Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-31
stream from which they had first ap-

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peared.
''Mates, says /, as wo were being
towed ashore, Sits plain enough that
we have been made prisoners and dis
armed. 1t doesn't appear, however, that
they mean us any great harm, and it will
perhaps be our wiseSt plan not to provoke
them to violeSce.'
81 expected we would be landed on the
bank of the creek, but in place of that
two OF the natives came into the yawl,
her painter was taken by one of the
canoes, and we went up the creek at a
smart pace. The forest was so dense on
either side that il was twilight in there,
and we could hardly see each others
faces. The creek was about thirty feet
wide and quite desp. We were about
half a mile from the river when We heard
the report of a musket. The gun had
been fred on board the schooner for a
recall, The report son, swhat excited the
natives, and at the command of their
chief they pulled ahead the faster. Price
was man of hot temper aud when he
had recovered his wits and realized that
we were being carried of, he advised
that we make a fight for our liberty.
While it might be that the natives un-
derstood a few words of English, it is
more likely that the tone Of his voice and
his excitement gave them the cue. One
of the fellows in the yawl with us had
musket, and he cooked it and held the
weapon within a foot of my mates
breast. That was to warn him that any
move on his part would be his own
death. and he soon sabsided.
Il think we must have gore up the
river fully eight miles before we came 10
their village. 1t was not on the bank OF
the stream, but half q mile away, and
approached by such tortaous paths
through the dense forests that it was
plain to understand that they were a
warlike and strategic tribe, and that all
the redcOats in British Guiana could not
successfully attack the place. Each
path. as / afterward came to know, was
defended by sort of abattis, and s
sentinel or scout was always on duty.
Our advent into the village created out
little surprise, and this mostly among
the women and children. This was
pretty good proof that the sight of 8
white man was no novelty to the men.
We were held under guard on a piece Of
vacant ground within the village for 8
/ few rninates, while one of the natives
went off to sec the chief, and during
this interval said to the men:
1t is true, mates, that we have been
made prisoners, bIt we must hope fol
the best. 1t is more likely, from the
looks Of everything, that we are being
held for ransom. In case we are separa-
ted here and one of us has the luck tc
get away. x... let bin take ths creek for his
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