The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-01-03
Death of a PaWnee Girl.

: We extract the following from the Lafa Y
cite G.a.) Live Oak:
"On the 10th oflast month two gantlemen
and lady Pere returning from Fort
Kearney, bringing with them a beautiful
Pawnee girl some l6 years of ge,be:ween
whom and themselves strong attach
ment had grown. She was leaving her
nation and "a life in the woods" 10 live
with them in the States. AS they passed
through the natou of Sacs and Foxes
they were met by PacaIo-per, warrior
of those tribes, who desired to purchase
The Pawnee girl, and offered his horse
for her. The offer was Of course refused.
.Heturned and left them, as they supposed
forever; bu riding al full speed 10 the
village, he fastened 70 the wigwan of
.Pac-a-wah, the nephew of the chief Ner-
saw-a-quet, where he found Pac woh
and a Iaqa-sack; fierce and powerful
warrior, quietly rcposing. He aroused
.hem instantly and told them of the beau
tiful Pawnee girl, when all three sprang
upon their horses and dashed off in pur-
suit. The travellers were ov TT ken. ALA
qua sack rushed upon the party and tor
the Pawnee girl from her horse and bo re
her off with the swiftness of an arrow.
irated with fearful diStinctness, far into
the recesses of the forest. The whites.
though armed: made no resistance Had
they, have shown the slightest resolution
thew could have saved her. She was Ia
ken to the village. The warriors, squaws
and children, gathered around to see her
There has been deadly h, stilty existing
between those nations and the Pawnees;
and the poor glrl had presentiment of
her doom. Approaching Pac-a-wah, al
young warrior just in the morning of his
manhood, and who, we she uld suppose.
would be moved to gentler feelings by
such appeals, she begged him to protect
her, offering to be his slave if he would
spare her Ilfel when instead OF shield inc
her from harm, he deliberately raised his
rifle and snot her through the heart! He
then scalped her and severed her head
from her body. The head was stuck
upon pole, around which the all as
senibled. The headless and bloodytrunk
was then thrown into their midst, when
they seized II & dismembered It, & cut il
into small pieces, each one, men, women.
and children, holding palpl:ating frag
ments, whole they yelled and danced
viii diat olcal rejoicing around the ghas-
ly monument of their savage cruelty.
"Jhey then bore the reeking head to
the Iowa village, where they held feast
and danced. The Iowas were invited to
their village on the 10Th to have a great
feast. On the morning of that day, the
Sacs and Foxes and Iowai, of all ages and
sexes had met upon the plain PREF ar
atory tothe approaching festvity, and all
were in great gleeIwhen they moved off in
wild and confused procession to the scene
Of rejoicing.
"In the mean time information had been
conveyed to Col. Vaughan of what was
gong on, and he despatchd runner TO
Fort. Leavenworth for a detachment of
Dragons, who arrived on the morning of
the 10Th, just as the wild concourse were
proceeding 10 the place of the feast. AS
the Indians were ascending one hill, they
came over the brow Of one opposite, an&1
all appeared in full view instaneousIy and
UNEXPECTEDLY to the Indians, now surprised
and alarmed, scampered away in every
direction. The dragons pursued them
10 The village, and went to the wigwam of
Nesawaquet, and demanded the murder
ers. He said he did not know who they
were. They then seized Nesawaquet at
the instance of Col, Vaughan, TO hold
until the murderers were deliverd up. InI
a very short time they were brought in
by party OF braves, aud bound and taken
TO the Fort"