Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-09
BLACK HAWK. The Editor ofthe u Te,.

BLACK HAWK The Editor ofthe " I''ts
Tern Salefd" lately paid visit TO the - wilds of
Missouri In his lest he gives portrait Of Black
Hawk, and the warriors that nro now with HIM at
Fortress Monroe. lie saw them nj Jefferson Bar
racks, Missouri, and afterwards came passenger
in the same boat with them. Speaking Of the FIRST
impression which they made on his mind, he
says
" We were Immediately struck with admiration
at the gigantic and symmetrical figures of n'ost Of
tho warriors, who seemed rs they roelined IN ma
tive ease AMI gracefulness, with their hafnoked bo-
dies exposed 10 view rather like statues from some
master hand than like beings Of rooe whom we
had heard characterized degenerate And debosed
We extended our hands which they rose 10 grasp,
md 10 our question: II How dye do - they respon-
dcd the same words accompanying them with
hoartr shake After the salulattons were over, We
had leisure 10 observe more closely tho appearance
Of these sons of nature they were clad an ieggngs
and moenssins of buckskip, and wore blankets
which thrown around them IN the manner Of
the Roman togn so "a 10 leave their rish, arms
bare when reclining or lying down, they general
~ now their blankets to fall from them. The
youngest among .hem were painted on their nceks,
with bright vermlllion colour, ind had their fnces
,ransyersely streaked with alternate red and black
stripes From their bodies and from their faces
and eyeb ows, they pluck cut the HAIR with the
most nssiduous care they also shave or pull IT out
from their hends, with the exception OF TUT OF n
bou, three fingers width, extending from between
tho forehead a. crown 10 the back Of the heal This
they sometimes plat into. Il queue on the crown
! and CIT the edges OF II down 10 an inch in length
and plaster It with yefmil!ion, which keeps il erect
and gives it the appearance OF cocks comb The
/ time and grca care bestowed lay them nj their tot
| let,e would pa, the foPpery of civilized beau
completely to the blush the point OF single hair
emerging from their eyebrows. or the slishtct'
pinple visible upon their faces awdkena their anx
ious solcinde, aud they proceed to eradicate or c
rase il with all possible despatch
lie snys,that the whole Of them were truly inter.
cstine, and had " his fJteN the eldest son Of
Black llawlt) countennuce not been wanting, in
that peculiar expression Which emanacs from
cultivated intellect and which education nono can
give VIC could have looked upon him as the living
porsoni6ca,ion Of cur beau ideal Of manly beau
~"
The article istoo lengthy FOR insertion in our pa
per entire. The brie, biographical sketch which
lac S given of each Of those individuals, each Of
! whom Inns become distinguished by their exploits
last summer in The In limo war although some
what Indefinite viii prove Of some interest to those
who arc aware Of aud arc familiar with the
tralrsaeIiors OF thet bloody and Improbable cam
| paign and from his Intimacy and the length nf
time he WIS in their ncighbofhood and company it
! is 10 b. expected that lac should know as much it
MOI more, about their individual histories rs mos,
peispn3 AM as moreover II - his vocation 10 ga
,Icr fron all nations, upon all subjects, i. is
prcsannblc at leost TINT he did negec, to store
web his mind with tho information thus fortunate
/ ly thrown. as 1t were, IN his way. W. Give Que or
| TWO more e{iacs.
Mack a tama se-ac &C, or Black Hawk is np.
parontly 80 yonls Of age about feet & or Q inches
high. with rather broad shoulders, he has a low re-
treating forehead, sharp nose, somewhat hooked
! chin slightly r,ccdns, checks little hollow, and
eyes Of 4ari, hazel color his vision is imp 'red
aud hu occasionally wears spectnclcs. Tic cx.
! precision Of his countcnauce Is benevolent with n
shade OF sorrow IN IT, ln his manner he is il gen.
cral reserved and lhoughHu ha, sore times appears
cheerful ard conyef,es with animation. IL wears
at his side the skin ofhe bird from which he is
hamad, and uses lis feathers ms IA '.,n.
lie is not an hereditary but warrior chi. + " he
NY superior prowcss and skill has arisen to pow.l
anl influence over his ration. not exceeded by n
ny other uf his uiha lie was ,lesstibed 20 MS hy
persons who have known hn G,r years, rs a man
Of dniabls disposition, kind IN heat, ind of stitt
integrity lie is attended by his second son Ma
see.us kucl or the I hpnder cloud, who bears q
'tong resemblance 10 his bioiher Jack, both in fen
,ure and in form, but is far from being SO hand
some. o pee kce shiock, or the Prophet, is aged
about II, hc Is upwards Of six feet hiyh, remarka-
bly, stout bullt and rather lnenng to fairness Tie
wears his hair long all over his head and has mus
ilehes N his upper lip his f1ee is fuller and IA!
nose atra ,htef han bis companions his forehead
is low and his eyes are sunken deep beneath his
brows which close over them IN continual flown
Fcrosity is strongly marked IN his cqun!enauue
mingled with IN expression OF ~iyness all gun
ming, which when he smilcs seems nrcdon,;n, Vt
stem ofnamcnted with the neck feathers OF a duck