Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-04-26
HISTORICAL.
From the Kentucky GazsIte.

Early in August 1889, large detach-
ments Of Indian warriors from the Che
rokee, Wyandots, Taway, and Pottows'
tonnes, as well as from several other
tribes bordering on the lakes, assem- :
hled in grand council at Chilicothe,
where they were met by Simon Grty
anu niece, two renegade white men,
uapn ncipled in disposition, and stained
with the blood of innocent women and
children. their lives were assimilated
to the Gust, ms and habits of the Indians.
from which. "A. nd their general knowledge
of the white pc ople, shsy had acquired
the confidence of the Indians, where
faithful to their intcrests, aud assisted
at, and were conspicA ous IN their coun'
ellis.
Girty in order TO infam>e the minds ol
4 the young warriors against tie kentuck'
ians, took an elevated stand, when he
disengaged his arm from his blanket,
assumed the attitude of an Orator, and
to the painted savage assembly, equip
ped in all the habilinents of war, deliy-
cred the following address:
"BRoTHERs,
The fertile region of Kentucky, is the
land of cane and c!over--spontaneously
growing to feed the buffalo, the elk and
the deer; there the bear and the beaver
are always fat the Indians from all the
tribes, have had right, freq, time im
memorable, to hunt and kill unmolested
these wild animals, and bring off their
skins, to purchase for the mselves cloth
ing; to buy blankets for their backs
and rum to send down their throats to
drive away the cold and rejoice their
hearts after the fatigues of hunting and
the toll of war, (great applause ifom the
croud.) But
"Brothers.
The long knivess have overrun your
country and usurped your hunting
grounds they have destroyed the cane
trodden down the clover; killed the
dear and buffalo, the bear and the rae
1 coon the beaver has been chased
h from his damt and forced TO leave the
Y country, lpalpabls emotion among .he
bearers
Brothers,
The intrudefs OIL your lands sxult in
The success that has crowned their fl e.
tlors acts. They are building cabins
and making roads on the very ground Of
the Indian camp and war-path. They
are planting fruit trees and pIoughing
the lands where not long since were the
cane break and clover field Was
there voice in the trees of the forest,
or artlc alate sounds in the supgling wa
tiers, every part of this cUuutry would
call on you TO chase away these ruth
less invaders who are laying it waste
Unless you rise IN the majesty OF your
might, and exterminate their whole
race, you may bid adieu to the hunting
q ground OF yolf fathers-to the delicious
flesh OF the animals, with which il once
abounded, and to the skins with which
4 you we're once enabled to purchase your
slofhing and your rum"
intlamed to frenzy with this harran-
que, the young warriors expressed their
appreciation and evinced their deter
minatlon to comply with the recommen-
datlons of the speaker, by extending an
outstretched arm towards Kentucky,
grasping the tomahaw and stiking it
into the ground with hedious vell.-The
cid warriors signified their appreciation
BY aloud sonorous Gruat.
No sooner had Girty concluded his
harrangue, than the Indians took up the
line OF march for Kentucky, with the
determination first to take Bryan's sta
4 Son, after which to act as circumstances
should direct.
bryan's station contained about forty
eaelns, built SO as to form a parallelo-
gram OF about 400 yards long and 30
VIDE aud where the houses did not join,
n t,, vacancy vas filled up with pickets.
ine angels were strenthened by block
houses which answered the purpose OF
bastions.
On the 18th day OF August, In the
year l7s2, this formidable savage army
appeared in hostile array before Brysn'.
1shoa; the inhabitants immediately OF
the discovery of their approach, closec
Long Kigf. name BY which the Virgin
.ans we're de"Snated by the lad ans from otAe
S"'e people Ed Gaz.
f'ae Beaver build dams to cath fish and I,
"SSFei The avenue to their houses Ed. Gsz.