The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-11-07
POETRY.
CRAwFoRD,s DEFEAT.

And draw near while and listen to me;
A story III tell you that happened of late,
Concerning bold Crawfords most cruel defeat.
A bold hearted company, as you do hear;
Equipped themselves finely, being all volun-
teers,
Their numbers four hundred and eighty and
nine
To take the Sandusky town was their design.
In seventeen hundred and eighty and two,
On the twenty-sixth of May, as | tell unto
you;
Shey crossed the Ohio, as understand,
And brave Col. Crawford, he gave the CON-
mand;
Like undaunted heroes away they did steer,
Through the indian country without dread OF
fear.
Where Nicholas Slower and Jonathan Zanes,
Did pilot us over the Sandusky Plains;
Where Crawford, our Colonel, and officers
bold,
On the 4th day Of June did these Indians be-
hold;
On the Plains of Sandusky, ut twelve on that
day,
10th armies did meet in battle array.
The Indians on horseback, as l understand,
And Girty their leader, did give the command;
Till some of our soldiers upon them did fire,
When backwards the Indians were forced to
retire.
Our rifles did rattle, our bullets fly,
Till some of our meh on the ground there did
lie;
While some being wounded to others did say,
Slight on brother soldiers and don't lose the
day."
There's brave Col. Williamson asked for
band
of two hundred soldiers all at his command;
IF this had been granted, I make no great
doub',
That he would have put the proud foe to the
rout.
II w as this brave hero, then called so bold,
Who behaved himself nobly, like David OF
old,
When with the philistines he did 60 to war,
And returned safe home without getting a
scar.
Ia
There was brave MAJOR Brinton, second IN
command,
In front of the battle he boldly did stand;
With courageous conduct, his pest did main
tain,
Though bullets like hail in great showers
there came.
like brave hero was this Major-he
Encouraged his soldiers to fight vallantly;
With courage and conduct his men did COM
mand,
Like Joshua, that hero in the battle did stand
There was Captain Main, hero of old
Likewise Captain Rose, hero as bold
He received a bullet, but did not EXPIRE
And then to their camps they were forced
to retire.
o there's Captain Poglin, will not 60 past;
He fought very we'll while the battle did last
But on his return to fire did CO. -
What become of him after, we never could
know.
o! there's Ensign Sherry, as I have been told'
He fought many battle his country to up
hold;
In his twenty fifth battle, received a bad
wound
On the Plains of Sandusky was left on the
ground.
And there's Captain Brazier, of him they
complainedi
when the battle began he could no longer
stand;
He took to his heels and away he did rum
Amongst the pack saddles, the bullets to shun'
our officers all like brave heroes did fight,
Likewise our men, for two days and one night,
Until reinforcements OF Shawnees there came'
Which caused us to leave the Sandusky Plain'
Where Col. Craw ford, now on his retreat,
All with Major Brinton and brave Doctor
Knight;
With Slower, our pilot and several men,
Were followed and taken on the Snndusky
Plain.
o, now they had taken those men of renown'
And dragged them away to the Sandusky
town,
And there by a council were condemned 10 be
Burnt al the stake. o! most cruel Girty.
The scalps from their heads then away they
| did tear,
I And with red hot iron their bodies did scar;