Ohio State journal and Columbus gazette (Columbus, Ohio : 1825), 1833-06-22

              mm PRINTED AND PUBLISHED 1TC JOHN liWlAIVClin. AND COLUMBUS GAZETTE. (Two Dollars Fifty Cents in Advance; TERMS Or, Three Dollars at the end of thi year New Scries.. ..No. 53, Vol. II. COLUMBUS, SATURDAY JIWE 22, 1833. Whole Number, 1 283. JOURNAL & GAZETTE. POETRY. For the Ohio State Journal. Mr. 0. M. is surely gone: 1 look in vain from morn to morn; Vacant still remains his sent And all his lessons incomplete. Perhaps lie's sick perhaps he's sad For studious minds sometimes run mid; Perhaps he weary ol his school, And needs must play the idle fool; Perhaps he's (one to take a tramp To sec the Methodists in Camp, Amidst the forest wilderness There "Hostile world in wickedness." Perhaps some other plan's in view-Some waking dream some project now Homo friendly visit lady fair Or fancy's visions, light as air, Have drawn away his heart and head; And all his studious thoughts arc fled. Ofl i lb th' ausuicious morn w e upend With llatl'ror fulse or summer friend: Time passes on and strange it seams Our youthful plans are found but d roams; False were our hopes and all arc flown And wo are left to sigh alone. The spell is broke we seo the truth Deceptive was our bliss of youth ; Manhood regains its rightful sway, When reatun bids, passions obey. MilSUIlli HOUK. Columbut, June 15, 181)3. IWI.NUKLUMiOUS. Prom VValdie' delect Circulating Library. WACOUSTA, OR THE PROPHECY; A Tale of Detroit AV JWchiUiinack'uuic "Vengeance la itill alive; from tier dark covert, Willi all tier snake, erect upon her ere!, Blie stalks in view, and Arcs me with lier charms." the revenue, CHAPTERS XIII, XIV, and XV. CONDENSED. On the third morning nftcr the depar ture of the officers, the Indians appeared in great numbers on the skirt of the forest, in lull view of the fort; when, lifter having held a short consultation among themselves, one of llisj chiefs attached a piece of white linen to a long spear, which he waved three or four timet round his head, in order to uttract the attention of the garrison, and then stuck the spear into a projecting fragment of tho old "bomb-proof," in tlio vicinity of which the principal part of the sa-vages were assembled. The governor pre. turning that this was intended to signify the wish of the Indians to hold a parley, ortle- red the large French white dag to be hoisted on thtt top of the fort, for the purposo of giving them to understand that he was rea-ily to confer with them. Ponteac, who is represented as "a tall and noble looking warrior, wearing a deer-skin hunting frock closely girded about his loins,11 nccontpn-lied by nearly a dotcn inferior chiefs, then advanced slowly and deliberately ncmss the common towards the tpot where the governor and sundry nlfio.pr were stnnilinir. After marching boldly, and without the least symptom or apprehension, until he got near the brink of the ditch by which the fort wat surrounded, and to near the English at to permit both partici to converse without effort, the haughty chieftain communicated to the governor the appalling fuct of tha capture of nine of the British strong-holds by the Indian tribes; but at tha tame time expressed a with for tho restoration of pence ; not because he feared the longer continuance of hostilities, but because he wat "tired of teeing the blood of the Saganaw on hit tomahawk." The governor having signified his willingness to put an end to the war, inviteit rnnieac anil hit followers to enter the fort, for the purpose of holding a conference; which was complied with by tha latter after a little hesitancy. A spirited and characteristic ' dialogue, or rather discussion, ensued between the two leaders, in which each on-denvnred to convict the advorse party of a breach of faith, and of having first commenced the war, in the course of which Ponteac stated, in reply to a question from the governor, thut the celebrated warrior of the Fleur de lis, whom he designated ns hit friend, and intended successor in the i dignity of supreme chief of the Ottnwas, ' had been desperntely wounded on tho bridge heretofore mentioned in his accidental ran-1 coAutcr with tho two F.nglish officers, as re- latcd in Chapter XII. The parties having agnin expressed their earnest desire for a 1 cessation of hostilities, proceeded to testify their sincerity in the usual form by smoking together; when the governor observed Hint the pipe used on this occasion, which had been brought for the purposo by Pontcno, wat tho pipo of war, and not the pipe of peace, and immediately ended the niton tiun of the chief to thit singular fact. The latter affected surprise, laid it been done inadvertently, and tuggested the holding of I another eoiiferaiioc, for the purpose oi re moving the existing diinoultr. 