The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-14

piece thus far,
In the year 17.0, Gaspard Rous-
sillion, Frenchman, his wife, an
adopted daughter by the name Of
Alice, Fat..er Beret, a Jesuit mis-
sionary, and little hunchback
named Jean landed at what was
then Post Vincennes. The post
was under the command Of Capt.
Helm and Lie ut. Beverley but hav-
ing no men to speak of the fort was
easily captured by the British gen
eral Hamilton, who kept Capt.
Helm as an honorary prisoner and
assigned Lieut. Beverley TO outside
|service.
General Hamilton, by inhuman
treatment, had gained the ill-will
of the natives Of the post, and most
of them deserted him in the hour OF
need. Lieu. Beverley, in spasm
of anger at his treatment, rendered
Hamilton his parole and left, VOW
ing he would Join Capt. Clark's
forces and capture the fort.
81 Kenton, Uncle Jazon, Ga noted
Indian fighter) and Lieut.. Beverley
meet and are captured shortly after
wards by Long Hair Gan Indian
warrior belonging to Gen. Hamil-
tons staff.) ST Kenton and Uncle
Jazon escape and Beverley is turn
ed loose day or so afterwards by
Long Hair, who was befriended by
his fiance, but the Indian scalps
|one of Hamilton's own men, and
presents the trophy to him, claim
ling it was Beverley's. The three fin
ally Join Capt. Clerks army-con-
sisting Of about 200 men, and after
a two days march through marshes
and swollen rivers they reach Vim
cennes: and after a day and halt
of hard fighting the fort and British
force are captured.
Alice Roussillion made a fial
. with the stars ard stripes on, anc
1.-THE British flag was lowered and
| Alice's flag was hoisted ia its ole
/ place amid tie cheers Of the Amer
ican army.
II Alice Roussilion is described Al
beautiful, athletic and brave. The
perilous and dangerous adventures
| she underwent among the rough
natives Of the post would make the
young lady Of the present day blust
Iwith shame. She was twice pris'
Homer in the fort for fracturing thu
British generals orders. Sh'
wounded one OF the generals lieu
tenants with a pistol and one OF hi:
orderlies with a sword. She wa
married to Lieut.. Beverley afte
peace was established and moved
to the lieutenant's home in Virginia
Her identity was finally established
bv a locket placed around her necl
from childhood, bearing the famil.
crest of Tarleton thereon, whicl
was one Of the old colonial familie
Of Virginia, and from which she re
ceived a comfortable inheritance
| One child is born to them, Gaspar'
Fitzhugh Beverley. The autho
! SAYS Alice's flag is still in existenc
and may at some later date be Pre-
sented to Vincennes.
HI Gaspard Rousillion proves him
self nothing more thin a braggar
and bragadocio-the only two feat
he performed was to give the Brilsl
: general a pair Of black eyes an
came very near scalping one OF hi
is men.
: Uncle JAZZ IN is a unique charac
7, ter. AT an early date he came nes
! being scalpvd by an Indian, but b
!, 1.-THE opportune appearance of !
:, Kenton his life was saved. He wa
/ backwo DDS artist on the violin
G - and the author says his violin wa
. I still in existence and played on i
!, vincennes as late as 1872. II
20 lived for many years at Vincennes
m finally moving to Matches, Miss.
;s where he died.
- ST Kenton died in 1886. Fathe
= = Beret was loved, honored and n
!, spected by all the natives OF th
a. post. He was physically strong an
- an expert swordsman, as was prove
- when Alice escaped from prise
"a q followed by Gen. Hamilton, VIII
- wounded her. Father Bsret ar
~ pealing on the scene and due
with swords taking place. Tn
: general trying to stab the priest
= death and Father Beret's only me
"a tive being to disarm his antagoni:
"A without numbering him. Nothin
= but the clink, clink Of their sword
), could be heard to break the sill
ness OF the cold, moonlight might
ar when the priest by scie attic an
=. super human effort breaks the ser
3 D erals blade, ami after . severe rel
,;mord sands him to his headuua