The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-17


leaving Dale to choose his own course to- "
wards these in the boat. As both oi his
canoes were on the opposite side, Daie 81
ordered the larger one 10 be manned. u
Two of the warriors now lett their boat d
and swan for shore, but a ball from the
unerrng rifle OF John Smith perforated q
the skull of one, who immediately sunk, y
the other gained the shore and escaped.
Eight men had, in the meantlme, man
ned the large canoe and were approach y
ing the Indian boat, but coming near
enough to see the number OF rifle mnzzles
over the edge of the boat, they hastily
paddle back TO the shore.
Dale, exasperaled by this "clear back
out" as he termed it, Of his men, ana
shouted 10 them in scornlul tone, ITO
look and see three brave men do what
eight cowards had shrunk from, ana
followed by Austll aud Smith. sprang m
to the smaller canoe, which the faithful
Cae ,ar had Just brought over. Padding |
their canoe directly towards their ene'
mics, they soon commenced the canoe
fight" proper--so celebrated In Alabama
tradition.
Wi hen within twenty PAGES OF the IN
dians, our heroes arose IN their canoe, 10
give them an open broadside, but untor-
Itunatelv, the prmlng OF their gun was
= wet, and they failed to fire. Ha not
the same accident belalen the eaemy,
the result of the canoe fight might have
been very different. Dale now ordered
Caesar to bring his boat alongside the
other, and hold them together. Inc
a warriors, confident of their strength, ana
ID eager to grapple with three men whose
,c guns would not fire, allowed their boat
ut to move iesureiy along with the cure NJ.
C, As the two neared each other, the Chiei
n arose, and with an ejaculation OF defiance
d to 'Big SAM" levelIed his gun at Smiths
of breast; but before he could draw trigger
~ the latter directed bio = at him which
e. would have proved fatal, had II not been
"a adroitIy avoided The canoes came to-
a gether with Jar, which threw Aos'lll
ed slightly off his ba ance, and ere he could
cd regain ii, a we'll directed blow iroh
is war-ciub pto>iraied ftitn arrnss the boat
~. \ balf-dozen pOWeriu. arms were tais"t
nv IN eonpletr the work, when the hcaT,
Y
nd Of the Chief, with torcc Wh'ch SUNK
deep into ais skull. Smith had been ho
ne, less active, and his trusty barrel had tai
son len with like effect upon the skull oil an
ron other warrior and two now Ielt then deaf
raj throes. in the bottom OF the canoe. Aus
ot ull had, IN the meanu ne, recovered, al
lieA added his strength to the work ei destru'
ton. The bold Caesar held the boa
the together with an iron grasp, and WI
, of one foot in each, our heroes fought. Nv
3es successive blows from Austill's rifle, di
nen patched two Of the enemy, one oi WHO
,ith Tell overheard. Thinking 10 make s'i
the Of his foe by ii second stroke, Aust
= of leaned forward to strike, when he W
,art again pros,rated by an Indian club; l
the exuIting savage. never iorgetlul OIL
oulI scalp, raised the war-whoop --selzea
on, victim hv the har-the scalp KNIFE e
hsra tered in the air, when another ums
NEE, blow from Dale's clabbed rule dIVid
= the lis skull.
lars Tradition SAYS, that from tie force
, has the blow the skull was split even to
= IL. vertebral column. In the meantime SIN
! ala II the other end oil the canoe, grapp
II ,s with two lusty warriors. He was a pt
i.ae- .rfslI man; but the chances nov, ;"
baat AGAINST him. The iron clutches ol
OF his assailans are upon hls thf
Fort tue 'o'ns'''''"A =, a,,.,r ~. foo
-. one canoe, and one III the othef, WI
80 desperate et,or, he gets both lee, III
. - canoe. aud draws one Indian after !
: ~" - whlle the su iden movement separates
III " and of the boats and leaves the other
- hind, to meet the fate oil those VINO
already come within the range ol III
and Austlrs rifles. Smith now haa
: enemy IN his power, and soon dlspa''
&c W linn The conflict now became eqn
onduct nun - - oo'''' ~ ,ayarss reaus,
I'll. number from nlne TO three, now ~
''''S with the energy OF despair. Lhght
'''s': active, they avoided many oi the
o''s sii's Of the whites, and dealt IN return,
o''''> we'll directed ones, that they were ht
si'ie n,ng 10 tell in their favor, when !
- 49, 4 calling upon Cazar 10 hold the BOAT
-. pethel firmly, sprang upon one =
o"P'' seats and dealt a blow winch shtVel
'loe' = club which mad been directed 10 me
parallel ah ,e,r'sa -, unra IF, 70 have des,r,
At the ''''as ', : aIb p.,n a. IN, lands Of the
- par - n.l.,a ,.l,tla smith and
- WI, ,pa tlI leaned upon their bloody and
5000 - =" bespl,te,ed rifles, despatched them
''lia'"5 successive bio s. Daring the WI
que ~, ~ this sanguiaary conhIct, the heroes
= :, W. encouraged by the continued che
= y - .L.,r tt,tnrais IA either Ga lah
{ effect '''e'i III,
Il ol his Oi lhe nthe "aFi,o's' .'..''s'' n II
ice from Austiii TWO, anu
5 meal LAID them low, says WI. ''"0.' ~.
no, by undaa lted Americans began TO eas
1s,le. = into the bright waters Q. the Aao
gam the their native stream nov - 80 oe 80 :,
l,y dis. Every time savage was tai7ea =