The Arkansas banner., 1848-06-20

bls. shfAk sasrsassed bY hare partr ef vgs1.rz. et. aneeste seas ths sathoffsy ss the iass Csn hseiay. as LsnriRhatl. A siniinr tsShuts uf Ee- ssct V paan tn ihts aeSu,ea hease of seidieH hy sen LAfsyEffe. fn ixttrr now extzA4, and in the pssssssiSn of laav cgnhectra Wsth if br tnsry;see Lafsyetts says. ~ IVken fszMted q akaxe rsff asas ar6sved c Haaier sO d. a-
 From this relroap@Ef Ii vii ie seen fhni. in ail tae wurs ef the country-~fa The fsvolu'Eonary wur ia ths Inaaa war, in the laua Bsitsak war and sfe present Mekirss was-ske hlOua rf aas,ass er~r~ bstef asle is bear arms has bees fpey sled ia inc Pahiic canse. Ma5er tSepernl Wn O BrrtKn is
 0w anag the higkrst ID the wf f6tarv service of . csaEtiys and he has attainea this grade freEn the safk.--ns position Of Ftira'r being tie only ene he eves soagm At the epening of ffia unx pf tsiz
 he haa JuH gsa1usted h Gbe TfanSyivanis univessi- tF. and was Aeek ne 10 tha lsas as ppufsssicp.-- The surrender uf Detroit and ef fhe army hr HuH aroused the patriotism and fss valar sf kentucky; and young bafler, vet In his minesffy. wn- snseag sss irsf ss spiuniesr He gave sp his books. xtd lhc engoymeHt ei ths gzy and polished society of Ltxingtnns where be hged aznassr circis ef fsnA and Partaa Feiazien&he hcye Co erxsifs their n,,i- ten ia siaiagef fhe bar or n she polSfrsi fsus of fhe stafe--te 5san Capt Hsrs's ecmpaay Of insah- i try ns a Frisnie soldier
 l Before the mareh 10 lofn The northw..se-n a~v,v he WIS esee ted corporal h shs grade he usarrs- cd 10 the rraief af Fort Wayne which wus iap-rsed hy hostile tndinRs. These wern driven hnfgre the Kentucky Sotuutecr to their iowa an the Rabssh whlch were destroyed and she troops then retarned ffn The Miami of the iakes where they made winter encampmeni. Here an sa~tgn's retn,ps.sion n n, second feEsment of UEied States iaianlry wss ,en- dered te the rolnEteer eorparnI which he dcrlinea Huicss permitted to rrmaia with the northwestern army, winch he entered ts share fa the effort of fhe Kentucky miistia to wipe et the disgrace Of Huis's suTfehdeT hy the Eecgpture of Dctroit His prepo- sition was assenied te and he received m ersig.,s appointment m the f7th infantry then pars of the nsSthwessern army, under the command of GenerAl W iHchester. Alter rndariag eFery priFatiea in winter eDcampmeni, in the viadern-sscs and frozer marshse ot the lake country, awaiting in vain the expected sappcu of additional Ferces the Ksptueky totnnfeers led hy Lewis, Allen. and Madison with ~eisss regiment. i7th U- $ ! advanced ts en- counter the force Of British and Indlaas which de- Tended betrcit. On ieaxiFsg Kentucky. tte volun- tceEs had Piedged themselves to drive the British h. Eaders from cur soaI. In E men aad ther leaders were beid in such estimation st bome ihst the ex pectafon formed of them excrrded their profnises and these valanteeTs. though di appefnteG in every saccoT which they had reason 10 anticipnts--want- Ig ID prorlsiona, clothes. eaaDon, in sreryttina- resolved Iahc than lese reputation 10 press on fa the enterprise, and fndeaFer to draw on afer them by entering into acton, the trcors behind ii is nst proper here 10 enter into explanations Of the disaster a the river Kssn the eoaseqaeaee oi this movement nor te give the particulars ef the bait The incidents which sigBazed tue character of the subject of this smeIpoii alone are proper here
