The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-15

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NE PEniL0 Vr = i'''e''ss1 -
- ,Gs3tA SO = - -
whsie reetinG reoenuy - eceoues OF tns Mient
fol maeases Of several woNe amllsse ~ tne btAck.
which oceerrsd % the "wisd West short time
subsequent 70 the, Revolution, 10 which highly
accomplished yooee lady, the daughter Of dts
tineuishsd oficsr Of The Americas ARM, played IA
important part. The story being OF the most thr,i
lar naeuyp sud sxhsblttng Ia striking manner the
"Periis 81 the nowder," We have concluded 70 give
an sxSraet fron II, o. originally pnbsishsd, -
foilovss<F = - .La$ 800 aa4
The angle on the right baak Of the Great Kama
VIA forsssA by Is Junction With the Ohio, 10 cal
lad POINT Pleasant nd IL place OF historical note
Hare. on the 10th 81 October, 1s74, during what 10
known a. Lord Dunmores War, was fought one OF
he 6etcStt and most desperate battles thai ever
took place between the firsinians and their fss-
cat foes.s -. = 80 az 4a s.<e.s.,
After the battle Ia question, 10 which the 10.
diaos were tfssted wiSh great less, fort was here
erected by the victors, which became . post
~ sreat tfnportauce throughout the sanguinary
scenes Of strlfs which almost Immediately follow
- "a rhlrh n ri. anntion of ths eonntrv were
Continued for many seafs sfser that es,ablishm
OF p>aos which sck no slsdx,d the United Colonies
AZ A m, srieA n free md iudauandent nation. Fs ID
Ar tina landins on the f,rt' 90 the day our story
on.os was f.stened 4 a boat al the Kind used by
the ssri, uayixasors OF the Wsstern river
unc. she dsst az th,s boat Al the moment We
nrssant ths seeue "a the reader. stood a. s iudi-
Y,dna,a Ana so,sped in vxtchius A group of per.
sras ,.as.ix sfscssiss vho we're s}oviy anprosch.
ing aha fandi.,g Ofthsse Eve ono was stout,
49, r.xra IN n.rrts, fi,.rv snI sy,isativ a
ho,-. a. ,h,a, s.r.snt. three we're koatmep and
,.e.ss ,.,'.,ss hy ,bsir ronah. bron,sd
vi..v.s ana rosrsa sttirs: but the q, th vas youug
msu s,ms t~o .nd,weotv Years ofaxe. II 6ss
enrm. aiding nsrson. ard clear. ope a. Intelligent
,a.. "a A. ~. IoStv 3. rr,a r., az hi. had =
a. ,hs Lam o1 his i.rgs' b,ight. hsze eye-rbere
NJ. so..,htns vhic3e denoted one Of .noerior
,nt,s hut - % shafi have oeca.Ion In the conrse
- o., c.rr.t,vs "a fnltv sat forth who and what
Euysn. r.irfax WAS. We viii leave him for the
$1,000 - ,urr a. The a nm ,oacbtno oroun shom
peseas ~ ~ w ~ In ,,,ss, ;n,sr,,
nr,n,s v,ono c,mao,sd Of a middIea xsd mar
~ s,nr tsmsl.. Win . b,ack femal, servant foI
So-,n. 1900 49,, ar n.nes in th, rear. ther,
49,. - 80, c,.nsI az. ,SonIs hays
.;~.t.d On, snd ,ss,sd uoen with Measure. The
I.rs q ,ou..,ion. vns apeareutiy about twenty
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S,ns, n.r,,,.r c.st ~ featass. wbien' besides
-, ss~n,is.I 10 .x.,x tIi,s.mept rarsiv fs,ls
=, sssc. ,hs hrhold.s with something like a
sS.rm '-e
u.r ,rnvsl,ns costume-s ne brown habit high
A.. -. 49, nstsaoad ctn.Iv over tina bo,otn AUD
n',ua ao-o 40 her ANAL nrstty feet withsut trail
;ns an thu g,eund-vas both neat and becoming:
"a r,,h hsr r,d,ngcan And lie vayin, Ostrich
rIn,. 80, gsi,, .hn1s mar Having curis her an.
pr.rsses csn,2..ted forcib,y with the rough un.
p,s,s.T 80 ~ tho.A N hs, xsx besid- her with
,ns,r ,ss.sy hsd ma. scarlet flannel pstticoats
"a h,asch. "A imam c.ns = =
.,h ,s,.neh. aid ana of tn. mora v.perable NJ
$3.50, a,o,,.r;n. nnr.niny cony.r..tion
~ 49,. - 80 ,n.intsinad sinc. onitt;ny the
80 -. Is. ASsad 60, ~ c.nnot hasr m Ist VIM
49, =. 49,, -. 90 o. =. N .omethiug var. DO
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rvs W Hpf ~ n, - h.nnan y
NIL So, :" rn.nrnsJ Risnchs with . Iiob,
- n ~ a., donh, In the least thar .omstbin 9
Iausn, 40 nos ". 1919 on. ~ ,hssa IT,. -,
fs,h.r .nd hia.s.a mo,h.r ard
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su. ,ss ,... ~ nor bannensd Tor two iono
So"
IN, 49,, ,na., tb., R,.ncbsn return.d the
,,h.r .omsrh.t n.tni.ntIy. sand Won iu,t Iauyb
f's" so ,sansh,iss. Or, vhsn Won nnght 10 hs
@ ss' pa".nsa sa, h.,. 900 .sts 9hn. a.
