The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-04-01

from 'oatuIudy Will AurSudy
The names of the six persons saved,
and now on board the James Adams, are
Capt. Woods; Mate, Thos. D. Swift,
Engineer. S. J. English, deck hand
John Mares; Capt Andrew Dargan. of
Mobile; Capt. l.. G. Morton, Of do; and
the three gentlemen who went in the
frs, boat to look for relief are all safe.
INDIAN MAssAcRE.-We learn that a
company (F) of the lst regiment of drag
oons stationed at Fort Levenworth, with
Capt. Ternor commanding, and Dr. Ken
neday, U. S. A, returned on the lst inst
from visit to the Kanzas Indians, resi-
ding on the Kanzas river, in the agency
of Mai. Cummins.
This detachment was sent out on the
f-lTh ultimo, on the requisition of Mai.
Cummins, to assist him in making pay
mant of the annuity due 10 the Kanzas
Indians, and to take from them certain
prisoners captured from the Pawnees
| (Republics) on a recent war excursion
into the Pawnee country. They recov-
cred all the prisoners to the number of
eleven, women and children, whom they
brought to Fort Levenworth. to be re-
stored in due time to their own tribe
The history of the capture of the pris
oners by the Kanzas is interesting as
showing the excessive cruelty and das-
tardly character of Indian warfare.
II l.,
last, the Kanzas, or Cav Indians, hear
ing tina. an encampment of the Pawness,
were on a buffalo hunt at some distance
from the remainder of their tribe. gave up
their. own anticipated hunt and organized
themselves into a war party, with their
principal chief at their head. They en-.
tered the Pawnee country and laid in
ambush near the Inflated enc tmpment,
until they saw the Pawnee warriors,
numbering but II, depart for their hunt
ing ground: The Kanzas warriors IS in
all, then commenced murderous fire
upon the delenceless women and children
which they continued until they suppo.
sed all within the encampment had been
killed. On entering the scene of carnage
they tomahawked and scalped more than
seventy of their victims--thev found
twelve (six women and as MANY children,
unhurt, whom they decided to retain as
prisoners. One Of the women, however
determined no, to be taken alive and sud
denly springing at the nearest warrior
she seized him with grasp of a ,igress
by the throat, and bore him to the
earth. Ii was only when her arms wer.
severed from her body that she relnquish
ed her grasp-she was then dispatched
and her scalp added another bloody tro
ply to those yet reeking at their belts.
An act of more a,rocions cruelty ant
shameless cowardce has seldom come to
our notlce-the murder of an entire village
defenceless women and children by /;
band Of savages-and we are gralifed tc
learn that the Kanzas Indians are living
in constant dread Of being attacked by the
Pawnees-It is highly probable tina, be
: fore summer we shall hear of dire punish
ment having been inflicted upon these
Wretches by that fierce aud warlike tribe
On the 9th inst. Lieut.. Ruff, of the Is
regiment of Dragons with small detach
of men. left the Fort to convey Pawne,
prisoners to Bellevue, where thew vii
:, NEE! their missionaries and some mem
bers of their own tribe.
Mo. Repub.
DREADFUL STEAMBOAT DISASTER
From the N. O. Crescent City Of tn,
24th. we cut the following:-
The General Games brings the melan
: choly intelligence of the loss of the steam
er Creole, with about one thousand bale
of cotton. and it is appreheneetl the des
truction of twenty human beings.
When the Gen, Games came up witt
the Creole on Monday morning, at hal
past five o'clock, six miles below Re,
River Gut OFF. the latter was on fire, AMI
the utmost CONSERVATION prevailed. Sh,
had twice reached the shore on the Lou
lslana side. at which time numbers ofth
passengers leaped ashore, but it was i'm
possible to round her to, and she eacl
time drifted off before many of those o.
; board could save themselves. The nun
her OF passengers on board was IS, min
: OF whom are known to have persisted
and IT is supposed that ID or Is NOR
! have shared the same fate.
Y The early hour at which this acciden
). occurred, and thearapid progress of tn