 There were two battles a; the river Rasin-oue on the 18th, the other the 22d of Jaaaarv In tie first, the whole body of Indian warriors drawn together from all the lake tribes. Tor the defence of Upper Canada against the approaching keairkiaas were encountered In moving 10 the asfsck of this formidable force of tie fereest. and hrayest and most expert warriors or the continent srong par y os fhsm were s-iibed from inc line with which Efsign Butler advanced, TannlAg forward is reach ieace, as cover from H hieh Io ply their rifles Butier instantly prcpescd, asG vas ,ernitfed te AutlCfuHfe them twf5f rFf alert and active men oi the company. hs ran direct ly to meet tbe indiaps ns the fence He and his Comrades oatstriPPed the enemy; and getting pos ses<ioa c fe fece, kept the advantage of the goss- ton for tbeif advancing friends This iHcideus of n0"eysf hte IHipo: saacs 10 resus, is North re- menhrance B giving the tEaits of yonng soldiers character. It snid that tiIs hsrafesf veteran al the openiag o Inc fire in b4tfIe feeis for the mo- meat, somewhat appalied; and Gen. Meiie one If the brsvest Of men, declared thst the horrid ye o the Ind an strikes the bod>st heart with afr rhtr The stripping student, who, for the first time be- held held oi battle the snoKs oT the river Rai- sln, Fresehtig bold reilei long hJes of those tsT ribe enemies. whose had filled his native state with tales oi boTlor must have fet some sir ring sensafIeRs. bui the crBck of the Indian rife and hts savage yell, swoke n him the chivalrie a stincts of his nature; and the promplituae vita which be communicated his enihasfassa to few comrades around, aud rushed forward 10 nee. dan ger n It's most aI'P9iln form, Iisking himself to nAFS OthGlhs af1 ta sctu3e Ifsmpn WGfch he CUntd scarcely hoie 10 share, gave eanast oi the military talent The sefsacri6eihg courage and the soldieriy syDpaihies which have drawn 10 him the natious esteem. The ciose of the 18th gave another in- stance ia which these latter trais of Gen Bstefs character were stilmore s,Tikingly Illustrated The Indians driven from tbe deiene@s areuad fhe town OH the river kaisin, retired fighting into the thick woods beyond f. The eontczi of sharp-shootlng from tree Go free was here coHtiBued-fhe Ksntuck
 ans pressing iorwara, and the Indians re'reaing-- nnil nighi closed iu, when the Kentuckisns were recalled t9 the eDcsmpment in the iage. The h. d'ans advanced as tbeaE oppessrs withdrew and kept up the fire Hntl the Eentnckans emerged from inc weeds into the open ground. Jusf the column to which Ensign Butter belonged reached the verge of the dark forest, the voice o a oaBded man, whs had been lei, some distance b=l;iha aas heard call ing out most piteonsiy for help. Butler induced three of his company tS 20 back in the woods with hirn, 10 bring him oa He toand and they fought theii way back--one of the Den Jeremiah Walker, reeeiv,ng shot, of which he subsequently died
 In the seeoad sangunary battle of ihe rir-r Raj sif, on the 32a of Jasasry wih the British and i in diaas, another act oi se-deroiisn was performed hy Butler, Alter the rOni and mAssaere et the right wing, betougsng to Wtls's carn;uaRd. the whei@ force of ths Brush and isdans yns concentrated against the small body of troops under MAor Mada soa, that 'naintAned their ground within the pick eifd gnrssns- Gouble barn. enmman1Ing he Fist et ground on which The Kentackisns stood, ap- presched on side by the Indians Mhdss the eov- ry ol an orchard and fenc1 the Baitish the other side. being So posted 10 command the space be- tween and the piekets. A party in fhe rear ol- the barn ciseevercd advaneing to take posses soh of h Ali saw fhe ialal consequences Oi the secure lo4guent of the enemy al plaes whieA weuid present every wilma the pirkets at ritss FsAe-shet ta the sifn of tbs4t utarksmen- Msiaf Maaieon isaatred If there oae who ~oaia seaaDteer to the gaanfee of the fire If the Brit ish aud IdlaB lines, and put isrsh te the eotnhas ttbtes within The barn. the remnant es the Iitlie arny srorn sacrifice Butter, wlstoRt mo- msnt's desy, ;sos hazing sticks from Ire at hand. isapst Ihe ycksls. and. running al hts ut
 speed thrust ins fire iuio shs straw within The harm One who was an anxious spectator oi the event nairsie. ssys. ssthsf siiheBeh voB~y ugee velsey fired at him, Butier sis.f making sesBe sters nn fis way back, fzrRed 10 if tse Ire hse tzken and not being sztis6ed retsened to the barn.