Indian
and British Depredations
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 man
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