Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-12

tured by hostile iadars, and he the means OF m,iga;
ing, great degree, the barbarous cruelty OF savage
warfare.
have the honor 10 be, with great respect your
obedient servant, ). 4. SIENeEh'
Hon. JAMES CnorEH,
CaairmGa IF Tic Committee on Indian 9fdirs.
WAsHiSGrox, April Is, lSi3.
Sir. have the honor 10 report that my recent "
ST, 10 the Greek Nation of Indians found Creek wo-
man named Nty daughter OF the celebrated Prophet
Francs, the Creek Chief who executed by oioer
of General jackson IN The Seminole war oil icif, io'
and belle that the circumstances OF her history pre-
scented case of very necuar interest made IT point
20 obtain from herself statement Oh her eoh"uct ~
ISIS when, pubic history mas slteaaY Iecorae"'
she saved the LIE ot Ameficaii c'tIzsn "ho was
prisoner in the power o some OF her f'oe. NJ MS
tory s,ates that the white about 20 be burned
alive but was saved through the herpos'tlon oil the
prophets daughter Being the vicinity oil the Indian
eir near the mouth Of Verdgrs river, and being ac-
uuanted with portion oil her history, rode several
miles to hear her story from herself
had been informed that she has claim to some negro
property now held by the Sem'nolcs; and | first
questioned her relation Ia her claim and then d
rected her mind hack Ic- and told her had heard
that she had saved the life of white in tue war
of tha, wear She answered that she had, and imnie
diatey gave very minute and graphic account oi
the circumstances
shall not be able do justice 10 her story, and can
only embrace The main features of II. She began by
saving that an elder sister aud herself playing on
the bank of the river Apaachicoa, when they heard
war-cry, which they understood 10 signify that a
prisoner had teen taken They rnHie d'atslv went IN
The direction Of the csy, and found white man, en-
,irey naked tied TO tree, and two young indian
warriors with their rifles, dancing around nun pre-
paratory to putting HIM TO death, as was their right,
according TO custom, they having taken h'm L prl'
soner. She explained 10 ne that IN such cases the
life OF prisoner is in the hands of the cap;ors-th
even the ch,ets have authority n the Niily
was t!.cn but fifteen sixteen years 81 age. "Ihe
prisoner was young man, sad nlliiy, sand seemed
very much frightened, and looked wildly around 10
sec II any body Wnuld help han Il thought It was
n pity SAID She "that Il young man like him should
De put 10 death and spoke 10 my father, and told
him il vas pity to XII! hia-;hat lie had no head TO
90 to with {meanng that The young man must
have acted upon the advice OF others, and not upon
his own suggestion IN going to war My lather tolo
me continued Mlliv, "th., he could not hlm,
and advised speak to the Ind ans, and dad so;
but one OF hem very nCca enraEcd, saying, ii''
had los; tw ssitre the war, and would pu, the PR
soner TO death | told hun, SAID MIiy, "tha II
would not bring his sisters back TO XII! the young man.
and So talking to BIN !or some time, | finally per
,uaded HIN aud lie sad, that If the yorug man would
agree to have his herd shaved, and dress Ike an In
dian, aud I've among them they would save ms lte.
She then PROPOSED thc conditions To the white man,
which were loyfui!y ed aud the Indians chunged
the contemplated death sceGe 'u,o trclc, They
shaved the youag :am head, except the sca!p iocr
which with !edllers, ana. AFTER pant
ing hun. aud providing him an Indian dress, he was
Sc, at liberty and adopted of the tribe
Some time afterwards The Young man proposed mar.
.iaee but Mily said she did no, hs lie for that,
and declined hs proposals
| asked Mi!ly how she now lived. She told me
tha, she was very poor, aud had 10 work very hard;
that her father PGt 10 death "a the var and her
mother and sister dead. Her husband was also
dead OF cigi. children she had but three living,
two of whom young gjrs, and ore boy, two
young yet % help her Bu, she sad that II she could
recover her property from the Sem'noies she could
1--we very well.
She is now about forty years OF AGE; and after hav
ing her, and being entirely satisfied OF The truth
OF her story, am induced TO recommended that hrr
case be laid before Congress- With application tor
u small pension for hsr support IN her old age, COZ
sidea,ion Of her extraordinary and successful inter
position, by which, III icl-, the life OF an amer'can
citizen saved from croel death from the hands
Of savages. small pension, $50 or go year,
with clear exposition OF the grounds OF lis allowances,
may have sanitary influence upon savage customs
IN future times 4 more suitable occasion than the
present. ii presumed, can hardly be expected. Md
ly has now 10 husband brother, any near con
ncxlon, 10 provide !or her, and - III need--with c
fine, promising son indeed, but too young To be Of
service to s mother; ard, o@iug 10 pledges :nade
to the Semnoles il is probable III" a not be able to
recover possession OF some negro property, now held
by the Semnoles, belonging 10 her
The story Of Nltliy Francis, is recorded in volume
entitled '.lndian Wars, in which there IS picture
representing the preparations for putting the white
man to death, while the Indian GIRL represented as
bleeding for his HE 10 her father
indian countr7: ara 'fse IS M reason 30 DOUBT The
truth OF the story, excerpt tia, hil!y told herself
that the young man would have heen shot, and not
barned 10 death, 5 the story represents
have the honor 70 be- very respectfully. your che
den, servant, f. A. HlTCHCOCK.
Lieut. Cvioaet 3rd Infantry, &c.
lion. J. {. SrfSorR, Secretary IF Har.