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A. -' "Krfs . JK aC.w.. .sv a A"-- 1 - ' i.- . Vol. XVIII. The following: allegorical description was written in 1831, upon iht idea re ferent annulsr eclipse, by the lie I!. S. lLtson. ihs) of this'idaee. It was rl published in the Raleigh Re gieter; ii pmiiiii.ueu in we uegisier; anu a a a . .a ww similar fepiel having beta made to ut. we fire il again in the Recorder, know- i. w,. be acceptable .0 ..Wards appeared in Iht Rccor der, aad 1f ",e " ,ur protection, leaving itirir iu copied into nearly every paper ie the I f,S . TU Jl?'" m,,,' . 4 . 1 . r r- -. 1. ,,r" Prrn'e, and ha ing rdundrred rM. Al the request of a friend H ha. ,nj burn (he fc attack the fort . . ..t iT.m !.lmrr tl inlt.u1 tii ccptcd inio Aicianuer a i erkiy Mecn- ger. The plagiarism ought to be eipoa ed. Edit. Rtc. MARR1A0E OF THE SUN AND 8 5 IfOQN. Pi J ytu know that a aedJing had bappencd '" -n irt.? ' d !io were t!ie parties anitr I IS 5a and the .V..' I , il. u'i f' T.fT ere j'hed; an-J our ron'ijrnt itn.j ed t'ie lirj N' ruittinetit c'e was invited. Tb'.ir f9J-::;p vs leJi.nif. for acIJ.im tbev 10" t T't a tele, w!.t'l tong ernlorie f'iJd; Cut lUe sria'.li tf Lis . she ciuld bard') full-!, rr, 4li.4' Jif'ant afar, he would smi! on hr JX. Sr wUta Enrtk t'ie Cnd enitpl dei!el. B it w' y m pruli's was the eatirtsbip. snd by So hig af pnatpeaed their connexion? ' ' Tliit Iks htiiegronm was aitxioua 'im ere rail la de.y ... &itr ths heat mi his paatiun perraded the tVy Cut tlia biiJs was renowned f.r-rrfleii'.n Jlcn.Io 'it reported their frieed weie a'l ei ed; , . J TIib 'match was deemed sumebow uarq tali Ar.d Lea lid to the wedding, each made mo prelrtt Ts detline, tVl the Severs, wora out aad per-ph-aed, Were compiled la does ia the aeqaeU .Vara and J?iUr never such business could bar, So ha isStry kept ihrmisteea ttm i'j lltrickd dwell at such distance he could ao be there; St'wm tsnt, wit!i fliet aire, hit ring to the fair, By the hands a trustworthy enmet. - Outy one d m, pVe planet, nf planets the least, Condraeended the, nuptials to honor; A id that seemed like skulking aay to the FaM; S.imc asert it was .Vrrctirj artin; a prient; Same, "ai a peeping -slia-no on l.cr! Et'tk in silcoce lejoiced, as the brtdsjroom in i 1 , tirile It tSeir nuptial enibracea would linger; U'luUt careering lh?oiih i.sion ofligbt, at bis sij Sue displayed the biig'it ring, iwl a " world loo wi,V .. . . Fr a ennj igal pledge, on her fi ijit. lltnerrlh sbali these orbs t a'l WosVaml ad a he, v- - :" . Shine as pattern .f duty respected; " All her splrndor and g'ofj from Vim sS derive y.u. n snow tv t wort mat the unu.irs ar BlVFS " '' I I faUlifuMy prifd and reflected. HillW)eonjj February lS. 'lSll. ' Frrm W-Uie's Journal of Bs'lcs LeMera," A' Narrative 'of tlifc Peitn- Mlvnnia Frontier. TJie following narrative, sent last win-1 'pr to Congress, accompanied by a peti-l Hon for a pension, has been kindly sent ti for puhlieatinn by a distinguished mem-, brr nf the House of Representatives. , That an old soldier who remembers "lien the Susditehanna waa the western .r.iv:irr of our country, should be still liv- a id able to a rue so stirring an ac-, fount of his remarkable adventures, is! tii tv.er for curious reflection. We hre as- ,'iicu inai ue conrri wormy 01 cre- ,r" ' i o""eu. innngn, irom the erarks of. h a! of tV a fuer. j Uood oa the gr.mnd. it n.ut hare brra CJ S.101 pbgiariti, we tee, lua com-! rn"'r.b!e. The inhabitants that tok ro:.ifted this j-wtie rro.!uetba to thajj?, -Ier ,h" '"V ,',,J b,uiU .v,r,! for ..PubHc Wire.- a. line, on the ?. Tl ?" " . . w r 1 . t ?',ln,e ,rrtn " ", and one Ut ecltpsr. from hence it hat teen evening i the month of June, just as 1 mat tie is puiireiit wormy 01 cte- l, would lead the advance; be having se e. an! that the whffte story is tnie.jlecied Gen. Samuel Hnuof the Penn Unguige we have merely altered a ylvania line, to make thema visit with i)iice The I :r.tt :.. - -.t 11 t. 111 ib rainiiiir mm irMing . 