A Selection of Some of the Most Interesting Narratives of Outrages Committed by the Indians in Their Wars With the White People, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from A Selection of Some of the Most Interesting Narratives of Outrages Committed by the Indians in Their Wars With the White People, Vol. 2: Also, an Account of Their Manners, Customs, Traditions, Religious Sentiments, Mode of Warfare, Military Tactics, Discipline and Encampments, Treatment of Prisoners, &C, It was impossible for men thus ¿ying and thus pur sued, to rally, nor had they a moment's time, even to load their pieces, while death was close upon every man's heel. And besides, many of them had no other weapon but a rusty musket. Flight was their only hope, and the Indians being most accustomed to running, if they could not run the fastest, could however out-wind them. The carnage, at once became general, and three~fourths of the militia were killed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.