Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-02-25
NO. 8

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river, the Indians had wigw I'm. anal h 49,
ing their canoes IN order, and by row;nv -.
the stream, they became much fatirued ~
| When they reached the place Of rest th..~
slept soundly. Mrs. Daston did NET sle.,s
The nurse and an English boy, q pr;sor.-
were appnsed Of her design; but were NOT ~
much use to her in the execution OF Il. ~
the stiffness Of the night abe arose and wenS
out OF the wigwam to test the soundnes. ana
| security Of savage sleep. They did not
move: they were to sleep until the last siay.---
she returned, took one of their hatchefs, ana
despatched ten of them in moment, each
with single blow. An Indian woman WIN
was rising when she struck her, fled with
her probable death wound. and an India.
boy was dcsignedly spared; for the ayenrc,
oil blood was woman and q mother. ana
could not deal death blow upon a helplesn
child. She surveyed the carnage ground ~
the light Of the fire, which she stirred n.
when the deed was done, and catchinga fe,r
handfulls OF roasted corn, che Commenced
her journey, but on rejecting moment. -.
thought the people o. lIaverhill would con-
sider her tale as the rawlings Of maduesa.
when she should get home, IL ever that fin,H
might come; she therefore returned ana
scaipcd the slain; then put her nurse and
Engilsh boy into the canoes and with herself
they floated down to the falls, when she land.
ed and took to the woods, keeping ths r;vsr,
IN sight, which she knew must direct her -
her way home. After suffering inered;bIs.
hariships by hunger, cold and fatigue. ~.
reached home. to the surprise and 10y Of her
husband. children and friends. The General
Court Of Massachusetts examined her story.
and being satisfied Of the truth Of Il. took her
trophies, the scaIps, and gave her iiffy pounds.
The people Of Boston made her many pres
ents. All classes were anxious % zee tn
heroine, and as one Of the writer's Of the dan
says, who saw her, s.shc was q right moiesn
woman Mas Anacharsis or Milford, il.
their histories Of Greece, any thing TO sur-
pass this well authenticated story Her de-.
scendan's in right line, and by the same
name, are now living where che was captue>
red.
Heroic Enthusiasm LII Is scarcely possible.,
we think, to deny the conduct detailed IN the
following letter, the character Of which W.
have assignedto il in the two words It tho
head Of this paragraph. The results OF scienee
made subservient at the greatest personal.
hazard, and with most eager zeal 10 the cause
Of humanity, should secure tho admiration
and gratitude Of men in much higher degree
than the acts OF those who found elaius e
renown on millions slaughtered, aud human
ity outraged. Yet are tho nasnes of w. sAeet
and Of his generous and sch tieSotxa eus.
laay..~.@ nnknnaSn beyond their own s1snn
past ages. il without his histefiano or biz Barx4
~. r. .1Hsevicas
The Plague.---M. de Lssscyric has reeeivy
ed the following letter from M d'Arcet, Il.
dated Tripoli, in Syria, June II, iS19.--a1ho
concern which you take IN every thing that
is interesting to humanity, Induces noe to COM
municate TO you the result or soma expert
mcnts which we have just made here with
the chlorurets Of oxidos, in order to deter
mine their action upon the virus Of the plaguo.
We had hardly returned to Cairo, from ouS-
voyage in Upper and Middle Egypt, when
we learned that the plague was raging ~
TripoIi, in Syria. Though Il was our duty
to remain in Egypt, we could not resist tho
desire Of going to Tripoli, III order 70 msko
some trials, the result Of which was doubtful
until the plague should manifest itself at Cali
70 or At Alexandra, which ID not the case o.
very year, and which indeed sometimes only
appears at long intervals. We consequently
Get off for Damietto, and fr0m thence Tor BE-.
rut and Tripoli We have been at this i1y~s
ter place fortnight, and our experimente
relative to the disiniccfion Of clothes are fin,
ished.
The most important point, was to CON-
vince ourselves whether the psstilential vire
us would resist the action Of chlorurets. and
in order Is leave no doubt upon the matterS..
it was nectss ary to make trial Of the chIorur
refs upon clothes covered with perspiratione-
pus, and blood. left at their death BY persons
attacked with the plague. We requested The
vice consul To procure ~ six coats which
he bought OF The relations Of SIX individuals
who had died Of the plague the previous esenr
ing and the evening before that With res
pcct to the infection Of these clothes thsre
could be no doubt; they were spotted nitbr
blood, matter and perspiration. After the
vice consul had made process verbal Of tho
state "a which they vera. immersed them
Tor I6 hours in solution Of cholorsifet Of So
do at O-5 Of the chronouetero Of NJ. Gay Lus-
| sac, and when they were dry, each Of ~
| put on shirt next to the skin, and the rcst
Of the clothing The spots still remained
but they were BY no means 20 dark, we went
! 10 bed in this clothing and wors il 10 hours
The experiment was made S days ago. and
none Of US have experienced the least attack
from IT. That the mode Of disinfection adopr
ted has completely answered the intention is
l think. proved BY these facts IN : p0sitivo
manner. As each Of US has different con-
stitution, this Is another proof Of the efica-
ey Of the solution. We are going - make
another attempt tomorrow, By administer
ling to persons attacked with Tho plague, the
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