11 w"itli pleasure we record that the old vet-. ' fan's alicutioti for a pension was sue- ceasful. Xirra!iae of. Lieutenant Mnet Van ' n;na JtriHf tht U'ae of Iht , fteohitian. T nlfea 6f himtt'f. r My first serriee was in the year 1777. " icn 1 served thren mnihs undr Col. John Ki'lls. who stationed its at Hi? Isle. "ii the wei branch of the Susquehanna, - - a Nothing particular transpired during that time, mi l in March, 1778, Iw'as appoint ed lieutenant of a co.nn.mv of nix inonlhi "en. Shortly afierward, I was ordered !tr Col. Smufl II inner to' proceed with ilio'it twenty men to Fisliin? Creek, ( vli:c!i empties imo the north branch of 'p Susquehanna about twenty miies from NjiiSit.iu'ici'. ril.) and ti build 8 fr; UNION, THE bout three miles fwin i 8,09th, for th9 reception of ih. inhtiir,u iq f..e f ,a alarm from the Indians. U Ji, fort being nearly completed. Mir snira (discovered a large party of Indians a j king their way towards the fori. The aeighbocing residents ,aJ bmrrlj lime la 1 a . Keeping a steady fire anon at durine the UF. At mgni ttiey withdiew, burning '"J d"'pnjr every thing in their route. ryaffVffiS I 1 a .a a ! . ""J wr at'ming mem, my sentinel call- etl IH attention tO Him nA.mnl in'. the brash, which I soon disenered to be J Indian, makins: their sir tn it ntil. yard. There was no time to be lost; j immediately selected ten of my aharp shooter, and under eotcr of a rise of Unit, got between them and the milkers. un ascending the rutge we found our selves within pistiil ahot f there; I fired urai. ami kii.eu ine leatier, tut a enlley jto our larm. about tour mile oVtint, to from hit men tin! no funlirr execution J make preparations for buildin another, the Indians ruuuing off at onre. In the j and riing eom grain. Uut liulit ap mean time the milk paiis'fiew in every ' prehension was entertained uf molests dire?:ion, and the best runner got to the j tions from the Indians this season, at they fort fift. A the season advanced. Indi-i had been ao completely routed the -ear an h-it lities increased, and nntaitli- tandinj the ti-i!anre of our scout.! wnirii were constantly out. houses were burnt and families murdered. In trie summer nf 1778 occurred the treat ma. sscre of Wyoming, after which the gov ernnr of Connerticut, New York an' id Pennlrania petitioned Cngrest to a dojt speedy meaures f.ir the protection of the wrstern frontier, which subject was referred to a c.invniitee nf Congress and General Wahingion. The commit tee reciimmen led th-n the war ahould be carried into the enemy's country, and a company i.f rangers ried for the ifclenee of the frontier. In 1773 (Jen. Sullivan wat tent wit'i an army into their conn try; The provisions for the supply of me army were purchased in the settle nients along the 'waters of the Sulfite hinna, and deposited in stnrehou es. . I was appointed,' under the title of quar ter master, to superintend this business, and about the middle of July, by meant nf boat, had collected all the provisions at Wyoming, where Gen. Sullivan with his army lay waiting Tor them. About the laat of July our arn-y moved for Ti oga Point, while a fleet nf boats ascend ed the river parallel with the army." We reached Tioga Point early in August, where we halted for Gen. Clinton to join ut with his brigade, which came by the way of the M ihnwk r.ser, and so into Lake Oisejo. During this time the In diant were collecting in considerable force at Chcmang, a large Indian tillage about eleven miles distant. At they be came very troublesome neighbourt. Gen. Clinton contemplated an attack upon them, but wished to ascertain their num bers and situation, and selected me Tor that dangerous enterprise. 1 prcparred myself an Indian tires, breech-cloth, leg ging,-and moccasins. My cap had a.ed, and told Joggo, tqua'uf, go home good supply nf feathers, s, and being paint-j in Indian style. I set off with one man, dressed In the same manner. We leii Ilia camp after dark, and proceeded wltii muc, r,n,jtta HBlu we catne o the Che- num. wrtiil-h m ail!.iul..l iBail:!.! Iv sttongly guarded. We. ascended the mountain. crWsrtl over it, and came in tiew of their fires, when having descend ed the hilf, we waited quietly on til they lay down anil got 'to sleep. 