The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-13


and the membcrs .f his body hung
upon trees, White Eyes. chief of
The friendly Delawarcs, hearing the
scalp lallOo. went out with party of
his men, and seeing what had been
done, collected he scattered limbs Of
The young man, aad buried them. On
the next day they were torn from The
ground, severed into smaller pieces,
and thrown disp'rsedly at greater dis.
tanecs from each other.
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Early in juno, the troops destined
to make an incurs;on into the Indian
country, assembled at Wheeling, and
being placed under command of Colo.
mel Agnes Mcdonald descended the
Ohio to the mouth Of Captina. De-
barking, at this place, from their boats
and canoes, they took up their march
to Wappatomica, an Indian town on
the Muskingum. The country through
which the army had to pass, was one
unbroken forest, presenting many
obstacles to its speedy advance, not the
least Of which was the difficulty Of
proceeding directly to the point
proposed. To otyiate this, however
they we're accompanied by TIRES
persons in the capacity of guides,
whose knowledge Of tie woods, and
familiarity with those natural inlices
which Sc unerringly mark the dircc,
ton of the principal points, enabled
then to pursue the direct course.
" hen they had approached within six
miles Of the town, the army cncoun-
tered an opposition from party of
fifty or sixty lniians lying in ambush,
and before these could be dislodged,
two whites were killed, and eight or
ten wounded. One Indian was killed,
and several wounded. They then pro.
ceeded to Wappatomica without fur
thcr molestation. ass
When the army arrived at the town
it was foundio be entirely deserted.
Surprising that it would cross the
river, the Indians rctreatcd to the
opposite bank, and concealing ,hem>
selves behind trees and fallen timber
were awaiting Reinforcement in Joyful
anticipation of a successful surprise.
Their own anxiety and the prudence
of the commanding officer, however.
frustrated that expectation. Several
were discovered peeping from their
covert, watching the motion of the
army, and Colonel Mcdonald, sus-
pecting their object, and apprehensive
that they would recross the river and
attack him in the rear, stationed Vi
dettes above and below, to detect any
such purpose and to apprize him of,hc
first movement towards ciFccting it.
Fooled by these prudent and precau,
tionary measures, and seeing their
town liz possession ofths enemy, with
no prospect Of wrestling it from them
ill destruction would have done its
work, the Indians sued for peace, and
the commander of the expedition con-
senting to negotiate with them if he
could be assured Of their sincerity, five
chiefs were sent over as hostages, and
the army then crossed the river, with
these in front.
When negotiation was begun, the
Indians asked that one Of the hostages
be permitted to go and conroke the
other chiefs, whose presence, it was
alleged, would be necessary to the
ratification of a peace. One was ac'
cordingly released, and ne. returning
at the time specified, another was
then sent, who in like manner failed
20 return. Colonel Mcdonald, sus-
pecting some treachery, marched for
ward to the next town, above Wap.
patomica, where another slight en-
gagement took place, in which one
Indian was killed and one white man
wounded. 1t was then asccrtained
that the time which should have been
spent in collecting The other chiefs, pre-
paratory TO negotiation. had been en-
ployed in removing their old men aud
women and children. together With what
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