Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-08

1t trgst. infantry, (4a old lfau tets mani lie steP=
ped MO 4 house n,ar b. 10 Sc II Ae could Mt get
somo lind Il Weapon. hiding more there he
passed through The house mt d back yatd. where
he was CONFRONT d bS i eigadftc Indian N'Irtor, ann
81 WITH an, tounahaat. aud seal ing bulie.-
Tie satd Was ,uttouaded ~ a hieh si"re wall, aud
thefe vas ~ ch.uce tuf eIt5ef 10 fettcat. The In
Ian faiaed is rife f. saeof capt. Caldwell, but he
IN Tire meantime Mas not Idaf-tie ground was eoF-
efed will slours-the oaIy die re m tie reach oi
The captain. He sclzcd one and leiu hy at lie Indian
aud sI1uck#im so trn'fal ) III Tie forehead Int The
fadIaa came vcry utar belug knocked down-ihe
"a iain again aimed himself with Tie same weapon
AID IL often as the Indian attempted 30 shoot, lei lily
WIh suoh 4 shower Of stones about hls head that lie
lad no Line Tor taking sight.
Atfhis inuciure Jno. d. Noltis, Esq. was passing
lie door, and discovered the cnticnl condlion Il
CT. land Immediately came 10 his assi>lance.-
Tie only mcaloGhe Ind was i small thire inch bar
ri l.Iei. A., he stopped mo The yard, Capl. Z.
remarked. "f--u tie fellow, Mons, II YOU
don'i shoot lam / brhfye Tell I'LL me" My aftns
ne lpht.' sad Mr.. Morris, give him the dor.
alrls vile advance 10 within shooting distance.
aid Hunk We can q anagr lim." Caldwell hept a
constant sIf,am TT stones about him whIlf Morris adj
eafHffd 70 within four feet OF lie ltdHu, aud placed
iis little pistol almost against ms breast, q shut iiti
though In heat. Toy both aimed themselves
uull the fallen Ind.aa's Weapons aud sailed iprth 10
i9in the general melee.
Mr. Morgan. OF San Antonio cone Of old deaf
Sni1' :, mrt) was attacked III a yald, sun. nnded y
= In II stone wall, IL WIS mol N ll'1, Nlu lDtibitt
Indians charged won lin with their bows and
siea4s. He g, zcd a stone aud dealt the foremost
such a blow on lie Lead II At it ii"ctnted us
slnll. After irI, lie lcleat,d into a small loom
hoGls q III on the q oItsnlt, "ltfe lr tontd an aNe.
O4rtf the / dius aIeml ted 10 tush IN AFTER Inn,
#aId received Il blow = lhr head Which deprived
linn oil fIc-tEc uther one followed and was served
lulhe# s1nr way, AID Nj. Morgan had the enclosure
10 hmssIG
Eapf. Geo. Y. Howard ufihe 1t regiment Of in
fulk MS statl nd III he doot ot lecourcii loom
Wien lie i.II broke OF. Que Of Inc chefs srfare
upon him aud Inflicted i sesese wound IN his breast
win u kn lr. lie Lad no alms buta sword, VII ell
W too iuug to use tn 50 close an enGaGctren1; tf
.elzed he baud hold ~ lhe knife, but wounded Is
lie WIS. lie WAS NOT ab 60 disatm hm, aud lie call
I'd 10 the |scutu,I. WHO vas stationed htar by, 10
con e md shoot tHc lld4an. winch order WAS plonlt.
~ nbeyed, and he T. III deal al the te't OF Captain
Howard. Blu Ebawa schonthlm cha he ses.
#ru=lcadtd lNrua,) the latefs aud most muscular ol
al lhc lldian chIeis. spIabg upon itn whh htstoht-
ahaWt N baud; The captain ran him through aud
Though tme body aud he tel ACROSS The body Of tie
other lodlm. +, Tins lltnc u osl OF HE chefs III the
council house had Len despatched, and Captain
llora1d bad become ~ tainl trom the loss Of blood
tta1 lie MS ordered (Which order lie nbeted very
rel. lauk) to resign tie command OF the company
10 CaIl. GIiieU,
Llrul. Dour iueton was Killed by a woman, who
slot Inn with an arrow, which passed through his
body she ga, DRESSED 81 much Like the men, that
lie ID tot know htr stX.-aad # lie had, II : doubt
fa1 nltIbcr If v,sa ilae for The exercise of liant
-. lie J,cv , n,,,l and .bo, her through the
l3a,d and her h,a,,s be.oalle,ed the wall: he tnrn-
ed louad and exclaimed, "lhaye Killed him, lut
believe lie has killed me-, too y aud Tell aud exi Iied
.i,.,4, ,,,,,,cs
I,lar. h,n,,.on VS. Lura hy the Ipd,, boys
- go I'll ,., If an, -,
t9em 10 shoot at. Befale he suspected il, lie he
E.'t'l .,.a i,,r
- u,,J v,s .t,bb.1 i, tho counc,l ,oon,
-. na. ,n,c,.,a4s - ,ba comnence,ent ~
-. 80, H., u,! IL. ,a, - ia, ,n,, and aas
..l,, 49, 10 ..,,, tE,s,l,,o
rapr b, nah; and were puisueI by Col. Ly>aader
Wells. AMI tour or five pcnIlemen who had inst
mnsrlfd lLe.r horse, To TIE i ,dc. The Whole