ner. should have obtained a great victory had not some of them met us when about 200 poles from their camp. The savages fled in the utmost disorder, and evacuated all their towns. We burned to ashes Old Chilicothe, Peccaway, New-Chilicothe, WillsTown, and Chilicothe; entirely destroyed their corn and other fruits, and spread desolation through their country. We took seven prisoners and five scalps, and lost only four men, two of whom were accidentally killed by ourselves. This campaign damped the enemy, yet they made secret incursions. In October, a party attacked Crab Orchard; and one of them, being a good way before the others, boldly entered a house, in which were only a woman and her children, and a negro man. The savage used no dead. We were afterward told, that the Indians, on numbering their dead, finding they had four more killed than we, four of our people that they had taken were given up to their young warriors, to be put to death after their barbarous manOn our retreat we were met by Colonel Logan, who was hastening to join us with a number of wellarmed men: this powerful assistance we wanted on the day of battle. The enemy said, one more fire from us would have made them give way. I cannot reflect upon this dreadful scene but sorrow fills my heart a zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men, to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors. When we gave way, they pursued us with the utmost eagerness, and in every quar-violence, but attempted to carry off ter spread destruction. The river was difficult to cross, and many were killed in the flight; some just entering the river, some in the water, others after crossing, in ascending the cliffs. Some escaped on horseback, a few on foot; and being dis-up, and applied their tomahawks to persed every where, a few hours brought the melancholy news of this unfortunate battle to Lexington. Many widows were now made. The reader may guess what sorrow filled the hearts of the inhabitants, exceeding any thing I am able to describe. Being reinforced we returned to bury the dead, and found their bodies strewed every where, cut and mangled in a dreadful manner. This mournful scene exhibited a horFor almost unparalleled: some torn and eaten by wild beasts; those in the river eaten by fish; all in such a putrified condition that no one could be distinguished from another. When General Clark, at the falls of Ohio, heard of our disaster, he ordered an expedition to pursue the savages. We overtook them within two miles of their towns, and we the negro, who happily proved too strong for him and threw him on the ground, and in the struggle the woman cut off his head with an axe, whilst her little daughter shut the door. The savages instantly came the door, when the mother putting DANIEL BOONE. 37 JOHN CADWALADER, Brigadier-General in the American Army. At the dawn of the revolution, he commanded a corps of volunteers, designated as "the silk-stocking company," of which nearly all the members were appointed to commissions in the line of the army. He afterward was appointed colonel of one of the city battalions, and being thence promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, was intrusted with the command of the Pennsylvania troops, in the important operations of the winter campaign of 1776 and 1777. He acted with this comRand, as a volunteer, in the actions of Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth, and on other occasions, and received the thanks of General Washington, whose confidence and regard he uniformly enjoyed. THIS zealous and inflexible friend nant at the attempt of his adversary of America was born in Philadel- to injure the reputation of the comphia, 1742. He was distinguished mander-in-chief, by representing for his intrepidity as a soldier, in up-him as unqualified for the exalted holding the cause of freedom during station which he held, appears worthe most discouraging periods of thy of record. Nor ought the cooldanger and misfortune, that America ness observed on the occasion by ever beheld. the parties, to be forgotten, as it evinces very strongly, that although imperious circumstances may compel men of nice feeling to meet, that the dictates of honour may be satisfied, without the smallest deviation from the most rigid rules of politeness. When arrived at the appointed rendezvous, General Cadwalalader, accompanied by General Dickenson of Pennsylvania, General Conway by Colonel Morgan, of Princeton, it was agreed upon by the seconds, that, on the word being given, the principals might fire in their own time, and at discretion, either by an off-hand shot, or by taking a deliberate aim. parties having declared themselves ready, the word was given to proceed. General Conway immediately raised his pistol, and fired with great composure, but without effect. General Cadwalader was about to do so, when a sudden gust of wind occurring, he kept his pistol down and remained tranquil. Why do you not fire, General Cadwalader?" exclaimed Conway. "Because," replied General Cadwalader, we came not here to trifle. Let the The merits and services of General Cadwalader, induced congress, early in 1778, to compliment him by a unanimous vote, with the appointment of general of cavalry; which appointment he declined under an impression that he could be more useful to his country, in the sphere in which he had been acting. He was strongly and ardently attached to General Washington, and his celebrated duel with General Conway, arose