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^ seize him as his prey ; but the gentleman be- 

 * ing strong, threw him. on the ground, and 

 would jprobably have got away, had not he 

 who held my other arm, quitted me to assist 

 his brother. I seized the opportunity, and 

 hastened away to join another party of English 

 troops that were yet unbroken, and stood in a 

 body at sqme distance. But before I had ta- 

 ken many steps, I hastily cast my eye towards 

 the gentleman, and saw the Indian's tomahawk 

 gash into his back and heard him utter his last 

 groan ; this added both to my speed and des- 

 peration. V 

 ' I had left this shockins; scene but a few 

 yards, when a fine boy about tvvelve years of 

 age, that had hitherto escaped, came up to mc 

 and begged that I would let him lay hold of 

 me, so that he might stand some chance of 

 getting oiit of the hands of the savages. I told 

 him that I would give him every assistance in 

 my power, and to this purpose bid him lay 

 hold ; but in a few moments he was torn from 

 my side, and by his shrieks I judge was soon 

 demolished. 1 could not help forgetting my 

 own cares for a minute, to lament the fate of 

 so young a s^.^ferer ; but it was utterly im^ 

 possilDle for me to take any methods to pre- 

 vent it. y ^^ 



* I now got once more into the midst of 

 friends, but we were unable to afford each oth^ 

 er any succour. As this v/as the division that 

 had advanced the farthest from the fort, I tho* 

 there might be a possibility (though but a bare 

 one) of my forcing my way through the outer 

 ranks of the Indians, and getting to a neigh- 