'We, then walked round their camp, counted the. nres and the lumber of Indians at some of tits tin, thus formed, an estimiie of their number, which ttook to be about six or even hamired; I tetttmed,: snd having made my. report to the general early nexl morning. I went to my tent. spread down my tdinkct, and had a re-, iresnn steep, in tne artcrnoon .Mjor Adam llcnpe. one of the General's aid requested me to wait upon the general, which T 'obeyed. .The latter, requested, as I had learnt the way to Chemung that i,woiiiti ieai ine advance, ne Having se eleven hundred men. " I accented the er- viceand we look it f our line of march after sundown Wh-ri we came to ihe Narrows I hailed, accordiuglo order, un til the main body came up .'when the gene ral ordered u to enter the Norrows, obser ving, SolilierSi cut your way through." We did so, and entered the Indian village and camp at day-break. bVt found thai the birds had flown. Wc '"halted n few minutes lor our men to refresh, set fire to the village, and having discovered from their trail that they had gone up the riv er, followed it about two miles. Here our path lay up a narrow ridge called Ilog biK'k Hill, which wo 'Tc-marked seemed formed by nature for art Indian" ambus- cull?. Accm anijily every eye wa lisetl - j 1 . on the lull, ami a we bt-aii to a-icend, we 5.v.v t!u b isltte trsinbls, and iimnedi-jgive CONSTITUTION, AND THE TntRSD.lY, OCTODDEU 11, 1838. -rt f ni--"- r.KT aif'rran mm traihwr.iaala"Iaii mimt airly rifles were fresentrd, aad we re ceived a deadly fire, by vhieh aiiteea or seventeen of the advsnce vera killed or wounded. We that stood spranj nnder cover nf the bank, and for a moment re served oar lire, Six or seven stoat fe! Iowa rushed out with tomahawk anl knife to ki!t and scalp our comrades. It was no our torn to fire: rntr shot counted one: they fell. Gen. Hand now came on at quirk atep, advanced within a few rod of them, and ordered hie men to fire and then charge them at the point "f the bayonet; they were aoon routed and put to flielit. We returned arith our Iead and nua!e I the si me nif bt to nor former em?. We haJ no furUier op- portunity oframinf 1 1 a brush hh them, until we wrr j-.ii.ed hv our whole f..ira omhr (:,n- We wrreopPoJ 'f ,ne t'"'1', f ol Iii(Jian, IJrtfeh and lories, to whom we gW haute ajmle helow Newtown rnl. Our lo was trifling. fin id. r.liiM t.t itm ..r... f i.V. with the camp fever, and Vat removed to the tort which I had built in 78, where my lamer was still living-. In the routse of the winter I reentered my health, and my f.iher'a house having; been burnt in '78 by the party whi-h attacked the be-fjrr-meniioned fort, my father requested roe 10 ft with him and vnimser l.ruth.r m a. ... ... U before. We left the fort about the last of March, acrompanied by ray uncle and his son, about twelve years old, and one Peter Pence. We had beet on our farms about four or five tliys. when on the morning nf the 30th nf MaHi we were snrpri ed by a party of tn Indian. My father was lunged through with a war- spear, hit throat was cut, and he was fcalped, while my brother wa tomahawk-: etl, scalped, and thrown into the fire be- fore uy eyes. While I was strua Sgling! with a warrior, the fellow who had killed my father diew hit spear from hit body and made a violent ihrint at me. 1 shrunk 'from the snear. and' the saraee who had hold of ine turned it with his hand so that it only penetrated my vet and shirt. They were then tatUfied with taking me prisoner, as they had the same morning taken my uncle's little son and Pence, though ihey killed my uncle. The same party, he fore tUey reached us. had touch ed on the lower settlements of Wyoming, and killed a Mr. Upton, and took a boy prisoner of the name of Rogers. We were now marched nffup Fishing Creek, snd in the afternoon of the same day we came to Huntingdon, where the Indians found four white men al a sugar camp, who fortunately discovered the Indians and fled to a house; the Indians only fired on them and wounded a Capt. Ran som, when they continued their course till night. Having encamped and made their fire, we, the prisoner, were lied and well secured, five Indians tying on one side of as and five on the other; in the morning they pursued their course, and, leavhtg ihe waters of -Fishing Creek, touched the head waters of Hemlock Creek, where they founJ one Abraham Pike, his wife and child. Pike wat made prisoner, but his wife and child they paint- ivtey continued their course that day, anc encamped 'the same night in the same manner as the previous.' It came into my Inind that sometimes" indiidtiai per formed wonderful acttonl, and surmount ed the grentet.! danger I then decided these fellows rnust die; and" thought of the plan to despa'Ch them. ?The"next day i had an opporfunity to communiciie m'y'plap to my fellow prisoner; they treated1 it ts a