This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1860 Excerpt: ... XXXVIII. THE SCOUT 8 ADVENTURE. KENTOE" was rejoiced at this occasion to wreak his vengeance upon the Indians, and collecting a formidable force, he immediately set ont to carry intovexecution his purpose of exterminating the Shawnees, who were the leaders in all the inroads upon Kentucky, and who were, furthermore, supplied with arms and ammunition, as well as gold, by British emissaries. That is a most disgraceful page in history which records the alliance of the British with the savage hordes of the Northwest. After the close of the Revolutionary war, they spent millions of dollars in inciting the Indians to attack and destroy the feeble white settlements in Kentucky, their officers frequently commanding these atrocious enterprises. Britain paid heavily for the desolation of many homes, for the murder of many pioneers; and yet who, forsooth, gainsays the Christianity of her rulers? When the expedition reached the Indian villages on Paint River, they found them deserted. Having burned the wigwams, and scoured the surrounding country very thoroughly, there remained nothing to do but to return home. There were no horses to steal, nor growing crops to destroy, and they retraced their steps, without a single scalp as a trophy of the excursion. Washburn and Johnston, two adventurous hunters, were not at all satisfied with this peaceable conclusion of what promised to be an exciting foray. They, therefore, determined to leave their comrades and indulge in a scout on their own responsibility. Kenton readily acquiesced in the proposition, and would have been delighted had it been possible for him to have joined them. But he was commander of the company, and it was necessary that he should conduct it back to the station where it was organized. Two days of leisurel...