Rising Sun Times, Volume 4, Number 157, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 12 November 1836 — Page 1
Fin I WISH NO OTHER IILRVLD, NO OTHER Sl'EAKEit OF MV LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEKP MINE HONOR FROM ( OKIU I'TION."'
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BY ALEX. E. LEX..
RBS!. Sl , l.DIA.A, SATlilDAY, NOVEMBER 12, is:i.
T!ii: vorx; WIDOW. Ye bid me mingle in the (i.inco, And smile juiimiis: Uie outis: ;ml eav; p. say tint tni'f wiil dim niv cli;ce An.i turn m, r iven In -es cr:iv ; I care nut, yet I iirive to Low' In meekness to mv lomh fate I dry my tear- an I smooth my brow, The while my heait is desolate. Wntn last I joined the festive throng, I heard it feemed my brain to sear, A stranjer breathe the verv Sun; That tir-t lie warbled in mv ear. The wort-, ti e tane, but ah: that tone, What living lip con! I imitate I Mid lauhiiii c owl-, i stood alone, Unutterably desolate. I miss him by the evening hearth, I miss him at the silent mea 1, But keenest in the honr of njinh, My joyless solitude I feel: But late 1 saw a happv bride i-inile fondly on her wedded mate.
While 1-
would that I had died
With l.ini who left me desolate. 'Ve spike of wealih in Mammon's matt There's not a single boon I rrave, Njold cannot heal the broken heart, Nor bribe the mm ti niiiiir rrae. 1 cannot fill the vacant seat, Where once my honored husband sate, Nor still my heart's convulsive beat, .Nor make my home less desolate. Alas! the base on which we build Hope's fairest fihric, is but air, And laughs the heart, when God has willed To lay his chastening fnisrer there. A brighter, happier doom than mine Diit never love and hope create; I bowed before an earthly shrine, And Heaven has left me desolate. And yet not so my soul, be calm Theh in I thatsmiteth will sustain; Thou hast a helper, on whc.se arm The mourner never leaned in vain. O! may that arm the pilgrim guide By the straight path and narrow gate, To where the loved in bliss abide, And hearts no more are desolate.
round him, and knocked. p t,, dust atiout his feet. Thinking hi? post rather too hot ("or safety, he neglected all shelter, ami ran directly for the fort, winch, indeiimce of ail opposition, he reached in safety, to the iir -xpressible
) v OI his of hi ret
T. e
brother: rn.
who had despaired
i
lnt.ll;
hi
iwt opened a heavy
e upon the fot t, in their usual man
lier; liut finding every effort
Us
less.
il decamped, yvithout any
HISTORICAL.
EAKLY T!ii;s IN THE WEST. BRYANT AND HOGAN. Early in Mav, 1781, McAfee's station, in the neighborhcod of Hanods burgh, was alarmed. Oa the morning of the 1) ill, Samuel McAfee, accompanied by another man, left the fort in order to visit a small plantation in the neighborhood, atid at the distance o( three hundred yards from the gate, they were fised upon by a party of Indians in ambush. The man who accompanied him instantly fell, and Mc
Afee attempted to regain the fort. While running rapidly for that purpose, he founci himself suddenly intercepted by an Indian, yvho sptinging out of the canebrake, planted himself directly in his path. There was no time, for compliments. Each glared upon the oilier for an instant in silence, and both raising their guns at the same moment, pulled the triggers togeth
er. The Indian's rifle snipped,
while McAfee's ball passed directly through his brain. Having no time to reload his gun, he sprung over V -' body of his antagonist, anJ continued his "flight to the fort.
