The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-02-15
from the Detroit Free Press.l
CAPTAIN JOHN GRANT.

.'S,1f,s Tf He'f~'s1 si,i
, l called, awhile since, on my Griend,
Captain John Grant, Of Crosse Poinle.
Age sils lightly on the venerable old man,
The Captain is a sort Of Merhisideck, on
the Pointe. He knows po beginning of
his days-no father, mother, kiih or kin
even his true paEe is to him unknown,
though he has; sops fifteen OF twenty chill
dren 10 hand lhe pape Grant along down
The ever rolling stream Of time. The 6rsl
distinct recollection that he has Of his
childhood, is that he was a captive boy,
about three years old. among a wandering
band Of Chippewa warriors. Whence he
came, his name or lineage, he never knew.
II was rumored, in alter years, thai he was
captured somewhere on the borders Of
Kenlucky,-" the daskk aapd bloody grounds
--some seventy years since. tie well re-
members The dress he wore, when be found
himself playing with ,he papooses Of his
cspiors, Ii was a calico morning gown,
gaiIy oFuamenled with rulaes. He says,
6 though remember nothing Of my home,
my parents Or family, yet, when ! think Of
mother; il seems as though shadow
passed before my eyes" ,o,ss. n,
From the form Of the fnrrowed and
timc,worn features Sl lhe old veteran, be
must have been beautiful, blue eyed hey;
and il was in some measure owing 10 bis
personal beauty, sprighlliness, and forlorn
condition among the children Of the vii,
derqess, that he owed bis redemption from
The Indians had bropght him IA wa:
wa.o.ie. .1opg, Detroit and while roaming
about The slreels, the lille captive attracted
the attention Of the lady Of the late Com;
modore Grant. Commodore Gran, com
manded the British Government vessels
ON the lakes and before .he surrender Of
the county 10 The U1isa States, in l796,
under Jays treaty, be owuea and regided
ON the farm where George Moran ESQ.,,
now lives, at Crosse pointe; and think
continued to reside there until bis death, in
abou, the year 1919! He was a kind
hearted old Sailor, and bis wife was one Of
The excellenl Of the earh. As they were
riding one day, she discovered the liule
hlue.ey ed prisoner among the savages' and
his condition aroused all the sympaihies Of
molher's hesri. She poiBled him out 10
her husband, and asked him ioibuy ihe
boy. The old TAR was ever ready when
a good deed was 10 be done, and dismouni
ing from lis carriage, he wen. among The
Indians, and finding llp oWner, be gave
him hundred dOIlarg lor lhe lilIle She,
mo ha.mun, and caIritd hin home, gave
him his own name--John Grpni--ihougl
he had a son ri Ihe same Rams' at In
iipe. ... ...I... -,
The little capIiye was great fayoriie o
The Commodore, who raised him 70 pan
hood and he well repaid The kindnep
shown him by his unremitliLg care and at
,enIjon 10 lbe inieres, Of bis benelaclor.
Capt. GraRl, as he grey w TO ganhq99d
understood that he was a nallye oi lht
United States, and meyer, for a moment
wavered in his allegiance, ihough' as 'h'
adopled son Of British officer, il nigh
have been supposed that he would hhavI
aced differently. aa, l..o 49,.
,ie says lhat sl the 'iae General Wayne
Tough, aai bea, the comblned lndllalI
tribes on the Maumee, in 1894, be bap
/ pened to be on visi, to the Copmodore
who was then lying at pgchor ip the Mau
NEE bay. Having oblaiped permission L
visit The old (ori, Built, and then occupied
by BRUSH troops, III STOOD on This side o
Tie river, below the rapids0 he went VI
to il, and was there when the battle wa
fought. Crawling up among the arliller!
on The ramparis, and the barrels Of SAM
placed there to be rolled down upon III
columns Of . Mad Anthony" (lor the,
expected an attack, be saw Gen. WsyR
and his staff ride up, ana iaks viey .
the yorks."" HIS Majegiy's officers sejd b
wasa sd impddsni lellowfP The,
, bad beard Of hiW before al Stony Point.
When the ssyages we're roused lroI
their ambush. BY The Tesisless charge
D the sub legions and ihe Storm .ef FIR
. whiu6 ,burgi upon them in front ana Q
their flank, they broke and fled to the ga
; Of the fori,iexpecijps ad@i'lance aud Pre-
lection, as they had EeSa promised, Cal
| tain Grant ,,ales Thai a council Of Officer
. was haslily called at The gate, ( which hea
PREACHED but was ordered off, The couI
(. Gil decided not 10 admit them, for II the
y should, the Yankees would soon be sIoTn
i ing over their batteries alter them, "
MED adnitiance, the savages started 0
, upon the run for their forest homes, az az
: scarcely s,oppeJ upll lley reached lg Ihe!t Z
) The lale Mr. .Ghdord, Of the Grand Ma
4 rails, who was in The battle, used to give
Y ludicrous description ofIhe fight. He sal
|. the Boslonian cavalry came down upc
e ,hsm with their sabres flashing like ligl'
ming, and on horses whose lees were
n biz rs soup plates. nd. u.,. -, Il.
j. Capt. Grant was well acquaplcp WI
s Proclob the Pronhet, Tecumseb. MalnPt
}. Walk.in.,he.waier, Macoone, and all OF
b er Chiefs Of note. lie states ,lhathe. on
q saw .prucioT and .recumseh " Ihe head
/. troops, dressed in the sPlendih uniform
is their, rank, (Brigadier General,) scarl'
coats, coesod bats AND plumes, &c.; b
the great Shawnee Chief. who had be-
" persuaded 10 don the uniform for ono
8, would no, exactly "go the whole figure
q but wore ) 5lue brssch cloth, red ,leggi
p and dpckskm moccasins; yel he sttrrQ
s on, in + conscious pride, and dignity, =
IN equal of his compeer. proclof was q