The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-06-13

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captain ransfsm through aud through the
body. and he fell nrross she body Of the
other Indian. BY this lime mos u the !
chiefs in the council house had been des-
patched. and Capt Howard had beeems
so faint frem the loss safSblood, that hs
was ordered, (which ordsrhe eobeye1 M
'reldctaptly,) to resign the c6fhmsat q
the company to Captain Gillian: sssa
Lieut.. Dunninglon was killed byls no.
man, who shot him with an srroY, sy4ieA
passed through his bod5; she wss dsslssA
so much like the men, nthat fe: ds nos
know her sex, and if ne hadFit is dssbta
ful whether it was time for thsexefoisS "
gallantry. .He drew PIstsi snd shqt fef
through the: head, and her, bfams tesnaa-
tered the wall; he turned round md 1s.
claimed, .r Ihave e'killedbim, Butt beIRss
he has killed me-. .too;" and afsilsla eng
PRED in twenty :minutes. n gf
Judge Thompson was killed BY me ~
dian boys; while he was setting up sml31
pieces of money for them to shoot sts shs.
fore he suspected it, ,she received asksSsE
of arrows, from the effects offwhith ass
died in an hour. .si' .st'';s s,ls sas @l5iis
Judge Hood was stabbed in lie ;soup@
room, where she was 2, spectators ct che
commencement of the fight; :hetwmnsHs
~ out of the door, and WIS eadessosing
to leave The place. '7ef>7 : s2Js ,.s.,l
A few Of the Indians attempted 10 msts
their escape by flight. and we're, pprEnsd
|by Col. Lysander Wells, and four ser ATe
gentlemen who had just mormtedc aheiS
horses to take a7ride.i The whole sosn,-
pany were badly armed Col. Wells fig6
one of Coils repeating pistols. Al 5hs
dian warrior seized his horse sbv the taH,
and attempted 70 jump up behind s ind HIN i,s
But the horse was fiery and restivs, aD9
he could notsuceeed; he fthen ssPsangdof.
ward and seized. the horse blythe. .bsid1s
and attempted TO stab the colonel will sa
arrow. The latter kept Swapping hispiss
tol at him, but the pin which holds ne. )
barrel to the revolving cylinder had drdp-
ped.eut and the hammer did not strike shes
cap; the Indian found he could not kili
him with the arrow,-and seized The hafFel
of the pistol and attemptedaio take ut from
him; the barrel ;ihstsntlycame I'd; Jhe In.
dian gave whoop and sprang'into sheTii.'
yer, and swan under water TO The dfpo.
site shore: but he had no oisooner ;putAis
head above water than he received a ride
ball, which terminated bis :adye1turd.s-
Wells bore it very we'll, damning she In-
dian for his. want fpoliteness. andrusIing
Coils patent. Not one Of tho perry
made their escape. Z. !,
One took possion Of store.house, snt
refused all profersof capitulation. With
his bow and quiver hesgaurded stsefuain
passage; it. being after night, and qusta.
dark no one could enter fhet door without
the certainty Of death. They atteaptelf
to smoke him OUT, but he ,withstood, red
pepper, tobacco, andassafetida. 4 Mexi.,
can then made = ball Of turpentias and sea-
1T on FIRE, in hopes sof Illuminating 'tkse
room so that the Indian codldsSeseen. Is2
happened to strike on the top : Of his head
and stick; he came bounding out Of The
room, The turpentine upon bis head il fblaz- ).
ing four feet high. I.made teo good .
mark to4be missed, and at the same fn.,
slant he waspeircedby -sesefalriast bahs.
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