Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-07-06

asssced BY tho ns~s ~ tir savage. ana To sul,se
ss~u sslises' ~ifhos,, sro>Fsns shea ineursed by
~ scoasnns lghi ursd sudden bound Of tie wtly
- sfouDd sis huss, rsoouDoawring. tn preparsiion
~ u's ssecSttpn q he psrpose lesrfvl Having
fsabea 10 'bsii VISUAL ,istag,m diving Tia
ants ofas b0uss IN sangha, by ihsn Wells the
est Ia sn opposite direction. where icy ould be
20 fsh inio party IN smhush, thew soogh opportunity
@msss attach proosh III, Of Tho logs which
srposed ,hs ~ail Of ihe bu,isins Nca succeeding in
this. s. tho reason before mentioned aud
taag vet 10 The fos fear Of Ere from with
BE-, shsch had no; yr, been opened upon them their
pes' device 30 kisdls FIRE under the side Of The
dwelling, by which, " svcoessfol. they Of
ussr prev THIS however. tho, could we'll do In
III. dat without bocomine mark. fot an unseen hand
Nsrertbeirss they attempted IT, which proved fatal
,wo three ofhrif numbers before Il relinqush.
cd Hour sfef bovi IN painful pense, passed
swar with how and then shot from either party, To
buis purpose, erceps that a chance ball from
az Indian rihe fovnd It's way between the logs and
wounded Mr. Harris daughter in the arm Not daring
10 strike light they eudcsrored well they could.
70 sisanch ihc blood
At irogth io,,d tight upon the Clouds discov
cred 20 Mr. Tart that hts brohers house In flames,
and veil Of triumph broke from ,hu horde Of savsees
by whom he All isis children wetc environed The
hsrcs rose higher, and threw upon the bese,Qed hab
us,ion food OF light, tina, compelled the besiegers 10
retire behind the ihou.es Tor protection, as they
would otherwise be exposed to the FIRE Of Mr. Hart and
his sons.
Day dawned ., last, and desoliory fire was com
mcneed. chance invited, and as Indian head was
exposed TO view Several Of the Indians fell. Exas-
psaisd by these failures they resolved Sc, the house
on fire any hazard. They collected combus,ibes,
chose their positions, ana rushed with fire and kind
ling wood under the stick chimney Of the house. where
happened the rifles from within could not be brot
10 bear. The smoke felt in the house. and
no, momsn, was TO be lost Despair Il IDS weapons
and by tho concert OF an instant a bold device
projected, strike through the rail chimney back
the heads OF the Indians and by sudden sortie, drive
them from the field TO purchase to themselves an OPP
portuny escape the Fort. about miles dis
tsni Il done Three -four Indians were kill
ed, and the fled In two hours after, Mr.
Hart and his children all safely lodged 10 the
Fo having left their house TO pillage and flames, to
which IL doomed 10 The course OF that morning,
coon the Indians had mustered stronger force, and
returned renew their attack. Plumber all they
had TO enjoy.
About thirty six hours after the Indians had quilted
the plantation OF the Hatts which they had lief,
81 ruin and OF carnage. and descended the river, l,e
dreaming Of being pursued by the same party whose
power they had felt two days before. General We'll
pofnc ana ms mel IN sRHt OF Fuins
Of Josiah Haus hsbaiion and gu, houses. Not liv-
ing creature moved before their eyes and every aspect
tina, Of desols,ion. From party in the advance,
Es they approached the ruin. cry OF horror
and vengeance arose which broke the awful silence of
the place and one he came near petrhed al
the spectacle which presented. In a yard, few
rods from the house lay the manged and naked bodies
OF Mt and Mrs. Hart their son, and eldest daughter
and a little removed from them, the body OF Mary, also
naked, with her skull apparently, which lay by her
aide, covered with hair and blood. She laying
upon her side her person stabbed in several places
from head 10 foot; and the blood of each wound ex-
tending in unbroken coaguaiion the ground, which
had drunk the crimson streams. The sight Of Mary
not fearful that Of the Of the family tho
sufficiently shocking II was evident, that she had
never struggled or moved from the moment she was
let in that position thirty six hours before Save her
wounds, her appearance was that OF innocent
BILE repose.
The mu,ila,ed and mangled condition Of the other
members Of the family too horrible to be recorded
Mr. liar, had been pierced with many balls; Mrs
Hart with less each had been sho, and were cover
ed and dishgurcd with CHASTITY madness. They raved
stamped, run TO and fro, struck the and
with their clenched hands, until the blood flowed from
their blows without seeming to feel the wounds the,
inflicted on themselves; and they cried Vengeance
vengeanee, Vengeance nil all the region rang with
IT, an lora enough TO awake the sleeping dead.
And "a did awake the dead Surrounded al ihi
moment by ,hrong Of those erasPera,ed beholders
who looking upon her innocent coon'enance, an
raising these fearful cries. bu, not having yet presum
~ touch this relic Of mortality, little Mary Har
oe1ed her eyes turned up her fsce and said audbll
sEd ,siinc,ly How they have beat u.s. The momen
awful. and The feeling Of the spec',ors eniirel
changed The innocent victim carefully approach
ed en5ery lfted up her wounds ba,hed and the prop
surgical applications applied. On cEaminaiion
found tia, life extinct hut she was :
literally drained Of her blood, tina, symptom Of
wing animation could be awakened Wrapped in
blanket, she carried on horseback In the arms a
Gen weborn the fort, with little sign Of III
than when first taken from the Rror a, and was con
m'ted 10 the charge Of her uncle hrs family, who's
escape has been narrated
The troops started Of IN hot pa suit Of lhe flying os
and after two DAYS march overlook them in fioridu
Thirty nine Of them slain in the engagement TIA
snsoed many prisoners taken, with the boo,
from the pillaged houses Of the Harris and the re
took fight 10 the town Of Conchauo-M ecco whei
they surrendered for emigration, and the Creek W.
NJ ended