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 . IP. 411 neck and against the breast, which, being caught upin the hand, makes a sling into which the elbow falls,taking the weight of the body on the middle of theupper arm. Into this loop the rider drops suddenlyand fearlessly, leaving his heel to hang over the backof the horse to steady him, and also to restore himwhen he wishes to gain his upright position on thehorses back. Besides this
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 . IP. 411 neck and against the breast, which, being caught upin the hand, makes a sling into which the elbow falls,taking the weight of the body on the middle of theupper arm. Into this loop the rider drops suddenlyand fearlessly, leaving his heel to hang over the backof the horse to steady him, and also to restore himwhen he wishes to gain his upright position on thehorses back. Besides this wonderful art, these people have seve-ral other feats of horsemanship, which they are con-tinually showing off; which are pleasing and extra-ordinary, and of which they seem very proud. Apeople who spend so very great a part of their livesactually on their horses backs, must needs becomeexceedingly expert in every thing that pertains toriding, to war, or to the chase; and I am ready, with-out hesitation, to pronounce the Camanches the most /extraordinary horsemen that I have seen yet in allmy travels, and I doubt very much whether any peo-ple in the world can surpass them. 412 THRILLING During the Eevolutionary War the British werenever more sanguine of ultimate success than at theperiod when General Burgoyne was marching fromCanada to New York. The progress of that officerfrom the St. Lawrence to Vermont was a series ofrapid triumphs. No American army could be broughtagainst him; towns and villages were deserted at hisapproach; all the south of New England was in con-fusion, and it was confidently anticipated that thearmy at New York would soon join him, and thuscut off all communication between the Middle Statesand the North. The turning point of this splendid career was Ben-nington ; yet previous to that battle, the indefatiga-ble energy of General Schuyler had nearly completedthe plan which ultimately ruined Burgoyne. One BATTLE OF ORISKANY. 413 portion of this
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