The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-03-05


two tisorbknts ii TEEa Revo1UrfoNAz MAEl
4 1,Fott0heIlavots the Bravs.''nlyuos
a milItafyao with wl1on. we, have
long -besns intiHlate, 4 iaies tive incidents
eonneetsd with Croghap gii liant defsncs,
of Fort Steveuson; one of which affords
. strong positive and Tie other d sttouger
lneaative pF sof 0f the a bove qhoted silagss
Aslthe British and ltheaIldiaRs ilinathsir
| operations had violated their, pledge audi
the usages of the civilized warfare. by
wantonty numbering their prisoners, the
InenbeFs Of Croghan's tittlsbands fqnly q
hundred s9opg with, q single ysix1n9pn
and surrounded by about six hundred orl.
fish troops, aud thrice chat number u Indi
ans,( lad nititdally agreed 10 astsfid' The
lgTonndltp the lasI. aad sell dheir lilaesa as
dearly as possihsos asIno dad 10, .noiisuid
/ When all WIS ready, the; Brush com,
member sant q messenger, under a flag Of
Truce, to treat Tor the shtrender of the EoFi
/ .rOghan pointing to lIimRs he appro6chsI
i ed. Fexelalmid:.1ao - gisd uaoH bna .sdg4d q
TT will not do to let him enteE here and
isee our weakness; wo Will volunteer 10.
ms o. hum ss4e edi Is s9asYha, bea ~.
As i was pretty. certain that whoever
Weu.d be murdered by the dastatd Zoe,
fslerewss q bttefpaaseS when EnsinShippi
lreplied; ora ssfs 81 aalisz.. d.oa a.brassaj
al will, upon one condition" s,e a,,saeI
"What is il" asked he Captain.
"PIedge me your word. as Captain and
4 La man fhonOr, shat you will keep THAR
guH bearing directly upon me, aando thai
Iyou will fire it off the moment you see me.
raise my hand.
/ The p.edge was given, and Ship went
FORTH afa el~ sr o Il sadI b m
10 a!l.the arguments and psrsuasiOhs Of
the enemy, his nnVarylng reply was: i l.
Il am Instructed to say that we defend
i the Fort @ r"
Soon the Indians began to surround him
Que e.utehed his epaulette, sanOth6fssshis
sword. -Shipp who wasa man OF yheEeulean
: frame released himself bYa powerful Ell
fort, and turning to tie envoy cody
said: 1FS A .a"l '.sfeo 9
Sir, have net put myself under the
" protection of your truce willroat knowing
lyour mode of warfare. \ GU see thai. gun.
= said he pointing to their solitary six pound
Ter, ''it is well ch"tged with grape, and
have the piedge Of my commander tina
:, it shalt be fred at me the iastaupthat I Civ
: him the signal Therefore. restrain. Ties
( linen, and respec' the law of war, or yo
shall instantly accompany me TO the otht
world" ~r-..-- ...s,.,..,.
e rhis was enough. shipp was no imtotr
molested, he returned TO his conra des i
safety fou hi oatlhe desperate action Us
ay ensued, aud Obtained pr lmotiqn for his br
very.
The counter instance referred 70 at the hes
o! our par graph, was told as follows:
After the British and indians had wi
drawn, Croghan missed one man (only n
Lsh who had belonged to his little baud, al
all eff rts for his discovery were ior son
re, time unsuccessful. At ,e 9Th his remai
were Dissolved i'll the garnet Of one of q
block houses, where he had crept for safe
aud was Cat in two by cannon bali.
Al the rest co. sidering their chances
'ed life not worth thought, had only sou
& to do their duty aud escaped alive tru
Ivy perhaps the most desperate fight on reeOl
ire The only man that was killed, happend
to be the only man who proved hiinselfa co
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