The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-11-08


t1l, and AFTER "A siorD,y conacil. ,larag which
the Indians wcro very insulting. the two forces
SEPARATED. AMI iirant loilNd tlr british army
which. nndcr command VI Sir lnhn johnson
AMI Col John Butler, Was organizing al uswc
ga, preparatory to un expedition agninsl III,
,lcicns,lce settlements m th Scbolarir nnc
Mohawk yallcy4
II 4 STAN aiui tik British chafactc, q
such thing is poS-ihlc) ,ha, both in the n',o
luiionary war und the contest ur lsI2 the roy
NJ Eo>tFpnNnt hip,l savage hn'eiers to ellow
their armi,~ into the Itcld Daring Indian out
I r,gts. man, drcadlul maSsicr,e, conilagnlion.
and hntcbefics wen insiigaiel aaa allowed b,
the Rri,isli oncers aud british agents On thi.
occasion the Indians were invi,cd "a II gunl
wa hast b., the royal officers. nnJ they ilnn TN
listed ~ cnemi,a ol the patriotic cause.
/ The t'tt at tsw,go was crowded. with thc
grim soip ui the wilderness They were hlf
nt,l,ol with guy lnseaw ncw arms, and ilr,'
water iH ABUNDANCE, and trt,r the council
concluiNl. the gnal tribes oi the SiA Nations
numbering at that time several ,hou@ani war
riors, ,Hies.l into Rtm ,llanco with the lirit
Sli. aud they agrcd to f.ht until X ng Gcorr
hal sub,iu,'l his rclpiiin,s suhjocis, bach Ia
dian MTui ibcD presented with guii, iomahawk
! ""l''W @nu'' ",'huhi''ou' "ta~ M'''' .
lnc'' o' V"",, ana f" SUN =" *tt~' ''"''"r Ia
,n'H 'h'hn'F ''tRia," 'hHnH,h hf shF"f'' a'"|
II VIA ehamcinl bargain, hu, characteristic oi
tic British government, noted for IT, iapac,ty
cruelty and ihithhsdre~
lsumors Of the British preparation, reached
! the patriot settlements IN fSron county. AMI
,o'' 'a,lNN""''' "h" 'oh''''i''',, small nan
n''l7,"' ,'.,'i''''u hoo"h !" 'prt n'hVp"''
mPp"'" '~' 'm " "gf'r~ m,d "f u" Nlae
W W" ,''N' n"' I" '", t"t" v" AMERICAN
n''"l M, ''"ur" I" ul WIN 'h' hi''A Z" rhf
ne"' J" 'h' mn "p' 9"Ri''S7 c"a# II" mtHd
'i"'" m~,s'a'"'' va ,n' I"t oi aetoS' ''n'
"'h ~ bF't '"i. bu,ht ana bt"l'' WIN
over "N'nl''n hnn'n" b'i'ish am iia'diN,
c"m'~u'd 'hr'r 'n'asi"Il AMI T""' alfNnr''
"f'w I vrt 9'huHh' ,"l' ''alu"N""rtT lor"c
nnin"ti sven huirll' n'hi my n"n, WIN a
NV small cannon 'h'y h"i u" nnR hu' tlis
! mthf afticie was soon H'ippi"o shirA "crr c'i,
! up tF whi'' HIif~ a's' ~w'n upon tW r'
'nnlhg o' u cloak b''"ra'ng !" one o' ih' oilirr'
ana u "hs 'hr""d ino"dfN "ut 10 ne forest
VIM
VI" s"R' instantly ,o'nilritrl b"','n were
'it""' "Ho "" "f'' "mh ''~ savage, WIN tm"
rms wa'e'hh''rN opportunity tt A'm, NJ ,in'
mHhE'h I"fy p2h' u"S hihN ''m ar WIN
h"fr'hT l.i'H' nb' ',hh1fu'si 10 ~ "" ~ofha
on n,'. me A"ff'ea''', however, ~'r' ho' m
uh"habn 'hb I'i"'r 10 liSbh '" ~ 'Hp'f >
summons !" @n''h'"i' hi"' i'an'"'n'p Wy"
ON, hh''@''
30 fm h"an'ii',' "'t' '''thin"' pinNe
oln Soh''f ,"ii"'' ''"' hi'.h % 'ir surf9n'hl.K
county hDa wa. s'ph oi' his Way 'o nle't inc
garrison WIN g i'f'c {" 'IRiit hulnffuf men
I'M younger hrli c'@haNoi"l 10 aTf%de Inn
~ '"Il'il'hnd iMy ltlrnhcibd hiin lPr Bong
boo fanti"ns' AM h'"liy charged The gallant o.
lin'r WIN lchg u coward and Dfy Cdol~is
'"A AMI lnrls "cf' io'hi ~ tiHir lanhta, l'nt
General 'i'fhIIpH AiissrnFl calmly ii'"t i' "as
pi",'a ~ c'innhih " gunriihn AMI la'hrr'
AMI mat tr"l" sh'"h, not b. hd n''o nni'"st
snfy daligrf Accordingly I've DIshnnri WIN
great caution a' ll'c @'mr ''iM ,cillg ily@' "h1
~tfc 80 nhAifs TO fdcs the '1e'ny, 'ha' lE haf
"I 'lTy would bc th' mt 10 retreat
/ I'm n" morning 81 August 9. the patriot
h,'i'tT' w 3efi 'ffkinff ifuid hoi~ 10 ~aft
''nlrsvnpr' oi his approach, AMI rcgn'st'i wb'l
hc sh"lld hnf tlf .tind ID HnI= to make .
orllf upon lhf BFili-h camp ~ 'bR"r shi
forward strong force Ia lD"t ii'rkimrr, ant
tprnhd nn anl'nscnlr iot his troops ~ nai
row deep rayib. u ~as about pel"et h
the morning. dark and snllry, wbcn the r'iicv
( ing army cntct'd ihr valley IN spit ~ ulf
! GcnafaIs instructions, tln vanguard wctc y'gJ
carclsa. ~ the ambtsca'l" would have beer
dfscoscrcd oie regiment Of tie fufcc 1iad 90
,cred the rayInc wlnn Br,ni gave the sigDal
and bis Harrlorr, sounding tbe wnr whDop, pour
',l ~ calling soty from thctr rifi'a, a0i
rl1lsd ior,fsrI' tonlaha"k ~ hand' \ portion
Of il,c militia. ~ iltrhiiDef Pfisirie instantly
! Fikgs Uta 10 In Elfi tHgSsy A{bT tiTf