The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-23

from the Indians. 1t was not there
fore without considerable regres the,
they heard Of their cOuLtermRading
orders.
Nor we're they received By Lewis
and his pen with very different feeh
ings. They hadendurcd much during
their march from the inclcmency Of
thu weather, and more from the want
Of provisions. They had borne these
harlships without repining; anticips,
ting chastiseneat of che Indians,
and she deriving Of an abundant supply
Of provisions from their conquered
towns. They had arrived within ten
miles If the Ohio river, and could no,
witness the blasting of their expccta'
tions without murmuring. a council
ofwar was held--disappointment and
indignation were expressed in every
feature. A majority Of the officers
we're in favor ofproceeding to the Ohio
river, under the expectation that tscy
might fall in with some of the enemy.
they marched to the river aud
encampcd two nights on its bank,
Discovering nothing ofan enemy,.hey
then turned to retrace' tlrir steps
through painless mountains, a distance
of three hundred miles, in the mids:
of winter and without provisions.
The reasons assigned by the friends
of Governor Fauquir for the issuing Of
these orders were: that the force
detailed by Governor. Dinwiddie, was
not sufficient to render secure an
establishment at the contemplated
point-ncar tue Indian towns on the
Scioto-within few days Journey of
several thousand warriors on the
Miami in the vicinity ofthc hostile
post at Gallopolis, and SO remote from
the settled part Of. Virginia that they
could not be furnished with assistance
and supplied with provisions and
military stores, without incnrring an
expenditure, both Of blood and MONEY,
beyond what the colony could spare
for the acco plishment of,hat object.
Had Captain Iogg, with his
company, been at the place of
rendezvous at tie appointed time, the
countermanding orders of the Covers
nor could not have reached the arnv
until it had penetrated the enemy's
country. What might have been its
fate, i. is impossible to say-the
bravery ofthe ,roops--their familiar
acquaintance with the Indian mode Of
warfare-thcir confidence in the
~
officers and the experience ofmany of
tlnm, seemed to give every assurance
Of success. While the unfortunate
result of many subsequent expeditions
of a similar nature, would induce the
opinion that the Governors arprchen
sions were perhaps prudent and well
founded. That.the army would soon
have had to encounter tho enemy,
there can be no doubt, for although
not al Indian had been seen, yet i,
seems probable from after circum.
stances, that i; had tecn discovered
and watched by them previous to its
return. tH'
On the second night of their march
homeward, while encamped at the
Great Falls, some of Ilogg's men went
out on the hills to hunt turkeys, and
fell in with a party ofIndians, painted
as for war. As soon as they saw that
they were discovered, they fred, and
two of lIegg's men we're killed-:he
fire was returned and Shawanee
warrior was wounded and taken
prisoner. The remaining Indians,
yelling their war whoop, fed down the
river.
Many of the whites, thinking that
SO small a party of Indians would not
have pursued the army alone. we're of
opinion that it was only advanced
scout Of a large body of the enemy,
WHO were following them; the wounded
Indian refused to give any informa,
ton of their number or object. A
council Of war was convoked, and
n.uch diversity oil nnininn nrera;lnd q.