The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-01-18
THE WOMEN OF THE REVOLUTION.
By ms. gLi.GE.

ny nIs. yLLSr.
Early in the war, tho Inhabitants on the
reniier Of Burks county, Narth Carolina.
being approhcnsive Of an attack By the In
dams il was determined to seek protection
10 fort, in mere dense pecplcd neigh
borhood in an interior settlement. A par
~ Of soldiers were sen, 10 protect them in
THAR retreat. The families assembled, the
line Of march was taken towards their place
Of destination, they Ind proceeded some
miles unmoles,cd- 1.-The soldiers marching
ia hollow square with tho refugee families
in the middle. Tho Indians, who had
watched the movement, laid a plan for their
destruction. Thc road ,o.b travelled lay
through dense forest. in the fork of a river.
where tho Indians concealed themselves,
end waited till the travellers were on the
desired spot. Suddenly the war whoop
sounded 10 trent and on either side; q large
bedy Of painted warriors rushed in, filling
the gap by which tbs whites had entered.
An APPALLING crash Of firearms followed
The soldiers, however, were prepared snch
g CHANGED 70 be near tho trees, dsticd. be-
hind Thorn and began to ply the deadly RI
Ne: the others prostratod themselves upon
tho earth among the tall grass, and craw!ed
TO treas. The families screened them
selves rs best they could.
The onss, was lonr and iicrcely urged
ever and anon, amid the din and smoke, the
warriors would rush, tumahawk III hand.
towards tho centre; but they were rcpuls-
cd by the cool in,repidi,y of the backwoods
Yiacmcn. Still they fought on, determined
on the destruction Of the victims who offer
% such desperate resistance. All III once
an appalling sound greeted the cars OF the
women and children in the centre; it was a
cry from their dc;endcrs--a cry fer pow
der.
Our powder is giving our, they cxclaim-
ed. 'have you any? Bring US some, or VIC
caa fight no longer!
4 woman Of the party had good sup
ply. She spread her apron upon the
ground. poured the powder in it, and going
round TO each soldier Is they stood behind
the trees. babe each who ncedod powder
put down bis hat, and poured quantity
into it. Thus sho went round the line Of
defence, till her whole stock. aud oil she
could obtain from others, WIS distributed.
Al last the snvsges gave why, and pressed
BY their foes were driven oil the ground.
The victorious whites returned 70 those
for whose safety ,hcv had scn,urcd into
the wilderness. Inquiries were made rs
70 who lad been killed, and one running
up, cried,
Where is the woman that gave us the
powder? want 10 sec her.
sYes.--yes let Us see herr responded
another and another; without her ve
should oil hive been lost The soldiers
run about among the women and children
looking for her and making inquiries. d.
vec,ly came in others from the pursuit, one
Of whom observing the commotion, asked
The cause and was told.
you IRE looking in tho wrong place. he
replied.
is she killed? All! we arc afraid of
that exclaimed MANY voices.
no, when saw her. answered the sol
der; sWhen the Indians ran oil, she was on
her knees in PRAYER ., tho root Of yondcr
tree, md there Left her.
There was Simultaneous rush 10 the
tree--and there 10 their great joy they
found the woman safe, and still IN her
knees in PRAYER Thinking na, Of herself.
sho received the applause without manifest,
ing any other .esliag ihnn gratitude to
Heaven for their arca, deiscrance.