American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-16
Travels and Residence in the mississippi, in 50
ries of letters.

1
ries Of letters.
A very interesting book, bearing the above title,
has recently been published BY Cummings, Hard
& Co. lts author is the Rev Timothy Flint Prin.
cipal Of the Seminary, Rapide, Louisiana, and re.
lative Of the Rev. Or. Flint Of Salem, to whom the
letters are addressed.
He has interviewer his narrative with many incl
dents from real life. which might well pass, among
those unacquainted with the peculiar situation IN
which he was placed, for actions oil romance.
He gives the following account Of the stern and
resoute rage Exhibited by French family whom
he knew, in defending little palisade, against the
attack of large body Of savages
II will relate one case OF this sort, because
knew the party, AID lest become t'resome on TINS
hesd, will close this kind Of detail. The name OF
he hero in question, was Baptiste Roy, French
man, who soliced, and, am sorry to say, 10 vain
compensation for his bravery, from congress. II
occurred at Cote sans Dessein" on the MISSOURI
A numerous band OF northern savages amounting
Ia tour hundred beset the garrison house, into
which he. sis wife, and another man, had retreated
they We e hur'e,s by profession and had powder,
lead AND tour rlHes in the house They immediate.
" BE-. an 90 FIRE upon the Indians. The wife melted
and moulded the lead, and assisted in loading occa
slonsliy taking her shot with the other two. Every
Indian iha approached the house, was sure TO fall
too MUG IN heated to hold in The hand. Water was ne
cessary TO cool them II was. think, on the SO
ccnd day Of he s.ise that Roys assistant was xii
led He became impatient TO look on the scene Of
execution, and sec what they had done lie put
nj, sys 10 the port hole, and we'll aimed shot des
troyed him. The Indians perceived that their shot
had taken effect, and gave yell of exuation
They were encouraged by the momen'ary slacken-
ling OF the are, TO approach the house. and hire il
At -. Il n e lAlth
mounted the roof knocked of the burning boards,
and escaped untouched from he shower Of balls.
What mus, have been the nights oil this husband
and wife After four days OF unavaillng siege, the
Indians gave Yell exclamng that the house was
s"grand medicine" meaning. that II was charmed
and imprsgnable, and went away. They left be-
| hind forty bodies to attest the craftsmanship and
steadiness Of the beseged, and peck Of balls col
lec,ed from the logs Of the house"
" The ruling passion strong In death" The
following account of the execution OF Frenchman,
is given by Mr. Flint, who attended him to the gal
1 lows.
81 persuaded him TO walk TO the place OF execu
ton. He took my arm and we were most me
lancholy pair, the one as pale and feeble from dis
case as the other from long confinement and
the scene before him. AS we assembled the bluffs
to the pine woods, he bowed gracefully aud with
true French ease, to all hose he recognized among
| tie assembled mutudes
| Arrived at the summit Of the bluff, from which
the pleasant village, (Natchtoches, Louisiana and
a vast extent OF delightful scenery were visible, he
gave long and fixed look at the outstretched pros.
pect before him. He then looked up to the sky,
and the He waved his head, with kind OF
convusiye shudder. as he seemed to be taking his
final leave OF Nature. "Ah," said he, " am op-
pressed at the heart but it is for the las, time =
When we arrived at the gallows, he remarked, that
II was spectacle terrible to poor feeble human ma
ture. :" But must hnish," said he, and we hepet
him mount the cart. He then held out his hant
and said. Adeu, minstrel" Alter prayer, he sale
! with emphatic earnestness, " Adieu ministre j,
vous remerce." He then desired the Sheriff Il
proceed. The moment before the cart was driver
from under him, he took out his snuff box took il
each nostrii large and deliberate pinch OF snuff
was returning his snuff bog to his wastcoat pocket
but recolecting that he would have no further us
for it, he laid it down on the coffin, minated tina
t he was ready and was launched into eternity"
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& POTATOES.
I'll PROM THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER