The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-06

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p .eI "a ts,.,litasr e,vts ssaac d The s'tf'te
y q fsss.sils i4eion sing femfhr eenNf' ''ph
-. .l.rp., cnlsittret'd T., 10 act al efa7'H,
sg.sa. - alr sttei u an impartial u.spia,
l.el,s,r >, ea'efn dhsy "a record. Ia ife
i..,taf,ha Aeltea a siyaus cora oftilr enemy
.shi.h l,ad ih,avn down then arus, all snfew
d..r0i theaa,ef,ts prisoners of VA, we've mint.
.If,g..is IL. as,t!,,,l ni,de an escort ct flF mfo
fsr lhe pa1pose of hting Embarked ~ the gnh
boats. .hefe II was presumed iaes s"uid be
SAT, from ia. hfieas uf lire Indians. ilRsMeh.
srfe however, altltong dictated by the rotd
humanity. atsa apparently oAeiihg tie must
y obablr mcags Of security proved one ~ ta'"l
Iaa4on 10 sc,.-,al Of tive prisoners o. rfath-
inr cur eneampmeni. tHea entlfcls deserteh by
rho troops. taeg wefc met nv u baud "i COW
ardip ai4l frUaelcfans Indians, eho had painh
~ saafr "a tire action, 81 who To" ghlta ~
fbe savage Instinct uf taeit nature, nppr'heitd
TOO - ann aud selected their victims they COIN
tnetieetl the work If blood In VAN dii the
ltra.sad aud indignant escort attempt - save
ihcta om ii,, furs d theif desifofers iho tf'n
=. Of tn.c wrelc8t. ls4ss IL bounds, aud an
- 4 eA,rhant saldier etfh pame Of itusscl, ofthe
4 1T. WIS sfof ihropeh the heart "iie endeaiois
lne u Wfesia s. ciim liom The htids 81 IN nnf-
DIVER Forty ~ ihpsc unhappy men hah aiita-
~ flilcn brneath tie >'Frl siile lniaritcd pa'-
Is. G4.n iutun,oh, appfi>ra Of Nirt ~as do.
lus rsda uii at FAB speed. and raising his ioina'
hael. Threatened 90 dtsto, tho ira man WHO
resisted hfs n,inn, tiun "a dcsist Iyen on ih"He
iaWless people. To whom The language OF eocr.
con eid hiihpfio been unkneHn. the threats
and fane etie cNaspcrfcd eheithn Proan 90
an ins., iiiue4ns eject aud they rctited al one,
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ssh s.l.aa= mlfe tale himself than on this coca.
si,u and nongIs ofthe savage eenid he dls'ln-
Fuishtu 81 Sc ihs oaloni and rlc : 3D. I,ri
n,cleilul ani magnaumons ~ ho was ardent and
courageous tbesoeeof lhcsupplmnfs eldom feacs
u aitl n ,aln. n tilh ,ueh addlcedi 10 sasaeew wal
= Is iortne ttg With al flic neiiler and lore
grnrf0ds impulses OF ibe warrior aud hl, char
after A.is nli lr.s esteemed bv ourselves than
rc,t4 fneed bV HE various tribes over which, IL
bis qaaiif. ot brother fothc prophet .he invariably
presided. IN any other country, q rOfefnneant
ether men Irfumseh would have bcena hero IA
the head Of tht uaeisilizrd a. nnttactable people
hypsfs asasHgrt hH4a wage such as Civilization
herself alisht not blush Ia Acknowledge ior hef
chief Constantly op oed TO the enoronch
licns OF i.s AuRf,anS, iuf series OF yrbfA
preriou. 10 their tupmle WIN England, he had
ranbated their armies ON ihe hunks OF The Nab.
ish wish snccesS and gwen ihelf leaders proofs
qi a shin and Judgment IN defence othis native
tol. which uaul not have disgracrd the ear.
lirr stages OF military science Ia Europe. Cen
cral HARRISON himself "A commander viii whom
he had etcn Ill pated the palm of victory, with
thcgrner1u, cmd9nr ofthc soldier 81 sqnrnt
~ asciihcd 10 Inn ,liineshs n man, aud ablluirs
A. . warrior. commanding II once the attention
aud adniiration ofhi, encmles.