Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-17

ready noticed by you. inns occurred about the -"
10Th inst A day two afterwards, Capt Sccs gi!A'
ed 1 company and went down 10 bury them.
The father and mother together with six lovely Gu"
dren found TO have shared the unInry CIV
The lhroats several of the children from ear
ear Of them, with only strip Of skin cil o"
back Of the neck, TO connect tho body with The HEAD
company gave them oil decent lnlcrmeHt as !'U
and circumstances would admit, and left the home O. M
dead, for The yet cheerful hearlhs of the living '
diatcly after this occurrence, Can became unras!
concluded 10 remove his goods from what was catt
lower store. Accordingly he hired wagons iot '"' -
pose, which suffered TO load without lne''uP
by tic Indians but not suffered proceed There VI"
three wagons in company, two Of which started: w.
when they got behind u h:n, ty which They were "
fom the store, they fired on, and both was'"
killed, negro belonging 10 Lesley, and VINE ~;
by the name Of Frank Coglin. Ca,ln who was IN TX
act of locking up the store, and the two wagone' &C.,
with the wagon behind, hearing the firing, were MOI
TO take the hint and secure their own safely 0y Is
The wagons were plundered, the horses lelt caO's
and the store burnt Captain Seiles and MAJ" 1 ,
ders raised company Of thirty men in Gay I" w.,
10 proceed 10 the scene Of devastation "hs" NV!
arrived within about mile and halt oil !n1 pa. n,
they considerable party oil iLI To-
laden with plumber, who, upon sight OF Inc "",
dropped their loads and fed for safety to Tue ,
and bushes. One Of them being holly Pu'sueo 'S'
ted in thicket, and finding that he was ao' itI
be discovered fired upon old man, Bggersta anu ne
ed him. Instantly several guns were presenter ., #
savage foe, who rose and shook himself as II p'0ITj n
what lie had done, and now courlcd death Ja''' ~,
ris' gun snapped and Humphreys taking tire h';.,
Indian fell to the ground with seven buck shot ~ -,
back, and Immediately his throat cut from ear o
Several squaws were taken prisoners and lhe s na,
dams were seen squatting and hiding like y'u"s ct
tridges, after shower Of rain All, however, " went
at liberty again. except one, from whom some mp ;,
information obtained She is now lodged III ~, lad
She stated that only few hours before, bs
committed n w tp v,
Harper that they had killed the woman ano C nnne.
the field, near the white man house. leaving lux Sg
est child with its little head bruised to ley, ~ Sal
the jam Of the chimney, against which Il haI stated
ed in the house. The white man, she iust"e tbs.
was killed down at the creek. 1t SO happsm I'll 10
another scouting party of whites at the same . sss
with Harpers house and picked up the nnoceI in 10
infant, while as yet, the blood had not
veins but such was their hurry, under the apsr aud
Of danger, that they did not perceive the ie door
child which lay dead in the field, in full Vew and
The next morning. another party went 70 aer on. and
found him in his bed. II appeared ne mao indians
was coming home when he was attacked heels and
with guns and missed He then took 70 p's aalIy shot
was pursued by them for two hours ihey r"sk ssv
two balls through hiu, and he fell BY ts he cane TO-
ported by the s9uaw for dead. Afterwards Nv