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his child and gun, and hurried OFF,
The Indians IN the house, busily enga.
sed in drinking and plunderirg, were
not apprised Of the contest in the yar,.
until the one that had been Knocked
down, gave signs Of returning life,
and called them to the scene Of action.
Morgan was discovered. Immediately
pursued. and dog put on his trail
Operated upon by all the feelings Of q
husband aud q father, he moved on
with the speed Of a hunted stag, and
soon outstripped the Indians. but the
dog kept in close pursuit. Finding il
impossible either TO outrun or eIude
the cunning animal, trained to hunts
OF this kind. he halted, waited until
II came within few yards Of him, fired
and brought it down, reloaded his gun,
and again pushed forward. Bryant's
station was not far oH'-firing was heard
he stopped for moment, and again
advanced. Fires could now be distinct
" seen extending for some distance
on both sides Of Elkhorn creek. That
station was in view; lighted arrows fast
descending on the roofs Of the cabins;
it was no longer doubtful, Bryant's sta.
ton was besieged by large force, and
could not be entered at that time
lie paused-the cries Of his infant,
that he had again dashed to his back,
aroused him to a sense Of his own dan
ger, and his wife's perilous situation.
Another effort was made, aud he in
q short time, reached the house Of q
brother, who resided between the sta
ton and Lexington, where he left the
child, and the two brothers immediate
y set out for his dwelling. AS they ap-
preached the clearing.a light broke up.
on his view-his speed quickcned, his
fears increased, and the most agonizing
spprehensions crowded upon his mind.
He emerged from the cane. brake, be-
held his house in flames, and almost
burned to the ground. My wife" he
exclaimed, as he pressed one hand to
his forehead, and grasped the fence
with the other, to support his lettering
frame. He gazed for sometime on the
ruin and desolation before him, ad.
vanced q few steps, and sunk exhaust
ed to the earth. Morning came; the
bright luminary of heaven arose, and
still found him near the expiring EN-.
bers. In his right hand, he held a
small stick, with which he was tracing
the name Of Eliza on the ground-his
leftwas thrown over his favorite dog,
that lay by his side, looking first on
the ruin, and then on his master, with
evident signs Of grief. Morgan arose;
the two brothers now made q search,
aud found some bones almost burned
to ashes, which they carefully gather
ed, and silently consigned to their mo-
Their earth, beneath the widespread
branches Of venerable oak, consecrat.
ell to the purest aud holiest recollec.
ti0ns. One of the most interesting pa.
ges in the annals Of Tacitus, is that 10
which he so eloquently and SO feelingly
described the retarn of Agrippina, to
her country aud her home, bearing the
urn that contained the ashes of her
murdered husband, surrounded by her
weeping children, and her mourning
friends. There 10 an awakening inter.
est in deep-rooted sorrow, that calls
intosction all the kind feelings and ten.
der sympathies Of our nature and the
heart can, no doubt, be as warmly ope.
rated upon on the wild plains of Amer
lea, as on the classic grounds Of Italy.
There is something peculiarly touching
in the performance Of the last sad du.
~ Of burial, whether eneompassed by
the proud and lofty towers Of Imperial
Rome, while the cries Of mourning
thousands ascend to heaven, or sur
rounded by the tall green trees Of re.
publican Kentucky, where the stricken
heart silently pours forth its sorrows.
On the evening Of the 10th Of Au.
gust. Morgan, his brothcr,and a mum
Der Of young men from Lexington, gal.
lAntly threw themselves into the be.
sieged station, and saved the fortress.
After bold, spirited, and unsuccessful
siege, Simon Girty drew of his men
on the morning Of the third day. and
marched IN the direction Of the lower
Blue Iicks. BY this time, the whole
neighboThood had risen in arms, and
with the aid promptly given by liar.
rodsburg aud B0on's station, one hun.
dred and sixty six mounted men mus.
tered under the command Of Colonies
Todd and Trigg. The line Of march
was Immediately taken up, and the
pursuit commenced. After marching
a short distance, Col. Daniel boon,
and some others, wstchful and experi
eneed, abd we'll acquainted with In
dian signs, discovered strong evidences
Of Hardness and ostsntatiOn, that seem
ed TO invite an attack. The trees were
chopped for the purpose Of pointing
out the route, while they took pains 10
conceal their number by marching ~
single fi!e. stepping in each others
track, and contracting their camps. -
As the van arrived on the south bank
Of Licking river. at the Lower Blue
Licks, a few scattering Indians were
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