New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-07
AWhtte Woman among Indians.

! We have frequently read in novels passages OF
nature corresponding with the subjoned extract but
r.r thar such incidents occur TO the UNMARRIED
mes. o.everyday life Upward Of eighty years ago gen.
tlcman emgrated with his family from Pennsylvania,
where he had been residing retired spot in indiana,
where he had long remained before his little Conf
ell was invaded by party Of Indiana, who carried Oh
one Of his children and committed other acts OF violence
a. recoued in the subjoned It appears tia.
recently an old friend of Mr. Dsdrdge, Che name oths
bereaved iaer) travelling through that portion OF the
country inhabited by the Wiucb0gccs, encountered
white woman. over 10 years of age, living among them
AZ one Of the tribe Of whom he writes as ol'ows:
philip Dsdrisc is the name Of the man who lost tho
! three chdrrn--one of whom suppose TO be the old
white women now with the Winnebagocs From my
own recolcctions tho features of Mr. d and tho srk
nr resemblance OF this lhave little doubt OF her
being one of his children Her apparent age anu the
fact OF her having recollection oil her captivity an
swer the of his children who were taken when very
Young. They were captured on the waters OF the Mo-
norrahca river ia Virginia, sixty years ago. MI
D. lived in Washington county, Pennsyyania Tor num-
Der Of years he then emigrated to the state oil Indiana
some thirty ye.rs ago, where he died. His children,
suppose are some OF them still living in tue state OF n-
diana Mr.. Dadridgc an intimate friend VI my Ia
Their and being of marked features still retsin
distinct recollection OF his personal appearance end that
! of his family The first time | saw this woman was
struck with her resemblance 10 the Daldridge family
had intended 10 have written to some oil the lHiny oaF
have neglected it,
The outline of tho history of the capture above
toned ia something follows If recollection OF the
story fault Dadridcc was rcuruingto bis home,
from short absence but just in TO see his dwell.
! linz in flames aud his wife and children in the act
of being hurried Of by the hostile ndinns He was al
most pon them before he was aware Of his danger and
mis- wife moiioned him 10 lcc for his life He had en-
tered the little field TINT surrounded the dwelling, and
high fence nterposed between hm and the forest Sew.
era Indians sprang toward him o secure him. but being
very athletic msn, he eapcd The fence like deer and
ou,stripp"d nil his pursUers But nc ever after
lonely and dsconsoato and spent much OF his after
life in endeavoring TO gain his lost family For This puE-
pose he visited after the peace, of the Indian trbes
in the Mississippi valley also Canada and TO ascertain
the truth of report, in frutess hope he VISITED
Scotland Dadridge recovered some portion OF hs
family, and we believe, ascertAined where others died.
but Of two of his children he never heard any
dings 1t is highly probable that the parsonage above
referred to as being with the WinuebaSo Indians, was
Of them Our kind hearted friend Mr.. II. conversed
with her Of her situation and tried her from her
present mode Of life At first different ambition seemed
tighten up her eye and she would often visit his fam
lily clad in cleaner blanket and with more gauay moe.
casins than her before; but she informed him.
finally that SIDE knew of other kindred people by
the ties Of attachment except those with whom she had
always sOourncd and she wished lie down with them
in her final She Is remarkable among the Ind ians
for her temperance and for her disregard of manyof
! their supcrstt!ous rites. Galena Advertiser
! " The L. 5. brig Lawrence, Commander Jar.
vis sailed from this port Thursday last for Vera
Cruz. We learn that the U. 5 frigate Potomac Captain
d"lnn, VIII fdll IN Ie" Gays Dds
been temporarily stopped and her arrival at Norfolk
/ will 90 into dock. Pensacola Gaz. 18th ut
DIsAsTER.-Thc schooner Select, Capt. Gray, on
her return home from NewYork lost on Friday last
! between Cape Lookout and Ocracoke. Vessel total
! loss-cGrgo, passengers and crew saved.
Newbernian, Newbern, N. c. Oct. %.
! ~ THE OLD CoLOSY RAILROAD will be
| opesed public road on Saturday next.
Boston Transcript.
~ A young man named Freeman, fell into await OF
boiling water yesterday morning at the Bristol Print
Works in Taunton The physician in attendance said he
could not live but few hours Providence Trans.