The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-10-11

L.. family, thsn The Commanding aih-
rsr a he Bsa.sa SD Indians 81 that
place. Iva u sarPly the losa q his
snn, Cara. Bailrr. wha ~as killed late an
the lall lssI by the Americans. In hon-
=, a m, :, MS adapted son. ] ~ss con.
s,,.a an = priSsle roam. and not put IN
der = Brush guard. Ny troubles soon
b-vsn; the Iadians we're lnlurmed BY me
,or.,. tha, knew ne that | had been .
prisoner befare. AMI had killed my cap
.o,.. thsy were outrageous. and went 10
f,asler and demanded me. and - ] was
lid, Offered 20 bring in fourteen prison.
ors in my place. Butler sent IN officer
a .xsm,ns me on the subleei: he came
and iafsrned me lhrIr Indians had laid
heavy srsusziians against me; they Sefe
infarmed that | had b-ea . prisoner he
fore, and killed ihe party. and that 'hey
had demanded mr. IL be gwen uP :" them.
and thai hrs ealaarl wished 10 knaw The
(,r, \ uhsrrsed, &" Ssr. IL 10 > serinus
on. suan 10 answer; wall never deny The
t,u,h; have been q prIsaner beiafe. and
killed the party, and returned 10 The SER
.iee of ms country; hut. SIR, ] consider
myseIr.a be prisoner ii war 10 the Brit
ish, and | presume you will have EHrs
honour than 10 deliver me up 10 the saw.
sees. know what my fate sill BE-; and
nIease 10 inform your eoloEtl that we
hare il in our power s0 reiallase. Tie
Ieft ne in . shoii ume. and returned and
stated that there vas mn alternative for
me 70 save nv life bat tn abandnn The
rebel cause and JAIN The British standard:
thai | should take the same rank IN the
Brush service a. | dad IN the rebel ser.
,ice. replied. " No. sir. n"; give me
the stake, the I0mahaWk. 0r the knife.
before a BRUSH commission; liberty or
death is our mailn:" he then left ne.
Some time sfer lady came to nv rom,
with whom | had been we'll acquainted
before the revnlu.ion; we had been srh0nl-
mates; she vas then married 10 British
officer. captain Of the queens rangers;
he came With her. She had been TO Col.
Baller. and she vas suIhorised To make
me the sane offer as the officer had done.
| thanked her for the trouble she had IA.
ken Tor ms safety, but could not accept
of The OiIrr; she observed haw much
lnore honorable would IL b. TO be an off,
feer in the BRUSH service. | observed
that could not dispose OF myself in that
way; I brlnnged la the Congress of the
unurd States, and tat | wnuld abide the
Consequences; she left me. and il was
tie last I heard Of H.. A guard was set
81 the daor Of my apartment.
In about i"ur days after | was sen,
dawn Like On'arIO To place called
CsflI,a Island; iran Iheace down the
81 Lawrence n Montreal. where | was
placed in prisan. AMI found forty or fifiv
IL oar American officers. and where we
had the hn"oar III look thruush The irnn
graies. The fourth # Iuly VAS drawing
near: ten IL Us camh'ned ~ celebrate the
phlnlcsl birh-dsy Of our country; We
found ways aud ne ms to have some
brandy conveyed IN ~ Us unknown 10 the
BrIsish guard. and We had high day.
after makingaenmproIBise with the guard.
II vas highly offensive To The BRUSH
officers. aud We ten were taken ont and
sent 10 Quebec. thence down The 81.
Lawrence, and put on the Isle Of Orleans.
where We renamed ill the last of Sep.
iem5er; British fleet sailed about that
tine aud hound for New York: we were
put on bnsrtl of that feet; when We came
tn New York there was M exchange
for US. Zen. Carlton then commanded
The British army al New York: h. parol-
ed US o. return home.
10 the month of March. 1888, was
exchanged, aud had orders to take up
arms again. i'ined my company in
Mach At Northumberland: about that
time CAPT. Robinson received orders 10
march hIs company tn Wyoming. 10 keep
saunson al Wilksbarre tort. Tie sent
myself and Easign Chambers with the
Company to that s'siinn. where We lay
sA November, 1913. Oar army was
lhen dIscb,rge'l, and our company like
wI'e' PO'r and peaayless. we retired 10
The shades IL private life. >e
KS 81 .
Yankee Sire,ciiness-Coming in ousr
The ffFeea gaiiJa lac. We understand
tasi preV'"u. To the Division Muster al
Dedham, Yesterday. a strewj one hs up
al The ioIiOsIpg novel exped,eni 10 evsde
me Incense iss. He msde application 10
the Selec'man Tor license Go exhibit q
striped pig during the parade day, which
~a' granted. tie srcordingly procured
pig. and with brush painted some
stripes On has back. aud yesterday m"ru-
ing he had a tent erected on the field.
WIN due notice on the exterior. that a
araPed pig was 10 be seen within; price
.. ADMISSION sir and a quarter cents.
'ne rave beng 81 low, nuaneroas visIiers
~e'e induced +" call upon his sw,nish ms-