Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

r'tiiii2 whrti MIR. Nj Iceland approached
"! !'n = tea rods OF han, he looked back
| over his s!ionidrr-Mh,;, uearly up with
| hin,, Ma. IL Ckllan,i ,u,nrd out of the
pdlh IL order To pass h,m-wheH The
too uian su,idenly turned round, drew a
pistol oio ordered him To staud and deli.
Yer his money. When Mr.. MCleliand
was about haniing him his pocket book,
fellow rushed from the leli hand side al
the road and pulled him from his horse
lie MAS scarcely OFT his horse before Il
third fellow spraug from The ris ht hand
side al HE road, mounted HE horse ana
| galioprd up the hill into the woods. The
| two fellows dragged MIR. M'Ciciinnd few
| rods into The woods, aud compelled INN
to lie down, until Il man and woman
passed, who were Ia sight "a, the time he
was pulled oil his horse. Ut has since
been asceriaued that this man and NO.
man were muciI intOxicaied.) la This
| position they compelled him TO lie until
the mail stage pasSei-ihey sal all the
| time with each IA cooked pistol AT his
breast, swearing most w!ckcdly tina, il he
| attempted 10 stir or utter word, they
woald seud him Instantly Ia eternity
They then carried him about halt mile
north oi the Old road, to Il hut or camp,
| evidently erected by themselves, and
where some oi the gang must have lain
| Tor several days. as they had tire, ii pot
aud waggoncr'S bucket. Al ihis hut
they detained MIR. NC. until o'clock
III the ai,eruOou-eXamined his saddle
bags, and took from him his letters cou
iaining money, his watch, and part of his
clothing. The smallest of the three rob-
bers proposed killing hlm-this, however,
WAS opposed by the leader. About three
O'Clock They leit the hut, ordering MIR.
MIC. upon the peril of his life not Ia look
out or attempt To leave the hut until sun
set. After the robbers had gone short
distance from The hut, the leader return
| ttt-toid him thy we're going 10 attack
the mail stage, and gave back TO MIR.
Nj Z. his watch and 5 30, and said that
II They had good luck they would return
him his MONEY. Some time after their
| departure, MIR. NC. ventured out, mount.
Ell his horse and galloped 10 the turnpike
road, AMI gave The alarm at the first
tavern. Sc, erai of the ueishbors, well
armed, went III pursuit. Ii is said iha,
the purSuers have heard of the robbers on
the borders of Huntingdon county.
From the description given OF the leader
| OF The gang. there is scarcely doubt but
he is the noted David Lewis. Early last
week he aud two of his associates las il is
snpposed were seen in Bedford, where
lh:y purchased pistols. On Wednesda,
he got into The stage below town, aud
went TO the Crossinss-AbOut o'clock
| al night he was seen on the road about
one mile east of the ,ssiugs. On
| Thursday he got INTO the stage between
tie Crossings aud Bedford, and rode a
fe% miles. Between that time and SIM
day, he was several times seen near the
| place where the robbery was committed.
| The following Is the description here
tofore gwen of Lewis lie is about 3:3
years OF ase-six feet hgl-slim, straight,
anu well made-ruddy complexion-largc
sandy "hIskers, (bui now said to be black }
sandy or yellow hair, cut in the fashion.
Genieei IN his appearance-essy in his
| salt-pollie III his MANIFESTATIONS in
| his conversation-and seldom seen 10
laugh. tCa..
! DETROIT, Oct. 4. We understand that
| Treaty with the Chippewa In.ians ha 6
been concluded by Gev. Cass. for The ces-
sion 10 the United Slaies OF a considera-
bic portion OF this territory, including all
the country upon the Sagana river and It's
branches. The boundary of the tract nov
purchased, commences al the present In
dian boundary line west of this place, and
runs from thai point due west 60 uiles
thence IN direct line to Tie head of
thunder Bay river, and down the same
10 The mouth, which Is probably from 10
10 100 miles northwest of Sasana bay.
| The treaty has been concluded upon
terms equally advantageous 10 Tie UniIed
States and 10 the Indians, and in man.
| nrr SD satisfactory TO the halter, that We
| learn their chief speaker, Nushemenonde
| quei, was despatched by the naliop 10
| wall Tor Gov. Cass upon this side of The
Sagana river, and Ia inform him that they
| fen perfectly satisfied with the arranUe-
mint which had been made, and very
! thankful Tor tile attention shewn 10 them.
Considerable reservations have been
made Tor them, and the means provided
| Tor assisting them in dgric uliure and
| there is reason 10 nope from the DISPOSE
| ZION They now manifest, thai they will
| become stationary, Industrious and
farming people.
| ms cesslnn, containing more than
SiA MILLIONS OF acres, is yrrv irppor
| tdni 10 iiis territory. The gentlemen who
| attended The treaty from this place con-
cur III opinion respecting the quality and
SITUATION OF the land aud The natural adj
Vantages OF the county. They represent
| ne son 10 he oil The first qualify, heavily
'lhbrred with immense forests of surar
trer an1 hidt X walnut Timber, and laror
par ui u tqndI, III every point Ui view, ln
i'ie Miami and Scioio bottoms in the slaI.
OF Ohio.
Ihe SaGana Is stated in be "a finp larrc
RIVER, navigabie many miles from The Ma
CANA pay 'or vessels 0I burihen, and far
ll'o the interior OF the c"untiy Tor loaded
o"a's, rive considerable streams un1Ie
al place called La Fuurche. 10 form Mi,
river, pr senllng an almost unexamuirJ
INSTANCE O tl,sdiItttI and I.,,.II,
country being walered IN IIe most bonn.
tltGl manner ' "''''''