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Fiom the J\€w England Gulaxy.
Historical Sketch.
Thomas Moutow or Homt Woihstojt.
In the town of Quincy, there is, near 'tie
ihore, an eminance, called Mount H ollas
ton. This place, almoxt two hundred year
•go, w»» the scene of an event, much 'noti
ced by the early writers of our history.
About the year 1625, there came over
from England one Capt. Wollaston with
three or four companions and a great com
pany of slaves, to commence a plantation at
•nine place, on the shore of Massachusetts
Hay. They made choice ot the place which
ha' bsen mentioned, and in honour ol their
leader, gave it the name it now bears.
Alter continuing some time at the mount,
and not realizing the profit from the estab
lishment which was expected, Wollaston
took a [iart of hia slaves, and sailed for Vir
ginia, wtin a view to dispose of them there,
to the planters ; at the same time, authoris
ing one Fitclier to govern in his absence.
There was also in this company, and a
partner in the concern, one Thomas Mor
ton, whom the historians •(' that Hge, indig
nant that any mortal should dare to disturb
tiie holy serenity of the times, by carnal
nut th, call a pettifogger of Furnivals Inn, in
l.uailon. At any rate, lo use their own lan
guage, he appears to have had much more
cratt than honesty, and wag in fact one of
the first civilized demagogues, or s’ickltrs
fur popular rights, for selfish purposes, that
flourished in Mew England.
Tins man, alter the departure of Wollas
ton, finding the hands of Pitcher weak in
the governmept, began to intrigue with the
democracy of the establishment. >
He knew that for tome time, the servant*
of the plantation had been put upon a very
sliori allowance of food. He therefore pro- j
cured some strong drink, and such other i
de . sties, as the land, at that day, could :
Sup; ly, and made a great feast. 11 is guests '
not being accustomed to eat ami drink their j
fill, soon began to be merry, when Morton j
seized the occasion, to make them a speech,
wh.uh lias been preserved entire, ami may
serve us a preceden l lor all who wish to fol
low the example ol our hero. “ Worthy
companions V" said he, “ listen, whilst 1 give
you good counsel.
“You see that many of your fellows have 1
been carried off to Virginia, and if you stay j
until your master’s return, you will be csr
ried away and sold lor slaves w ith the rest. '
Tin relore, 1 would advise you to thrust out !
Fnclier fronrlhe government, amt 1, having ;
a part in the plantation, will receive you as
my partners and consociates ; so you may 1
be free from service, and we will converse,
plant, tiade and live together as etiuals.” ;
'J lua con sel was verj well relished by the
hearers, they all with one consent ro«e up, !
and thrust out Fit diet, who was glad to seek
reluge with the good people at Plymouth.
And here, sailh die historian of tile times,
see the effects of a want of good govern
ment. A very wholesome remark, and '
Worthy lo be recorded.
I he departure of I-'itcher, was the signal
for licentiousness, and Morton became lord
ol Misrule. They traded with the Indians,
acquired some property and spent it in
drunkenness and debauchery. They erect
ed a maypole, and in their frolicka caught
the Indian women and girls, and with them
danced round it.
Morton also turned poet, and liis verses in.
flailed lewd desire and ridiculed the sobrie
ty 11 tne times; lie also changed the name of
the place to Mi rry-Muuiit, intending no
doubt to make it the metropolis of the king
dom ol fun, which lie was about to establish.
lln first rebuke which Morton received
in Ins merry courses, was Itoni Mr. John
Endicot. this gentli man, bails lately come
over Irom England with some authority to
the government ,of Massachusetts, and a
niongst other places in his jurisdiction, lie
visued the establishment at Merry-Mount,
lie was imit'li scandalized at the behaviour
ot the rioters, caused their may pole to be
Cut down, rebuked tbein lor their profanity,
ad monished them to lake cure that tuey
walked better in future, changed the name
Os Hie place to Mount I) .goo, and departed.
