Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-11-21

No. ii
sssr. Knowing IN admiration of the -av,ees f.,
pnM courage, he determined b. a sudden sur
prssc, 10 chtieasm Ia overawe and check them. 1t
wos haz4 t!i.,s nuet; but wll"re 81, ns.y lives
~sre III JEOPARDY, lie i !, hound 10 incur the hnz-
ard.
Accerdi"sIy. on the nF,t mhrniag h" sc. off ~
!s'rr'taca. attended mercy iy d white man, VII"
bad been reared an"np the S"ninn!rs. and un.
frr-sooh th"if inp gu1gr aud manr -. and who ac-
- as Interpreter. Thy stree. into an India,
F@fa'l, leading to Nsam+,hia.. village, AErr
proceeding abuMa ha!fa mite, Evvsrnor Duvai IT.
rm'd the Interpreter Of sle uhjsct Of hs expesti-
'lo,.. The latter. though A hDii man, paused AID
''no stuffed. Tie lpdinrs among uhoIn HI
""fe s"iig ecie aiming the mos, d~tsperats and
f''con'a"sed Of the nation. Many of them w.'s
esrran ~war,iors, isasa see6kksnd esnspe.a,ei
ny defeat, and readya 10 a. uuy h.z.
s'i He said that ~ a war covn.
! cii,it masf be wi Il Ia n ,npd i, would 10
C r.ain death to intro sNthg them.
DosaI made light Of his app'ehensipn.; he said
he was perfectly weN acquainted With tho Indian
/ character, aud should certainly proceed. So ssy-
| ing he rode on. When within half q mile Of ths
viilage,she Interpreter add,essedahip, sgsin,in such
a ,rnulous tone, tina, Dovsl TUNED and looked
| him in tie face. He was deadly ra.e, and o,ee
| more urged The governor 10 return. as they ~ou!d
certainly be massaerrd if'hey proceeded.
Dnval repeated his determination to 60 OH, L"s
sd.issd tse other to return. lest bis pale face
| s.souli he.,ay fear 10 The Indiah., and they might
| take advs,,aes of il. The Interpreter replied tia.
he would rather die n thousand deaths, than havs
i, said be had deserted his leader when in peril.
Davai then told him he must translate filth
fully all he should say TO the Indians, without
soAerolre a word. The interpreter promised
faitbsuliy.tJ do so,adding that he well knew, " ben
,bey were once in the town, nothing Blu, boIdnsss
could save them.
.Ghey now rode into the village, and advanced
to the council hause. This was rather q group
Of four houses, forming a square, in the centre al
which was a great council fire. The houses were
| open in frrns. toward the fire. aud closed 10 Tho
teal. A, cash corner Of the square. their was an
ia,crvai beiweeu tie houses. for ingress srd
egress. IL these aouses sat the OLD men AID the
chief: the young men were eo,bertd round the
fire. Neama.hsa presided at the couci!. elevated
on 9 higher sea. than the rest.
Governor Duvai entered ty one Of the cornei
intervals, and rode boldly into the cea,re Of The
square. The young men made wsy for him: an
| old man who was speaking. paused IN the nid.'
Of hiss haraneue. In an Instant thirty or forty ri
lice xste cooked aud icveled. Never had Duva.
hea 4 so loud q click Of triggers; II seemed TO slriks
on his heart. He gave one glance a, The Indians
and ,usnej OF with an air of contempt. He did
no, dare, lie says, TO lock again. lest i, nigh, al. cl
his nerve~; andon The frmness Of bis nervese,ery
thing derehded.
The chief thew up his srm. The rifles wen
lowered. Du,si trra.hed moro freely: he felt dis
posed 10 leap from his horse, bat restrained him
self, and dismounted leisureiy. He then walket
deliberately up to Nesuiathla and demanded in al
| authoritative tore, what were hi. motives 70
holding . council. The moment be made iii,
deuand, the orator sa, down. The chiei made NJ
| bCRtSf " y AshS AL LVNu }" tfe'es
| After a moments pause, Duval proesejed:
i am well aware Of the meaning Of this Wal
council; and deem it my duty TO warn you sgains
prosecuting the schemes you have been devIsing
IF a single hair Of a white man iu this coanirs
faIis 10 the ground, I will borg you and you
chiefs Oil the trees around your council house!-
You canno, pretend TO withstand The power Of III.
white men. You are in tho palm Of the Land g
your Great Father at Washington, who can cruaf
Won like az egg shell! You may kill me; | az
but enc man, but reeoIlect. white men are hume
rous as the leaves on the trees. Remember ihs
fate Of your warriors whose bones are whittier in
in battle field. Remember your wives and childrcr-
uho pc,ished ia swamps. Do you want to pro-
woke msrs tos,ili,ies? Another war with thi
white men, and there will no. be a Seminole lei
to tell the story Of his race 9
Seeing the effect of bis words, he concluded b.
appoiotins a DAY for the Indians TO meet him 50
St Marks. and give an account, Of heir conduct,
He then rode off without giving them time 10 Itd
cover from their surprise. Tha, night he rode for
" miles to A palachicols river, TO tie tribe Of ,h
same name, " no we're in fcnd with the Seminole,
They promptly Pu, two hundred and fifty warri
ors ., his disposal, whom he ordered to st Mara-
at the appointed day. He sent out runners, ais,
| and mustered Que hundred Of the militia to repa-
to the same place, together with q numbsr Of ret
ulars from the army. All his arrangements wef
successful.
Having taken these measures, he returned I
Tallahassee. TO the neighborhood of the conspir
tors. To show them tina, be was not afraid. He
he sscer,aiprd, through yellow Hair, II at nit !,
| towns were dlsiiscicd, ard had been concernedi
the conspiracy. He was careful TO inform hin
self. from the same source. Of the nares Of d
usrriars in each &c those towns who were me !,
popular, though poor, and destitute Of rank ard.
com mand d,
When the appointed day was Ut hand for u
meeting as{3k6 Latks, Governor Dual set of VII
| Meas Rthlx was a, the head of eigh. or nj,
the fort withou, him. As they entered the foe
and saw troops and militia drawn up iherr, and d,
force of a palachicoIs soldiers Stationed on The ais
posi,e bank Of The r~isef,,hey though, they were
trayed, and were shou, TO NY; but Duval ASST
them they were safe, and that when the talk W,
over, they might go home unmolested. d
A grand TAX was now held. in which the isoi
conspiracy was discussed. As he had fotesee a'
NenmaI hla. and the other old chiefs threw all i,
blame on the young men. WELL replied Dav'.
win ~ white men. when we 6nd . man incol 4
.. tent to govern those under him. We put bso
down. and appoln, another in his place. Now i'll
you ell ackao~ ledge you esnnot manage yoh"
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