1 his propo. tition wat acceded to; and it wat finally settled that the second meeting should tuka nlaco on the tixth day, when, lor the par nose of showing that the great body of the ', Indians shared the paoilio dispositions of their chiefs, they were to appear on tho common in front of the tort nakeil, unarm ed, and aocompanied by their women, in order to play at bull for the amusement of the garrison, while their rospcolive icaucrs should be engaged in discussing the condi tiont of the proposed treaty. In the menu time, the Canadian peasantry were to be permitted to bring provisions into the fort for the use of the garrison, who were tic ginning to suffer from the use of suited meat, to which they hud been confined for tevernl weeks. "'he appointed day having nt longth arrived, the troopt wore pnradcil at an early hour the oificors, and more particularly Charles tie llohlimar, whose sensitive mind constantly dwell on the heart-rending scene, which had terminated to tragically for poor Hullnwuy nutl hit do voted wife, performing their military duties with tad and heavy hearts, under the infill- ence of a feeling that laid prostrate the mural energies even of the boldest. J CHAPTER. XVI. Meanwhile tho white Hug had again born raised bv the Indians upon tho bomb proof; nnd this having been readily met by a corresponding signal from tho tori, a nu mcroui band of savages now issued from the cover with which their dark formt hail lulh erto been identified, and spread themselves far aud ntar upon tho common. On this occasion they were without arms, offensive or defensive, of any kind, if we may except the knife which was always carried at the girdle, iiud which constituted n part rather of their necessary dress than of their war- line equipment. These warnort might have been about five hundred in number, and were composed chiefly of picked men irom me nations or the Ottowa, the Dela-wurct, utid tho Shuwnees; each race being distinctly recognizable from the othen by certuin peculiarities of form and feature which individualized, if wo may to term it, the several tribes. Their only covering was the legging before described, composed in some instances of cloth, but principally of smoked tlevrskin, aud tha flap that passed through the girdle around the loins, by which tho straps attached to tho leggings were tecurcd. Their bodies, necks, and arms were, with the exception of a few slight ornaments, entirely naked j and cveu the blnukct, that served them lis a couch bv night mid a covering by day, had, with oue single exception, been dispensed with, ap parently with a view to avoid anv thing like enoumhrnnce in their approaching sport. kuuu iiiuivKiuai was proviueii with a stout sapling of about threo feel in length, curved, and flattened at tho root extremity. like that used at the Irish hurdle; which game, in fact, the manner of ball-playing among the Indians in every way resembled. interspersed among these wurriors were a nearly equal number of souaws. These were tu bo teen lounging carelessly about in small groups, and wero of till ages: from me iionry-heiiilcil, shnvelled-up hug, whose eyes still sparkled with a Are that her lunk and attenuated frame denied, to the young girl of twelve, whoso dark and clowiiur cheek, rounded bust, nnd penetrating glance, nore sinning evidence of the precocious ness of Indian beauty. These lutter looked with evident interest on the sportt of the younger warriors, who, throwing down their hurdles, either vied with each other in the short but incredibly swift fout-rnco, or in dulged themselves in wrestling nnd lenninc while their companions, abandoned to the full security they felt to be attached to the whito flag waving on the fort, lay nt their lazy length upon the tward, ostensibly following tho movements of the several competitors in these sports, but in reality with heart nnd eye directed tolely to tho fortification that lay beyond. Each of these fe- males, in addition to the machecoti, or petticoat, which in one solid square of broadcloth wat tightly wrapped around the luius, also oarricd a blanket looselv thrown nround the person, but closely confined over the shoulders in front, nnd reaching below the knee. Thero was an air of eonstrnint in their movements, which accorded ill with the occasion of festivity for which they were assombled; and it wat remarkable, whether it arose from deference to thoso to whom they were slaves, at well at wives and daughters, or from whatever other cause it might be, none of them ventured lu reclino themselves upon the tward in iuii-tatinn of the warriors. When it had been mndn known to the governor that the Indians had begun to de velop uiemseivet in lorce upon the com mon unarmed, yet redolent with the spirit that wat to direct their meditated tportt, me suiuiers were dismissed from their respective compnniel to the ramparts; where they wore now to bo teen, not drawn up in formidable and hostile array, but collected together in careless groups, nnd simply in their side-anut. This reciprocation of confidence on the part of the garrison was acknowledged by the Indians by mnrkt of ap- proouuon, expressed at much by tho sudden and classic disposition of their fine mrint,iuto attitudes strikingly illustrative of their admiration nnd pleasure, ns by the interjectinnul sounds that passed from one to the other of the throng. From the increased alacrity with which they now lent themselves to tho preparatory ami inferior amusements of the day, it was evident their satisfaction wat complete. Hitherto the principal chiefs had. as on the previous occasion, occupied the bomb- prooi ; and now, as then, they appeared to uu iieiiueraung among themselves, but evi dently in a inoro energetic nnd teriout man ncr. At length they separated, when Pun lean, nccompunied hv tho chiefs who had attended him on Ike former day, onco moro leu in (no direction or tho fort. The moment of his advance wat the tigniil fur the commencement uf tho principal gamo. In ou iiisiuiu muse ot the wurriors who lay reclining on the tward tpraug to their feet, wiino me wrettiert and raoors resumed their hurdles, and prepared themselves for tho trial of mingled skill and swiftness. At first they formed a dense group in the ceil-ter of the common; nnd then, diverging