 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 588 pages
...nothing to the contrary but that it is genuine. " You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. Î am much grieved, for I expected, if I did not defeat...into ambush, but your last general understands Indian ßghting. Theßrst one was not so wise. When I saw that I could not beat you by Indian fighting, I... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 582 pages
...contrary but that it is genuine. " Fo« have taken me prisoner with oB my warriors. I am much grimed, for I expected, if I did not defeat you, to hold out...more trouble before I surrendered, I tried hard to firing1 you into ambush, but your last general underitandi Indian Jightinff. The frit one was not so... | |
 | Samuel Gardner Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 642 pages
...the speech which Black-Jiawk made when he surrendered himself to the agent at Pairie du Chien : — " You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. I...fighting. The first one was not so wise. When I saw that I could not beat you by Indian fighting, I determined to rush on you, and fight you face to face.... | |
 | John McIntosh - Indians - 1843 - 332 pages
...money and goods." SPEECH OF BLACK HAWK WHEN HE SURRENDERED HIMSELF TO THE AGENT AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. " You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. I am much grieved, for 1 expected, if I did not defeat you, to hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before 1 surrendered.... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1845 - 480 pages
...surrendered himself to the agent at Prairie du Chien. On this occasion he made a speech in which he said ; " You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. I...fighting. The first one was not so wise. When I saw that I could not beat you by Indian fighting, I determined to rush on you, and fight you face to face.... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1845 - 474 pages
...surrendered himself to the agent at Prairie du Chien. On this occasion he made a speech in which he said ; " You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. I...fighting. The first one was not so wise. When I saw that I could not beat you by Indian fighting, I determined to rush on you, and fight you face to face.... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Indians of North America - 1847 - 680 pages
...with all my warriors. I am mach gricred, (br I expected, if I did not defeat yon, to hold oat mach longer, and give you more trouble before I surrendered....fighting. The first one was not so wise. When I saw that I could not beat you by Indian fighting, I determined to rush on you, and fight you face to face.... | |
 | John McIntosh - Indians - 1843 - 360 pages
...SURRENDERED HIMSELF TO THE AGENT AT PRAIRE DU CHIEN. " You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. 1 am much grieved, for I expected, if I did not defeat...before I surrendered. I tried hard to bring you into arnbush, but your last general understands Indian fighting. I determined to rush on you, and fight... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders, Joshua Chase Sanders - Readers - 1848 - 468 pages
...concerned. The party opposed, headed by BLACK HIWK. determined not to remove. SPEECH OF BLACK HAWK. 1. You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. I...but your last general* understands Indian fighting-. < determined* to rush oii you, and fight you face to face ; I fought hard. But your guns were well... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Elocution - 1851 - 328 pages
...be for the prize of valor, and fame, its noblest reward. . SPEECH OF AN INDIAN PRISONER. BLACK HAWK. You have taken me prisoner, with all my warriors....hard to bring you into ambush, but your last general understood Indian fighting. I determined to rush on you, and fight you face to face. I fought hard.... | |
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You have taken me prisoner with all my warriors. I am much grieved, for I expected, if I did not defeat you, to hold out much longer and give you more trouble before I surrendered. I tried hard to bring you into ambush, but your last general understands... 
