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I was almost tempted not to read it at all because the review was terrible as terrible as the grammar of the review writer I might add. Martha rated it it was ok Jan 31, Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. Atnherstburg was at that time one of th"9 loveliest spots that ever issued from the wdl of a beneficent and gorgeorfs nature, and were the world-disgusted wanderer to have selected a homo in which to lose all memory of conventional and artificial forms, his choice would assiux'dly have fallen here. Not, bo it understood that even then the scenery it.
The same placidity tf earth and sky and lake remained, but the poor whip- poor-will, driven from his customary abode by the noisy hum of warlike preparation, was no longer heard, and the minds of the inhabitants, hitherto disposed, by the quiet pursuits of their uneventful lives, to feel pleasure in its 6ong, had eye or ear for rKiught beyond what tern od to the preservation of their threatened homes. It was the commencement of the war of 18J 2. Let us, however introduce the reader more immediately to the scene. Surrounding this, and extending to the skirt of tho tliinned forest, the original boundary of which was marked by an infinitude of dingy, half blackened stumps, were to be.
Some three or four mile. Thus far the view to the right of the spectator, whom we assume to bo facing the river. Immediately opposite to the covering demi-lune, and in front of the fort, appeared, at a distance of less than half a mile, a blockhou. Between this island and the Canadian shore lies the only navigable channel for. In ordoi to intercept those, a most vigilant watch was kept by the light gun. In every other direction the island wart thickly wooded — not a house, not a hut arose, to diversify the wild beauty of the scene.
Tlioro would he have behold a small town, composetl entirely of wooden houses variously awl not inelegantly painted ; and receding gradually from the river's edge to the slowly disappearing f jrest, on which its latest rudo edifice reposed. But although in these might be heard the bustle of warlike preparation, the chief attention would be ob- served to be directed towards a large half finished vessel, on which numerous workmen of all descriptions were busily employed, evidently with a view of preparing for imniediate service.
Beyond the town again might be obtained a view of the high and cultivated banks, sweeping in gentle curve until they at leiigth termin. This iitretched itsilf towards the eastern extremity of the island, so as to leave the outlet to the lake barely wide enough for a single vessel to pass at a time, and that not without skilful pilotage and much caution. The town if jielf was as quiet as if the glaive of war repo. The encampment of the Indians on the verge of the forest, had given forth the great body of their warriors, and these clad in their gayest apparel, covered with feathers and leggings of bright colors, decorated with small tinkling bells that fell not inharmoniously on the ear, as they kept tune to tho measured walk of their proud wearers, were princii ally assemljled around and in front of the large building wo have doscriiiel as bjing wi;h!
The elders boro no part in these amusements, but stood, or sat cross-legged on the edge of the bank, smoking their pipes, and expressing their approbation of the prowess or dexterity of the victors in the gtunes. Hai poinlnient from the eye. At length a nmnhcr of small dark speck. The commiiiii ;ation was made. One sprang to hi. The sports were abanddncd. Presently they could be distinguished for canoes, which, rapidly impelled, nnd aided in their course by the swift current, were not long in developing thcm- iielves to the naked eye.
These canoes, about fifty in number, were of bark, ifuad of so light a description, that a man of ordinary strength might, without Jindergoing serious fatigue, carry one for miles. The In- 'iians already encamped near the fort, were warriors of nations long rendered Kniiliar by personal intercourse, not only with the inhabitants of the district, "hut with the troops themselves; and these, from frequent association with the.
Among these, with the more intelligent Iluron. In these might havo been studied the natural dignity of nian. Firm of step — proud of mien- haughty and j enetrating of look, each leader olfered in his own person a model to the scul tor, which he might vainly seek elsewhere. Free and unfettered every limb, they moved in the majesty of nature, and with an air of dai'k ro- servc, passed, on landing, through the admiring crowd. There was one of tlie niunber, however, and his canoe was decorated with a riclier and a larger Hug, whose costume was that of the more civilized Indians, and who in nobleness of deportment, even surpassed tho.
Ho was not of the race of either of the parties who now accompanied hiuj but of one of the nations, many of whose warriora were assembled on the bank awaiting his arrival. It was amidst the blaze of a united salvo from the dcmi-luno crowning tho bank, and from the shipping, that the noble chiefUiin. It would not a little have surprised a Bond street exquisite of that day to have witnessed the cordiality with which the dark hand of the savage was successively presjicd in the fairer palms of the English officers, neitiicr would his astoni.
Since his defeat on the Wabash he had been nmch at Amhcrstburg where lie had rendered himself conspicuous by one or two animated and highlj' eloquent speeches, having for their object tho consolidation of a treaty, in which the Indian interests were subsequently bound in clo. It might, however, be seen that even while pleasure and satisfaction at a ro- miion with tho.
After the first warm. Prc- Bently, he whom he sought, and whose person had hitherto been concealed br the battery on tho bank, was seen advancing towards him, accompanied by his personal staff. Shorter in person than liis companion, his frame made np in activity what it wanted in height, and there w;i3 that easy freedom in his movements which so usually distinguishes the carriage of the sailor, and which now offered a remarkable contrast to that rigidity wo have stated to have attached, albeit iinaflectedly, to the military commander.
Ills eyes, of a much darker hue, sparkled witli a livelier intelligonco, and al- though his complexion w. The empty sleeve, uno. The greeting between Tecumseh and these officers, was stich as might ] c ex- pected from warriors bound to each other by mutual esteem. In the countenance of the latter there waa t.
In a word, the General. The greeting between these generous leaders was brief. CO, and al- rn by. Tho ght have lerc was fire, that features ; reducing der. If the chief hail been forcibly prepos. Again the cannon from tlio battery and th! Ft was the signal for the commencement of the council, and th'? The sky was cIoudle,s,s, and tho river, no longer riilUeil by the now motionless barks of the recently arrived Indians, yet obeying tho action of the tide, olfercd, as it glided onward to the lake, tlie image of a Hood of quick- Kilvor ; white, m the distance that lake itself, smooth as a mirror, spread far and wide.