in two equal files both to the right anil to the left of the immediate contor, where the largo ball wat placed, formed an open chain, extending from the skirt of the forest to tho commencement of the villairo. On the oue side wore ranged the Uelawares ami snnwnoes, and on the other the more numerous nation of the Oltawns. The women of these several tribes, apparently much interested in the issue of an amusement in which the manliness nnd activity of their reipeclire friendt were staked, ha, I gradually and imperceptibly gained the front of the fort, where they woro now hud- men in groupt, at about twenty paceifrnin the druw-bridge, aud bending eagerly for- ward to command tha movements of the bnll-pluyori. In hit circuit round the walls, Ponteac wat teen to remark tha confiding appear ance of the unarmed soldiery with a talis, faction Hint wat not sought to be disiuisod nnd from the manner in whioh he threw his glanoe along each face of the ramnnrt. it wat evident hit object wat to embrace the numerical strength collected there. It was moreover observed, when he pnssod tho groupt of squaws on his way to tho gate, he addressed tome wordt in a strange tongue iu uiu eiucr matrons oi encn. Onco more tho dark warriors wero recei veil at the gate, by Major Black water; and, nt with firm but eluttio trend, they mnv:d across the square, each throw his fiurco eye rapidly and anxiously around, and with lest of concealment in hit manner than hud been mauifeited on tho former occasion On every hand tho tame nir of nakedness and desertion met their gate. Not even a soldier of the guard wat tu be seen ; nnd when they cast their eyot upwards to the windows of the block-houses, they were found to be lennntioss nt mo area throitfWwhich they passed. A gleam of fierce satisfaction ner- taded the twnrthy eouutennncot of the Indians; and the features of Ponteac, in particular, expressed the deepest exultation. Instead uf leading his party, he now brought up the rear ; and wdien arrived in the centre of the fort, he, without any visible cause fur the accident, stumbled, aud fell to tho earth. Tho other chiefs for a moment lost sight of their ordinary gravity, and marked their sense of the circumstance by a prolonged sound, partaking of the mingled character of a laugh and u yell. Startled at the cry, Major Blackwuter, who was in front, turned to uscertain tho cause. At that moment Ponteac sprang lightly again tu his feet, responding to tho yell of his confederates by another even more itnrlliug, fierce nnd prolonged than their own. He then stalked proudly to the head of the party, and even preceded Major Blackwater into the coun cil room. In this rude theater of conference tonic chuoges had been made since their recent visit, which escaped not tho observation of Time uuick-fghted chiefs. Their matt las in thu position they bad previously occupi ed, uuu me cnnirs ol the olhccrt wero pln-ced as before, but the room itself had been considerably enlarged. The slight parti- lion terminating the interior extremity of the mess-room, nnd dividing it from that of one of the officers, had been removed ; nnd midway through this, extending entirely across, was drawn a curtuin of scarlet cloth, ngainst which the imposing figure of the governor, elevated as his seat was above those of the other officers, was thrown into strong relief. There was another change. that escaped not the observation of the In-diant, ami that was, not more than one half of the officers who had been present at the nrsi coniercnce being now in the room. Of these latter, one hail, moreover, been tent away by the governor the moment tlio chiefs were ushered in. "Ugh!" ejaculated the tiroud leader, as ho took his seat unceremoniously, ami yet not without reluctance, upon the mat. "Tho council-room of my father, is bigger inuu wnen me uttowii was here before, yet tho number of bit chiefs is not to many." "The great chief of tho Ottawas knows that the Saganaw hat promised the red skint a feast," returned the governor. "Were he to leave it to his younc warriors in provide it, no would not be able to re ceive tho Ottawa like n great chief, and to niiine peace with It l in nt he could wish." "My father hat a great deal of cloth. red, like tho b'.oud of a pulo face," pursued the Indian, rather in demand than in observation, as ho pointed with his finger to tho opposite end of the room. "When the Ottowa was here last, ho did not see it." I he great chief of the Ottawa! knows that the great father of the Saganaw hat a big heart to make iircscutt to the red skins. The cloth the Ottowa sees thero is sufficient to make leggings for tho chiefs of all tho nations.'' Apparently latisfied with thit rcnlv. the fierce Indian uttered one of his strong guttural and nssentient "ughs," and then commenced filling tho pipe of pence, correct on tho gateway; and behind these were artillerymen, holding their lighted mutches, supported again by files of bayonet". Hint glit- lered in their rear. In tlio block-houses the sanio formidable array of field-pieces and muskets was visibt'eV sVhil6 from the fuur angles of tho iquare,- as ;iiumy heavy guns, that had been urtfulljfjiiaskcd, at Hie entrance of tho chiefs, seemed ready to sweep away every thing that should cuinc noluru them. 1 lie guard-room near the goto presented the same hostile front. The doors of this, as well as of thu other buildings, had been firmly secured within; but from every window iiffuriliitg cover to the troops, gleamed a lino of bayonets rising above the threatening