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w, s"o seespeo. oetore tho {" alarm
had aroused the camp. Harrison ,hout-
ed has men 10 arms, but the rssorabIe
situation OF the enemy prevented tho
nre OF the whites from being at all de.-
tructise: while on every eide we're fall
iog the bravest Of our m-p. Defeat
stared the white man in the face. ard
the chill look Of death was settling in
every eountsnance. The htavest quail
ed and tottered beneath the thunder Of
the savsge's FIRE; aud the war whom
rang upon the still! morning AR .s the
kneil Of bright antici pations and rleri-
our hopes. The chances Of victory
we're against the white men, and the
dusk'uess Of the morning preserved
the enemy from tho consequences or
the firing Of the forces. Memory wan
dered back to the fire side Of the SOL
der, and Imagination pictured the wi
dow and the orphan resting upon the
charity Of the cold world. Al this
critical juncture, Davies, the iutrepid
Davies, shouted to his Kentucky ran
gers, to follow him to the charge, a.
the opiy measure Of success. His
command was obeyed; they rushed
down the decliyity upon the toe on the
left OF the eueampment, and received
manfully the fire Of the Indians-Da-
viess fell: yet with his last breath he
cheered his men to victory. One i'm
pulse and the eonquest vas ours. The
Determined spirit Of the rangers struck
terror to the savsges: the prediction
oil the prophet was proved faiss'-and
their line gave way. Numbers Of the
red men lay dead upon the spot. The
retreatiug whoop of the fugitives, start
ed the remaining wing. and in q Few
moments the field was in the quiet
possession Of the white men.
What q scene did the ground exhi-
bat upon the return Of the light of dayi
Forty OF the bravest and stoutest oG
that caup lay veltering in their gore:
and the groans Of the euuded sound
ed awfully in the ears Of the survivors.
A deep grave was dug between two or
three large oaks, and the fallen soldiers
slept there together. No long funeral
train accompanied the corses Of the
worthy dead to their last dwelling place
on earth. No afiee,ionate wife bent
over the couch Of the fallen warrior, aud
wiped Cd the ciammy sweat Of death
that gathered upon bis manly, but
stricken brow: but brave and stern
hearts were bowed low upon that bat
tie ground, aud many an unspokeu
prayer ascended to the throne Of On
impotence, that the worthy dead might
be happy in . future world.
HE troops left the encampmeut the
second morning after the engagement,
and the ground was not visited by
white men for several weeks.-lt ap-
peared however that the Indians had
returned some few days after the bat
tie, and disinterred the remains Of the
dead bodies, stripped them Of the cloth
ing, and left their naked bodies expos.
ed upon the ground. Up to 1891, thsir
bones were bleaching upon the theatre
OF their glorious deaths, unhonored aud
unsepulchered. On the 4th July ec
that year, . numerous assemblage Of
persons, among whom were many Of tho
survivors OF the battle, aud relatives
OF the fallen, met upon the battle
ground and having collected the scat
tered and bleaehed bones, placed them
together in one large coffin, bearing
upon the lid the inscription, 10 gilt let.
tiers, Rest, Warriors, Rest ~ and re-
inferred them with the honors Of war.
upon the side Of the bill. on the right
oi the encampment ground. No mar
BILE obelisk rears its gorgeous form
above that grave: no sculptuTcd monu-
meDt gives the story &c their glorious
death TO the visitor: but faT more ho-
y feeling than tlIe sight Of such honor
would coDjure up, burns within the bo-
som OF the American as he gaze. upon
the rude mound Of earth that j, thrown
up above their bones.
"t.ovly may the TUT ~ that cover.
he sacred grave Of their lzsi rrpuse.
ltut Oh herr ~ glory sround u overs
broad IS the day break, aud bright - s sIose -
a rude pannelled fence is around
the grave: and the wind whistles wild.
y through tie large oak that stands at
the head Of the enclosure. The memo
ries Of those Who fell 20 that struggle
will be cherished until America Correts
to homer her brave forsfathsrs, till she
loses recollection If the deeds which
have made her What she is.
Ny companions and m ysslf had stop
ped longer on the ground than ws 10
tended. As the old gentleman gave =
last look q the interesting spot, he
said: "Here - the death grSSnd Of
Davies, the brave and eEceilsnt 100
Davies, Of Kentucky, Of OwingS, and
81 many others, ss worthy fellows a.
YER fred gon. God grant that they
are nov happy in hesVen;'' snd he re.
peated, With . mslsnchSly cadence.
The inscription upon the coffin. Rest,
Warriors, Rest" ~ he turned TO leave
the memorable battle ground ef Tipps-
esnoe' ]. &. N.
- frcphet. ,s broiissr Il the s-lsh-.s-s
Ice'iinafh, vho exfrriscii er,sf suf,,e,.~ a.
nong ~ farious tribes q - Norsh Wrst -
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