B) this time Morton hid spent all the pro
perly in his possession, and began to look
out for new sources, to lurmsli the means
of pleasure. A inducing, though forbid
den 11 ranch ol commerce with the natives,
now presented itself, and our hero wag nut
a man to resist temp'ulion.
I Ins was nunc oilier, than to sell them
guns and ammunition. Hut this measure
whilst n kept liiili in funds, to continue the
revelry at Merry-Moum.ytt in die emlcaus
Co the destruction of all his schemes. Mot
Content with having a niayno.e tor his a
niuseinent, M niton, must have u liberty j
pule erected by us side, and be proclaimed
liberty and equality to all, who would flee
from tlicir oppressors and seek protection
under his standard. Servants now began
to desert their masters, and tile idle, diso
luie, and interesting from all quarters, w ere
seen directing their steps to Merry-Mount,
and before the sortnumling settlements
were aware ol mennsdnet.it had Oicome
too formidable for their weakness, in this
dangerous state of dieir alia,is they made
an application to the tsoveruor of Plymouth
for help.
Upon this the l’lyinouth government im
mediately sent a nonce lo Morton to desist
from Ins courses, reminding him at the same
time, ot the King’s proclamation, forbidding
to sei. guns lo the Indians.. To tms How
ever ne only returned a cointemptuous and
iiisu.ent answer, and threatened a sioul and
Vigorous resistance, if they shun a dare to
urn- turce against him. Ai lengin after a
proper interval, anil no signs ot repentance
appealing, Mins blandish iu. oidereiKto
t.,ke with tutu • i band ot men, break up the
ussuCiauot) at Me i ry-Mount, aim bring the
leader bound lo I'lyiimuth. It is a truth,
w hich tne story ui Morton among a hundred
other instances, will verify, that prodigality
aim se,tub, less, luxury and cuwaitlice, irr«.
lignin a..d hcayuiousm s<, are tve r insepara
ble cou,p,atnoo*. On tne aims, of Stand
is’c MoiP.il, made g.ia. preparation lor de
fence, he fortified uis bouse, and got in
rv.idk.esa his arms and ammunition. Hut his
merry a -social ts, needed a more potent
sluinuant for their courage, than tne jus.iee
ollncir leader’s cause, Uetore tint wuu.u
figm lor leu, lie t.icretore plied iliem
bn-kiy with »t* »g drink. Hat uulwith
standing an Ins e.foits, not a ...an dared to
fire agui in his da.-nice ; but all tiiose men,
wbo mu shared 1. » buniuy, and been the
companions of lus gin y pleasures, siientn
slipptd a«*y one ai t. knottier, and in’:
their benefactor m the power ot his. cue
titles, wtwi iusl.iutiy seize I, c unit. Mid con
ducted tuui to Plymouth ; from whence tp
wai sent he first opportunity, and at Uir
to ge of that colony, to LmgUsuJ,
After this, as might be expected, Morton
was the avowed enemy ol tlie government
of Pit mouth, and he .spared no exertion to
render its character odious. He even wrote
a hook, in which amortg other things, he
calumniated and ridiculed some of the most
pious, and respectable men of Mew England.
At length however he returned, and ended (
his life in obscurity at Piscataqua. j
From the Savannah Georgian.
The King and the People.
A pamphlet, under the title of “ A Letter
from the King to the People,” has nlly
gone to a twentieth edition in London. The
King is supposed in this production 18 speak
personally to his subjects, and in the lan
guage of argument and reasoning, to defend
himself from the many charges brought a
gainst bis conduct in relation to the Queen.
It is dated Carlton Palace, December 1.
