The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-07-25

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ployed IN ripping oftl,c copper, an,
the armorers being aet to work I'm
der his personal s0perintendanre
the camp before night rcsoundc,
viii, tho warlikc blasts of tile caval
! ny. The captain OF the shin, who
had given him tho brilliant idea o
the copper trumpets. had. by thesl
means. 80 far won his good will am
confidence, as to be allowed n cunsi
derable range 10 walk in. lie, oil
course, was looking out for some plai
of escape; and at length an oppor.
tnnity occurring, he, with tho mate
of the Ocean, and nine af his ow,
crew. seized two whale boats, i'm.
ptpldcntly left on the banks Of the
river, and rowed of. Before quit.
ting the shore, they took the prccau
ton of STAYING all the other boats. u
prevent pursuit, aud, accordingly
though their escape was immediately
discovered, they succeeded in get
ting so much the start of the people
whom Bcnavides sent after them,
that they reached st. Mary's Island
in safety.
This astonishing man IL at last tn
ken, and meets with the reward
which the sooner or later, must fol-
low the deeds Of blood which men OF
his nature commit. From the noto-
rious nature alone of his deeds, even
the most impartial stranger would
have condemned him to the last pun
ishncnt but the supreme govern
ment wished To hear what he had To
say for himself, and ordered him to
be tried according to the laws. II
appearing on the trial that he bad
placed himself beyond the laws OF
society, such punishment was award
cd To him as any one of his crimes
deserved As u dcsertcr to the enc
my he merited death as frequent
tiolator OF all military laws. he had
forfeited every claim to be consider
ed as a prisoner Of war as pirate,
and barbarions destroyer OF Whole
towns. it became necessary To PIT
him to death in such manner as
might satisfy outraged humanity,
and terriiy others who would dare to
'iIpitatc him. In pursuance, the sen
tcnec passed on the 2lst Of this
month. february, 1899 he was
this day dragged from the pri-
son, in pannier tied to the tail oi a
mule. and was hanged in the great
square. Ills head and hands were
afterwards cut off, in order to their
being placed on high poles, to punt
out the places Of his horrid crimes,
Santa Juana. Tarpellauca aud Aran
co. (HdtfS South .lnerica.
The following .history of n tradi-
tom among the Chippawa IN
dians,we extract from Mr.. School.
crafts new book of Travels il
the central portions Of the slissis.
sippi Valley II will tend to give
the reader some idea of Indian Ia.
lent at fiction. The tale was re
lated to Mr.. Schoolcrait, as an an.
swer to the inquiries he made re-
speeding the origin of the practice
he had observed among the Chip
pawas, of lighting fires for scyera
nights in succession upon the new
ly closed graves Of their friends.
TIE FUNERAL FIRE.
GA small war party OF Chippa
was encountered their enemies upot
an open plain, where severe battle
was fought. Their leader was :
brave and distinguished warrior, bu
he never acted with more bravery
or distinguished himself for create
personal prowess, than now. ATTIC
turning the tide Of battle against hi
enemies, and while shouting for vic
tory, he received an arrow IN tli'
breast, and fell dead upon the plain
No warrior thus killed is ever buriet
and according to an ancient Gus
tom, he is placed in sitting posture
upon the field, his back supported b.
a tree, and his face towards tn
course in which their enemies fled
Ills head dress and equipments weir
accurately adjusted. as if living, ant
his bow leaned against his shoulder
In this posture his companions LEI
him. A fate, which appeared 50 c
,ident to them all. proved, however
deceptive in the result. although de
iprived of utterance. and the abilit
TO move. he heard distinctly all tia
had been said by his friends. III
heard them lament his death, withou
the power Of coIitradicting 1t /; an
he felt their touch, as they adluste
his posture, without the strength t
! ppCiprocatc H. His aupuish. Whe