Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-09-19
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tho gulf below but krtiuatrlt b
caught ON the trunk df 1 cedar tree
aid Az soad is ttsir refr~aiiog f,S,
steps assured hifa they had fi9firel Il,
scrafdglcd DIP tie bank. and 5made III,
best 81 lii5 Time liz reaching kis station
The females sets Ill taken captites.
indians were On the lppk ont asllDouI
tie stations aud ilic two who had Is.
capped tile first. massacre. a. soon 4,
Daytnif appeared near the station. De.
terniined' on 4 strataycm u take hin
ALIVE. II Mas customary for pcrson.
who wished IA cntcra station, Ia I'll,
neighBGrlidod where. Indians wcrs
ldrking; 10 give = i,osr. vixen with,
. dHAfttr Of mile Ia allow time 4
open il!e gates fir their reception. and
al sioosi as tfie gatrs open II rnsl, in.-
T'Lcss tw8 Indians .faytentd a strong
cord aicriosS lie road. Krjimi tw1j frees,
and then ~c.dinceafcd themselves to wit.
ness Tie sGrcccs. Of heir strsafagcm -
Dayton came up at fill -apced. gast
tie wlioop, aud gafiapied fSf the apc,
gate; a. haIsi ~ He coulf : hni mi
seeing the cord. Was thrown Head dsr1,
heels fran his Lpl Sc. His deadly
fjseS rushed tn sieze him. bat anus
cd at tie stratage,n, and tie ridicu-
Ious manner in whirls the rider was
thrown. si,cy burst into such q Ct of
laughter that they botlf fell down
on the ground. Dayton hastily rosc,
and seeing the ronditio. 1t tho indi-
ans. shot me with the rife, seized his
tomallawk. dispatched Me other. aud
mountinE his horse, was soon ia Safe
~ among his friends at tie station.-
He l5ad againi escaped. and had killed
two more Oft their bol.lsst warriors. Tic
vengeance of the whole tribe 1sats INV
upon him. All who either from infcr-
SET, Or any slight. excuse. woufd not
joih il tife war. were hcnHuhctd Is
towards. and treated With coatcms36
and indigni,y.
Tht whites in their turn. now rcs-
61yed Ia try to snfyduc their savage
foes Gya st~ratssrm. They tdtectrd
a aufsciedt ainmbrr Of rangers. aud Ji.
viFt6 fIicm into three paftihes:; Tllt
first was strongest and marched III
the Indiad Village. Within amilc Ut
wiiichi they WEIR MET by some Endian
warriors, xh1 pretended 10 dssptdfc
their march !; tsft oal1 wished to gain
time. All the difstibsaDfe' force ii the
WAS ssoon a. tic Scene 1T ac-
linn. EACH PARTY fought II ffoc In
dian style ; Every me srIrtftd.a tree;
from behind which, he fred ,frt1in his
Toes at every nppMrtuuify.. THc In
exhibited great daring 0i this
occasion, and exposed their bodies to
The fire If tho rangers. No sooner
lid one 1t either party show himself:
half a dozen bullets were iDmc
shot at him. 50 that to expose
yourself was instant destruction. Beth
tides maintained their ground and kept
nearer, 50 that the arc. which
i first WAS ycry irregular, was now
u qnick succession ; but Al nnexpec-
ed sight now presented itself tn the dc.
aded and tliandcr-struck lndians.-
they beAcid their village in hames.-
II desperation tisy sprang from
hiding places. rushed upon the
cut through thrm and ran Ia
he hlazing village with 4 determine
~ that nothing could arrest. Near
= all the rangers that had set tho vil-
age on fire WEIR killed by the infari-
ted and desperate warriors, but the
lain and tl.ird parties having united,
thc.remaindcr, and killed ma
y Of the Warriors. All the old men
nd helple.s females and children were
Only a few Of the tribe re-
but. vengeance was their cry.
he old nicn and warriors met, tile
tier 1t whom repeated 4 song. the
'anslatiop Vt which is here insert
i:-
On that das Wien dtir htt0eA 10y i6wsfay low,
O.thst day when our heroes lay low. ,
r,ush. by iaeis sids, and thought ess.I died. /,
Just vcnseance to take on t:ae fae,- {
Just vengeance 10 take on the fns. Z
No. dead
On that day when our chi-itains 10y dead. lay q
On ,hst day when our ehieftains lay dead. I
ought hsnd ID hand 81 the head Of my hand. q
And here on my bres-t have I hied. have I bicd ;
And hsrs on my bssss, have bed. d
Our chiefs shsli return no more. no more, :
Our chiefs shsll return no more, :
IT their brothers 10 was, who can show scar for !,
scat, fdepiore.- a
tika women their fate shall depiors shall !
Like women sheis fats shall deplase. h
winters ia hunting wsIl spsad, veil !.
81 Spend.- :.
winters in hunting we'll spend {
len ous youth grown 70 men. IN The var lead :
again; !"
And our days, lihs oar fs,hess veil end eel !
4t3f z6 end,-
And our days, like :ouf fathers WE'LL cad. :"
They did sA The ave years had " J"
and tho youth had become "a. J.
RI Warriors. aud an q certain day. !"
Il to prepare to revenge the wrongs Il
their ancestors. Vengeance WAS :
rir desire. and of tho dauntless and
Dayton, they intended 70 2
sc IL. .
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