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s'mviM return from a visit among lh«v vv;is rilled, ami 1 ho army commenced j any other instance from (lie first set-
SiMiii-t'i Indian-!:.— Then, he would its return to Vim ennc*. tleoieait of the country. lie lirongh
to VVarhington, and settle all diifi- i The sequel of the mere histoty of ; in six Itund-cd Wabash recruits in on*
cnliins wi'h the President; and menu- the two hi others, familiar ns this pof-! body, early in 18jd. In the aline!
while, ns the neighboring tribes were tion of it is to all readers, may he made upon Fort Stephens >n, in th
wliollr tinder his direction, he would soon told. Tecumsbh, xvho was ah- 'summer ot Die same year, the cm
despatch messengers in every quarter sent,-at the South, as is generally he- my numbered but five hundred Ur
to prevent further mischief.’ lie coil- | lieved,—when the battle took place, tisli gegulars, for eight hundred In
eluded with offering the Governor a returned soon afterwards and without jdiaus, (under, Dickson; while Tecum
quantity of wampum, as a full a-' doubt was exceedingly surprised and | sell was pi the same time statiom -
tonemout for the murders before i mortified by the conduct of tile Pro- on the road lo Foil A’leigs with
mentioned. The latter made an in-; phet. From this time, while the ! body of two thousand more, lor tin
diirmuit reminder the meeting was j latter lost much of his influence, the , purpose of cuttu.g oil the Amerietu
broken up, and Tceuinseii. attended former look a more independent and {ieiufoi;cemenls cn that route.
open part. When lie had previously i It slionl be observed, that on eigh-
iiiaiiitainnd a special understanding teen months hclore th.s, the disas
with the British, cannot he positively trous noleat of tlm savages at Tippi-
decided; but his subsequent course ; canoe had restored *the most pro-
adniils of little controversy. lie pro-; found trinquilily’ upon the whole line
posed lo Governor Harrison, to make, of the (rouliors, where, previously,
the contemplated journey to Wash- j ‘Scarcely u fortnight passed without
ingtoii; but, ns the Governor express-; sumo depredation having been coin
ed a detcrmin'.lion that lie should not milled;’and dial ail the information
go in the capacity which lie deemed received by Governor Harrison,-who
suitable to his standing, (lie idea was had better opportunities ol receiving
abandoned Thenceforth, whatever it than a»y other man,-agreed in the
bis intentions hail been, lid determined j otter despondency of the Prophet's
upon the necessity ot lighting; and it j pa/ly.’f 80, as lately as July, 111 J,
naturally followed, whatever had been, 1 wc gather from the letter of Captain
his disposition towards ihe British 1 Wells G the Governor,(already cited,
authorities,— theirs towards him ad- that the Indians, who were under the
mils of no question,—that he s tould ’ Bntisli .'influence before that dale
by a few followers, soon afterwards
commenced bis journey down the
Wabash for the southward.
Such was the last appearance ofTe-
cumseli, previously to the war. The
popular excitement now became'
greater than ever Meetings were
held, nnl representations and resolu
tions forwarded to the Federal Exec
utive. But hefi re these documents
could reach lh“ir destination, author
ity had been given to Governor Har*
rison, to commence offensive opera
tions if necessary, and forces, in ad
dition to th ise under bis erritorinI ju
risdiction, wee planed at bis dispo
sal. ‘The banditti under the Proph
et,’ says llie secretary,—Mr. Eustis.
—in a communication of July jJOlli,
‘are to lie attacked and vanquished,
provided such a measure be necessa
ry • ’ It is not our purpose lo detail
the subsequent measures of Govern
or Harrison, which terminated in the
celebrated battle of Tippecanoe; and
much less, lo agitate the question
heretofore so invelerntely contested,
respecting the general propriety of
the offensive operations lie com-j
ntenced. or his particular system of
success in conducting then). 1'lie
battle look place on the seventh of
November, 1811; the Governor hav
ing previously seiit Indian mes en;ers
to demand of the various tribes in the
Prophet’s encampment, that they
sbou! I nil return to their respective
which he conducted himself during
,e war, is suflicicpl to establish this
tint bey.usd a controversy. The
,,,m‘.* may be said of lli« fearlessness
Iiowii in Ins i isits lo Viin innes; and
specially, in bis exposure ol himself
in 1 lint occasion, though he must have
t'orreived that lie was feared, sus
pected, and even guarded by a large
Ivnlv of troops, drawn out for that ex-
ss purpose
of which human nature is nisprrljJ
and developing a power and n | ; ;|
of reason, which commanded the
nutation of the civilized, nsjiimijj
the confidence and pride of the J
ago.