Close under the bank yet lingered the canoes, emptied only of their helmsmen the chiefs of the several tribo. On the bank itself the scene was singuhirly picturesque. Here were to be. Behind these again, and sauntering at a pace that showed them to have no share in the del.
Such was the scene, varied only as the numerous actors in it varied their movements, when the event occurred with wliich wo commence onr next chapter. Several hours had passed away in the interesting discussion of their war plans, and the council was nearly concluded, when suddenly the attention both of the officers and chiefs was arreated by the report of a single cannon. From the direction of the sound, it was evident that the shot had been fired from the battery placed on the southern or lakeward extremity of the island of Bois Blanc, and as the circumstance was unusual enough to indicate the existence of some approaching cause for excijfcment, several of the younger of both, who, from their youth, had been prevented from taking any active share in tho deliberations of the day.
After traversing about fifty yards of sward, intersecting the high road, wliicli, running parallel with the river, ficparated the council-hall from the elevated bank, tlie ofiiccrs found, collected in groups on the extreme verge of this latter, and anxiously watching certain movements in the baKery opposite to them, most of tlic troops and inferior Indians they had left loitering there at the commencement of tlic council.
Presently the forms, hitherto intermingled, became separate and stationary — an arm of one was next extend- ed — then was seen to rise a Uash of light, and then a volume of dense smoke. They were the first shots fired in that struggle, and although at an object little cal- culated to inspire much alarm, still, as the first indications of an active hostility, they were proportionably exciting to those whose lot it was thus to " break ground," for operations on a larger scale.
MeaawhiJc, after the discharge of the last g;. From ired from tho land of Bois the existence gcr of both, sliare in tho ugh the large weather, had: I thoiight the order of the general was that ho should on no account leave his post, un- less summoned by signal," observed one of the group of younger oflicerg who had first quitted the council hall, and who now waited with interest for the landing of their companion.
Only see how the man melts in the noonday sun. The former had n nv reached tho shore, and. Raymond, what is it — what have you discovered from youi post? OR, inoiintcd there arc only carronadcs, the ball foil short, and the suspicious look- ing hoat cropt still closer to the shorr — I ordered a shot from my battery to ho tried, hut without success, for.
Can there be any question of his fidelity? Meanwhile, let a second gunboat be detached in pursuit. H'j;aiii 1 ask, Captain Molineux," tuining to that oflicer, " the tendency of the observations you have publicly made in regard to my brother. My remark referred to tho absence of the officer in charge of tlie gun-boat from the station allotted to him, at a moment when an arined vessel of the enemy i.
Is this tha fact, or is it not? Grantham, but even if I did, I should be mora borne out by circumstances than you imagine. Grantham, but on one condition only. A slight and favorable breeze, blow- ing oif the si. Owing to some temporary difficulty, the gun-boat, just ordered by the commodore to follow in pursuit, was longer than suited the emergency in getting under way, and when she had succeeded in so doing, nearly half an hour elapsed before, owing to the utter absence of wind, a.
The American, now discovered to have a small detachment of troops oti board, had by thU time succeeded in getting out of the range of a fire, which although well directed hail proved harmless, and, using every exertion of oar and sail, bade fair, favored as she was by the breeze which reached not the canva. Concern sat on every brow, and was variously expressed — loud yells mark- ing the lierce disappointment of the Indians, and undisguised murmurs that of the more disciplined troops.
Coupled with this feel. Mortified beyond measure at the fact, yet unable, as he had done before, to stand forth the champion of his brother's honor, where all with a very few exceptions, among whom he had the consolation to find the general were united in opinion against him.
Finding it vain to oppose himself to the torrent of openly expressed opin- ion, tlic niortided youth withdrew to a distance, and, hastening among tho rude tumuli we have deiicril ed, as being scattered about the edge of tho bank, stood watching, with folded arms and heaving chest, the gradually receding bark 3f the enemy.
Alternately, as he thus gazed, his dark eye now flashed with the indignation of wounded pride, now dilated with the exulting con- Bciounness of coming triumph. Fully impressed with the integrity of his absent relative, the impetuous and generous hearted youth paused not to reflect that circumstances were such as to justify the belief — or at least the doubt — that had been expressed, even by the most impartial of those who had condemned liim.
It seemed to him that others ought to have known and judged him as he himself did, and. While he thus gazed, with eyes intently bent upon the river, and manifest- ing even a deeper interest as the fleeing bark drew momentarily nearer to oue particular point in the distance, the young ofBcer heard footsteps ap- proaching him. Hastily dashing away a tear which had been called up by a varietj' of emotions, he turned and beheld the Chieftain Tecumseh, and with liim one who, in the full uniform of the British Stalf, united, in his tall and jtortly ligure, the martial bearing of the soldier to the more polished graces of the habitual courtier.
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I have marked your impatience at the observations caused by Gerahl's strange absence, but T have brought you one who is too partial to you both to join in the condemnation. I have explained every thing to him. As he concluded, with a warmth of manner that delighted him to whom ho addressed himself, their hands met for the third time that day. Tecumseh at length replied, by pointing significantly to the canoes which still lay floating on the river, unemptied of their warriors, stating at the SJinje time, that had not liis confidence In his young friend been unbounded, he would long since Iiave despatched those canoes in pursuit ; but he was unwilling the officer should lose asy of the credit that must attach to the capture.
Be patient, and we shall soon see Iwra. Iftr brought centre of the stream. She had now arrived opposite a neck of land beyond which ran a narrow", deep creek, the existence of which was known only to few, and here it chanced that in the exultation of escape, they gave a cheer that was echoed back from either shore, hoisting at the same moment the American colors. As she neared the American a column of smoke, followed a. The yells of the Indiau. This was indeed a moment of proud triumph to the heart of Henry Gran- tham, lie saw his brother not only freed from every ungenerous imputation, but placed in a situation to win to himself thfe first laurels that were to be plucked in the approaching strife.
