Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-02-17

pie woro slaughtered; AMI many were lod
captive lnlothe wilderness. Among tho
latter woro Lydia and her uncle and aunt.
Tho nows oflhis disaster reached Broa
aud his associates ia the course Of tho
day, aud he instantly fesAod TO rescue
his beloved Lydia, or polish in the nj.
tempt. lilo disappeared from the garrison,
Exchanged his English drcs5 for the cos.
tumo Of the savage warrior; painted hB
face IN the mos; terrific styloj supplied
1 himself with the best Of arms and am
munition; and filed his pack with q plcu-
lty Of provisions, not forgetting purse
Of money and large flask Of occdpee,
! the Indian name for rum, we'll knowing
the power Of both, either in savage or CT.
vilized society. Thus provided he steered
Immediately for the Wachuset, having
learned from spies, some weeks before,
that the general rendezvous OF the enc
my was in the neighborhood of that
mountain.
by rapid travelling the whole Of the
succeeding night, aud Kill late in the after
noon Of the following day, most Of the
way through a painless wilderness, he be-
gan to ascend the Wachuset Having ar
rived at such height as enabled him to
Overlook the surrounding country TO a
considerable extent, no halted 10 take u
survey; aud immediately discovered at
the distance Of two.or three miles, the
smoke, high curling from the Indian en-
campment. He here seated himself upon
a log, resolving TO take some rest and re-
freshmen, of which till now he had
scarcely thought, since the commence
ment of his exhibition. He watched and
listened with Intense anxiety. In less
than half an hour he heard at the dis
lance Of mile or more from the camp, a
most dismal howl Of hundreds OF human
voices, which was responded by an innu
merabIe multitude stationed in the re-
verberating forest. This arose from
the party just returned from Medlield
and was repeated as many times as they
had lost warriors in the assault. II
these horrible howings succeeded thu
triumphant yells of the savages, accor
ding to the numbers they had butcheret
and hrnnghi n way naPti"e, ~"1 tl'ss~s 800
were echoed from the rendezvous will
astounding vocilerallon,
By the time these hideous noises ha
subsidized, night ovcrspread the dense Tor
lest. and no objects were visible, exceP
the gloomy light Of the watch-tres, which
dimly shone among the towering ever
green's A feast was speedily preparet
with the spells they had taken, and a
large portion Of the night was mad
hidpous with noisy riot and reveIIng.-
Bran now maiured his plan of operatl OF
for the morning. He Determined to US
that troachery, which, by sayages, Il
called stratagem. and, by civilized ma
tons, policy in war. lie resolved TO ap
pear among the enemy a: sunrise, to de
clare himself a deadly foe TO the whit
men, to enlist with those who desired
their determination, and TO watch ia
vorable opportunity to desert with lh'
object Of his fondes! affection.
At dawn of day he moved towards tht
camp, and at sunrise presented hlmsel
before it. The first object that met hi:
eye, was lovely white female tied to !
stake, surrounded with dry combuSiibles
At short distance stood spectators Of the
horrid scene, group OF despairiEg,
heart broken captives. Around, in small
err and larger circles, the sayageS were
dancing and shouting with the lrenzled
! ierocty OF demons. AT the sight Of Bran
all became instantly still and silent. i
chief approached and con Quoted him with
/ in the Utmost circle of warriors, in thu
centre OF. which the wretched victim wa
bound TO the stake, ready to be sacrificed
by lingering torlures to relentless cruel
ty. The victim was Lydia. Bran in
sanity knew her; but he was so disguised
by dress and painting, that it wasimpos
slble Tor her TO recognize him. As fal
as in his power he concealed and suppress
ed his agonizing sensations, and address
ed the warrior chiefs, in their own Ian
guage, 10 the following effect
"BRoTHERs--l have been deceived.
thought the white men the children o.
the great and good spirit, but have found
them. to be the spawn Of Hobomok Their
religion is made Of good words and bad
deeds. They say they love Indians, but
they only covet the land OF Indians. !
and all my tribe have been friends o.
white men, we are now their foes. Inc
white men have made prisoners Of my ia
Ither, mother, brothers, sisters, friends
II hunger after revenge. | thirst Tor
white mems blood. take hold OF the
same tomahawk with you.
Brothers--l know the young woman
Iatthe stake. Give her up 10 me. Let
me be her torturer. Let her blood ia
part aIlay the burning thirst that IS con-
/ Stunning my yitaIs. know some Of the
other captivcs. Let me torture them
Iii will increase their torment to know
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