Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-06-19

covered they naQ HIS .ls- a : - -..-ss -
tleirscouts. that they were not pleased
hat be had made an abortiye attack With
si,ch precipitation that time had not been
allowed to the intercepting parties e e.
sumo their severalpositions. He e readily
recollec,ed that as an unsuccessful assah-
i, 4 vas lis part to assume detected air
and maintain respectful distance from
the more successful Of his party. Amin.
cident more favorable to the intentions Of
Herford could not have occurred--the dis
lance at which he might wander from the
party without exciting the least suspicion
Joined with the darkness of the night,
conspired efectually to cover the detection
Of his gait. He felt assured that no peril
could attach itself to the suPeraddition Of
himself to the number of the warriors
from the haste with which the expedition
must move in order to clear themselves of
the neighborhood. The scattered party
shortly assembled in a more dense part of
the woods, and Herford with the rest drew
near that he might learn the success of the
search. What was his surprise to find
but one prisoner? Susan had not been
taken. The first suggestion was that she
had been killed.-This gave way to a
hope that she had escaped unobserVed, and
was safe. Had she been killed no pre-
caution would have been observed to Sc
crete the deed; on the contrary, the per-
petrator would have taken an unnatural
pleasure in heralding it. The order OF
march was Immediately concerted, and its
execution commenced with extraordina-
ny silence and despatch. Herford took
his position at a convenient distance in
rear of the company. After a weary
march of some hours, rendered doubly ia.
tiguing from the continual peril and OBJ
structions Of an unfrequented way, the
warriors called halt in the midst of a
deep morass. 1t required no special In
junction of war council to inform Her.
ford that he must keep watch over the
prisoner while the rest slept. The war
riors lost no time in applying themselves
to sleep, the appetite for which was by no
means Indifferent, having been whetted by
an unrem.tted march successfully through
the preceding day and night. General in
dicationS of sleep were soon audibly ap-
parent. Herford continued to watch the
prisoner, apparently with great care for a
length of time. Conceiving all around
him safely locked in the embrace of sleep.
in pursuance of his project he feigned
great drowsiness, and finally pretended
deep repose. Canters taking advantage
Of this opportunity, with silent experiences,
despatched the trammels that encountered
him, and with equal address extricated
himself from the woods that enveloped his
captors in deep, dark shade. But he haC
not escaped alone ;-Herford had fol
lowed his steps with equal expedition ant
success. The two rivals, after forces
march, approached the settlement by diff
ferent routs. They found the settlement
in no common mood all was agitation
CONSERVATION and dismay. Susan M
had left the house of her friend under tn
conduct Of Canters, and both had mo:
unaccountably disappeared. MANY WEI
the surmises. Canters came in; he el
planned in a gasconading tone. that no
Of enemies had set upon him-he dilate
in extravagant terms upon the bravel
with which he defended his charge uni
t excess of numbers made resistance de
b perate. He could give no account of S
y san afer- the period Of his vanquishmeI
sr Canters led the way to the scene ofattac
Mt the spot was searched with appropri,
is haste and scrutiny, but Susan was I
to found. All were hopeless. All disco
tn solate--but one. Herford had remark
as that the war party mentioned another p
" ty of whose proximity they were console
he With characteristic fortitude and brave
he he decided upon course of action.
Wit made all speed through the day to the
IN, lage of the suspected chief; waited
RI obscurity of night, and during divers
his created by an opportune approach
no. acOEUes, he secured the village until
led came up with the object of his sea-
M seated in cabin detected and unattend
red He approached her with precaution,
led IN few words acquainted her with the
la son Of his appearance. She did not
ass roughly object to a release-more to
re- manner than to the matter. They left
re- village without obstruction, and gained
ac- settlement without accident, to the
we'd little qualification and pleasure of frie
ce. and neighbors. To do justice to Su.
self she was not backward to aclhnowledg,
pa preference, the man WHO had achieved
in release, to him who had basely abandc
h a her in the hour of apparent danger.
or Yours respectfully,
attn ANN.
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~ The Buffalo Star says:--sThat two
giments of niggers are to be enrolled,