vwlonary 'scheme for three men lo"tlenpr to despatch ten Indians. I spread before them the advantages that three men would have over ten when asnepand Hat :e would' be the first prisoners that7 wmih! "be taken into their tow'ns and ; villages after. tour army'" had, destroyed their cum, that e Should 'be tied to the ataTte and suffer a ctuet dea h; ve had;now an inch of ground to fight on, and'. if we failed it would only be death? Sm we might as well die one" way s another. Thai dy passed away, and having encamped for ih night,: we lay as belwre. Io the morning' we' came to the river; arid taw their canoes; they had descended the river 'ami run -their Canoes up into Little Tunkhannock Creek, so. called; they crossed the river and set their canoes adrift. I "renewed my sugges tions to my Companions to despatch them thai night, and urged that they must de cide the question. They agreed to make the trial; but how shall we do it was the question Disarm them and each take a tomahawk and come to close work at oitce. There arc three of us: plant our blows with judgment and three times three will make nine, and the tenth one we ean kill at out leisure; They agreed to dis arm them, and after that one take pos session of the g'uns snd fire at the one side of the four, snd the other two take tomahawks on the other side and despatch thm. t nharrd itial would bn a vrrv . j j unceruin way; the first shot fired would the alar -n; tliey would discoever il to LWSTHE GUARDIANS OF be the prisoners, and might eVfeat as. I bad to yield to their ptaa. Peter Pence was rhosca to fire the gaaa, I'ike and myself to lomabaak; we cut and carried plenty of wood to give them a good fire; the prisoners were tied and laid in their places; after I was laid down, one of them had occasion la use h-s knife; he dropped it al my feet; I turned my foot ovrt it and eoneeaied i; they all lay down and fell asleep. About midnight I got ap and found them in sound sleep. I slipped to Prnre, who rose; I rut him looe, and handed him the knife; he did the same for me, and I in lura took the knife ad cut Pike loose; in a minute's time we dis armed them. ' Pence took his station at the guns. Pike and myself with our j into the fort to prepare her mind to we tomahawks touk our stations; was to I took nff my hell of sealps and hand tomakawk three on the right wing, and jed them to an officer 10 keep. Human Pike two on the left. That moment 1 nature was not sufficient to stand the Piks'a two awoke, and were getting up; 'inter iew. She had just lost a husband here P.ke proved a coward, and laid down, j and a son. and one had returned to take It was a critical moment. I saw there! her by the hand, and one, loo, that she was no lime to be lost; their heads turned supposed was killrd. ' up fair; I despatched them in a moment, j The day after I w ent to Sunhury, where and turned to tny lot as per agreement, j I was received with joy; my scalps were and at I was about to despatch the latt on exhibited, the cannon were fired, tie. my side of the fi, re. Pence he shot, and ! Ucfore my return a commission had been did good execution; there was only one 'sent me as eiisien of a company to be at the otr wing that hi b ill did not reach; 1 commanded by Cspt, Thomas Robinson; his name was Mohawkf, a stout, bold, j this was, as I understood, a part of tfie daring fellow. In the alarm he jumped j quota which, Pennsylvania had to raise off about three rods from the fire; he saw I for the continental hue One Joseph A- it was the prisoners that made the attack, j lexander was commissioned, as lieo'Cft-jThey brought up five Indians we had kill em? giving the war-whoop, he darted to j ant, but di l not accept his com-niion. jdl, and hid within their circle. Each lake possession of the gun; I was a rjnick 1 The summer of 1780 was spent in the one reflected for himself; our lime frould 10 prevent him: the contest was then be- recruiting service; our company was or- probably be short and respecting myself. Iwcen him and myself. As I raised my f tomahawk, he turned 1 ! qnirk to jump from toe; I followed him and struck at hi n.'I but missing his head, my tomahawk tu. k ! in his shoulder, or rather the back of his neck; he pitched forward and fell: at I the same time my font slipped, and I fell by his side; we clinched; his aim was! naked; tie caught me around my neck, at the same time