he spurned the idea.  The evening drew near, and closed upon him.  After a severe contest they gained the deck.  An instant after, dead and dying, the victor and the vanquished, were given to the wind.  Ramah, with a spirit in accordance with the tenor of his whole career, finding the day was going against him, was led by a little boy to the magazine, and then, it is supposed, applied the pipe he had been smoking during the action to the powder.  Such, to his life, was the fitting end of the pirate chief.

[Illustration:  GENERAL JACKSON AND WEATHERFORD]

GEN.  JACKSON AND WEATHERFORD.

After the battle of Tallapoosa, General Jackson returned with his victorious army to Fort Williams; but, determined to give his enemy no opportunity of retrieving the misfortune that had befallen him, he recommenced operations immediately afterward.  On the 7th of April, 1814, he again set out for Tallapoosa, with the view of forming a junction with the Georgia troops under Colonel Milton, and completing the subjugation of the country.  On the 14th of that month, the union of the two armies was effected, and both bodies moved to a place called the Hickory Ground, where, it was expected, the last final stand would be made by the Indians, or terms of submission would be agreed on.  The principal chiefs of the different tribes had assembled here, and, on the approach of the army, sent a deputation to treat for peace.  Among them was Weatherford, celebrated equally for his talents and cruelty, who had directed the massacre at Fort Mimms.  It had been the intention of General Jackson, to inflict a signal punishment upon him, if ever in his power.  Struck, however, with the bold and nervous eloquence of this fearless savage, and persuaded of the sincerity of his wishes for peace, he dismissed him without injury.  Some of the speeches of this warrior have been preserved, and exhibit a beautiful specimen of the melancholy but manly tone of a savage hero, lamenting the misfortunes of his race.  Addressing General Jackson, he said, “I am in your power—­do with me as you please.  I am a soldier.  I have done the white people all the harm I could; I have fought them, and fought them bravely.  There was a time when I had a choice, and could have answered you:  I have none now,—­even hope is ended.  Once I could animate my warriors; but I can not animate the dead.  My warriors can no longer hear my voice; their bones are at Talladega, Tallushatchee, Emuckfaw, and Tohopeka.  While there was a chance of success, I never left my post, nor supplicated peace.  But my people are gone; and I now ask it for my nation and myself.”  He shortly afterward became the instrument of restoring peace, which was concluded by the total submission of the Indians.  They agreed to retire in the rear of the army, and occupy the country to the east of the Coosa; while a line of American posts was established from Tennessee and Georgia, to the Alabama, and the power and resources of these tribes were thus effectually destroyed.