Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-08-15

Aoile iei.--T tolluNine instance Of bigh min.
eed sell devotion which recently occurred IN FLORIDA
- related by = correspondent II lie New Ya,k
Star
About the frs Of June -, Mr.. Simeon pen a
f"Si 'eni near Ne~uanssille. in Ahehua county.
fatpened 10 be tf7rehrg hume from Il place ralIrl
AhcH'ot distant aenil"s from lhc frSi named town
aud stopped At loac house on the road viii y
view OF remaining lrw minnie. IN refresh his horse
lie had hecn there hul short time engaged IN look
me At hiily cofn6rd when he was sndeul, startled
by thr rcnoH II Ire 1rus, aud tuning round discny.
cred thai The anaH who ocruped the house who
was distant about Unity yards FROM him had fallen
dead al The hic. Al another glance he pofrrfyrd
near by fa'y Of seven or eight Indians, without
beng discovered by lhem and mial have easily cs-
capped under cover ot The hieh corn but recoleetpg
that there were IN the huusc wnn,an and two chl.
dren, he hesIIated nota moment han course to lak
ne Indians we've advancing. and IN pniuc 10 the
house he saw thai ms own person would be ,,lolly
exposed; he made a lush haWrver, aud before he
reached II. was struck by two halls our ~ the ann
and the other IN tie breast The LATER 81 Incl mem
" proved fatal. lie succeeded in cetting INSIDE and
fastened to close the door 1nd prepare ltr defence hr
family meantime exhibiting great terror and distress
The following of the affair - nearly in his own
words as he related II TO the HrIer, bv uhoun he as
seen about The 10Th Of June. with his wound ,eI
green. hni convalrscing. Il determined said he 10
run the risk o oslng MY own le. father than %
Wy. "bltb tts4iN thbtu nave done. UNNAMED,
ana leave thai POOR woman aud her children 10 be
sacrificed by the Indians. As soonas had reach.
ed the house and euscd The door, | seized AN old
gun. anu putting ~ some powder with great difficult
~. from a bad iint, Grcd her oil AT random IN or
der to let The enemy know that lad a gun CIV
ing al the moment, several loud whanps rs nn eyi.
denee oil confidence. had great trouble IN finding
bullets IN The confusion. thuugh succeeded al e,
considerable DELAYS bur hy the lime did, and le.
loaded the Indians had renied under corrr Of The
cornheld, from which Ihcy fred several rounds
"hoollng and yelling alternately. COL said he on.
single shot al one Of Them. and ne being most
" Concealed in The corn. bad not a good view. and
am not positive thai ! lii HIM. Amer feniainIl n a.
oout haii an hour making The tcffic wells and
noises, rot chabsing TO nsh upon a house where
mere was gun. they retreated much 10 the tehe
OF al, leaving US all IN safety. though The women q
the house had received. through the erevces oil IA,
building, one ~ Two slight wounds. When all dan
ger was considered Ia be over The fenauts were re-
moved to beieibof's as more secure. aud Mr.
Dell though much hun had the satisfaction # re
asipg mat he had succeeded ~ preserving lie live,
oi three deienceiess and innuctut indI,ldnals-Mt
ID. Is an exceedingly modest, uupteie1diue man.
very worthy and respectable ciizen n nemhsr q
tie Church. aud Of great ben, Violence as we'll n
courage.
HIS manner Of relating The above. as though h,
mad done nothing mere Than what bately ouPht I,
be done by any man-ihe patience aud willingness
~hh "ileh he bore the restraints oil confinement
and the acute pam oi ms wounds, was sunieien
evidence OF uubenrss Of character and hi lh mud.
90 generosity which belung only TO The good th,
nbmaDe aud truly rave. a n act like This is 10 a.
ch'ese mofe Thai - really great. than heroes am
conqu iois have donr, TO win a name Of hieh re
MOAN be deeds If lie heralded 10 the world
~ AL lbe pO'Ip at ioral history winie Lrnht ant
dhissiions acts hke ihis Occur atost uunoticed
and unknown in The walks 81 private lfr-unheafd
1. perhaps. beyond tIr CIR l. Of the humble ndiyid
uai who serAs no irGnpeffo sous q bis fame abroad
but Only the SIM; coHsHInDs Of having d. ne
maj which was demanded u hun rs q man, patriot,
and Christian.