Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-23
GENERAL ANDREW I,
\ FAMILY OF VlRnryI, Uru'

r Examiner thus speaks
are" Lewis, The great Hero of Western Vn An.
whose statue will form one OF tn. proun u- 'suis
N">"hE,n" 'inhulnrnt on the Capitol SI,Iar.. ~
'ur Virginia historians have confined fh,ir .,
fhiifcs 700 much I" the trivial details of a ;hnr..
>kirnIscs and petty incidents in the Fast nrJ F'".
almost t'aiiy omitted Ia record the contests NJ
ern SIrgnatIs with the savage al their du,rs ~
rs with III. tories and reG cou. in the Cnrous 80 "rl
they volunteered 10 march hundreds q. MIL ,, '"ch
and {" defeat. HEY would stare Il Vacant -ur, al
asked who was Andrew Lcwis-thouch h. Won, ~ L
second only In WashIngun's in command -, r.. ma
ginia buck skins nj Bradock'S defeat; thougl h. ~
nanicd in the most desperate Of all th. ant. H. u
tnnary Endian battles ~ Point Pleasant; ,bnn,. IT,
was urgently nominated by Washington rs a n. -e
General, the Congress which s-lectrt b;,n.r; w.
first COMMANDMENT Chief Of the American ar; 'as
man who, in the rugged energy Of his ni!;,.-r II
mctrr, To the polished! Washington in ,i ~:
what Jefferson was afterwards TO Madison in ,I -!
biurt.' "'e "a
There nrc some additional fac.s Of ip,o,...
ntcted with the subject Of thi. just .ul..;, son
WIN las remarkable family, c"utano! in , "I'
81 tfir rnc' which was found anon. ilr psr ,.'.,
I'M" John lowe Pryton. Esq. of Sraun,6, nm, ne
ssIrl by hls son. john Lewis Prviou u, 49, "" -, pup
iii't"rirai Hccistcr. From this source 49,. T:'n!a
Hove Historical Collection we make ,b , E from
condensation '' ''N"",as
Jon" Lewis the iir, Of the family who cr;.....
Virginia wa citizen Of Ireland lrsc.pdcI :, u
q h"IurHot ia!liIy which tooG refu.r in ;ls, t."
80 '''h VI 1N 'Hdt 81 IN I.>gillrp and Ia ;,,7
rHcu hRi'iS"!nc estate. which h.. increased 80.
Iu'tr' AMI irnSa!ty. II" married Mar,or,, / . 90"
da'gi'f"r OF The Lair! .: Loc!I LINN. who wn. a. '
-''hiah al III" "!i"ans "f n once. powerful c,n y,
~" scottish Highlands. lie hn! tour sons nv ~
! iHrtlH-c ltollaS Andrew ana William born in H.,
| Virginia ~ 49, '''' "a
IN" emigration OF John Lewis ~ Virginia hi.
result oi brutal and tc-ucious -,,;nck made upon L.,
!rshi rShts nni iomcIic by au Irish noherusn. aaI
| At
-'! Tor that purpose" Lewis unarncd and unnsss;e.
killed the m"b!tmau and one Of his servants with.
club, when the re-t. terrified by his fierce rcs.lau
made Il prccpnte retreat. Til, awful occurre,,
brought the affairs Of Lewis in ireland To cr..;.
The connections of the noh!rman were rich and r,,
erfu, and II deemed by the friends OF Lewis .a.,
| and unwi.c, that. with law and Justice or h.
SIDE, nr sh"uId Surrender himself Ia his enemies. la
accordingly left Ireland, and. in the sumiicr %. Is
established lis residence in Augusta county. Va. 4.
ter due investigation Of the affair BY the authur,Ie.
III Ireland, pardon wa, granted ~ John Lewis anc
patents still cxau;, by which his Mairtv granted
t, him large portion Of Western Virginia.
We could I'll tlls Journal with thrilling detail.
the hCr"" icn!s al III" Lewis family IN rcpclus hf
assaults OF thu Indians and c"niuering them through!
