Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-09-20

tNAHiN NaII II'NIi X
more embodened ut seeing her quite life
lees; one man d length made bis appear.
ance on deck aud wus recognised by the IN.
,erpreicr as Nj Lewis He made friend
Nv signs, and invited them TO come on board
II was long before they veniured to comply
I 'rhoss Who mounted the deck met with no
opposition no one was 10 be seen on board ;
for Mr. Lewis. ailer inviting them had disap
penred. Other canoes then pressed forward
TO board the prize; the decks were soon
crowded, and the sides covered with clam
bering savagcs, all intent on plander 10
the midst OF their eaeernces and exullation.
the ship blew up xiih Tremendous explo-
sion Aims, legs and mutllated bodies. were
blown into the air, and dreadful havoc was
made ia the surrounding canoes. The in
terpre,cr was in the main chains al the
time of the explosion, and was thrown
unhur into the water, where be succeeded
in getting into one Of the canoes. Accor-
ding TO his statement. the bay presented an
awful spectacle after the catastrophe. The ship
bad disappeared, but the bay was covered
with fragments Of the wreck, with shattered
canoes, and Indians swimming for their
lives. or struggling in the sgonirs OF death;
while those who had escaped the danger re.
NAMED aghast and Supplied, or made with
frantic panic for the shore Upwards Of
a hundred savages were destroyed BY the
explosion. many more were shockingly mu-
lilatcd, aud for days afterwards the limbs and
bodies Of the slain were thrown upon the
beach
The inhabitants OF Newcciec were over.
III
ing calamity. which had burst upon them
T in the very moment oftriumph. The war
riors sat mute and mournful, while the wo.
men filed the air with loud lamentations.
Their weeping and waiting. however, was
suddenly changed into yells of fury at the
sight Of 4 unfortunate white men, brought
captive into the village They had been
driven on shore in one OF the ships boats
and taken a, some distance along the coast
The interpreter was permitted 10 converse
. with them. They proved 10 be the four
brave fellows who had made such desper.
ale defence from the cabin. The interpre.
ter gathered from them some Of the particu.
lars already related. They told him fur.
ther that. after they had beaten off the enc
. my. and cleared the ship. Lewis advised
tina, they should slip the cable and endeavor
TO get to sea. They declined to take his
, advice. alleging that the wind was too strong
y from the bay and would drive them on
shore. They resolved, us soon as il was
dark, put off quietly, in the ships boat
which they would be able 10 do unpcrceived
and 10 coast along back TO Astoria They
pat their resolution into effect but Lewis
refused TO accompany them, being disabled
. by his wound. hopeless Of his escape aud
determined on q terrible revenge On the
voyage oul he had repeatedly expressed o
prrseuiiment that he should die by his own
/ hands. thinking j, highly probable that be
shoulr DC engaged in some contest with III,
natives, and being resolved. in case Of cx
trriniy. TO commit suicide, rather than 10 b,
made prisoner. He now declared his in
teniion TO remain oil board of the ship until
daylight. 10 dccoy as many Of the sayages
on board as possible. then 10 sci fire TO the
powder ma sazine. and terminate his life by
"a signal act of vengeance How well h,
succeeded has been shown.
, His companions babe him melancholy
ndicu. and sci of on the prerarous expr
diiion. They sifove with might and main
TO get out oflhe bay, but found il impossible
TO weathrra point oil land. and were at length
compelled TO take shelter in small cove
where they hoped 10 remain concealed unit
the wind should be more favorable. Elk
f. hausted BY fatigue and watching. they fell
, into sound sleep, and in that state wer,
/ surprised BY the savagcs, Better had i
been Tor those unfortunate men had they re-
manned with Lewis, and shared his heroic
death ; as il was. they persisted in a NOR,
painful and prolracied manner, being sacri
feed BY the natives to the names Of their
/ friends with all the lingering loriures o.
r savage cruelty Some time after their death
the interpreter, who had remained kind
! OF prisoner at large, effected his escape. and
I brOug hi the tragical iiding Of Astoria.
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