The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-17
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GENERAL SAMUEL DALE.
HIS GREAT CANOE FIGHT.

HIS GREAT CANOE FIGHT.
Inl7Si, when Samuel Dale was yet a
boy, his father moved from Virginia, and
made settlement near the site ot the
present town ot Greensboro, Geo. But
a few days had elapsed, when the subJec.
Of our sketch "a youth ol sixteen sum
mers-fomd himself an orphan; aud,
in virtue Of his seniority, gHdFdtdh oil
seven brothers and sisters. Dispos,ng
of them in the best manner his limited re-
sources would allow, he Joined a colnpa-
nv of volunteers, raised to repel the Inva-
sions oil the Creeks and here commenced
| that military career, winch oaly closed
when the difficulties of his country ceas-
ed We DO not propose to follow 1t up
Whoever is acquainted with the history
OF the Indian Wars with the b!oocy
battles Of Burnt Corn and Holy Ground
the terrible massacre oi Fort Minis =
the hazardous expeditions OF Claiborne
and the Seminole campaigns OF jackson
=. knows enough 10 appreciate the irol
nerve and darlng intrepidny oi Genera
Dale. We viii only notice q few o
those remarkable adventures with whieI
; his I,te is 81 replete,
His celebrated Canoe Fight IN tn
- Alabama river in which he and two &
his company, brained, with dubbed fliie'
II nine Indian warriors, IN ialr and ope
combat, is a kind Of household word VII
our old settlers. Every old crone on I'll
river could relate to You the incidents
III this bloody conflict, while her aged par
- ner. whose head bad whitened with Il
growing improvement OF h's State Woo
= bohbie down to tue bank and point @
the very spot in the bright waters Whe
49, the Two canoes met and II, pefchaht
the reader has eyel made trip down
~ river, on that elegant boat whieh bea
- lour bero's name, Sam Daae,) ne Il
doubtless has designated TO him. oy
ye courteous Captain, the time honofea
beech which marks the spot, as Wen
- high projecting bank winch haa prev ~
ly sheltered tie namesake OIL ms u
20 from the fire VI the indians.
soon after the bloody tragedy oil l
Minis. mauy of lie whites, urged oy III
l.f.neeles, conditions, and the lncreas
bas,li,ies Of the Indians, took refuge
- r., Madison. As Gen. Claiborne
oreyenled from marching 10 'heif an
les tha hostile movements oi the enemy al
oe, st S,epbens, Capt Dale aud Iol. +,
ade ~. left il command ct the Fort
Az soon as his wounds received al d.
rarn were sufficiently healed, Daie
termined 10 change his lihe =, ooii
ard rom defensive 10 offensive. WIN
.nfv men he proceeded southWe silva
- Rrazier's landing on the AlaDa'a
.rliH,re they found two canoes, oeiot's
,m- 10 > negro named Caesar, who mot
,nem tItat there were Indians apose
Oh each side ol the flysr' lie a'so
!, !, .lerud them the use oi ihc eahoes !
No no. nIoTercl TO aet as their pilot.
,ster, Dale immediately placed ihe caao
es.,.r, al Jeremiah Austil aaa sls
~- ~. n4t,. ordered 10 Keep then pa
,.,,, nltn the satty OIL land Arriving :
''' a.,nthof Random Greek, the canoe
discovered boat filled w,'h lndia''s'
- bow,vef, immediately padded = :
.hnr,. and fed The land party III
VA. !, impossible to continue tnelf 70"
Q who account ol the lhieA e'''~ 1.,aJ
!. sur- .tle,ea 10 cross over and pfocee"
ia otosr SIDE. While tney were .
!. no a passage, Dale and several
.ca. ,,an k'ndIed fire shot. distance
- inc river TO prepare Their day $
49,. Tnus engaged they were hfed "Po'
Town party u IfeehS' ~,
= west Retreatlng 10 the iiVtl' - % "
, resi- ,", rrnl.,tiuu bank tiitA