Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-24
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INDIAN PHILANTHROPY.


cnaiiy meet with traits OF Indian character. SO
dlsihterestcd and noble, so humane and .eup
fpus' az 10 produce in the civilized mind min
eIfd emotions oil astonishment and deiigbt-
We all remember now PosiaL0asds. when
Captan Smith. one of the first settlers of yir
sinia, was taken captive aIad about TO be sacri
hseu, nagnatimousiy rendered her own life as
peace-Otferiug to the wrath ef her offenipd
Father, the vindictive Po,rhatan-and how She
az length, by snpp!ication and enirsaty caused
Nun 10 spare the existence of his devoted vic
I'm. we also recOileci when Captain Smith
was afterwards doomed to fall by the hand Of
treachery, that at the dead hour of the nirht
sue gave Rim item OF the impending danger
ahu al Tue most imminent hazard, effected his
escape. ~
Nor have we forgotten ,he still more recent
put not less communicable, conduct Ut the
iaithini AHakauaisuiia. After the perfidious
massacre by the Cherokees OF tue garrison of
rort London, situated near the Muscle Shoals
on t.s lenheSseenyeT, this noble Chief, always
me fTiepd or peace and OF white men, u o soon.
er hearu that Captain Stewart, (subseuuently
southern agent OF Indian affairs during The
eAirtenee OF i-e colonial governmeuU had
escaped vet}h, than he fastened To the spot ,
nnn ferchSssG him from the Indian who took
MIN tsy1hSf - way OF ransom, Ills ride. clothes
ana aitStS~s he could command. The life of
Captam Stewart being again msnaced. for
Ieiusing 10 ara The savages III their mediiate d
REDUCTION OF Fort George, Attak uilak ulla re-
solved TO rescue his friend from the ueyiJon,
s,tuahon IN which he was placed, or perish in
the attempt. He accordingly sienfied 10 his
eo9ntrymen that he intended to go hunting,
ana TAKE ms prisoner with him 10 eat veniso,,
Having arranged every thing they SET ont on
them Journey the distance to the frontier
settlements was great, and suspicion OF their
uesign BENG soSn excited, the utmost expedi.
ZION was necessary TO prevent being ovcrtaken
by those IN pursuit of them. Nine days and
nights did they travel through a dreary viii.
aerhess never before traversed but by savares
anu WIG beasts, Shaping their COURSE by The
sun ana moon, and sobsisting on what chaRce
placed in their way, till they fell in with a
party OF rangers sent out for the protection of
inc frontier, NO conducted them in safety 10
the settlements,
The, incident We are about to relate, IAN
Imperfect account of which has heretofore
been given) equally with the foregoing de.
serves 70 be recorded Duncan APKrilInop
aresideDt of this town, was Georgia militia.
man In the service OF the United States during
the late SemEoiean war. While stationed ~
Fofi Siadsde1I, on the Appalachicoa, he one
morning went fs'ing, and in attempting to
return missed his way, and was several days
lost IN tie surrounding wilderness. After
wandering ahoat ia various directions he was
sspied and captured by party of hostile In
CLANS, headed hy the well known prophet
Francis, who had an elegant uniform a fine
Drace OF pistols, and a British commission of
briSaGicr general, which he exul,insly Showed
70 ine prisoner. HaVia@ obtained the salts.
faction they wanted respecting tie strength
and position of the American army they began
10 prepare for the intended sacrifice.
vi hFluinon was placed at a stake, and the
inihlesS savases having shaved his head, aud
redGced ms body To a state OF nadiiy formed
themselves into circle aud danced around
him some hours, yelling ali tie while most
horfibiy: The youngest daughter of tie pro
phet' VINO IL about 10 wears Of age, and rcUre.
seDted by OtbreIs OF the army We have con
VerSed with, 10 he woman very superior to
her dsSociaies) was sad aud silent the Whole
uine--NIie participated not ia Tie general j0y
Cut was evidently, even 10 the aifrighted pTi.
sober, much paiHed al ibs savage sec ne she as
completed 10 witness. When the fatal iona
hawk was raised to terminate forever the
mortal existence OF tie unfornnats M'krim.
mon, al tha' critical, that awfaI moment, Miliy
4TaDcis, IKE au angel of mercy, placed herself
between II aud death, reSOlutriy bidding tie
aStouIshed eXeCttiOuer, ifhe ihirsled Nor hu.
n'dH blood, TO shed hRTs; being determined
ehe SAID, not TO survive tile prisoners death -
mOmeDtary pause was produced by this
unexpected occurrence, and she took sdVau-
tage of the circumstance TO inIpiOre the pity
OF her ieTOcIouS father, who finally yielded 10
her wisheS; with the imteutioD, hos ever, il is
believed, OF numbering them both " he conid
not sell NJ kTiIauon TO tie Spaniards, WHICH
was luckily effected few DAYS after al 81
Marks, for screen gallons and a half Of run.
~ long as lie remained prisoner, M'Krim-
nous benefactiess continued TO shey him ACTS
OF kiDdness. Nov, Tie fortune OF warilas pla
cen aer III The power Of the white people Size
afilvcd AZ Fort Gadsden not loug since. " ri, :,
number VI others that had surrendered. 40 :,
starving cOHd'tiOn. Wear gratilied TO learn.
th1t pope ttspecttOr ber virtues iadaced
tie commanding oficer, Col. Arbuckie. m
relieve her immediate wants. M'Krino,on
appears to have due sense Of the oDl,eatiot
Ice OWes the woman who saved lis lite. an tl,s
hazard Of herOwn he LETT town iA.i week 10
seek beT, aud as far ~ May be ia lis mower 10
alleviate her nnfnrtnncs. II Is also Ia. AIM,
determination, sc understand, 1T size yyilI con.
sent. 10 make her lis wife, aud reside. pfn,i.
ded he can prevail upon huf 10 do so. within
The settled parts Oi tir0rzii.
II hos appears. that fuds AVID uncniEvatcd
minds are susceptible OF the finest se,isibiijty
~ the warncst attachments, Of the most ,n,io
labl- friendship, sud that ihey sometime.
ptdrtise vIincs. whch wOuld a. credit 10 a
people the mosi Iennrd and enlightened.
ORLEANS GOIIYGr