Wh. n within one hundred yards of
the l'.e, he was met by his two broth ers, Ilobcrt and James, who, at the re
port of the guns, had hurried out to the
assistance ot their Proline samtie
hastily informed thorn of their danger.
and exhorted them instantly to return James readily complied, but Robert
deaf to all remonstrances, dee lared that
lie must have a view of 1 1 le dead Indi
an. He ran on, for that purpose, anc
having regaled himself with that spec
tacle, was hastily returning by the
same- path, when he saw five or six In
dians between him and the (ort, evi
dently bent on taking him alive. All his activity and presence of mind wanow put in requisition. He ran rapidly from tree to tree, endeavoring to turn their flank, and reach one of the gates, and after a variety of turns and doubling- in the thick w ood, he found himself pressed by only one Indian. MfAfp... !u!ilv throw mir himse If be-
hind a feac", turned upoa his pur-uer and compelled him to take shelter be
hind a I ree. Both stood still for a moment, McAfee having hi- un cocked, and lie' sight fixed upon (he tree, ;il the spot where he supposed the Indian vould thrust out his head in order to have, a view of his antagonist. After waiting a few seconds he was gratified. The. Indian slowly and cautiously exposed a part of his h' ad, and began to elevate hi rifle. As soon as a sufficient maik presented itself McAfee tired, and the Indian fell. While turning, in order to
continue hi" muni, he was iireu on
hv a party ol six, winch compelled him
- j i j again to tree. But scarcely had he done so, when from the opposite quar terhe received the fire of three mon
enemies, which made the bark fly a-
Ilogan waited until they had emerged from the gloom of the trees which grcyv upon the bank, and as soon as he had reached the middle ot the stream, yvhere the light was more distinct, lie took deliberate aim and fired. A
great splashing in the water was heard, but presently all became quiet. The
pursuit was di-conlinued, and the party
lemounting their horses
returned
they ha
less heyond the two who had fallen by the hands of the brother, and without having inflicted any upon the garrison. Within half an hour, M-jr McGary brought tip a party f:om Harrodshurg at lull gallop, and uniting with the garrison, pursued the enemy with all possible activity. They soon overtook them, and a sharp action ensued. The Indians were routed in a few minutes, with the loss of six warriors h it dead upon the ground, and many others wounded, who as u-ual were borne off. The puisnit was continued for several miles, but from the thickness of the woods, and the extreme activity and address of the enemy, was not very effectual. McGaiy lost one man dead upon the spot, and another mortally wounded. About the same time, Bryant's stalion was much garrassed by small parties of the enemy. This, as we have aheady remaikvd, was a frontier post, and generally received the brunt of Indian hostility. It had been settled in 1779 by A,ur brothers from North Carolina, one of whom, William, had married a sister of Colonel Daniel Boone. The Indians were constantly lurking in the neighborhood, waylaying the paths, stealing their horses, and butchering their cattle. It at length became necessary to hunt in parties of twenty or thirty men, so as to be able to meet and repel those attacks, which were every day becoming more bold and frequent. One afternoon, about the 20'li of May, William Bryant, accompanied by twenty men, left the fort on a hunting expedition down the Eikhorn creek.
1 hey moved w ith caution, until they
had passed all the points where ambus- j cades had generally been formed, when
eemg no enemy, they became more
bold, and determined, in order to sweep
irge extent of country, to divide
their company into two parties. One of them, conducted by Bryant in per
son, was to descend the Eikhorn on its southern bank, flanking out largely, and
occupy as much ground as possible.
I he other, under the orders of James
Ilogan, a young farmer in good cir
cumstances, was to move down in a
parallel line upon the north bank. The two parties were to meet at night, and encamp together at the mouth of Cane
run.
Each punctually performed the first
part of their plans. Ilogan, however,
''ad travelled but a few hundred yards
when we heard a loud voice behind
him exclaim in very good English,
"stop boys!"' Hastily looking back,
they saw several Indians, on foot, pursuing them a as rapidly as possible. Without halting to count numbers, tin party put spurs to their horses, anc
dashed through the woods at full speed
the Indians keeping close behind them.
and at times gaining upon them.
