Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-11-28

: The Quakers During the American War.
George Di!win was an American, re-
narkable preacher among the Quakers.--
About flty years ago he came over to this
country, on what we have already said is
termed "Religious VISIT" and being in
Cornwall, when | was there, and at
George Fox's in Falmouth-our aged re-
lative still narrates-soon became an OBJ
iect Of great attraction, not only from his
powerful preaching, but from his extra
ordinary gift in conversation, which he
made singulsrly interesting from the in
PRODUCTION Of curious passages in his own
life and experience.
Among other things, he related, that
during the time Of the revolutionary war,
one Of the armies passing through . dis
trict in which great number Of Friends
resided, food was demanded from the in
habitants, which was given 10 them
The following day the adverse army came
up in suit and stripped them of every kind
Of provision that remained and 50 great
was the straight to which they was re-
duced, that absolute famine was before
them. Their sufferings were extreme,
as day after day went on and no prospect
of relief was afforded them. Death SEEM
ed to stare them in the face, and many .
one was ready to despair. The forests
around them were in the possession of the
soldiers, and the game which Otherwise
might have yelled them subsistence,
was killed or driven away.
After several days Of great distress,
they retired at night, still without hope or
prospect Of succor. How great, then,
was their surprise and cause Of thankful
ness when on the following morning, i'm
mence heards Of wild deer were seen
standing around their enclosures, a. if
driven there for their benefit From
whence they came none could tell, nor
the cause of their coming, but they suffer-
ed themselves TO be taken without resist
ance and thus the whole people were
saved and had stores Of provisions laid up
for many weeks.
Again similar circumstance occurred
near the sea-shore, when the flying and
, pursuing armies had stripped the inhab-
itants and when, apparently TO add to
their distress, the wind set in with such
unusual violence, and the sea drove the
tide so far inland, that the people near the
shore were obliged 10 abandon their
houses and those in the town retreat 10
their upper rooms. This also being du-
ring the night, greatly added TO their dis
, tress and like the others, they were ready
: to despair. Next morning, however, they
;, found that God had not been unmindful Of
), them for the tide had brought up with it
y a most extraordinary shoal Of mackerel, 50
that every place was filled with them,
where they remained ready taken, with
!. out net or skill OF mana bountiful pro-
: vision for the wants Of the people, till 9TH
SrrTcffef tcnin be cb4ained. - s2s.- -.
!. Another incident he related, which oc-
!. cured in one ofthe back settlements, when
: the Indians had been employed to burn
:, the dwellings Of the settlers, and cruelty 10
~ murder the people. One OF these solitary
!, habitations was in the possession Of q
y Friends family. They lived in such Sc
- cure simplicity, that they had hitherto had
p, no apprehension of danger, and used neith-
;, er bar nor bolt to their door, having no
= other means of securing their dwelling from
" intrusion than by drawing in the lea,hern
thong by which the wooden latch inside
. was lifted from without.
= The Indians had committed frightful
ravages all around, burning and murder
II ing without mercy. Every evening
;. brought forth tidings Of horror, and every
y night the unhappy settlers surrounded
). themselves with such defences as they
could muster, even then, for dread. scarce
" being able to sleep. The friend and
:. his family, who had hitherto put no trust
- in the arm of flesh, but had left all in the
, keeping Of God, believing that man often
- ran in his own strength to his own injury
= had used so little precauiion, that they
!" slept without even Withdrawing the string
or and were as yet uninJured. Alarmed
- however, at length, by the fears Of others
II and by the dreadful rumors that surround
-. - ed them they yielded TO their fears on one
:, particular night, and before retiring e
~ rest, drew in the string, and thus secured
y themselves as they were able.
:. =. In the dead of the night, the Friend
NC :. who had not been able to sleep, asked his
" wife if she slept ana she replied that she
=, could not, for her mind was uneasy
- - Upon this, he confessed that the same was
" his case, and that he believed it would Be
;" - the safest for him 10 rise and put odt the
~ string of the latch as usual. On her ap-
~ ~ proving this, it was done, and the iwo lay
= down again, commenting themselves 10 ,hs
keeping Of God.
" This had not occurred above ten min
8 utes, when the dismal SQUAD Of the war,
=. whoop echoed through the forest, fllint
= every heart with dread, and almost imfne
,mn m diately afterward they counted The foot
~ steps Of seven men pass the window o
II their chamber, which was on the grount
80 floor, and the next moment the door -strinf
g, was pulled, the latch lifted, and the dool
wv opened. A debate Of few minutes tool
-e place, the purport Of which, as it wa
." spoken in the Indian language, was unin.
=. tellisble TO the inhabitants but that ]
-. was favorable to them was proved by th'
nd door being again closed and the Indians re
hs firing without crossing the threshold.
Inv The next morning they saw the snok'
~ rising from burning habitati,ns all aroun'
,, them; parents were weeping for thei
-" children who were carried of, and chill
- 10 dren lamenting over their parents who ta