The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-01-22

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herded there ;he reused ,hem to madness
at the thought Of the desolation that the
white people had caused in their hunt
ing grounds, and excited them to re-
venge their grievances by extermina-
ting the intruders. The council broke
up,and the whole bodyof warriors took
up the line Of march for Kentucky, and
in the night between the l4th and 18th
of August, surrounded Bryant's station,
which stood about FIVE miles northeast
Of Lexington,a nd was the most exposed
post on that frontier. 1t consisted Of
about forty cabins,iu two 70 WIS, forming
a paralIellogram about two hundred
yards long and fifty in width, with block
houses at the corners, and the spaces
between the houses filled with picket
ing. The garrison depended for water
upon a spring outside Of the station
The evening before it was invested,
news had been received OF the defeat OF
seventeen men in the vicinity o. anoth-
err station, and the principal part Of the
garrison, had intended TO march the
next morning TO the assistance Of their
friends, and many Of them spent the
chief part Of the night in making prep.
ara.ions for that purpose. -at
If the Indians had not shown them.
selves SO early in the morning as they
did, the party would have left the fort,
and both they and it would have fallen
an easy prey. The plan of attack de-
vIsed by the Indians was, to attract the
attention Of the garrison 20 n side Of
the fort, while the main body which
was concealed uponthe opposite side
should rush up to the works, which
they supposed would be left undefsnd-
ed, and take them by storm. About
FIVE hundred Of them accordingly con-
cealed themselves near the spring and
early in the morning the others,amount-
ing 10 about one hundred, showed them
selves and fired upon the fort from the
opposite side. THE garrison immedi-
ately suspected a stratagem and avoid
ed the snare. They commenced re-
pairing the picketing without returning
the enemy's fire, correctly supposing
that the concealed body would not
show themselves, until they heard the
garrison engaged with those who APP
peared on the other side. Their chief
distress was about water, which would
have 10 be procured from the spring,
near which they supposed the enemy
were ying in ambush. The women
were summoned and all the circumstan.
ces stated to them, as they were sup
posed to exist, even with regard to the
enemy supposed to be lying concealed
near the spring; and it was then pro-
posed to them that they should 60 to-
gether in a body and>each bring a buck
ct of water. They naturally shrunk
from the dangerous undertaking; but
the necessity Of the thing was repre-
scented to them,and the probability that
they would be allowed to procure the
water unmolested, as long as the firing
On The opposite side Of the fort was not
returned, it being their usual duty to
bring water; whereas, if the men were
to 60, the very circumstance would
lead the enemy to suppose their STRAIT
agem was suspected and would cause
them to abandon their ambuscade and
make an open attack; in which case it
would be impossible to procure water
at all. The women finally consented
to 60 and accordingly proceeded to-
getber2 to the spring, from which each
returned with a vessel Of water, with
outmolestation in the slightest degree.
This being done, and the other necessa-
4HF hrs a. E.lHuNrH AlE..-H
rs preparations made the principal part
Of the garrison placed themselves on
the side Of the fort upon which they ex-
pected then concealed party to make
their attack, but keeping themselves
out Of view; and thirteen men were
then sent out to attack those who were
showing themselves on the other side.
AS soon as they commenced firing,
the party in amnbnscade rushed towards
the fort, when they were met, by a vol