I here was a led hoi-e in company
w hic'i had been brought w ith them for
the purpose of pae king game. Thi
was instantly abandoned, and fell into
the hands of the Indians. Severa
ot litem lost their hats m ino eagerness
of flight ; but quickly getting into the
open wood, they left their pursuers so far behind, that they had leisure to
breathe and inquire of each other.
ippnze
homo. Anxious, however, t
Bryant spaiiy of their danger, they left the foit before daylight on the ci-Miicu
moriiin
c.i eel, Cane
i
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, o i o luui; i:;, 1 1 o t u : '. 1 1 i . i e
in the direction of the mouth of W in n within a f-nv hundred
yards of the spot where tl "y supposed the encampment to be, they heard the report of many guns in q.jick succession. Supposing that Bry ant had fallen in yvitii a h -id of blIMo, tbev quickened their march i:i order to U.ke part in the sport. The morning was fogsy, and the smoke of the guns lay so he aviiy upon the ground that thov could see nothing until they had approached within twenty yards of the creek, when they suddenly found themselves within pistol shot of a party of Indians, very com posctily seated upon their packs, and preparing their pipes. Both putties were much startled, but quickly recovering, they sheltered themselves as usual, and the action opened with great vivacity. The Indians maintained their ground for half an hour, with some firmness, but being haid pressed in front, and turned in flank, they at length gave way , ari l being closely pursued, were ultimately routed, with considerable lo?s9 which, however, could not be distinctly ascei tained. Of Ilegan's parly, or.e man yvas killed on the spot, and
three others wounded, none mortally.
talented atid ingenious faciionist. Will their love of country overcome the prompting? of selfishness, and the keen atid bitter stings of disappointment? ill they it fuse to listen to the song of the syren, that justifies and urges se!.'rcnumeration? Will these care yvorn and neglected erterans b g their passage homeyvarii? Will they quietly surrender the means of ivdivss in their hands, and tru-t cs Id h;;ri;y f i breai. anil the taidv justice .f their courtiy for rcMimera! Ion ' Oh.it ism-T: than
human, it is (iod-hk
The
tit aims
It h
appened that Bryant's company
had encamped at the mouth of Cane, as had been agreed upon, and ere unable to account for ilogan's absence. That, about day light, they had heard a 'udl at a distance, which they irr.me-
diafely
recogniz
(1 as the one belong
Vtt LOIE IV. AO. 137.
eept at St. Helena, where, among the ordinances promulgated in 170J, yve find the folloyy ing: -Whereas, several idle, gos-ipping yvomrn make it their business to g Irani bouse to house, a bout the island, i;, wilting and spreading false and scandalous reports of the good net pie thereof, and thereby sow
ai.u debate among the neigh1 between men and their tvives,
1 I rouble of all
ingto the led horse which had accom
panied Ilogan's party, nr.d which, as we have seen, lead l-n-eu iib-ii 'oned to
the enemy the evening before. Sup-
osing their friends to be beyvildered in
Ihe fog. and unable to find their camp,
jryant, accompanied by Grant, or.e of
ns men, mounted a horse, and rode to
the spot yvhere the bell was still ring
mg. 1 hey quickly tell into ambuscade, and yve re fired upon. Bryant
yvas mortallv, and Grant severely
yvounded, the first being shot through the hip and both knees, the latter thro'
the back.
Being both able lo keep the saddle,
loyvever, they set spurs to their horses,
uid arrived at the station shortly after
ireakfist. 1 he Indians, in the moan
time, had fallen upon the encampment,
uid instantly dispersed it, and while
preparing to regale themselves after
their victory, -were suddenly attacked,
is yve have seen, by Ilogan. I he ti
midity of Ilogan's party, at the first ap-
pearanccof the Indians, yvas the cause of
the death of Bryant. The same men y ho
fled so hastily in the evening, were able
the next morning by a little firmness,
to vanquish the same party of Indians.
Had they stood at first, an equal suc
cess would probably have attended
them, and the life of thtir leader would
probably have been preserved.
heal (he line is formed the fag of I;id pendent e jsndvai.cad fo their front the llicers, w ith uncovered heads, bid their men a silent farewell: tiling oil", they pile up their arms in solemn silence, and w ith clasped hands and averted eyes, are dismised, each one his
own way. I- there aught in Urccian or Roman sfory, in ancient or modern revolution, that can equal this hist act of our veteran fathers, in magnanimity
itid patriotism? ha :c rt 1 1 re "s Cra I io u. thf. love of r.Eyuixo IX CIHI.nr.KX. The following remarks are from The School-Master and Advocate of
Education," published monthly at Phil
adelphia., IVice -$'3 per annum.