field-pieces, points ,1, at a distance of little more than twelve feet, directly upon the gateway. In addition to his musket, each man of the guard uioren. vcr held a hand grenade, provided with a shurt fuze that could be ignited JO a moment from the matches of the gunner". ,in. with iitiuiy.liuto effect. The soMi.vrf.lsL . f" bliii k-hou .es were similarly wivided.iiMlsV' Almost mugio as was the chumm thus suddenly i-flceted ill the nppearance of the garrison, it was not tho most intore-i.ng feature in the exciting scene. Choking up the gateway, in which they were complete-ly wedged, ami crowding the draw-bridge, a dense mass of dinky Indians were to be seen casting their fierce (dances around; yet paralyzed in their movements by the unluuked-for display of n resisting lorce. threatening instant annihilation to those wliu should attempt either tu advance or to recede. Never, perhaps, wero astonishment and disappointment more forcibly il- ,-ieird ou the human countenance, Ibau as Ibey were now exhibited by lhce men, who had already, in imagination, secured to them selves an easy conquest. They were the warriors who had so recently been en. aged in uie inui'.iy yet innocent exercise i f the ball; but, in, trad of the harmless hurdle, each now carried a short gun in one baud and a gleaming tomahawk in the oilier. After the first general yelling heard in the council-room, not a snood was nil..red. Their burst of rage and triumph had evidently been checked by the Utexpe.Mcd milliner of their reception; and they now stood on the spot ou which the further advance of each had been urro-ti-d, ro .leut and motionless, that, but for tho rolling of their dark eyes, as they keenly measured the insurmountable burners that were opposed to their progress, they might almost havo been taken for a wild group of statuary.Conspicuous nt the hea l of Iheso was he nun wore inn uiana.'i ; a tall warrior, on wnom rested the startled eye of cveiy nffi-cer and soldier who was so siluated as to heboid him. His fueo was painted black us death ; and ns hu stood under the nr. h ol the gateway, with his white turhaneil head towering far above those f his companion", mis itiriiniiaiiie anil mysterious enemy might have been likened to the spirit of darkness presiding over his terrible legions. In order to account for the extraordinary led with ferocious pleasure; nnd lie made a gesture tu his liilluwcrs, which was replied to by tlio sudden tension of their hitherto relaxed forms into altitudes ol expectance and preparation. "Stay, men; quit not your cover for your lives!" commanded tho governor, in a loud ilcp voice: " keep tho barricades lust, and movo not." A cloud of nnger and disappointment passed over the features of the black warrior. It was evident tlio obioct of his bravado was to draw tlio troops from thoir ueiencos, mat llicy might ho so mingled with their enemies as to render the cannon useless, unless friends and liies (which was uy no menus prouuuiel should uliko lie sa crificed. 1 lie governor had penetrated the dcsi"ii in time to nrevent tlio mischief. In a moment ot uncontrollable rage, the savage warrior aimed his totiinhnwk at the head of the governor. The latter stepped lightly aside, and tho steel sank with such force into ono of the potts supporting the n, that the quivering handle snapped .. ..a i i . . . i ... , , .- . "i "i mo iiuiun, armed every nh.di was lianded to hnu by t he )i aware' ,... .. d,.n. , . . . .L;r ,... i , , . . ... i way tor iiualii, at a moon ut wnnn M'lt.n.-r .. icui.ir-ieii nr me o ncers mis operation took up an unusually Innjr nor tion of hit time, nnd that ho frequently turned hit enr, like a hone stirred by the huntsmiin'i horn, with quick nnd irrepret-sihle engerncst tnwardt the door. "The pulo warrior, the friend of tho Ot tawa chief, it not here,' laid the governor, at he glanced hit eye along the semi-circle of Indium. "How it thit! Is bis voice still sick, that he cannot como; or has the grcnt chief of the Ottawat forgotten to tell mm i" "The voice of tho nale warrior it ttill tick, and he ennnot ineuk." replied tho In dian. "Tho Ottnwa chief it verr torrv : for tho tongue of hit friend the pale face it iuii ui W1IUOIU." Scnrccly had the last words cscaned his lips, when a wild thrill ery from without tne tort rang on the enrt of the assembled council, and caused a momentary comiiin lion among the officers. It arose Iroin a tingle voice, and that voico could not be mistaken by any who bad heard it once be. fore. A second or two, during which the oiuccrt ami ctiiert kopt their, eyes intently nxeu on eacli other, passed anxiously nwav. and then nearer to the gate, apparently ou tha very draw bridge itself, was pealed forth tho wild and deafening yell of a legion of devilish voices. At that sound, tho Ottawa and the other chiefs tpraug to their feci. nnd their own tierce cry responded to that yet vihrating on the enrt of all. Already were thoir gleaming tomahawks brandished wildly over their heads, nnd Puntena bad even bounded n pace forward to reach tho governor with tho deadly weapon, when nt uie sudden stamping or the foot or tho lat ter upon the floor, the tcarlet cloth in tho rear was thrown aside, and twenty suldiers, their eyes glancing along the bnrrelt of inoir levelled nnukets, met the ttnrtled gate oi me astonished Indians. An instant was enough to satisfy tho keen chief of the true ttata of the cate. The calm composed mien of (he officers, not one of whont had even attempted to onit hit tent, amid the din by which hit ears were