$1,000 ,s.,;.I, ..,,IsS co,rtrS Won ,binl
..Ssa. apmra,.n nrsttx Sse. will w.,d IN d.ngay
p"usps, Soa. s;y,sssa... hn, 49, -,
Ia sne t no.r psan.". a, h"tor. ,nnt s.ss..,
hns, $1,000. ,h. 0,,o ,hss doss not sncoun,s,
oor. ~ IN. nsr, from the sav.aes that nrowl
aions si.bs, .hors and soms of them, that 20 down
e ~ S,,h -. - ,isa 80 bed - % ~.
ne,sn'so WIN u.naa s 1, r. ,sis u ~ 'no'e
~prt ~ rans.t ,h,. to me assr ami, /, ,etr,n
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W :. :. :. aa.,,n. s;,h.r go Or n "a 70 a,
t.wn, ~. Soyyas., N, nsrents nav. sent for ms
~ ~ ~ -, T.; hat, ~ hor. "A 4, 4. c,y Ant,
=. - ,s., y. ths r.r;I wnst n ms,n wv
r. " s". Al no ~h., :, 90. ~ "a. ~ n,r
anal ths rood woman rather proudlv "Ne" shs
s.n...sd snrning 70 tbs othsrs .Rlancbe Rsrtrsnd
mn ~ hat Wa IN, faar I hall
.ias. liza her f.therly ioiped in ths hushand n,
III. m.troo the brotber Of fI.pehe,s mothor ,ha
snu - ,Ss .,s,ion snd the midd,a, a ad
ysn,Iam.n msntion.d a, one Of the nartr. 8. TIN.
Ssnshs.r NJ a trne sodisr Her fsther' Co,onrl
pnitin RartranS God ble.s him for a trns bsart'
nsysr did seem to know what 1t was 70 fesr-and
M. nchs 4. iu.t like him -
s tn. tms the had reached thu boa.
"a ~. .n..r man .Ir..d. ds.cr;hsa"En~an
r.;r,x -. .ae,s,ar. Of RIancbs,s sa,bara, enns
.san.s1 Irs.ra "a IN q noi,t. .nd d.c.r.n,i.,
msnrsr ofysred hi. hand 10 the diIferent femaIes
- 800, ,nsm On hoari Tha hand of Rianch.
ma. ,ha i..s 70 toncb hi.-ani them bnt .Ii1htIx
=. shs snrano ouickIv and lightly 20 the deokE
hr, rJoss oh..r,sr might have d.tectad RI.
sI,obt nosh which mantIed hi. nobIe. exnre.,iye
features. ss his eve for a single Instant met hers
Sha might herself have seen it-per hans sbe did
but there was no corresponding glow on her own
hrirnt nrettv face. AZ abe injured. in the calm
,,ad ,,ns az ANA he vino the right 10 ,rt M
qas.tion, and who might also have been aware OF
she addressed.
turoi IL will not do for our boat to spring leak
aysin. A IL dd coming down the Kanawha-for n
VIII no. DC saie lor az nun .oiu, 70 .ouSn eltnsr
suoro pet "oou sso unsi GU WI s suo ipBpos''
90 po our VI ,Sa obon ''uo Vi ou'
mo, iadesdi" rejoined her aunt, quickly; cit
will be as much A. your lives worth to venture
r.snh.d n. onlv the Other day that n,any hosts
hSn-. .,,.sL "a ~. ..r;,', "A .-w....t -.
ns nav ncUn SsSu 'P''e' anu so'ot"i io'''
WIN al on ooaIu.
mo one feels % ore concerned about the safe
passage OF Miss Bertrand than myself, replied
Eugene, in a defsrentlai tone "and since our
arrival here have left nothing undone that 1
thoushr might possibly ada to her security and
oomfor,.n = - -
wrS., q. I'm. "a NV ,sr.or.I know,o5ra ,,
joined 10 the nncie OF bia acne ana thank you,
Mr.. Fairfax, in behalf u my lair kinssRman.-
There will, perhaps" he pursued, 'be ~ R%at
danger, 90 long as you keep 10 the cuspun1f ur
your watch must not be neglected for q sinffe
$1,000, .,,hsr niyb, ar d.,. AFT 10 mn, T -,
nomou so' o, 1 rn,e ~ no .i. a,o.'
soiemny cnAtse Aaa VAN yoa' uaae. auy cIcun'
snnccs, OF on any Pfssenee whatsoever, suHsr
II hope We understand our DUTY better, Col, |"
q nd one Of the men, respectfully.
:, a.,h, a. uos ~ r.n,t.d TIA r,r,m.na.r NJ >. i.
$780,. on ia III sasbfuI ana .ra,. ~, 20
e. noiu a.n ny, Sax. bssn .ai.c,.a nS shs 49,,
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