Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-02

! tended attacking the ship nextday; cap.
tain Jonathan Thofne affected to disbe.
lieye this piece ofnews, and even when
the savagcs came next morning IN great
numbers, il was only ut the pressing re.
monstrapce Of Mr.. M'Kay that he order.
ed seven men aloft to loosen the sails
In the mean time about SO Indians were
permitted to come ON board, who traded
number OF sea-otters for blanket. end
knives the former they threw lnto their
canoes as soon as received, out secrcted
the knives. Every ono when armed,
moved from the quarterback to differ
ent part of the vessel, so that by the time
they were ready, in such manner were
they distributed that at least three sa.
wages were opposite every man OF the
ship, and st signal given, they rushed
on their prey, and notwithstanding the
brave resistance of avery individual Of
the whites, they were all bntchered in
few minutes The men above, In at.
feminine 10 descend, lost two OF their
number, besides one MORALLY wounded,
who, notwithstanding his weakened con-
di,ion, made good his retreat with the
four others to the cabin, where, hndIRg
a quantity os loaded arms they hired on
their savage as:aiIeFs through the sky.
lights ana companion way, which had
the effect Of clearing the ship IN short
time and long before night these tve In
trepid sons OF America were again in
full possession Of her. Whether from
want of apiiitie. or strength, supposing
themselves enable to take tho vessel
back to Columbia, il canrot be ascertain.
ed tins far only is known, that bets
the time the Indians we're driven from
the ship and the following morning, tho
four who were unhnrr left her IN the
long boat in hopes Of regaining the river,
wishing to take along With them The
wounded person, who refused their OF
fer, saying that he must die before long
and was as well in the vessel as else
where.
Soon after sunrise she was surround.
ed by an immense uunIber of Indians IN
canoes, come for the express purpose OF
unloading her, but who from the warm
reception they met with the day before,
did not seem to vie with each other IN
boarding.
The wounded man Showed himself
over the railing, made signs that ne was
alone and wanted their assistance, on
which some embarked, who tibdlSg what
he said was true, spoke TO the people
who were hot any longer slow in getting
on board, so that in few seconds the
deck was considerably thronged, and
they proceeded to undo the matches
without further ceremony.
No sooner were they completely en-.
gagged inthOs finishing this most diabo.
!icai Of actions, than the only survivor of
the crew descended into the caLin and
set FIRE To- tbe magazine containing near.
ly hi;'e thousand pounds of gun.powder,
which in an Instant blew the vessel and
evtry Ole on board to atoms.
the n.cor sckn1sled ge, their having
lost reariJ ore hundred warriors, be.
sides vas. number wounded by the ex.
psosiot, who were in canoes roul1 tho
snip l: is impossible to tell who the
person was that so completely avenged
Hiwsclf bu. there cannot exist single
douo; That toe act will teach these VIII
Lies be'te. manners, and will eventually
DC Of immense benefit 10 the coastine
trade.
The four men vino set off in the long
boat were, two or three days after, driven
ashore in gale and massacred by the
natlves.