The Portland daily press., 1862-09-03
MISCELLANY.
THE LEAP For LIFE.


Az tne siege OF fort Iiehiy, oePI I''',
MAJOR samuel NC Culloch performed an act
Oh physicai caring secohd 70 none III tne an
nais OF the revolution. ana contrasted with
Wnich, IuIhaii o,er-laiiu rue aown Tue de-
chvity at horseneck paies INTO insignlficance.
fort neIry, situi'eo near WheelnS creek,
on tne ieit Dahk OF the ONO river, had been
erecied ior tne protection OF wheeling, a small
sctIerea village, containing ABOUT lorty -ilve
mus. oh the evening before tne siege, tne III
haoitahts haa received lhtlmatlon OF the ap-
proach OF the lhdians, ana had one ana all
ned 10 the lori Tor refuge. Early In the morn
his tne req SKINS commenced ihe attack there
were put lorty hghting men WITHIN the Tort
and of these, twenty eight soon fell in unsuc-
cessiui sorties against the Zoe; but the remain
ing Twelve were stout, brave men, sharp shoot
ers, whose uherrihS ann was seldom taken IN
VAN, ana VINO, when the notorious Oirty and
nus ieliow warriors demanded the surrender OF
the ior,' replied that IL would never be gwen
up wniie there was ilving American within
IL. Inc siege then commenced IN fearful ear
hest, put was oi'Veiy resis.eu, win the ues-
Perate ouas oi nweiye "ithil 10 iour hundred
"tnout the Wahs. Inc women acted hoDly
on tne occasion, casuhS Duiiets, making cart
rdges' ioading riiles, ana IN every way assist
.,is anu inspirii'S ,he men. Durihg inii III
Ine evening attack, one OF the Desleged,
EiiAape'i Zane, Noiuhleerea 10 90 10 mouse
sixty yarus iroih tie iort' anu get keg OF
gunpowder which mad been lett there. The
ease was desperate tneir ammunition was get
.,ig low, anu Eiizapein urseu .iiat her lie was
y, less IlnpoTGihce W ,he strrisoh thah .nat
., man. heiuctan,iy PERMISSION was yleid-
ca 10 her, ohe lett the lori, ana wlthln iull
view OF lhe @ Sasases, ,eaiiessiyt proceeded TO
lhe nouse. iney "aicnea her cioseiy, ana as
sie new ioril, .o"aru the ior, Win Ihe keg OF
poMuer III her arms, Nohey OF shot was
P Pourcu aiounu her' Du. tuc nooie g,fi escaped
un,,u,,, anu ense,eu ihe ior. ainiu tne cheers
anu IN piesshlSs Vi lne pesieseu. III ieW hours
., .ie inuii's iehemeu 'he alsach' continuing IL
ullousnout llle h'gh'. lhey converted mol
~" nv ne'" p'eo1' ooui,u !. VIII
.' s:"' .c.uou .l :. W Iiie .n1AAio Nun stones,
p,eeos =, nm, e.c,, anu aiselai seu II aSaiis.
aic ea'es VI .lie iol'. II putst into a thousino
tee seaaa,finS .le oon'ei,ts M very uirec-
.A,, n1n, sese,ai iIuiliis "eie hiiieu ny the eA-
piI p,osi1"' 'u' iio' p'ehe' vi 'ho ioil was ih-
1"'. A.,
,a,,.;s ~, aeaolieu ,he eAiidus'cu
TT Z, =" y" WIN icui 'een SUI
a',, - an sn'ia'ice mo .nc iolt MilIout
Gy,ao .n;'d nu an ;,,, nosi VI s"o la.er Mor nc
on,;ro rart,. att,n 80 liei' ne
Saht;n sdd a,ad. I'm .',Iiu 70 manu-
~ ,u o4l .nel oiaNe
tod hv tl,o Ind;a ,e's ss in.esey Id.
~ie 4d a,.;,,e., "is QUE Vi 'neir most
,ha can,ra n ,,roa sn; .hap IN; nv d. once oecalne
.nnoant.a,J nu dpoI mnon li,1ir nialghl.y was
s;ra s,r. ,a,ro ,h, ,1 VII a'., eu anu = oe-
ha aastd my NV ueo alouhu mn a.
s,,aodad !; ~ ,'; .ne issi VI nus men, anu
E;nJ;,,,, h;,,,sa,e - nm on i.oi lie sale-
ons a.,,r,. - ,',;an ~, sie ms s' e'iu
san;n, ~, ~ W. ne snlace, anu
careo h sd5or,I,, ,a.i'aIad .;L Sais' suci,
aad I, ,la d;.e'a.;o ~ WI, -; us, I1., anu
- .a ~ % ."s uiee'oi VI " WneenhS Mn a
Jnoa. VI gu. o,i his re.lea, III tnls
~ IL hia,.a mn Jan upo,i ano'liei par
IL o,os =. W VI. p".i oeiiiu Mhie
~ upoi nm rpoh out vi ,ne oth-
- "a, s'uos =. .no siuae. ine iotrth anu open
:.':. "a' ~ ,no u,ioe',oh VI 'ie pro" VI pre-
.,p,.oes i eS isas: VI lochs' nearly one nulared
an.I aau my iees ~ nent d. ,,ie ,ooe oi w,ich
ao"eu h .'le mn.els oi aic "nesnhg oreeR..
ns ne lfonehl,'lly Ii'ilse, ana took RAPID
eui'uy y, .ne aaneers Wnich surrounded nm
o'i an slues' ne ieit uiit us chance was indeed
q ., Npeia.e o,ie. he ihuihs hiu no. iirea
,,a, .u &c 's .ouiu eaSls lase hiheu MN,
,.a. ,,'. .h.y enoseh " ao SO, ne saw a. siahee
,ie' h.en'ioh 70 TAKE nm i.iVe, possible,
snaS ail '' "s'es might pe oheiea up u sacri-
nce " ,ie h;''nes OF their departed friends
siain ps MS hanu. ms was 10 die thousand
aea.hs' III preference 10 which ne determined
~ iun ,ue tisk o' peiiiS uisiiea III pieces ana
MS. .e ss' 'ueh @ ms heeis against inc siaes OF ms
eeeu' Mmo WI spranS forward towards tne preci-
pioe. Ihe eneirclihs warriors, as they saw
nun 50 completely witnln their iolis, raised
yen vi triumph, niue dreaming OF the fearful
energy "hich was to bailie their expectations.
as tfey saw MN push his horse in the di-
@ lee.on oi lhe preclplce, ihey stood IN wonder