"ut Western Virginia The MINES Of the ;Our son,
| OF john Lewis have become Ike household words ~
! the amnl, -! iadan warfare in the West. Tie feat,
OF Charles, twho Afterwards .i! ~ the head %! hii
regiment, leading The attack al Point pIra.ar.l
days OF Capt. john Smith. Daring this savage war.
tnr'' occasion, john Lewis then very old and
mrn. occupied for; which was attacked bv tho
lH!'aE,. The oay occupants Of this fort We're the
Old hero. his wife, and ;"o Young women. Lewis
however, "pcncda p"rt.hoIc, from which he fired Q;
the savage while his wife reloaded TIN. guns. In hi,
way he Sustained siege of hours, during which
nc hilicd upwards I'll score "i Indians, when .t
was relieved ny NE appearance OF party of irIeIA
AN "u settler Fca'rs "m "Hcci"te illustrating the III
ia
Clover Is "i INDIGENOUS -r""th Tie red was intro
duccd by john LEWIS, Hnd II was generally reported
aAd believed by ne lI'!!"nS that the blood oi he
red men slam BY the lcw.scs and their followers had
dyed the trctpi! 81 rs Sau-uine hue.
The women Of the luIliy shared the spirit % the
mon Wncu In the war q. the revolution vu,upt,.rs
were called for 10 prevent larlrtnn from pa..Ig-
R.xtish Gnr the wifi. of William i3i son ri JosrI
caIJ h, ,,nv ,r; SIMS vino VIZ mn, in ,hc o-ny
whose noe, wrr. l., l. and IL wear, anil said: &C.:
INV children: spare NO, NV Youngest. NV ,ar.hail.i
bow the coni,r, of NV ,-ciIu!u. wears devote you
All 10 NV country Keep back the foot of the invader
from the soil of Augusta; or see nv face no more
f. WAS when hi. Incident va, related To- Washington
that h.. ,nn... th, iuuou. exclamation: "L-ny. me-
but n banner TO plant upon the mountains of Angus.
IA and will ruiy around me the men who viii III;
our bleeding country from tL. dust ana Sc, her free
Gen Anlirew Lewis To whom s,aue 10 b. cree,
ed ia th, Washington group. Wa the Second sou d.
Johu and Marrnrct L.wi- In l;ralIock' sNnr h, as.
Il
were. ,-prcin!iy Islingu~iI,! NJ BgriGucks dccn:--
They w"r" III The advance and the first nrackcGtY
the rmcu". Severed from lie rs' =" ;r" ariny hey
cut lnr.r wa ti.r", IT,. c.rmv :" their cu,ar,s
In tie attack Gpnu Fort DE;u-suc, An!rrw Lew,
wa, ajur ;.I rn:duci a"1u:.ei ior him the high
~ reputation Tor cuuri.,. lnc prudence llc was I'VE
cosnnand.u. General .! the Virginia ;ro"ps Il. the
i'i ..,,,i ,.,Iur uri .2iG iisnluyi nm In ,,,.,,,
r.llr ocra.na ar,! by l.. tea defeat al
imd't",, VII" We" :riren " 81 -; TIE Hh' =" !'!,
7,, .o :; ,,,:nr Inn; G,n,j 49,, nm ni.,,rn Of
w., Ir ',,J ,,,j,.,r,. .ti,I ,,i 49, ., c,p,peuce.
" J,'I.,.. ,::,.,. ,'.r 49,, ,,. ;,drr,I ,o re.
, -, Inn, -, In,r... n. ono of The n,iior.crne.
H., ,,n.,,i,nu nruy' II Is Also ruid that when
a. Li,,,,,,u wn- commissioned rs Connluudcr.;u.
,h: ..I. EXPRESSED wish that the appointment had
,.,, Given f.. Gem Lewis" H.. colu.napdcd TN. yr.
,iu,n ,-,rrs when Lard Duu.n,r,. WINS driven frn,n
,:,rv,,' .IuuJ in AZ, uuL ,rruuuc,d IN. o,,l,rs
t,t,c,ir, m. enemy hy rur,,r,, u match :, ,.
:r-. ,',, n', .i,,L,.,r nnu,tJ.r Li,no.If
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,,r :. y,. u,,v,rl: nI .iy f., HON nj urrn,pn,,,
,,'j ALLY ,ni III. farm -, ,,c mos, a,,s,
,r,,Tc,ry UnInI :: s,,.ru oui iuv.mcihIo corr,r
. J .., NJ, q .,,,., mad i;,,a,,, Jnr,u,,
'hhc" rendered MS presence more awiui 'l'an eh.H'
.S. ne ""S '",i""e9""e', WIN W ,"o'',
). "Iier' 10 np'u q "'n'!' u" oc""'! ~ Tue Ho"'. q"
rS"M"' WIN lHc s'A NATIONS ., l"dinns' ''srI"'I
"Hh me commissioners i"h iehiSyVhnla' Ne"
"rN ana "'hrr Eastern i!"'nc's' he!d al f"'
'tnn"iX, III the Province 81 New York, III the year
.pN. IL was thcn remarked ny Tue Eovr:H"F Z"