The " Canadian," as he imagined he had been superciliously termecl, would be the first to reap for Britain's sons tho fruits of a war in which those latter were not only the most prominent actors, but also the most interested. Already, in the enthusiasm of his imagination, lie pictured to himself the honor and promotion, which bestowed upon his gallant brother, would be reflected upon himself, and, in the deep excitement of his feelings, he could not avoid saying aloud, heedless of the presence of his uncle: AVith me you will have an account t-j settle on my-own score.
Take my advice, therefore, and let the matter rest where it is ; Gerald, you see, has given the most practical denial to any observations which have been uttered of a nature derogatory to his honor. I too am a Canadian, but so far from endeavoring to repudiate my American birth, I feel pride in having received my being in a land where everything attests tho sublimity and magnificence of nature.
The intention of tlie crew was evidently to abandon the unarmed boat, and to seek safety in the woods. Urged by the rapidity of her own course, the c;nn-boat luul shot considerably ahead, and when at length she also was put about, the breeze blew so immediately in her teeth that it was found impossible to regain the advantage which had been lost.
Meanwhile, the American continued her flight, making directly for the land, with a rapidity that promised fair to balHe every exertion on the part of her pursuer. The moment was one of intense interest to the crowd of spectators who lined the bank. At cacli instant it was expected the fire of the gun-boat would open upon the fugitives; but although this was obviously the course to be adopted, it being aparent a singlo shot was sufficient to sink her — not a flash was visible — not a report was heard. Presently, however, while the disappoint- ment of the spectators from the bank.
Behind this her piu'suer also disappeared, and after a lapse of a few minutes, pistol and musket shots wero distinguished, although they came but faintly on the ear. These gradually became more frequent and less distinct, until suddenly there was a profound pause — then three cheers were fomtly heard — and all again was still. A FULL half hour had succeeded to these sounds of conflict, and 3'ct nothfng could be seen of the contending boats.
Doubt and anxiety now took the place of the confidence that had hitherto animated the bosoms of the Bpectators, and even Henry Grantham — hi: Such a result was not impossible. The enemy against whom they had to contend yielded to none in bravery ; and as the small bark which had quitted the gun-boat was not one third of the size of that which they pursued, it followed of necessitj-, that the assailants must be infinitely weaker in numbers than the assailed. Still no signal of alarm was made by the gun-boat, which continued to lie to, apparently in expectation of the return of the detached portion of her crew.
Grantham knew enough of his brother's character to feel satisfied that he was in the absent boat, and yet it was impossible to suppose that one so imbued with the spirit of generous enterprise should have succumbed to his enemy, after a contest of so short duration, as, from the number of shots heard, this had appeared to be. That it was terminated, there could be no doubt. Tho cheers, which had been followed by an universal silence, had given evidence of this Tact ; yet why, in that case, if his brother had been victorious, was ho not already on his return?
Appearances, on the other hand, seemed to in- duce an nnpression of his defeat. Tho obvious course of the enemy, if Buocessful, was to abandon their craft, cut off from escape by the gun-boat without, and to make the best of their way through the woods, to their place of destination, the American fort of Detroit — and, as neither party was visibk: The lined the rould open c adopted.
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Tlie yell pealed forth by the Indians when the second boat came in view, was deafening in tho extreme; and everything became commotion along tho bank, while the little fleet of canoes, which still lay resting on the beach, put olT one after the other to the scene of action.
Meanwhile, both objects had gained the side of the gun-boat, which, favored by a partial. Attached to her stern, and following at quarter cable dis- tance, was to be. The gun-boat had now arrived opposite the fort, when tlie small bark, which had recently been used in pursuit, was again drawn up to the qiiarter. General Brock and Commodore Barclay. Ho pressed tho liand promptly extended to receive his, and then, at a single word, made those give way whose presence impeded the landing of the party. Pursuing their way up tho ruilo steps by which Lieutenant Raymond had previously descended, the little band of prisoners.
On alighting from the boat,- tho ii'outhfid captor had been seen to make the tender of his uninjured arm to the ady, who, however, had rejected it, with a movement, seemingly of indignant surprise, clinging in the. A titter among the younger officers, at Gerald Grantham's expense had followed this nyection of his proffered arm.
This gentleman," pointing to the elder officer, " is the commaiwior of the party, and the lady I believe U " " Certainly a non-combatniit on this occasion," interrupted the General, raising his plumed hat, and bowing to the party alluded to ; " Gentlemen," ho j nrsued, addi'e. Grantham, you have forgotten to introduce these officers by name. Major Montgomerie, pay you the ill timed compliment of expressing pleasure in see- hig you on an occasion like the present, since wc must unquestionably consider you a pri.
I shall feel pleasure in forwarding her thither under a flag of truce. A u had followed nk. Miss Montgomeric will, howevjr, do well to consider before she decides. If the summons be not oljeyed, an- other week will. Should she, on the contrary, decide on remain- ing here with her uncle, she will be perfectly safe. I had intended sending one of my personal stalf with the. As the captor of the lady, to you shall be awarded the charge of delivering her over to her friends.
No other notice wa. Miss Montgomerie inclined her head in acquiescence, and Colonel D'Egville drew her arm within his own. Either the young lady mnst partake of our rude fare, or we shall consider our. Commodore Barclay, may I hope that so short and unco- vemoniotisan invitation will be excused by the circumstances?