to alarmingly assailed tho triumphant yet diguifiod, and even severe expression of the governor's countenance; nnd, above all, the unexpected presenco of the prepared toldiery all these at once assured him of the discovery of hit treachery, and tho dan ger that awaited him. The necessity for an immediate attempt to join hit warriors wimout, wat now obvious to the Ottawa; aim scarcely had he conceived the idea ho (oro it win toiiglit tu be executed. In i tinglo spring he gained the door of tho mess room, and, followed engurly and tiiuiultil ontly by tho other chiafs, to whose depnr lure no opposition wnt odored, in tho next moment stood on the steps of tho niuiiu that ran along tho front of tho building whence he had issued. The surprise nf the Indians on reaching this point wat now too powerful to be (lit-somblcd; and, iuoapnble either of advancing or receding, they remained gaiing on tho scene before the in with an air of mingled itupefnotion, rnge, and alarm. Scarcely ten minutes hud elapsed since they hnd proudly strode through tho naked nroa of the fort, and yet, even in that short tpaco of time, itt nppenranco had boon entirely changed. Not a pnrt wat there now of the surrounding building, that wat not redolent with h ii man life, nnd hottilo preparation. Through every window of the officers' low rooms, wat to be teen the dark nnd frowning muzili of a ucld-pieoe, blaring upou gun nor tomahawk svas apparently within miles of their reach, it will bo necetsary to revert to the first entrance ol tho crnefs in to the fort. The fall of Ponteac had been the effect nf design; nnd tho veil nenlnd f...il. . . . . r ' . . uy iiini,uii recovering his leet, ns if in olosu oil at its head. At that moment, n single shot, fired Iroin tlio guardhouse, was drowned in tho yell of approbation which hurst from tlio lips of the dark crowd. The liirbin of tho warrior was, however, seen living through tlio air, carried away by the force of tho bullet which had torn it from his head. Ho himself was unharmed. " narrow escape for us both, Colonel do llaliliuiar," h observed, as soon as the yell hnd subsided, uud with an air of the most porlect unconcern. "Had mv tnma hawk obeyed thu lirst impulse of my heart, i siiouiu nave cursed mysell, and ilioil: as it is, I havo reason to avoid nil useless exposure of my own life, at present. A sc-eond bullet may bo better directed; nnd to die, robbed of my revenge, would ill answer the purpose of a life dcvuled to its at tainment. KeiriPtiiher mv nledw!" At tho hasty command of the governor, a iiiiiuiruu uiiisiiuts wero raised to tlio shoulders of his men; but , before a single eye could glance along the barrel, the formidable and nelivu warrior had bounded over the heads of the nearest Indians into a small space that was left unoccupied; when, stooping suddenly tu this earth, he disappeared altogelher from the view of his enemies. A slight movement in the center of the numerous band crowding the gale-way, and extending even beyond the bridge, was now discernible: it was like tho waving of a field of standing corn, through which souui animal rapidly winds its tortuous course, bending aside as the object advances, and closing again when it lin's passed, a tier tho lapse id a minute, tin terriuic warrior was seen to spring again to his feel, fir ill (he rear of tho band; and then, uttering a fierce shout of exultation, to inane good Ins relre.il towards the forest. Mennwlii'o, Poiilenc and the other chiefs of tlio council continued runted to the piazza on which they bad rushed at the unexpected disjday of the armed men behind llio scarlet cuitain. Tho loud "Waiigli" that hurst from the lips of nil, on finding themselves llnis foiled in llieir schemes of massacre, had been succeeded, the instant ..fl.T.s-.rd-i, by ;"-li,v f ,. -rso ui .ippie-liensiou, which each, however, hadenll-'cl-eilness enough to disguis". Once llio Ottowa made a movement ns if he would have cleared the space that kept him Iroin his warriors; but the cinphalieal pointing of tlio linger ol Colonel do llaliliuiar tu tin: pointing to llio tomahawk that lay half buried r tho wood, he said, doubtingly, 'I ivns tha pale face, tlio friend ol the grcv hief of llio Ottawas, who struck the iiatchVt at my father. The Ottawa is not, a foul to believe the Sugauaw can sleep without revenge." "Tho great chief of tho Ottawa 'shall know us belter," was the reply. " The young warriors of the Saganaw might destroy their enemies where they now stand, but lliey seek not their blood. When tho Ottawa chief lakes council from his own heart, aud not from tho lips of a cowardly dog of a pale luce, who strikes his tomahawk and then flies, his wisdom will tell him to inuliu penco with llio Mnganaw, whose wurriors are without trcuchery, even as tney are williuut lear." Another of those deep intcrjnctional "ughs" escaped the chest of the pruud 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 . ' hat my father envs is trood," lie re turned; "but the pale face is a great war rior, anil the Ottawa chief is his friend The Ollawa will mi." Ho then addressed a few sentences, in a tongue unknown to tha officers, to the swarthy nnd anxious crowd in front. These wore answered by a low, sullen, vet nssen tiont grunt, from the united band, who now turned, though with justifiable camion and distrust, and recrossed llio draw-bridge without Innderance from tho troops. Ponteac waited until tho lust Indian had departed, aud then making a movement to the governor, which, with ull its haughtiness, was meant to