tempted several times to snatch or to lay hold of some of their tomahawks; but being very weak, he could not effect it. We saw him borne off, and they were a long time beating, wounding, pursuing, and killing him. That same evening, I saw the dead body of the man close by the council-house. It was mangled cruelly, and the blood, mingled with the powder, was rendered black. The same evening, I saw him, after he was cut into pieces, and his limbs and his head, about two hundred yards on the outside of the town, put | on poles. That evening also I saw the bodies of three others, in the same black and mangled condition; these, I was told, had been put to death the same day, and just before we had reached the town. Their bodies as they lay were black, bloody, and burnt with powder; two of these were Harrison and young Crawford. I knew the visage of Colonel Harrison, and I saw his clothing and that of young Crawford at the town. They brought horses to me, and asked me if I knew them: I said they | were Harrison's and Crawford's. They said they were. The third of these men I did not know, but believe to have been Colonel M'Clelland, the third in command on the expedition. The next day, the bodies of these men were dragged to the outside of the town, and their carcases being given to the dogs, their limbs and heads were stuck on poles. My surviving companion, shortly after we had reached the council-house, was sent to another town, and I presume he was burnt and executed in the same manner. 'In the evening the men assembled in the council-house. This is a large building, about fifty yards in length, and about twenty-five yards wide, and about sixteen feet in height, built of split poles covered with bark. Their first object was to examine me, which they could do in their own language, inasmuch as I could speak the Miamee, Shawanee, and Delaware tongues, which I had learned during my early captivity in the last war; I found I had not forgotten these tongues, especially the two former, being able to speak them as well as my native tongue. They began with interrogating me concerning the situation of our country; what were our provisions; our numbers; the state of the war between us and Britain. I informed them Cornwallis had been taken; which, next day, when Matthew Elliot, with James Girty, came, he affirmed to be a lie, and the Indians seemed to give full credit to his declaration. Hitherto I had been treated with some appearance of kindness, but now the enemy began to alter their behaviour towards me. However, I was not tied, and could have escaped; but having nothing to put on my feet, I waited some time to provide for this. In the meantime, I was invited to the war-dances, which they usually continued till almost day; but I could not comply with their desire, believing these things to be the service of the devil. "The council lasted fifteen days, from fifty to one hundred warriors being usually in council, and sometimes more. Every warrior is admitted to these councils, but only the chiefs or head warriors have the privilege of speaking. The head warriors are accounted as such from the number of scalps they have taken. There was one council at which I was not present. The warriors had sent for me as usual, but the squaw with whom I lived would not suffer me to go, but hid me under a large quantity of skins; it may have been from an unwillingness that I should hear in council the determination respecting myself, that I should be burnt. About this time, twelve men were brought in from Kentucky, three of whom were burnt on this day, the remainder distributed to other towns, and all, as the Indians informed me, were burnt. On this day also I saw an Indian, who had just come into town, and he said that the prisoner he was bringing to be burnt, and who was a doctor, had made his escape from him. I knew this must have been Dr. Knight, who went out as surgeon to the expedition. The Indian had a wound four inches long in his head the doctor had given him; he was cut to the skull. 'At this time I was told that Colonel Crawford was burnt, and they greatly exulted over it. The day after the council I have mentioned, about forty warriors, accompanied by George Girty, came early in the morning round the house where I was. The squaw gave me up. I was sitting before the door of the house; they put a rope round my neck, tied my arms behind, stripped me naked, and then blackened me in the usual manner. George Girty, as soon as I was tied, cursed me, saying that now I should get what I had deserved many years. was led away to a town distant about five miles, to which a messenger had been despatched, to desire them to prepare to receive me. Arriving at this town, I was beaten with clubs, and the pipe ends of their tomahawks, and was kept some time tied to a tree before a house door. In the meanwhile, the inhabitants set out to another town about two miles distant, where I was to be burnt, and where I arrived about three o'clock in the afternoon. I 'Here was also a councilhouse, part of it covered and part of it without roof. In the part of it where no cover was, but only sides built up, there stood a post about sixteen feet in height, and in the middle of the house, around the post, there were three piles of wood built about three feet from the post. Being brought to the post, my arms were tied behind me, and the thong or cord with which him." The sun at this time was they were bound was fastened to about three hours high. The the post; a rope was also put rope about my neck was now about my neck, and tied to the untied, and making me sit down, post about four feet above my they began to dance around me. head. During the time they They continued dancing in this were tying me, the piles of wood manner until eleven o'clock at were kindled and began to flame. | night, in the meantime beating, Death by burning, which now kicking, and wounding me with appeared to be my fate, I had their tomahawks and clubs. resolved to sustain with patience. The grace of God had made it less alarming to me; for on my way this day, I had been greatly exercised in regard to my latter end. 