* JWcanine, fays Mr. Scliooinnft,
that is iiiovfd In hi |>!are In place, pi
where wc find him called OtliivardiilJ
good authority' A compromise n l;i J
It is very illustrative j HVerted, by suggesting that he assj'J
I',. il.. .. .1 vni’tAiu iintiiPii vtii'intu nnf’nilo 1
-f the apparent diversity in the. char- various names a1 various periods.
u'tcr of Elskwolewa and his own in. t Dawson’s Nanatiic, I P -2-H,25l|
, . . ,, , ± Dawson’s Narrative, p. ISO.
ms respect, that when the Dela-, § The pliraiseologv g?ncraUv adn
. , § The pliraiseologv generally adoj
wares .s«*lit a deputation ol duels to : by Indian deputations, of express,
break op the Prophet's settlement at j renrcsentalives character,
rippecanoc, the latter would not J. J
</emg, us .Mr. Dawson expresses it, C'UEltOKIJB PIKEMX,
lo give them an interview :■ i/d (lea-1 — — ------
patched liis brother to them, ‘whose .... Ni,w r.( ilo r.t. MAY 12.
i In cats or persuasions were sufficient ! A m,.ort is currentlv circulated in
to drive hack the chief's, with strong ; pBrt80 rthe nation, that a trentv hs-
nulications of apprehensions and ter- j !alc i y concluded at Washington CitvL
. or.’ W lien General Proctor began ; (wce ,i t | ic Secretary of War * t , V0 J
to prepare for retreating from Mai-1 C’herokecs, namely; John Walker J
no longer hesitate to avail himself of j ‘had all with the exception of 7'ccwnsch | the result must at I ast
Mai
dm,. Tecuimeh, having learned his ■ antl Jaincs Slnrr wlicpcin , hcsc Uvo
intention, demanded an tnle, view, at.d, I a ,. c cnlP(l as having cetlcil
in the name ol all the Indians, deliver- I , • „ ... , ..
. ... lands lying willuri the limits of 1<
e,| an animated speech. 11 the spirit, , • ,
.... . 1 . ? and North Carolina in exchange f,
which a mamlrsts, could have had i r .. ... .. . . "
a i ' Ves ' 01 t,,c Mississippi; Hoiveveri
its intended e licet in inducing the! ,, . , 1 ’
General to light before he retreated,. '»«•>’ a t’l>™l
more glorious, if not more favorable
to his eause.
‘Father!’ lie began, ‘Listen lo vonr
children/ You have them now all be
fore you.§ The war before this, our
British Father, gave the hatchet to
bis red children, when our old chiefs
were alive. They arc now dead. In
have been : * vct ilis ,>elieve ' 1 l, - v a .S ,, at "* an J' «f|
people. And tools arc not wantinj
every fair opportunity of co-opera- and it/tonl one hundred, abandoned
iton. In July 181^, C aptain Weils j ineirttlliance,’ —owing in a consider-
wiotn to Governor Mair.son, troni | a,ble ilegrce, ive suppose, to the ap-
Fort W iyne, that Tcconiseh had. pr^.liinsionS excited by the expedition
called there recently, ‘on his way to , ot General Hull. On the very day
Malden, to rcceive-from the British ! wlioa this letter was written, the
Government twelve horse loads of brother of Tecumsch, onr lar-lamed
ammunition,for the use of his peojilcat Prophet, left Fort Wayne, (the stu-
Tippecnnoe. ’Immediately alter this, ! tidli of tuiptaiu Wells) for lus old sul-
lie openly joined his tie w allies, became llemenl at- J’lppecanoe. ‘He will j his back by (he Americans, and onr , an .' ; ^ quarter whatever, they, wercci
liri^udicr- General Tccwnseh, and tin- remain at his village,’ adds the writer j Father took them by the hand with- 1 powerless to enter into a treaty, had
q teslionubly rendered the most es- l unlil he knows the intentions oj the out ouf know ledge. We are afraid lie , b cc,; so dl-poscd i° j°,
simi.ial services, especially in raising Western Indians, if they will no\ join I will do so again this th e. i
circulate this report c.\tensivcl;,|
order to rais; discontent anion;I
people as much as possible* For tlJ
formation of those, who have, been tuij
believe this unwarranted report, wci
only say; that Walker and Starr,
to Washington with the Arkansas)
that wai, our Father w as throw n on G' cc Delegation Having no authoritJ
and retaining the Indian forces. Du- ; him, he will then go and endeavor to
ring the lirst months of the war, Ins save himself by pretensions ot peace
whole time was devoted to ie.cruiting. to the commissioners at Piq. a.’ At
He was present however, at the tins period, ;hcn, the huontums of the
singe of Fort Meigs; and upon the Indians was not ascertained. They
