The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
How Brave Man saved City.

The following incident, which is related BY
an eyewitness Of the scenes described, most
happily illustrates the power possessed BY a
single individual of determined will, in whom
are combined GOODNESS, Judgment, and fear
leSsness of danger, over an unorganzed mob
of sayages, thirsting for blood, and in their
blind fury, reckless of consequences.
The sixteenth Of August, 1872. was a day
that will be long remembered BY the people
Of Detroit for it was on that day that the old
and imbecile Hull. in his capacity Of Govern
Of of the Michigan Territory shamefully sur
rendered this important post. then garrisoned
IN two thousand brave and efficient troops to
the British and Indians.
No sooner had the articles Of capitnlation
been signed than the enemy crossed the river
from Maiden and took possession Of the place,
followed by rablie Of vile camp followers,
and all the savages that for some weeks had
been attached to the English camp. OF
course the citizens were thrown into the ut
most dismay at the sight Of the painted lndl-
ans swarming their streets, and the knowledge
that they might at any hour, when maldened
hywhskey. and encouragedby their savage al
lies among the whites, make an indiscrimi-
nate plunder Of the town But the influence
of the British general for some days was sui.
heicnt to keep them from acts OF open -vlo-
lence and BY degrees the townspeople be-
came accustomed to their presence, and stroye
by all means in their power, to lngratlate
themselves into the good graces OF their
captors.
When the news OF the surrender reached
the tribes Of the southwest they gathered
from far and near, and poured down upon the
frontier. to share il the pl,lnder which, in
consideration Of their being allies Of the Brit
iii. they deemed themselves justly entitled
to. Detroit was filed and surrounded with
drunken orgies and terror, which the English
were altogether unable to control. Scarcely
an hour passed without an act OF violence up
on the unprotected citizens. and night was
rendered sleepless by the fierce yells and
whoops Of these drunken ficnds.
One day during this fearful period. small
marty Of Indians restless for want of plnndcr
and scalps, went to a store kept By 4 French
man named De Quindre, and two OF them en-
tered. with the pretense that they wished to
purchase something while their comrades re-
NAMED without There were lying on the
counter several pieces OF cloth The Indians
seeing them. each snatched a roll, and turned
to leave the place De Quindre called to them
to stop, as they had not paid for the goods.
But the sayagcs were passing out OF the door,
to rejoin their laughing companions, with the
cloth under their arms, when the Frcnchman,
-leaping over his counter, jerked the good>
from them, and being powerful man, pitch
ed the two Indians upon their faces into the
street.
Instantly the warwhoop was raised By the
party. which was replied to from all parts Of
the town. and the savages, drawing thcil
knives, made rush upon the lmpruden'
storckeeper But the latter, Immediately
precciving the terrible storm he had incau
tiously invoked, sprang back again to his store
and locking the door, ran to an upper room
from which by window, he made his escape
and ran through back alley out upon the
common, and on to the fort, where he begged
the British commanding officer to protect
himself and property from destruction.
But the commandant could and would dc
nothing, although he saw that the Indians
rculd probably massacre the entire population