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

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eeiFed deadly FIRE. By which sixteen or
seventeen Of the advance we're killed or
sounded. We that sinod sprsng under
cover Of the bank. and Tor momenl re-
served our FIRE. Six or seven Shut Eel
lows rushed nut with I0mahaWk and
knife 10 kill and scalp our comrades. IL
vas now our turn On Ere: every shot
eeuRied one: they fell. Gen. Had nov
came on at quick step, advanced within
lev rods II them. and ordered his men
10 fire and then charge them a The point
~ the bayonei; they were soon routed
and put 10 flight. We returned with our
dead and wounded The same night 10 our
former camp. We hal no further OPP
Porinniiy ofcoming O. brush with them.
until we were in.ned by our whole furre
under Gen. Clinton. We were opposed
BY The enemy's whole farce. consisting
Of ladians. British and tories. TO whom
we gave baIIle lIiIle below NewtOwn
Point. Our loss was ifilling.
On the return of the army I vas taken
with The camp fever. and was removed
TO the fort which had built in 70, where
my father was slill living. 10 The course
OF the winter recovered my health. and
my fsiher's house having BEEN burnt in
IS by the party which attacked the be-
aforementioned fort, my father requested
me IN 60 with him and younger brother
10 our farm. about f1ur miles distant. 10
make preparations for building another,
and raising some grain. But liule ap-
prehension was entertained uf molesia-
lions from the Indians This season. as they
had been so completely routed the year
before. We left The fort about the last OF
March, accompanied BY my uncle and his
sou, about twelve years old. and one
Peter Pence. We had been on our farms
about four or five days. when on the
morning Of the 30lh NJ March we we're
surprised BY a party of ten Indians. My
father was lunged through with a war
spear. his throat was cut. and be was
seaIpeh. while my brother was tomahawk-
ed, scalped. and thrown into the fire be-
fore ny eyes. While I was struggling
with warrinr, the fellow who had killed
my father dew his spear from his body
and made vinleut thrust at me. shrunk
from the spear. and the sarage who had
hold Of me turned il wnh his hand so that
il only penetrated my YES, and shirt.
They were then satisfied with taking me
prisoner, as they had the same morning
taken my uncle's lille son and Pence,
though they killed my uncle. The same
party. br(nre they reached Us. had touch.
ed on he lnwer settlements Of Wyoming.
and killed a Mr.. Epson. and took boy
prisoner Of the name Of Rogers. We
were now marched ofrup Fishing Creek,
and in the afternoon Of the same day
we came TO Huntingdon, whereihe Indians
found four white men al sugar camp,
who fortunately discovered The Indians
and lied To house; the Indians only
fired on them aud wounded Capt. RAN
som. when they continued their course
till night. Having encamped and made
their fire. we. the prisoners, were tied
aud well secured. five Indians lying on
one side ofus and five on the other; in the
morning they pursued their course, and.
leaving the waters Of Fishing Creek,
touched the head waters of IIemlork
Creek, where they found one Abraham
Pike, his wife and child. Pike was made
prisoner, bu, his wife and child they paint
ed, aud told Joggo, sguaio. GO home
They continued their cnurse that day, and
encsmped the same night in the same
manner as the previous. Ii came into
my mind that sometimes individuals per-
formed wonderful actions. and surmount.
ed the greatest dangers. Ithen decided
these fellows must die; and thought Of
the plan to despatch them. The next
day had an opportunity to communicate
my plan. 10 my fellow prisoners; they
treated IL as visionary scheme Tor three
men 10 attempt to despatch ten indians.
| spread before them The advantages that
three men would have over Ten when
asleep: and that We would be the first
prisoners that would be taken into their
towns and villages after our army had
destroyed their corn. that we shDuld be
tied to the stake aud suffer cruel deah;
we had'now an inch of ground to fight
on. and if we failed IL would only be
death, and we might as well die one way
as another. Tina. day passed away. and
having encamped FOR the night, We lay
as before. IN the morning We came To
the river. and saw their canoes; they had
descended the river and rnn 4heir canoes
up into Little Tunkhannnck Greek. so
called; ihev crossed the river and sci their
canoes adrif,. | renewed my sugges-
tions to my companions TO despatch them
tina, night, and urged that they must de-.
eide the question. They agreed To make
The trial; but how shall we do il was the
question. Disarm them and each take a
tonahawk aud come to close work at
once. There are three Of us: plant our
blows with judgment and three times three
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