territories* that the stolen liai ses in famous 5lh day of May, 181 J. emu- ! might or might not join the Americans,
their an I his possession, should be
given up; and 'hat all murderers,
tlie.ii sheltered a' T< ipee.anoo, slionl.I
h 1 delivered over to justice. The
inaiidcd the co.opernting savage force, hut as yet they ii .d only abandoned
mi the south-east side of the liver, the British Amd yet, m twelvemonth
At the second assault on Fort Meigs, afterwards, Tecuimseli was himseli
in July, he w as also present. Again, j commanding a body o; two thousand
first messengers,
about the last of 1 while the siege of Sandusky was go-' of them, and co-operating with eight
Se,dember, had the eff*et of bringing
o*i* a friendly denotation from the
P-a phet, full of professions of peace.
Bn fresh outrages worn commit led
hy his followers about the same time;
and, when sundry bondmen of the
Delaware tribe undertook, in Octo
ber, to go upon a second mission, they
are sai l to have been abruptly met
by a counter deputation from the
Pi ophet, requiring a categorical an
mg on, we liml him a! Hie head of hundred more under General Pioe-
two thousand warriors, reconnoitcr- tor!
ing flic position of General Harrison, 1 ■* * * * * * * * * *
In the decisive battle of the Mora- As for British instigation, vvenc-. d
vinil tow ns, lie commanded the right not suggest the distinction between a
w ing ,:f the allied army, and was him-! dispositieu upon their part, and a
sell posted in the o ily part of it, 1 counter disposition upon Ins; or be*
which was engaged wild the Arneri- j I ween himself and the motley mulii-
can troops. Here was his last strug-; tqdo of fanatical and ferocious vaga-
gle. Disdaining to fly, u hen all were I bonds, w lio, nufortmi.itely formed a
flying around him hut bis own dear-. I urge part of the Prophet’ fust con-
s , V or to the question, ‘whether they csl followers, he himself pressed ea- | gregation, and some of whom wore as
would or w ould not join him against
iho United States?’ The I) lawares,
nevertheless, went on and having vis
ited the Prophet’s camp, returned to
Governor Harrison, now nr. his march,
with the report of having been ill-
trealod, Insulted, and finally dismiss
ed with contemptuotis remarks upon
themselves and the Governor. Tiven-
ty-four Miamtes next volunteered to
go on this thankless business. They
se.ern to have been better entertain
ed, for the goad reason, that they de
cided upon raising the tomahawk a-
gaiust their employer. At all events,
the so serviceable diplomatist spared
themselves the pains of returning.
The particulars of the battle are
well known. The Governor having
gcrly into the very heart of the con- trouhlesom to each other and to him,
test, encouraging the savages by his as they were to the white settlers
voice, and playing the tomahawk Outrages were committed, as we
with tremendous energy. Ho ap- have seen, ou both tides, and ciimi-
peared to ho advancing, il is said, mils refused to be given over io jus-
diroctlv upon Gol. Johnson, who was tiec by both,—the Indians copying in
pressing forward, on the other side, this respect, the example of the A-
at the head of his mounted infantry. me.i ican authorities. But we need
Suddenly, a wavering was perceived not pursue this subject. The best
in the Indian ranks. There was no
longer a voice of command among
them. Tceuinseii had fallen, and his
‘Listen! When war [the last war] j From the Augusta (’liroiiicl<\|
was declared, oui Father stood up j TREATY WITH THE Cllfl
and gave us the tomahawk, and told: KEES.
us that e was then ready to strike ! The information contained il
the Americans, — that lie wantml our following letter from our «{
assistance,—iliut he would certainly Representative in Congress, (il
get us our land haek, which the A-! nl Newn.vn, will nflurd micrli
inei ieans had taken from us. uru to our readers, yieltli.M,
‘Listen! When we were last at the does, si tong hopes, that nor lo .J
Rapids, it is true, w e gave you little ; isting and perplexing d.lii
assistance. It is hard to light people 1 relation to our Iiulipn popuhniu
who liv like ground hogs [Alluding soon be removed, by a Trri
io tii- A -Ticon foi tifit'iilion.] I provide for cmigratiun lu ;lie
T h s, listen! Our fleet has 1 of the Mississippi,
gone lu. We know they have fought.
