Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-08

intoxicated; after enterlng the mouse, two
Of them drew their knives and appeared in.
clined to do mischief. They became some
what p aci6ed and asked tor something TO
eat it was given to them, and their horse
fed they then requested to stay all night
which was refused, their camps teins but
two miles of they went away and after
some time returned and asked for fire i,
, was given to them they kindled it against
| the side of his house and went off the fire
was watered out, and Mr.. .T'Call went to
bed After some time one OF the Indians
called at the door and requested 10 stay all
night, stating that his other two companions
, had gone off he was refused immediate.
ly the three attempted TO break the door.
Mr.. Meal sprang from bis bed and called
to his assistance Mr.. Lacey, finding they
would succeed in forcing the door, It being
weak, and having but one hinge. Lacey
being alarmed, was able to render bu, lit
tie assistance. Mr.. M'Call looked for hs
gun which not being able TO get he sprans
to bis axe, al which time be was attacked
by two or three; he knocked one down and
gave another severe blOw--during the
scuf1e, Lacey had gone out with his wife
and child. Dir. M'CaIl finding himself en-
gagged with the three eXtricated himself and
got out Of the house, though MORALLY woun-
ded. He Immediately ran two miles to the
nearest neighbours house, with no other
cloathing than his shirt and drawers, with.
out hat or shoes, having to run through Sc
veral frozen ponds aud swamps. When
he arrived he was literally covered with
blood. and in two days died. He was we'll
, acquainted with the Indians, and knew Of
| no offence he had ever given them, or any
other person. Having large stock running
in the forest, he had at all times, both from
! interest and choice, treated them with
friendship and hospitality.
"a doctor was sent for. but his wound
was beyond the reach Of any surgical ope-
! ration-.he knife entered between the Sc.
cond and third ribs, cut the stomach about
two inches, and passed round towards his
back"
Extract of a letter, dated Santiago, 9Th
January, 1919.
The circumstances attending the return
of the Ontario to Valparaiso, and her i'm
mediate departure, will make some noise
in America, and will explain why we had
not the pleasure of seeing captain Biddle,
or any of the officers here. Last night we
received here the agreeable news that col.
Freyer had defeated the old Spanish forces
under Sanchez, with the loss of 500 killed,
wounded and taken prisonsers; five pieces
of cannon; nearly all the baggage, &c. and
was close at the heels of the remainder,
goo men) and hoped to give good ac-
count of item before they could cross the
rive. Rio-Bio, which separates Chill from
Valiivia, thus leaving the provinces of Chi
Ii, Coquimbo and Conception without an
enemy: and what adds greatly 10 the hopes
of the utter humiliation of the Spanish
power is, that the Indians l,he famous A.
raucanians) have taken part with the Pa
triots in the last action. The Chill squad
ron, consisting Of the St. Martin of 60 guns,
the Lautro OF So, the O'Higgins of SO, (Iae
Spanish frigate Maria lsabeIa) the corvette
Chacabucco Of "a, the Galvarino OF 10, and
the Araneauo of l8, all commanded by lord
Cochran and experienced officers, are now
on cruize, and are expected to return
within month, 10 receive the troops for
Lima little doubt can be enterta med as to
the result OF the expedition, as the last ae.
counts are most AatteriDg, both with regard
to the spirit OF the Patriots there, and also
of the tears Of the old Spaniards.
Msw-York, May 4.
The British packet Qusensbury, sailed
from Falmouth on the 18th Of March, and
has experienced severe weather. The cap.
tain of the packet, Richard Dunston, esq.
died at sea of consumption on the goth A.
pril, and was buried at Halifax. The com.
mand devolved on the master, Mr.. Charles
Teller.
Philadelphia, May s.