The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-21

il aras,inclosed by strong pail
' ], !, ,toat eight feet in height, which ',
/ ,pt the ground, some three
n, :, Il an acre, in the form Of a
. ii, At each of the four
!, Vii. i ! block-house made of logs,
Il rises above and projects beyond
.hat pickets or palisades, and in
4 ,1 j these blook-houses are loop,
4 which enable US to look out
: the surrounding country, and
p.long the outside Of the pickets,
ioat being ourselves exposed by
view Of whatever enemy may be
Hing about.
|lni what do we see? On one side
eObjo River; Oh q another a strag'
n wood, stretching back into a
Fl, forest; on the third q large
sf,ld, inelosed by q Virginia fence;
lhslourth, q small village Of log
u,e;;; aud on oil sides hideously
iplsi and hall. naked savages.
3Ym Ne are surrounded by Indians
Irse body Of vindictive red men
Eho are thirsting for the blood Of
10 who are in the fort with us, for
he not the only occupants of this
ppehold. It is now past l o'clock,
! warm, clear, bright, autumnal
md since the golden rising of the
there have been some terrible
ass enacted, and many human be-
phaye passed from time to eternity
lie most violent deaths.
last night-soon after the tenants
yaldsr log houses, which we have
1Rd out to you, had retired to rest
W xhols.sillage was reused by the
ming intelligence, brought by an
aa hunter, that a great body Of
ugss were prowling about the vicin-
and men, women and children,
bling up their most valuable arti-
rushed into the fort, and spent
night here in peace and safety.
snorning the garrison numbered
FtTo fighting males, including
nl youths, some quite young, but
kaye.
bout daylight this morning, there
igno signs Of the enemy, the com
ldant Of the fortress dispatched
q man and o nergo back into tho
nhy on an errand-but the white
never will return. As he wa:
'ls through yonder field,
Restocking savage suddenly rose
hiore him, knocked him dow1
ahls musket, and then killed ant
Nd him. The negro saw the deei
|snsd, aud with q yell Of horror
lssk to the fort, where he com
sd to anxious listeners th,
h must dislodge the enemy
doubtless is SMALL" said Colone
aRd, the commandant Of tn
Captain Mason, take fourteen
/ men, and let the red men hav
aoi your bravery aud Skill"
w Captain Mason marched on
by fourteen brave followers
i . largo gate in the cen
the eastern line Of picl
\ ad hurried down to the corr
4 hsre he thoroughly searche
y savage foe, but without fine
and he was on the point {
R his steps, when there cam
I sAl OF q hundred muskets:.
w. y, balls came whizzing amor
W. force, killing several On
as nearly all; and then I
Y every side--front, flank al
i many hundred, of vindicti,
Who, with shrill whoops al
nshed upon the gallant fe
an '',| and began to hew the
laey made a brave resistant
snas could such o handful
4, such q host? One by o.
and were tomahawked al
4 oapta'n Mason fought dc
rs! aud, cutting his way throul
aals d the enemy, succeeded
D some q fallen timber, whe,
oaaly wounded, he is NJ
"a su !, though all his friends
think him dead.
sNs more men, under Capts
:. tsned from the fort to cover I
'aelr gallant comrades; /
- we're drawn into an amb,
q tS.;. ~ we're all cut off from rejo
~ nlends in the fortress-o1
M. g three Of the party bel
,.sa NV secreted in the underbrr
Ssads, wood. And still three N,
n \ ~ ss garrison sailed forth
q ne q Captain ogle; but Il
TO make o hasty retire
- 9 pursued to the very gate
b 8, and fred upon as they
Nh, au nad one Of their mum
az aos Tie siege commenced
/ ~ VIZ xhoops and yells
/ s Eve hundred saya