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


had been lef, aud It wa. manifest, none but women
and children were TO be the opposite bask Of
the lagoon. that the Indians had discovered the whites
On the side Of tho Pee, and had ,hcm.elve. es.
come the asss,lsnis. This the painful so
observe, that tho firing grew rapidly distant sa
indication that tho Indians victorious and 10 per.
suit
Gen. Wclborac instantly conceived the project, -
retreat Impossible, Of placing his In line 40
the bank OF the lagoon he could foI despef.
ate the Of the In ans and having Civ.
en- his orders. he retired to eminenee about quar-.
ter OF mile. and showed himself TO the women who
instantly raised the cry Of 'Es,a sdka, Esa Hadks
White man White man + pointing to Gen. wclbcru,
on the distant eminence. THIS alarm rapidly
conveyed by runners To Indians engaged on The
side of the Pee, and as possible, some three
hundred warriors rushing back, flushed
with victory and full of vengeance. They seemed 10
know tina, they had routed the largest body of their op.
poncn,s, and were eager TO fnd the remainder. u
cri,ics moment when they stood upon the ground
within gun.shot of Gen. Welborns men, the other
bank of the lagoon, demanding Of the women where
they had seen the white The Indians knew that
the lagoon iordsbe, but their opponents did not.
Al the moment they were about 10 rush 10, and sta
given signal, well directed fire poured In upon
them from the whole limo, and they fell back with Z
shout Of terror and discontinue, into pine wood, ..
bout forty rods ds,ant leaving many Of their number
| dead upon the field
II was evident that The fire told we'll, but less csf.
tain tina, the force would rally, and return with
confidence of victory. They knew there was "a.
cape for the white man. and they had driven from the
field his srongcs, force. Vioeu, speeches Of tie chiss
and warriors were heard, and understood. In about
orty minutes bideous yell OF onset rang through tho
forest and the entire array Of Indian force lcaped up.
h.,L n a ol and lt
sailans by closer fight At that momen, they recsiv.
ed second time the whole fire Of General Weborn's
men from behind the pame.os halted staggered, and
again fell back into the woods, leaving the ground
strewed with the slain. Again the rallying speeches
heard, and General Welborn saw that he and his
transfer the action Ia the other bank per.
sh before a superior force Believing, from the dem
ons,rations OF the Indians, thai the lagoon florida.
BILE, he ordered men, at different points, W make
the attempt and IL they succeeded, tie whole corps
were to plunge in form the opposite bank, and ius
upon the foe.
i 1t was bu, the work of moment, and every man
was in line. The condic, desperate and bloody.
Women Tough, and fell with men, A single white man
encountered warrior and two OF his wives all three
of whom laid his feet, by necessity which he
could not avoid, In self preservation The Indians rs-
treated bridge OF trees which they had thrown
over the Pee fighting and falling In theft retreat, and
all that could be out Of the battle leaving
behind them camp and spells, the wounded, the dying,
and the dead. Seventy three warriors averaging six
feet and two inches In heighth, were counted among
the slain.
An old chief Apoihlo Oholo, who afterwards escap.
ed in the night, being entirely disabled by the shots he
had received in various parts Of his body fell into 'hs
river he attempting the bridge Of trees
lie chung the branches and buried himself entirely
under water, while the yctors crossing and re.
crossing, during and aet the action. lie lived 70 re-
cover ofhis wounds, joined his patty, and afterwards
made the following speech to General Welborn, NJ
Conoiatto Mecco's Town, when about TO emgrats iih
his people
"You are a grea, Chief have Tough, as long 40
could. You have beaten me- You have killed and
taken nearly all my people. am ready to 60,
the farther from you the better We cannot be ffiesds
thank you for taking care OF my women, child'en,
aad wounded warriors. and for sending them back to
me. You are great Chief"
In the sleeve VI the coat Of Apo,blo-Ohoo, a0ef tho
battle, wore found ,wen,y-eghi hundred dollars, In
gold, and many spoils that had been taken from
dered white families. pillaged from their deserted
houses were recovered. roll Of bank notes al.
SO found. Most Of the Indian ponies were le behind,
and the whole Of the net, day was consumed In max
Ing aIfang for vigorous pursuit Of the routed
Indiana Nine Of the ninety engaged IN this attack
ny TO learn, leh without burial Tho exsspeised
feelings of the troops themselves citizens Of COM
monw ah doomed to the hofr ble ATROCITIES OF an In
dian war, their families exposed, many Of whom had
already suffered must apology for no, pay
ing to fallen enemy the usual respect Of civilized
warfare. IL scene Of carnage, TO tho sun, and To
the eyes Of the stars
On the morning Of the third day. pursuit. Of The re-
treating foe ordered, the trail Of which led thsm
down the Pee, To tie plantations Of TWO brothers, 10.
sah and Robert Han, about fnrty miles below the bat
tie ground above described. As they approached the
settlements, II nseded not prophets ken 10 aDeipsls
the fate Of these unhappy families The Indians still
counting scarcely lsss ih1n two hundred warriors.
cams upon them the second night.
Josiah Ifan, wife. son, and two daughters. tho
youngest Of whom, Mary, was nins yeau fRgs. Tho
family Of Robert Hart living about mile from his
brother. consisting Of himself two sons, Married
daughter. and son-is-lsw. The log cabin Of Robert
as Is uuusus 10 that country, Was built 10 two seps.
rate paris with open space or couu between Over
which the roof The building sI,sndsd, the door Of
each par being IN the middle Of this court opposite