mark his sense ol'tho forbear-anco and good faith that had been manifested, onco moro stalked proudly and calmly across tlio area, followed by the remainder of tho chiefs. Tho officers who wero with tlio governor ascended to the ramparts, to follow their iiwveineuls; nnd il was not beliiro their report hud been made that the Indians wero immerging mice more into the heart nt the lorest, the troops were withdrawn from their formidable defence-., nnd the gato of the liirt again (irmly secured." The orrurrenres related In this rh.mler. nml llir nwl'nl ilrinils whirll fuHoiv iclnlive to tin; iliMirilrtien of furl .M irliillimai-kiime, nris Immiirally correct. Fur a vriy hip tesluig n-xuuut of this avciilhtl ;.nriiil ol our history, see l'iaveln In I lie interior part o! North merirn. for inure tli.m ..H0(l miles, In the yrais 17lilJ. Vc , liy Jon.iilinii Uaivet." Hot tor a tnorr hilrtrsl-ma Imok, -I'ms-cli ami Ailveniinrs in Ciinnil.-i, ntol thi; I n.tl.in territory, lielwrcn the seitr, nt'.Oi.,,! 1771;. Ily Alexander llenrv, H-q." Nuin'irr 4ll;ll, nrinvn, in 1 tin I'lulaitelpliiii Lilonry. for a romli-nseit nml sn'lst'urlnry arr.onnt, see also 2il vol. of "Tlin'-lier's In- linn llmuiniliy,M lerrruly imMi.linl In NVtv York. nml to In- h.'nl in every Imok store; In it will lin foinol a life of t'onleac. or fonliuc, us it is suini-liincs siicl led. WHOLESALE GROCER Y STORE, No. 4, Franklin Building, Broadstrect, Co- lumens, uiiio. M-ELVALV, D.'ILZELL, & Co., INVITE the publio to call and examine a largo uud well sekoled slock of Groceries and Pittsburgh Manufactured Arlkks, rendering the wbnle well deicrvintr the ul. teution of merchants und others visiting this uniiitci ror supplies Their store room being commodiotisly and eligibly situated for thu purpose, they will always give prompt attention to the storage, forwarding, or sale on commission, ul moderate charges, of any iiictchuuilise or produce intrusted to their euro A L.SO J ust received and fur tale as ubovc, 2fii 7os Juninln ron, assorted ns Inllows ; Wagon Tiro of all sizes ; Hound, Square, Deck u nil Spike Rods; Hoop and Stove Pipe Iruu; Nails of nil sizes; together with n general assortment of other articles, such at Tea Kettles rAxi;s; Mattocks; I'leksi Drawing Chains, fcc. Also, Citven-di'h, Plug, Virginia Twist, Diamond mid Ladies' Twist Tucacco; Spanish, Alelee nutl Common Cigars. An assortment of Glnsi Ware, such as Decaulert, Tumblers, assorted jiiis; i.nslor Oil, I nu t 11 re, nml Porter Bot tles; Vials, &c. Also, a small lot o( Confectionary for s lie AiiL'ii.t, IIIS2 4flf t,1ilhSII KIO.S anIT I.KMONS just re ueiveil, uud for sale by SU.-vl.S'Eri CLARK. March 18 IfllU. s T the ttriutimtinn nf Hit (Mio eTirf tint L. Omul K KN N KDY I.ODVVIC'K, Fon- WillUI.MJ AMI CoMSU55IOft MERCHANT, I'vihnviuth, Ohio. BKFKRKNCr.S. liarr, Slerrelt & Co) v ,, , It. Putins... J New York iMacnlesti rfc Co) . .. , , , . W. W. iVo.emssJ "''mdelpl.ia Higclow k Ha igs, Boston Joseph Taylor ,V Sou, Baltimore Kiddle, Forsyth ii Co. Pittsburgh Forsyth & Vlteihiiry, Wheeling J.inuarv, Huston A- Co. iMni,villo 1 - i 1 . ... i' no 011 -n-r ,v s. III J. A. Tmm.en. ( Cincinnati Foisylh eg Co. l.ooi-ville Yorke, iMltealestt r & (ie) , Toorueeg lleckwitli Orlcant S. ThiiiitiiNrtu Ag-I'o ) . Townsend.Coit.- Co( l,u""10' (i. P. titiilith Si Co. Trny, N. Y. C.iddings, 111,1,1 Wiii, IVnsp'eV. Co. Cleavolund tieorge Baker i Co, Newark, O. hiherly & l.eiby ) . . C0I.J110. Khle, Coluinbui Itodgeri ,sg Martin) r- 1 A. Huston E.q C'"-l"' DOCT. AWL, pitoensrs 10 rl'hmka otizkn of cousinis asp Ki:siM:tTFii.i.v ori-i us nissnuvii r.s 110TII TO TOWN A MS VtfTNITV. SHOP AND ItF.SIIIF.Nl F.-iin Iligb-Slreet adjoining Woodbury und Stone. Mat M, HOI 41 f.m Hunting reply to the laugh of bis comrades, levelled muskets of the men in the block- wat in reality a signal intended for the guidance of tha Indians without. These, now billowing up (heir game with increasing spirit, at once rhaug. d the direction of their line, bringing (be hall nearer to the fort. In their eagerness to eifect t lis ob ject, they had overlooked the rradual se cession of Hie unarmed Ironps, spectators of inoir sport, iroin the ramparts, until scaroe-ly innro than twenty stragglers were left. As they neared tho gale, the s.oiaws broke up their several groups, and, forming n line in. e.uier naiid ol tho road leading to the draw-bridge, npppared to separate lolely with a view not lo impede (he uc.Uoii of (be players. For an instant u dense group col lected nround the ball, which bad b-eti driven to within a hundred yards nf ti n gate, nun liny iiuriiiet wero crossed in ti e r nu- deavors to secure it, when the warrior, who iiirineii 1110 Solitary cx.-enlton to the noil- liliide, in hit blanket covering, nnd who had been lingering in Ilia extreme rone the party, came rapidly up to Ino where tho well-affected struggle was main tained. At his npproaeh, the bardies of the other players wero withdrawn, when, nt a I siugiu mow Iroin his powerful arm, the hall was seen flying into tho nir in nu oblique direction, nnd wai for a moment lost altogether lo the view. When it again met the eye, it was descending perpendicularly into the yery center of the fort. Willi the ll'ctnoss nf thought mw com-mciiced a men that had ostensibly for its object the recovery of tho lost bill; and in which, ho win. had driven it with mch resistless fiirco, outstripped litem all. Thoir course lay between the two linos nf squaws; and scarcely had tho head of tho hund i ni- lndians reached tho opposite