The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-15

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the sale of lots in town -
draught of the town Of Nj
drawing with most OF the ~
laid out with the accom- ,t re
them was taken up and >fr.
went from here have been 4.
pains in looking for it. but can
find it tCol. Rec, vol i. SNt
remainder of the letter indlc..-.. -
the intention was TO follow
plan as drawn by Lawson -~f
was doubtless done in the NAV
The conditions Of the conr-r,
such that the Palatines suffered
ly from privations and misfort.,-.
every kind. but the worst Vas
come. The Palatines We're IA -
people, of refinement and intelUe,#..
and were poor only in rrgar+
their misfortunes. AS the s1n.--s~
iii waned. disaster hovered oy.r.A
colony, eliminating in the lrs.-
massacre of September % l-tr
veyor-General Lawson and Baron Ia
Graffenreid set out a few davs 49,
to that date on an eXplorin2 fD'r,.
up Neuse river. taking provision.
fifteen days. They went in q sar
but sent negro ahead on or. =
the BarOn'S horses to Wait for ,f.,,
at the Indian town of Contentre
part Of their design was 10 de,.l>a
shorter road to Virginia. On th, vy
they met numbers of Indians. som. -
| them armed and the graphic de>.~.,.
! ton of DeGraffenreid recites thar =
Catchena we met numbers of lr3..r.
and we were warned to go back SD
| did not like the look OF thln1, III
| together, and that we ought IL t.irn
| back at once; but the surveyor general
| laughed at me. We had hardly turned
our backs Gin going on when things
| began to look serious and laughter In
a twinkle expired on his lips Such a
| number of Indians came out from fh4
| bushes some even swimming across
the river and overlook us SO Sudden
| ly that it was impossible to Gettld
| ourselves, for fear of being killed m
the spot or cruelty nstreated Th,v
| accordingly took US prisoners plum
| dered our things, and led Us aWu}.'
(Col. Rec. vol l, p. e26.)
When captured they had already &C.
complished a two days journey I'D
the Neuse, where the river was
| broad but not over three feet deep"
The prisoners were compelled by the
| Indians to run all night in order to
| return to COntentnea, or HenCock
Town, where the Indian King called
Hencock was sitting in state Win MS
council. During their trial. the In-
dianS complained of their treatment
by the inhabitants OF i f'amliCO, \eHse
and Trent, especially scoring Survey
or-General Lawson for having taken
them lands away. He excused himself
as we'll as he could, and after some
parleying the Indians decided to re-
lease them next Gay. CnfOrtun3telT,
next morning other chiefs appeared
upon the scene, among whom vas
Cor Tom,'' the king Of the village
Core, who reproached Mr. Lawson
about something, Whereupon. quar-
rel Of some violence ensued between
t them. The consequence being that =
, new council was held and both Law
son and DeGraffenreid We're sentenced
to death. However, in the case q ne
/ Baron it was changed to imprs0n-
| ment He relates that they eXec4t-
: ed that unfortunate Lawson; as to hls
5 death / know nothing certain some
: Indians said he was threatened %
have his throat cut with the razor
found in his pocket; some said 20
was hung; some said he was burnt
The Indians kept that execution Wy
: secret"
Christopher Gale, who Wa lEe-
vented by sickness from goinS -
the fatal expedition, says that tne fe-
/, port was that Mr.. Lawson was II I
full of fine splinters Of torchW. p
like hogs bristles, and set ON -i'
l gradually. 1t is certain that the i
veyOr-General was put TO death " =
D the fendish cruelty for which way
= savages were noted, and 1t IS qull' e
i! certain that the place Of his lnHI"'
I was not revealed TO the whites
. In this connection, it is stated ..A
: there were eleven garrisons III
the colony at that time. eCoL PSI
Vol /, p. $3.50. In his mcmoI3al
the General Assembly Of South . t,
= lima, in which he implOred a-a
= the remaining settlers, Chris
= Gale makes this statement. "oh
- urday, Sept. 22nd, one hundred
:, thirty people were massacre
head Of Neuse and on the SouI4
: Of Pamptico river in the space OK r"
- hours; butchered after the most 'a'
barOus manner" He expressed L..-
self as not attempting mufh
quence 'aS he had the adNahld-'
making a true Representatives
q an inha bitant Of Beaufort pre-