The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-06

10 be soAlped by che Indians, sensibls of his
danger, but incapable ofRe,hng 70 the 'ort--'
Iiis name vas Harrison, and he had a family
IN che place, whose apprehension Of danger
had almost rendered Il insensibls Of iis loss,
Logan could not bear u see the man stgug-
Cling and weltering on the ground;but exert
ed himself 10 raise little party 70 take him
up; 20 imminent, howaver appeared the dan
ger. thAt he mef only ohieniina add refusal;
for Il was Thought that whoever madS tho At
tempt would saposo himself 10 almost certain
death.
John Martin, whose pride lay In being
called a Ioldisr, stimulated by his leader, ~
length seemed 10 collect sufficient fortltude
70 make the experiment and. with Logan,
-preeeeded 10 the foFt Fssei NJ this Instant
Harrison appeared 10 raise himself up on bis
hands and kpees,As liable 10 help himseltARd
Martin Withdrew; thinking bo found n suai'-
lent apology In the circumstances, or Appall-
ed by the obvious hazard, In this situation,
Logan collected and alone, rushad 10 the
help Of the wounded man; who. by ihat time,
exhausted by the effort, aftsr crawling few
PAGES had fallen 10 tho ground; took him up
in his arms, and brought him into the fort, A.
midst shower Of bullets; many Of which
struck ,ho palisades about his head, a. he en-
tered the gate unbnrmod.
AZ that time there was little powder or ball
in tho, fort, nor any prospect Of supply from
the neigh6ring stations, conld u even have
been sent for. without the most imminent
danger, but which v,ttnot done. The Indian'
continuing 10 invest The place, there was hu'
one alternative apparent 10 this little Rarri'
son. They must either send 10 Holston for
ammunition, or expose themselves TO be TAX
en- by the enemy in cHse no supply was oh
tanned. Peril the most obvious and alarming
attended either course. Tho individuals wh'
should attempt the journey would be great,
cxposcd-and the garrison, already snall
would be reduced by their absence; if the
supply was not successfully attempted, th'
consequence seemed still morc terrible Ent
certain, In this dilcmma, tho part Of pru
dcnce was tn encounter the less in order 4
escape the greater dAnger--to run tho risk
rather than wAii the arrival of certain ruin 4,
in fine. TO expose part to be los, Cor the sal
yation Of the residue. IIolsion, wn
the extreme border settlement n Virginia
except that upon Clinch river. On Holster
I river, Logee haa Taaan his settlement. preyi
Gus 10 pushing into the interior of Kentuck!
across the natural boundary of the Allcgha
mics, and to this settlement he now looked 70
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and a supply be achieved, be tho consequence
10 tho adycnturers what Il might;or all woul'
be lost. The only question now, was, VIII
should obviOte tho possible catastrophe. b.
at once encountering the porils attendant oi
the enterprise OF procuring the necessar.
supply. In this case, Logan now distinguish
ed by tho title Of captain, len not to other
what himself could bOtter do; but where tn
greater labor or danger was, there cwRs he
ready to encounter or to execute.
= His party on the present occasion wa
made up Of his tr,nty companions, and wit
) two Of these he quilted tho fort in tho nigh
and traversing the woods, found his way
:, Holston; where having obtained the wante
powder and lead and put them under III
: care Of his men, with directions how TO cor
! duct themselves, Logan returned alone I
. his fort, in less than ten days from the tin
4 Of departurc,--hc still found tho seige col
Q tinued, and his diminutive garrison Almo
G reduced to despair, In him they found
host; his intelligence teammates their drooI
: ing spirits; they rise from despondapee to e
> ultation-from being almost vauquished,
= sen sations stronger and more lively than tho
i of victory; they arc feelings Of gratitude al
n confidence.
G How had their commander escaped q
- dangers which beset his path 2--was the e
II ger enquiry of all--for the greater part of
c way was through broken and brushy wilde
l. ness, infested by savages over ready to alta
l. and to kill. But Captain Logan was wool
,r man, aud soldier;the one gave him know
Is edge Of the copntry--and the other, fortitu
u to encounter and surmount both Difficult
IN and danger. The sagacity of Losnn h
IN prescribed to him the uutrodden wsy, he L
n, that which was beaten and likely TO be wa
id laid by Indians--avoided the Cumberla
le gap, and explored his passage whore no m
r. ever travelled before, nor probably since, ov
in the Cumberland mountain through cliffs n
- brush and cdne; clambering rocks and pre-
# pices, to be encountered by the strong, t
bold and the determined. But he felt
III Importance Of SUGGEST nor was he insensil
n to the situation of an aifectionate wife, a
he confiding friends and comrades, who look
a. to him for safety, for preservation.
,f The escort with the ammunition observi
# the CfireCtngs given IT. arrived safety
a cording to expeotationi and the garrison I
in still besieged felt itseF- -eompetent to deie
rs, the fort They were, however under
necessity of hunting meat for their supp
vo which compelled daily exPosurcs-t the
he dams, who invested all the parts Adjacoht
n Thus -e,,t of from other sociesyi- anti dee
of impressed with the unpleasant effects Of C
70; 6nement within, and enemies without, q
= anNiouSty wished fter a change---yet KIN
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