The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1889-02-15


them. The British, feeling unable 10
continue the contest longer. evacuated
the military posts they held and the
authority Of the government Of the
United States became supreme ever the
disputed territory. whittier large num-
bers Of migrants soon found their way. /.
In iTa5 Harrison WAS made a captain
aud placed In command Of Fort Wash
inRtan, situate where Cincinnati now
stands. Two years later he was made
secretary Of territory northwest Of the
Ohio, frnm which he was sent as dele.
gate to congress in 1869. lie was made
governor Of the new territory of In
diana In 1901 and gained credit by hs
judicious administration. The Indians,
however. instigated IA formerly by the
British. became troublesome In 1911,
and Harrison organized force to sup
press them. On the night of Nov. of
that year, at the head of about nine
hundred men, he advanced To the field
of Tippecanoe. about seven miles
north Of Lafayette. Indiana The In
dians under Elkswatawa. the prophet,
brother Of Tecumseh, were encamped
In immense numbers In the vicinity.
Early ON the morning Of the Tth they
attacked the Americans, but Harrison
was ready for them. lie rode constant
ly from point TO point wherever the
battle ragged fercest, encouraging and
animnting his men, aud led In the final
charge with the hayonet which decided
the conflict. lIe was congratulated
from all quarters upon his victory. the
general sentiment being we'll expressed
by n resolution of the Kentucky legis-
lature in which Il was said that "in the
late campaign against the Indians Gov
ernOr w. II. Harrison has behaved like
n hero. a patriot, and general, and for
his cool, deliberate conduct in the late
battle Of Tippecanoe he deserves the
warmest thanks of the nation" "IIis
tory. art, and song" says Losing,
made that event the theme for pen.
pencil. and voice. and when thirty years
afterwards the leader of the fray was
"a candidate for the presidency Of the
United States he WAS everywhere
known by the familiar title of "0ld TIP
pecAnOe." The Indians were disposed
to submit after their defeat. but the
news tha. the British were again at
war with the Americans made them
hold out for some time longer. After
Iul's surrender at Detroit Harrison
was made brigadler-general and gwen
command of the north west frontier.
He was not able TO commence active
operations, owing to the lack of sup
plies. until the next year. when he was
appointed maior-general. lie then
rapidly drove the British from the
American territory which they had oc-
cupied, and resolved to push them into
heir own. At the head OF the Ameri-
can army he crossed over 10 Canada on
Sept. 9th, 1913. lie issued an address
To his troops 0n the occasion, which,
says LOSING. "when the great flotilla
moved toward the hostile shore, WAS
read TO the men In each vessel, who
sent up hearty shou. for Harrison and
Victory as they moved into Detroit
river" The Americans overlook the
retiring English, under Proctor, and
Indians, under Tecumseh, near the
MOravian town. on the Thames, situate
In the township of Oxford, Ontario.
The historian just quoted describes
what followed in these words: The
Americans moved forward with cool
ness and precision among huge trees,
some underground. and over fallen
timber. They were compelled to move
slowly. Wien ut some distance from
the front line of the British regulars
the latter opened fire. The horses OF
the mounted Kentuckians were fright
ened, recoled, and produced some con-
fusion ut the head of the column. BE-
fore order was restored another volley
came from the enemy. But with a tre-
medous shout the American cavalry
now boldly dashed upon the British
line, broke IT, and scattered IL in all d.
Iections. The second line, thirty PAGES
in the rear, was broken and confused
In the same way. The horsemen then
wheeled right and left and poured de-
structive q re upon the rear Of the brok-
en- columns. The terrified foe sur
rendered as fast rs they could lay down
their arms, and in less than five minutes
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