ItiaO, and is addressed “ To all our loving
subjects and countrymen, however exalted
in rank or humble in station, the King sends
alike his most affectionate greeting.” It is
rather unusual, even in this age of unusual
events, to behold a prince pleading his cause
a: the bar of the people, and displays, in a
forcible light, the invincible power of pub
he opinion, which obliges a monarch to ex
culpate himself, and court a waning popu
larity by a direct appeal to his subjects The
publication, if not from the hands of the
King, there can be very little doubt is from
| high authority. The following (from the
| National Gazette) we give as a specimen of
the style :
“ Debarred from active employment, and
destined to pass my time in royal idleness ;
, am rounded with pleasures at every step’
and captivated with beauty, it would not be’
the most difficult enigma to solve, how I
. became thoughtlessly extravagant. Nnt
| withstanding i had experienced the gener
: osity ol my countrymen, when uvemv.four
I years of age; yet in nine years after, mv
, debts became again the object of serious
i consideration. In the midst of a war then
raging, expensive beyond all former prece
dent, and with no glimpse of termination ;
when monarchy throughout Europe was
threatened with annihilation ; some power
ful and unanswerable motive, or some im
portant and ostensible good, could alone jus
; tify the minister of the day, applying l 0
; 1 arliament for the payment of the debts of
an extravagant I’nnce, for such I acknotv-
I ledge my self to have been.
I . justification ot the measure was
I found to he in my marriage.
1 lie nation most generously paid my
i debts, made provision tor such marriage,
and 1 became uu expedient party to the con-
I ,r " ct ’ For m <- ‘'"-'re was no escape ; the
j ‘“‘crest ot my creditors demanded such sa
j entice ; n sacrifice of winch my heart
| Cuuid omy appreciate the extent.*
“ 1,l “ although the match was forced, and |
I was led (unlike my subjects) to no.voliin- I
tary choice ; 1 had still a right to expect in 1
!* * r,,| cess ot exalted ancestry, and one pre- I
vioitsly allied to me by relationship, a fe- !
i male ut chaste person and uncoiitamiiiated I
taste.
I “ l,Jt I,le morning which dawned on the
cons, urination ot the marriage, witnessed
its virtual dissolution.
“ Our daughter, the lamented Princess
Charlotte, the child of a fond and a Imirmg
nation, was born precisely at the moment
preset ibtd by nature.
“ Os the causes which led to this imme
diate separation, which, however, was tor a
tunc most carefully concealed, ami conceal
eit I trust, Irom no ungenerous feelii.g on
my puit, it does not belong io me to detail
j ‘be explanation. Hut who besides ourselves
! interested in it > Surely the lamily of
: tlie illustrious female in question ? Did iliey
complain > Did they remonstrate f Did
j they demand a restitution of conjugal rights
j between us ? Did they interfere to concili
ate, to palliate, to explain > Never. Uv
• their silence then was I justified in acquiring
• at a proper moment, a more openly avowed
j separation. Ti'iejirtt wrong wm done tome.
‘lam charged by the giddy press and
, the partixans of the Queen, with having,
upon all occasions, besieged her with spies
and suborned traducers.
“At the period of this separation, in 1796,
the then Princess of Wales surrounded her
selt, not with any friends of mine, but with
an establishment of her own choice. But
suppose, for argument sake, this false asscr-
*°, be tri| e; l">w completely useless
Would hava been the office of those spies
and tale bearers, had the conduct of her
royal Highness given no grounds for their
j occupation ! In such a case, the more close
ly her royal highness had been watched, the
mure spotless, chaste and unquestionable
would her conduct have appeared. Ought
it, if niter any circumstances, even of |ne
suined aggravation, to have been other
wise >*
* What a delectable comment upon the
brilliant metaphors and flowery speeches of
Counsellor Phillips !
The Skeletou of the Wreck.