I shall expect you. But there is yet another to be included among our gueflts. Gerald, you will not fad to conduct this gentleman, whose name I have not yet had the pleasure of hearing" — and he looked at tho latter, as if he expected him to aiuiounce himself. No doubt we shall have everything. By the bye, of what nature is your wound 1 slight, I shouM say. General — far slighter," he continued, coloring, ''than the wound that was sought to he affixed to my fair name in my absence. Commodore, how shall I disjMJ. Grantham ; you have sufficiently established your right to '. That I was wrong 1 admit, but right I trust will be my [ reparation, and whatever momentary pain he niay e.
Have I your prrdon? Casting his uncertain eye on the gentlemanly person of tho latter, he e. Mister Major — you nuiy think yourself a devili. Arnoldi, as an oJKcer in the American militia, you. I presume, sir, point out to you thtf. As Colonel D'Egville was about to enter the gate of the fort, with his fair charge leaning on his arm. While he yet loitered, the eye of Mi. What it expressed we will not venture to describe, but itn effect upon the young officer was profound.
This conversation, necessarily parenlhineU with unirh extraneous oaatter, in the nature of rapid demands for solids and liquids, during the uitc- restiufij [teriod devoted to the process of mastication, finally assumed a inoro regular character when the cloth had been removed, and the altendunts retired.
Then I will give you the health of Lieutenant Qrantham, of the squadron. Ho sat for some minutes conversing with an unusual and evidently for'-ed animation; then, excusing his early de- parture under the plea of a! Clair, a Captain of En- gineers — " I am not at all siu-prisod at Major Montgomerie's disinclination to acknowledge him us a personal acquainlanee.
Major Montgomerie and the person just alluded to. Wherever an openmg intervenes, the Canadian throws forward his ole, and,. In like manner lie pas. Sometinjes it happens that a chasm of more than ordmary extent occurs, in which case tho pole is unavailable, and then his only alternative is to wait patiently untQ some distant mass, moving in a direction to fill up tlie interstice, arrives with- in his retch.
In the meanwhile the ice on w! Do you give it up?
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IJt- causc he is fond of dwelling on his own premises. Mon of balls last winter, to which tha ladies on cither shore were invariabiy invited, the concluding one was given by the officers in garrison at Detroit. At that time our friend was doing the amiable to the lively Juda. With tlie aid of these pole? The ice j'et lloatod along in disjoined masses, but with even greater rapidity than on tho preceding day. Two alteinatives remained — either to attempt the crossing before further obstacle should be interposed, or to remain in Detroit until the river had been so far cleared of the ice as to admit of a passage in canoes.
With our leaping poles, we w to not so much at a loss, but the fear enter- tained was principally for the safety of the sleighs. Nothing dismayed, how- ever, by the dangerous appearance of the river, the ladies, after due delibera- tion, courageously resolved on returning without delay, and we accondingly Bet out on our somewhat hazardous expedition. I do not know if you have ever seen Cranstoun's huge bear sldn coat, an affirmative nod was given by De Courcy , well: In this guise he attached hitnself to the sleigh of tho D'Egvilles, which, in crossing, happened to be the furthest down the river, of the group.
No- idian ladica P. Do Courcy, ry, familiar party. Canadians, t the other, ey possibly these poles, ilightinp; on. He succeeded in gaining tlie opposite piece of ice, but had no. To add to his disaster, the fcrce of hi. Borne down by the current, in spite of his vain struggles to free liimself, he was unable even to cr. Numbers of the peasantry from either sliore, provided with poles, guns, and ropes, were now to be. Disputes even arose in the distance as to whom the prize should belong, each pursuer claiming to have seen it first.
Nay, more than one gun had been levelled with a view of terminating all dotibt by lodging a bullet in the carcase, when, fortunately, for the subject in dispute this proposal was overruled by the majority, who were more anxious to capture than to slay the. Cranstoun's body was so doubled np that it was impo.
He kept his bed three days, as much I believe from vexation as illnes. He continued silent and unmoved, as if he had not heard a word of the conclusion. A fixint smile passed over his features, as, after having read, he returned it, with an assentient nod to Middlemo: Sliortly after- wards, availinghimsclf of the opportunity afforded by the introduction of somo fresh topic of conversation, he quitted his scat, and whispering something in the ear of Villiers, left the mess room.
The dinner party at Colonel D'Egville's v? At the suggestion of General Brock, Tecumseh had been invited, and, with him, three other celebrated In- dian chiefs, whom we beg to introduce to our readers under tlieir familiar names — Split-log — Round head— and Walk-in-the- water — all of the formidablo nation of the Ilurons. In his capacity of superintendent of Indian affiiirs, Colonel D'Egvillc had been much in the habit of entertaining the.
As it may not be uninteresting to the reader to have a slight sketch of the warriors, we will attempt the por- traiture. The chief Split-log, who indeed should rather have been named Split-ear, as we shall presently show, was afflicted with an aldermanic rotundity of person, by no means common among his race, and was one, who from his love of case and naturally indolent disposition, seemed more fitted to take his scat in th j council than to load his warriors to battle.
Yet was he not, in reality, thu inactive character he appeared, and more than once subsequently he was en- gaged in expeditions of a predatory nature, carrying off the customary spoil. We cannot impart a better idea of the head of the warrior than by stating, that we never recall that of the gigantic Mcmnon, in the Brit- ish Museum, without being forcibly reminded of Split-log's.
The Indian, however, was notorious for a peculiarity which the Egyptian had not. So enormous a head, seeming to require a corresponding portic t of the several organs, nature had, in her great bounty, provided him with a nose, which, if it equalled not that of Smellfungus in length, might, in height and breadth, have laughed it utterly to scorn. As on that of the Memnon, not a estige of a hair was to be seen on the head of Split-log. His lips were, iOoreover, of the same unsightly thickness, while the elephantine car had been Blit in such a manner, that the pliant cartilage, y: So the several which, if nd breadth, able nose— the spongy J of owlish nnon, not a ; lips were,?