e yvould recommend to all parents who have at heart the best intciests el their children, to infuse into them, in (he earliest years, a love of reading. The advantages of such a habit are greal, and it exercises antiilJucneo over the destinies of the future man, which few, yy ithout rclleclioh, yvould suppose. The i fleets, even in childhood, are benefichil, and evident to the most careless observer. The rending child isuperior in temper, docility, and know i
edge, to his book-hating companions;
he indulges less in idleness and plays ; he is not so fond of mischief; and he does not contract so many bad habits. He takes at school, a higher stand than his felloyvs; and, v. hen grown to manhood, outstrips them in most of the rivalries of life.
Every father, especially every fath.ei
living in the country, should provide
himself wilh a library of entertaining
otiil ms(iuctive. books, takm,' care lo
idd fo it from day to day, according lo
his means, such new productions as arc
ready of value. A feyv dollars thus
laid out and, dear as books are sup
posed to be, a small sum yvil! procure
an exceleut little library will bring
him a better interest, if he can look for
it in the advancement of his oflspring
than if invested in the most gainful of
stocks.
Upon our farmers, therefore, in par
ticular, should be enjoined the duty c
providing little libraries for the use of their families. From the nature of
their occupation, and their situation at
a distance from towns, the education of
their children must be defective ; and
to them books will prove more valuable
as they are actually mote necessary
than to the children of any other clas
U l .-Of I'll burs, an
to t: e groat grief an
g o ! a::d q i:et pi o; le, and to the uffer xth-.guMnng of all liriendship, amity,
and good la
ishment ' tin; ii ,!.,! ,?.:
cent
led, W'
ighbcrheod; for the pun-
and suppression thereof, and lent that all strife may be eniii'y iivived. and friendship
do order, that if any yvo-
man. from henceforth, shall be convicted of tale-bearing, mischief-making, -colJhig, or any other notorious vices, they shall he punished by ducking and whipping, or such other punishment as their crimes and transgressions shall
eserve, or the governor and council
nail think fit.7
tHUENT Alt A HAT. The Mahometans universally mains fin that it w as on Mount Judi the ark ist re.-ted, a: d that it. is Ararat, and ot the mountain to w hich that name is
given in Armenia. 1 on Calmrt, stona
el Nuevo Tcstaniento, p. 75, says, Monobazes king of Adiabene, gave his oungesl son. Ozates, the government
il Rerun, or Jvuiroun. a country yvhere.
v shewed the remains of the ark."
C .; aet supposes from this that the
il in- liv must have been near Meant rarat in Armenia; he is rot aware of
this traditioi , which places the ark on
.Mount Judi, or Cardoo, which is evi-
ntlv the heron here mentioned.
Hussein Aga maintained lo me. that
e has yvith his own eyes seen the re
mains ol iNoah's ark. lie went to a
Chtislian village, whence he ascended
y a steep road of an hour to the sum
mit, on which he sayv the remains of a very large vessel of wood almost en
tire rotted, wilh nails of afoot long,
till remaining, lathe third volume
of Asscrnanni, p. 2M, occurs t lie follow-
g expression: " I here is a monastery
on the Miaiinit of mount .tirdu,or Awr.
it. St. Ephiphanus attests that, in his
time, remains of the ark still existed,
and sneaksof relics of Noah's ark beinir
found in 'Cardiajrum Regions.' "
-v he l her it was worth while to kill their horses before they had ascertain-
I the number of the enemy . They quickly determined to cross
the creek, and ayvait the approach of
the Indians. If they found tin in superior to Iheir oyvn and Byranl's party
HP '!(!, ihe) yvould immediately return lo toe fort; as, by continuing their
march lo the mouth of Cane run, they
would hrmg a superior enemy upon th"ir friends, and endanger Ihe lives ol
the yy hole parly. They accordingly
crossed the creek, dismounted, awaited
ihe approach of the enemy. By thilime it had become daik. The I m! i
ans were distinctly heard approaching the creek upon the opposite side, and
after a short h ilt , a solitary yvarrior descended the bank and began lo wade through the stream.
