Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-10

Cooru,ss on the FgId Of BanIe.-Connec'cd
with the movement Of the noIlh western armies IN
1919 aud previously, are many incidents, Which,
though TOO uuimpoTfanttpT the pages OF general his
tory, are nevertheless highly interesting. and vel
worthy of preservation. Some of these have boon
related by General Upton, and othc- brave OF" crs ;
several are recorded 10 the narratives of Dawson
aud Hall; a few may be found ~ the newspapers Of
the times in which they occurred but the greater
number Of them dwell merely m the recOA.cil1ns OF
the surviving sol IeTs who Witnessed them. some
Of tben display an intreTidIty unsurpassed m the
history OF warfare: others exhibit a GOODNESS ln the
moment OF imminent danger, indicative OF inc most
determined resolution and The most extra Tfinay
dsnfs uocntioned below. We find them rc.aJci Iu o
letter from Colonel John Speed Smith. "a prOmI-
neut friend OF the AdminisIatOn, ~ henilIHyJ 10
n gentleman Of this city. Col smith D. VIII be re-
collected. was one II the AIDES Of Gen. HsrnsonI n
sac battle Of the Thames.
The writer states, 'ha' n moment before the hait.e
commenced, Gen Harrison lode up 10 a majestic
Seneca Chief and took his uOwdcr-uOrn % repTime
RE pistols. Uqon Witnessing this, Lieut.. Smith
Esi-d INN Il he expected 90 con r. 10 personal con
tact with the eHcmy-tD winch fEc General replied.
that u was proper 20 be prepared for any cvcnt that
he commanded an army Of better materials than
Proct0rs q. and that he was determined not 90 sur
we a defeat; adding with n smile, 20 Lieutenant
smith, " Sou bad better fresh prime, too. as shall
expectmy Aides 90 die around me!'
Whilst a. the crofchet, oftoT the ltf wing had re-
covered frOW is m0mcntary confusion, and wss
ioiRed IN tie front, Gen. Harmon ordered ii'ufon
ant smith @, bulg down Chllc.s coylmand 60 s.p-
port n. Wn le hc was giving this order, the nrCks
OF thsir Two horses we're I4tcTocked and some
II Wis NN N III |NH A.HNNH "NH..N NAN .LH
retained 4 cluster of leaves, and around which tir
All had 90 look NJ hs COMMANDER, were cut down
~ The eormya bale. Near the spot 90 the same
moment. o soldier was shot through che thi1h add
eecion The ommandsr-iu.C Chief ne be sFuug round
and fel, he cuei out, 'dlt you See Mat Goncrai7
hcy have .hot me agIlu!"
This man had been wuupdct the d1ybcfYre NJ the
bridqe. General Harr son directed hIm So be- taken
bsck N have bis wounds dressed bot finding that
III. frigk wasn't broken. fbe brave fellow haudayfd
mi with uis hanikerchlHf 90 stop The bleeding clutch
81 am MS gun. sN1re 10 meant 90 have s1u-ffcu0u
and conuns,I 90 h1ht. A few moments 1ftsrnarfa.
q vourr man dashed W o. fhe Commander, holding
. scal1in bic hand and sung 0uf, Logs here. Gen.
sr1i Ave g1titt Nv lafbHr wns au ODD Kentucky
Irairn Fighter; and when 'clt home. he made We
prqmrs ~ b. bring him tho scalp 81 a rel skin killed
by myself And here 90 Is-tlls o. Tor nc ut man.
nov 1 want one for myself end OF DE sprang iu
search Orsa1tier enc,ug.
The-r two augCdstes. Colonel Nmih says great
-su1ssi COMMODITY Peuy, when h1 f.ill,l t4em
LII I.s close 81 the battle aud The R7iaE,
..... f-ff on army n sUCh D'Cn r1uid
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