The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-31

49, tasaff fslf ~ ~
cquJdrruLle praGiriou uud 10 much grclicr
distance lkliu hriiio, Thsss tigy lHucuU
irOW lho American nH.lli iiay tuiHpaf|
ilirr trailing pnfis, lu exchange tor lhrW pei
ffg.s. fhry uru OHly used bp ih9 FsyHgGs 90
hgaiifg ihGlr unDWIcaihou hUN h'uid arrows
sqNHg Ia hl lmlhluss 0ud other game,
Amer We had ruuMlued q ,hun iiug, hirl
tered lroii lhc shot ui llio Blachieel ly llir
bFnw ol lho raplue, i wns proposed by Pierre
tho lfOquoiH Indian already described --tD
charge lie euemy la he stronghold Ihip1
Was unanimously agreed 10 and ~ 20
rnsed tie brow fthe bill, aud became npiia'
rent TO ,Ihe HAyuges, wo were greeted 10y
Storm OF balls, wl,ch ioruunlely lgll ia hll,
uniuiuTed, AZ this mOniDui the lroquOr rIicd
out, "let Ne charge, hoyH tlielr guns are emp
~ Never wAs a command 9ihunsrlLolw4-
ed MA "a N0rn joyful nlaCriy, for we we're
LurH iHg 10 Le avenged upnn lhcfg cIIel Apd
urncherOua shNhgtEfnr 90 many cHwudly
and ramorbeltHs murders lhoy had perpeliN-
ted upon lonely aud uuoilcudluR ifappefh,--
We dashed 90 upon them ut1ull speed clear
tng the d,S'a,ts. i.eEssssE ihs hgpN OF lhs fa-
VINE aud lln r,eks IN a lew SECONDS Of llIi0,
lllus mixing them completely by surpris',Hud
leaving lllpln hatdy 49, instant at Tine los
cuuGGu of action or drlibdrHIinu. Now the.
rifle, lu Tie hands ufouf excited aud ,lrlNl-
mined hunter, dad ia deadly office. Ia ihu
space Ola Tow uinulrs, mine Bhcklyci were
kllllnd GiliIHAi, aud many ipurg nuuWly
WpiWdHd, who were bpuu nwhy ~ The nruis
Of fhrw companions, oar uen reiHliutcd
upon the Indians thrlr own h1flurities. ht
.scalIHUg oSory Que ~ tbom ihnt liud fallen,
The HHYHgrs who acre uoW driven Cpmplulg-
oui Of lhe roess, lgd wiu tho grcalest pre-.
rip,talion, .r. ..'. ..,.
Ia Tie Sudden punig Witlt which thny were
soissd they game very ncar leaving oue OF
theU women, who had come along, u D. prob
able to" tbc purpose 81 holding hur husHuda-
'ur iuNrrH hn'so during ihc engagement; and
who WAS on lho point OF heing node prs
oncr by or men, when a fine looking Jud,ri
mounted upon u Fuputh hlpck hursr, du,lSd
az to'lr place WbdtN1lw stood, whoG, s0t
lintiup lud tine Co mount behind iiui, shc
gfuspad tho urimal hy llIeIuil; Hud he, glIiug
u ilio Wlup, she'~u dragged, az rather flew
Uiiur INN tursumu two hundred ygrds NJ full
speed, without rclnXing bee hold, Our men,
IN admiration tbs huroic cNploiI,ccbSrd fir
iug upon Tie fctigAtiug foe, fearful Of Nolnd-
iug iho Indian maiden aud hGr gullaht res
ciGr. .---
had almost oo,ilcd 10 mention ilml n.
NoHR ihe brave lHtI. lHIid- sNbioi, meade, i,.
niihcki WIS grullemAn named Newell.
uniivu of Cincinnati, who highly Distinguish
ed lnuseli Ia tie oncoGficC.- During the nj.
TAR, was nssailed hy u powerful snvarc, who
started ON suddenly itom hchlud u rock aud
tired his hall piercing my cap, md innirtiug
q hhShl wound upon NJ hcHd, AZ ! return
ed his ice, n rifle was discharged almost NJ.
the same instant with my owl. mud turning
round, Uncovered my friend Newell, who
had fred lis piece " ilh Ef6l precision. The
Indian Jumped ilno the nir sc,cr:-icei, aud
tel. on las Jucr' pierced los rNo hdls. Buth
ct oar shots had Iahcu effect. Newell scalp.
81 llc BIachlrct ~ 3cNtrruusly and rs mont.
ly rs though hc mad been nrcus,omed TO il
nll his life nhNiug FIRST stabbed hlnl several
tunes Willi his hunting knife TO make sure of
&c being extinct, shah not u,irmpt to lus-
iilS this action, thinking as do, with Coon.
rr's Deer Slul cr, that Indians and white men
ought cachto net according 10 lis gifts nId
! do tot ilurt it o. white mans giu, tu -caiu
hul can Only stHir ~ cNtcnuHtion, that circuui.
stances OF 'Ac kind when ihoy- do oscur-
wlncli - hnt 5cldou-arc IN sunr measure
pnltHtcd ytllo Righteousness amt GmcttHT-
ing cruelty 81 those snS6PcS. The. following
circumstances was related hY Carson uitcr
lhc G,hi,
Aitcr lcnviug lho main body oil the hunters
rs Was related ia the beginning ofti,s sketch
lac aud lts companions rode about five uy siA
mllen along the side ol Mytl,soh river ana al.
ter gscCu,iiug high hluN, 0u looking below
they sui'rt-nly rlirco,crrd lurgp quantity of
lilacNi'ct lust ~ thu Uct of raising cump.--
The. mNa and women ,of 1hG slyugcs Vrgg ,
Scattered about, Eoluo on hnrsubacA some .
uncking NJ all lhYtr hlilr mo, ghhiv property I.
and all ~ safe fqU-uspeclug' security, un- (
coucinus Of foe. Carson, -, wnnse breast .
burned n deep and uheNliuguished lnsrcd Of .
called out for each Of The parry 10 +
select mas, pointing nj t!,e-salua lime at
mo lpdinn he bad chosen ~ bis victim. vino T
%as tNc chef of the baud. Taking drliher. .
ale ana, ,hoy tirc,l aud killed four OF tho saw
ngcs Tho pauIr aHioup tie Bluckf'ct WAS
Alry. were stricken ~ ifhy ,
bolt liouI lcuyGu Tho screaming the wu. {
men nhd cildreu.lhe yeli of the sDvugcs.
the having Of dogs aud the couiuyiuu Ilat
ensnGd, Wcgu described by Carson as fright .
iut Iu.rha cNTcuc. Thcy very soon, how ever,
discovered the pauclly Of tho force thal had ,
the "merly 10 UJ6ck' thciu ~ the worry md, .
Of Heir ,Nuucn aud ClH(lteu Hhd EIad,lcncd I
wi1 rage and busning Will M wager desire I
ofv0uggauGo they dRshed upon Carson aud ,
his cCHupagi6ns. who only suvCd themselves !
lay Hiq teeinesS OF tleic horses pud Itv4r close /
prcNimiy iO/Our eHcHmpmgnt
This Is RHcry imperfect sketch of one OF /
il'@ many adventures which hnvC come unSGr 3
Tue prrsuGnl observation ortiio Mrllel; aud .
WINCH hbm JheIr daring and romantic rlJar.
i(tcS htve pr"sarsd Tor Christopher Carson
We wPI ],o"1I SON DE GuERRR OF The .
Nob'Hoy ofHIe Rocky Mountains"
TO young Ladies.
LE1HN TO CooR WELL.