We have hoard the great guns,-[Bor-1 “Cm .or W asiii v.taU
ry’s victory,J—hut we know not what • • l llh April, D' )/
hav become of our F.tllicr w ith one | . i: vIt , Sir:--IJic ClieroL'Cl
iinn, [(’oinmodoie Barclay] Our i ol (bis place, have at ^
saij)s have gone one way, and w c are l ,t -' < ‘°niMiend to llieii|
astonished lo see cur Father tying up I 1,1 a treaty w ith tlu';i
everv ihiug. ami preparing ‘to run i ,n «» l tla ' J5*-t«eml basis,till
away the oiheiq without l-tting his | MiaH n^c^uirc n qiarent for laiiilf
red children know of bis int«*uiious. AI»; siss- 1 i>j»i, and, and at at
You nlw’ovs told us. von would never limc.be alkiw>*d'a delegntt ii|
draw vour foot off' British ground, i Tl|i - <tefCBnii«m will
But now, Father, we see you ort . j obtain power from borne, tor
draw ing back, ami we are son y to see } •• oaly at tins place, or nli|
bravest and best men, still remaining
were disheartened and defeated by
the same blow which prostrated him..
That they did their share of lighting
in this engagement fully appears from
the enemy. We must compare our ! G'd'otu• I hope no extravajJl
Father’s conduct to that of a fat dog, i ,r, ' ,i!| U on (no put of the (/ln , i | l
that carries its tail upon its back; j w 'H prevent t lis long *1
existing evidence with regard to 'l c- but when IV igliteiied, d*ops it between i f l ,,< ‘ s l' 0M Uoui being speedily l|
ciimsch’s particular interest in it, its log and runs off. !*° s,,c b «* tenmii lion, as ml
seems to be his own, which lias been ‘Father, listen! The America .is j , ^ ,pe J° ( ho bps* interests ofGj
given. Nor can il lie doubted, that | have not yet defeated us by land,-we Iho General Union,
he perfectly understood the policy of! are not sure they have by water;-we
the English. IL told Governor liar- j wish, thorefire, to remain here and
risen, when lie declared tlie necessity j fight. If they defeat us, w o w ill
which might arise of an alliance with then retreat with onr Father.
the fact,that thirty-three of them were : them, that he knew they w ere al-j ‘Father! You'have got the arms
found dead on the battle ground,—
entered into too heart of the t errito- [ rhiefly near L’eeumsoli,—and that
ry occupied by the Prophet,—hut I man y ' ve,c Gain in the pursuit, while
claimed by the United States, as Im- j 'he number of British killed was but
ing purchased of tlr.se tribes who had j t'velve. It is much disputed, to
the least disputed claims to it.—lie i )vbom belongs Iho honor of s ooting
encamped on the night of the SJCtli, in! lceuinseli; upon which,—as every
the vicinity of the Prophet’s force; j body nJmits that lie was shot,—we
and a suspension of hostilities was B . j shall spend but lew words. In the
greed upon between the two parties, ! language ol a writer upon this ques-
unlil a conference could take place tion,‘there is possibility, that lie fell
on tlie ensuing day. Whether, as the a pistol-shot from the hand of Col-
Prophet affirmed on this occasion by one I Johnson. He was certainly kill
his messengers, lie had sent a pacific e( l 1,1 G ,a t part of I lie line, where the
proposal lo the Governor, which ac- \ Colonel was himself wounded;’ nil,I
cidentally failed to reach him; or ; this is nearly all, we suppose, which
ways urging the Indians lo war for j nmj ammunition, which our great Fa
their ow n advantage, and not to bene- j (her sent for his red children If you
fit his country men. ‘And here,’ wci have an idea of going away, give them
ate intoi med,J lie clapped liis hand, j to us, and you may go and welcome
and imitated a person hallooing at a | for us. Our lives arc in the hands of
dog, to set him lighting with anotli-j (he Great. Spirit,—we are determin
er, thereby insinu'M ing, that the Bri-j ed to defend onr lands.—and if if be
'isli thus endeavored to set the ludi-1 his will, we wish to leave our bones
ms on the Amciicans.’ The truth upon them.’
