Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-22

Great Father, the President, has sent MIN shu
the Governor and Chief Of Illinois to hoia
council with the Indiana He has sent speech
to you. and wishes the Chiefs and Ma,l o.. "
90 to Rock Island to the council on tne io'n )"
next month. wish you to be ready ID oa!s'
when will 60 with YOU.
NV Chidren-l am well pleased that you nav
taken the Black Hawk, the ProPhet, anu e'a a.r
prisoners. This will enable me to say much ior
rou 70 the Great Chief OF the Warriors, and TO
the President, your Great Father. MY Chiidren
II shall now deliver the two men Black Ha~K
and the Prophet to the Chief OF the warriors
here: he will take care of them till we start 10
Rock Island.
Col. TAYLOR said:-The Great Chief OF the
Warriors told me to take the prisoners when you
should bring them, and send them to Rock ISL
and TO him. will take them and keep them
safe, but will use them well, and send them
with you and Gen. Street, when you 90 dowa 10
the council, which will be in few days on.
friend, Gen. Street, advises you to get ready anu
90 down soon, and so do |.
1 tell YOU again, will take the prisoners;-i
will keep them safe, but will do them no narm'
| will deliver them to the Great Chiet OF the
! " arriors, and he will do with them and use them
| in such manner as shall be ordered ny your
Great Father, the President
CHAEroN, Wiunebago warrior then said to
Gen. Street,
NV Father-I am young and DO not know how
to make speeches. This is the second time eV'
err spoke to you before people.
NV Father-I am no Chief; l am no orator;
but / have been allowed to speak to you.
NV Father-If should not speak as we'll as
Others, still you must listen to me.
NJ, Father-Nhen YOU made the speech to
the Chiefs Waugh. Kon- Deconi Carr amana, the
One Eyed Deconi and others 'tother day, was
there. l heard you. thought what you said to
them YOU also said to me. You said. it these
two (ponting to Black Hawk and the Prophet
were taken by US and brought 10 YOU, there would
never more a black cloud hang over your Winnie
bagoes.
| NV Father-Your words entered into my ear,
into nv brain, and into my heart.
NV Father-I left here that same night. and
you know you have not seen me since until now.
NV Father have been great way. have
| had much trouble; but when | remembered what
YOU said, | knew What you said, was right
This made me continue and do what you told me
! to do.
NV Father-Near the Dale, on the Wiscon.
sin, took Black Hawk. No one did 1t but me,
II say this in the ears Of all present, and they
know it-and now appeal to the Great SPIRIT:
our Grand Father, and the Earth our Grand
Mother, for the truth Of what say!
| NV Father-I am no Chref, but what have
done is for the benefit of my nation, and hope
to see the good that has been promised to US.
NV Father That one, Wa-bO kie-shiek.N is
nv rela,ion--if he rs to be hurt do not wish TO
MY Father-Soldiers sometimes stick the
ends of their guns (bayonets) into the backs OF
lu,iian prisoners when they are going about in
the hands of the guard. hope this will not be
done to these men.
Description Of the tpo distinguished prisoners
! (Biack Hack and The i'rophei) at the time
! fhsy ,eere del,vered TO Gen. Jos. NJ Street, by
gentleman ,oho mas present
BLACK HAWK, a Potawatomy BY birth, but
raised BY the Saukies, appears to be about 60
years old, has a small bunch of grey hair OH the
crown Of his head, the rest is bare, has high
forehead, Roman nose, full mouth, which &C.
nerally inclines to be little open, has sharp
chin, no eye brows, but very fine eve; his head
is frequently thrown back on his shoulders; he
is about feet or inches high; at present he
is thin, and appears much detected, but now aud
then he assumes the aspect of command. He
held in his left hand white flag, in the other the
tal, with the back skin, head and beak of the
himself. His Indian name is Muscata. mish.ka.
kaek.
The PROPHET, half Saukie and half Winnie.
baso is about 40 years old, nearly six feet high,
is stout and athletic; has large broad face, short
blunt nose, large full eyes, broad mouth, thick
lips, with full suit Of hair. lie wore white
cloth head dress which rose several inches above
the top Of his head-the whole man exhibiting a
deliberate savageness-not that he would seem
| to delight 10 honorable war, or fight, but making
him as the Priest Of assassination or secret muir.
der. He had in one hand white flag, while
the other hung careessly By his side. They
we're both clothed in very white dressed deer
skins, fringed at the with short cuttings Of
the same. His Indian name is Wa.bo. kie shiek
-(Wkite Cloudy
From the ST. Louis Times, Of September 8.
The Steamboat Wlnnebago, Captain Hunt,
from GaIena, stopped for a few minutes yester-
day at the wharf, on her way TO Jefferson Bar.
racks item miles below the city,
The boat left Galena having on board Black
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