The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-28
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-. From Graham's Magazine.]
Am Unpublished Incident
IN THE. LIFE OF CAPTAIN SAMUEL BRADY.

About thirty miles Below the present city
of Piitsburg, stood an ancient fort, known
as Fort Mcintosh. 1t was built by a Reto.
lutionary gentleman of that name, in the
r-'a,mer Of l77s. 1t was one Of l.no of
forts, which was intended to guard the peo-
pie who lived south of the Ohio river, from
the incursions OF the suvages TO the north.
ward. This fort was one Of the favorite
resorts OF the great Indian SPY and hunter,
Captain Samuel Brady. Although his aSHal
headquarters was Piitsbufg, then consisting
of fort and score or two of rough frontier
teBements.
BRADY had emigratcd westward, or rather
had marched ,hither in 1878, us a lieutenant
in the distinguished Eighth Pennsylvania
Regiment, under the command Of General
Richard Brcudhesd, of Easton. When in
the. spring Of I779. Mcintosh retired from
command in the West, Broadbead succeeded
him, and re maincd at Pit,sburg, until 1881.
Shortly after his advent to the west Brady
was breteted Captain. .....
Brady had served at the siege OF Boston,
fought a, Long Island and White Plains,
gohe through the whole Of the terrible cam
. paipn of Trenton and Princeton, suffered at
Valley Forge, distinguished himself at Ger
mastown and Brandywine und narrowly
escaped death at Puoli. But bis tastes led
him to the errstc mode Of warfare known
Upon the frontier. Indeed, his early educa.
tion upon the upper SusquehanEo, hod incul'
ta,ed and developed those tastes from the
Sefy earliest bo,hocd. Hating on Indian
wi,ll that Instructive hatred which is begot.
len in the bosom of the white race, by long
wears OF contest and cutruge, u bitter inten'
si,y was impaired to the feeling in his case
" the murdet OF his futhef aud younger
brother by the Indians, under trying and ter
rible circumstances. .. .a-'
Having pra missed this much by way OF In
PRODUCTION, it brings us to the opening oil our
story. On the 2lst day Of August, IT'S,
BRADY set out from Fort Mcintosh, for Pitts.
burg. He had with him two Of his trusty
si,1,sg SseR tried followers. These were not
attached to the regular army, as be was, but
were scouts and spies. who had been with
hin upon many an expedition. They were
Thomas B, vinglon and Benjamin Biggs.-
Btadv resolved to fol6w the northern bank
oflhe Ohio. figgs objected to this ground
Il Brady we'll knew that the Woods were
swarming with savages.
Brady, however, had resolved to travel by
the old Indian path, and having once made
ap his mind, no consideration could deter
him from carrying out his determination
sBeyineton had such implicit faith in his ubili-
.txto lead, tha. he never thought Of question.
Ing tis will. aPsz 7
Quite discussion arose between Bipga
and bis CaptSin at the mouth of Beaver riv'
or. about d mile above the fort, aid where
they inust cross The Ohio, if they continued
upon the northern side. Biggs finally yield
ed his objections. and they crossed Beaver.
and proceeded with the habitnal caution OF
woodsmen who understand their business.
They hsd started early, and BY rapid truv-
elling they had reached, ere noon came, the
Hast piece Of bottom land on HE north side
yefthe river, just below what is knowa as the
Narrowis. Upon this bottom . pioneer fofe
daring than most others, had Built a.cabin,
and epened 4 small spot Of cleared land