The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-06
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COLONEL LOGAN,
ARD z.tEk rEmRInLE BATTLE or
THE nLUE LIcRs.


The third name afar those Of Boone and
Harrod, IL dat Of Coleael Henjamln Logan
Who was tho founder Of the third settlement
and fort, 20 the country, He was emphat-
'eaIly the peer Of these remarkable men, both !
Of whom ha rerembled, IN many of their strik- |
ing ShASartsriatles. though his own individn-
niIdos warc nene the losa strongly marked
EIs po.sesssd much orthe wary assnssnena
of Boone, and yet, In personal daring, Ma
littla bshipd shs Hobla and ohiSAlrons HaF-
red Like tlsen bath he wAa poorly ysrsed
IN tsra,--slAl wHrt and calm and wise, he
rose up from among tho people another
ImpersonAtion Of that majestic ferce which,
dwelling in humility, has 20 oten been de-
vel,,,sa GlsseaF t,4 ,aats'FAi wa''r 80 ths fa"d-
ing or tirr -oversl,-,,..- .-of EsaplEel Like his
noble comrades bis was a Soul that "antwered
msra nAture'-studled mon rather than books
Life Ia action rather than thcory-resnlts
through experience rather than diagrams
duty through conscience rather than dogmas
-s-aad religion through an inward sense raih'
CT ,hAa pOlemies.
Logan In wsrd hated nothing in the world
but An Indian, and a lar-though he was
''down on horse thieves, too---as for towards,
he pitied them In his kindliness, and protect'
ed them ia his magnAnimity. OF this and
other noble traits w4 have striking instance
10 the history Of the fret Indian siege OF his
fort. NT
Loann, who was a Pennsylvania by birth,
having removed thence to Nirginia-had
already founded his own fort at some distance
from that OF Harrod, in Powelfs Valley Ky,
and brought In bis family but as Harrod'a
Fort,hAd always been the strongest in the
country, he made his head quarters there
and when the troubled exigeneies OF the times
would permit, returned occasionally with par
ties orhis friends to complete the iortiheations
OF his fort
. With the breaking up Of winter the lndi'
ans resumed hostiiticS upon all the settle
menta of the ''I.ong Knife" and, as early ~
Stardh, rnHric n triHl Of IIaEro-Ahurg. They
invested the place on the seventh, after 'ht
manner of an Indian sicge--which 1t may b'
A. we'll TO give here, in connection WIN rh'
siege Of Logan's fort, from authentic ehron'
oles of'that pericd,A the evidence OF eye wit
uesses Is always preferable
&c. A host Of aAyagca had come into the coun'
try with hostile intostions aud the belIef "a
effect thoir purposes, according TO their mode
... .ofwarfaro---hsd dispersed In small bands
and nj the ssaie time infested the small camps
e,,s,ls &C ssliah had basi' T.sessll,
erected. The Indian manner Of bcsicging .
.. placr Is somewhat Singular, and will appear
novel 70 thosc who have derived their idea
% Of tactics from regular armies. IL is such
however, As the most profound reflection ant
acute practical observation, operating uPor
existing circumstances, would dictate or Ap
prove. They have not great armies will
which 10 mako war, neither have they can
non; or battering engines nor have they o
ven learned tho use Of the scaling ladder
Bcsides,oa caution the natural offspring oil weak
mesa, is even more ineulcated than courage
To secure himself is the FIRST, to kill his enc
my the second object Of the Indian warrior
These sentiments, the results Of the prin
eplc Of self preservation, are common To al
the tribes and their practice is conformAbl
TO their utmost variety and extent with tn
exceptions common 10 general rules An
Indians, in bcsieging place. arc hence bu
seldom seen, in force, upon any quarter ou
yd;upersed, and acting individually, or in sma
nart;ea. They conceal themselves in tn
bushes. or woods, or behind trees, {
the stumps OF trees; or waylay the path
field, and other places to which their encmi'
resort and when one or more can be take
down, in their opinion, they fire tho gun
let iiy the arrow, aimed At the mark. If nc
Iara thNV
vance upon their killed or crippled adver'a'
and take his scalp, or make him priSon
ifpo-sible. Thcy aim 10 cut oil the garris'
supplies, by killing the cattlei and they wat
the Watering places, for those who 90 for tn
2 article of primary necessity that they ms
by these means. reduce the place to their pc
session; or destroy its inhabitants, in deta
lii the night they VII place themselves ne
the fort gate, ready TO sacrifice the first pc
,.s.son who shall appear in the morning in q
day, if thcrc'be any coyor, such as grass,
bush, q large clod of earth, or stone as lar
an busheI, they will avail themselves OF
to approach the fort by slipping forward
their bellies, within gunshok and then VIII
ever appears first gets the fire. while the q
nailant makes his retreat behind the smol
or tho gln. At other times they approa
the waIls,or palisades, with the utmost audO
ity--and attempt to FIRE them, or beat do'
the gates, They oftUu maku fcTITts' to- eir'
out the garrison on one side of the fort, a
and ir-practcable enter il by surprise on
otler,-And when their stock of provision
exhausted, this being an individual AtIair,th
supply themselves by hunting; and aga
49, frequently return TO tho siege, f hy~a
-.- means tbes hope to get senlf''-,--
Such was tho enemy that infested K'
tucky, and with whom the early adyentar'
had TO contend. ID tho combat they WI