I caught him with my left, arm around the body, and gave Mm a JcIo hug, at the same time feeling for his knife. In but could not reich if. In ottr setifll my tomahawk dropped out. My head was onder Ihe wounded shoulder, and almost suffocated me with his blood. I made a violent spring and broke from his hold; we both roue at the same time, and he ran; it took me some time to clear the blood from my eyes: my tomahawk got covered up and I could not find it in time to overtake him; he ra the o.uly one of the party that escaped. Pike was powerless. I slways have had a reverence for Christian devotion. Pike was trying to pray, and Pence swearing at him. charging him with cowardice, and saying it was no time to pray he ought to fi;;ht; we were masters of the ground, and in possession nf all their guns, blankets, match coals, &c. I then turned my attention to scalping them; and recovering the scalps of my father, broth, er, and others, I strung them all on my belt for safe keeping. We kepi our ground till morning, and built a raft, ii being near the bank of the river where ihey had encamped, about fifteen miles below Tioga Point; we got alt our plunder on it, anJ set sail for Wyoming, the nearest settlement. Our raft gave way, when wc made for land, but we lost consider able property, though we Saved our guns, and ammunition, and took to land; we reached Wylusin late in the afternoon. Came to the narrows: discovered a smoke below, and a raft hying at ilia shore, by which we were certain that a party of In dians had passed es in the Course of the day, and halted for the night. There wts no alternative for- ns but ir rout them or go over the mountain; the snow5 'on the north side of the hill was deep; we knew from the appearance of the raft that jlh party must be smallf we had. iwe- fifl.es" each; mv only frsx was of- Pike's eawar-' dice. 1 To know" thi'Vornt f it we agveed that t shoild aseernia 'tfieV-num'W'ranil give the signal for the attack; I crept down I tie sine 01 ine nw, so near as io eeevieir fires Snd paekvbolsa' 0.0 Indians! (Ktnrludsd they! had gone hunting for meat, andlhat this was a good opportunity for us to make off with their raft to- the oni)0?iteide of "the riveK 'I eave the signal; they- came snd threw their packs! on to the raft, which, war made nf -small. dry pine limber; with poles and paddles- we drove Iter briskly across the tiver, and had got nearly out of reach of shot, when two of them came in;, they fired, their shots tlid no injury; we soon got nnder cover ol an island, and went several mil?; we had waded deep creeks through the day, the night was cold; we landed on an island and found a sink hole in which we made' our fire; after warming we were alarmed by a cracking in the crust; Pike supposed the Indians-had got on to the Hand, and wan. for Calling for quarters; to keep him quiet we threatened him with his life;' the stepping grew plainer, and seemed coming directly to the fire; 1 kept a watch, and soon a noble raccoon came under the light. I shot the raccoon, wheni ..... . . . . I'ike jumped op and called out, M Qiar Ors, gentlemen t quarters, gentlemen." 1 took my game by the leg and threw it down to the fire, Here, yon cowardly rascal," I cried, skin that and give us a roast for supper." The next night we reached Wyoming, and there- was much jo; to see us; we restsJ ons day, and it OUB LIBERTY. being not tfe to go to Siouhambetland by aad. we procured a jCanoe, and with Peace aad ay Jmle cousin, we descended the river by night; we came to Fort Jen kins before day, where 1 foond Col.J Kelly and about one hundred men encamp ed out of the fori; be came across from the west branch bf the beads of Chiles c.oka to Fishing Creek, the end of the Nub Mountain, so oiled at that day, here my father and brother were killed; he had buried my father and uncle; my brother was burnt, a email part of him Mily was to be found. Col. Kelly inform ed me that ray mother end her children were io the frt, and it was thought that I was killed likewie. C.d. Kelly weot gamzed, and was retained f r the defence ; of the frontier service. In February 1791, j wa promoted to a liutenancy, and en- tered upon the active duty of an oflicer by heading trouis, and as Cant. Robinson was no woodsman nor matkman. he pre - ferred that 1 should encounter the d eer and head the scouis; we kept upa:Spitit what to do with