Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-07-30

which they were fastened in like man
ner. A halter was then tied round
his neck, and fastened to a sapling
which grew near. And finally, a
strong rope was passed under his DO
DIV, and wound several times round
his arms at the elbows-thus lashing
them to the stick which lay across
his breast, and to which his wrists
were fastened, in a manner peculiarly
painful. He could move neither feet.
arms nor head; and was kept in this
|position till the next morning. The
Indians then wishing to commence
their return journey, unpinioned
Kenton, and dashed him by the feet,
to a wild, unbroken colt, Zone of the
animals he had stolen from them,)
with his hands tied behind him.
In this manner he was driven in
to . captivity as cruel, singular, and
remarkable in other respects, as any
in the whole history OF Indian war
faro upon this continent. "a fatalist,'
says the author of the Sketches of
Western Adventure, would recog-
nize the hand Of destiny in every
stage of its progress. In the infatu-
alton with which kenton refused to
ladopt proper measures for his safety,
while such were practicable; in the
|persevering obstinacy with which he
remained on the Ohio shore until
flight became useless; and afterwards
in that remarkable succession Of ac-
cidents, by which, without the least
exertion on his part, he was SO often
at one hour tantalized with a prospect
Of safety, and the next plunged into
the deepest despair. He was eight
times exposed to the gauntlet-three
times tied to the stake-and as often
thought himself upon the eve of a ter
rlble death. All the sentences pas
sed upon him, whether Of mercy or
seem to have been
pronounced in one council only to be
reversed in another. Every friend
that Providence raised up in his ia
vor, was Immediately followed by
some enemy, who unexpectedly inter-
posed, and turned his short glimpse
ofsunshine into deeper darkness than
ever. For three weeks he was con-
stantly see-sawing between life and
death; and during the whole time, he
was perfectly passive. No wisdom,
or foresight, or eSerticn. could have
saved him. Fortune fought his bat
tie from first to last, and seemed de-
termined to permit nothing else to in
terfere.'
He was eventually liberated from
the Indians, when about to be bound
to the stake for the fourth time and
burnt, by an Indian agent of the
name of Drewyer, who was anxious
to obtain intelligence for the British
commander at Detroit, ofthe strength
and condition of the settlements I'M
Kentucky. He got nothing impor-
tant out of kenton; but the three
weeks football OF Fortune was sent
to Detroit, from which place he ef-
fected / escape in about eight
months, and returned to kentucky.|
Fearless and active, he soon embar-
ked in new enterprises: and was'
with George Rogers Clarke, in his
tedexpedition against Vincent
mes and Kaskaskia-with Edwards,
in his abortive expedition to the lndi-l
an towns in l785-and with Wayne !,
in his decisive campaign Of 1894.
Simon Kenton, throughout the
struggles of the Pioneers, had the rep-I
utation Of being a valuable scout, al
hardy woodsman, and a brave Indian
fighter; but IN reviewing his eventful
career, he appears greatly to have
lacked discretion, and to have evin-
ced frequently a want Of energy. In
his after life, he was much respected;
and he continued to the last, fond of
RECALLING listeners with stories Of the
Early times. A friend Of ours, who
about three years ago made a visit
to the abode Of the venerable patrf
arch. describes in the following terms
his appearance At that time: Ken
toms form, even under the weight
of seventy-nine years, is striking, and
must have been a model Of manly
strength and agility. HIS eve is blue,
mild, and vet penetrating in its CANCEL