The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1834-05-24
WHOLE NO. 431.

] Thrilling Sio,y.-An extraordinary sto-
Try is told ny Captain Wallace, Of . lover
ind his mistress, who were saved ia sim
Igular manner from the jaws Of shark -
A transport, with part of regiment on
board, was sailing with gentle breeze
along the coast OF Colneo; one Oft the offi-
GERS was leaning over the good raiIings
conversing with a young lady who had
INSPIRED him with the tender passion.-
The fair one was in the cabin in the act
Of handing a paper to her lover, when
overreaching herself, she fell into the sea,
and, suppoite by her clothes driiied a.
stern; the officer lost no time in plunging
in after her, and upheld her with one
arm. The sails were quickly backed,
1.-The ship lay to, and preparations were
fnade TO lower bostswhen 10 ahe. disSpay
OF all on board, large shark appeared
under tho keel of the vessel, and glided
towards his victims; shout ofterror from
he agonized spectators called the atten-
tion Of the officer to the approaching dam
|ger; he saw the monsters fearful length
nearing him; he made desperate effort,
plunged and splashed the water SO as to
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out OF his sight. The current had now
carried the officer and the lady close to
the vessel, then the shark appeared a
second time along side, and was in the
act of turning on his back to seize one OF
the hapless pair, when a private Of the
officers company, who was standing IN
the hammock netting, jumped overheard
with bayonet in his hand which he
plunged INTO the back OF the shark, which
instantly disappearing, the three were re-
leased from their periious situation.
CAPTURE OF TIE Misses HALL From
Wake6eld's History Of the War between
the Unned States and portion OF the
Sac and Fox tribes OF Indians under Black
Hawk, in the press Of MIR Goudy, of jack
sonvile, aud nearly completed. On the
20lh of May, 1882, u party of Indians
came TO my (ather's house early in the
morning Mr. Pedegrew, one OF the
neighhors, was there. They first shot
him ; they then commenced killing my ia
ther and mother, and the rest OF the family
two Indians seized me, and two more my
sister Rachel, by the arms, and bore US
of as fast as possible. AS we passed out
of the door we saw our mother sinking
under the instrument of death. They
compelled US 10 run on foot as fast as We
were able about one mile and half, and
about thirty Indians following, to where
their horses were left. They there await
ed the arrival of those who had staid back
at the house to MURDER the family, during
which they caught and carried away sew
eral of my fathers horses. Alter the
party that had staid behind came up, we
were mounted on horseback The rest
all at the same time mounted their hor-
'es. We rode IN great haste until about
midnight. They then halted and dis
and spread blanket down,
bidding us to sit on it. They then form
I'd "a circle around US. We rested here
about two hours. They then mounted
heir horses, and rode as fast a gait as we
we're able to go, until 10 o'clock in the
morning, when they again dsmounted and
pread down their blankets, and bid US
it upon them. We we're by this time
most iatgued to death, and faint with
unger. They here scalded some beans,
nd eat them heartily. They gave some
D us, telling usto eat but TO eat law
eans was what we could not do.
After they had satisfied themselves on
ne raw beans, they again mounted their
ofses, compelled US again to mount ours.
he saddles were the common Indian sad
les, just the tee, and grained deer skin
lretched over it, and the roughest going
ind OF horses. We thought every day
,ould be the last with us. We rode on
ais day, till about sun down, when they
gain halted. They here roasted a prairie
hicken and give US to eat. suppose
ley staid here about an hour and half.
hey then mounted again and rode until
bout three hours in the night, when they
et the main army under Black Hawk.
We now Jared little better. When they
.und we we're prisoners they appeared to
e much pleased,& presented US with their
est diet, consisting of the kernels Of ha-
Ell nuts and sugar mixed together as
ken OF friendship aud at the same time,
ave us some tobacco and parched meal,
aking signs to US TO burn IT, which we
ID out of obedience to them. They also
is night suffered US TO sleep together,
hich they before refused. They staid
Ext morning until late hour. They
repaired red and black pants, md paint
! one side of our head aud face red and
Ie other black. Aiier this was done
ght or ten of their leading warriors took
) by the hand and marched round the
rcampment several times. They then
ok us into the mids, Of the whole band
warriors, spread down some blankets
nd sci US down upon them. They then
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