The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-05-23
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WASHINGTON, MAY II.
Littleton w. Tazewell, of Virginia, is.
appointed tobe one ofthe commissioners
for the decision Of claims, under the trea-
ty with Spain We are also informed
that Hugh White has accepted his APP
pointment as commissioner. The board,
therefore, now consists of Hugh White,
VIM. King, and L w. Tazewell; and is
expected to meet at this city in next
month. The secretary to the board is
not yet appointed.
NIAGARA, MAY 3.
A Seneca Indian, by the name of Tom
my Jenny, was committed to Jail on
Saturday last, for the murder of squaw,
about three miles from this place. 1t
appeared, ON the examination, that the
prisoner suspected the deceased of be-
ing gCitch, and of having occasioned
the death of one of his near relatives,
who has lately died, by some diabolical
practices in which the Indians believe.
After consulting with some. ether Indians
on the measure, he went to the deceas-
ed, and induced her to go with him into
a field near where she resided. and
there, after treating her with whiskey,
deliberately cut her throat. Acoroner's
inquest was called, which found YER
dict Of wilful murder.
Killing persons suspected of witch
craft, IS practice by no means uncom-
mon, even among the Indians residing in
the neighhourhood of white settlements.
The efforts which have been made to
prevent it have been Intellectual, al
though this, we believe, is the first case
where the civil authority has interposed
for the punishment of the offender The
superstIsious belief in sorcery, which
is common to all savages, and is often
confirmed by the confessions of the de-
luded wretches who are accused of its
practice, is SO strongly fixed in the
minds of the Indians, that no argument
or reasoning seems sufficient to eradicate
it. The prisoner is a Seneca Chief, and
is one of those who went to Europe in
1918. He possesses more than COM
mon share of intelligence, but appears
not to be conscious of having done any
thing criminal or improper in the muir
der he has perPetrated..
On Saturday, last, Mr.: Barclay, the
British Boundary Line Commissioners, ar
rived at this place, and proceeded to
Black Rock, to confer with Gen. Porter,
preparatory to entering upon active d,l-
ties on the upper lakes
From Me'M r. Daily o4drsrtiser, May rs.
The following is summary of an in
teresting narrative, which appeared in
late Liverpool Mercury On the
Goth of March last, Miss Fell, beauti-
full young lady, II or / 8 years of age,
left her fathers house at Douglas, Isle
of Man, and after visiting several of
her relations, walked out alone, in a
depressed state Of mind. As she did not
return that night, the circumstancebe-
came the subjectof general conversation.
The young men Of the island immedi-
ately commenced a search, but it was
unavailing. At length the mystery was
developed. About three miles to the
south Of Douglas Head the rocky
coast rises very high hitler she had
wandered, and while her mind was en-
gagged in thought, slipped from the
brink and fell upon shelving rock,
considerable distance below. Her at
tempts to regain the summit were fruit
less, being considerably injured by the
fall. The rock was surrounded by the
sea, the spray often dashing over her.
In this situation she could not be seen
from the land, and there was little
chance Of her being discovered from
the sea. On this rock she remained
two days and three nights. On the
morning after the third night, she per-
ceived boat--her voice was entirely
broken, but she made signal with her
handkerchief. 1t caught the ewes of
the boatmen, who rowed towards the
spot, and having climbed the rock, con-
veyed her to their boat. She was al
most insensible, and the morning was
piercing cold. The boatmen stripped
off their coats, and making bed, laid
her down in the boat, where she fell
asleep. They conveyed her home