Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-10-29


Captain Hartley leares the Valley-Dedti
of Captain Brdg- Neglected State Of ai.
Craze - Samuel Brady's VoD-Battl,
near Muncy A Tradition - Warrio,
Spring-Natval Hotel = Fort MuncS
Evacuated agi,,-1 Terrible Scenes of MlT.
derS.
On the Tho October, ITS, two SER
lsants belonging to Colonel Hartley's regi.
aent, staliond at Muncy, were surprised
b The Indian short distance from the
fet, and oneof them was killed and scalp
e. The ottr was supposed to have been
tken prisoer and carried of, as he could
rot be found AS Colonel Hartly had left
apGtion of lis regiment at Wyoming, the
West Branchwas again destitute of the re-
qusite numbe of troops to guard the set
ileis, and it vas necessary that fresh sup
ply should b sent. The volunteer COM
lpany raised br six months service, and
commanded " Murrows, had refused to do
their duty ii the sum of eight dollars per
man promisd them by the government
was paid. view of this state of affairs,
and the urget necessity for fresh troops to
be sent to prtect the vally from the daily
inrOads of tn savages, a number of promi-
nent citizensyere induced to request Colo
mel Hartley , send Colonel Antes, Cap
tain Chambe, and Mr.. Maffit as commits
sioners to tb executive council, TO lay
their grievances before that body and soli-
cit timely assistance. During the month
OF NoYemberthe savages were very bad.
They burnedand destroyed much on the
North Branu, and on the 9th body con-
sisting of ssenty warriors came to the
forks OF Chllsquaque and took several pri.
sOners.
About the close of the year ITS Colonel
Hartley left The West Branch for another
field of duty. His departure from the COM
mand of the troops was very much regret.
ted by Colonel Hunter and others. as he
had done more fortho country during his
stay than any cher person. Colonel
Hunter complaind that his lot as CON-
mander of the militia was hard one. and
that the militia oithis country were hard
er to govern thai any Other, and never
could be brough under the same degree
of decipine as ngulars. He also informed
President Reed at the same time that
Iha ,lrf,n nf
and the instructions of council to raise q
company of volunteers for six months, be
had appointed the following officers Rob-
ert Arthur, First Lieutenant, Samuel Full
ton, Seconi Lieutenant William Reed,
Third Lieutenant, and Andrew Donald
sun, ensigr. Their term of service was
about to expire, and Captain Murrows
had gone 10 the board of war with the
muster roll to receive their pay. Some of
the mel had paid as high as thirty pounds
for good rifle, hence the government
should be prompt in paying them.
CAPTAIN John Brady, it will be remem-
bered. commenced the fort which bore his
name near Muncy Creek. 1t was merely
a local affair and garrisoned by the inhabi
tants for their own protection. In April,
l779, it became necessary to go up the riv-
er some distance to procure supplies for
the fort, and Captain Brady. taking with
him a wagon, team and guard. went and
procured what could be had AS he was
in the afternoon, riding Inc
mare and near where the road forked, be.
Ing some distance behind the team in con-
with Peter Smith, he suggested
The propriety of taking different route
from the one the wagon had gone, rs it
was shorter. They Travelled together till
they came to q small stream of water
where the other road came in. Brady O5-
served: This would be n good place for
The Indians to secrete themselves Smith
said ''yes." That instant three rifles
cracked and Brady fell dead. The mare
ran past Smith, who threw himself upon
her and was carried to the fort in few Sc.
conds. The garrison hearing the report of
The rifles, ran out, and on seeing Smith
coming at full speed, anXiously inquired
for Captain Brady. His wife was one of
the foremost, and feared the worst. Smith
replied ''In heavOn or hell, or on his road
to Tioga." Meaning that he was either
killed or taken prisoner by the Indians.
The men Immediately ran to the spot, to
which the wagon guard had also been at
tracted by the firing, and found the brave
ca aptaiH lying in the road, his scalp taken
off and his rifle gone. The Indians were
in such haste that they had not taken
either his watch or shot pouch. This
was hard stroke on Mrs. Brady, bowed
down as she was in mourning for
the death of her beloved son James the pre-
vious year. Now her husband by the same
relentless hand. Truly her lot was hard.
The Peter Smith in company with him
was the same whose wife and children
were killed near Lycoming, and on whose
farm his son James was 80 barbarOusly
when assisting to cut his harvest
1t seemed that bad luck attended this un-
fortunate man wherever he went. The
place where Daptain John Brady was kill
ed was a little more than quarter of
mile from the fort by the old path, and near
where the main road from Muncy to Will
Transport now crosses Wolf Run. He was
taken and buried in the graveyard at
Muncy farm. For many years all trace
Of the hero's grave was lost and his
son, General Hugh Brady, frequently
sought for it in vain. One of the daugh-
ters, the wife of Major Backers, was provi-
made acquainted with the spot.
during visit some years ago, where her
grandfather was inferred. An old revolu.
tionery soldier named Henry Lebo, who
was well acquainted with the Captain and
served in his company. had known and
marked the spot. and on his death-bed de-
scribed it and requested to be buried by his
side. His request was granted, and there
lies side by side the Captain and his brave
compatriot. The grave, / am sorry to say,
is shamefully neglected and can only be
found by the marks of the latter. The
Y,eonle of Iycomipg county cannot show O