I proba- bility, been derived from his facility in "suiting the action to the word ;" fur, in addition to his gigantic nose, he possessed a fist, which in size and strength might have disputed the palm with Maxiuiiliiin himself; although Iiis practice had chiefly been confined to knocking down his drunken wives, instead of oxen.
The second Chief, Round-head, who, by the way, was the principal in re- putation after Tecumsch, we find the more difiiculty in describing from the fact of his having had few or noue of those peculiarities which we have, hap- pily for our powers of description, been enabled to seize hold of in Split-log. Ilia name we believe to have been derived from that indispensable portion of his frame. His eye was quick, even penetrating, and his stern brow denoted intelligence and decision of character.
His straight, coal-black hair, cut square over the forehead, fell long and thickly over his face ami shoulders. This, surmounted by a round sioucheil hat, ornamented with an eagle's feather, which he ordinarily wore and had not even now dispensed with, added to a blue capote or hunting frock, produced a tcmt ensemble, which cannot bo more happily rendered than by a comparison with one of his puritanical sly- eyed namesakes of the English Revolution.
Whether our third hero, Walk-in-the-water, derived his name from any aquatic achievement which could possibly give a claim for its adoption, we havo no means of ascertaining ; but certain it is, that in his features he bore a striking resemblance to the portraits of Oliver Cromwell. The same small, keen, searching e3'e, the same iron inflexibility of feature, together with tho long black hair escaping from beneath the slouched hat, for Walk-in-the- water, as well as Round-head, was characterised by an unconscious imitation of the Rounheads of the Revolution — all contributed to render the resem- blance as perfect as perfection of resemblance can be obtained, where tho physical, and not the moral, man, forms the ground of contrast.
Unlike his companions, whose dress was exceed- ingly plain, he wore his jerkin or hunting coat of the most beautifully soft and pliant deer-skin, on which w? A shirt of dazzling whiteness was carefully drawn over his expansive chest, and in hii? On all occasions of festivity, and latterly in the field, he was wont thus to decorate himself ; and never did the noble warrior appear to greater advantage than when habited in this costume.
Tho contrast it offered to his swarthy cheek and mobile features, animated as they were by the frequent flashiag of his eagle eye, seldom failed to excite admiration m tho bo. The half hour that elapsed between the arrival of the several guests and tho announcement of dinner, was passed under the influence of feelings almost aft various in kind as the party itself.
Messieurs Split-rock, Round-head, and Walk-in-the-water, fascinated by tho eagles on the buttons of Major Mont- gomeric's uniform, appeared to regard that officer as if they ,saw no just cause or impediment why certain weapons dangling at their siilcs should not be made to perform, and that without delay, an incision into the cranium of their proprietor. True, there was a difFictilty. Tlie veteran major was partially bald, and wanted the top knot or scalping tuft, which to a true warrior was in- dispensabb ; not that we mean to insinuate, that either of these chiefs would so far havo forgotten the position in which that gentleman stood, as to havo been.
The majors on the other haTid, although sativsflcd he rai under the roof of hospitality, did not at first appear aitogcthei at his case, but, while he conversed with the En'jjlish oillccrs, turned ever and anon an eye of distrust on the movements of his swarthy fellow guests. On the arrival of Tecumseh, who, detained until a late hour by the arrangements he had been making for the encampment and supplies of his new force, was the last 10 make his appearance, the major's doubts passed entirely away.
It was impossilile to be in the presence of this cliieftain. Notwithstanding the glance of intelligence which Captain Granvilh had re- marked, and which we have previously stated to have been directed by Miss Montgomerie to her captor a few hours before, there was nothing in her man- ner during dinner to convey the semblance of a prepossession. Nor was this surprising ; Miss Montgomerio's travelling habit had been discarded for the more decorative ornaments of a dinner toilet, in which, how- ever, the most marked simplicity was ob.
A plain white muslin dress pave full development to a person which was of a perfection that no dress could have disguised. It was the bust of a Venus, united to a form, to create which woyld liavc taxed tho imaginative powers of a Praxiteles — a form so faultlessly moulded, that every movement presented some new and unpreme- ditated grace. What added to the surpassing richness of her licauty was her hair, which, black, glossy, and of eastern luxuriance, and seemingly disdaining the girlishness of curls, reposed in broad Grecian bands across a brow, tho intellectual expression of which they contributed to form.
Fair, even to paleness, were her cheek and forehead, which wore an appearance of almost marble immobility, save when, in moments of oft recurring abstraction, a slight but marked contraction of tho brow betray- ed the existence of a feeling, indefinable indeed to the observer, but certamly unallied to softness.
Still she was beautiful — coldly, classically, beautiful— eminently calculated to inspire passion, but seemingly incapable of feeling it. The coldness of Miss Montgomerie's manner was no Jess remarkable. Her whole demeanor was one of abstraction. It seemed as it heedless, not only of ccremonyj but of courte. It was ithont any iifrordeil, to n him, it is Vicndly ad- lis race, and id purpose ; he spirit of 1 to harm a jncc.
IIow le arch and enote most ons. IP board of whose hospitality she was partiikinij. Under these circumstances, tho dinner was not. There was an embarrassment among all, which even tho circulating wine did t wholly remove. Still, it was impossible to have acted otherwise. Both these oHicors saw tho difficulty under which their host labored, and. The dessert brought with it but little addition to the animation of the party, and it was a relief to all, when, after a toast proposed by the general to the " Ladies of America," Mrs.
D'Egvillc made the usual signal for withdrawiug. Amid tho clouds of smoke pulled from these at the lower end of the table, where had been placed a supply of whiskey, their favorite liquor — did Colonel D'Egvillo and his more civilized guests quafl" their claret ; more gratified than annoyed by the savoury atmosphere wreathing around them, while, taking advantage of the early departure of the abstemious Tecumseh, they discussed tlu; merits of that chief, and the policy of employing the Indians as allies, as will be seen in the following chapter.
