Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-14

BODY of Mnt-headed arrows. He then
turned himself about under the log, until
he faced the pass II, the creek. The
strange Indians appeared to move for
ward without the least hesitation or sus-
picion. The foremost of them on coming
10 the creek, dropped at once down to
cross II, At this moment the guide was
observed to draw IN his bow with a quick
and powerful effort and 50 rapidly as
almost to elude the sight. an arrow was
sped on its mission of death. The stranger
was seen to drop in the middle Of the
brook, and not cry issued from his
mouth. Quick as lightning the Mohican
adjusted an arrow in his bow, so that as
soon as the second Huron had dropped
down to cross the stream, he. too, was
observed to reel and fall without groan.
/ In the same manner was the third and
the 1oHrth and the fifth Huron pierced as
he leaped into the fatal ditch. They were
so close to each other and the whole scene
passed in such miraculous silence and
! rapidity, that not one of them had OBJ
served the fate of his comrades until he
met his own. The sixth Indian, how
| ever, beiEg little more behind than the
others. seemed to be somewhat surprised
/ that he did not see them in view ON the
opposite bank. For this reason he de-
scended into the gully with a little hesita-
ton. He was Immediately aware of the
horrible fate that had arrested their steps
| and silenced their tongues. He en-
deavored to recoil, but it was already too
/ late. A fatal miSSive was also on the
wing for him. He was struck with the
rest, but not with immediate death. and
he had time to raise into the depths of the
forest one of those appalling yells of warn
ing and Of rage which announces among
the people of his race the presence of
mortal danger #t.. ".
| The soldiers looked upon this fearful
scene in astonished silence, entraneed by
the murdefouS magic which took place be-
fore them. When the stiffness and the
spell were broken by that warning cry,
they expected to see the woods swarfning
I with hostile savages. None, however,
appeared. When the echo had died away,
. they looked in vain for the seventh, and
last of the Hurons. He had vanished as
if swallowed up in the earth. No trace of
him was visible. No sound of his retreat
ing footsteps were audible. The Mohican,
however, kept his position behind the log
itself but with his fiery eyes bent in quick
and searching glances in almost every di
reetion, at once. He was obviously at
fault as well as the rest. No one dared
to move or speak a word above their
breath. There was something awful in
the mysterious and sudden disappearance.
The silence continued for some ten min
utes, when the sharp crack of rife was
then heard, and the Mohican sprang to
his feet with the blood streaming down
one side of his face His only exclama-
ton was an emphatic Ugh In amin
slant the fatal bow and arrow were in re-
QUESTION, and his face toward the Indian,
he sent another arrow on its mortal mis-
sion The soldiers instantly heard a
slight scrabbling overhead, and on look
ing upthey saw the Huron falling through
the limbs of a neighboring tree. Into this
he had the address to address to swing
himself up, unseen by his enemies, during
the momentary confusion occasioned by
the warning cry of his companion. From
d that perch he had. soon discovered the
lurking place of the Mohican, and bent
| upon vengeance, had Immediately fired
at him without considering, and perhaps
without caring whether or not enemies
were near The imprudence cost him his
life. and withal he had only succeeded in
inficting slight wound upon the Mohi-
can, in the temple.
The scene, however, now rapidly chang
ed Shortly after the report of the rifle,
the distant, heavy tramp of body of
regular troops was heard approaching
through the wood. They, too, plunged
into the fatal pass, and met like but not
equally bloolless reception by the soldiers
in ambush. This time it was the rifle
that did the business. The advancing
column, however was composed of vete-
rams, who for few moments seemed to
push forward into the abyss where their
comrades and guides were lying wounded
and dead. But they were ignorant of
the strength of the concealed enemy, and
could hardly even tell from what direction
the danger came. they finally beat re-
treat and drew off into the woods again.
The check was all that could have been
| desired. Tha. force was not engaged
during the battle of PIattsburg; and after
learning the disastrous fate of the day, it
made preeipitate retreat into Canada.
| 1t was noticed that as soon as the sew
en- Hurons were slain, Stock bridge Hank
seemed to take no further interest in the
fray. Soon after the firing commenced,
he disappeared, and did not accompany
the soldiers back to the army. The next
day, however, he appeared again before
the officer, accoutred as at the time Of
his arrival in the camp, with the addition
Of seven scalps attached to his belt, and
tho wa r, nair,f ,ra Shed from, his face His