Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-09-18
Brady's Adventure.

Gen. HUGH BRADY has stated to us
that the subjoined narrative is substan>
tally correct. The General also as
sures us that the child was not recap
tured by his brother as he was so strong
ly fastened TO the Indian that he was
not able to release him and save his own
life, and that of the boys mother. The
General also informs US, that in 1887,
at Beaver, Pa, he became acquainted
with young man of the name of Stupes.
On inquiry, he had the satisfaction to
learn that he was the son Of the boy in
question. He informed the General,
that his father remained with the In
dians till after the treaty of Grenvile,
in 1905; that he then returned home,
and when the Beaver country was set
tling, his father purchased the spot
where the scene took place. and lived
there to the day of his death, which
happened about one year before, and
now lays Inferred on the very spot
where he fell with the Indian 81 years
ago. We find the narrative in the
Prtsburg Americana Detroit Adv.
In 1880, small fort, within the pre-
sent limits Of Piitsburg, was the head
quarters Of Gen. Broadhead, who was
charged with the defence of this quar-
ter of the frontier. The country north
and west Of the Allegheny river was in
possession of the Indians. Gen. Wash>
ington, whose comprehensive sagacity
had provided against all dangers that
menaced the country, wrote 10 Gen.
Broadhead to select suitable officer
and despatch him to Sandusky, for the
purpose of examining the place and as
certaining the force of the British and
Indians assembled there, with view to
measures of preparation and defence,
against the depredations and attack to
be expected from thence.
Gen. Broadhead had no difficulty in
making the selection of an officer qua
lifted for this difficult and dangerous
DUTY. He sent for Capt. Brady, show
ed him Washington's letter, and map
or draft of the country he must traverse
very defective, as Brady afterwards
discovered, but the best, no doubt, that
could be obtained at that time.
Capt. Brady was not insensible to the
danger, nor ignorant of the difficulty o.
the enterprise. But he saw the ankle
~ Of the Father of his country TO pro-
cure information that could oal y be OBJ
tained by this perlous mode, and knew
its importance. His own danger wa.
of inferior consideration. The appoint
ment was accepted, and selecting few
soldiers and four Chickasaw Indians "a
guides, he crossed the Allegheny river
and was at once in the cnemy's coun'
try.
1t was May, 1850, that he commen
ced his march; the season was uncom
monty wet. Every considerable stream
was swollen; neither road, bridge, no
house, facilitated their march, nor shiel
} ded their repose. Part Of their provi
sions were picked up by the way, a
they crept rather than marched throug
the wilderness by night, and lay con
+, ccaled in its brambes by day. Th'
slightest trace of his movement, tn
: print of mans foot on the sand of
river, might have caused the extermi
/. nation of the party. Brady was ver
: sed in all the wles of Indian strategic
: and dressed in the full war dress OF a
$ Indian warrior, and well acquainte
: with their languages, he led his band i
g safety near TO the Sandusky town
+ without seeing hostile Indian.
The night before he reached Sandu:
t. ky. he saw a fire, approached II. an
l. found two squaws reposlng before
n He passed on without molesting then
o But his Chickasaws now deserted. Th
g was alarming, for it was probable the
&c had gone over TO the enemy. Howcve
he determined TO proceed. With FL
knowledge of the horrible death that ;
, waited him, if taken prisoner, he passe
' on until he stood beside the town, an
:. on the bank of the river.
His first care was To provide plat
. of conceaiment for his men. Wht
this was effected, having selected ol
;" man as the companion of his future a
y ventures, he waded the river to an islar
o' partially covered with drift wood, opp
. site the town, where he concealed hin
" self and comrade for the night.
e Leonidas was brave, and in obed
u cnce to the instructions of his countr
Is he courted death, and found it in Il
pass of Thermopyle.
a, Napoleon was brave, but his brave
sr, acts were performed in the presence
ch embattled thousands.
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