M bile Sir Michael Seymour was in the
command oi the Amethyst frigate, and was
Ciuizing in the Hay ol liiscuy, me wreck of
a merchant ship drove past. Her deck was
just above water; lier lower masts alone
standing. Not a soul could be seen on board;
but there was a cubh.mse on deck, which j
had the appearance of having been recent- |
v patched wan ufo canv.,ss and tarpaulin,
as it to allord shelter to some forlorn rem- i
naut of the crew It blew at this time a
strong gale ; but Sir Michael, listening only j
to tlie dictates ot humanity, ordered the ship
o be put about, and sent oft a boat with in
structions to board the wreck, and ascertain
whether there were any being still surviv
ing uliom the help ot Ins feiiow man might
Mi'e Irom the grasp ot death. The boat low
ed towards the drifdng mass, and while
simggung with the difficulty of getting
lurougn a '“‘B’ l running sea close alongside,
tie crew shouting all the time as loud as
met cuuid, an object like in appearance to
a bundle of clothes whs observed tv> roll out
oi tue cubuouse, appareolh against the Ice
shrouds ot the mast. With the end ot a boat
nook tney iliaiiag d to get hold of it, and
Mauled it into the boat, when it proved to
be tiie trunk ut a man. bent head and knees
together, and so wasted as scarcely lo be
telv within the ample clothes which bail
once titled it in a slate ot life and stiengih.
I He ooal’s crew fusioned back to tlie Ame-
Uiyst w nil tlus miserable remnant ot niur
lathy ; and so smalt was it in bmk that a
.ad ui 14 years of age was «bie with iijs own
nanus to lift it into the slip, woe. placed
on ..eck it shewed tor the first time, to me
islumstimeiit oi ad, signs oi remaining li ;
. tried to move ami next illumen mut
ter cd m a botiovv sepulchral umc “ Inert it
another man.” The instant these words were
heard, sir Michael ordered ihe host toshove
off again for the wreck. The sea having
now become somewhat smoother, they suc
ceed this time, in boarding the wreck ; and
looking into the cubhouse they found two
other human bodies, wasted like the one
they saved, to the very bones, but without
the least spark of life remaining. They
were silting in a shrunk up posture, a hand
of one resting on a tin pot, in which there
was about a gdl of water, and ahandofthe
other reaching to the deck, asitto-egain
a bit of salt beef, of the size of a w alnut,
which had dropped from its ner ,v 'less grasp.
Unfortunate men ! they had nerved on their
scanty store, till they had not strength re
maining to lift the l**t morsel to their
mouths! The boat's crew having com
pleted their last melancholy survey, return
ed on hoard, where they found the atien
tion of tlje ship’s company engrossed by
their efforts to preserve the generous skele
ton, who seemed to have just life tn breathe
the remembrance that there was still “ ano
ther man,” his companion in suffering to be
saved.
Capt 8. committed him to the special
charge of the surgeon, who spared no
means which humanity or skill could sug
gest, to achieve the noble object of creating
anew, as it were a fellow creature, whom
the most unparalleled famine had stripped
of almost every living energy. For three
weeks lie scarcely ever left Ins patient, giv
ing him nourishment with his own hand, eve
ry five or ten minutes, and at the end of
three weeks more, the “ skeleton of the
wreck” was seen walking on the deck ot
the Amethyst—and, to the surprise of ad
who recollected that he had been lifted into
the ship by a cabin boy, presented the state
ly figure of a man nearly 6 feet high.
[London Kuleidescope, March 27.
Death of Dr. .Madison. —Last evening
several vessels arrived in our port from tne
Upper Lakes. By the schr. Superior, capt.
Keith, we received a letter from Green bey,
dated May 20, 1821, from which we ex.ract
the following, relating to the recent murder
of Dr. VVm. S. Madison, of the United States
Army.
