Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-30

i nlgntsS gycSty anu Oh tHS oueSseuin6 uaJ
though baked and half starved, tras ellsd
/ with much more ease than on The rreced7
/ IMP ore. The Indians occasionally allow
I ed us a lille raw food sufGcientto keep-Os
| alive we this day travelled according 10
the reckoning Of the Indians nearly Tor
Nv miles, aud were abou, sun set joined
by he remaining savsges who wtie len
behind; they were loaded with the spolls
Of my husbands property, among ether
articles they found key Of spirits OF
which they had drank beautifully as thsy
became Intoxicated they exercised The mere
cruelty toward. us--shey beat my poor
children SO numerically that they were
unable 10 stand on their feet the ensuing
morning; The Indians attributed ;heirin.
ability 10 witulDsss and again renewed
their acts ct bar baTi,y, beating them with.
clubs, cutting, and ga.hiug then With
Ftheir knives, aud scorching their naked 30.
dies with brands Of FIRE. Finding shst their
hel!;sh plars had no other effect than 10
render The poor orhappy sufferers less a.
bic 70 travel, they ca,aeto ihc resolution
10 butcher them on the spot.
SIX holes were dug 10 the earth Of a.
bou, S feet in depth, around each Of which
some dried Branches OF ,rers were placed.
My husband at this momect flied with
horror at what he escccted was about 70
take place, broke he rops with which he
was bound and attempted to escape frcm
the hands OF the up,ncfciful canpibals he
was however, closely pursued, soon over
taken ard hsough: back -as he passed me
b.. cast his eyes towards me and tainted
10 this situation ne was placed erect 10 ene
OF the holes. The woods COW resounGed
with the hear, piercing cries Of my poor
Oh. idren--s spare, o spare my father :
was their c:y-. lave mercy On my poar
children Was the cry q their ta,her---!,
az allied poihog-my dear children were
al placed 10 sitpasion siE,iiar to that Of
their fa,her-lhe youngest, only nine yeas
brake from them ard ran up to me, cry.
irg ;. aon't NANNY, pray eoa't let them
KLINE 10
Alas! O heavens what could do: In
vain dix ! b 6 Of them TO let me take my
dear child's place! by force il was torn
from me ia IA hour whenl could AFFORD it
NC protection.
Having placed the poor unio,fusate vic.
TINS in the manner above described, they
secured them is standing position by re.
placing tie sar,h, wa;sh buried The N pear.
~ tc their necks.
The inhur.an vretehes now began their
hldeons pow.wows, dancing to and fro
around the victims of their torture, which
hey continued about .laif an hour. when
they communicated Eye to-the fatal piles.
Heaven only knows what ny feelings were
at shis moment! sthe fames increased.
the shrisks and dying grcans of .y poor
family were. heightened! thaIk heaven
sbeir sofrriug5 were Of shor, duration
III less than . qaarser sf az hear tYcw
,hc time the fire was ars, COM muuica,ed.
their cries ceased, thev sunk into the arms
Of their kioa deliverer.
The callous hearted wrstcnea having
snsicienly fras,ed thsir eyes with tic Egg.
niss If tie unforIans.e sufferers, retired
70 regale themselves with whas liquor re-
GAINED; they drank freely. and soon be.
came stupid and senseless,; with one Of
their ,cmahawks might with case have
dispatched than all, bu. ray o0ly desire
was TO fee from them az quick as posi-.
bic. ! succeeded With difficulty 10 liber-
aiing myself by cutting ths cord with which
was bound. on which / bert nay course
for this place. a piece of~bear's flesh
fersonatsly found 10 one Of the Indians
pack; setyed me for food. ltravellel 90.
y nights, IN the day time concealing my
self in thick swansps, or hollow trees. Il
party of Indians passed within few RODS
of the place Of my concealmen. he second