Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-03-28

killed in their houses, the skin painted brown
marked with a hoe; black circle all round, to
denote theii being surprised III the night, an
black hatchet in the middle, signfying their being
killed by that weapon.
2. Containing ninety.eight farmers killed in
their honses; hoops red figure Of hoe to
mark their profession; great white circle and
sun, to show that they were surprised in the day
time; little red foot, to show they stood upon
their defence, and died lighting for their lives
and families,
3. Containing ninety seven farmers, lioops
green to show they were killed in their fields;
large white circle with round mark in !. for
The sun, to show that il was in the d1y tiino g
black bullet mark on some, and hatchcts on
others,
-. Eantaininz ana -hnndsAl aA..l Two oI fam.
era, mixed Of the several marks above, only eight
cen marked with little yellow a4mc, to 'c"otc
their being of prisoners burnt alive, after being
scalped, their mills pulled out BY the roo;t, and
other torments; one OF these latter s supposed
to be rebel clergyman, his bAul being fixed
to the hoop of his scalp. Most Of the farmers
appear by the hair to have been young OF middle
aged man; their being but sixty-seyen very
grsy.heads among them all; which makes the
seryion the mere essential.
5. Containing eighty eight sculps If so'ren;
hair long, and braided in tic In lian fashion to
show they were mothers hoops blue, SKIN gel
low, ground with little red tadpo!es, to represent
by way Of triumph, The tears of grief occasioned
to their relations; black scalphg knife or
hatchet At the bottom, to mark their being killed
with thnsa instruments; sixfecn o:hers, lair
very gray, black hSops. plain bro"n color, 10
other mark but the short club, cassc. tote. to
ehow they werc knocked down dead or had their
brains beat oui.
g. Containing one hundred aud uiuciy three
boys scalps ofvarinus ages, snail green hoops,
whitish ground on the skin, with red tears in the
middle, and black bullet marks knife hatchet
or club ns their deaths happened.
z. Two hundred and eleven girls scalped,
| big and little; somn small yellow hoops, and a
white ground tears, hatchet, club, scalp knife,
&C.
s. This package is mixture Of all the varic-
ties above mentioned to the number Of one hun
drcd and twenty one, with large box of Birch
bark, containing twenty nine little infants Of va
rious sizes--smnll white hoops, With white
ground
With these packs the chiefs send to your ex
cellency the following speech, delivered by Co
neiogatchin in council, and interpreted by th,
elder More, the trader, and taken down by me i
:. v~ri,isiss. -ss-----.--r-a~-, r-s-e--~
Father, send you herewith many seHIr
that you may thus SEQ that we are not idl
friends.
Father, we wish you to send these scalp
over the water to the great king, that he may
regard them and be- ref eahed, and that he may
see our faithfulness in destroying his enemies
and be convinced that his presents have not beer
made 10 All ungratetul people.
These odous practices ofthe English govern
men we're condemned with Indignation by Lore
Chatham. Behold" says be, the allies O
England; the butchers of lower Saxony. The
Muhnwks. the most cruel ofmen; brganls whC
respect neither age nor sex, and who delight it
the blood Of dislrmed weakness. Alas b
mngling the tom1h.wk with the the sword, th'
knife with the gun, we have stained our arms
with Elnt which all the waters Of the ocean can
not ciTlce! p
These packs of sc,lps and the letters accom-
panyiag them were fonnd auIong the baggage
of the English army after the defeat Of Genera
Burgoyne.