from his spirited opposition to the intrigues of that officer, to undermine the standing of the commander-in-chief. The following anecdote of the rencounter, is related in the "Anecdotes of the Revolutionary War :" "The particulars of this duel, originating in the honourable feelings of General Cadwalader, indig The gale pass, and I shall act my part." "You shall have a fair chance of performing it well," rejoined Conway, and immediately presented a full front. General Cadwalader fired, and his ball entering the mouth of his antagonist, he fell directly forward on his face. Colonel Morgan running to his assistance, found the blood spouting from behind his neck, and lifting up the club of his hair, saw the ball drop from it. It had passed through his head great ly to the derangement of his tongue and teeth, but did not inflict a mortal wound. As soon as the blood was sufficiently washed away to allow him to speak, General Conway, turning to his opponent, said, good humouredly, "You fire, General, with much deliberation, and certainly with a great deal of effect." The parties then parted, free from all resentment. This patriotic and exemplary man died February 10th, 1786. In his private life he exemplified all the virtues that ennoble the character of JAMES CLINTON, GENERAL CLINTON was the fourth | son of Col. Charles Clinton, and was born in Ulster county, N. Y. Aug. 19th, 1736. In common with his brothers, he received an excellent education. In the critical and eventful affairs of nations, when their rights and their interests are invaded, Providence, in the plenitude of its beneficence, has generally provided men qualified to raise the standard of re⚫sistance, and has infused a redeeming spirit into the community, which enabled it to rise superior to the calamities that menaced its liberty and its prosperity. History does not record a more brilliant illustration of this truth than the American revolution. In defiance of the most appalling considerations, constellations of the most illustrious men, pierced the dark and gloomy clouds which enveloped this oppressed people, and shone forth in the councils and the armies of the nation. Their wisdom drew forth the resources, and their energy vindicated the rights of America. They took their lives in their hands, and liberty or death was inscribed on their hearts. Amidst this gallant band, Gen. Clinton stood deservedly conspicuous. To an iron constitution and an invincible cou rage, he added great coolness in action and perseverance in effort. The predominant inclination of his mind was to a military life, and by a close attention to the studies connected with it, he prepared himself to perform those duties which afterward devolved upon him, and thereby established his character as an intrepid and skilful officer. In the war of 1756, usually denominated the French war, Clinton first encountered the fatigues and dangers of a military life. He was a captain under Colonel Bradstreet, at the capture of Fort Frontenac, and rendered essential service in that expedition by the capture of a sloop of war on Lake Ontario. "His company was placed in rowgalleys, and, favoured by a calm, compelled the French vessel to strike after an obstinate resistance. His designation as captain commandant of the four companies, raised for the protection of the western frontiers of the counties of Orange and Ulster, was a post of great responsibility and hazard, and demonstrated the confidence of the government. The safety of a line of settlements, extending at least fifty miles, was intrusted to his vigilanceand intrepidity. The ascendency of the French over de ruthless savages, was always predominant, and the inhabitant of the fontiers was compelled to hold the plough with one hand, for his susteance, and to grasp his gun with the ther for his defence; and he was constantly in danger of being awakened, in the hour of darkness, by the war-whoop of the savages, to witBess the conflagration of his dwelling and the murder of his family. After the termination of the French war, Mr. Clinton married Mary De Witt, and he retired from the camp to enjoy the repose of domestic life. When the American revolution was on the eve of its commencement, he was appointed, on the 30th June, 1775, by the continental congress, colonel of the 3d regiment of New-York forces. On the 25th of October following, he was appointed by the provincial congress of NewYork, colonel of the regiment of foot in Ulster county; on the 8th of March, 1776, by the continental congress, colonel of the second battalion of New-York troops; and on the 9th of August, 1776, a BrigadierGeneral in the army of the United States; in which station he continued during the greater part of the war, having the command of the New-York line, or the troops of that state; and at its close he was constituted a Major-General. In 1775, his regiment composed part of the army under General Montgomery, which invaded Canada; and he participated in all the fatigues, dangers, and privations, of that celebrated but unfortunate ex pedition. In October, 1777, he commanded at Fort Clinton, which, together with its neighbour, Fort Montgomery, constituted the defence of the Hudson River, against the ascent of an enemy. His brother, the goverhor, commanded in chief at both forts. Sir Henry Clinton, with a view to create a diversion in favour of General Burgoyne, moved up the Hudson with an army of 4000 men, and attacked those works, which were very imperfectly fortified, and