Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-09-30

/ the country 10 the Long Knives and cross
| the great water, to a land nearer the great
lights, where no white man had gone. We
went forward, found a good land where
( this river Fox, which enters into Green
BAY goes INTO the great water. For two
moons sc found plenty Of game, and saw
no Indians. We thought the Great Spirit
had taken them all away to make room
for his children: when one morning We
found thsrircr full of canoes and Indians
( for one days ride in length. Our Chiefs
and Old men held talk, and q canoe was
semitic the strangers with as many men %
there are moons in the year. They car
( RED prcscats of wompum, fruits, sugar,
and meat These never returned. Their
pipes Of poEca were thrown into the river,
'uDl their msag'ej bodies we're hung upon
he trees. Dogs were fastened in tic ca
noe. dressed i5e taa Wiana5a-Ocs, and
1le lef6. v.t1 sHesc. came down the river
20 orr ,r.ages. Our cood Chief seeing
.ne ears uf .s sgrriors for their tiieuda
who were slain, struck his foot in wrath
upon a sold rock, which sunk it TO IBIS
ancle and cailedhis father, the Great Spi-
ne, % wi,0oss that the ,owahawk bo unbu-
RED with tbe Fox Sacs 8, Chipcwas, until a
tre0 should grow from tIe place whore be
then stood. lie then burnt q council fire
iu sight Of his enemies, and put blood up
on the trees that they might see moro was
7oontobe wasted When they saw this they
fled uD the river TO Wmnebago lake. Oar
var-,ars sailave3--9 battle was fought on
100 bunk, which ao lost. "a pa1t ofour Gght-
ING men were deceived jn the long grass by
sheugu.de The Nia1chaE0e5 being swift
estof FOO, ga.pd this spot before the even
ing. i was taau the elemy'5 town, & they
soon came, With there prisoners, little thin
king we were here. Finding us in their
town they kirded their fires npon all sides
and sent a word that tho next day they
w0uld eat The WmucbaCo chief With
the dawn tho fight began. We soon drove
the Foxes down the river, bat they went
round and Joined the Sscs, Who were above
MS. The rest Of tia, day all was q1.et,
ba; tho peztu'sb, at the rising Of the moon
they again csne out Eon their hiding
places. This fight did not stop for three
days; and wo lost ten man for each day
and night Of the year, before it was ended.
On the third day our chief fell covered with
wounds While he still lived he called to
: "a 8 a-rriors TO remember his wrongs; and
with his own hands he pressed tic blood
rom his wounds and gave them to
strengthen their hearts. He lived 10 hear
1 the cries Of his enemies az they fled, and
then, under this mound where he lay, he
o0ened his mouth and his spirit departed.
. ia that battle the WunebaEoos kept the
town, took many hundreds Of canoes and
many prisoners. These. except the young
squaws. we KILLED. Those that escaped
lod up tho river, aad the next day wc pur
sued them. We came to the lake which
makes the Fox river, and hunted for our
euemythroa days. Thinking the Great
Spirit had taken them all from the country
/ to stop our pursuit, we were about to obey
7 his wishes and return, when we discovered
trail In The high grass. This wo follow
ed little, when we came to strange nv
or 1tho Ouscoasin,l running towards the
ata.- Of rivers, 'tho N,s5lssjppi,) into
w5:ch day bad put thejr canoes We
Iqo,- a.-..aJ 90 FOLLOW and fight our enemy
until be should leave this stream aud cross
'iho father Of rivers. Attic Blue Mounds
uc fought theJn; and there we were joined
/ 5v the Pouawatom.es, and they by lie Me
Domiuies. 81 the mouth ofthe Oaiscoa-
SIN they made mounds, aud put their wo-
mon and chldrcu behind them, for they
x1ec,ed great battle. The Wnneba
goes had more fighting men than their en-
Ien,as, but they fought for the las, other
country. and lho Wuucbagoes for revenge
/ For thirteen dav5 tho bloody strife did not
cease. and haudrc5s Of brave men fell on
eacl 6.t. 81 Ioug'h the Great Sprtrais-
ed loud storm Of thunder, lightning, hail
land wind. winch caused both parties 70
stop. for ,hoy thought the Great Father
I of all was angry with his children. The
I WiaDebgqoes stood still, and their enc
mics all crossed the father Of rivers, where
.hev now 1--we at eternal enmitY with our
nation. no Fox OF Sac meets a Wuao
. blv5. except IN couacil) but one must die.
/ AlI that great land between the Ousconsln
land Mississippi is to this day disputed
sround, and neither can safely occupy it.
/ Chippewa or Nunebago go there he die
but no matter, Winuobugo, Chippewa,
/ Fox and Sacs, all have country enough
now. Sixty winters have passed over Us
since my father, who was lhon strong,
iold me Of these deeds ofour nation. But,
my friend, the Wmnebagoes are not now
wisa. Ouco they had many thousand fine
warriors. But every year We grow small