The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-04
peath or q PaxyMce Girl.

We extract the following from the Lafayette Ua Live
Oak: "On the 10th Of last month, two gentlemen and
lady returning from Fort Kearny, bringing with
them beautiful Pawnee girl sixteen years Of age,
between whom and themselves a strong at achmen had
grown. She was leaving her nation and "a life in the
woods to live with them in the States AS they passed
through the nation of Sacs and Foxes they met by
Pacaloper warrior OF those tribes who desired to pur
chase the Pawnee girl and offered his horse for her The
offer was OF refused He turned and left them,
they supposed forever but riding at full speed to the
village, he FASTENED TO the wigwam OF Pac a.wah, the
nephew of the chief Ne-saw .quei, where he found
Pac.awah and Aaqua' sack, herse and and powerful
and told them OF The beautiful Pawnee girl, when all
three sprang upon their horses and dashed Oft in
pursuit. The travellers were soon overlaken Ala
qua.sack rushed upon the party, and tore the Paw
nee girl from her horse, and bore her of with the
swfness of arrow, while her rent the air and
penetrated with fearful dsnctness far into the
Of the forest The whites, though armed, made resist
ance. Had they shown the slightest resolution they
could have saved her. She taken to the village
her. There has been deadly hostility existing be,
tween those nations and the Pawnees, and the poor girl
bad presentiment of her doom. Approaching Pac.a
wah, young warrior jus, in the morning Of his man
to gcner feelings by such appeals, she begged him
to protect her, offering to be his slave if he would
hsm he debeseV rassd his re ana n sho, Se
through the heart He then scaped her and severed her
head from her body The head was stuck upon pole,
around which they all assembled The headless and
bleeding body was Then thrown into their midst when
they seized il and dsmembeed il, and cut il into small
pieces, each one-men, women. and children-hoding
FACILITATING fragments, while they yelled and danced with
diabocal rejocngs around the ghasy monument Of their
savage cruelty They then bore the reekng head to the
Iowa village, where they held feast and danced The
Iowas invited to their village the l9th TO have
great feast On the morning OF that day. the Sacs and
Foxes and lowas OF all ages and sexes, had met upon
the prairie, preparatory to the approaching lestivy and
all in great gee when they moved of in wild and
confused procession TO the OF rejoicing In the
time, information had been conveyed to Col Vaughan
Of what going on, and he despatched runner
TO Fort Leavenworh for detachment OF dragons. who
arrived the morning OF the 10TH just the wild
proceeding to the place OF the feast As the
Indians were ascending one hill they came over the brow
OF one opposite, and all appeared in full view nsaniane
ously and Unexpectedly TO the Indians who surprised
and alarmed, scampered away in every possible direction
The dragons pursued them TO the village and went TO
the wigwam OF Ne-saw -aquet, and demanded the muir
derers. He then said he did not know who they
They then seized sawaquet, al the instance OF Col
Vaughan, 10 hold until the murderers delivered mp
In very short time they brought in by party Of
braves, and bound and taken 10 the fort"