Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-06-03

a Few Passages in an Evsntful Life

SAi SNoGt- ttGE " dNGrre.-
strong and erect as ever, the cid man bears hi.
! burden OF seventy years, more lightly than hal
/ lhat period rests upon the shoulders of many
/ VINO nave not seen 1.-THE of the service that be
has We had the pleasure of shaking the old
veteran by the hand to-day, and were reioicee
/ to see hlm IN such apparent good health. Ma.
FAFfe : liie mas been an eventful one He wa.
born IN Detroit in I ~, and has never been any
farther east than Erie. In the last war he ION.
Z ed the army at River Rasn. and was one of tho
number included in HuIrs surrender ON tba,
occasion ne refused 10 give up his gun, but wa.
! permitted to go upon his parole Afterward,
+ ne joined Col. Lewis advance at River Rasn
and fought in his sl<irmish with the British and
( Indians the day before Wincbestors unfortunate
march to the relief of Monroe Hc was one ol
+ the scouts sent out by Winchester on the dav ot
his arrival at Monroe to watch the movement,
ot the British. Navarro returned from his toul
OF observation in the evening, and told The Gen
eral that It was the intention of the British to
attack him that Observation-Disclosures which Win.
chester disresarded. aud his army as 4 conse-
+ quence was cut to pieces the next dav. Navarro
and three of his brothers were included in the
surrender at River Rasin, but recollecting in
time that they would probably be hung if taken
/ for violation Of their parole, they gave the
British and Indians leg bail, and led them 4
sorry chase through the long grass and marsh in
front Of Monroe and upon the ice of the Lake
all, however. making good their escape.
Aavarre next offered his services to Harrison
at Fort 3Ieigs and during a period of nine
months performed mch valor and dangerous
service as scout When Proctor and his allie.
mace their appearance before the Fort in NAV
1871, he was sent to Urbana with message tc
Gov Meiss. asking for reinforcements. He left
the Fort one evening and was in Urbana the
next. Gov. Aleigs raised Il detachment which
was placed under the command Of Gen McCartv
They marched as far as Fcrt Findlev. when thev
were met by an express from Harrison. with the
joyful Information that the British had been rs.
pulsed
Navarro came on TO Fort Mcigs and aitcr re-
manning there few weeks, was sent bv Hargi.
sen with message 70 Com. Perry who was ther
anchored with his fleet al Putin Bay. Perry
favored him wish = review of his men willie h,
was there, and in brief period after his return
70 Harrison, Navarro heard of the battle Of Erie
He was next employed BY Col. johnson as
scout, aud marched in advance of his regimeu
from Fort Meigs to Detroit, and afterwards il
advance of the entire army to the Thames, II
whlah battle he participated. He was wei ac-
Quainfed with Tecumsch before the war, a.l
saw his body when it was first discovered among
tie slain at the Thames. He says it was much
dishgUred, and besides sixteen bullet holes. wa.
pierced with numerous bayonet wounds, 81,
that Gen Harrison himself, was the first person
to recognize it as the body of Tecumseh. from
the lsrge scar oecasioned by burn on one o
his hips That Col johnson killed Tecumscb
he thinks may be doubtful. though he saws the
body was discovered where johnson fought. anl
was himself severely, and it was thought al tn,
time mortally wounded.
I Navarres early life was full of Incident. anG
his monory, wholly uuimpaired by AGE. assisted
! by an eloquence as impressive rs it was natural
and graceful, enables him 10 give a most vivid
and Hfe-like description Of his varied and in
I credible services.
I 1t Is not little singular that one who has
! Fariarned fer his country such variety Of ser
! vices should remain until this time the Govern
ment's creditor. He has never been paid 4 far
thing and is poor and needy few years
I ago when the possess"r of y property worth some
twenty thousand dollars. he was SO unfortunate
IS to become security for a man who failed il
business. His property was sacrificed and he
has never been able to recuperate. An oppor-
tunity viii be offered our citizens in a few dav.
to testify their appreciation of the merits Of thi,
war-born veteran, by uniting in a petition t,
/ Congress for his relief, and We trust that nonc
viii fail to improve it, as thereby an act of jus
tice long neglected may be done to aa homes
and worthy man, who in days gone by ha.
''uone the State some service. ''-To'edo Blado.