“ Ur. Madison left this place on Friday the
11th hist, in company with the Chicago ex
press, for the purpose of visiting his wife and
friends in Kentucky.—On Saturday about
3,P. M. they fell in with the murderer, an In
dian, who travelled in company several
{ miles ; lie appeared very friendly, and
assisted the Doctor in taking his baggage
across swamps and dilticulfcplaces, for which
the Doctor gave him some biead and tobac
co. About 6 ft. M. they arrived at a small
i ravine in the midst of a thicket of under
| wood—the express crossed it a few yards in
| front of the-Doctor, the Indian was a snort
j di-nance behind linn; and as the Doctor Was
I ascending the lull, having crossed the ra
! vine, tue savage fired at him and he instant
| ty tell from his nqi-se. The contents of the
: gun entered between the shoulders, and,
I from the express, we learn, that the Dr.
j was certain from the first, his wound was
| mortal. He immediately sent a man to
j this place wilii the melancholy intelligence,
] and Dr. ilail and Lt. Dean with eight or
I ten soldiers set oft with all possible speed
to his assistance. They reached him on
j Mo iday the 14th in the afternoon but their
tfiend survived only a few minutes after
their arrival.
Ihe remains of Duct. M. were brought
to this place, amt interred on the 17th with
the honors due to his rank. Ton uincli can
not he said in relation to the merits of Doc
tor Madison, as a physician and surgeon it is
believed, in point ol talents, lie had no su
perior in the army. The circumstances of
ins death are peculiarly nu lanclioly. lie
had been married out about a year and a half,
to an accomplished anil amiable lady in Ken
tucky, with whom lie resided a short time,
and then joined Ins regiment. He had ob
tained a jnriough for the express purpose of
visiting his beloved w ife and little sou, (born
during his absence,) and was cruelly mur
dered m the wilderness on the second day
ol his journey.
I have now only to inform you that the
murderer, a Chippt way, has this day been
delivered up to the commanding officer by
the Indians of his tribe, and is ironed and
confined in the guard house. He has con
fessed the murder, but can assign no cause
fortlie fact—on the contrary, he says the
whiles have ever been his friends.”
From the Detroit Gazette, of June 1.
Maj. Gkn. Macomb.—The citizens of De
troit and its vicinity have, at a public meet
ing, resolved to present to Gen. Macomb a
silver tankard, with appropriate engravings
—the tankard will be made in this place, by
Mr. Rouquett. lt was also resolved to pre
sent the General an address, expressive of
the high respect and sincere friendship which
his fellow Citizens entertain for him.
YH'etuWuY Accident.
Pittsbcroh, (Penn.) June 15.
On Wednesday even ng last o.ie of the boil
ers in the rolling mill and nail factory of
capt Richard Bowen, burst near one end,
and from some inexplicable cause broke from
its fastening, asc nded through the root, at
least 150 feet high, and fell, at a distance of
11~ yards in a straight line from the nrill. A
great portion of the building w hich contain
| ed the boiler, is dreadfully shattered; and
I we presume that one thousand doll.rs will
1 not repair the damages. Only one person
■ has been seriously hurt, although several
i hands were in the work*; preparing to roll,
when the explosion took place; these were
saved from destruction by the intervention
of the fly wheel. The unfortunate man who
suffered was Samuel Warden, assistant en
gineer; when the explosion took place, lie
was in the second story, and was blown out
of the side of the mill, rle appears to have
received no perceptible injury from being
forced out of tne budding together with tile j
fall, but ia severely scalded ; whether he will j
recover is considered doubtful.
The mass of iron composing the boiler is 1
20 feet long, and weighs about 1800 lbs.
A number of our citizens who were alarm- -
ed by the explosion, and who saw the as- ;
cension of this unwieldly mass of iron, re
present it as a must sublime spectacle.
lt was seen by persons at more than half
a mile distant.
We are yet ignorant of the extent of the ]
injury sustained by capt. Bowen; the citi
zens "at large sympathize with this enter- I
prising man, for his exertions are identified I
w ith the interest of the place.
Shad in the Ohio. —Some real good shad
were caught a few days since in the Ohio at
Steubenville, and pronounced by judges to
be of the first quality.
[From the Philadelphia National Gazette.)
Miscellany of Selected Hints.
