Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-04-27
OLD SERIES VOL. 10, NO. 81.
REVELATION OF HORRORS.

seen, that when the English Aristocrats found
it impossible to carry on the war and 10 con-
quer the Americans by what j, generally
called the arts Of honorable warfare, they pri:
vately brioed the Indian saTages to rnurder;
by every means in their power, as many
Americans as possible, and actually engaged
TO give them so much for every American
scalp.-The following is letter sent by Capt.
Crawford TO Col. Halidman, the British Go.
vernon of Canada, accompanying eight packs
of scalps:
"Nlay ii please your excellency, at the re-
quest Of the Seneca Chiefs, send, herewith
TO your excelcncy, under care of James
Boyd, eight packs of scalps, cured and dried;
hooped and painted with all the Indian tri:
umphant marks, of which the following ID
invoice and explanation:
Pack /. Containing forty-three scalps Of
Congress soldiers, killed in different Skin
mishes; these are stretched on black hoops,
four inches in diameter the inside of ihe
skin is painted red, with a small black spot
to denote their being killed with bullets.
Also, sixty-two of farmers, killed in their
houses, the skin painted brown, marked with
hoe a black circle all round, to denote
their being surprised in the night, and black
hatchct in the middle, signfying their being
killed by that weapon.
2. Containing ninety-eight farmers killed
in 'heir houses; hoops red figure of hoe
to mark their profession great white crcls
| and tp sbo,v thou, Al
day time a lille red foot, 10 show they stood
upon their defence, and died fighting for their
lives
3. Containing ninety-seven farmers, hoops
green, TO show that they were killed in their
fields; large white circle, with round marks
in it for the sun, 10 show that it was in the
day time; black bullet mark On some-hat.
chet on others.
i. Containing one hundred and two Sf
farmers: mixed of the several marks above;
only eighteen marked with little yellow
flame, 10 denote their being scalped, their
nails pulled out by the roots, and other tor:
ments; one of these latter is supposed to be
a rebel clergyman, his hand being fixed to
the hoop of his scalp. Most of the farmers
appear by the hair 10 have been young Or
middle aged men; there being but sixty:
seven very grey heads among them all, which
makes the service the more essential.
5, Containing eighty-eight scalbs Of wo:
men hair long, and braided in the Indian
fashion; TO show they were motheIs; hoops
blue, skin yellow ground with little red tad:
poles, to represent by way Of triumph, the
tears of grief occasioned to their relations d
black scalping knife or hatchet at the bottom
TO mark their being killed with those in.tru;
ments; sixteen others, hair very gray, black
hoops, plain brown color, 10 mark but the
short club, or ca-se-te-te, to show they aers
knocked down dead, or had their brains beat
out.
6. Containing one hundred and nnety-thres
boys scalps, of various ages; small green
hoops, whitish ground on the skin, with red
tears in the middle and black bullet marks,
knife, hatchet or club, as their deaths hap:
pened
T. Two hundred and eleven girl. scalped
big and little; small yellow hoops, white
ground; tears, hatchet, club scalp knife, sc.
8. This package is a mixture of all the
varieties above mentioned, in the number Of
ore hundred and twenty-five, with a boy Of
birch bark, containing twenty-nne lille in:
fants of various sizes small white hoops,
with white ground.
With these packs the chiefs send to yonnF
eXcellency the following speech, delivered
by Conciogachie in council, and interpreted
by the elder Moore, the trade, and taken
down by me in writing
Father we send you herewith many
sealps, that you may see that we ats not idle
| friends.
Father, we wish you 10 send these scalps
over the water to the great hing, that he
may regard them and be refreshed, and that
he may see our iaithfulness in destroying his
enemies and be convinced that his presents
have not been made 10 an ungrateful people,"
These odious practices of the English Go.
rernrnent were condemned with Indignation
by Lord Chatham; "Behold," said he, sqhs'
allies Of England; the butchers of Lower
Saxony. The Mohawks the most cruel of
men; bTigands, who respect neither age nor
sex, and who delight in the blood of disarm-
ed weakness Alas by mngling the toma-
hawk with the sword, the knife with the gun
we have stained our arms with blot which
all the waters of the ocean cannot efiace ~
The packs of scalps and the letters accom-;
panying them were found among the baggage
OF the English army, after the defeat OF Gen!
Burgoyne.
In BsAztL, the common form of introduc-
iion is said 10 be as follows "Sir, allow me
TO Introduce TO your acquaintance my friend
Mr. Jones. II he steals any thing, | am ao.
countable,"
To REMOVE WARTs.-Wash them with g