Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-30
Siege OF Fort nIcigs-Third Day.

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For the latter, II is much better. Old maids, when
they get married. are very apt TO die-why it is so
the doctors ALPHABETICALLY Doctor Bedford
who knows every thing of these affairs, and will
tell you all about the anatomy of man. Eve was Gre
ated IL years cid at a word-but after she eat the
apple she felt sick. The reason OF this was, the
apple not ripe. Satan, the old scoundrel, knew
what he was about, and gave her half ripe apple,
which produced the first case of dyspepsia ever
known in the books. This eating of unrpe apples is
a very bad thing, and always produces dyspepsia
If il had been glass of good, genuine, hard cider
it would have been a very different thing Hard
cider, poured out of long necked bottle, with
slight mantle of genial gas in the top in the shape OF
white drops of honey aioat, like the light feecy
clouds IN the upper regions ofthe atmosphere-such
hard cider makes heroes and heroines. And sach
the effect of the hard cider used in Fort Meigs
by Old Tip, in his brave army of a thousand.
At the gray daylight this morning, the British
had made considerable progress with the batteries
The Indians lazy, idle of rascas, and would
not work at all. They kept lowering round the
Fort shooting their rifles through every aperture in
the pickets, among the Americans But Old Tip
took of them in his peculiar style. He or
dered, early in the morning, the big guns to be fired
upon the British batteries. This done again
and again One severe, well-amed shot fell among
group of the Canadians, who were digging away
as hard as they could The ball and the dirt knocked
halfa dozen of them heels over head - some rolled
! down the enbrasure- some rolled into the ditch and
one poor fellow rolled into eternity.
1t is curious mark the singular effect of the cX-
citement Of a camp battle. People seem to care
I no more for dying than for the prick of pin. Sc
CARS and souls pulled into ashes with equal sang
/ froid
/ Soon after breakfast, Old Tip standing one
of the batteries picking his teeth, and every now
and then taking look at the British camp across
the river The day was rather pleasant and agreea-
ble-and the sun danced on the waves of the Miami
quite lovingly. BY and by he observed several
boats, filled with troops, put off from the northern
shore of the river paddle across, and land in the
rear of the British batteries. At this, Old Tips
ewes began to flash. What do these fellows mean?
( Have they some trick to play u.s. They want no
additional hands their batteries. Perhaps they
want to draw attention there, in order to attack
| us in the rear
! Old Tip Immediately held a council Of war with
his brave associates. "Fellow soldiers" said he,
we must be on the look out against any surprise.
In three or four days, General Clay and the Ken
tuckians will be here to aid In the mean time
we must hold our position, and prevent any sur
prise in the rear Did you these bcatsP'
/ cave, aye, General said one of the officers.
.'Then lei me tell you,' continued he, " that we
must watch every point of our camp, and leave no.
thing to chance"
Whats to be done o. said Of the council,
eating rasher of bacon, for in these fighting times,
there is hardly regular table set out for meals
! g what's to be done ~ continued the young Tip,
taking off horn of hard cider.
Old Tip stood up tall and straight, like poplar.
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courage and determination. His form also seemed
to enlarge as he inhaled the fresh breeze, it blew
from the wild woods. " Let one third Of our men
always be on guard, night and day, one third to fl
nish the works as fast possible and one third to
sleep with their loaded rifles, for pillow. This is
the order OF the day, till the Kentuckians come up
and when they come, we II give those British
| troops some warm work"
| This order was received with three cheers-three
tremendous cheers, which echoed fro m the neigh
bouring woods and made the Canadians in the enc.
mv's fort, stop their work and look up. WAS that
| thunderlr :" No. il was the id Yankees" said
another.
Immediately a portion of the troops took to their
! beds-some in the tents-some on the breecbes of
their guns-some their knapsacks. These were
the men who had been watching through the night.
Others pulled out segars and smoked-others begun
! to sing little snatches Of songs
| AT this time the well in the camp was rapidly un-
der way, but no water was yet found. Accordingly
! the men had to proceed in troops to the river and
procure their water. In these water excursions,
very different from the water excursions Of New
York, where you go in steamboat, with black fel
low and fiddle, TO dance and kiss the girls--they
were in arably attacked by the Indians, who kept
dodgin round the trees to fire upon the Americans.
The great object Of the Indians seemed be TO pick
! out Old Tip himself, and shoot him down. Many OF
them who had been at the battle Of Tippecanoe two
years before, knew his person and looks well
enough-and they seemed TO care for dan
ger so as they could get good shot at the
General. Probably Proctor had promised re-
ward to the Indian who should put ball through
the head or heart Of Old Tip. Proctor did not like
To come in contact with the conqueror Of Tippeca.
noe and the gro-ps Of Indians, who always kept
lodging among the trees around the fort, every
now and then firing at that part Of the interior Of
the works where Old Tip was. But they did not
hit him, although some came very Probably
in the course Of the dsy, dozen Indians were kill.
ed and wounded in the wholesome Of the Amer-
cans were wounded, but none killed.
During the preceding evening boat with gun
the river, and begun 60 fire upon the fort
} but effect produced. During the evening
when all the firing had ceased on both sides and the
stars bright and numberless up in high heaven
many Of the men were talking over their position
their prospects, and the course of things hereafter
One Of the men had been at the battle Of Freno
Al. D.w, n..s th..x