. A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean [microform] : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles. NORTHERN OCEAN. ing of the feventeenth; when rinding all the Efquimaux quiet in their tents, they rufhed iorth from their ambuf- cade, and fell on the poor unfufpeding creatures, unper- ceived till clofe at the very eves of their tents, when they foon began the bloody maffacre,
. A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean [microform] : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles. NORTHERN OCEAN. ing of the feventeenth; when rinding all the Efquimaux quiet in their tents, they rufhed iorth from their ambuf- cade, and fell on the poor unfufpeding creatures, unper- ceived till clofe at the very eves of their tents, when they foon began the bloody maffacre, while I flood neuter in the rear. In a few feconds the horrible fcene commenced; it was fhocking beyond defcription; the poor unhappy vidims were furprifed in the midft of their fleep, and had neither time nor power to make any refiftance; men, women, and children, in all upward of twenty, ran out of their tents ftark naked, and endeavoured to make their efcape; but the Indians having poffefTion of all the land-fide, to no place could they fly for {helter. One alternative only remain- ed, that of jumping into the river; but, as none of them attempted it, they all fell a facrifice to Indian barbarity I The fhrieks and groans of the poor expiring wretches were truly dreadful; and my horror was much increafed at feeing a young girl, feemingly about eighteen years of age, killed fo near me, that when the fiift fpear was ftuck into her fide fhe fell down at my feet, and twifted round my legs, fo that it was with difficulty that I could difengage myfelf from her dying grafps. As two Indian men pur- fued this unfortunate vidim, I folicited very hard for her life; but the murderers made no reply till they had X ~ . ftuck 1771. ' m nfeCi. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hearne, Samuel, 1745-1792. Lon
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