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ants, as he was returning with the cows. ‘They were so in- 
tent on examining the path for the footsteps of passengers, 
that they did not see him, although only a few rods from him, 
he made a circuit round amongst the hills, and reached the 
garrison in safety. Early the ensuing morning, a party of 
men turned out in pursuit of the Indians. It was judged by 
the spies. that they would pass the night at the abandoned 
settlement on Duck creek. Approaching therefore with 
caution, the Indians were discovered without giving any 
alarm; one of them was amusing himself with turni ga 
large grindstone, to him probably a novel sight. The other 
had clambered up on the outside of a cabin, and was looking 
down the little wooden chimney, to see what discoveries he 
could make within. Hamilton Kerr, one of the spies, (and 
son of Mr. Kerr, killed at the mouth of Duck creek,) singled 
out the Indian on the cabin for his mark; the rest of the 
company fired on the Indian at the grindstone. The one on 
the cabin fell dead ; the other escaped, uninjured ; and ta- 
king to flight, baffled the exertions of his pursuers. Although 
the Indians were often discovered in the neighbouthood of 
the settlements, and were frequently pursued, they generally 
escaped with impunity. The reason why they so often escaped, 
was Owing to their perfect acquaintance with the woods, 
through which they had so often pursued the deer and the 
buffalo; and to their selecting their most active, cunning, 
and brave warriors for transactions of this kind; and above 
all to that love of fame, so dear to the soldier, but far more 
dear to the heart of an Indian. Whoever knows the Indian. 
character, must know, with what unremitting diligence he 
pursues his foe ; whole days and nights, in cold and in rain, 
he will lie without fire, concealed in the forest, perhaps with- 
out food, waiting with untiring patience the favorable mo- 
ment when he may spring upon his unsuspecting victim, 
without danger to himself. All eyes, all ears—he sees with 
astonishing quickness the smallest objects, and hears dis- 
tinctly the most trifling sounds; his pliant limbs accustom= 
ed to activity, and strengthened by long marches, never fail 
him in the hour of trial—and his heart, unaccustomed to 
pity, never relents at the cries of innocent childhood, or soft- 
ens to the supplications and entreaties of female beauty—his 
destroying arm knows no distinctions of age or sex—he can 
drink the blood of his enemies and feast upon their hearts. 
If he can return to his nation, from a hazardous enterprise, 
