally succeeded in bringing
tim down, when they killed and scalped hirn.
; Curing all this bloody butchery, Sanders
"u l" " i.i-w. nau i.i3
fonlinrra wnfp. m;iv nn infnrrpfl mm hia nn.
tions. When he saw the assault of the Pot-
tawatomics, he leapt from, the canoe, and en- &
deavored to join the whites on shore. But
ffnr hfe
chargcd thc Indians who had him -n keepinfff
witn cowardice,, and told them that none but
squaws would thus detain a man from ossist-
;ainst suqn overwhelming
not deiirn to answer him.
hmvever bul he,d him gtiT,f boilinff with inj
dinatlon and rage? and when the fray was
over, they paddled the canoe up to the fort
the niOUtll of the ClficagO. TllC SaVagCS
had already rifled it of every tinner of value.
dance." Ho then turned upon his beel and
departed.
When Black Bird returned to the encamnga
ment, at night, his countenance betruyputhff
working of terrible passion Within, and;jtj,Yad
evident that he meditated some dreadful deed,
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