Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-04-25

Dce III smply rc,enrsS his death, Rupert was ~.
na nrnsesy elected captain "f the siaiion, and all
the cabins within the .ioekade were placed under Z
hts especial guardianship. fs"er, Witnessed the I
prricfiacn Of h,s brother With emotions Of pride
full as e i, hsd been conferred upon himself. and
much Did the wins arinaed bv one sooi that 4
IN all measures tina, taken by the band Of pi
onecrs they 'nscns'biy followed The lead Of either
brother. The superstition which had gwen faied
character TO their lives al home, followed IN GER
,ain degree, even here and their characters were
supposed to be so thoroughly Identified their for
tunes So completely bound up IN each other. that
feeling no harm could oyer,ske the one which was
not shared BY the other their followers had equal
confidence IN both, and volunteered upon the same
slscri,y upon any border expedition when either OF
the brothers CHANGED to lead.
q. --.- ,i... ,i...e ,I., cone.ai wssos. whn
had been sent BY government 10 crush the allied for
ccs Of the northwestern Indians. established his
camp upon the Ohio. with the interim of passing
the winter in diseipu'ng his raw Ievies, aud pre-
pairing for the winter campsign which was after
ward SO brilliantly decided near The Miami Of the
Lakes. The mail route from Pittsburgh to Deav-
er now passes the field where these troops were
mars hailed and the traveller may still the rude
fiteplsccs of The soldiery blackenng the rich pas
lures through which he rides. He may see, too
story, whose troth is indicated by more than one
silent memen'o.
The western militia, large bodies Of which had
been drafted into Waynes army, were never re-
markabe for military subordinaton, Of which, mot
to mention the Indian war Of 30, the more notable
campaigns with the British afforded many an in
stance. They are u gallsn, set of men, but taey
have an invncibe propensity each man 10 tight on
his own hook : and not merely that but when not
employed upon immediate active service, it is al
mos, impossible to keep them together. They be
came dsgusled with monotopy Of military duties
revolt at their exactiDg precision and though foil
Of fight when fight is to be had, are eager to dis
perse upon the leas, nlermission CT active service
and come and 20 as individual caprice may leat
them. General Wsyne's camp, indeed, was for
while complete caravuBserai. where not merel.
one or two but whole troops OF volunteers cou
! be seen arriving and departing at ony bour OF 'h
dav. This, to the spirit of an old soldier who la
been bred in the armies Of Washington, was unen
. durable. But ss these fitting gentry constitute
he sharp-shoo,ers, upon whom he chiefly depend
S ed. the veteran officer bore with them as long q
: possible, in the hope that by bumoring the yolur
teers he might best attach them to the service fc
} which this species of force was nll-imporant
AT length, however, matters reached such pas
that the army IN danger OF complete disorgar
ization and q new system must be adopted. Ma
: Antony as Wayne's mel called him, twho whe
he took = thing in hand never did it by hsves) CT
tablished martial law in its most rigid form, on
: proclaimed that every mau on his muster roll. {
= whatsoever rspk. who should pass beyond his line
u without special permit from himself, should
9 tried as n deserter aud suffer accordingly. I'll
threatened severity seemed only to multiply The
sertions but 60 keen were the backw0ods milii
tI,aty m fran hat hay mn
considered al outrageous tyranny. lat with all Il
vigilence Of the regular officers. il was imPossib
:. to seize any 10 make military example Of them
Fresh volunteers, however. occasionally sn
!, Piled the place OF those who thus absened then
- selves without leave and one morning in parties
> lar cutie o sensation was created througho'
., the camp by the arrival OF new body
leyies WHICH, though numerically small, strut
n every one as the finest company hat had yet bee
% mustered beneath the standard OF Wayne. III
:, troop consisted Of mounted rincmen, thorough
armed ano equipped after the border fashion and cl'
n in the bel,ed hunting -irock, which is the mo
. graceful of modern costumes. Both horses 81
;, men seemed picked for special service, and the
=. make and NOV ement exh Ib ed that union OF sreng
=, and agility which alike IN man aud beast consl
-, ,utes the perfection Of that smpb'bious foree-ii
n dragoon whose original character Is only repr
n scented ~ modern armies ny tue mouh'ea 'anee's
ID our western praires'
~ The commandsot Of this corps seemed worth
n TO be the leader of so gallant band. His ma
70 ,ial fipure--he horse lie rode aud all his person
couipments we're in every respect complete. al
10 sn;,ed 10 each other. The esgle feather IN b
- wolf skin cap, told ola keen eye and long shot
n The quilted pouch. iorn with The wsmPum be
"a which sustained his hs,cheI aud pistols from Il
- body Of some swarthy foemsn-spoke OF the sio
- heart aud the strong hand while tue panther sk
"A which formed the housings Of his sable roam b
10 trayed tina, the rider had ysuqushed more teri
=. Bile foe than the red savage himself. lis hors
.. cross OF the heavy ConosIoRa with a notle,o'i
IN Virgins racer bore himself Ss proud oil so gala
:, master; and as the ifinged eggIo pressed h
: aank. while the young officer faced the General
!, passing IN salute before Am. he executed bs pa
~ ssges with ell the graceful precision Of eh'rg
- trained IN The rnaaege
A nurnur OF admiration ran along the ranks
this gallant cavalier passed slowly Up ifopt oi u
.. soldiery and reincd up bus chsmP'ng siesd be'o
The line Of his tall followers, as they weres Ieng
.,.h.Ied uoop the 20 rade. Bot The ssnsstlt