Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-11-13
From Howiit's Country Year Book.
TIE: OCAAElsS
DURING THE AMERICAN WAR


termed a Religious VISIT" and being
N Cornwall. when | was there, and at
George Fox's in Famouh-our aged
relative still nar.ates--soon became an
object of grea, attraction. not only from
his powerful preaching. but from his ex
traordinarv gift in his conver>a alton. which
he made snaulary interesting from the
Introduction Of curious passages in his
own life and experience.
His company was 50 mucl sought at
ter. that a general invitation was given.
bv his hospitable and wealthy entertainer
10 all the Friends Of the town and neigh
borhool 10 come. and hear. ard see him:
and evening by evening, their .ooms were
crowded by visitors who sat on seats, side
by side as in public lecture -oom.
Among other things, he related, that
during the time Of the revolutionary war
one of the armies passing through a dis
trct in which a great number of Friends
resided. food was demanded from the in
habitants. which was given 10 item The
following day the adverse army came up
in pursuit. and stripped then of every
kind Of provision that remained: and 50
great was the strait 10 which they were
reduced. that absolute famine was before
,'e'h' ,'eit sulie' A'' %
va! a't',l 'ac VII "'' anu ~ eai
- stars ,t1a,,' l'.' =, no f,ce and nan. AN
40 60 at,, - das,air The f,raS,s
,rornd ,han, yare IN possession of the
K so1Jiars and ,f,o game which Otherwise
,,;rh, haya ,.;aldad ,hen subsistence. was
killed or driven away.
AIR several davs Of orea, distress.
tbev retired At niobt. still without hope or
,rGsooc, of succo2 How nreat then was
their surnr;se and cause of tbankfulness
chen ~ ,ha f,Iln..incr r,nor,,;or immense.
ba.Ir u ,.II 5oa, v.,. - .+arfino
arnnna ,h..;, enclosures All driven there
,.r ,5>.;, Lanaf,,, Frn,n whence ,hev
la,,a ,,a,. o,,il IN nor ,ba rausa Of
,ta;r oo.,,:r,, t,, .I.,, s,47.,a1 ,1em.
saI,a. 10 ,aIIar ,.i,ho,,, ,.>i,,anca.
s,d ,b,s ,bo ,,l,nla noonla were saye6
aojh.I o,a.. s.,r. or nrovisio1s laid
j, f>r,,,,,, ,.oet,
,ooi,, .;a.;lar .;ro,o,s,,noa occur.
- H. s,,r '..h.n ,I,a f,;nr
anL nrrsnt,o armies had str;nfaa ~. in
! habitar,ts and when apparently to add TO
their distress, he wind set N with such
unusual violence. and the sea drove the
tide 50 far i!lanl. that the people near
the shore were obliged 70 abandon their
hou~es, and those il the Town retreat y
their upper rooms. Ihis also beng GU
ring the II 1ht. greatly added to ihclf Gis-
,ress: anil like the others. they were ready
TO despair Next morning. however,
they found thatGod had not been uumimd
/ ful of them: for the tide brought up with
il a most extraordinary shoal Of macker
el, 50 that every place was tlled with them,
where they remained ready taken. with
4 out net or skill Of mana boun'liul pro
vision for he wants OF the people tl.l otn-
er relief could be obtained.
I Another incident he related. which oc-
Cured in one of the back settlements.
when the Indians had been employed TO
burn the dwellings Of the settlers. and
cruelty 70 murder the people One Of
these solitary habitations was in possess
/ ion of Friends family. They lived in
such secure simplicity. that they had nth.
erto had n" apprehension of danger. and
used neither bar nor bolt to their door.
having no other means Of securing their
dwelling from Intrusion than by drawing
N the leathern thong by which the wood
en- latch was lifted from without.
The Indians had committed frighttul
lravageS all around, burning and murder
ing without mercy Every evening bro
forth tidings OF horror, and every night
the unhappy settlers surrounded them
selves with defences such as they could
muster-even then. for dread. scarcely
being able - sleep. Inc 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 tina, man often
ran IN his own strength to his own injury.
had used 50 little precaution that they
slept without even drawing the string.
and they were yet unnjured Alarmed.
however. at length. by the fears of others
and by the dreadful runors that surroun-
ded .hem. they yielded TO their fears on
one particular night. and before retiring
TO rest g rev in the strinp and fhuS *