Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-11

| ny uIu DoOne acceSa TO this proposal
He had every reason to belive in the crue
and desperate character Of the foe lie
had lnsulted and mortified them by his es
cape, and he could not but see that every
thing III the case looked verv unlike a
peace, or an arrangement. The solution
OF all this may have been that in the use
/ OF Gov. Hamilton's name, DuQuesne
struck cord which vibrated Boone
knew the kind feeling of the Governor to-
wards him 1t bad shown itself in Detroit
In manner in which there was no treach
cry or deceit aud if Hamilton had been
allowed to follow the dictates Of his own
heart, Boone would not have been taken
to Chillicothe, but would have been honor
ably discharged from captivity.
Boone consulted his friends. Gov
Hamilton's name went far with him. and
at last, the selected nine were out These
We're, among others, (and of course Boone
was at their head,) his brother, Flanders
Galloway. Stephen and William Hancock
10 Withdraw from the interior of the fort
| these men of mark, certainly seems to have
been unwise, but it is to be considered
that Boone knew just what his men could
do, and he knew wwell-accustomed as he
was to the Indian-that the chances were
greatly In favor of a safe retreat to the
fort in any event Those who had lived
to old age, who had mingled In this affair,
declared that they knew their strength
and felt confident of success. They knew
bow strong and active they were, and from
what DuQuesne had already lost by folly
they had no very great fear of him.
hay rpa in, fropt &c bo bo =
one hundred and twenty feet from the
walis-space enough for party to cut
| them off but this had not been forgotten
The sure rihemen of Boone's force were
! IN such position as to give them the power
at once to pour in such fire as should
prevent a surprise The table of this
conference was spread at the Lick-so
Bowman says-and the negotiation began,
watched by rifle and by tomahawk, in ev-
cry minute of its progress.
Boone's language is peculiar ave held
the treaty within sixty yards of the gar
rison, on purpose to prevent them from a
breach of honor. as we could not avoid
suspicion Of the savages" They were to
be diverted by a sufficiency of good rifles
within fair distance
He did not suspect the Canadian, be-
cause he knew how differently honor was
estimated by savage and by soldier The
captain offered his terms, and they were
very liberal, yet they contained the extra
ordinary proposition that the oath of al
legiance should be taken to George Ill
and submission made to Canadian au-
thorities. Doing this they were allowed
to 90 with perfect freedom and take all
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and Boone understood it. He knew that
four hundred and fifty savages, who had
been preparing for weeks and months for
this expedition. did not come in all the
panoply of war to end by signat ure of
paper which they did not comprehend and
concerning which they did not care They
needed to crafty their vengeance-the cap
tive at the stake, and the trophies of
scalps. They did not intend that Boone
should 60 unscathed again, and he knew
all this. He negotiated, aud signed, and
diplomatised, to gain time. Col Camp
BELLS troops might at any moment make
their appearance, for the express sent bad
been told of the extremity of the danger
Boone and his fellow commissioners from
the garrison signed the proposed treaty,
curious to know what was to come next.
But if Boone had not had cause to sus-
pect the whole thing fraud and decoy.
his act in signing the treaty might have
been considered a desperate one rendered
under the possession of force exceeding
by many times his own. But the first
explanation is sufficient He knew his
men, and when. after the treaty was flu
ished, his father by adoption-Old Black
/ f..h lN
knew the play had another act Boone
had relied on the presence of his good RI
| hes. as the whole affair was within cover
of their fire. They were such shots as
upon them be could rely The Indians
had now stepped to the front. AS Du-
| Quesne had been the paper and pen nego-
tlator, their part was to come, and they
/ soon avouched it.
As became those who were engaged in
the formation of treaty, neither had
arms. 1t being an affair of peace, the
outward appearances were consulted. The
I Indians, in their figurative language, de-
/ clared that this was negotiation of two
great armies, and there should be evidence
/ of entire friendship. 1t was customary
among them, they said, on such occasions,
/ for two Indians to shake hands with every
white man. Now this was a scheme SO
! transparent, that it must have been at
ouce perceived in all its intention, by
Boone and all the hardy men at his side
They consented and the grasp was given
the cowardIy savages having calculated
that if each white man could be brought
/ into contact with two Indians, the sur.
prise would succeed. They mistcok theii
men. THESE stalwart frontier pioneers
and hunters were not easily captured
They were on their guard, and knew what
| each other could do OF course the ex
gency was one of desperation, and civil
lied men concentrate their energies tre
mcudously in such cases Bowman re
lates that Blacklist, after his long speech
uttered as a signal, the word = G0 p anG
that singal gun was fred. If he is righ
in this, the pre-concert of the whole affair
is seen al once--.the Indians. fastened OF
them were to take them off The whit,
men began TO dispute the matter, thougi