DISBANDING OF THE RliVOLUTIOXAIl Y A n MV. When has the sun in all his course since time began, shone upon a scene
like the disbanding of the revolutionary army ? Where is the history that can show its parallel? or the people who
can boast its canal? An army, flush
ed yvith victory, that had just achiev
ed Ihe indenendence of its country, and
give it a name and place among the na
tions; an army that, yvith indescribable
toil had gained the high purpose of its
enlistment, and that had large and just
claims, upon the treasury, as yvcil ;)s
gratitude of the nation, is summoned on
parade for the last time; their arreara ges are unpaid, they are without a dol
iar in their pockets, yvithout comforta
i s ru
ble apparel, yvithout a singly d
tions in (heir knapsacks, hundreds of
miles from home, y bichhome may hav been desolated in their absence by sav
age voilence, many of tl em enfeebled
by sickness and protracted sufferings and all of them goaded to extreme sen
sitivohoss by a most eloquent exhibi
tion of their desMls, and an exc
portraiture of their grievances, by a
JOICE II K i ll - Tiie editor of the New York lleral
says Ihe Joiee Heth affair is a hoax
According to his account, a gentleman
from New England, the motherland o
every thing droll in human naltiie, yva
in Washington a feyv years ago. It travelled in the West yvith a Virginia:
and became acquainted with Wm. Bo
ler. a Planter, near Bans, Ivy. Here
the traveller learned that Boler had an old negro woman yvho had been blind and isi her bed for thirty years. They went to see her and found her almost a . r v I 1 a I. .
mummy alive, un leaving ner me
yankee said to the Virginian.- UI guess
something could be made out ol the crittur, by exhibiting her as a woman
of remarkable age.'7 ihe Vuginian
yvas struck yvith the idea, and they made a bargain yvith Mr. Baler, who
yvas to have an interest in loe speculation. She yvas-about G5 years of ago. but lhe set her up as 110 y ears, ma
king her older as they went along. At first she yvas simply a negro of great ;(!,c at last she yva? pro laimed as Joice IIelh,of the family of Washing ton. After a good deal of (rouble she was lauidil her lesson which yvas to reply accurately to question? relative to the habils, looks, and family a flairs of Washington. The ingenious gentle men made $'20,000 of this hoax of Joice Ileth.
Deaf and 13cm h Taverns. This h the name applied to many public hous
es in Rhode Island, which, having been
refused a retailer s license, resort to a most extraordinary expedient to supply their customers. The bar is petitioned, off in a manner that veils Ihe applicant from the bar keeper. Through the partition a hole is cut, over which is written in large letters, "ask and ye shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto you." The customer approaches, knocks, a hand is presented, and the applicant naming the liquor he desires, he is accommodated, and no one is seen save the customer. As the law does not forbid drinking, but only prohibits selling, it is thus evaded. Bostun Traveler.
Sol'tmkrn Wealth. A Vicksburg paper estimates the piescntcrop of cotton of Mississippi, at one hundred millions of pounds, or from fifteen to eighteen millions of dollars. The cotton crop of Louisiana, this year will be short, owing lo the continued rains that have; fallen this month, yet we shall be disappointed if (he sugar and cotton crops of the Slate do not sell for upyvardsof twenty-five millions of dollars. The crops of many planters will yield from fifteen to thirty thousand dollars each. Louisiana Journal.
Bringing vv Chii uuen. Children in the cities of Europe, are brought up better than ours are. The nurses do not keep them ia (heir chambers, fond-
all day. The children
ling them over
GOSSIPS. Women are accused of gossipping. but we are not aware that it has ever been the subject of legal penalties, cx-
are made lo exercise in the open air. There they then stay all of the days thai (he time fnun school or from meals w ill permit. The consequence is, that they groyv up wilh health, and wilh a
ruddy physiognomy.
"Dick, what are you about there?" said a gentleman to his servant, whom he saw loitering about the barn. Catching rats, sir!'' "And how many have ou caught?" "Why, sir, when I get I'nc one I am after now and another one, it will make two."
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