American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-05-06

mangled in the most shocking manne
At last brisk wind blowing down IL
e streams fioated the boat off down ii
it river beyond the reach of the fire of tt
d enemy, just as the latter were preparin
e to board. The expedition was utterl
: defeated, and the fate of the little ga
rison at Prairie dt Chen sealed.
The Valley of the Mississippi becam
: a conquered province of the enemy, an
: so remained until the close of the wal
t when it was given up again to the Unite
: States, along with Michigan.
What was the reward of Rolett is no
, known; one thing, however, is certain
from an Indian trader of very Limited
means he at once became very wealth.
man, and SO continued to the day of hi
DEATH
The armament returned to St. Louis
having lost nearly all of their stores ant
more than half their men. Camp
bell for a long time fingered be
tween life and death. Nature, aidec
by an iron constitution, finally triumph
ed-he recovered, but was manned anG
crippled for life, his left arm being en-.
tirely useless.
Long years after, the steamboat Gen
Pike was ascending the Mississippi; ia
crossing the rapids, she ran aground
where Campbell's boat had stranded
to keep her from being drifted over and
stove upon the opposite rock, she
anchored right in the current; when
she swung around to anchor, her bow
lay within few feet of the rock. A
tall, athletic man, with his left arm
hanging powerless at his side, stood
looking at the rock, apparently absorb
ed in deep thought. AS he thus stood
some one mentioned that the author of
"Campbell's massacre, perpetrated
on that rock, was on board.
"Who do you say?" interrogated the
stranger; "do you mean old Rolett?"
eyes, Pierre Rolett, of Prairie du
Chem
"Where is hep'
cup there in the cabin" was the
reply.
The stranger Immediately went up
Walking up to him, he said:
"Your name, sir, am informed, is
Mr.. Rolett-Rolett, of Prairie du
ChienP"
"That is my name, sir" replied he.
"Well, sir, do you see that rockP"
pointing to the rock over the bow of
the boat.
eyes," was the reply.
"Well, that is Campbell's Rock. Do
you see that island on the opposite side
of the boatP That is Campbell's Island,
now, sir, do you see me? 1 am John
Campbell. Do you see that arm, how
worthless it is? am MANNED and Grip
Piled for life, and you are the author of
it all. You instigated old Black Hawk
and his bloody savages to way-lay me
here; they were concealed there among
the willows on that island; our boat
drifted down upon the rock; more than
half my men were either killed or
I was shot all to pieces, as
you see me now, and you were the in
stigator of the whole scheme-you
bloody, treacherous, black-hearted old |
instigated the savages
must do one of two things-either leap
upon the rock, and run your chances
Of being drowned or swimming to the
island, or will cut your throat from
ear to ear. Take you choice.''
Upon that he drew a knife and made
a blow at him, just grazing his neck.
Rolett, seeing there was no trifing with
such a man, made leap from the stern
Of the boat into the water, and finally
reached the island, but not without the
greatest difficulty, and at the imminent
hazard of drowning. The boat pursued
her way, leaving the half drowned and
tripping Rolett to manage as best he
sould to reach the main line. That
rock and island have ever since been
Known as "Campbell's Rock and
island" The latter, however, is some
lines called "Rolett's Leap" in COM
of the exploit of the fright
sned Indian trader. Most. travellers of
,he Upper Mississippi are acquainted
With the name and location of this rock
md island, but few are aware of the
original history of those names, or the
bloody tragedy there enacted. Camp
oell, Black Hawk, Rolett, and all en-
gagged in that bloody affray, whether
avage or civilized, have all, or most of
hem, passed away, but the locality and
he name as lasting chronicles of one of
hose bloody and thrilling scenes with
which the early history of this valley
bounds.
Mr.. MCDONALD. MCKENZIE of this
'lace, says the Morgantown On c.
Blade, has relic which would be high
Y priced by antiquarians. 1t is a med
i bestowed by the Duke of Cumber- ,
and for gallant conduct at the battle
f Colloden, in 1745, where Charles Ed
Yards defeat set at rest forever the =,