Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-08-15
Hon. Daniel Webster.
GOODNESS ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE.

GOODNESS ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE
Connected with the movements Of the north-wes-
tern armies. n 1913 and previously, are Banv in
cdents which though too unimportant for the ges
.! general history, are nevertheless highly interest
ing, and well worthy Of preservation Some of
these have been related by General Upton and 9TH
err brave officers; several recorded in the nara.
tives Of Dawson and Hall few may be found in
the newspapers of the times in which they occurred
but the greater number Of them dwell merely in the
recOectiOns Of the surviving soldiers who witness
cd them. Some Of them display intrepidity I'M
surpassed in the history Of warfare; others eXhbi,
n GOODNESS in the moment of imminent danger. in
dicative Of the most determined resolution and the
most extraordinary nerve. OF this latter character
are the two incidents mentioned below. We FIND
them related in a letter from Col. John Speed Smith,
"a prominent friend of the Administration in Ken
tucky,) 20 a gentleman Of this city. Colonel
Smith, it will be recollected, one of the aids OF
General Harrison in the battle of the Thames
| The writer states, that moment before the bat
! tie commenced, General Harrison rode up to 6 ma
iestc Seneca Chief and took his powder horn TO re-
prime his pistols. Upon witnessing this, Lieuten-
| ant Smith asked him if he expected to come in per
sonal contact with the enemy; to which the Gen
eral replied, that it was proper to be prepared for
any cycnt,-that he commanded an army of better
| materials than Proctor's, and that he was deter
mined not to survive defeat adding with smile
| TO Lieutenant Smith, "Iou had better fresh prime
too, rs shall expect my aids to die around me -
| Whilst at the crotchet, utter the left wing had
recovered from its mOmentary confusion, and was
| Joining the front, General Harrison ordered Lieu
! tenant Smith TO bring down Ches's command t.
support it. While he was giving this ordeE, the
! uecks Of their two horses were intcrlocked; and
some twigS Of tree above them, which had gath
cred md retained cluster Of leaves and around
Which the aid had to look at his Commander were
cut down by the cncmy'S balls. Near the spot Mt
the same moment, 4 soldier was shot through the
thigh and seeing the Commander-in-C Chief as be
swung around and fell, he cried out. did YOU see
that General they have shot me again"
This man had been wounded the day before nj
the Bridge. General Harrison directed him 10 b.,
takun back To have his wound dressed but finding
that his thigh was not broken, the brave fellow
bandagcd il with his handkerchief 10 stop the bleed
ing, clutchcd up his gun, swOte he meant to have
cat. actiun, and continued to fight. few moments
afterwards young man dashed w to the Com
mandcr. holding scalp i'll his hand and sung out
Look here, General, I've gotit My father was
an old Kentucky Indian Fighter and when lett
home, he made me promise TO bring him the scalp
Of u red skin killed by myself And here it is
this i. for the old uan. Now want one for my.
SELF" And away he sprlng in search Of another
enemy.
These two anecdotes, Colonel Smith says, great.
" amused Commodore Perry, when he related their
20 him at the cu-c Of the battle; and the rqilan
sailor truly said, that an army of such men cuul,
not he conquered And lac frequently afterwards
on meeting with tic officers Vi the army, woul,
repeat the brave soldiers exclamation, with rrca
zest, "Do YOU see that General !--tucy have Sho
me agaiu!"-- Cincinnati Gazette.