The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

kill the woman, sprang from their conceal
ment, and one OF them let fly an arrow at her
W hich passed through her buffalo robe, and
inflicted mortal wound in her side.-A scuf-
fle eusued, during which some dlsaffected
Indians came up, bore oil the captive, and
threw her down on the ground, stili aiive.
Two hundred warriors from the village I'M
medialely assembled around her. that they
might dip their weapons in her blood. At
ter the death, the Americans proceeded
meward.
From Mr.. Wetmore's account OF the lndi-
an Council we extract the following:
There was Warrior conspicuous in
council, as well on account of his standing IN
the Nation, As his tawdry costume; his name
is Bad l1occaSin. This red gentleman wore
gold laced scarlet coat.a necklace of white
bear talnns, and Stood an Upright man IN a
green Logging and crimson one, the advo-
cate for mercv-thc friend of christians. He
had visited the metropolis OF the Umon !;
and. in language rs bold as it was eloquent.
h. urged the release Of the captire.-oy his
intercourse with the White Men, he said, he
was convinced of the improprirty OF the sac
rifice--he had taken his Great Father (at
Washngton) by the hand, and pledged him.
self to oppose these barharous rites. n
Young brave likewise told his countrYmen,
1 that he knew it was the opinion OF PawneeS,
that these sacrifices would ensure their pros
peritv at the hands Of the master ot lite !;
| bur said he, let US distrust our own opinion,
! for the whites have more intercourse, ami
are better acquainted with God Almighty
| than we are: therefore let us listen to them;
! let US please them; for we cannot please bet
ter men.
I The form of conducting human sacrifices
among the pawnees was detailed To Mr..
Daugherty ANA his party, by trenchman,
who had witnessed one or two
! "When it is, Sv the Big Medicine man.
deemed advisable to procure a subject fo ;
human s1crihce, he commitshs medicine -
the care OF a partizan at the hrd1 of war
party; lust as hr is about to o,tcW cumhaiga.
! me or more ot the prisoners c9ptarca p,
TIE party, +, esteem ed the property Of tAe
! Big Star, that is, the planet Ncnns. Wnrn
the suLi,ct is brought in, he i tu'"e,i over
70 OlA Medicine. the high pm. - OF H ci1
buh; he IS thea placed N confinement ~ tlt
medicine lodge. whore every possible c~ r
ton is made to fl'tan the victln tyr thc So
/. C,itice-lneantin the medicine men relieve
each other in Tive duty OF gnarliGs the sub
ie,t, aud IN chanting ~ GIs slt.e, u'}rt Sii.tIV
uf.rnal lu!labys, or anthems ot thr d5,Hn@ y.
When the victim is brought nut for cN
t,on, lie /, placed between two stakes,
scmbling MAy-polrs, ,urmuunied bs httcn
htg-the hands and trt bein5 cXtenfed
ne made fast to the y les, and 4 5 uAl hrc
is kindlcd near the FEY If the 81 Ct, u'
which irons are heated and tpgiud y" m.
breast and groins. | hi> tlrtnrt iscontnu
until the victim begins te siuk untlcr i, ~p''
the spy or vidette II 4 NJ n pAlt%Sprryious
organised for this ceItb"Yl ! seen ap-
preaching With the same caution tNat lS ".
served in actual way. Attrr this mnt ser,
'r reports rs tie Ghief ai ta" y" purt!
that he has discovered tlg e6rt w, aun tha
hc IN a bad posltlop, anA oT ~, guard =
Under these circumstances an inunt,G.t
attack is determined on, y tt0 the l1i-ro1
war party rush forward TO the Ti,or st "a
criiice, and despatch thr Nirtin, Miih i J.
4: shower Of arrows A!tr th.s the trs
decreased until the fat eXue, freely foH
the rasted suhj"cl; and 1t til, stage OF IT,
4 ceremony, the women Of the aatiou, wao ~
planters, press around the pilt. oil tnt.
r noes, and holding them up. imp ore apnr
dant harve,ts; the arrows Of M warrior
na,ing been iugluriously d,plrd N to- r,oo
Of the enem,, al, iitted FOR successful Bu
Al taio hunt"