Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-15

so'Led by five or six others who threw HIM over
board into CONGO alongside. where he quickly 70.
covered, aud was allowed to remain for some time
uninjured.
Captain Thorn made an intellectual attcmpt To
reach the cabin for his firearms, but was overpsw
cred by numbers. His only weapon was a iack.kniic
with which he Killed four of his savage assailants
oy ripping up their bellies, and nlutlatcd several o.
theirs. Covered with wounds and exhausted from
the loss of blood, he rested himself for II nome MT
10y leaning on the lillcr wheel, where he received
dreadful blow from weapon called pautu,nau-
gan, Ga species of half sabre, hale clubD on the
back part Of the head, which iellcd him to the
deck. The death dealing knife fell from his hand
ana ms savage butchers, after cxiinguishng the
lew sparks of Life that still remained threw his
mangied body overheard On seeing tho captains
tate, our informant who was close to him, and who
had hitherto escaped uninlurcd, jumped into the
walter, and was takon into canoe by some women
who partially covered his body with mats. He
states, that tho original intention of tho enemy
was TO detain Mr.. Mkay prisoner; and
after securing the vessel to give liberty
on obtaining ransom from Astoria: but
on hnding the resistance made by the captain and
crew, the former of whom had killed one of the
principal chiefs, their love of gain gave way TO re-
vengc, and they resolved to destroy him. The
last time the Inflated gentleman SEEM his head
was hanging over the side of canoe, and three
savagcs, armed with Pautumamgans, were battering
out his brairs
In the mean time, the devoted crew. who had
maintained the unequal conflict with unparalleled
bravery, became gradually overpowered. Three
oi Ihern, John Anderson, the boatswan, John
"c3kes, the carpenter and Stephen Weckes who
had so narrowly escaped at the Columbia, succeed
co. AFTER desperate struggle, in gaining possess
ION OF the cabin, the entrance which they secure
~ fastened inside. The Indians now became more
cautious; for they well knew there were plenty of
hire arms below; and they had already experienced
enough of the prowcss of the three men while on
deck, and armed only with hands,,ikcs to drc.d
approaching them while they had more mortal
weapons at their command Anderson and his
TWO companions, seeing their commander a nd crew
dead and dying about them, and that no hope of cs
caPo remained, determined on taking u terrible re-
Vengc. Two of them, therefore, set about laynp
tram te the powder magazine, while the third aG-
dressed some Indians from the cabin windows who
were III canoes, and gave them to understand, that
IL they were permitted to depart unmolustcd in one
o. the ships boats, they woud give them ouet mos
session OF the vessel, without firing shot; stpu
idtlnS, however, that no canoe should remain near
the'n while getting into the boats. The anxiety
oi the barOarlans to obtain possession of the plum
DER, and their dsinclinaton to risk any more lives
mauced them TO embrace this proposition with
eagcrnoss, u the pinnlcc was Immediately brouyht
stern. Inc three heroes, having by this time per-
fected their dreadful arrangements and ascertain
ca mat no Indian was watching them, gradually
lowered themselves from the cabin windows into
inc boat, and having fired the train, quickly push.
Cd OF towards the mouth of the harbor, no obsta-
GIG bcing intcrposed to prevent their departure
hundreds of the enemy rushed on deck TO
selZe the long expected prize, shouting wells of
victory: but their triumph of short duration
just as they had burst open the cabin door an ex
plosIon took place, which in an instant hurled ND
wards oftwo hundred savagcs into eternity s. dread
iuliy injured as many more. The interpreter who
mad by this time reached land, states that he saw
many mutiiated bodies floating the breach,
while heads arms, and legs together with fragments
oil the snip were thrown TO considerable distance
on the shore.