ASSASSINATION PREVENTED. 



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the glory of the North American Indian to 

 steal upon his enemies like a fox, to attack like 

 a tiger, and flee after the attack like a bird. 

 The Indians were not seen any more till after 

 the Sioux had left the settlement, who went 

 away murmuring, that powder and ball had 

 been given, as they said, at the Fort, to the 

 Saulteaux, to kill them. In fact they had 

 formed a deep laid scheme to scalp the person 

 in charge of Fort Douglas, in the absence of 

 the ' Charge d' Affaires' of the Colony, and 

 were only prevented carrying it into execution 

 by one of the party giving information to a 

 person at the Farm, as to their intentions. 

 They buried those who were shot near the 

 Stockades of the Fort, and for more than a 

 week after they were gone, the Saulteaux, in 

 their savage fondness to exhibit the scalp in 

 their war-dance, and obtain possession of the 

 toes and fingers of the slain, made several 

 attempts by night to disturb the graves, but 

 were prevented getting these trophies, by a 

 watch that was kept. 



November 11. — The winter is again set in 

 with severity, and I have been greatly disap- 

 pointed in not having the building so far 

 finished, as to have accommodated the school- 

 master with a residence, as well as to have 



