Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-11-08
81 ELECTIONS.
BLACK uAwK-TEcUMsEH.

Pom nc Baltimore -imerlfaa
Messrs. Eduors-IIe,nng of the death of tn.
celebrated Ssuk ChicGsn Black Hawk Law
juced TO make YOU the follos lng oornr inicatsn,
which may be interesting to some Of your reader. :
During atesideucc OF several ,e,rs IN .h.t ~ nov
the Territory OF Iowa, had tnsa, opnor Of
seeing and oons.rstng with this not.t ~rrrior, and
often look back with feeling, of sr.,t pi.A.ur.
10 the many token. of good vii and f1.nd,h,p thar
he has frequently bestowed upon me. H., lodge
always open 10 The stranger. and he ~ss ever
vesdy TO share that~ith hun which lie might ros
want, either ms fars and blankets Tor couch OF
his and ,enisou Tor repast. lie .lsays spoke
in terms OF high regard OF the WHITES SAVING thst
IN war he fought like brave m. but ~ peace he
wished 10 forget that his hand had been raised
HsAnst them. lis career asa warrior commenced NJ
Try early age; when VIC was but toute u years
his father. Ps~hesse, led ~ar r.riy against
ta Osaces, IN which expedition lie accompanied
they succeeded ~ reaching Il village cf III,
ages. which they attack ed, snd alter ,ery s.,.te
a,ouutrr They routed then enemies and burnt the II
au. In lhls battle Black Hsw.'s father va. Killed.
= lie fesenged his death by killing ,nd sc.png IN.
p,agc Who had slam HIM. lie ~ss fond ot ~.
e3untng hi. earlier exploits. and often boosted Of
i,i, beng 1T the iight hand Of Iecupseh when the
latttf WAS Killed II the hattle ofihe Thames. IL,
account of the deah Of tins distinguished warrior
relat' 10 me by himself, dunns IN evening that |
spent in his lodi e winters ago. In The course
ri our talk. asked him II he with Teeumseh
when he Mas killed. lie replied
was, and will now tell You all about IL. Tc
cumseh, Shanbane AVID Caldwell. t-o poia-aui=
ME Chiefs, aud myself seated on 4 log neir
camp ere, filing our pipes fot a smoke on tlie
morning Of the baltlc when word came Gor' III.
Btnish General that he wl.I ed 10 speak TO 1,cum
sch. lie went Immediately. aud after sia,inc sem.
ume, tejoiued us taking his seat ~lthout SAVING
word, when Caldwell, who was ono Of his nvntiic.
observe To hm-my father whit are Nc TO do Shall
we fight the Americans " \ Is, my spn" replied
Iecumseh II shall 70 iafoHifir y,rv smok,-hnt
YOU are row wanted by tie General Go, nv SON.
! never expect To see YOU gam" Shor,l, ,Gcr TN,
Continued Black Hawai- the Indian spies came H.
and gave word OF The near approach Of ire American.
Tecumsch immediately posted hls men IN the .do,
of a swamp which nanLcd the British i'm, rl,c,oe
himself at thelr head. VA. a htle 70 hi, rl,ht
with small parry of Sauks II was not Ions h.
fore the Americans made their appcaranc. The,
did not perceive ~ at the frst. Ind a, ", vcf. nv
the under growth but We soon LEI Them lnow ,l.,.
we were hy rour,nr IN one u, Two vnlIry, =. IN,
were forming uto I'm, IN opp,sc III. U,i,,.b n.
Cdte,ed a lrlle bnt very :, a., ~. ne,rc,,sJ . ,,,
body of ho,se frol Jo6rso,,s ,,ncr, orr,run, !
Kentu,kiao.1 ,,ep,tiny IN rb,,es nnor -. :, ,b
81 ,,,,t no., '.,. -. 49, H., i' -,
~" "i'" ''e9 "'e 50 r'"So .n'' We coud see me
hints IN lher guns, when ltcumsth, spfIugng to
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