The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-10-22

euu NAIleesness OF uahger, over IN un0rg1n
ned mob ofssvages; thirsting ior blood, al,
inthsir blind fury, reckless Of eonseqoen
ees.
The l6lh Of August, 1912, was day tha
will long be remembered by the people .
Detroit, for il was on that day that the oh
and imbecile Hull, in the capacity Of Go YER
nor Of the Michigan Territory, shamelaIh
surrendered his important post then garri
soned by two thousand brave and. efficien
troops, to the British and Indians
As soon Is the articles ofcapilulation werl
signed, the enemy crossed the river from
Maiden and took possession of the place, lol,
loved by a vile rabtse ofcaUp Iollowers, an,
all the s1yages that had been forsotn we i
attached 10 the English camp. OF cours
the citizens were thrown into the utrpas
disnay at the sight Of the painted Indian
swarming their streets and the know erlg,
that they night at any hour, when madden.
ed by whisky, and encouraged by their nj
less savage allies among the whites. II axe
an indiscriminate plunder ofthe town. But
the influence Of the British General for some
days was sufficient to keep them from acts
open violence, and by degrees the town peo
pie beca me accustomed TO their presence, and
strcve by all means in their power to iners.
tiats themselves into the good graees OF their
captors.
When the news Of the surrender reached
the tribes Of the south west, they gathered
from lar and near, and poured down upon
the frontier, to share in the plunder, which
in consideration Of their being allies of the
British, they deemed themselves Justly enti.
tied to. Detroit was filled and surrounded
with savages, anl the town became the scene
oi drunken orgies and terror, which the
English were altogether unable to control -
Scsrcely an hour passed without some act 0
violence upon the unprotected citizens, and
the nights were rendered sleepless by the
fierce yells and whoops OF these drunken
fends. 1Ai 'sf ."- ''' @
One day, during this fearful period, small
patty OF Indians, restless for want OF plumber
and scaips, went TO stere kept by French
man named De Quindre, and two of them
entered with the pretense that they wished
to purchase something, while their comrades
remained without There were lying on the
counter two pieces of cloth. The Indians
seeing them each snatched roll and turned
to leave the place. DE Quindre called 10
them to stop, as they had not paid for the
goods. But the saVages were passing out oil
the door, to rejoin their laughing compan>
ions, with the cloth under their arms, whsn
the Frenchman, leaping over the counter.
jerked the goods from them, and being a
powerful man, pitched the Two Indians into
the street.. 7J'' Ntt "'' -'. -. ,...3 81
Instantly the war whoop was raised by the
party, which was replied to from all parts II
the town, and the savages, drawing their
knives, made a rush upon the imprudert
storekeeper. But the latter. immediately
perceiving the terrible storm he had iucau
tiOusly invoked, spraug back agaiu to his
store, and locking the door ran into the up.
per room, from which, by a window, he made
his escape, and ran through back alley out
upon the common, and on to the tort, where
he begged the British commanding officer to
protect himself and property from destruc
tion. But the officer could and would do
n'thing although he saw the Indians would
probably massacre the entire population il
they once got going, under such state OF
excitement. .r.. .r....-. Ia. .-r
at is not my property alone that is in
danger from their violehce,'' persisted the
Frenchman, "but the entire population is in
the hands oil the savages, and unless you
will exert your authority to quiet them, our
streets will flow with bloodl" ..aa.f r.a
i"I am sorry for you, sir,' coolly replied
the Britop, "but the truth is, my troops are
too lew in number to control the warriors,
and can do nothing for you'll '..
De Qulndre therefore abruptly left the fort
and ran to the quarters Of Col. Mckee. then
the British agent, whom he knew,.was no,
popular among the savages, but had ALWAYS
exerted over them unbounded influence.
On his way he could see the Indians were
gathering in hundreds from every direction.
armed with war clubs and tomahawks, prs
pared for general massacre Of the inhabi
tants; while their fierce war cries were
ringing with piercing tones upon the air.
A mob Of at least thousand Of the painted
demons had assembled in front OF his house
and were demolishing his doors and windows
while his goods were. being thrown out to
the crowd waiting impatientiy Tor the owner
to be dragged lorth and delivered to their
murderous knives.
This sight gave fieetness to his feet, and
rushing into the Colonel's quarters he found
that officer, to whom he briefly, and as dis
tinctly as his excitement would permit, re
lated wha! had occuraed, and begged him to
interfere fpossible, and prevent the threat
eaed massacre.
Mckee, we'll yersed in the Indian character
instantly perceived the imminent danger that
menaced the place, and requesting DeOuindre
to remain where he was lest the Indians. SO
greatly exasperated against him, might kill
him, hastened to the scene OF excitement.
Ele was tall, straight, athletic, noble
locking man, with a voice like thunder, and
from his long intercourse wiah the Indians
OF the frontier, had an intimate knowledge OF
their language. Pushing his way through
the savages, now excited to madness al not
finding the Frenchman. he mounted to the
top ola low building, waved bis sword, and
in loud tone shouted: '"@z '5H
"Ho! who are the towards in this crowdY
The sound Of his well known voice arrested
the attention ofthe rabble, and after brief
silence one OF the Indians replied:
"There are no cowards here! We are all
brayesp' .-,. ...
"As a le!" returned the Colonel, stamp
ing his foot with pretended rage, II tell YOU,
warriors, there are coaoa,us, crauen eosoaYds,
among you"
This insulting accusation was received
with astonishment by the Indians at first.
and then they turned toward the bold man
who had dared to utter it, with eyes burning
with passion, and yell Of defiance broke
simultaneously from them But without
moving muscle, the courageous agent met
their fiery glance unquailed. He had changed
the tide Of feeling, and thus far had gained
very important point. 5T fy%
II repeat it." continued the colonel,
Strengthening his tall, commanding figure to
its,utmost stretch; there are towards, sDea.
king wolves, in III lis crowd, that am
ashamed to see among my brave Indians.
Now, let my brave warriors separate them,
selves from them, and stand on this side OF
the path, while the towards remain about
the Frenchman's doors--they are perfectly
welcome to plunder his worthless goodsl''
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