only defended by 500 men, composed principally of militia. After a most gallant resistance, the forts were carried by storm. General Clinton was the last man who left the works, and not until he was severely wounded by the thrust of a bayonet; pursued and fired at by the enemy, and his attending servant killed. He bled profusely, and when he dismounted from his war-horse, in order to effect his escape from the enemy, who were close on him, it occurred to him that he must either perish on the mountains or be captured, unless he could supply himself with another horse; an animal which sometimes roamed at large in that wild region. In this emergency he took the bridle from his horse, and slid down a precipice of one hundred feet to the ravine of the creek which separated the forts, and feeling cautiously his way along its precipitous banks, he reached the mountain at a distance from the enemy, after having fallen into the stream, the cold water of which arrested a copious effusion of blood. The return of light furnished him with the sight of a horse, which conveyed him to his house, about sixteen miles from the fort, where he arrived about noon, covered with blood and labouring under a severe fever. In his helpless condition the British passed up the Hudson, within a few miles of his house, and destroyed the town of Kingston. The cruel ravages and horrible irruptions of the Iroquois, or six nations of Indians, on our frontier set tlements, rendered it necessary to inflict a terrible chastisement, which would prevent a repetition of their atrocities. An expedition was accordingly planned, and their principal command was committed to General Sullivan, who was to proceed up the Susquehannah, with the main body of the army, while General Clinton was to join him by the way of the Mohawk. The Iroquois inhabited, or occa- | sionally occupied, that immense and fertile region which composes the western parts of New-York and Pennsylvania, and besides their own ravages, from the vicinity of their settlements to the inhabited parts of the United States, they facilitated the inroads of the more remote Indians. When General Sullivan was on his way to the Indian country, he was joined by General Clinton with upwards of sixteen hundred men. The latter had gone up the Mohawk in batteaux, from Schenectady, and after ascending that river about fifty-four miles, he conveyed his batteaux from Canajoharie to the head of Otsego Lake, one of the sources of the Susquehannah. Finding the stream of water, in that river, too low to float his boats, he erected a dam across the mouth of the lake, which soon rose to the altitude of the dam. Having got his batteaux ready, he opened a passage through the dam for the water to flow. This raised the river so high, that he was enabled to embark all his troops: to float them down to Tioga, and to join General Sullivan in good season. The Indians collected their strength at Newtown; took possession of proper ground, and fortified it with judgment, and on the 29th August, 1779, an attack was made on them; their works were forced, and their consternation was so great, that they abandoned all further resistance; for, as the Americans advanced into their settlements, they retreated before them without throwing any obstruc>ns in their way. The army passed between the Cayuga and Seneca lakes, by Geneva and Canandaigua, and as far west as the Gennesee River, destroying large settlements and villages, and fields of corn; orchards of fruit-trees, and gardens abounding with esculent vegetables. The progress of the Indians in agriculture, struck the Americans with astonishment. Many of their ears of corn measured 22 inches in length. They had horses, cows, and hogs, iz abundance. They manufactured salt and sugar, and raised the best of apples and peaches, and their dwellings were large and commodious. The desolation of their settlements, the destruction of their provisions, and the conflagration of their houses, drove them to the British fortresses of Niagara for subsistence, where, living on salt provisions, to which they were unaccustomed, they died in great numbers, and the effect of this expedition, was to diminish their population; to damp their ardour; to check their arrogance; to restrain their cruelty, and to inflict an irrecoverable blow on their resources of extensive aggression. For a considerable portion of the war, General Clinton was stationed at Albany, where he commanded, in the northern department of the union, a place of high responsibility and requiring uncommon vigilance and continual exertion. An incident occurred, when on this command, which strongly illustrates his character. A regiment which had been ordered to march mutinied under arms, and peremptorily refused obedience. The general, on being apprised of this, immediately repaired with his pistols to the ground; he went up to the head of the regiment and ordered it to march: a silence ensued, and the order was not complied with. He then presented a pistol to the breast of a sergeant, who was the ringleader, and commanded him to proceed on pain of death; and so on in succession along the line, and his command was, in every instance, obeyed, and the regiment restored to entire and complete subordination and submission. General Clinton was at the siege of Yorktown and the capture of Cornwallis, where he distinguished himself by his usual intrepidity. His last appearance in arms, was on the evacuation of the city of New-York, by the British. He then |