the prisoners. constant chain of scout around the Iron- tier settlements, from the north to tl.s w et branch of the Suquehanna, by the way of the head waters of f.itilo Fishing ; Creek, Chilliiquaka, and Money, &e. In th spring of 1731 we built a fort on the widow M'Clure's plantation, called M'- ('lure's fort, where our provisions were! stored, in the summer 10 I7oI a man wat taken prisoner in UulTalo Valley, but made his escape; he came in anJ report ed there were about three hundred Indi ans on Sinemahoninjt, hunting and lay ing in a store of provisions, and would make a decent on the frontiers that they would divide into email parties, and at tack the whole chf in of the frontiers at the same time on the same dav. Col. Samuel Hunter selected a compotr of five to reconnoitre, vu. Capt. Cam;4iell, Peter and Michael Grove. Lieut. Cra mer, and myself; the prty was called the Grove party. We carried with us three week provisions, and proceeded up the west branch with much caution and care; we reached the Sinemahoning, but made no discovery except idd tracks ; we marched up the Siuetnahoning so far that we were satisfied, i was a false report. We returned, and a little below the Sin- emahnning, near night, we discovered a smoke: we were confident it was a party ol Indian, which we -nuM have na!cil I by or they got there some odier way; we discovered there w a a jaree party, how many we could not n-H. Uyt prepar ed for the attack. - As soon as ft was! datk we new primed our rifle, sharpen ed our flint, examined our tomahawk handles, and nit being ready, we waited whir great -impatience-, and tilt they all lay downf the time -came, and with the utmost silecco sreadsannetr, trailed our rifles in one hand ami- the tomahawk in the vuher.The; aigbc was warm; we Cound some nf them rolled in their blank ets 1 rod or two "from their f.rev Ilav injf pot' amottgst them, 'we first handled our tomahawkn thevrose like a dark cloud; ? iow fired our nhots, 'and fitt etl the war-yell: hey took 1 flight in the utmost (mfu!ioii,'btrtfBW'laking 'tim to. pick rtf their Tift-. We remained j masters of' the gronnd anthalr their plan-1 next morning they moved -down theriv-. dcr, n,l took several scalps. It was ater; two days afier they earns to the- C. pariy of v.wefHy-flrew lltirty ."which hadf neadia village, the first on the Gennesee ; been m1ow' down as d'eun't Creek. and river, where we were prepared to ran the hail Killed aad sc-lpe i two or Wren laity iliee; we Xud eeVefnl scalps of different-! ages which ihey had taken and a targe quantity of domeatie cloth, "which tre carried t Northuntberlaml and gave to the distressed who had escaped the tom- anawK anuaruie, in iiccemoer 01, ouri company was ordered to Lancaster: we descended the river in boats l Meddle- town, where our orders were eoonterman-; 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 ded, and we weie Ordered to Keading.. Berks county, wher we were joined by a part of the third and filth Pennsylvania regiment, and company of the Con gress regiment. We took ch irce of the Hessians taken prisoners wiUi Gen. Bur- hgoy ae. lo the latter part of- Murch, at ihe opening of the eampaign of 1782, we wete ordered by Congress to our respec: live station. I marched Robitions com . a a . pany to iortiiumoeriaiiii. wnere 01 r Tiiomaa Chambers joined us, who had been recently commissioned as an ensign hf our company. We hahed at North umberland two or three d iys for our men to wash and rest; from thence Lostgn Chambers ami myself were ordered to Muncy, Samuel Wallis's plantaUon, there IYo.OIO. to make a stand aad rebuild Fott I fancy, which bad been destroyed by le enemy. We reached that atatioa and built email Mock-house for the storaga of eer previa- . ions about the lOUt or 1 lib of April, CapL Robinson came oa with Esq. fa' bertsoa, James Dougherty; Will tan M Crady, aad a Mr. Barkley; I was order ed to select twenty or twenty-five men with those gentlemen, sod to proceed op the west branch to the Rig Island, ami iheace ap the Hald Eagle Creek, to tho place where a Mr. Calbortsow bad been killed. Oa the lSih of April, at night, we reached the place, and encamped for the night; on the mnraiag of the 16th wo were attacked by eighty-five Indiana. It was a hard-fought battle; Es. Colbert-' son and 10 others made their escape. I think we had nine killed, and the real of us