My only fear was that, in making those chieftains my guests at the same moment with yourself and riiece, I might have "unconsciously appeared to slight, where slight was cor- tainlynot intended.
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You must be aware, however, of the rank held bv them among their respective nations, and of their consequent claim upon the atten- tion of one to whom the Indian interests have been flelegated. Ritiiated as f ajn, and lie bowed to the general and commodore. My distraction, pardonable perhaps under all tho circumstances, was produced entirely by a recurrence to certain inconveniences which I ll'It might arise to mc from my imprisonment.
The captive bird," he pursued, while a smile for the first time animated his very fine countenance, 'will fine within its cage, however gilded the wires which compose it. Major Montgomeric, you shall depart with j-our niece. Perhaps I am rather exceeding my powers in this respect, but, however this may be, I sh. This, he admitted, determined as she had appeared to be, was one of the un- pleasant subjects of his reilcction during dinner. With a view of turning the conversation, and anxious moreover, to obtain every information on the subject, the general now inquired in what estimation Tecumseh was gencrall3' held in the United St.
His deeds are familiar to. It is a source of much regret to our Govern- ment never to have been enabled to conciliate this cxtrnordinarv man. Treaty after treaty, you must admit, major, had been made and violated under various pretexts, while the real motive — the aggrandizement of territories already embracing a vast portion of their early possessions — waa carefully sought to be concealed from these unfortunate people. IIow was it to be expected then that n man, whom the necessities of his country had raised up to itself in the twofold character of statesman and warrior — one gifted with a power of analyzing motives which has never been surpassed m sav.
In the first pi. True it is, that we have the Canadas on one portion of our frontier, but this being a fixed lino of demarcation, there can exist no question as to a mutual knowledge of the tcr- ritarial claims of both couutr'cs. Unlike that of the old world, however oui ;ncM whidb. In ression of a ilar position, J importance ;e. Perhaps this may he, f pledged, of itil you have may happen xprcss to the ne time, that fler, of which c idea of his: In almost all the contracts entered into by our Tovernmcnt with the Indians, large sums have been given for the lands ceded by the latter.
This was at once, of course, a tacit and mutual revocation of any antecedent nrranj-emeiits, and if instances have occurred wherein the sacrechiess of treaty has been vio- lated, it has only been where the Indians have refused to part with their. Then indeed has it been found ne- cessary to resort to force.
That this principle of '' might being the right," may he condemned in limine it is true, but how otherwise, with a superabundant population, can we possibly act? What would be thought in Europe, if, for instance to illustrate a point, and ass'iniing tlie-e two countries to be in a state of profound peace, Spain, on the principle of might, should push her surplus population into Portugal, compel- ling the latter kingdom to retire back on herself, and crowd her own subjects into the few provinces that might yet bo left to them.
Moreover, there does not exist the same diiferenee in the natural man. The uneducated negro is. I would merely show that, ini;apa- ble of benefitting by tl;e advantages of the soil they inherit, they should learn to 3'ield it with a good grace to those who can. Their wants are few, and in- terminable woods yet remain to them, in which their hunting pursuits may bo indulged without a fear of interruption.
What was it that stirred into a flame, the fierce hostility o'f Tecnmseh but the determination evinced by your Jovernment to wrest, fi'oin the hands of his tribe, their last remaining favorite haunts on the Wabash?
Ilad we pushed our colonization further, leaving the tribes of the Wabash in interme- diate occupation, we ran the risk of having our. Nay, pretexts would have been sought for the purpose, and the result of this would have been the very war into which we were unavoidably led. Look nt South America, for instance, and then. The Spaniards, moreover, offered no equivalent for the country subdued ; now we liave ever done. These two people — the South Americans and Caribs — I particularly instance, for the very reason that they otfer the most striking parallel with the imme- diate subject under discussion.
But shall I go further than this, gentlemen. H blandest smiles, and few men understood the winning art better than himself, "that Major Monlgomerie has the happy talent of making the worse appear the better cause ; but certainly, I never remember to have heard that cause more ably advocated. Colonel ; but seriously, I speak from conviction alone. But to ni ' argument.
What I would maintain is, as I have before stated, that in all we have done we have only followed the example of England. Why, by driving from their possessions near the sea. Did either English or Dutch then hesitate fts to what course they should pursue, or sutler any qualms of conscience to interfere with their colonial i lans 7 No; as a measure of policy — as a means of secnritj?
AVhilc the colonists continued tributary to England the ' could do no wrong — they incurred no censure. Did uld pursue, lial i lans 1 o conciliate nd. Who, wcoinitr -- nal power, continued ure. But mark the rh: In order to colonize the country original! If the English colonists drove the Indians into the interior, it was only for a period. They had still vast tracts to traverse, which have since, figuratively speaking, been reduced to a mere span: Ken tucky in particular, to whicii their early associations had linked them.
Bdt to this I answer, that in Pontiac's time this country was still tlieir own. That their hostility has progressed in proportion with our extension of territory, I can- not altogether admit, for although our infant settlement. What Tcnunsch may not e re 't in course of time, sJioiild he not perish in the stnipgle for his country's libcrfy. They successively shook hands with the British ers, then ailvanoing tosvards Major Montgomerie, with a guttural "' Ugh,": To-day the English stand precisely " where the French did.
Having little to expect from the Indians but assistance in a case of need, they behold, and have for yeiu-s beheld, with anything but jjidiflerence, the struggle continued by the United States which was com-. I hope I shall not be understood as expressing my r. Indeed it is a general belief! T must further oliservo, that in whatever light tho policy of the fJovcrnment of the tTnitod State: Presents, to a large amount, have certainly been distributed among the Tndi;ms. You have; seen, f r instance," continued he with a smile, " my three friends who have just left the room ; they are not exactly the happiest specimens of Indian grace, bnt they have great Weight in the council, and are tho leading men m the alliance to which yon alltidofl, although not wholly for tho same purpos'c.
