Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1874-05-21 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

TEMPTATION.  now with renewed c ,nrage, the settlers charged the Chickasaws, who same: ?tni them, and their new allies assailing them from the other side, they were panic-stricken and driven to he opposite corner of the enclosure. Here, hemmed in on every side,. they would hare been exterminated had not those nearest tilt palisade made a breach in it with their tomahawks, through which numbers mate their oscape, and plunged into the forest at the nearest point, leaving their dead and wounded and several prisoners in the hands of the Cherokees. Among the latter was Sam Lorton, who had made desperate efforts to escape, but had been prevented by Jim Potts, who flung his arms round him, wrenched his weapon from his grasp, and held him till Steive, Philip, and several of the settlers surrounded him, bore him to the ground, and bound him firmly with cords. Then he was thrown like a 1,,g down by the side of the palisade, where he would be out of the way, and the victors set about seeking for his companion, Gomez the half-breed. But Gomez was not to be found. He had made his escape with those of the Indians who had fled. Efforts were now made to extinguish the flames, but it was useless to attempt this so far as the wooden building, on which they had laid hold, was concerned. It was a store house, filled with wood and other inflammable material, and its frame work and contents had new becomestoo far a prey of the flames to be rescued. There was nothing for it, therefore, but to let it burn itself out, and as, fortunately, it stood apart and at a considerable distance from the other buildings, there was no danger of these being ignited. the palisade was the only thing to which the fire might spread, but to prevent this they tore it down for several yards on either side the burning house, and over the gaps so produced the fire could not pass. By this time the Indians were with savage glee engaged in the horrid work of killing the .wounded Chickasaws and scalping them, hanging the dripping gory trophies at their belts with whoops of triumph. Philip arid Jim turned siok and shuddering from the disgusting spectacle, but Steive, who had oftener seen ,ftch barbarous practices, was not so greatly moved. The prisoners, who had been one and all bound with thongs, lay silent and motionless in one corner, knowing well the terrible fate for which they were reserved, but disdaining to show any sign of fear or to manifest anything but apparent indifference. Meanwhile the women had come forth from their shelter, and the wounded among the whites were beiog anxiously attended to by them and the other settlers. They were fortunately few in number, and their wounds were not cf a severe character. The only exception was poor Jerry, who was to all appearance dead, and had been carried tenderly and with many tears into the large kitchen. Though he had neither wife nor child, kith nor kin, he was beloved by all in the settlement for his many good, attractive qualities—his kindness of heart, his generosity of disposition, his shrewd, sagacious foresight, his sound judgment, and all the other characteristics which had made him tile director of the settlement. Oh, it was a sad and bitter thought that he, and he alone, of the settlers should have perished in that night's conflict, and deep was the vengeance breathed against his murderer, whose punishment was a's sure as it would be condign.  A