Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-18

agreed to make the trial but how shall we do
it, was the question. Disarm them and each
take a tomahawk and come to close work at once
There are three OF us plant our blows with |
Judgment and three tiIncsthrce will make nine ,
and the tenth one we can kill at our leisure. |
They agreed to disarm them, and after that one
take possession of the guns ard fire at the one
side of the four and the other two take toma-
hawks on the other side and despatch them. |
observed that would be very uncertain way |
the first shot fired would give the alarm; they
would discover it to be the prisoners, and might
defeat us. had 10 yield to their plan. Peter
Pence was chosen to fire the guns, Pike and
myself to tomahawk; we cut and carried plenty
of wood to give them good fire the prisoners
were tied and laid in their places after was
laid down. one of them had occasion to use his
knife he dropped it at my Tee; ; turned my
foot over it and concealed it, they all laid down
and feel asleep. About midnight got up and
found them in sound sleep. slipped to Pence,
who arose | cut him loose, and handed him
the knife he did the same for me, and in turn
took the knife and cut Pike loose in minutes
time We diSarmcd them. Pence took his sta
ton at the guns. Pike and myself with our
tomahowks took our stations | was to toma-
haw three on the rgh, wing, and Pike two on
the left. That moment Pixies two awoke
and were getting up; here Pike proved COW.
ard and laid down. 1t was a critical moment
| saw there was no time to be lost their heads
turned up tar; | despatched them in a moment
and turned 10 my lot as per agreement, and a.
was about to despatch the last on my side OF
the fire, Pence he shot, and did good execution;
there was only one at the of wing that his ball
did not reach his name WIS Mohawk, stout,
bold, daring fellow. In the alarm he Jumped
off about three rods from the fire he saw i,
was the prisoners that made the attack, giving
the war-hoop, he dar,ed to take possession Of
the guns was quick TO prevent him /; the con-
test was then between him and myself As !
raised my tomshawk, he turned quick to Jump
from me; | followed him, struck at him, but
missing his head my tomahawk struck in his
shoulder; or rather the back OF his neck he
pitched forward and fell and the same time
my foot slipped, and fell by his side; we cnch
ed his arm was naked he caught me around
my neck, at the came time | caught him will
close hug, at the same time feeling for his knitt
, but could not reach IT,
} In our scur my tomahawk dropped out
: My head was under the wounded shuulder, an,
, almost sutiocaVed me with his blood. mad
f violent sprlng, and broke from his hold W
: both rose at the same time, aud he ran; 1t too
n me some time 10 clear the blood from INV eyes
i my tomahawk got covered up, and | could no
n find III time toopertake him he was the on
e ly one of the party that escaped. Pike wa
J. powerless. always have had Difference t
d christian devotion. Pike vas trying to pra,
II and Pence swearing at hnn, charging INN Wit
d cewardicc and saying IT was 10 time tu pray
# lie ought to fight; we we're masters of tn
e ground and IN Possession OF all their gun:
:. blankets matchcoats, &c. ] then turned IN
5 attention to scalpng them, and recovering til
}. scaps otmy father, brother, and others, strun
II them all ON my belt for Sate-keepIng. We kel
q our ground tl morning, aud built raft, i, b,
!. ing near the bank Of the river where they ha
;. eucampcd, about fifteen miles below Tiog
II Point we got all our plumber on 1t, aud :,
/, sail for Wyoming, the nearest settlement. Or
G raft gave way, when wc made Tor land, and "
Y lost considerable property, though we saved OF
l. guns and ammunition, aud took TO land "
d reached Wyausiug late in the afternoon. Cau