Cato finely observed, lie would much ra
ther that posterity should inquire why no
statues were erected to lum, than why they
were!
An upright ruler asks -what recommends a
man ; a corrupt ruler tj!io.
'Hie first consideration of a knave, is how
to help himself, and the second, how to do it,
w ith an appearance of helping you Dionysius
the tyrant, stripped the statue ot Jupiter
Oiympius, of a rope of massy gold and sub
stituted a cloak of wool, saying, gold is too
cold for winter, and too heavy in summer :
It behoves us to take cure of Jupiter.
Were We as eloquent as angels, vet should
we please some men, some women, and
some children much more by listening, than
by talking.
In ad societies it is advisable to associate
if possible with the highest; not that the
highest is always the best, hut, because if
disgusted there we can at anytime descend;
—but if we begin with the lowest, to ascend
is impossible. In the grand theatre of human
life, a box ticket takes us through the house.
A beautiful woman, if poor, should use a
double circumspection; for her beauty will
tempi others, her poverty herself.
Editors have gained more pounds by pub
lishing Milton’s works, than he ever gained
pence by writing them ; and Garrick lias
reaped a richer harvest in a single night, by
acting ui one play of Shakspeare’s, than that
poet himself obtained by the genius which
insp red the whole of them.
Men will wrangle for religion, write for
it; fight for it; die for it; any thing but—
live for it.
I he wealthy and the noble, when they ex
pend large sums in decorating their houses
with the rare and costly efforts of genius,
with busts from the chisel of a Canova, and
with cartoons from the pencil of a Kapliatd,
are to be commended if they do not stand
still here, but go on to bestow some pa>:is
and cost, that the master himself be not in
ferior to the mansion, and that the owner be
not the only thing that is little,amidst every
thing else that is great. The house may
draw visitors, but it is the possessor alone
that can detain them.
the sun should not set upon our anger,
neither should he rise upon our confidence.
We should forgive freely, but forget rarely. i
1 will not be revenged, and tins 1 owe to j
my enemy ; hut 1 will remember, and this I
owe to myself.
None are so fond of secrets as those who
do mt mean to keep them ; such persons i
cuvet secrets, as a spendthrift co vets money, !
for the purpose of circulation.
Os all the passions, jealousy is that which !
exacts the hardest service, and pays the ;
bitterest wages. Its service is—to watch j
the success of our enemy: its wages—to be 1
sure of it.
There is but one pursuit in life which it is
in the power of all to follow, and all to at
tain. It is subject to no disappointments,
since he that perseveres, makes every dis- j
fioulty an advancement, and every contest a
Victory; and this is the pursuit oj virtue.
Sincerely to aspire after virtue, u to gain
her, and zealously to labor after her wages,
ls to receive them. Those that seek net
early, will find her before it is late ; Iter ,
reward also is with Iter, and site will come |
quickly. For the breast of a good matt is a j
little heaven commencing on earth; where j
the Deity sits enthroned with unrivalled in
due nee, every subjugated passion, ‘‘like the
wind and storm, fulfilling his word.”
There are two modes of establishing our
reputation ; to be praised by honest men ;
and to be abused by rogues, it is best,
however, to secure the former, because it
will invariably be accompanied by the latter.
His calumniation is not only tttc greatest
benefit a rogue can confer upon iis, tiut n is
also the only service lie will perform for
nothing.
The gamester, if he die a martyr to his
profession, is doubly ru.ned. He adds Ins
soul to every other loss, and by the act of a
suicide, renounces earth to forfeit heaven.
An art, by which we make one friend and
one enemy is a losing game; because re
venge is a uiudi stronger principle titan
gratitude.
There is one passage in the Scriptures to
winch the potentates of Europe seem to
have given their unanimous assent and ap
probation, and to have studied so thorough
ly as to have it quite at their Jiujerh end.
“ There voent out a decree in the days of Clau
dius Cxsar, that all the world shoutd he taxed.”