extremity of innso lines, when tho women suddenly throw back their blanket, and 'rW !u.al etch a short gnn and a tmmhvvk. Tu throw away (heir hurdles nnd seizn upon these, wis llio work of an instant. Already, in imagination, was tho fort limit own;' and, audi was tho peculiar exultation of the black and turhaned warrior, when he felt the planks of tho draw-bridge bending beneath his feet, nil tho ferocious joy of his soul was pealed forth in llio terrible ery which, rapidly succeeded hy that of tho oilier Indians, had resounded so fearfully through tho council room. What their disappointment was, when, on gaining the interior, limy found tho garrison prepared for Ibeir reception, has already been shown-"S:curo that traitnt, men!" exclaimed tho governor, advancing into tho square, and pointing to tho black warrior, whose quick eyo was now glancing on every side, to discover somo asnitnblo point in the furmidnbln defenoes oftho troops. A laugh of scorn and derision eseapritl the lips of the warrior. -Is thero man are thero ten mon, even with Governor de Haldinmr at their head, who will be bold enough to attempt it!" he asked. "Xay!" he pursued, stopping boldly a pace or two in front nf the wondering savages, "here I stand singly, and defy your wholo garrison!"A sudden movement among the soldiers in the guardroom announced they were preparing to execute tho order of their chief. Tho ryo of the black warrior spark- houses prevented him, and the attempt was not repeated. It was remarked by the officers, who also stood on tho piazza, close In hind tlio chiefs, when the blnck warrior threw his tomahawk at the governor, a shade of disploasuro passed over tho features of tho Ottawa; aud that, wlun he found the daring nttompt was not retaliated on his people, hi countenance had been momentarily lighted up with a satisfied expression, apparently marking his sense of the forbearance so unexpectedly shown. 'What snys the great chief ol the Ottawas now!" usketl ihe governor, calmly, and breaking n profound silence that had suc ceeded to llio last fierce yell ol" the formidable being just departed. "Was the Saganaw not right, when ho said the Ollawa camo with ffiilo in his heart, and with a lie upon his lips! Hut the Magannw is not a fool, and ho can rend the thoughts of his enemies upon their ftccs. and Ion? 1 i before their lips have spoken". ,r" I 'Tgh!'' ejaculated tho Indian; "my fa-T" jtber is a great chief, and his head is full ? . SNiiKw'jrLX it wisdom. Had he been feeble, like the oth-T chiefs of the Saiiauaw, the stnui'' hold of llio Detroit must havo fallen, and the red skins would have danced (heir war dance round the scalps of his young men, even in the council room where they came to talk of pence." "Dies the great chief of tho Oltawas seo tho big thunder of the Saganaw!" pursued tho governor: "if not, let him open his eyes and look. Tho Saganaw has but to move his lips, and swiller than tlio lightning would tho palo faces sweep avvny the warriors of tho Ottawa, even where Ihey now stand: in loss time thin the Sagaunw is now speaking, would they mow thorn down like the grass ol'tho prairie." "I'gh!" again exclaimed the chief, with mixed doggeduoss and licreouos": "if what my father says is trim, why does ho not pour out his anger upon the red skins!" "Let tlio great chief uf tho Ottawas listen," replied tho governor with dignity. "When tho great chiefs of all llio nations that oro in league with tho Ottawas came last to (ho council, the N iganaw knew that they carried deceit in (heir hearts, and that they iievet meant to sinoko the pipo of peace, or to bury the liatchet in ihe gruund. Tho Saganaw might have kept them prisoners, that their warriors might bo without a head; b it ho hnd given his word lo the greatchief oftho Ottawas, and Ihe word of a Saganaw is never broken. Kven now, while belli the chiefs and tho warriors are in his power, ho will nut slay them, for he wishes to show the Ottawa tho desire of the Saganaw is lo bo friendly with (ho red skins, and not to destroy llioin. Wicked men from the Caundas havo whispered lies in the car of tho Ottawa; but a great chief should judge for hnnsell, and take council only Irom tho wisdom of his own heart. Tho Ottawa and his warriors may go," he resumed, after a short pause; "the path by winch tlioy camo is again open to thein. Let thm depart in peace; tho big thunder ol'tho Saganaw shall not harm thein." The countenance nf tin) Indian, who had clearly seen the danger of his position, wore an expression ol surprise which could not bo dissembled: low exclamations passed bctwuen linn and his companions; and, then. DR. TllmHS Will rK'rj VKGKTAUI.E TOOTH ACIIB DROPS. The only specific ever offered to the public, from which u permanent unit radical cure may be obtained nf thut disagreeable pain, thu lootii-.tehe, with all its ultmiduut evils ; such as fracturing Ihe jaw in extract ing uf the teeth, which often proves more paii.ful (ban the IooUi-ih he itself; and culd passing frum (he decayed teeth lo the i-v, thence tu the head, producing n rheinnalisiallection, with many other unpleasant clfeets; such as a disagreeable breath, hnd tasle in tho miiiilh, ego., &c , all uf which are produced from foul ur decayed ttcih. I am happv to have it in my po.vt-r to otfir lo (be world n remedy, (but will not only remove the pain nine times out uf (en, if properly applied, but preserve the teelh from further decay, and arrest tho disease in such ns nre decaying nnd have tint commenced aching, reslore (hem (o health and