New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-26

abroad that morning in defiance OF the enemy,
alleging that he proceeded in full confidence
that his God, in answer to his prayers, would
protect him from being molested by the Indians
But the event proved that he Was mistaken for,
| as he was beginning his usual employment of
shaving shingles, the Indians rushed upon him,
and carried him away to Canada, where he
died in French prison. This Jenkins gave
them intelligence that Goodwin had entered the
garrison with large number of men.
This information abated their courage, and
| induced them after q very short siege to with
draw having first killed nine head Of cattle,
which they reserved for future provisions.
In their retreat they halted at pleasant
| point of land about mile from the fort, and
| almost opposite to the place where the Court
House was afterwards erected. Here they rem
dezvoused with their captives till the next
| morning, and then continued their route directly
for Canada. They suffered greatly ia their
journey for want of provisions, but treated their
prisoners with gentleness and humanity, and
several soon after obtained their liberty.
Noble was obliged to leave three of his chill
dren in captivity, one Of whom, a son. after
wards married and settled in Canada; one
daughter continued with the Indians, and an
other, then about two or three years old, was
purchased by NJ. st. Ange, brother-in-law to
Governor Vaudreuil. This gentleman was not
only eminent for his wealth and station at Mont
real, but a person of distinguished merit, sim
cere paety and singular humanity; his lady was
one Of the most amiable character, and en-
deared herself to many unfortunate captives by
her ohi1ging condescension, tender concern and
charitable assistance. This helpless infant was
taken into the protection Of this excellent
family, where she received the most kind and
friendly treatment. At proper age they
placed her in the nunnery at Montreal, and
spared no expense to give her genteel and re-
fined education, and her natural genius con-
spired with their generous endeavors to render
her polite, accomplished and agreeable crea-
ture. When she was about fourteen years Of
age, towards the close Of 1761, a gentleman from
New England procured an order from the Eng
lish Government for her return, but it was with
extreme reluctance this virtuous family resigned
their beloved child, and she departed from their
tender patronage with the most exquisite re-
gret. The gentleman into whose protection she
was delivered was offered two thousand dollars
he would consent to leave her behind, but
neither tears, entreaties, nor the powerful
temptation Of money, which he greatly needed,
could prevail over his ipfexihie honesty He
WAS determined in this affair by religions mo-
tives, and concluded that nothing could pre-
serve her soul from religious destruction unless
she was rescued from the impious influence
of Roman Catholics When this unfortunate
young creature arrived among her friends in
htuneeec, nef situatioh uenanueu tne utmost
pity. @.ss
Her mother had died some years before, and
her father, melancholy and distracted, lived in
miserable hovel, with wretchedness and poverty.
She was Immediately shocked at his appear
| anee, and instead of feeling that affection which
is natural in children towards their parents,
she was rather moved with aversion and dis
gust. Her father expired soon after her arrival,
and she, after having passed through variety
of uncommon and affecting scenes, is now hap
PLY married.