The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-11

aNNAs ~ ASAANA AiANSAJ AsAASN IN
yesterday, and as 1t possesses local In.
tereSt, We give II place In this col.
umu.
The year liza was particularly try.
Ing 10 the early settlers Of this region.
At this period they had formed q limo
Of stations or block houses, along the
east bank Of the Ohio river, reaching
from Fort Duquesne (Plttsburg) TO
Limestone, (MRyBvllle, ky.)
At every bloch. house fort, or certain
number OF choice men were appointed,
called Rangers, whose duty II was 10
keep continued lookout within their
circuit for hostile bands OF Indians,
and give notice oftheir approach, mum.
bers, position, etc., to the settlers In
time 10 reach their fort.
Notwithstanding these precautions,
the settlers were frequently surprised
In their homes by the BavageS, and
either maBsRCred or carried away cap~
uyes. Many thrilling details are given
OF desperate conflicts OF this kind, aS
when father was suddenly called up.
on 10 defend his family against dozen
or more Indians.
Now the settlers were 90 few and far
between as 10 afford q very limited
number to man each fort; and the
women and children frequently fought
az bravely az the men. A more heroic
or harder set OF men never lived. The
weEt bank OF the Ohio river, then called
Northwest Territory, was under the ex.
elusive control OF the Indians, and any
trespass by the whites was repealed with
savage ierocity.
The spring and summer OF i774, the
invasions OF the Indians along the line
OF white settlements were 80 frequent
and destructive az TO threaten their ex.
termination. Urgent and frequent cries
for help and reinforcement had been
made OF Lord Dunmore, (the last Royal
Governor OF Virginia. but be turned o
deaf ear 10 their entreaties until their
friends around the seat Of government
became clamorous and threatening In
case OF his refusal.
Lord Dunmore then started with o
force OF 1000 men, comprised Of 1000
volunteer RoundheddS (Republic
and 2, 1000 Royal troops.
Their line Of march was 10 reach Fort
Henry, Wheeling by way OF Redslone
Brownsville, Pa, but long before ar
irving at the latter point, the Republl.
can spirit became 30 strong In his camp
that Dunmore was afraid they would
turn against him and bis Royal friends,
and dividing his command, sent the
RoUNdheddS, under Col. Charles Lewis,
to march over about three hundred
miles OF wilderness, then alive with
Indians, In the hope that the sAvAess
would destroy him and his men.
Lord Dunmore marched his division
TO Fort Duquesne, where he was
toasted by the French commander
OF the Fort, his part OF the campaign
being virtually ended,-except o visit
TO Fort Henry made by his body.
guard, composed Of 30 Hi hlanders (In
costume), who came down the Ohio
River In Piroque, and remained q
short time. There is no authentic in.
formation Of his charging on anything,
but the champagne. wine OF Fort Do:
quesne.
Col. Lewis and his brave followers, ION
reaching the Ohio River ct the mouth
Of kanawha, Point Pleasant, were met
In force BY the confederate Indian
tribes, under the command Of the cele.
brated Shawnee Chief, Cor7Stdlk. After
a sanguinary battle, Col. Lewis being
victorious, pushed his forces to the In.
dian Headquarters at Oid.town, Snow
Ohilllcothe, where, after surprising and
defeating them, they formed Treaty Of
Peace.
The ballad given below Is good his.
torlcal description ofthe battle OF Kama.
wha. or Point Pleasant, as well az
specimen Of border composition, and
was sung for me by the late Mrs.
Lydia Crugel' (then 10 her seth year,,
las she used TO sling 1t when a girl,
to the tune Of Marching Down to Old
Quebec" A desire TO preserve 1t
among the records Of the country Is, l
hope. an apology for It's publication.
Very truly yours, E. A. 81.
Wheeling, ". VG., August 9, 1860.
sAIr!. Cruser was the daughter Of Mr..
Moses Shepherd, and her second husband
was General CEuger, OF New York, who
LETT her widow the second time. she
reached her lO2d year, and died on the 18th
Of SeptemDer, 1857.
BORDER BALLAD.
Brave Lewis, our Colonel, and officers bold,
Az the mouth OF KanawhR d Id the ShdtVneei
behold,
On the 10Th Of October, at the rising of sun,
he armies did meet and the battle begun,
no!
Two:thIrds OF this number to the battle did
The shawnees i've hundred, some say many
We formed our battle on the Ohio shore,
Lie thunder from heaven our rifles did roar
Untll II o'clock, or perhaps something more,
And during this time the poOr shawnees did
Whilst many man on the ground there did
From IL until sunset some shots they did tly,
BY this kind OF fighting there did many die
Bat plight coming on the poor shawnees did
Being no longer able To maintain the field.
Soity brave men on the ground then did lie;
Beside forty more OF the wounded did die;
Killed and wounded on the Ohio shore
was Que hundred and twenty or perhaps
What the ShRWneeS did loso wa neyer did
hear, N~-N
The bodies OF twenty did only appear,
anlo me ONO the rest they did throw,
Inc Just number OF which We never did
Brays Charles our Colonel the nrst in the
II He received a wound and likewise did yield,
To the pursuit OF honor he did animate
AALnoSe who fought near, thereon him did
wall,
Geo: Fleming was a Colonel courageous and
lie had been hero-a hero II old.
AeIecelVed three balls, but did not expire,
he animated his men and 10 the camp did
There W was good Capt. Bu!ord and old Capt.
Were both in the battle and fought very
They fought like two hero'E-llke heros did
die, N'
And in a short timeo on the ground they did
Colonel's slaughte Grand christy both valiant
and kind, =
Waiting for provision their command was
The day ofthe battle they heard OF the light,
Ihey made q long march and Joined Us that
Our commanders and subalterns. a great
Beside many bravo hero's on the ground
There was GoIdxmIth and Allen and great
many more, 0.| l1-I-- = =
Had the honor Of dying on tn Ohio shore.
Inc chletof the shawneese and Mingob so
DeceISisd to us they would never light more,
TheiF words 70 confirm, did each hostage
That they and their wives, and their chill.
dren might llVa." 80