Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-05-26

her full height, and her eyes flashing
as she spoke, ssSir," said she ssIsill Rus
sell fought as hard for his country as
General Jackson did; his youngest
brother Alb, (Absalona) was shot dead
in General Jackson's sight; and | don't
isec why Gen. Jackson should now be
sending his friends here to look up our
little places, and take our labor from US.
| Besides" said she, tive have not more
than six bushels Of corn in the house,
to last us until corn comes again; this
we brought over hundred miles.
| I1ou shall not stay" "Madam," re-
piled the gallant Brooke, "we are no
land spectators: we are in the coun-
Itry's service, on our way south; and
cannot you give us lodging and some
thing to cat?" ooh yes" she said, elf
tina: is true, you can get down and stay,
| il it should take half we have" Gas
you have SO little corn, and so far to 60
for more we will turn our horses in the
range to night" said Brooke, "and
will only ask little 10 feed with in
the morning" "Ncver mind us" said
she; "we can ride our horses as we
please, and they can do on the range;
but as you are in service and have hard
riding TO do, yours must be well fed"
The gallant officers put up for the
night, and were sheltered, fed and
lodged; and although they did net
walk on carpets, feast upon dainties, or
sleep on beds Of down, yet they had
the best the squatter's cabin could az
ford; and it was given, too. with such
kindness, such high soulcd patriotism,
that had the distinguished senator from
Kentucky himself been present, with
all his hatred to the s',uatters,) must
have won his admiration. In fact, it
had such an' effect upon Brooke, that
long afterwards he spoke Of it as the
"best meal" and "sweetest Sleep" he
had ever enjoyed. After taking an
early breakfast, the officers set out on
their journey; no persuasion could in
duce this kind woman to accept Of any
compensation. "Shc had never yet
charged money for a meals victuals, or
for a bed 10 sleep on, and she hoped
they did not think her mean enough to
begin now by charging those who led
soldiers lives, and had their country
to fight for. She not only wished she
had better TO give them; because they
looked like they had been used better
than she could get for them there in
the woods"
The Russclls and their neighbors
made crop of corn, and the next year
added some hundred families to this
settlement; they built one Baptist and
one Methodist Westinghouse, and no
people were more constant or sincere
in their devotions; and could those
members Of Congress who now abuse
anddenounce all settlers on public lands
as squattcrs, intruders and plundcrers,
but have seen these neighbors assem-
bled together on the Sabbath, engaged
in fervant prayer to the most high God,
they would never again indulge in
such feelings and expressions in rela-
ton TO the first settlers Of a country.
The Spanish Governors holding the
Florida posts, aided by few miscreant
British subjects, soon engaged rem
nani Of the Creek and seminole tribes
of Indians, in war upon the frontier
inhabitants; and the regular forces be-
ing insufficient TO chastisc them. Cen
cral Jackson made call upon Tennes-
see aud Georgia for additional forces;
and knowing that the Russells were
brave, skiifu', and well acquainted with
Indian warfare, he wro:c to old Will
liam Russell "lo rise a company Of
men TO act as spies, and join him on his
march," No sooner was the letter re-
ceived than the neighborhood was col
Iected, company Of men raised and
equipped, and although under no law,
they placed themselves voluntarily UNI
der the most rigorous military regula-
tons, and joined the army in time to
be the "first in BATTLE" and their aged
commander, although above sixty years
of age, and the campaign the most ar
duous ever performed on the continent,
yet did he go through it with the ar
dor and animation Of youth. And here
let me relate an anecdote Of this worthy
veteran, worth placing upon nations
record.-About one thousand Semino-
les were found embodied at Mikasuck-
lie, ready for battle, and the spies were
directed TO bring on the engagement,
and then fall hack upon the centre, SO
as to allow the wings to surround and