CURE FOR Tills HYDROPHOBIA.
We extract the following from a Dutcli
paper ;—At Udina, in Friuli, a portion ot
Vinegar was administered to a man who had
been bitten by a mad dog, in mistake for a
mixture prescribed by the physician, and
the patient recovered. An eminent physi
cian in Padau, on learning this tact, immedi
ately ordered one pound of Vinegar to be
administered three times a day to an unfor.
tunate being who was attacked iifa s.innar
manner —the result *»■ the same as before,
he recovered. We consider it a duty to
publish this statement—it mentions an anti
dote for the most dreadful of ail maladies;
and winch, if effectual, can be easily obtain
ed.
The celebrated Count Romford, has paid
particular attention to the suojectof Warm
Bathing ; he has examined it by the test of
experiments lung and frequently repeated,
and bears testimony to its excellent tffects.
It is net merely on account of the advant
ages, says the Count, “ winch 1 happened to
receive "from warm bathing, which renders
me so much an advocate for the practice,
exclusive of the wholesomencss of the warm
bath, the luxury of bathing is so great, and
the tranquil state of tne mind and body
which follows is so exquisitely delightful,
that 1 think it quite impossible to recom
mend It too hignly, if we consider it inere
! ly as a rational and elegant refinement.”
j “ The manner in which the warm bath op.
I erates” (lie continues) “ in producing its
[ salutary consequences, seems very evident,
i The general warmth, which is so applied to '
the skin in the place ot the cold air ot the j
atmosphere, by which wv are commonly stir ;
rounded, expands all those very small ves
sels, where the extremities of the arteries
and veins unite, and by gently stimulating
the whole frame, produces a free and full
circulation, which, if continued for a certain
time, removes all obstructions m the vaseu
, lar system, and puts all organs into that state
of regular, free and full motion, which is
essential to health, and also to that uelight
ful repose ; accompanied by a conscious
ness of the power of exertion which consti- ;
tutes the highest ammat enj >yment us which ;
we are capable.”
[Boston PaUadiur/t, I
Indian Outrage.
Extract of a Letter to the Editor of the Ar
kantao Gazette, from a Gentleman of the
Army at Fort Smith, dated April 23d, 1821.
On the afternoon of the 9th inst. four
hundred Osage Indians, well armed, and a
bout twenty of them mounted, headed by
Mad Buffaloe, Money Purser, and six other
Chiefs, made their appearance belore the
fort on tlie opposite side of the river, as if
they were desirous of coming to the garri.
son ; a bust was sent with orders to permit
none but the chiefs to cross ; they accord
ingly came over and remained about an hour.
An unfriendly disposition was evinced by
them as soun as they landed ; they refused
eating, or drinking, declined shaking hands,
and were very urgent that their warriors
should be permitted to cross, have free ac
cess to the fort, and encamp in the rear of
it, alledging that they wanted to hunt lor a
tew days, when it must have been well
known to many of them, particularly the
chiefs, tlmt there was comparatively littie or
nu game on this side of the river, in the vi
cinity ot the fort. In a very haughty man
ner they demanded provisions and ammuni
tion.
The determination on the part of the U.
States to take no part in the contest between
them and the Clierokees, as long as the per
sons and property of the citizens were un
molested, was nrade known to them, dull
persisting in their demands to come to the
fort, they were told in positive terms, that
they should cross none of their men ; dur
ing the time they remained here, tiiey nun.*
utely examined every part of the fort, and
were extremely anxious to know the num
ber of men at ibe post. The artillery was
brought on the parade ground and exhibit
ed to their view ; little doubt remaining of
their hostility towards the garrison. There
is a soldier’ family living on the opposite
i side oi the river, on the bank where the In
dians halted : they ordered them into die
house several times, cocked their guns at
them, raised their tomahawks over the heads
ot the children, and repeatedly threatened
to scalp them. There were lour Quapnvf
and one Cherokee Indian encamped on the -
opposite side of the Polo (river ;) they had
been up the Arkansas witn air. Lueuite.
