Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-08

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vino carried oft one of his best pigs-F,- 80.
time, he was disturbed at night by the hc.,,'rs,.
OF wolves close under his windows !. bnt =. -
country became cleared and more thicklvss,,,as~
they gradually receded into the woods and Ell,
iom came near the house. The Indians wsre III
about them, and friendly intercourse had ,ona-
sunsisted between Bird, and warrior Of the
Shawarese tribe, called the BIZ, Captai,, Who o..
Ten came and slept at his hotlse. "o VI
But after the battle of Tippecanoe. they ALI
disappeared and as this was a signal ,h.t a.
ineeiitated revenge, the inhabitants gathered No..
gether, two or three families in hut that ,hs,,
might be the better able TO resist any sudden -
tack. BIRDS friends, Peters and Philips. came
To his house with their families because :, -.
larger than theirs, having, as he saws e ,.,, C..
places with partition between.n The ,vl,o,.,
number thus collected amounted TO nineteeo tbre.,
men. three women, thirteen children. srrne &c.
them quite grown up ' S Va
On the l7th OF Oct. 1911, " lust after fIavl;ol,t
was gone, TO use his own expressions. wills
nnN. was yihS GOWN on the bed, his wife roast
ing piece nf buffalo, and Peters .,d nn;I:.ss
with three OF the daughters were SITTING ro,,.,
the hre, eight guns were DISCHARGED thro,,rh tic
window, winch killed the whole ,art,, ~ 10, go
md wounded Bird in theh,5 with two balls Ha
sprung out of bed, but dropped ON the tloor ,nS
.'e same instant the indians, eighteen in mum
Der, burst open the door with q horr;h,s LII
Bird endeayoured to climb up So "a 10 rsach ~
of tour loaded muSkets, which hung aSrs;nst tb,
wall, but was followed by an Indian ,,lo s,,,cS
ann N the shoulder with his to,n,bawL ,rh:.,
dow Drought him down, md the Indian cut aud
hacked away AT his left side, which was upner-
most ui,.i ne Thought hun quite dead. Then
M a uie Wboie nineteen, and being fear
III. that ne hrnS might nave reused ti,e neol
oou:iiood, tey seIzed The four rifles. the R,y
S-Psan' gave fie retreating war whoop. and
'iisY All reIred 10 ther canoes, which had beer,
lei y ~ 'he head OF creek commun, eating with
are water, OF uie Great S:nduskv.
| ie.e tlss lay until morning, When, fin,linp ALI
ldle. ne, euriied 10 the house and f.ll to s,
'ihs Aie lead bodies, amotntnr 70 e;o,,,,
| then tley had done this, they piled then mn I'M
me middle OF tie room. The h.lians aftennr,sI
| - SlflP Oh brd hunting shirt of tow linen. and
were s 'nS To scalp nm and throw him on tho
pc WIN he rest, when the Big CAPTAIN carne.
,'ird spoke 70 am by name, begged 10 be toma.
80" ~ anu .oia lile captain :" he never used
hiH 80 "nel ne cipne To see him, The Rio
zap an then, without making any reoly. b,,ran ,
eAanl'he ms Wounds, winch when he had dooe Il,
exclaimed with wonder, " that the GREAT s,,;r;,
o,ll lot &c, MN de. viii carry YOU hong,
q cure ou, SAID ne. -'
nc orsieleu TWO Indians to put Bird in b!ans.
Ne and carry AIN down to his canoe vine her, h,
5iiowed lun and while the roc, of IN. -.
we're brlns'nS. down the piunder. dressed he,
Foet.i''4 lof the indars always Carry with theru
.iiS'S fiats LOT dressing wounds when thev oo ~,
ar by lhis tnne,ley had loaded their Canoes
'4'u wheh me ias' party left the house. they see
= oh ipe III or-er 20 burn the dead bodies. a.
r"o5 = - Va wee 6.rPs wife and five children.
! Is dohe, tuey Went down the Sand,,s.v ;nto,
I ne Ele' which lhey crossed add coasted do,yr,
- ''e over end, TIL they came to a creek the
N'r's S".led o-ioh up winch they proceedetF
-oout fourteen mnes, 10 the old Shawanese town,
"'a % 40, substance OF near four hundred milesz
us All tns me tie Big Captain dressed
'has wounds wlih con, IclerabIe sIsih. hu, h.rd-
MN so roughly as u put MIN r. yer',
'"n' bra lh.nks lie remembers every thing ,hyr
ASSET III mas long transportation, and when as.
Aeu 'iiin ABOUT the STATE of his mind aa,d 90 hst
40 81 t'Aen up With his own pains that he had
= s,'Aie >, 70 MAX OF his murdered family"
t"e Dig eaPtaln carried him TO his own w;a,.
,, ~ nc lay iwo-aiitl-twenty moons before;
&c eoulo wax with crutches When he o-rev,.
"oie' MS ousine S was ioIglIt the BE. Cant,;n,,s
'iPe, 'ho fetch water for him. In tbs lat occ,,
.,"'on nc aomel1ines met, az the spring, Ameri
oNi "iite women, whose families mostly hl.d
oeei murdered, and who vera now slaves to the
''l~ nav A a oiie OF these he knew /; she had
wed IN Ohio, aud her story was that ofh,,ndrslt
others, whose husbands and childen had bser.
tsurprisec at Their firesdes and murdered. Bird
PROMISED, should he ever live to escape that he,
"ouid give Information of the fate of those nm.
happy women, whose number in this single VII
ia6e was hiy-eiSht and who, doubtless. have,
lo4s Deen considered dead.
The Indians are the most Jealous and s,sD;ei,
GUS OIL men prisoners of any people N the world.
OAe OF them had observed tais conversation.
~4snout overhearng IL, end gave notice that
pere was a plot among the white slaves to RIM
away. Bird and the poor woman wee ther,
oi0ueht before he Big Captain, and threatened
Win death 1t they did not confess their plots.
ne pers. sledin iefpslng 20 make any disclosures.
aiid the Bl6 Cap am ordered his two thuG1b nailg
| - &c twiSiedoIf Finding thai Bird still refused
. MAKE any disclosures, he at last became. cor.
t"ced o. MS innocence, and, by way of satlsfac-
'i0h directed nIm to twist of the tbuub ns,Is ~
d1e accuser. This, however, he declined.
from t1e time that Bird left oifhs crutehex
ne mad med tated making his escape. althoug no
: as N general treated pretty well by the MO
ai,Isu, except whentbe chef was in liquor AZ
HPch umeS even his wife did not dare to CONS,
ear am; Tor ms passions were terrible. aud hs
vas accustomed 10 indulge them with IMMUNITY.
because Al Is law OF the indians. that crunk "a
peis son IS not accountable for has actions. n ia
de hquor, and not the man, thai is to bJayne In
1rder 70 throw the Big Captain off Ins Guard.
ora "iiec ed on all occasions to prefer being the
save OF such great Warrior to living among the,
@hlte men, and working hard all DAY ike a besst
\ led" sad Bird " don't deny IT. but
thought It excusable in this caseo The Biz Car.
AN, however, asyegy suspicious, and would ne.
Se' give him chance to escape.