Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-24
ALEXANDRIA,.
SATURDAY, DEC 1Asrs ~.

sosss"oh P1PeSs-
ing to DO an extract frsm Captain
Psrter's Journal Of his proceedings
10 the Pacific Ocean must excite in q.
very American bosom feelings Of ia.
dignation and regret. Hitherto it
has been matter Of exultaticn !; that
the American arms have net been
wantonly turned against helpless old
age or anoffending infancy. Ifthis
narrative be true, this good consola
ten has failed US. We find pre-.
eminent officer in our navy, the ia.
voritc Of the government and Of the
people. burning and Sucking the Ca
lpitai and 1illascs Of an unefeading
!: tribe Of Indians, roofing mp their
pIdnts and trait trees. and then re-
firing 70 the top OF a neishhoriss
| msuntaiu to morsliSe upsn the cruel
and wsnton destruction, which he
himself bad Wrought. But snrcIy
t'ere must be some mistake in this
business. 1t cannot be, that an A.
meriean osiccr. stisialaied by no
motive egambition or OF pr9vocation
eoaid have been guilty Of tbis hsi'
Nous transgrcssion against the laws
cfbravery and humanity.
sOaI. P0RTER's NARRATIVE
I" IFkot IN The caasa;n's 6af ehei-ric
w,rd,
Thar in RE soldier is fsui 6lashhe.
ms %
NooaHEEvAH.-Con. Porter has
published part Of his journal, in
which he dise'oscs transactions Of a
mast extraordinary nature. which
esmmit the character aai honor OF
tl,is ceIntry. He rslatcs that he
made war npoa the 'Hypees. a tribe
Ia Madisen's Island. Who had aever
troubled or molesied this country.
He says that on the 2sth November
last,
:" We continued our march up the
valley. and rlsf in orr 1cay several
seaats fd pitiases wh;ch zoe set Are
10, aad at length arrived at their
CAPITAL, Tor it deserved the nau,e
Of one the name Of pne; the place
was ssan -rrried. and | very reiue-
family set FIRE II il. for the bean:y and
resn'ariiy # this Dtace 1cas sach as.
to sfr.iEe erery spectator 1ci.h aston
isameal. Fhe,r grsa,i site or public
square was far superior to any osAer
se had .nct with. Namherserth,ir
GODS 'cere here destroyed /; several
elegant and large war eaaoes. which
had never 5ecn usoi. wore Sarnt in
:ae houses that sheltered tnc,n.-
Oar friead'y Iadiaas [',is s!liesl load.
ed themselves with pluaaer. ar,r'
destr"s;ns bread fruit ard ,thrrirecs
md all the goans plants thes could
.fad.-We returned after being all
sent abeat faar koars. i.apiag behind
as scsae Of ruin and iesslalisn."
l,c SAYS tae humtcr OF villages he
destroyed anouated 10 TEN. and that
the obstruction of trees and plants &
the piundcr carried sTby his Indian
tributaries was almost Incredible.
re made mneh havoc ana Slaughter
among the happahs. bat lost none of
his own men except sergeant, who
died o, fatigue few days alters
{" Wsea I had reached the sum.
nit Of tho mountain proceeds this
philosophical iouraaI) stopped to
contemplate that valley. which in the
morning we had viewed in all its
beauty, the scene ri abundance and
happiness, q tong fae Of smoking ru-
inc neio marked onr traces from enc
end to the ether: the Opposite hills
were covered with the unhappy fngn-
tires. and the whole presented scene
Of derastaiion and horrsr."
Reades! are yon AN American!
then, here stop and cover your face
Saiem Ga1eiie.