New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-29
THE TRIBUNE.

r- TBs DEMOCRATIC RsvlEw for May is out
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,;ele IN the April number, contributes some ciao-
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A SFcoyD PocAuoSTAs.-At the last session
of Congress the following interesting communca:
lion was received from the War Department and
referred to the appropriate Committee who re-
ported bill, which was passed, granting a pen
sion OF eight dollars month to Mlly the Indian
woman, mentioned in the letter.
WAsHIScroN, April 2, 1872
SIR: have the honor to report that, in my
recent visit to the Creek nation of Indians, |
found Creek woman named Milly, daughter
of the celebrated Prophet Francis. the Creek
chief who was executed by order Of General Jack
son in the Seminole war Of lSl7-'lS; and, be-
hevmg that the circumstances OF her history pre-
sentcd a case of very peculiar interest, made 1t
point TO obtain from herself statement of her
conduct in 1918, when as public history has a.
ready recorded, she saved the life of an American
citizen who was prisoner in the power OF some
Of her tribe Being in the vicinity OF the Indian
girl, near the mouth Of the Verdlgris river, and
being acquainted with portion of her history,
rode several miles TO hear her story from herself
She began by saying that an elder sister and
herself were playing on the bank of the river Ap
alachcoa, when they heard a war.cry, which they
understood to signify that prisoner had been Ia
ken. They immediately went III the direction OF
the cry, and found white man, entirely naked,
tied 10 tree, and two young Indian warriors, with
their rifles, dancing around him, preparatory to
putting HIM to death, as was their right, accord
ing 10 custom, they having taken him a prisoner.
She explained to me that in such cases The liic of
u prisoner is in the hands of the captors-that
even the chiefs have no authority in the case
Nily was then but fifteen or sixteen years OF age.
The prisoner Was u young man, salU Nliily,
and seemed very much frightened, and looked
Wildly around to sec il any body would help him."
thought it was pity" she said, 9 that 4 young
man like hum should be put to death; and spoke
70 my father, and told him it was 4 pity to Kill
him-that he had no head to GO to war with,
tsneanms that the young man must have acted
upon the advice of others, and not upon his own
suggestion in going to war. My father told
me- continued Milly, "that he could not save
nun, and advised me to speak to the Indians, and
l old SO; but one of them was very much enragcd,
saying nc had los, two sisters III the war and
would put the prisoner TO death | told him.
sald Alllly, that il would not bring his sisters
/, PACK TO Kill the young man; and so, talking to
nun Tor some time, finally persuaded hlm; and
ne said that If the young man would agree TO have
ms n head shaved, and dress like an Indian, and
I'VE among them, they would save his ilte.'
She then proposed the conditions TO the white
man. which were joyfuly accepted; and the In
oians changed the contemplated death scene into
a iroc. They shaved The young mans head, ex-
cspnng the scalp-lock, which was ornamcnted with
,ea'ners' and, after painting him. and providing
hitn an Indian dress he was set at liberty, and
adopted as one of the tribe.
Some Tune ai,srward the young man proposed
marriage; but Ahlly said she did not save his life
for that, and declined his pronosaIs