The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-29
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+ ,se rriehrsisd Sank chielisin Blsel
tI,ak, | am iniaerl IN n'ske YOU The al
:,s;,s rnmnunif aim. Nhieh may be IN
,.-.,,rs 10 snme nf ynur reahers:
Ilsrns TesiirGce II several years IL
MS, j. nov The leriiinFy II Iowa. I hst
,,,ay opportunities "fsefing and cnnTsrs
80 wmh hi. un,Fd warrior. AMI ofisI
LAX bark u ilh feelings OF great plsasur,
!, the many lokens Of good will aad
Ireaisl,r ihat he has frequently besIaz
.lua,n ne. lis l.alse was always opeG
!, ,he s:rasgrr. aud he was ever ready IA
.l.re lh.l - ilh him which he might mnsI
..,t. rIthru his fairs and blankets fa,r q
snu.a, or lass cora and yenisnn for = 70.
mast. lie alEays sp"ae in terms Of high
Isr4rI .! ihe whites. saying IhsI in wal
h. fought Ike brave man. bat in peace
he WISHED Ia forget that his hand had
ever brrn raised against them. Ills ca.
re.g Is a warrior commenced IT q very
sl,lY age: WHEN he was but fourteen
wears old. his f.ihrr. Pasheese. led =
var p.riv against the Osages. in which
expedition he accompanied him; they
nccredrd IN reaching the village of the
O.agrs. Inch ihey attacked. and after a
rrry s.sete eucnuhler. they routed their
rarnrs aud burnt their town. H. lhl.
b.i,lr Blark Hawks father Was killed.
bp, lie reVcnsed his death by killing aud
sraipins the Usage whO had slain him.
IL a.. fpnd IL rscoHn'ing bis earlier eE-
rlaii,. sui alien boosted ol lis being II
lhe tishI hand If Tecumssi. when the
LATER Mas killed at the battle al the
Thames. lis srcauni 81 the death Of
lhs Distinguished warrior, vas related 80
me By him.elI. during an evening IhaI !
s7eA n his luJge sumo winters ssn. In
tie course of our talk. ! asked him il he
was wi.h Ttcumseh when he Was killed.
lie rplIrd--
IL was. aud | will nnw tell you all
shout il. Ternmseh. Saubinne and Cali
veil, two Pua~as'ltnie Chiefs. and my.
sell. we're seated on log near our camp
fire. filing our pipes fnr a smakr. on the
mnrnIng IT the bsrtle. when word came
irbm the British General that he wished
10 speak n Tecumseh. lie went imne.
disisly. aud after staying some iimr. re-.
Jn'ned us. taking his seal without saying
word, shsa Caldwell, Who was one u
his fssn!Isss. observed 10 h,m, Ny father.
what are we 10 De-! Shall we Eight the
Americans! YES. ny son" replied re.
eumssh, :" ire shall 20 into hsir rfry
sm's:-bui ynuI are nov wanted by the
General. Go. my son. never expee, %
see you again" Shorty after has tean.
inned Blark Hawk The Indian spies
came in. and gave word Of the near ap.
proach Of the Americans. Tecumseh i'm.
medIaIely posted his men in the edge Of .
swamp ~hich llnked the British line.
placing himself Al their head. | was =
lnie TO MS right. with small pauy Of
SAuk'. IL was not long before the Ame.
feaas made ihe,r Appearance: they did
Nos perceive " Al The first. hid az We
were by the und'r.rowih. but we soon
let lhcn know where we were hy pnu,.
!.s IN "ne or iva voi!eys as they were
io'm'Ag ln'n line to oppose the BRUSH.
They lAliercd lutte. bnl veIv soon We
rerreived a large body nf rise (Cul
J'hnson's regimen, OF mounted K,ninc
kI'ns. preparing 10 charge upon US 10 the
swamp. They came bravely on. vet we
never stirred until they were so close that
we could see the ilnls IN their guns,
when recumsfh, sprineing 10 his feet.
gave the Shawnee war cry, and tiischarg.
ed his rifle. This was the signal Tor US
10 commence The 6shI. but il did not last
I'ng; the Americans answered the shout.
E;u'ning onr iEc, and al the 6tsl dis.
eaafse OF their guns. | saw recumseh
s'Agser forwards over fallen tree, near
"aeh he vas standing, lc,ling his rife
"r'l at his feet. a. spnn as the Indisns
discovered he was killed. a sudden fear
cane over them. and thinking the Grea,
"ptn was angry. they fought no longer.
AM were quickly pa. To fight. Tia,
night we returned IA bury our dead, and
search f"r the body Of recumssh. He
was 'nand lying where he had fits, fallen;
na'les had struck him above the hip,
$ai tls skull had been broken by The
"l'' eal nf the gun of some soldier.
Wa' had iannd him perhaps when life
was not quite gone. With the exception
o. these wound., hi, body was un,ouch.
~ Wing near hin, however, was large
nar i'oking Pnlawat,imie, who had been
@"rd' d"rked I'll in his planes and war
r'h' whnm III" Americans, M doubt,
""i taken Cor Trcumseh. Tor he was
|'"Fed and every particle Of skin nayed
W." MS body Tecumseh himself had
~ W. ornaments abon, his person, save a
"''''' me lat. Daring The night we bu.
Yea "'r dead, and brought off the body
Vt ,'ru'ns"h, although We we're is sight
VI ,ne hre' If the American camps"
his Is some what ,hfr.,an, T,nu, tha