interview between the chief and Lord Dunmore, thus speaks of the chieftain's tearing on the occasion

' :

When he arose, he

was in no wise confused or daunted, but spoke in a distinct and audible voice, without stammering or repetition, and with pecu liar emphasis. His looks, while addressing Dunmore, were I have truly grand and majestic, yet graceful and attractive. heard the first orators in Virginia, Patrick Henry and Richard

Henry Lee

but never have I heard one whose powers of deli

;

very surpassed those of

CORNSTALK.'

'

After his treaty with

Dunmore he became a friend to the English, and to that friend ship gave up his life. Learning that his people were determined to make war upon the English, he visited the latter in 1777, at

the fort which they had erected at Point Pleasant to take advice.

The commandant of the fort detained him as a hostage, and thus detained he ^was joined by his son Ellinipsico. Soon after the arrival of the latter, a white man named Gilmore was killed near the fort. The cry of revenge was raised, and a party of ruffians assembled, under the command of Capt.

while

Hall, who, instead of pursuing 'the guilty, fell upon the hostages

Seeing that there was no escape for him, the old " chief addressed his son son, the Great Spirit has seen fit

in the fort.

My

:

that we should die together, and has sent is

his will,

and

let

us submit."