The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-20

mountainous as to render the progress
OF the army, at once, tedious and
laboriOus. Under tho guidance Of
Captain Matthew Arbucklc, they
however, succeeded in reaching the
Ohio river after march of nineteen
days, and fixed their encampment Oh
the poin, Of land Immediately between
that river AMI tbs Big kanawha.
Tile provisions and ammunition,
transported on paekhorses, and the
bccyes in drnYes, arrivcd'soon after.
When the army, was preparing to
leave Camp Euion, there was for q
while come reluctance manifested on
the part of Colonel Field 10 submit 10
the command of ticnerall.ewis. This
proceeded from the fact that in for.
mer military service he had been the
senior Of General Lewis, and from the
circumstance that tie company led on
BY him were Independent Volunteers,
not raised in pursuance of the orders
of Governor Dunmore, but brought
into tie field by his own exertions,
alter his escape from the Indians ..
Kclly's. These circumstances in
dnced him to separate his men from
the main body Of the army on its
march, and to take a different way
from the onepursued by it. depending
on his own knowledge Of the country
to lead them practicable rouIe ,othe
river. sa.ri
While thus detached from the
forces nnder General Lewis, two Of
his men CLAY and Coward who we're
out hunting,and at some little distance
from each other, Gaze near to where
Two lndi ms were concealed. Seeing
Clay only, and supposing him to DC
alone, one of them fired at him, and
running up TO scalp him as he fell,
was himself shot by Coward, who was
then about 100 yards of. The o,he,
Indian ran of, unframed. and made his
escape. A bundle of ropes found
where Clay was killed, induced the
belief that it Was the Of ccs Of these
Indians to steal horses; it is not,
however, improbable, that they had
been Observing the progress Of the
army, and cndcavorcd to ascertain its
Numbers. Colonel Field, fearing that
he might encounter party of the
enemy in ambush, redoubled his vigi-
lance till he again joined General
Lewis; and the utmost concert and
harmony then prevailed in the whole
army. ~ -s. ,-s
When the southern division arrived
ut Point Pleasant, Governor Dunmore
with the forces under his command,
had not reached there and unable
to account for his failure to form the
preconeerted junction at that place, =;
was deemed advisable to await tina,
event, as by SO doing, better oppor.
tunity would be Afforded to Colonel
Christian of coming up. with that por.
ton of the army, which was then with
him. Mcanwhilc, General Lewis to
learn the cause Of the delay of the
northern division, despatched runners
By land, in the direction of Fort Pitt,
to obtai= tidinss of Lord Dunmore, and
to communicate them to him immedi,
atc!y. In their absence, however,
sdviccs we're received from his Lord
ship that lie had determined on
proceeding across the country directly
to the Shawancc towns; and ordering
General Lewis to cross the river, march
forward and form a junction with him
near to them. These advices were
received on the 9th Of October, and
preparations were immediately begun
to be made Tor the transportation Of
the troops over the Ohio.
Early on Mondays Morning, .hc
10th Of that month, two soldiers left
the camp, and proceeded up the Ohio
in quest of deer. When they mad
progressed about two miles, they I'm.
cxpcctedly came in sight of a large
number Of Indians, rising from their