Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-12
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THE ENGRAVING INDIANS

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THE ENGRAVING INDIANS
DAYvILLE llL., September 1.-THE Pol,owalon'c
Indians crossed the Wabash at Wliamsport, Salur
dav morning last. ard encamped the banks Of The |
Bio Ycrmion, West Of town about o'clock on yes.
to-day having travelled ~ miles that day, ana - the
day bciure This is average oil their travel MIR
are impcdcd much by Sickness and Dy those
various accidents TO which emgraling party "i 600,
old and young may be supposed nbe. Although there
are 80 or 60 sick in The camp, this proportion is sau 70
he less than that which exists IN The county around
Danyil!c and other portions oi The WaJas,I Proportion
TO population. 80
The emigra,ng party under 'hr direction oil Gcge
Poke, (hc elder Of the family Of that nanr who, with
Tie Rev MIR Petit, Catholic MISSIONARY, appear 10 en-
ioy their unlimited confidence. Judge Pokc Is uae OF
The mos, bland aud amiablc living and having, by
long and close intimacy with the tribes, gained their
confidence, they move with him with much aacrty.-
Gen Upton, Gen. Grover, Grn A. Morgan, DT Buell.,
and Col J. r. NJ Bryant accompany the emf grafton, all
of whom except Gen. Morgan, will part with llrm To.
morrow. six miles West Of this place They eX1ec to
strike The Mississippi al Quincy, al which point, II the
river is navigablc, they will go by water 10 tier new
homes.
No man can look upon these poor creatures without
lamen,ing the inevitable necessity which drives them
from the homes of their fathers. They IRE certainly
forced away from them al this ilmc and YET 1tesiion
if their more udicons and sincere friends will not
ioice al it. II they had fingered mach lnnger more
would have fallen prey 10 the hand Of violence than
can now by any possibility, die in the attempt 10 go
West at so nauspc!ous a season ni the year
"Some affecting scenes have taken place N The camp
since and h, fore The Indians 90, under way One
cheltan had 4 mother upwards OF hundrcdycar ola
over whom constitution was held whe'hef or n"' II
would be hetcr put her to death before she S'au'
40 M homes of her long surviving particularly undtf
tho c,,icues Of cmrre,lnn could reasonably hr enter,
tnincd Fortunately, humane cnnnsrIs rf'Va't"' anu
,,c ,oor creature dird and buried ner journey
OF four days Two children were born on Frly right
last, and are doing well, notwithstanding they we're The
next day. las is the lad'n custonr) sr9%""a on 70
b bony Ohrs lave been compelled 10 leave wife acr
them in one p!acr and child in another in conse quence
Of sckness-and some have had TO bury, far remote
from their native hunting grounds or from the promised
land Of their adoption IN The West their nearest and
! dearest kindred.
"Thcse things, Of course, must excite sympae
Int how they be avoided considering all things
They treated with all possible kindness by the ami
able conductor snd those under him; but yet 500
poor half clothed haless hreccess creatures in a sin.
gle file chukcd with dust, and sufncaled with heat,
mounted poor halt-starved Indian ponies, is sigh,
that no man of scnsbi!ity can look upon unmosed
! with composurc.
| 'Thc difficulty Of finding wafer, horse feed &c in
crossing The Grand Prairie, il is frnred may impede,
very much, their march, rs well increase among them
the progress of disease. '-Ttrrc. La"te Courier.
REMOVAL OF THE PorrowAraMlEs The following
account 6f the gathering Of the Pot,owalamie tribe Of
Indians for removal furnishes interesting picture Of
frontier ii is from the Logansport Qntiars)
| Telegraph Of the 18Th ult
- , oot $3.50 80 IT, "" .J ~
Wy -, rahcd ,ho ini; Eis,uoi on Tn;n Los
"' Int,u go. W. tn, y, WI
n.o 49,, nn.;mai tr ;,,' soro,i w. ,ho- Indyn s
o,o c r", ~ ,ondd -, .,or"n, , "soans
wv. ,I'"r a"' I hI, W P.efIn' ;,, Wv
san nd rnmr rb;nr. @ M, ,"r,c,p,
a', a." ,sLc NV" and r,,cd mn,G ia ono ~ 'o
go or ,ho hI,;mn ,;ch I'D hoom ocn,r;cd -,
chapel The Indians present were then told that
they must prepare TO cngraicat in three days they
must be ready 10 60 WEST that they need not hope tn
r,r,n NJ, tho 4, nds hic thou ocrunsd for they woud