Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-04
From The Florida Herald, Oct 10.

he 1hhLoNN AHA lAlllf. NASSAU IKE.
CORPORATE now Serrcsui) IiarwooD, od Dragons.
. New Enelsndef, from Surr,. New Hampshire.
furnishes with The following narrative Of his escape
nom the massacre al Caroosahathir which we give
nearly ~ his own words. Nearly NIL Is cofrnboratod
by other information. aud the whole plainly told
The Sergeant is positive the Indians did follow hun
and thar their lowering about without molcsIina him
Was reality, not vision.
:. On the night Of the e9d Of JULY, five of our
draraons were eamped AT Pnnta Rassa. and the
remainder, seventeen in number, IN large hospital
tent. ten miles up the river, nearly half nc liom
the suffers store. Col. HARNrr's was close by and
Charley Brown ant his wife wrfe also cHmped ucnt
with Sandy Peryman. Sampson was nj The suffers
where lie acted as interpreter. On the morning Of
the 23d. just AT daybreak. asakeaed by " hoop and
rifle ,ho We rushed from the irnt NJ the other end
OF which the Indians we've entering, breaking all be-
fore them. None ~ us were living dnan and the
Indians had fired TOO high We had on, rnes but
owing tn the neglect Of u non commissioned officer
40 ammunition and being therefore unable 10 make
defence took 10 the river, The Indians following To
the bank. from whence they fi,d but, The water
being shallow, had waded n good distance and
~ dropping down ouly two of us we're wounded
though the balls fell like hail, aud scattered the W.
Ter all round, We hen proceeded down tho river
keeping out OF rife range, bul could not cross, as
there were Indians on the Other side and some of
the party that FIST attacked US walked down the
beach opposite 10 ms. As we closed IN \ t,tle In
and some could not swim,) saw that some of the
indians were old acquainanees, WHO had bren about
our tents more friendly than wanted, when at Key
Bnscayne.
One OF them who spoke Eogtsh called oui to
Sergeant Bigeluw, Sergeant. come ashore, and bring
Your men we are Liends aud will not hun YOU.
believing there was some neudcd ireaehefy. | OPP
posed going. but the sergeant and eight others
sent and friendly received. | saw one
Indian walking by the arm With Sergeant Sim
nons. who has not since been head from.
iho remainder Of the men continued down, and
o" rounding the oiu,, were taken on hoard,
small sioup boat, which had dropped down when
the attack commenced. One wounded man AMI
myself remsned behind. as the Others landed aud
set OUT with the Indians iheirIerurn TO the camp;
we were called upon follow, which we pretend
cd 10 do, but KEPT in the water, and when the party
Was passing o,el rising ground Witch hid them
cut l"i the woods. We passed one dra COON pic ced
ny three balls, his bowels ripped oui, aud heard a
hnD. towards the camp, winch was directed. We
supposed, on the remainder, BESIDES Mr.. D4llani
and those IN his employ, ] certain nobody Was
Killed except those who were en,ieed back by the To-
diao- with ptotesfations OF friendship.
The wounded man aud separated, ard ran In.
TO swamp aud sat do in ystei knee deep all day.
s"i al night went out into the pine barren 10 sleep
The nextday attempted 10 walk towards tho coast
hopng some vessel In passing might me, but IN,
Ieei we're terribly sore. for. having shoes, the,
had been cut badly bile IN the water BIZ oyster shells
ia the afternoon heard a whoop, aud. seeing iva
ia'sns With rifles, fanlor a small hanmock
tonnne across this, | came to fire, BY the side oil
which VAS negro thai ! am ceriain was Sampson
'hen 'nrned and ran out into some high grass In
hopes "i getting to larger hammock opposite but
We t~v iedans cut me of. tuning me towards a
sAna oeacii by rising up IN The grass, aud holding
.usn fhes Ina menaeug position, without firing.
MS drove NE down to beach, vhent the su1ciings
OF my ieet becoming vulnerable. ] uie off part oi
my kh'u aud wound itround ibem, and then wen,
through The uighi walking ON this beach lie In.
aans SIM continuing me- until about o'clock
'p@ nest day,swhe ] fell down on the sand com.
Pieiely exhausted. Shortly after, tie two Ind ans
nat FRS. SAN came up To tees close by. and
were J'ined by others. expected they would shoe,
me, MI sid TO Them. .ahydo YOU wish 10 burl
me- "heuevrr any Of you come 10 our camps we
treat YOU well. aud wiIen we take you prisoners
We never hafn yon.' by tits Time | became
dizzy. ald fell senseless. where lay uncos sc,ous
lef . hong time though the was broilins hot
"Wt'enI cam~ To my self again, the Indians were
gone, AMI saw no more Of them. | attribute ~,
delivery TO sampson, who liked me- and think mus
have prevailed the Indians 10 murder me- foI
A"ow u" "tlier reason. then went on al cane
'osrse', fowu which walked some distance 10
rug my raii. a1d then crossed over and went up
wv ''ee. "h,n passed The night fighting mus
f"'oss. which wste thick that III did norfau
s '' iss would light on my face and I'LL them
-, 80 ","oh faster than could slap my cheeks
h1hns. In The morning. continued ON 10
"e ,"'ss nha found myself, instead OF bcing an
sii "hpops number Of mansroyc Islands. where.