A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison

ce. Indians called to German Flats.-Treaty with Americans.-They are sent for by the British Commissioners, and go to Oswego.-Promises made by those Commissioners.-Greatness of the King of England

-Battle at Fort Stanwix.-Indians suffer a great loss.-Mourning at Beard'

splayed their prowess, and illustrated their former adroitness, by laying the ambuscade, surprizing their enemies, and performing many accurate manoeuvres with the tomahawk and scalping knife; thereby preserving and handing to their children, the theory of Indian warfare. During that period they also pertinaciously observed the religious rites of their progenito

a view that their bodies might be more supple, or rather that they might not become enervated, and that the

th the addition of hunting, their women attended to agriculture, their families, an

xtending to the incalculable uncertainties of to-morrow. If peace ever dwelt with men, it was in former times, in the recesses from war, amongst what are now termed barbarians. The moral character of the Indians was (if I may be allowed the expression) uncontaminated. Their fidelity was perfect, and became proverbial

tionary war, when they were sent for, together with the Chiefs and members of the Six Nations generally, by the people of the States, to go to the German Flats, and there hold a general council, in order that the pe

ally break out, they would not take up arms on either side; but that they would observe a strict neutrality. With that the people of the states were satisfied, as they had not asked t

l which was soon to be held at Oswego. The council convened, and being opened, the British Commissioners informed the Chiefs that the object of calling a council of the Six Nations, was, to engage their assistance in subduing the

the treaty which they had entered into with the people of the states, the year b

on them; and added, that the King was rich and powerful, both in money and subjects: That his rum was as plenty as the water in lake Ontario: that his men were as numerous as the sands upon the lake shore:-and that the Indians, if they would assist in the war, and persevere in their friendship to the King, till it was closed, should never want f

powder and lead a piece of gold, and promised a bounty on every scalp that should be brought in. Thus richly clad and equipped, they returned home, after an absence of abou

spring of 1776, when a convenient opportunity offered for them to make an attack. At that time, a party of our Indians were at Cau-te-ga, who sho

the Americans; but at what place I am unable to determine. W

and one (the woman) at Little Beard's Town, where I resided. The woman told me that she and her daughters might have escaped, but that they expected the British army only, and

ained till after the revolutionary war. He was then liberated, and the Indians made him a present, in company

e time she was taken, took a gold ring from her finger, without any compliments or ceremonies. When he saw her at Ni

trary to their expectation, instead of smoking and looking on, they were obliged to fight for their lives, and in the end of the battle were completely beaten, with a great loss in killed and wounded. Our Indians alone had thirty-six killed, and a great number wounded. Our town exhibited

as they passed to and from Fort Niagara, which was the seat of their military operations. Many and many a night I have pounde