Y'ours resnpet fully,
DANIEL NEVvNl
whether lie was now actually ‘desi-
rious of avoiding hostilities if possi
ble,’ hut felt himself compelled to
commence them, need not he dis
cussed. IIis forces, supposed to
number from live hundred to eight
hundred warriors, made a violent at
tack on the American army, early in
the morning of the 7tli; and one of
the most desperate struggles ensued,
is,, he was too proud for a subordinate
part, liis confederates might do as
they chose, but for himself, lie would
maintain the dignity of a free and
brave man, and a warrior. He aban
doned his plan of visiting the Presi
dent, because he could not he receiv
ed as the head of the deputation. It
is said, that, in the last conference at
Vincennes, he found himself, at the
end of a long and animated speech,
can or need be said on (lie subject
The British Government granted a
pansion to liis widow and family,
which probably continues to tins very
day. The prophet was also supplied i unprovided with a seat. Observing
in the same manner, from the close of, the neglect, Governor Hariisoi, di-
the war until his death, which look j reeled a chair to be placed for him,
place a few years since. i and requested him to accept it.—
* * * * ■* s ¥ , j‘Your Father,’said the Interpreter,
Those who know any thing of the ‘requests you to take a chair.’ ‘My
*-• j* * •* Put her! replied the chief, ‘tl
is my father, and the earth is my
mother; I will repose upon her bos
om.’ And lie adjusted himself on the
This celebrated spccli is prohahli
as good a specimen as any. on record,
of the eloquence of Teeumseli. It
was a natural eloquence, cliaraeteris
tie, as all natural eloquence must be.
of the qualities of the man.
of which we have any record in the history of the last war, need not he lather! replied the chief, ‘the sun
hialoiy of lujian warfare, The eu- j Informed, that Tecumseh was sub
emv wm «l length repulsed, leaviu n I stantiolly, as well ns nominally, the
thirty eight warriors dead in the head and life of (lie Anglo-Indian De, ..
field. Tne Americans lost about flf-! partment, nnd tluit greater forces ! 8*' ouw ” •'•jbe Indian manner,
ly killed, ami about twico that mim-' were collected by his ifluence, &. chi* 1 A qualified remark has been made
her wounded. Tho Prophet’* town j bodied undor hit coinojattd; than in I upon liis courage; but the manner in
On the whole, the character of
Teeumseli, in whatever light it may
lie viewed, must be regarded as ie-
marknble in the highest degree.—
That he proved himself worthy of his
rank as a general officer in the army
of liis Britanic Majesty, or even of liis
reputation ns a great warrior among
all the Indians of the North and West, — —,
is indeed, a small title to distinction, j Their rights arc no longer
Bravery is n savage virtue; nnd the j It is not, or at least il oag!
Shawnees are a brave people; too i be the nabit of Americans 1°
many of the Amerieon nation have as-1 what is expedient to oc dor'/
cerlained this fact by experience. 1 justice should he done to
Ills oratory speaks mote for his gen- | and high-minded Notion ''
ill*. It was the Utterance of a great formation of the friends of ^
mind, routed by the strongest motives. kces, and not to any of op,
71)o following common icalio'l
Slca!i-tli'-to-sV:or*' lo (lie Editors of J
tional IiUolligr-nePi - ,, wil spcak‘1
I isolated I hr; 14tli April llio"l
Hith the above letter of Gen. Nf|
Washington. 14)1i April, )|
•Messrs. Gales <§• Seaton:
paper, I have disci vered in
eases extracts of reports ill
to the favorable disposition]
(’iikrokkks to emigrate, ami
morning’s paper you state l«l
have heard from Georgia, lMl
siderable number of the bl«f
‘mve agreed to go beyond I be I
sippi, nnd I hat indications rfl/W
tbe belief that the body ol' I Im j
'ill, upon certain conditions,*
rily emigrate. Y'ou say, ahol
always been your opinion, “
would be for their interest
The Cl, rokee Nation has
its rights through the evil i ,|; H
its enemies, ami, by the I'M
the Great Master of Broil
cause is now elevated on the!
eminence of explained law awl
our Father d ing so without seeing 1 nr1 ^'angemeuts to treat )( H| r