The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-30

stances for the consideration Of The Legislature
ia deciding on thcexpedency Of extending thC
Kana" la road to the Kentucky border, ant
eastward to stanton Enquirer.
SINGULAR ESCAPE.
The Kentucky Gazette under the title oil
" Note on Kentucky is furnishing statements ot
lis original scltlcmcnts.-Many OF its early cmi-
grants arc skctchcd-and several interesting an
eedotes are woven into the narration. In the No.
Of tie Bd inst. We have the following very curl
Gus account ola Mr.. McConnelli which almos,
pnilalies Of the highest embellishments Of TO-
NANCE. II was furnished by Mr.. McC. himself.
" Earlyonc morning in the year ISL Mr. A.
leNander MConncll, who resided in the neigh
bofhood Of Lexington, wandered IN thewoods or
| loot inpursult OF game. Having succeeded IN
| killing deer AT some distance from home h.
| found Unnecessary to return for horse on which
10 catry it Of. White he was zone five indians
came to the spot where the deer law and na,-
urally concluded that some one would return
thither for ii,-.rhrcc of them remained To watch
II, and two placed themselves in ambuscadc near
The patti, along which they rightly supposed the
huntsman would pass. IA he rode. therefore
near their place OF concealmcnt, they shot at hir
killed the horse under him aud consequently
took him prisoner, For several DAYS he tray eli
led quietly with them and as he had good riff-,
and was AN excellent matksman, they required
him 10 shoot deer builaloc, &c for them At
night however, they used the precnuion Of hav-
ing iun tightly bound by each arm and the tope
attached thereto carefully pissed under their DO
dies rs they lay on each side of him For some
tlmc he quietly submitted TO tins treatment. but
at length he ycnturcd 10 complain that he was
bound Too tight and to beg that the cords mght
be tied aboni him more loosely The confidence
OF the saHagrs increasing. and their apprchcn-
Sion Of Ms escape diminishing, they yielded 10
his request, but still continued TO bind him al
mSat III The same manner, though not SO closely
rs ut first.
" One night when the party had reached m.
banks OF the Ohio, aud when he thought it ne
ccssaly # possible, T. make his escape, ne obssr-
we'd Il kailc y wing near his feet ns he was fixed
IN his position for the night. With considerable
difficulty aud at the imminent hazard Of awaken
ing the sarascS who were snoring around him.
aud vino were connected TO the rupcby which he
vas bound, he At length succeeded in drawing
the kn,ke with his feet until ne could reach IL
with his hand, when he cut the cord that conf
ned him, and vns enabled 10 rise His first
thought thenfwas to RIM of, leaving lhc Indians
asleep but upon reflection he concluded tlut il
would be impossible foT him to escape in ths way
as they would probably soon awake and rapidly
pursue hun. lie came there6re 10 the heroic
and almost desperate resolution to cndcavur to
klll the five Indians, OF as many of them as he
could. With the utmost GOODNESS he proceeded
to examine their guns, which he perceived lying
together, primed them and put them in good or
der for service lie then disguised himself by
putting on coat belonging To the Indians and
hXng tomaha"k ana scalping knife IN his belt
and placed his own rife at "a little distance OH
where the sayagcs would not be likely To oh
serve II, but where he himself could Instantly
fluid ii All these preparations were made at Il
moment when five Indians were sleeping by him
aud when the waking of either of them would
have been TO him instant death
i" All things being ready, he proceeded to
make the assault He took two guns. one in
each hand, and placing their muzzles at the
breasts OF two Indians who were lying Oh each
side Of the spot where he had been. shot them
both at oncc.-ihe Others. as he cxpectrd, being
awakened by the noise, sprang up and started in
alnazement. With third gun he Instantly shot
NJ two OF them who were close together, Killed
one, as he attcrn ards had reason TO believe and
mortaily wounded the other. The fifth Indian
seeing his companions lying dead about him. and
not knowing where to find his arms and proba-
bly, IN the confusion of the scene, uncertain by
how many he was asSailed, precipitatcly fled
Mr.. Mcdonnell therefore, was left in quiet Dos
session ot tine field. Not feeling inclined, how
ever. 10 fight any more such battles. he took his
rifle and proceeded cXpedtiously towards home
where, after tedious aud painful journey be
safely arrived, to the great joy of his friends,
who had began to despair OF ever seeing him a.
gain.
Some little time afterwards, Mrs. Dunlap a
lady of responsibility, who had been taken by
the Indians, and retained prisoner among them
on Mad river, in the state of Ohio made her es-
cape and returned home to the neighborhood of
Lexington. She stated that shortly after the time
when Mr.. Mcconnell made his de- pcrate and sue
ceSsiul assault one Indian out Of five who had
made journey towards lexington returned
with nm account that they had taken white man
prisoner md had brought HIM rs far as the Ohio
river, when in the night, while they were asleep.
they were suddenly attacked by party of
whites, who killed all his companions. and prob
ably likewise the poor delenceess prisoner who
was lying on his back, tightly bound with cords.
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