Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-18

HE rings, Watcn Ah3
n.nd.: was so assonished that mao
n " the power to enquire into the con.
.sn.s Of the paper, or to follow him lor
" Exclamation of his actions afterwards
o, rejection, imagined the paper mus,
have been of great value, and tha' nc hau
n;ven me his rings, watch and money,
- oct rid of me, and to keep 10 h''nse"
What was far more considerable IN worm,
IT,. e anv one hath been wrongeo,.
think it is myself, usd hope jus''es" ~"
de done me" e.,o and
.ee no,oriety, Of his no! having mace q.
nv formal demand on the gentleman nc
got eff. for he was acquitted. Though
the whole court was conscious u Ills
being the guilty person.
Portrait Of Logan, the indian Cnlg,
Who was lately killed, nobiy hght'ng
IN the American cause: being an extract
from a letter, written By young geh,'e'
nah in the N. w. army, to his ifieho III
Lexington.
ain a letter | wrote you some time ago
gave you an account OF the sctioh oe.
tween 8 Of our Indian spies, Logan and
two others, asi FIVE Indians and British
Officer. ! consider that exploit So one OF
the greatest exertions Of heroic valcr
ever performed by any man in any couI-
try. None but mind naturally great
could conceive the idea of attacking and
defeating d force doubiy as strong as his
own, pos sessing every advantage which
time and situation could give them. He
did attack and defeat them, but the VIC
tory was purchased by The sacrifice OF bis
life. All this was done tc remove me
suspicion Of gen. --, meanly ana
insuliingly expressed to Logan, before
his depariure--Re said. Logan, We
have tor some tine entertained suspi-
cons of your fidelity: we think you
come INFO cur army with the intention
ofbetraying our situation to The enemy"
Although every man is at liberty to form
his own opinion respecting men, and
their intentions no man who was possess
ed of any feeling would have expressed
himself in such a manner, SO insulting.
so wounding to the feelings Of man OF
sensibi!ity. Logan said after he return
ed, &" l have done this for my country,
have sacrificed my life to prove my
fidelity to my employer" He express
ID himself to ma or Harden as a man of
honor should have done. who had had
his feelings so grossly irsulted. In his
last moments he was calm ard tranquil
as the summers setting sun; not wave
Of trouble rolled over his placid MOD
He had been apprized that his wife and
children should be removed to the set
Elements and tenderly provided for; ard
his every earthly anxiety was removed.
Almost the first words he smoke after
he arrived in camp, were exp essive CT
his sentiments as : hGsaa1d AID father.
"What will poor Equaw say when S e
hears this; what will poor children do
when Logan is dead" 1t would have
melted heart CT adamant to have beard
and seen him. He gave directions ,c
have-his family conveyed to Kcntuckv
and his children educated " Il thew
do not do we'll" he said turn them
loose, lei them live as tie utrs."
Logan was materially one OF the great
est men ever knew his mind WAS 4
IN uncommon texture /; his whole cha
racter was marked w!.h the strongc.
features. Every teature Of his face
(which was one Of the rcbicSt orderl
peurtayed the native l:gniy of mind
which danger could nc: sppaj, Tor d!f-
fcuIties depress But he is gone. |
never knew man I respected Hore
from the slight acquaintance / have had
With him. took parlicuiar deligh, in
seeing him and. hearing his remarks,
which were always per,inen. and aptly
fitted 70 the company and subject My
feelings have seldom been SO much ex-
cited as they have been by the fate of
this man. The manner Of his death and
the treatment he received from several
officers helghteD the interest | teel In
ais misfortune. AT the head of his Sha.
vance warriors. L"san would have been
of essential service to the United States.
Every thing corspired to make lin, faith
Jul; his town was almost IN the settle
ments and surroundad by our troops
He was literally paid BY congress, and
treated with great respect by Harrison.
He was yesterday buried at the fort with
all the hcnors OF war He was borne in
litter made for the purpose, by eight
ofhcers. His Indian friends were ex-
tremely affected. The tears of friend.
ship glistened in their eyes They turn
ID away In mogrnful silence when his
remains were deposited in the ground.
From the Boston F-tekiy 1lesserefr,
FIRST INDIAN BULLETIN.