Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . d suddenly slackened ;he and his companion left hastily, and the family wassaved. Another Indian party set fire to the back part ofthe meeting-house, a new and an elegant at this time a man, named Davis, went behindEolfes barn, which was near the church, struck itviolently with a large club, called on men by name,gave the word of command, as though ordering anattack, and shouted
Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . d suddenly slackened ;he and his companion left hastily, and the family wassaved. Another Indian party set fire to the back part ofthe meeting-house, a new and an elegant at this time a man, named Davis, went behindEolfes barn, which was near the church, struck itviolently with a large club, called on men by name,gave the word of command, as though ordering anattack, and shouted with a loud voice, Come on;we will have them. The party in Eolfes house sup-posing the military had come, retired precipitately;and, about the same time. Major Turner arrived witha company of soldiers, when the whole body of In-dians commenced a disorderly retreat. They did notretire unmolested. Captain Samuel Ayer, a fearlessman, collected a small party and pursued. He wassoon joined by a similar force under his son, andovertook the Indians as they were entering the battle ensued, in which the latter were defeated,and several of the prisoners were recovered. 34 z 266 THRILLING
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