The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-03-03

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1 Wingenund-''None; but yo,t first
went to their town, and finding it de
kserted, you turned on the path toward
US. If youi1ad been in search of war;
/ riors only, you'would not have gone
! thither. Our spies watched, you close
!ly.%. They saw you while you were
embodying yourself on the other side
of the Ohio. They saw you cross the
riyer-they saw where you encamped
for the night-they saw you turn off
from the path to the deserted Moravi-
an town-they knew you were going
keut-ef zyoar way--EsFoti stepssf were
constantly watched, and you We're SUI
fered quietly to proceed until you
reached the spot where you were at
tackled"
Crawford felt that with this SEN
tence ended his last ray of hope, and
now asked, with emotion, ''W hat do
they intend to do with me ?"
Wingenund--'I tell you with
grief. As Williamson, with his whole
cowardiy host, ran off in the night at
the whistling Of our warriors balls,
being satisfied that. now he had no
Moravians to deal with, but men who
could fight, and with such he did not
to have anything to do say, as they
have escaped and taken you, they
Will take revenge on you in his
stead
Crawford "And is there no posi-
bility of preventing this? Can you
devise no way of getting me off? You
shall, my friend, be well rewarded if
you are instrumental in saving my
life.n .se
Wingenund-,ttH Williamson
been taken with you, I and some
friends, by making use of what you
have told me, might perhaps have
succeeded in saving you;i but as the
matter now stands, no man would
dare to interfere in your behalf. The
King of England himself, were he to
come on to this spot, with all his
wealth and treasure, could not effect
this purpose. The blood of the inno-
cent Moravians, more than half of
them women and children, cruelty
and wantonIy murdered, calls loudly
for revenge. The relatives of the
slain, who are among US, cry out and
stand ready for revenge. The nation
to which they belonged will have re-
vengc. The Shawanese, our grand
children, have asked for your fellow
prisoners On him they will take re-.
Yenge. All the naticn:s. -eaaaA-tAA-
with Us cry out, revenge! revenge
The Moravians whom you went to
Jo,+,o,, I,o,-;oo. HoJ instead Of ouano.
ing their brethren, the offence is be-
come national, and the nation itself is
bound to take revenge"
Crawford-"My fate is then fixed,
and 1 must prepare to meet death in
its worst form"
Wingenund-''I am sorry for it,
but can not do anything for you. Had
you attended to the Indian principle
that as good and evil can not dwell
together in the same heart, so e good
man ought not to go into evil COM
pany, you would not be in this lamen-
table situation. You see now, when
it is too late, after Williamson has
deserted YOU, what a bad man he
must be. Nothing now remains fer
YOU but to meet your fate like brave
man. Farewell, Col. Crawford; they
are coming. L will retire to solitary
spot r-.-. ..---.-,..-.-.
The savages then fell upon Craw-
ford. NYingenund, it is said, retired,
shedding tears, and ever after, when
the circumstance was al uded to, was
sensibly affected.
The account of the burning of Col
onel Crawford is related in the words
of DR.. Knight, his companion, and an
eyewitness of this tragic scene.
When we went to the fire, the Col
onel was stripped naked, ordered to
sit down. by the fire, and then they
beat him with sticks and their fists.
Presently after L was treated in the
same manner They then tied a rope
to the foot Of post about fifteen feet
high, bound the ColonePs hands be-
hind his back and fastened the rope to
the ligature between his wrists. The
rope was long enough for him to sit
down or walk round the post once or
twice, and return the same way. The
Colonel then called to Girty, and ask
ed if they intended to burn him. Cir
ty answered yes. The Colonel said
he would take it all patiently. Upon
this, Capt. Pipe, a Delaware chief
made a speech to the Indians, VIZ:
about thirty or forty men, sixty or
seventy squaws snd boys.
When the speech was finished, they
all yelled hideous and hearty assent
to what had been said. The Indian
men then took up their guns and shot
powder into the Colonels. body, from
his feet as far up as his neck. L think
that notless than seventy loads were
discharged upon his naked body. They
then crowded about him, and to the
best of my observation cut off his
ears; when the throng had dispersed a
little. / saw the blood running frcm
both sides of his head in consequence
thereof. E-r Co.. yi,---e.s:-.. .e
The fire was about SIX or seven
yards from the post TO which the col
onel was tied; it was madci of small
hickory poles, burnt quiet through in
the middle, each end of the poles re-
naming about six feet in length.
Three or four Indians by turns would
take up, individually, one of these
burning pieces of wood, and apply it
to his naked body already burnt elack
with the powder. These tormentors
presented themselves on every side of
him with the burning faggots and
poles. Some of the squaws took
broad boards, upon which they would |
carry quantity of. burning Goals and