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Relation Of A Captivity Among The Indians Of North America.*
the chiefs of the Chepwas , the nation to which I belonged . The friends of the deceased chief were determined to have revenge by takin- the ! * ° ? f "S ^ h chief or officer . This they thought cSnld Ltte firtte . executed than by murdering poor Captain Campbell , who , however , be-^ t A 0 ttaWa T he ; The ktter in their turn hecame so enraged against the Chepwas for slaying a prisoner of theirs , that they resolved on having summary satisfaction bdemanding for sacrifice
, y a captive of equal command from the Chepwas . They pitched upon Ensign Pauli , as one of the highest in rank that they coulcl discern at the time ; but he happily was apprized of his danger by a handsome squaw who was in love with him . and who „ i , lp , i
him eltectua ly in escaping to the fort , after being several times fired at by the English sentries , who took him for an actual Indian . The Ottawas being thus disappointed in their designs upon Pauli , deter-ZT ffl 6 Xt / *? T l ? Hf 1 ' as the one they supposed next in rank to an officer ( for I had not then received a commission in his majesty ' s service ) and superior to the private soldiers who were prisoners . My father leewash , on learning they were in search for me , conveyed me to the barn of Frenchman where he
a , covered me completely over with straw , in which srtuation I lay for three hours , expecting every moment to have the tomahawk m my head . Peewash at last came for me , at the head of a party of Indians , and took me out of the barn : and , notwithstanding his assuring me that I was not going to suffer death , I could not help feeling alarmed , and doubtful yet of my safety I hey marched me like a prisoner for four milestill
, we reached the grand encampment , situated in the midst of the French settlements . When on the road I remarked a dead bod y lying all mangled and scalped , which the dogs were eating of . My conductors made me stop at it . for some time , looking at the corpse with a seeming satisfaction , and informing me , with an exulting tone and ( restore , that * W P 1 =,, - „ i
chief-our great chief ; Captain Campbell . It would not indeed have been possible for me otherwise to have discovered that these were the mortal remains of my former good friend . The head had been scalped the ears , nose , an arm , a leg , ancl other parts of the body were cut off presenting a most shocking spectacle , which , however revolting , I was compelled by die wretches to look upon . My conductors then led me into the great hall of a French house , where in the court-yard I found assembled about 200 Indians the
. In midst of the hall were placed a table and five chairs , m four of which sat the chiefs of the nations encamped around Detroit ; the fifth seat was reserved for myself , a mark of distinction with which I would have rather dispensed . They then proceeded to business with me , producing several English letters / and 1 was informed by means of a French interpreter , that as I could converse m French and read English , Prince Pondiac , the head ofthe Four Indian Nations , had sent for me to explain what the contents of these letters were ; enjoining me at the same time to perform ™ ™ ,, , „; n .
out concealing anything , and threatening me with death if I did not translate them literatim et verbatim . In addition to which , a native of V ^ whom theykdraade prisoner , and who , fond of their indolent Sw -J ? ' . married amongst them and resolved to remain , told rnethatif I attempted to withhold or misinterpret any particulars , he could himse f decypher English , and would look over the papers , ' and that I should be slain ancl scal ped on the spot if I went wrong . I accordingl y set to work on the letters , and read them over in the French
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Relation Of A Captivity Among The Indians Of North America.*
the chiefs of the Chepwas , the nation to which I belonged . The friends of the deceased chief were determined to have revenge by takin- the ! * ° ? f "S ^ h chief or officer . This they thought cSnld Ltte firtte . executed than by murdering poor Captain Campbell , who , however , be-^ t A 0 ttaWa T he ; The ktter in their turn hecame so enraged against the Chepwas for slaying a prisoner of theirs , that they resolved on having summary satisfaction bdemanding for sacrifice
, y a captive of equal command from the Chepwas . They pitched upon Ensign Pauli , as one of the highest in rank that they coulcl discern at the time ; but he happily was apprized of his danger by a handsome squaw who was in love with him . and who „ i , lp , i
him eltectua ly in escaping to the fort , after being several times fired at by the English sentries , who took him for an actual Indian . The Ottawas being thus disappointed in their designs upon Pauli , deter-ZT ffl 6 Xt / *? T l ? Hf 1 ' as the one they supposed next in rank to an officer ( for I had not then received a commission in his majesty ' s service ) and superior to the private soldiers who were prisoners . My father leewash , on learning they were in search for me , conveyed me to the barn of Frenchman where he
a , covered me completely over with straw , in which srtuation I lay for three hours , expecting every moment to have the tomahawk m my head . Peewash at last came for me , at the head of a party of Indians , and took me out of the barn : and , notwithstanding his assuring me that I was not going to suffer death , I could not help feeling alarmed , and doubtful yet of my safety I hey marched me like a prisoner for four milestill
, we reached the grand encampment , situated in the midst of the French settlements . When on the road I remarked a dead bod y lying all mangled and scalped , which the dogs were eating of . My conductors made me stop at it . for some time , looking at the corpse with a seeming satisfaction , and informing me , with an exulting tone and ( restore , that * W P 1 =,, - „ i
chief-our great chief ; Captain Campbell . It would not indeed have been possible for me otherwise to have discovered that these were the mortal remains of my former good friend . The head had been scalped the ears , nose , an arm , a leg , ancl other parts of the body were cut off presenting a most shocking spectacle , which , however revolting , I was compelled by die wretches to look upon . My conductors then led me into the great hall of a French house , where in the court-yard I found assembled about 200 Indians the
. In midst of the hall were placed a table and five chairs , m four of which sat the chiefs of the nations encamped around Detroit ; the fifth seat was reserved for myself , a mark of distinction with which I would have rather dispensed . They then proceeded to business with me , producing several English letters / and 1 was informed by means of a French interpreter , that as I could converse m French and read English , Prince Pondiac , the head ofthe Four Indian Nations , had sent for me to explain what the contents of these letters were ; enjoining me at the same time to perform ™ ™ ,, , „; n .
out concealing anything , and threatening me with death if I did not translate them literatim et verbatim . In addition to which , a native of V ^ whom theykdraade prisoner , and who , fond of their indolent Sw -J ? ' . married amongst them and resolved to remain , told rnethatif I attempted to withhold or misinterpret any particulars , he could himse f decypher English , and would look over the papers , ' and that I should be slain ancl scal ped on the spot if I went wrong . I accordingl y set to work on the letters , and read them over in the French