\ augine, hunting, were on their return.'*
home, but detained in consequence of low
! water> The Osage chiefs, while in the fort,
sent for those Indians to come and see them v
the Quapays cwne, but the other made"
down to ins nation; the Usages received
them in the most friendly manner, andm
, sited them to their camp ; they accepted
] tlie invitation, taking wttlt them several pre
| sents which were distributed among them.
I As soon as the chiefs hail crossed with the
, Quapays, the Osages were discovered busi
ly employed in conveying timber to the ri
! ver ; in u tew minutes they lined the bank
i with it, and commenced making between
j tor >y a '*d fifty rails. S ame of them embark
| eJ > wl ‘ en u ‘e commanding ntHcer, Lieuten
ant Martin Scutt, discovered that a party of
i thetn had landed below and were secreting
themselves in the cane. The chiefs were
again told that they must not attempt tt>
land finding that it was their determina
tion to cross, the artillery was brought and
et cry preparation made to prevent the ac
( comp lshmeut of their wishes. A sight of
: six pounders, charged with eannister, and a
. glued match in readiness, had the desired
' ctiect; they immediately desisted, left their
rails, went up into me woods, fiiatl and kill
ed three of the Quapaus, the fourth nar
rowly escaped by swimming the river. Mr.
\ augine, was preparing to cross over to the
tort, when the* Indians discovering' iusinten*
tions, attempted to intercept linn on some
u| the rafts they had completed ; a piece of
artillery was taken to the mouth of the Polo
to cot er his landing, should it become ne
cessary ; he got safe into the tort. Thu
Usages had threatened to kiil him when they
were in the fort. As soon as tne firing com
menced, a detachment was sent across the
t iter to riscite the soldier’s family that lived
there ; they were brought over uninjured.
Ihe bodies of the Quapau s were found
dreadfully mangled, the scalp and ears taken
on, and two ot their heads severed from
tneir bodies-; one of the heads was found
nan a mile troin tlie body, tlie other was
not found. They were decently interred
the next day.
't he main body of them then- took the
trace, and proceeded towards Lee’s Crc-elc.
for sev era! day s alter, small parties Were
seen in the neighborhood of the garrison,
fliey had robbed movt of the tamihes living
on l-ee’s Creek, of horsey guns, and w hat! V
ever else they could carry with them, I Ley
have also robbed some taimJies living up 'ha
Poto—stealing every horse that they could
lay their hands on. They killed three De
lawares on Lee’s Creek. The Usages s at.
ed that the Sacs and Foxes had joined them,
and that as soon as tlie grass was high on
ough to subsist their horses, they intended
coming down upon the Clierokees in over
whelming numbers.
Several families living in the vicinity, have
come into the fort for protection. As tar as
1 can learn, no white person has been killed ;
although, in some instances, forcible mea
sures were made use of to compel the sur
render of horses. Their conduct, in at
tempting to get into the fort by stratage n ;
the exertion.- afterwards made use of to at
tain that object; their hostile appearance
and insolent demands for ammunition and at
provisions, together with their landing par. T
ties above and below’ us, can be viewed in
no other light than a violation of good faith
to our Government, checked by energetic
and decisive measures.
I wanted.
I WANT A BOOK BINDER im
mediately, to undertake and
hind nu edition of the Laws of North
| Carolina and Teunessee, of 800 vot
i times, Ist aud 2d. of about 1000
! pages each. I will furnish the tools
aud materials for biuding. Any per
| son willing to undertake who is stea
dy and a good workman will please
write me immediately on the subject.
Much other binding, such as making
Blank Books and rebinding old bonks
can always be had here, besid-s the
binding of new books, of which there
will be a large edition printed so
soon as the present work is out of tho
■ prcsii
Edward Scott.
i Knoxville. Jlpril 20. oi