We have now to record as melancholy an
instance of the savage barbarity of the
noble allies
as that which was given in our paper of last week.
-- On Wednesday evening last about sunset the family of
mr. Haryman, consisting of himself, his wife & five
small children were murdered at their residence upon the
Embaras River [Embarras River], in the Illinois territory,
& about 5 miles from this place. Mr. Haryman was
in the act of loading a perogue and had his family at the
waters edge for the purpose of embarking them, when he was
fired on - - a young man who lived with him, & who had
gone back to the house a short distance off, to bring
something that was left, had an opportunity of making his
escape. On Thursday, col. Miller, with a detachment
of the United States troops went to the spot and interred
as decently as circumstances would permit the mangled
bodies of this unfortunate family. - - Mr. Haryman was a
mill-right, a respectable citizen and an emigrant from the
state of Vermont. A party of rangers and militia
were sent after the Indians, but a violent rain which fell
the night succeeding the murder obliterated their tracts
and rendered the pursuit impracticable.
In consequence of the above mentioned murders the alarm
was shortly after communicated to the town, and we cannot
but highly applaud the spirit and alacrity manifested by
both Citizens and Soldiers on the occasion.
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In our last number we have shewn, upon the authority of a
respectable citizen of this place, that in the course of
the last summer a larger quantity of goods than usual and
a much larger quantity of arms and ammunition was
distributed amongst the Indians by the British agent at
Malden. Upon the authority of another citizen
equally respectable, we have given the substance of a
speech which was sent two years ago by the said agent to
the tribes upon the Wabash, urging them to prepare
themselves for war, and wait for a signal from him to
commence it. We refered to two other citizens
(captain Brouillette and mr. Leplante) men of
unimpeachable characters, to prove that the Prophet
received from the British upwards of 600 poinds of powder
at one time -- and we have given upon the authority of mr.
Barron, the interpreter at this place, whose integrity is
well known, an anecdote to shew that a Potawatima
[Potawatomi] chief had accused Tecumseh to his face with
being a British tool, and that his object was to make war
upon the U. S. -- hundreds of instances might be repoduced
of similar declarations having been made to all the
governors, and to every other person employed in the
Indian department. To these facts what proof can the
friends of Britain advance to prove her innocency?
Is it to be found in the heretofore conduct of her
government? or in the
mild, just and
amiable
characters of her present ministry? Without much
partiality for any of them, we may observe that either as
men or politicians, Mr. Pitt & lord Grenville would
not suffer in a comparison with Percival, Wellesley or
Liverpool;
