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

day of August, Mr. Peck saws the goth of
September, they raised the siege and de-
parted
This was great siege 1t is one of the
most memorable pages in our military his
tory. While other and minor affairs have
placed their chief actors high in fame, the
siege OF Boonesborougb, sustained for nine
days--tour hundred men against fifty--in
a Wild country against selected band of
Indian warrlors--has been comparatively
forgotten. 1t resembled the desperate
battles of the Old World and had it oc-
CURED in Europe, no honors or reward
would have been too great for the bold
defender. Boone was not the man to
make conspicuous his achievements.
Boone and others who survived. in their
old days. spoke with gratitude of their pres,
ervatlon. lie was the man 20 remem Der
as brave men do, who had been the defeud
er of the oppressed
In this repulse of the savage, Boone
felt the absence of one of his boldest and
bravest men,-one whose courage and skill
would have made themselves visible to the
discontinue of the enemy. Simon Ken,
ton was not man to be willingly away
from such a scene. His absence was ow-
ing to the following circumstances
." Kenton finding Boone about to under
take an expedition against small town on
Paint Greek, readily joined him Inaction
was lrksome to the hardy youth in such
stirring times; besides he bad some mel
ancholy reflections, that he could only es-
cape from in the excitement of danger and
adventure The party, consisting of nine
teen men, and commanded by Boone ar
rived IN the neigh borhood Of the Indian
village. kenton, who was as usual in ad.
vance was startled by hearing loud peals
OF laughter from canebrake just before
him. He scarcely had time to tree be-
fore two Indians, mounted on small pony.
one facing the animals tail and the other
his head totally unsuspicious of danger,
and IN excellent spirits, made their appear
ance. He pulled the trigger and both In
dans fell, one killed, and the other severe
ly wounded, He hasteued up to scalp his
adversaries. and was Immediately sur
rounded by about forty indians His sit
uation, dodging from tree to tree, was un-
comfortable enough, until Boone and his
party coming up feroclonsly attacked and
defeated the savages. Boone Immediately
returned to the succor of his fort. having
ascertaned that large var party had
gone against it Keuton and Montgom-
cry, however, resolved to proceed to the
village to get a shot aud steal horses
They lay within good rifle distance of the
village for two days and a night, without
seeing single warrior, on the second night
they each mounted a fine horse and put
/ off TO Kentucky, and the day after the In
dians raised the siege of Boonesb borough,
they cantered into the fort on their stolen
property. . Collins kentucky
This siege eliminated the military his
tory of Boones borough. 1t was the last
attack it sustained, aud it was fairly cnti
tied to the title of the Impregnable =
! oonesborough now is small village, and
yet 1T will always remain in the history of
kentucky and of the country, a classical
! locality In latter days, the voice of elo-
iquence has made the scenes of the Hunter
and the Warrior live again. Senator
Morehead, distinguished for his intellect
| in a land where such men as Clay and
! Critteuden and Breckenridge lived, delv-
cred III lS40 an address in commemoration
of the historical incidents of the place,
which is one of the most valuable coutri-
buttons Of our annals Kentucky owes it
| to itself to build at the site of the old
/ fort, a monument, worthy i'll it's magnitude
of the place where brave men laid the cor
ner stone on which the great ediGce of the
State has been so successfully reared
After the siege was over, the Indians
| dispersed. They felt the deepest chagrin
that they could not have secured Boone
H was the noblest prisoner they had eve-
secured, and twice he had successfully es-
capped He had crossed river and swamp
endured hunger and every privation-and
after such a march as would have done
honor to their best warrior, had disappont-
ed all their hopes of taking the fortre s.
They had lost the leader, aud not gained
the garrison Boone henceforth was
memorable word in Indian tradition
Their loss was heavy. The fire from
| the fort killed thirty-seven, and wounded a
great number When they left, they went
! in different parties to the several forts and
waylaid the hunters 1t is quite proba bic
that. had they been successful at Boones-
! borough the American cause would have
suffered greatly, for 1T would have been
complete encouragement to the British to
sustain the alliance with the Indians at
any cost.
Curiously sly-certainly it would be curious
/ if history did not show so many similar in
stances-the honor that first awaited this
brave soldier, who had conducted himself
with a valor worthy the pIaudit of a ma
ton was a-Court Martial We have had
illustrations in our own day of heroism
and consummate military skill. receiving
the same reward -Four charges were made
against him first concerning the cap
ture of the salt makers at Blue LIcks; the
second, very singular one" manifest
ing friendly feelings towards the Indians
while prisoner, and Offering to surrender
Boonesborough, have the people removed
to Detroit. and live under British protec
ton aud jurisdiction taking off party
of men from Boonesborough, in his expe
dition 10 Scioto, and thus weakening the
garrison. when be had reason to believe the
Indians were about to invade the fort
and at the siege of Boonesborough- being
willing &c take the officers to the Indian
! oo,,n ap5 TINS ao1an1ar the harrison