'I was tied to the post as I have already said, and the flame was now kindled. The day was clear, and not a cloud to be seen; if there were clouds low in the horizon, the sides of the house prevented me from seeing them, but I heard no thunder, nor observed any sign of approaching rain. Just as the fire of one pile began to blaze, the wind rose; from the time when they began to kindle the fire and to tie me to the post, until the wind began to blow, about fifteen minutes had elapsed. The wind blew a hurricane, and the rain followed in less than three minutes. The rain fell violently, and the fire, though it began to blaze considerably, was instantly extinguished. The rain lasted about a quarter of an hour. When the storm was over, the savages stood amazed, and were a long time silent. At last one said, "We will let him alone till morning, and take a whole day's frolic in burning 'At last one of the warriors asked me if I was sleepy; I answered yes. The warrior then chose out three men to take care of me. I was taken to a blockhouse ; my arms were tied, round my wrist and above my elbows, so tightly, that the cord was hid in the flesh. A rope was fastened about my neck and tied to the beam of the house, but permitting me to lie down on a board. The three warriors were constantly harassing and troubling me, saying, "How will you like to eat fire to-morrow? You kill no more Indians now." I was in expectation of their going to sleep; when, at length, an hour before daybreak, two of them lay down, the third smoked a pipe, talked to me, and asked the same painful questions. About half an hour after, he also lay down, and I heard him begin to snore. Instantly I went to work; and as my hands were perfectly dead with the cord, I laid myself down upon my right arm, which was behind my back, and keeping it fast with my fingers, I stripped the cord from my left arm over my elbow and wrist. One of the warriors now got up and stirred the fire; I was ap town. I had rode about twenty miles on this side Sciota by three o'clock in the afternoon, when the horse began to fail, and could no longer go on a trot. I instantly left him, and ran on foot about twenty miles farther that day, making in the whole the distance of near one hundred miles. In the evening I heard hallooing behind me, and for this reason did not halt till about ten o'clock at night, when I sat down, was extremely sick, and vomited; but when the moon rose, which might prehensive that I should be ex-place about fifty miles from the amined, and thought it was over with me, but my hopes revived when he lay down again. I then attempted to unloose the rope about my neck, and tried to gnaw it, but in vain, as it was as thick as my thumb and as hard as iron, being made of buffalo hide; I wrought with it a long time, but finally gave it up, and could see no relief. At this time I saw daybreak. I made a second attempt, almost without hope, pulling the rope by putting my fingers between my neck and it, and to my great surprise it came easily un-have been about two hours after, tied it was a noose with two or three knots tied over it. I then went on my way, and travelled till daylight. 'During the night I had a path, but in the morning I judged it prudent to forsake the 'I stepped over the warriors as they lay, and having got out of the house, looked back to see if there was any disturb-path and to take a ridge for the ance; I then ran through the distance of fifteen miles, in a town into a corn-field. In my line at right angles to my course, way, I saw a squaw with four or putting back with a stick as I five children lying asleep underwent along the weeds which I a tree. Going a different way had bended, lest I should be into the field, I untied my arm, tracked by the enemy. I lay which was greatly swelled, and the next night on the waters of burned black. Having observed Muskingum. The nettles had a number of horses in the glade been troublesome to me after as I ran through it, I went back my crossing the Sciota, having to catch one, and on my way nothing to defend myself but found a piece of an old rug or the piece of rug which I had quilt hanging on a fence, which found, and which while I rode I I took with me. Having caught used under me by way of a the horse, the rope with which saddle. The briars and thorns I had been tied serving for a were now painful too, and prehalter, I rode off. The horse vented me from travelling in the was strong and swift; and the night until the moon appeared. woods being open and the coun- In the meantime, I was hindered try level, about ten o'clock that from sleeping by the mosquitoes; day I crossed Sciota River at a even in the day I was under the necessity of travelling with a handful of bushes to brush them from my body. 'The second night I reached Cushakim. Next day came to Newcomer's Town, where I got about seven raspberries, which were the first thing I ate from the morning in which the Indians had taken me to burn until this time, which was now about three o'clock the fourth day. I felt hunger very little, but was extremely weak. I swam Muskingum River at Old Cromer's Town, the river being about two miles wide. Having reached the bank, I sat down, and looking back, thought I had a good start of the Indians, should any pursue. That evening I travelled about five miles, and the next day came to Stillwater, a small river, in a branch of which I got two small cray-fish to eat. Next night I lay down within five miles of Wheeling, but had not a wink during the whole time, it being rendered impossible by the mosquitoes, which it was my constant employment to brush away. Next day I came to Wheeling, and saw a man on the island in the Ohio opposite to that post, and calling to him, inquired for particular persons who had been in the expedition, and telling him I was Stover; at length, with great difficulty, he was persuaded to come over and bring me across in his canoe. Then was I safe.' CHAPTER VII. THE SOLDIER AND THE INDIAN-COLONEL BOONE'S ESCAPEHARROD'S WOLF-SKIN CAP-BARTLE'S ADVENTURE. THE SOLDIER AND THE INDIAN. IN the year 1779, when the war with America was conducted with great spirit upon that continent, a division of the English army was encamped on the banks of a river, and in a position so favoured by nature, that it was difficult for any military art to surprise it. War in America was rather a species of hunting than any regular campaign. If you fight with art,' said Washington to his soldiers, 'you are sure to be defeated. Acquire discipline enough for retreat and the uniformity of combined attack, and your country will prove the best of engineers.' So true was the maxim of the American General, that the English soldiers had to contend with little else. The Americans had incorporated the Indians into their ranks, and made them useful in a species of war to which their habits of life had peculiarly fitted them. They sallied out of their impenetrable forests, and with arrows and tomahawks committed daily waste upon the British armysurprising their sentinels, cutting |