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

extent Of their means Had they possessed
The skill which combines individual effort
with concerted Attack--And had they direct
Cd their whole force against each Of tho forts,
then few And feeble, 10 succession, instead Of
their glrength, by attacking all At
the same time, thay could easily have da
Kentucky Of IL nov inhabitants, and again
restored Il 70 the buffalo and the Indian the
Wild game and lie rcd hunters. but Il vas
orheree Otherwise, and aAer inAietikg great
distress on the settleru, withont baing Abls
90 take any Of thir forts, the approach OF
winter dispersed them; they in the slAAntima
having KILLED sundry persons, and eastnoy~d
most Of the cattle round the stations OF
the settlers, however, IL is sAid, they acquired
fartitnde and de4isrity in prnpnrtinn 10 ihe
occasional pressure. In tho most difficult
times, the Indians wero obliged 20 retire into
the woodS ,sometimeS In pursuit Of game, some
times As to n place Of safety and generally
by night they withdrew 20 encAmp At n dis.
lance. In these intervals the white man
would plough their corn, or gather their crop
or get up their cattle, or hunt the deer, the
bear and buffalo for their food.
When travelling they .lefl ,he paths--And
they frequently employed the night TO 20 out
from or return 10 the garrison, In these ex-
cur-ions they. onsn exchanged shots with the
I Indians, and At times when they eamo to tho
station found IL invested, Notwithstanding
these dangers and difficulties, Kentucky was
visited by many parties, who came to improve
lands with n view TO future settlement The
country was extensive, the improving parties
dispersed and transitory; hence they present
cd no certain object To tie Indians and con
sequently were not sought for placed in SC
much danger, or ia fact, 20 much annoyed Al
those who were about the garrisons They
however, did not always escape on the con
trNry, reneounters frequently onsuod some
times by manly resistance they kept thcii
ground-at other times they were, compelled
10 fly for safety TO the garrisons, or TO the
strong chmps--of the latter Of which ther,
wore several in the country. On the invest
ment Of lIarrodsburR by the Sayage Srmy,th'
firing Of small arms instantly commenced ,Rno
anmn execution was done on both sides. 1
was not very long, however, before the Assail
ants were epulsed--leaving ono Of tAcir dcaC
upon the field. A circumstance indicating
great discontinue ON their part, or greatei
Eashness on the part Of the slain. For ,hcii
custom was 20 remove from tho feld OF
hattie the killed, as we'll as the wounded
But the warrior slain might have lost his liz
where his brother braves would not risl
theirs.
ized arts Of Stornling or besieging towns--an'
destitute Of that open daring and diSciplinc'
frmness, necessary to carry them by assault
having failed to surprise, and coon despairinl
OF success by force, retired from before Har
rodsburg into the adjoining forest, whicI
/ served them for a cover, and contained tn
game they wanted for food and where more
over, thnir skin and numbers gave then
while they kept together, decided superior
ity. They were not pursued. On the fl
teenth OF April party Of the savages, to tn
number OF one hundred surrounded Boonei
borough. An attack was forthwith begur
p, and returned with spirit by the people in III
fort. The Indians finding 80 warm receI
ton, presently disappeared having kille
. ono man and wounded four others in the'plac
, and carefully Withdrawn all their own kille
and wounded; so that their loss could not
, /, sccrtained--alWAys point Of importanc
: with them.
The twentieth OF May, Logan's fort was b
: seigcd by about tho same number, and prol
: ably the same Indians,vwho have recently II
. vested Boonesborough. The garrison at tn
II time, consisted OF fifteen men only; Of who
" two were killed and third wounded. II
loss ofthe enemy, If any, was not known
Harrodsburg and Boonesborough were abo
y cqui-distant, and the only places from when
y any assistance could be expected. The nur
N bers Of men in these were small, and the
- dians took care to keep them alarmed (
~ their own safety; so that in fact, no rocru
y were obtained. These were alarmii
> and calAmitous times--the little garrison
h' Logan's fort suffered extremely--the wom
IT and children still more; but aided by Loga
= and encouraged by his example, they wou
&c not complain, much less despair. On I
twenty-ffth of July, party from North c,
g olina, consisting Of forty-fve men, arrived
u the country, but went to Boonesborough.
IN Even this had its effect upon the spirits
o. the country.
5 There arc other incidents ofthis seigc, W
&c deserving commemoration. Some of viii
N will be narrated. AT the time mentioned I
O cabins which composed the fort being habi
m bic, while the women, guarded by a part
~ the Iheh, were milking their COWS outside
id the fort, they were suddenly fired upon b,
no large party Of Indians, till then concealed
Is the thick cane, which stood about the cabi
ey not yet cleared away. ------ -- - --.
IN, In this attack one man was killed, and I
ny others wounded; one of them uiortally. I
- residue rith the women gol into the fort
n hurt. At that time the whole number
RS souls With Logan did not exceed thirty-6 q
re the men were less than half that amount