were made prisoners. We were all stripped of our clothing exeepliiie oar pantaloons. When ihey took off mT shirt they discovered my commission; , our commissions were w ritten 00 f atxh menu ami carried in a silk case bung w ith a ribbon in our bosom; several got a bll of it, and one fellow rut the ribbon with his knife, and succeeded io obtaining it. They look us a little distance from the battle-ground, made the prisoners tit down in a small ring, the Indians forming ao other around us in chase order each with his rifle and tomahawk in bia hand. ' looking back to the year 80 and the par ty 1 had killed, 1 f I waa discovered to be the person my case would be a banl eoe. 'I heir prophet or chief warrier made av speech: as I was informed afterwards by i the Uitis.h lieutenant who belonged to m-jtbe party, he was consorting-, the Great whether to kill us oa Hie epol or spar our lives; lie came to the conclusion that there had been blood enough shed, and as to the men they had lost, it waa tho fate of war, and we mutt be taken and adopted into the families of those whom e had killed; we were then divided a- ) mongst them according to the number of fires; packs were prepared for us, and they returned across the river at the Bi Island in bark canoes; they then made their way across hills, and catne to Pino Creek, above the first forks, which thsr followed np to the third, fork, and tok the m ist northerly branch to the head of it, and thence to the waters of the Gen esee river. After two days travel down the Genesee river, we came to a place called the Pigeon Woods, where a great 1 a wa a - a - numuerm toman la-ninet. u and yoking,, had come to catch young pigeon; there , we met a party of shout forty warriors, on their way to the frontier settlement;, they encamped some Utile distance apart, , the warriors nf the two parties holding, a 1 Council at our camp. I soon perceived , that I was the subject of their converse- lion; I was seized and dragged to lhe;f other camp, where the warriors wers tit-.. Xing on one side of a large fire; I wat seaU . ed alone on tie opposite. side, .tverr eye was fifced Upon m I perceived they were gathering round in great numbers;'. in a short lime I jieiceived a man !? ing through ihe rowd; he tame. to me., and sat down; I taw he was a white mail painted, in Iiulian diesa. He examined me on the situation of the (rentiers, the , sueugili of our forts, the range of .our-, scouts. &c. After hs -got. throegh. iie , observed that there was only one besides himself there that knew me, sD yo4 know me, sir?" said I.t il; yon arev the man that killed the Indians." r 1 iho't of the fire snd the stake; bet observed that be was a prisoner. and a friend;, thai hit name was Jones, and he had been taken,, prisoner jo the, spring 81, with Capt.: John Doyde, in. Bedford county,' that be would not, expose me, and if I could pasa . titiuugh .undiscovered -and he delivered up to the British, I would be safe; if nott I w"uld have to die at the stake. Tht Indian gantlet; ine -warriors don 1 whin - it ia the young Indiana and squaws. I'hey meet yoa) in sight of their -council- i htae. where they select the prisoners from the ranks of the warriors, bring them in front, and when ready the word iorro , is iito; m oraoners sun, the whip- pcrs follow after, and if they, outrun you, yoa will be severely whipped. wae placed in from of my men; the word be-- : z . .1. - . . . . mg given, we s'arted. Ueinsr then vouir ami iuii ...1 .. 11 . 1 ... of n ite, 1 le the way; two youig squaws came running 0p w the whipping party, .ml when they saw us start, they halted and eiood shoulder to shoulder with their whips; when I came near thein'I bonnded and kicked tnem over; we all came down together; there was considerable kicking aroonrst s, so, much so that ihey -showed their under dmss; which appeared to be of a beauuful yellow colour; 1 had not time to help them up. h waa truly diverting to the warriors; they yelled and shouted till they made the air ring. . They halted at thai village for one day, and thence went to Fort Niagara, where 1 wal delivered up to the British. 1 was adopted,.-:cor- K 1 i i4 i 3 ' .f '" - i si '1 V I r V V I, s
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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Oct. 11, 1838, edition 1
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