Elkswatawa : $b or, The prophet of the west. A tale of the frontierFrench, James Strange
General
Elkswatawa : $b or, The prophet of the west. A tale of the frontier
French, James Strange
Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811 -- Fiction
The most remarkable circumstance which I have ever heard relative to
this event, and I believe it to be well authenticated, is, that when
Colonel Johnson and the chief were advancing upon each other, the
former was in the presence of the Indian force, and might have been
shot down at any time during the encounter; but they forebore to fire
upon him, and all pausing, gazed in silence, and left the two brave
chiefs to decide the matter themselves.
Thus, I believe, fell Tecumseh. I say so, for that he was killed in
that part of the line whore Colonel Johnson was himself posted, has
never yet been questioned; and though unknown at the time of his
death, yet, when recognized, he was found lying by a large fallen
tree, pierced with three wounds, a pistol ball, and two buckshot. The
person who loaded Colonel Johnson's pistols on the day of the battle,
deposed that such was the load he placed in each; it was usual to fire
with single balls, and no other pistols than Colonel Johnson's were
proved to have been differently loaded on the same day. The balls
which entered the breast of Tecumseh ranged downwards, a proof that
the person who shot him, must have been on horseback, or rather above
him; with the exception of Colonel Johnson, and a friend who acted as
his aid, no other persons were on horseback in that part of the line,
at the time when Tecumseh fell, and the Indians fled. Another reason
for this opinion is, that Colonel Johnson's hat, and also the scabbard
belonging to his sword, were found lying near Tecumseh.
The Indians having fled, several friends led Colonel Johnson's horse a
short distance from the field, that his wounds might be attended to,
and upon being lifted from his mare, she immediately sunk and died.
When examined, she was found to have been shot in sixteen places.
Such are the details, as I have often heard them stated, relative to
the death of Tecumseh, and a careful examination of the subject
induces me to believe that they are entitled to the fullest belief.
THE END.
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