Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-09-22

ick was 10 De made on u.s. was previously concerted
between the Indians and his Lordship-General
Lewis garrsoned the point at the mouth u the Ken
awa, where all our wounded we're left under the care
of sIrgeon and marched his army over the Ohio,
n obedience TO his Lordshp's orders to meet him
the Shawnee towns. The Indians soon discovered
that we were in pursuit of them and their return
20 the nation, held council, when their chief. the
Corn Stalk Warrior, asked them what they would DO
now the Big knife (Inoanng ARMY was coming
on them, aud they would be destroyed /, But Inc
could get no answer. At length he proposed that
they should kill all their women and children, and
then &C and fight until they ded.--But none would
answer. At length he and struck his torna-
hawk into the council post in the centre, and eXcaim
cd, Il will GO and make peace, when general con-
sent aud appreciation announced by gruntiug
Gough, lough.-Ilc, with the grcnadicr squaw his
sister, mcdlate y repaired to meet the Governors
army, gave the intelligence OF his defeat, and assured
the governor that the great knife pursuing theu
and that the nation would he destroved.-He had
previously been opposed to the and OH the even
ing before The battle, he had proposed to the Indians
that lie would the river To our camp and endca-
vor to make peace; but they would not listen to him.
On the next day it was asserted that OF his men
behaving cowardly, IN retreating he killed him.
heard him all day vociicratinr loudly and told,
when asked young man, who had been prisoner,
what he said that his words were "Bc strong" BE
strong" The Earl of Dunn,orc. ACCOMPANIED bv the
" hite Fish Warrior, came on and met our army at
Kilkenny Creek. branch OF the Scoto, where they
wcrcln sight of OF the little towns of the Indians.
smoking and just deserted. There General Lewis
received ms orders 10 RETURN and the Governor pro-
cecicd into the nation complete peace. So en-
ded this war with the Indians, after and
hard fought battle took place since he first
settlements were iTadr i'll Virginia Hoy many Of
the enemy were engaged i'll tho battle,
cHrtanGd but there doubt but all the chief
Warriors Of the S!iawnecs Dllawares and VIVIAN
dots We're engaged i'll it. This was actually the
commencement, though CONGO algl, of the var of
ihc american Revolution, and preceded the battle OF
iseInrtonin Massachusetts. Before this battle, the
ndlaAniouc of warfare by surprise, in which they
GENERALLY succeeded. The only engagement before
this wherein they vrntured to face &. army, was
when they defeated General Bradiock, and almos,
Gu; off his whole army. They were, however,. again
prevailed on to engage in the revolutionary struggle
ny British Agents il 1877, which or I'D friend, the
Corn Stalk cadcayorcL. without success 20 prevent.
"Atter our battle a; The point, government by
the ADVICE a. i1errr"l Lewis t1oH-at proper to
tahst q garrison IL The llnn:h Of the Kaaawha. I'M
der tie Command ul Ca-taiu Matthew Arhuckle.
VI hen the Cor1StGtk found that lie could not prevent
Ills nation from lnr the British he came with the
Young NedAawk and one other Indian. to Captain Ar
buckles garrison inform him that tie Indians were
al about % JOIN The British. slid lie aud al his
tribe Wc--a he obliged 20 with the stream (as he
expressed it., winch Capt. Aybuckle thought; pro-
per 10 Ccta!n -.-H and his companions hostG IS.
Soon after this, a. cur republican government had
been Instituted, i resolved that canluaigr
should DC made. under he command OF Genera! Hand
Wo n..A continental troops, was 20 DC aided
~ volunteer militia from the county &c. OF which
EFcen5-eE was then part, ard Ill the fall Of the year
HI. l received orders from Co!unc! William Fle-
ming to use my cndeavors TO promote this plan of the
q neral Government. to raise men, and to proceed
TO the garrison at Point Pleasant, where would meet
cncra! Hands army. and with him to march TO dcs-
troy the Shawnee towns. ! did
my best to accomplish this business and marched all
the volunteers that could then be raised iii Greenbri-
or to the garrison. But in the great and multiplied
business OF the general government to furnish re-
publloan army, for the defence of our liberties no
roops were iurushed Cor Gcnoral Hands Intended
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teilgencc from him received. But few days
after we arrived, Ellinpsco, the of Cornstalk,
came from the nation 20 see his father-On the day
after his arrival, two young Of the Rockbridge
Volunteers, crossed over the Kenawha, to hunt for
deer, of the name ri Gilmore and llamilton.-Thcy
parted in the woods, aud as Gilmore was returning
to camp some Indians who had concealed themselves
III the high weeds the bank of the river view the
cncamprnent killed him. at that instant stan
ding the opposite bank Of the river, in conversa-
ton with Captain ArhUcke, and OF hearing gun
fire, observed 10 him that it improper for the men
to the river and be shouting. Whilst we look
ed TO discover who they were Homilton came run
ming down the bank and called that Gilmore was
k!licd, himself standing looking up the bank i'll mo-
ncnary expectation Of being also killed. The Rock
bridge troops lying enCampeG the bank Opposite TO
Hamilton, jumped into u canoe, and run across to his
reei; they went up the bank and brought down Gil
lIore's corpse seal ped and covered with blood. Gil
was highly estceInedby them, and their ntlipna
ton was excited 10 the highest pitch When saw
them put the corrre into tie canoe, observed to
Captain Arbuckle, that they would land,
the people would be for killing the hostage Indians
but he thought that could not be.
As soon, however the canoe landed and thew saw
the corpse, the cry arose, damn the Indians! We
will go and kill these fellows" Arbucklc and nv
self met thcn and cndcavoured to prevent them bv
persuosions bat they cooked their guns threatened us
with Instant death if we did not desist from opuos
ton, r',shednto the Fort ard murdered the Indians
w hst he had halted them coming up the hank
&copohoss wife who The Interpreter, and both
Imuth attached TO the Indians as their old friends
when prisoners, 10 the cabin told the Cornstalk
that the men we're coming to kill them, informing
him that they said the Indians who killed Gilmore
came with Ellinipsico the day before Ellinipsico
denied the fact, declared his innocence and trenbIed
exceedingly. His father encouraged him; told him
not 10 be afraid; that the Great Dian above had sent
him there TO be killed; that he could die but once,
and that it all whether then or at another
time. The men advanced TO the door the Cornstalk
arose and met them they fred eight bullets
thTou III HIM. killed his SON and the Redhakyk on don