HISTORY OF VJ/RMONT. S9» 



standinc which, one of them found meaiis to 

 make a thrust at me with a spear^ which graz<rd 

 my side, and from another I received a wound^ 

 with the same kind of weapon, in my ancic* 

 At length I gained the spot where my ccr.i- 

 trymen stood, and forced myself into theml.!.-t 

 of them. But before I got thus far out of \hQ 

 hands of the Indians, the collar and wristbanC?5 

 of my shirt were ail that remained of it, i: -d 

 my flesh was scratched and torn in many p"' .' 

 ces by their savage gripes. 



' By tliis time the \^'ar whoop was given, "m:} 

 tlie Indians began to murder those that were- 

 nearest to them without distinction. It is • ' 

 in the povv-er of words to give any toler 

 idea of the horrid scene that now ensii 

 men, women, and children were dispatche 

 the most wanton and cruel manner, and 

 mediately scalped. Many of these sav 

 drank the blood of their victiins, as it fio 

 warm from the fatal wound. 



* We now perceived, though too late to t 



* us, that we were to expect no relief from 



* French ; and that, contrary to. the agree r: 



* they had so lately signed, to allow us a s;; 



' cient force to protect us from these insi.. , 



* they tacitly permitted them ; fori couid pi.-- - 



* ly perceive the French officers walking abc .:, 



* at some distance, discoursing with appaic... 



* unconcern. * * *^ * ^ 



* As tlie circle in which I stood enclosed, 1} 



* this time was much thinned, and death seenic.t 

 ' to be approaching with hasty strides, it wl. i 



* proposed by some of the most resolute to make 

 '^ one vigorous effort, and endeavor to forc« owis- 