usefulness. CERTIFICATES. miatlclphia, I 'a , Ail P9, SnnH ( Fifth street, Spt. Ii, IIIW. J Mr. Ti imm ll'hitc: have (bn pleasure lo uihirui you, that, agreeable to your rcquc.t, I have been using your tooth uchu drops in mv practice fur some time pas( ; and 1 must acknowledge that 1 find them far supcriur to any thing I have ever yet Known lor tiial purpose. . ou are entirely sale in recommending them lu ci.se nine times out often; lor bum the success that 1 have had, 1 believe your lecom tiiendation falls short ol their merits. I am well convinced (hut it will cure moil cases of looth ache when it is tnnily nnd pro perly applied this time as to its preservative properties; hut from what I have seen of your teeth thai have long been cured and preserved fintn de- oaying, and Iron, a few weeks experi'-uce, I ait. decidedly of the opinion that il will have a very beneficial ell'eet in preserving (he ti-elh j and recommend it hoping it may prove n bless-ssssr lo Immunity, and udvautugnoiis to your-seli. With respect, I remain yours, Ami., WM. I. A. IHKKI.I.V, Surgeon Dentist. Burr U Campbell, Cbillicothn Duster A; t o. iVtiifsville tV"7-Oooils received nml forwnirled ac curding to order. Liberal Advancei rand on Consignments fiiunarv 1st, i:;M y CO.YS UMP T10.Y CURED. THE INDIAN SPECIFIC. rHtHE loevention nnd euro of Coughs, B. Col I", Asthmas, Consumptions, Spitting Hlond, and diseases of tho Breast nnd Lungs, Ire prepand hy Du. Ci.aukhi'N I'iikhian, ol thu city of Lancaster, Fennsy Luuiu. Dills of Direction, Accompanying each buttle of (lie Specific, pointing out it. a rnnspiruniis manner, all the I symptoms in the different singes of these dis trussing diseases, ul, particular directions I respecting diet ami regi'tien, and bow patients are 10 c uidiir.i through every stage until heallb il restored for ruin and useless would be the pieseriplions of (he nhlesl physicians, accompanied with the most powerlul and u infill medicines, if the directions are not fuilll-lully ndbercd to. 1 he publio are infnrme that (be depnsi-(ions of 2117 persons buvn ncen tnken before propir uullinritiei in (he cily of Lancaster, nil completely ou'eil in the most desperate etiscs of cniiiiin,ptii,, some of which tiro do-lailistl in the hills iicciimpnnyili; each bottle. The envelope of each bottle of Genuine Specific is signed by Dr. Cliirkson Freeman, ami tho initials, C. F. on the seal of each bottle. .None can he genuine without hit signature. A base coiutviition has been at tempted (o he iinnoied on (ho public by a counterfeit imitation of tins cilluordinary article. IVVfiOO HOT ri.ES of the above iust re. ueived uud for sale nt the Ohio Drugstore, by SUMNER CLARK. Columbus, Nov. "J, IMi nil v ir VBioLnsi mi nnucckY, am. cnMMisfiDN v'Am:iiit'HE, No. 4, P. Iluildmg, tlroadat. Colitnilnii. MMIIF. Subscribers lire now receiving from X New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and infer for sale, on accommodating terms, n large and well selected assortment of Groceries; consisting in part of (ho following articles, vis: Rio, nnd Lngtiira Coffee Young Hyson, Imperial nnd Gunpowder Tent Single, nnd Double refined I.nnf 8ucnr Spanish Indigo, Madder, Alum, Ginrjrr, Pepper, Alspice, Cinnamon. Spirits of Tiir I am not able to say much at I" llllll'i "osm, mid 1 aimer's Oil by the bin- iti Cloves, Nutmegs, Raisins, Almonds, figs, Saltpetre, Fpsmi. Salts, liar and Pig Leud, Shot, Dopniii's (tiinpowdcr New Orleans Molasses, Ditto Sugar, Span, ish. Melee, ..ltd rominou egnri, C'tucntliih, Virginia lvis(, and !ioin Tuhnero Lisbon, Madeira, Port nnd Mnlorga Wines; togrther with a lurrre i.ssnrttnenl of Pittsburgh iiiuuelucturcd nrlii li s, such as Juniata Iron uf nil sies, for wngnn Ire All descriptions of Hoop Iron, Round anil Square, do. Spike rods, Nail rods, Shret lion, and Nailt of all kinds Window Glass, Sliovc'i, Spndci, Hoes, nnd Axel Writing, nnd Wrapping Taper, Bonnet AWo l'lfi Ci'f.v, AVil. 15, ID3:. The undersigned in bis practice ns a Dental Surgeon, having extensively used in the euro of Ihe (onlh-aeho Tlioiuas White's Vegetable Tonth-actic Drops, and with decided success, he can reooinmeini them, when genuine, ns superior to any odicr remedy now hufuru the public, nnd can say (ha( (hose drops reoeivo the uiiquuliut-d approbation of (ho Medical faculty. JONUTIAN DODGE, No. .", Chamber strict. For inlo by S.CROSBY fiCil, May II. Ill la 47 jl ACIIINE CARDS, ol k siiii'-t tor qunli if I. ty, lor tale nt tho Suburiber'i old sland, in Worllungton, Nos. till, iO, 30, 31, 3i, ami 2X Likuwite Filleting Cards, Nos. from in to 31. P. WRIGHT. November 10, 18 id) ly (K riCES.- bags Pepper k3 5 bags Allspice I h'bi. Nutmegi I do Cloves 60 malt Cassia For tale by C.REfionv, fli'tin & Snitnwiion June 7, 103d 61 Pasteboards, Pittsburgh Flint Gloss, put up in small boxes; Ulan Jars, nnd Viuls uf ull i2CI A rener.il assortment nf Mrdicinei, ami Dye Woodi of nil kinds kept constantly ou linnd Amrricnn,F.nglish, Double, Hooprll,Cro alley, Shenr, nod Cast Steel The highest pri- o given for nil kindt of country produce such nt the following : Reeswnx, Country Linen, Flux, nnd Tow Yarn, rearlnsh, Scorched Sal's, Bacon, Hot-ter, Rugs, Deenkins, Cuuutry Sugar, Tul-low, Dried Frtiil. M'F.LVAIN, DALZEIL k To. July 14, 1 11-1 2 n-12 no NO & WALIHtlDGE have hern ap. pointed ngetitsf.ir Ihetnle nlthe 'nit. MitiM Tabm; Salt, nnd are now prepnred lo (ill ull orders with whioh they may be favored, 60,000 loaves premium tnhle mil 300 bnrrelt do do 4iSlkrti do do TS Ihs f nch 300 do' (lo do 20 lbs each.