Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-19

Lewis garrisoned the point the mouth Uf the KEN
aXha where all our wounded we're left rnder tho
vi surgeon, and marched his army over the ONO,
IN obedience his Lordships orders to meet HIM at
the Shawnee towns. The lndians soon discovered
that pursuit of them, and ON their return
10 the nation. held a council when their chief. the
Corn Stalk Warrior, asked them what they would do
now the Big Knife (meanng our arIny) was coming
on them. and they would be destroyed But he
could get no answer. At length he proposed that
they should kill all their women and children, and
then 20 and fight until they dicd.-But none would
answer. AT length he arose aud struck his toma-
hawk into the council post in the ceutre and exclai
cd, al will GO and make peace, when general
sent aud appreciation was announced by grunting
Yough, Yough.-He, with the grenadier squaw, his
sister, Immediately repaired to meet the Governors
army gave the intelligence of his defeat and assured
the governor that the great knife pursuing them,
and that the nation would be destroyed-1e had
previously been opposed 10 the and on the even
ing before the battle, he had proposed to the Indians
that he would cross the river TO and endea
vor to make peace but they would listen him.
On the next dayit was asserted that of his men
behaving cowardy, in rctrcatng he killed him. |
heard him all day voccrating Loudly, and told
when asked young man, who had been prisoner
what he said, that his words &" BE strong, BE
strong" The Earl of Dunmore, accompanied by tho
! White Fish Warrior, came on and met our army 1T
Kilkenny Creek, branch OF the Scioto, where they
were in sight of of the little of the Indians
smoking and just deserted. There General Lewis
received his orders to RETURN and the Governor pro-
ceeded into the nation to complete pence. So en-
hard fought battle, took place since the first
settlements made in Virginia. How many of
the enemy were engaged III the battle, we never as
certaned but there doubt, but all the chief
| Warriors Of the Shawnecs, Dclawarcs and Wyan-
dots engaged III it. This actually the
commencement, though conce alei, of tile war OF
ne American Revolution, and preceded the battle of
Lexington III massachusetts. Before this battle, the
Indian mode OF warfare by surprise in which they
generally succeeded. The only engagement before
this, wherein they ventured To face army.
,.ha ,Lo,,l .T. 81 D.
cut off his whole army. They were, however, again
prevailed on To engage in the revolutionary struggle.
Try British Agents in l777, which old friend, the
Corn Stalk endeavored, without SUCCESS to prevent
After Our battle at the point, our government by
the advice of General Lewis thought proper to
tablsh garrison at the mouth of the Kanawha,
der the command of Captain Matthew Arbuckc.
w hen the Cornstalk found that he could prevent
his nation from oining the British he came with the
young Redhawk and one other Indian To Captain Ar
buckle IS garrs,n, to inform him that the Indians
all aoout to JOIN The British, and that he aud all his
tribe would be obliged to run with the stream las he
expressed it, on which Capt. Arbuckle thought pro-
per to detaln him and his companions as hostages.
soon after tins, as our republican government had
becn Instituted, 1t was resolved that a campaign
should be made, under the command of General Hand
who with some continental troops, to be aided
by volunteer militia from the county sc. OF which
Greenbrier then part, nd in the fall ofthe wear
l777, received orders from Colonel William Fle-
ming to use endeavors to promote this plan of the
5t neral Government, to men, and To proceed
10 the garrison al Point Pleasant where would
G eneral Hands army. and with him TO march TO des-
troy the Shawnee towns. = 7 did
my best to accomplish this business and marched all
the volunteers that could then be raised in Greenbri
er to the garrison But IN the great and multiplied
business of the general government to furnish re-
publican army, for the defence of our liberties no
troops were furnished for General Hands intended
expedition, and rival at the garrison no in
telligence from him received. But few DAYS
after we arrived, Ellinpsco, the of Cornstalk,
came from the nation TO see his tathcr.-On the day
after his arrival two young linen of the Rockbridge
volunteers, crossed over the kenawha to hunt for
deer, of the name Of Gilmore and Hamilton.-'They
parted in the woods, aud as Gilmore was returning
to camp, some Indians who had concealed themselves
IN the high weeds the bank of the river to view the
enchSpment killed him. i was at that instant stan |
ding on the opposite bank of the river in CONVERSE
ton with Captain Arbuckle, and on hearing a gun !
re' observed TO him that it improper for the men
to cross the river and be shooting Whilst we look
ed to discover who they WERE Hamilton came run.
ming down the bank and called out that Gilmore WIS
killed, himself standing looking mp the bank in mo
mentary expectation of being also killed The Rock
bridge troops lying eDcampcd on Tie bank opposite to
Hamilton Jumped into canoe, and run across to his
relief they went mp the bank and brought down Gil
mores corpse scalped and covered with blood. Gill
more was highly cstecmedby them, and their indigna
ton was excited to the highest pitch. When ! saw
them put the corpse into the canoe, observed to
Captain Arbuckle, that soon they would land,
the people would be for killing the hostage Indians
but he thought that could not be.
AS soon, however, asthe canoe landed and they saw
the corpse, the cry arose, Damn the Indians! We
will 20 and kill these fellows" Arbncklc and nv
self met them, and endeavoured to prevent them by
persuasons bat they cooked their guns threatened us
with instant death we did not desist from opposi-
ton. rushcdintO the Fort and murdered the Indians
Whilst he had halted them coming I'D the bank
Scopathos's wife who he Interpreter, and both
much attached to the Indians as their old friends
when prisoners, to the cabin, told the Cornstnlk
That the men were coming TO kill them, informing
him that they said the Indians who killed Gilmore
came with Eillnipsico the day before. Ellinipsico
denied the fact declared his innocence and trcrnbIed
exceedingly His father encouraged hun; told hi,n
not 10 be sradi That the Great Man above had sent
him there TO be killed; that he could die bnt onco
and that 1t was all one whether then or al another
time. The men advanced to the door; the Cornstall
arose and met them they fired or eight bullets
through him, killed his son. and the Redhaivk endea-
voring to escape up the chimney was shot down.
The other Indian lay wcoiDg in his blood and
wished him dead tho, nc might be out Of misery.
This transaction, however, had nearly been fatal 10
GreenhrIpr. In Tho Innnih Of Nm zza liz nnrir..