The Litchfield County post., 1827-07-19

cept Ray and Plascut, were severely wound ed. The women and children were all unin- jured, excepting a little son Of Mrs. Plascut,
 who after the conflict was over. came to the captain, and with great c0Olness requested
 him to take ball out of his head. On ex-
 animation it appeared that ball had passed
 through the side of the boat, and had penetra-
 ted the Sorehead of this little her3, and re-
 mained under the skin. The captain took it l out, when the lad observed "thot is not 0H,"
 raised his arm, and exhibited piece of hone at the point of his elbow, which had been shot of and hung by the skin. His mother ex- claimed, "why did you not tell me of this" :" |" Because" he coolly replied, |" the captain directed us to he silent during the action, and l thought yOn would he likely to make noise if told you"
 The party made the best Oftheir way down the river-the object was to reach Limestone that night. The captains arm had bled pro- fusely: he was compelled to close the sleeve of his coat in order to retain the blood and to check itS efusion. In this situation he was under the necessity for want of hands, to steer the boat with his left hand, until 10 O clock at night when he was relieved by Mir. Wm. Brooks, who resided near the river,and who was induced by the calls of the suffering party to come out to their assistance. By Mr. Brooks aid, and that of some others who were in the same manner brought to tLeir re- lief, they were enabled to land at. Limestone that night at about l2 o'clock.
 Immediately on the arrival of Mir. Brooks, Capt. Hubbell, relieved from labour and re- sponsibiIity sunk under the weight;of pain and fatigue; and for while became entirely in- sensible: When the boat reached Limestone he was unable to walk, and was obliged to be carried up to the tavern. Here he had his wounds dressed, where he continued until he acquired sufficient strength to proceed home ward. A
 On their arrival at Limestone. they found a considerable armed force, about tO march against the same Indians, from whose attacks they had so miraculously escaped and SO se- verely suffered. They now learned that on the proceeding Sunday, the same party of h. dians, had cut off detachment of men as- cending the Ohio from Fort Washington at the Mouth of Licking River, and; had killed with their tomahawks, without firing gun,s1 out of2g men of which the detachment con- sisted.
 Crowds ofreople as might be expected, came to examine the boat which had been the scene of so much heroistn and such horrid carnage, and to visit the resolute little band,by whom it had been so gallantly and perseveringly defended. On examination it was found that the sides of the boat were lit- orally filled with bullet holes. There was scarcely space of two feet square in the part ahove water, which had not either ball remaing in it or a hole through which one had passed. Some persons who had the curosi, ty to count the number of bullet holes in the blankets on the stern of the boat, affirmed that in the space of five feet sqrare,there were l22.-Four horses out of five were killed, ,and the escape of the fifth appeared almost mi raculOus.
 The day after the arrival of Capt. Hubbell and his companions, the five remaining boats which they had passed on the night preced- ing the attack, reached Limestone. Those. on board remarked, that during the action, they distinctly saw the flashes, but could not hear the reports of the guns. The Indians it appears had met with too formidable re- sistance from single boat to attack fleet, and suffered them to pass unmoIested: and since that time it is believed that no boat has been assailed on the Ohio.
 The force which marched out to disperse this formidable body of savages, discovered several dead Indians on the shore near the place of action. They also found the bodies of Capt. Greenhouse and of several others, who werein the boat. Most of them appear ed to have been whipped to death as they were stripped, tied to the trees. and marked with the appearance of lashes, and large rods which were evidently worn with use lying near them. .....-