Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09

sight, on the back track.
II may be asked, why did no, Harper
shoot him. as he had the opportunity?
He feared the report of his gun might
advise other opponents, every moment
dreading the horrors of an ambush, and
10 kill one Indian was not so much an
object, as TO apprise the inhabitants Of
Schenectady of the position and depreda-
tons of Mcdaniel who, in consequence
of exertions made, was ousied and driven
from Schoharie
The Escape of Cowley and sawyer.
Sethea Henry, the noted Indian named
III The foregoing account, together with
brother equally murderous with himself,
were ever on the alert 10 take captive and
Kill as many as possible Of the wing par
ty. not regarding women, children, nor
even The aged, as the British paid the
same price for scaps of every kind.
These two indians, in company with
two others, were proving along the Del
aware, knowing that Cowley and SAWYER
were living somewhere in that region
now called Walerville. That these men
were wings was known TO the tories liv
ing near them, from whom Selhen Henry
and his fellows derived their Information
respecting v here they lived
These were times when the tories made
their calculations how to speculate and
make money by the destruction of their
neghbors, as much as in clearing their
land, or shooting the game of the woods,
by the sale of their scalps and the plumber
Of their goods.
- do not recollect," said the Judge,
"in what particular manner these four In
dians TOOK Cowley and Sawyer prisoners,
whether while asleep at home, or hunting
in the woods, travelling together, a. work
in the field, or in the woods, but in some
way they were taken and secured"
They Immediately Sc, off with their
victims for fort Niagara, which was the
grand resort Of the tories and Indians, and
the place where Butler paid for seal ps.-
They had travelled week or Whereabouts,
SO closely watching their prisoners by
day and night, that as vet they had no,
had opportunity of speaking TO each 9th
er. But on coming within range Of the
Indian country on the Genesee, their
captors began TO relax their severity in
considerable degree. loosening them from
their cords, and sending them to cut and
gather wood for their night encamp.
ments.
A, such opportunities they used TO ex-
change hasty word or two IN a low
voice, respecting the means of escape
1t was in The fore part of summer, so that
they were enabled 10 get roots, buds and
wintergreens TO eat, suffering, however,
much from hunger. The Indians had
stolen narrow axe at the time they took
these men, which makes i: probable they
were at work in the woods. With this
axe they used to cut their fuel, rendering
II easier than 10 use mere Indian Ratchet
They began also 10 relax little that ex.
IRENE care heretofore practiced in securing
them while asleep, which was usually TO
lay one of them between two Indians,
either tying them 10 their own bodies, or
laying poles across them, sleeping on
their ends, so iaht if they moved a, all
the Indians would awake. But now the
time was becoming more and more pre-.
cious, as that i'm a little while they would
arrive among some Of the tribes, from
whom il would be still more difficult TO
get away, or they would be sold TO the
British at Niagara, from whose power il
would be impossible 10 escape, Till the end
Of the war, should they live to see that
day.
Accordingly one evening when they
had stopped to encamp, and were told 10
night to make the hazardous attempt; fix.
Ing upon their signal, or token, SO as to
act in concert. The axe before named,
they conirlved 10 Law down so near where
they were To sleep as 10 be able TO reach
il il either Of them should SD prosper in
their exerlions as 10 want II. Observing
also the exact spo, where the Indians had
laid their guns and ha,chets, which was
always near their heads, they lay down
to sleep as al other times between their
savage masters.
Here IS point the reader will perceive
IN which the human soul is wrought to
lis highest energies, just when the at.
tempt was 10 be made. which would re-
cover LOST liberty and sweep al a stroke The
enemy from being;or, 10 fail and sink pow
erless to rise no more. Uuder such feel
ings, they continued TO watch The breath
ing OF the Indians, liI near the hour Of
midnight, when, from the deep slow pulse