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brought in all of llm American children as they had promised repeatedly of late, to this inquiry the Indians replied, that they had not been well paid for Putnam's son and would now see how we would pay for the young woman, (Miss Lockhart.) and if they were well paid they would bring the others in, otherwise they would not. Die cool, calculating villainy of this position, added to the abuse visableon the per son of Miss Lockhart, could not fail to a-rouse the indignation of every Texian pro sont. Upon this the chiefs tfore informed that they might consider themselves pri-«. oners and would bo released on the delivery of tlte 13 captives now in (heir hands, .ibout this time the company under Capt. Redd was brought up and stationed at the doors of the council house, and a young Indian man who wos outside with the women, entered and told the chiefs that tlicy were about to be betrayed, but that those outside would give every assistance and advised them to cut their way out; and upon the instant they all arose, with knives bows and arrows nnd guns in their hands which they now held in extended arms.— Several citizens were either killed or sc-vere'y wounded at I he first onsent- The fight bcrame general, but in a very short time nil the Indians, with tlm exception of one woman, (supposed to have escaped ) were either killed or taken into the calaboose. The men were all killed except 2 o'd fellows, nnd there wore 8 squaws who from their atiire nnd warlike skill were ta ken for men. Never was justcr executiontl'fttlA In ninli'iiMrt ih'in nn Ar/'natrui• bnc to malefact rs than on this occasion.ft nv « ltd . I .n . I .mnn Mm* T I . ^
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Southern Argus
Columbus, Mississippi, US
Tue, Apr 21, 1840
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