The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-27

ahn cAp<re6 about the deck he ttrr ria
.Afsiis % Kind Of tunc. which seemed
" IegEia'e Their motions Willie ths cap
,atn was amusing himself with their dane
ing, Aac1in4 asked hirn wher Re Was 60
lnS 70 sea, and he replied '.tsrorrev
The chief then told han there we're xa~ny
salmon IA Frlsne1Iy cove, zu9 asked r.r,
WY ne Gid rot go and catch serse After
nlset<sas.x The matter with the trst mate.
lie captain decided 20 act on TIE 1es~~x
suggestion. and after dinner the mae ara
Eine rntr took the Jolly beat and yawf ard
went 70 ash ar Friendly cove Abous an
noar later. while most OF TIE ry,er IN
nssrc were engaged ln hosting the long
GOAT the Indians, Oh signal srssn Ma
GHina- drew their knives. which they has
s@c-sfsa about their persona ard a.. ,.rou
TIE captain ard members OF me era~
WHO were soca ogerpowersd ara be-
headed After getting pogsesgier OF the
snip they broke Open the arms ches, and
magazine. and, supplying themselves With
arms and ausrnasaision. sent an sxnqStsfan
on shore 70 Kill those who had 1on~ in 81.
cove 10 tsh- The members OF the fishing
parry Were All murdered, ard tnesr heads
We're cut on and taken back TO The chin
where they were arranged in a lin. gfer1r
wfth tnose % she captain and other faer1s-
oern or the crew. making ,vgarzss--ssya
hsaas ir al The life OF John r. Jexef,.
TIE a-nforcr, vas spared and he saved
Zoe NE OF the saiimaker by passing him
CT as his father. These two men sr.~e
made slaves Of Maqulna. aud served aim
faithfully FOR two years. when they made
tarh e1cape On trading vessel ard after
Ecnx voyage reached civilization When
TIE terrible WORK OF the naur4ererv had
cesn completed the indiana with The aid
or he armorer and salImaksr s. - the
Boston onto sandy beach In Friendly
cove. where some CO ne- tira1ers 10 this
o&y le Dseac6iEg IN the Sun.
Seven years later the good ship Toncuin,
commanded by Capt. Jonathan Thorn. a
lieutenant OF the American navy or far.
Tough, met with a similar fate at the
hands OF these same treachercus King
George" Indians.
The Tonquin Was owned BIZ John Jacob
Astor. the founder OF Astoria Or. and
hiz associates, who had fitted her oss in
Boston with load OF provisions and sup
plies for their trading post az the mouth
OF the Columbia river. On the 5th day Of
June. ISL. after cischarSing her cargo az
astoria. Capt. Thorn sat sail for the
Northwest coast 10 open communication
with The Russian settlements ard engage
IN trade with the Indians. With him was
Dir. Mckay, one Of Mr. Astor's partners.
The vessel proceeded on her voyage. and
In Few days came TO anchor in one OF
the numerous har bors on the vest coast
shore. and during hts absence the vessel
was surrounded by vast number OF saw
ages. many of whom came on board
eager to trade. They demanded a higher
price for their furs than Capt. Thorn was
willing to ray. Their stubbornnesS pro-
yoked the lrascible captain TO anger. ard
he refused 10 deal with them zt all SEX
Ing the chief. who had been following the
captain about the deck and tanning him
with his stinginsss. he rubbed an otter
skin in hts face, and then somewhat vio-
ientiy ordered the whole band TO leave tho
vessel enforcing his command by blows.
During this mIsadventure Mr.. Mckay was
on shore--an iil-starrsd tact for the vessel
and expedition. What followed is thus re-
lated BY Mr.. Irving. in his Astoria
When Mr.. Mckay came on board the in
terpreter related what had passed, and
begged him TO prevail on the captain to
make sail. as from his knowledge OF the
temper and pride of the people OF that
place he was sure they would resent the
indignity offered TO one OF their chiefs
Mr.. Mckay went TO the captain. who was
stu pacing the deck in moody humor.
represented the danger. and urged upon
him 10 weigh anchor. The captain made
light OF hts counseis. and pointed 20 his
cannon and firearms as a sufficient pro-
lection against naked savases. The day
passed without any signs Of hostility.
Next morning at daybreak. while fhe cap
tain ard Mckay were yet asleep. canoe
came aiongxida. In which were twenty IN
dams. commanded by young Shew!ah.
They were unarm~d. their aspect and de-
rnsanor friendly. and they held up otter
skins ard made signs Indicative OF a de-
sire 70 trade. The caution Of Mr. Aston
In regard 10 admitting Indians on board
the ship had been neglected for some time
past, and the ofrcer Of the watch, seeing
they were without weapons. permitted
them - mount the deck. Another canoe
sccn succeeded. the crew OF which was
also admitted. In litti. while other ca
noes came of. ard Indians were soon
ciarnberinr into the vessel on all sides.
The of.fc@r OF the watch now felt alarm
eli and called 20 Capt Thorn and Mr.. Nc
Kay The interpreter remarked 20 Mr..
Mckay that many OF the Indians wore
short NANTES OF skins and minated
suspicion that they were secretly armed.
Mr. Mckay urged the captain 20 clear the
ship ard &c, under way, and 20 dnauy
ordered some OF the crew 70 weigh an-hor,
WHITE scfne were sent sioft 10 make satl
The Indians now oysr~d 10 trade with ihs
cs plain on his own terms, prompted ap-
paren,iy By the approaching departure OF
the ship; accord ngiy n hurried trade was
commenced THE main article sought BY
the Indians 'n barter va. knives. As
seon a. some were surol!sd they novel
eff ard ,.%ere succeeded. BY degrees sssy
we're thus Distributed abeut the deck. ard
all with weapons The anchor was now
nearly u, ard sails we're loose. r13 the
captain IN a loud ana perernptogy voice
ordered the ssip - Re ciearet. In an In
sgart a signal yell was given: Il vas
echoed en every side. Knives ard war
sluns were t-sna'shed In every direction.
and rhe ssws<es rushed upon their mark
Ell Victims
Tn. FIRST that fell was Mr.. Lswls. ths
ships cierk v'ish fatal stab In tn back
Nr Mckay sprsng IN his fsst. 81, va<
instantly koocl 81 down with Var club
and dung backward into the sea ~here
ne was dispatched by the women In the