In the wars of t'ontiae — and these are still fresh in tiie recollection of certain members o'f my own family — the English commanders, with one or two' exceptions, brought those disasters upon themselves. Forgetting that the Indians wcto a ]iroud people, whom to neglect was to stir into hatred, they treated thcra v. As we all know, they, with only one exception, were destroyed. In their fall expired the hostility they themselves had provoked, ami time had wholly obliterated the sense of injustice from tho minds of the several nations. In my capacity of Superintendent of Indian alfairs.
Major Montgomorie, even more than as a Canadian brought up among them. The most bitter enmity animates the bo. I repeat, this is at once politic and ju. But your course of ob.
Why is it that, with the knowledge j 0s. Coluiicl D'Kgvilli'lins just ;: Wo certainly havo every reason to congratulate ourselves on its riihirc. I however, for one. This very cinMUustauce has been fi re. It has been made generally known to them that every prisoner that is brought in and delivered up, shall entitle the cajjlor to a certain. Tho scalp ho may fering, but. This person had his residence near Hartley's Point Uulikctho. A rude log hut.
It may be Komo use to keep the prirains dry, I reckon ; but I can't see the iise of keepin' the fowlin' pieces warm. Have you met with any game yet, officers? I ex- pect as how I can point you out a purty spry place for pattridges and sich like. It alwavs costs me a purty good chase in the woods. Viis reading seemed to satisfy him that all was right. Your f rospccts for a good hunt, as yon call it, cannot be said to be stwe as a gim ; or in regard to the latter, you may depend some one has discovered and lifled tl be. It may be iisc of kcepin' icers?
It c are driving avo doubtless against your ig here, and irance of his broached his n of the sail. In the first fury of his subdued rage, he muttered something amounting to a desire that he could produce them at that moment, as he would well know where to lodge the bullets — but, recovering himself, he said aloud: Middlemore laughed heartily at his companion, who observed: After a moment's hesitation ho continued, with a forced grin that gave an atrocious expression to his wholo countenance: Do tell me, Mr. Ilore in the bctrsi, I mCMM. Now then, Jeremiah Desborough, although I have never yet iried to whip my own weight in wild cats, I tell you there is something moro than those blankets ; and wha,t is more, I insist upon seeing wliat that something is.
His eye rolled rapidly from one to the other ofi. He was relieved from his embar- rassment by Middlemorc exclaiming: Drot me, these are hard times, and this here war jist beginnin' quite pits one to one's shifts. You don't U-long to tlm Mistoni-nouse, I nc. Ensign Paul Emilius TheopliilusArnoldi. I recognised him yesterday on hi;j landing, as ipy brother Gerald, who propo. Iict us secure both, Middlemore ; for, thank heaven, we have been enabled to detect the traitor at last in that which will excuse his final expulsion from the BOil, even if oo worse befall him.
I have only tampered with him tiuis long to render his conviction more com- plete. In the next instant it was wrested fnwu him, and thrown far from tlie spot on which he struggled with his adversary, but at fearful odds against himself. No sooner had the formidable. Grasping his victim with one hand as he lay upon him. He was evidently anxious to despatch one en- emy, in order that he might fly to the asssistance of his son.
Springing with the quickness of thought from his victiui. Seizing him from behind by tho arm within his nervous grasp, he pressed the latter with such prodigious force as to cause him to relinquish, by a convulsive movement, the firm hold he had hitherto kept of his adversary. The next instant saw liim heaving the canoe from the shore, with all the exertion called for bj' his desperate situation. And all this was done so rapidly, in so much less timo than it will take our readers to trace it, that before the horseman, so oppor- tunely arriving, had reached the spot, the canoe, with its inmates, had pushed from the shore.
Shallow as the lake was at thi. No sooner, however, did the Cen- laur-like rider find that he was losing ground, than, again darting r Is spurs into the flanks of his charger, he made every effort to reach the canoe. Mad- dened by the pain, the snorting beast half rose upon the calm element, liko some monster of the deep, and, making two or three desperate plunges with his fore feet, succeeded in reaching the stem.
Then commenced a short but extraordinary conflict. Bearing up his horse as he swam, with the bridle in his teeth, the bold rider threw his Ij-ft hand upon the stern of the vessel, and brandishing his cudgel in the right, seemed to provoke both parties to the combat. Desborough, who had risen from the stern at his approach, stood upright in the centre, liis companion still paddling at the bows ; and between these two a singular contest now ensued. Armed with the formidable knife which he had about liis person, the settler made the most desperate and in- furiated efforts to reach his assailant ; but in so masterly a manner did his adversary use his simple weapon, that every attempt was foiled, and more than once did the hard iron-wood descend upon his shoulders, in a manner Jto bo heard from the shore.
Once or twice the. At length, apparently enjoined by liis companion, the younger removed his paddle, and, standing up also in the canoe, aimed a blow with its knobbed hardlc at the heal of the horse, at bjoot whicli officcT ren- lieard, fired r looked up lidaiemoib, ismay, Des- the pistol, ids, and ad- itlcr was in I behind by prodifiious e Arm hold s, followin!
Mad- ;ment, liko ingos with short but c bridle in ve. The quick- Bighted old man saw tho action, ami, as the p. The opportunity afforded by this diversion, mo- mentary as it was, was not lost upon Desborough, The horseman, who. Desborough, whose object — desperate character as he usually was — seemed now rather to fly than to.
Ight, availed himself of this advantage to hasten to the bows of the canoe, where, striding across the body of his insensible companion, he with a few vigorous strokes of the remaining paddle, urged the lagging bark rapidly ihead. In no way intimidated by Ins disaster, the courageous old man, again brandishing his cudgel, and vociferating taunts of defiance would have con- tinued the pursuit ; but panting as he was. It was fortunate for he former that there were no arms in the canoe, or neither he nor the hor. From this height, crowned on its extreme summit by a neat and.
