Litchfield enquirer., 1832-07-19


yards Of Ehe fort. took the trail the next
morning before sunrise, With the command /
then had with me, consisting of twelve men,
together with some Of the forts members.
and pursued a point beyond Yellow creek, a.
bout 12 miles east OF Kellog's grove, where
we overlook the gentlemen. They were a.
bout two miles of when wa first saw thcm.-
Before. we could get within firing distance,
they reached the woods we kept close on
for some miles, when perceiving they would
be 0yertaken, they detached, and entered one
Of the largest and most difficult thickets to
pass through you have seen-we tried every
possible way to drive them thcrelron. but all
was nsuccessfnl--such as charging them on
horseback. then part on foot and part on
horseback, then by trying to crawl upon
them. Finally, saw the only chance was
to 'dismOunt, and all to charge on foot-our
boys went into the thcket under full charge
like Den-we got into the midst of the In
dams before one fred-here we had pretty
close fight.
Although the guns on both sides were dis
charged frequently, there was not single fire
made at the distance of more than so feet
from the object aimed at, either from the In
dians or ourselves. We got into such close
quarters as TO be constrained to use the bay
onet and the butchers knife. We killed Eve
or six Of the scoundrcls and lost three Of our
own men, George Eames, l.. r. Howard and
Michael Lowell we're shot dead There were
more Indians in this brush than had suppus-
ed there were. We got from them all the
horses except one, on which one of them
| made his escape. One of our horses was
shot. Another was SO sick that he could not
be moved. When we commenced on these
boys, we were perhaps the. most perfectly
drowned set you ever saw, having ridden the
whole day in incessant rain. would suggest
the propriety Of collecting all your mounted
men, and sending Their; to bury these dead
soldiers as early as possible. ] will be 10 in
an hour or two. Yours. sc. SIC.
J. w. STEPHENSON.
! At about O'Clock, P. M. Capt. S. with
his company arrived in town, bearing two
scalps which they had taken from the red
skinned gentlemen.
The battle, for desperation, excelled any
ever yet heard Of. They fired awhile at each
other, and then Capt. S. gave order,
Charge .'-when every man obeyed as
coolly as if going to drill. The charge was
made four times, when they fought with
knives, spears, tomahawks, clubs. guns and
bayonets. There appeared to be no yielding
on either side, but it seemed that every one
was determined to conquer.
The force Of the Indians greatly exceeded
ours, and both parties seemed willing to aban-
don the field aud retire.
To give an idea how desperate they fought,
we will mention one instance. AnIndian had
just discharged his gun at one of our men
when Mr.. Hood charged him with his bayo-
net the Indian thought to frighten Hood by
cooking his gun, under pretence Of its being
loaded, and aimed at him. This, for mo-
ment. caused Hood to pause, when Capt. S. !
na'looed out. bayonet him, bayonet him ~
upon which ne ran the bayonet into his |
breast about three inches. The Indian caught |
the bayonet in one hand, and held it from |
entering farther. when Thomas Sublett came
up, and with his knife stabbed him in the
throat and cut his juguIar vein. While tax.
ING his scalp. several guns were fred on them,
and several others snapped at them. Capt.
Stephenson was wounded by a ball in HE
breast though not supposed to be dangerous.
From The NOsrcich Courier
TO ounces common salt, add three Oun-
ces OF manganese, both finely pulverized-I
pour upon them ounces Of sulphuric acid,
("i. vit.) and ounces Of water previously
mixed and suffered to cool. A strong, pun
gent, sufiocating gas, of yellowish green
rOl0r,l will arise. This is Chlorine, the
0UA uOSI uSctui QUALITIES Oh
which are, that it destroys infection, and oh
iterates vegetable colors. Hence its use in
many epidemical disorders, and in bleaching.
Chlorine may be combined with water, and
With earths and alkalies. In the latter form
Is by far the most manageable and least ex- I
,ensive. The most useful combinations are
with soda and lime-the former being the
most elegant preparation, but it is expensive
the latter is the cheapest, and for alt use
fol purposes equally eficacions. In remov-
ing bad smells and vi,iated mir, its pow
or 10 complete and Neutrality-suspicious.
surrounding atmosphere to perfect healthy
condition. sheet dipped 10 solution Of
the chloride Of lime, was spread upon a eorpse
IN state Of pntrefaction, from which an O. |
dor almost intolerable was exhaled, and il /
hve minutes the surrounding atmosphere was
sufficiently purified TO enable the body TO be /
ramosed without the slightest ipcon, enience |
to the assistants. A sewer, which was nui- |
sance to the neighborhood. aud which caus-
ed the death three persons in their attempts I
to cleanse Il Thy the ordinary method Of re- |
moving the ith and washing it with water> |
was rendered perfectly clean 10 twelve hours. !
A church under which man, bodies were hn. (
rled, had been deserted for a long time. 1.-THE
writer thinks fifty years,) was restored to lis
use in twenty four hours, by means of cho-
rine--and recently one 0fthe streets in Gates.
head, the most filthy ia the village, was puri.
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