The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-04

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it would be attended with danger: their
presages were too true; he had not pro-,
ceetled more than two miles from the camp
before he was attacked BY party in am
bush, by whom himself and two of his men
were literally cut To pieces. II appears
from circumstances, that Druilard made y
most obstinate resistance, as ne made 4
kind of breastwork of his horse whom ne
made to turn in order to receive The encmy's
fire his bulwark of course soon failed, aud
he became the next victim 1T their fury.
It's lamentabse. that although THIS nap
pened within SHORE distance of relief, the
firing was not heard SO as to afford il, in
consequence ola high wind which prevail
ed at the time.
Adding all those untoward circumstances,
the fur company have every prospect ct sue
cess, although the majority of the season
was occupisd in distributing the hunting par
tiles and exploring the foot of The mount a,ns
although they have had upwards of ID 600
dollars worth Of valuable furs consumed
yet they have been able to send down about
so Packs of beaver. besides other furs TO a
considerable amount, and have taken mea-
sures to ensure more than double that guam
tity in the spring.
The last accounts from Prairie du Chem,
say, that the PuantS and Sacs had killed a
small party of the Souix and that the lat
ter were collecting in large bodies to attack
the former. Our informant passed through
the lodges of the Sacs and Remarks and
found them in great CONSERVATION. expect
ing an Immediate visit from their formida
BILE neighbors.
To The Editors of ". Y. Mercantile
.ddUerSiser.
Gentiemen--rh e following is an ex,raci
Of a'etter received this day. dated Fncastlr
Virginia, the 14th August, 1910. The cir
cuDstances mentioned are so extraordinary
that conceive it material to publish the i'm
formation Should YOU be of the same opiD-
ion. you VIII be wiling to give it a place in
your Mercantile Advertiser
Aug %. II Subscriber,
| The town of FincastIe has been in a
great uproar in consequence of a suicide com
mitted on Friday last at the Jail You may
remember an advertise ment inserted some
time ago in the New York papers, relative
to the elcpement of Mr. Walsineham, with
The wife and child of a post master in Or.
lrange County. --ls appears that Walsinp
ham was an assumed name and that dur
ing his PROGRESS to This place he at various
times went by several different ones; when
he was taken here he called himself Smith.
/ y y VIZ dUfioIi OSinS commenced against him
and he Being unable to find bali 20 the a
mount ordered by the magistrates, he was
committed TO prison. and after few DAYS
confinement executed that Justice upon him
| self which the laws could not have inflicted.
But the only thing which induced me to men.
ton his fate. was the mystery which it in
wolves. Before the magistrates, and after
! ne was committed, he steadily persisted in
refusing to reveal his name, and after his
death, 1t was found that he had not ONLY
burnt every article ofhis cloathing that could
lead to discovery of his family. but had al
SO burnt large sum in bank notes, from an
apprehension that they might afford some
clue to that object He has left paper on
the subject of his condacc, which is not writ
ten in his common hand, bat in round let
iers--Hs very boots were cut in SMALL
pieces, lest they should betray him and
mis- face and body so mangled as to bear no
resemblance to their original appearance
| This circumstance has given rise to vari
ety of conJectures. and will probably afford
| an exclusive topic of conversation here for a
| month at least"