Immediately in the rear, and commencing beyond tho orchard which surrounded the house, stretched forestward, and to a consider- able distance, a tract of rich and cultivated. Thus far of the pro- perty, a more minute description of which is unimportant. The proprietors of this neat little place were a father and son. Next, suffering the eye to descend on and ailmiro the rotunf!
From beneath a coarse felt hat, p;arnished with an ineh-wido band or ribbon, let him imajjine he sce. With these must be connected a snub nose — a dotihle cldn, adorned with grizzly honors, which are borne, like the fleece of the lamb, only occasionally to the shears of the shearer — and a small, and not unhand- some, mouth, at certain periods pursed into an expression of irresiHtihlo humor, but more frequently expressing; a sense of lofty in iependence. The grisly neck, little more or less bared, ns the season may demand — a kerchief loosely tied around the collar of a checkered shirt — aiwl a knotted cudgel in his hand — and we think our sketch of Simon Girty is complete.
In the course of many years that Simon had resided in the neighborhood, no Oiie could remember to have seen him stand, or lie. I'oth horse and rider seemed as though they could not exist wliilo separateil. Simon Jirty had pass! Unhappily for himself, however, the salary attached to the office was suflicient to keep him in independence, and, to the idleness consequent on this, for the duties of an interpreter weiv; only occasional, might have been attributed the rapid growth of a vice — an addiction to liquor —which unchecked indulgence bad now rip'-'ned into positive di.
With Silvertail at his speed ho would gallop into the town, I; of the fuif attompt- lity, sketch at coinftrrt- pi-arc witli 'S'uc- in in- t of Oxford 1 tlio wnifit er occasion ;t. HiifFcrinjjj t drop f;;rn- a p;iir of iro siit into an Iridinn. Tlio a korcyiit'f cudgol in lal proper- lire ghiod, of a hirk years that liave seen absolutely pxist whilo t more re- pace, than I America.
Oeeasionally he woidd make Iris a pearanee. ICvcn the very Indians, with whom the streets W! Occasionallj'- a guttural "ugh" would In! And this would he repeat, until lie had drained what he called his stirrup cup, at every shop in the place where t! Were such a cliaracter to make liis aippearanre in the Mother Country, en- dangering, to all perception, the lives of the Sovereign's liege subjects, ho would, if in London, be hunted to death like a wild beast, by at least one half of the Metropolitan police ; and, if in a provincial town, would be beset by a posse of constables.
No one, however — not even the solitary constable of Amherstburgh, ever ventured to interfere with Simon Girty, who w. Nay, strange as it m. It was, therefore, in the first stage of his graduated. To one who could ride home at night, as he invariably did, after. I ho passed a laily in the street, or saw her at her window Simon Jirty's hat was instaiit'y removed from his venerable head, and his body inclined forward over his saddle-bow, witli all the easy prace of a well-born f;entleman, and one.
These habits of conrtesy, exteiideil ir. In the second, his p. These were infallible indices of the more feverish. There was oneind,vi hi;il, however, in the town of Amhorstburpjh. Simon Girty stood much in awe, and that to siicli a dfirree, that if ho chanced to encounter him in his mad pro- gres. This gentleman was the father of the Granthams, who, although then filling a civil situation, had formerly bren a field olllcer in the corps in which Simon had served ; and who had carried with him into private life those qualities of.
Temperate to an extremo himseif,. Major Grantham held the vice of drunkenness in deserved abhor- rence, anl so fir from sharing the general toleration extended to the old man. If Simon, from one end of the street, beheld Major Grantham approaching at the other, he was wont to turn abruptly away ; but if per- chance the magistrate came so unexpectedly npon him as to preclude tho possibility of retreat, he appeared as one suddenly sobered, and would rein in his horse, fully prepared for the stern lecture which he was well aware would ensue. It afforded no slight amusement to tho townspeople, and particularly tho young urchins, who usually looked up to Simon with awe.
Not unfrequently, after these Ice ture. HH if lie lind [ r saw liiT at liirt vciK'ralile. Those who had seen hitn thus for the first time, mijiht have. A more staunch adherent to the i'. I'roportioned to his love for everything! Since the deatii of Mnj U' Gran- tham, for whom, notwithstanding his numerous lectures, he had ever tuit'. T- tained that reverential esteem which is the result of the ascendnncv of the powerful and virtuous mind over tho weak, and not alisolutely vic',o'u. At the moment when the prisoners were landed, he had remarked Desbo- rough, who had uttered tho hasty exclamation already recorded, stealing cautiously through the.
An occasional pressing of the spur into the flank of Silvertail, enabled him to turn as the settler turned, jind thus to keep liim constantly in view ; until, at length, as the latter approached the group of which General Brock and Commod'oro Barclay formed the centi-e, he observed him distinctly to make a sign of intel- ligence to the Militia Ollicer, whose eye ho at length attracted, and who now bestowed npon him a glance of hasty and furtive recognition.
Slill lie had ii confused and indistinct idea that tlie person was not wholly iniknown to him. When the piisonei-K liad hccn disposod of. Then were to he heard tiio loud shontinjis of his voice, and tho elalterin;; of Silvcrtail's hoofs, as lior. Jeralil Jrantiiam, and to tho. Silvertail was C iually a favoiite with the son, who had more than once ritldon him in tho Ovicasional races that took pl. As Simoji was over conscious and rollectod ahout tliis hour, care was duly taken hy him that his liorso should ho fed, without the trouhlo to liimself of dismouiitinj,'. Kven as Girty sat in his saddle.
Now it chanced that, on this particular d. Scarcely was the thou;;ht conceived, before Silvertail was airaiii at full career, and on his -way to the inn.