Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-13

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Brown; the Indians going towards the vii
Iage, and the party from it over the hills.
When out of sight of the Indians and the
village, party again halted, filled their pow.
der horns, and took a good quantity Of
balls in their pouches, and went on again :;
but they had scarcely started, when two In.
dams were seen coming from towards the
village over the hills, soon another and an.
other appeared in sight, each coming in dii-
terent directions, and in ten minutes from
the time the two first appeared in sight, the
party were completely surrounded by TIVE
or three hundred armed with rifles, muskets,
bows and arrows, tomahawks, and war
clubs, while the air resounded with the aw-
ful war.hoop as they still continued to
dash upon them on their fleet horses. See
ing that four could do nothing by firing on
such numbers, the Doctor told the party
not to fire, and no one fired; while the lndl.
ans were in great confusion among them
selves. The first that come, talked loud
and bosterous, and began to catch the
pack horses, when it was proposed to 60
with them TO the village.
la the mean time all was uproar and con-
fusion, some snatching q rifle from some
one Of the party while another caught
blanket and run off. Saxton first got IN
der way. following his pack horse, having
many valuable papers, and surrounded by
some twenty Indians; they soon stripped
him Of his powder-horn, OF his horse and
his saddle and put him on bare back, while
brave led his horse with huge battle AK
by the bride. Brown followed Sax.
ton in a similar manner, passed him and
was the first to grace their fendish tri.
umph as they entered their village IN full
gallop. The Doctor next was suffered TO
start towards the village but not before one
had caught one skirt Of his coat and UnCer
ANONYMOUSLY tore it off; and another Indian
tore off the other part from the other arm
and third stripped him Of his vest, one
Indian then struck him herd blow with
his bow on the right cheek which scar he
carried for more than q week, another hit
him two blows on the top Of the head with
a war clue, which nearly deprived him Of
his senses; with nothing left but his flannel
shirt and pantaoons. he passed Saxton soon
after Brown did with a Brave leading his
! horse and Chief riding behind him on the
same horse embracing him in his arms.
! Chapman followed Immediately after
Brow they struck him several times on his
horse as he was riding in, he was hurried
| along and taken into the village, and Sax
ton Immediately afterwards. The Doctor
was the last on the ground and was con
Quoted into lodge of Chief but not per-
mitted 10 converse with any Of his party,
! the rest Of the men were conducted to sep
crate lodges and treated in similar man
ner. The party were fed several times du.
ring the evening on boiled corn. at dfiereu,
lodges accompanied by on Indian but not
permitted to be together, except at a time
and for only about ten minutes at time;
the first impression made upon the Doctor
and u the party was on entering the lodges
that the Chiefs would cause most of the
property to be given back, but before NOR.
ing all were convinced TO the contrary by
having their packs opened and PIllaged OF
every thing Of any value to them before
their eyes, and not even letters to the pco-
pie in the States were omitted. the Doctor
losing many of his most valuable papers
and some twenty letters, though he mailed
at this place SAP to various persons in the
Union. After robbing all the party Of q.
their provisions and clothing as well a:
horses in the morning, several squaws true
to the character Of women put up SONS
corn and the Chiefs who we're at the heal
Of the outrage and the deepest in the crime
brought forward several poor, lame ponies
aud mules, and gave each man few oil,
garments, scarcely enough TO cover him
and far less to protect him from the inclem
emf season of the year. A little after sun
rise bid them be of. pointing over the hIIl
where they were taken prisoners. In tht
lodge where Saxton stopped during tht
night, while Brown was with him few
moments, an old Chief came in with
large package of papers, evidently robbed
from some individual, but would not suiIe
him to read any Of them except the wrap
per which was Of the kind Of paper USE
for envelops in the War Department an,
directed on the envelope "Tagaranga
Chief Of the Otto nation;" the Indian thel
opened the package on the opposite side Q
, the lodge from Saxton and took out pass
, port from the United States, as appeare
BY the light Of the fire from that dlstanc
and large paper having ten or twelve seal
on it, opposite of which were as many sic
, natures, and large paper resembling
deed, also French passport; he then folc
I ed them all up after pointing TO the coat {
the arms on each, but would not SUITE
! them to be investigated; putting them a
1 into the invelop, laid them under his thigI
, gave a contemptuous laugh and soon le
' the lodge.-The party travelled till on
+ O'Clock at night without a drop OF water
D the day they left the village on the ope
e prairie, taking as their guide the Mort
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