A Bold Michigan Pioneer

James Koaggs was boro at Kuolie de Bout, on the river Maumee, about the year 1780, and from arly lifo was familiar with tbe wooda and their savago inhabitanta. Daring the war of 1812 he rendered the Government important aid as a volunteer soldier and ludían fighter;and eoon after Wayne's canapaign he settled at Frenchtowo and be oame a farmer. In 1811 he established a regular ferry at the Hurón river, on the road between Frenchtown and Detroit, with only Indiana for bis neigbbors. These, excited againat all Americans by Britisb emisarie8, were very troublesome, and Knaggs had freíjueni and desperute confliots with them. On one oocnsion he thrashed an Indian for 8ome misconduot, and when a brother of the vagabond oame at midnight to avenge the insult, a struggle ensued, wbioh reeulted in the breaking of overy bone in the body of the Indian by meam of a club He was a leading man among the "Raisin men," who were called by General Harrifon "the best troops in the world," and with ihem he was engaged in the various oonfliots near Detroit, and under Golonel Richard M. Johnson was present at the battle of tbe Thumes, and was the man who identified the body of Teeumsoh, witb whom he had been aoquainted. He performed a great many brave and patriotio deeds as aspy, scout, ranger, and general fighter; and a British offioer named MaGregor, whotn he had oaptured and cirried to Hull'a oamp, eubsequently offered a reward of five hundred dollars for hia He was the youngest of five brothers, all of whom were aotive in tho military servioe, while oneofthem was killed at Chicago, and another oaptured and oarried to Halifax. Knaggs' mother lived near French town at the time of the battle there, and was one of those whom Prootor ordered away. She was then in her eightieth year, and having boen robbed of her olothing, thinly ciad, abe prooeeded in an open traineau and reaohed Detroit in safety. When asked how t happened thst Hhe did not perish. she roplied, "My apunk kept me wurm " The notad son of this worthy wnman died in Detroit on