The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-17

Iretreated up the winding stairs ell. | came
/ 60 the frst window.
The Indians, when they found he door
Ebolied against Them, had made for the dwell-
ling, whooning. laus hing, and yelling like So
many fiends, as they are. IN they an crowd
ed and began the search for food, for they
seemed half starved They rolled barrel
lof -four out, stove in the head. and COM
lmenced eating the raw -four, examining il
! down their t1roats, which made them choke
land coughs bloWing the Hour over their
black faces aud hediOus naked bodies be-.
smearded with mire.
From the. time we first bolted the door
Euntil was at the window with my guns load
led, not more than ten minutes could have
passed. WhenI gained the window keep.
ling my body hid, could see them gathered
around the barrel Of -four as before stated, .
Esorne forty or fifty in number, while the rest
i were going through and around the house in
search of food. Ii is evident they did not
expect resistance from SO feeble 3 force as
I'VE were, for many Of them had set down
their guns and notone seemed to Be appre-
lhensiVe of danger.
now prepared to give them broad .side,
land being at lower window could rake
them fore and aft. Isltac no hope in capitu-
lation.
from me; SO placing my guns in q position
that Il could handle them readily, laid out.
my cartridges, intending after the first round
to fire the muskets alternately.
/ took dead aim at the bunch who were
diving their hands into the -four, some laugs
ling at the Whitened faces of The others, some.
Egrinning and making mouths, and all in high
lglee; loud roarei the old musket! bat | did
no. wait to see the effects of my. FIRE before
n blazed away with the other, and seizing
J the rife presented that but was blinded by
2 1.-THE smoke Of the two FIRST fires. The screams
+ land yes which followed told plainly of the
s effects of the handful Of shot I had sent
h among them. went 10 window higher
lap and peeped cautiously out, at about the
same instant that they sent a perfect shower
! lof balls in at the window had just left.
: saw atfellow dragging off a wounded Indian
y near thesedge of the thicket,-for you must
2 know, with the SeminoIes there's more honor
q in carrying off the dead or wounded than in
If taking a scalp-I saw him making off with
e the wounded Indian and took my rifle and
+ dresc a bead on white -four spot on his
i breast; he keeled over with a bounce, and
then the wounded Indian tried TO get him
off but it was no go. so he laid down by his
I, Iside. The fools ratified away at the window
Iagain where / last was,-as if 7 would stay
= looking out for another shot.
. After had fred about twenty times, they
were very cautious about showing Them
e, lselves; whenever could catch the glimpse
d Of one let him have It, using rifle or mus
10 ket according to the distances;
"a By this time / had taken about twenty
q prisoners You laugh at that but it is afact.-
) had them penned up near the door of the
y Light House right under me, so that if theY
" came out some one was sure to be shot,
while standing where they did, could not
is bring my guns to bear upon the cowardly
ID dogs; andtheTe they stood till night,
Occasionally would call out TO Carter to
or know how. he came on.
~ 80 God 90 mussnl'' was always the re-
- lply.
y There was now a, perfect stiffness. and |
employed some time in cleaning up my guns,
OF began at last to fear that some deViltry was
OF going on. so put my ha. on the end Of q
10 ramrod and poked it. just above the window
ep lsill-rattie and smash but they. wasted their
lis ammunition and riddled my poor old hat. Now
Of Twas my time TO be STILL. They thought had
al Ebeen killed and began one BY one to peep
!, lout. saW.one fellow with torch Of light.
wood and another with q bundle of sticks
making acircuit with a view of reaching the
y door TO fire it. Thought if that,wa dons
- fau would pc UP Win NEE Il nfeo az the lore
e. most one and they both made off.s
m a party had gone doWn,to take possession
ed of my sloop (..ihe Little Billy's as I.calleC
be her, that was telling Jon about yesterday
She had most of my stores aboard, AMI
II, was anchored of shore just out Of. gun-shot
nd She had some lead on board, quantity 3
Oo1 bacon hams, and q few bottles Of rum. The.
took some Of the sails and cut them up Il
ng make sacks for carrying off the -four.
gil KEEP. The Little Billy alWays ready that
no might, il hard runs take to her and make of
eW for the beach was naked some miles and
~ had no thought the Indians could approach
to where an alligator would hardly crawl.
see earns afterwards thatthey were three day
.la 10 coming four miles.
was now growing dark. went dow
~ 10 zee what Carter was about and there =
. Stood with The axe still, and now commenc
ed 0ur trouble. The door was on.iges w
IRE fought hard 10 5xiinguish the flames. but "a
pine boards and the oil was TOO much for Y
y so re1eating tip the winding stairs, lalSin
axe along The guns and nunitiolisWl keg {
ees powder Ne wore driven by the Sire 70 Ga
very top Of lhe Light House INTO what
nd called the Eanferp, butt Of frame work wit
spte sash and glass The platform On which Ia
was lantern stands s 6Fck floor some Two f..
lthick. covered vita flag stQne, in the cent
and 81 which IS SINAI trap door lined with col
80 pcF we shut down the door and made
FtY The only 3d-Work shout Tie bull
ais ng l stairs aud large shaft 81 inb