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19. That favage chief again returned to the care of the wounded, and the Indians, about two hundred in number, went before the reft of the party to the place where the whole were, that night, to encamp. They, took with them major Putnam, on whom (befides innumerable other outrages) they had the barbarity to inflict a deep wound with a tomahawk, in the left cheek.

20. His fufferings were in this place to be confummated. A fcene of horror, infinitely greater than had ever met his eyes before, was now preparing. It was determined to roast him alive. For this purpofe they led him into a dark forest, tripped him naked, bound him to a tree and piled dry bruk with other fuel, at a small distance, in a circle round him.

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21. They accompanied their labors, as if for his funeral dirge, with fcreams and founds inimitable but by favage voi ces. Then they fet the piles on fire. A fudden fhower damped the rifing flame. Still they ftrove to kindle it, until, at laft, the blaze ran fiercely round the circle. Major Putnam foon began to feel the fcorching heat. His hands were so tied that he could move his body. He often fhifted fides as the fire approached.

22.This fight, at the very idea of which all but favages muft fhudder, afforded the highest diverfion to his inhuman tormentors, who demonftrated the delirium of their joy by correfpondent yells, dances and gefticulations. He faw clearly that his final hour was inevitably come. He fummoned all his refolution and compofed his mind, as far as the circumftances could admit, to bid an eternal farewel to all he held most dear.

23. To quit the world would fcar cely have coft a fingle pang but for the idea of home, but for the remembrance of domeftic endearments, of the affectionate partner of his foul, and of their beloved offspring. His thought was ultimately fixed on a happier ftate of existence, beyond the tortures he was beginning to endure.

24. The bitterness of death, even of that death which is accompanied with the keeneft agonies, was in a manner, past -nature, with a feeble struggle, was quitting its laft hold on fublunary things-when a French officer rufhed through the croud, opened a way by scattering the burning brands and unbound the victim. It was Molong himfelf to whom

a favage, unwilling to fee another human facrifice immolated, had run and communicated the tidings.

25. That commandant fpurned and feverely reprimanded the barbarians, whofe nocturnal Powwas he fuddenly ended. Putnam did not want for feeling or gratitude. The French - commander, fearing to truft him alone with them, remained until he could deliver him in fafety into the hands of his master.

26. The Savage approached his prifoner kindly, and feemed to treat him with particular affection. He offered him fome hard bifcuit, but finding that he could not chew them, on account of the blow he had received from the Frenchman, his more humane favage foaked fome of the bifcuit in water and made him fuck the pulp-like part.

27. Determined, however, not to lofe his captive (the refreshment being finifhed) he took the mocafons from his feet and tied them to one of his wrifts; then directing him to lie down on his back upon the bare ground, he stretched one arm to its full length, and bound it fast to a young tree; the other arm was extended and bound in the fame manner-his legs were stretched apart and fastened to two faplings.

28. Then a number of tall, but flender poles were cut down; which, with fome long bufhes, were laid across his body from head to foot: on each fide lay as many Indians as could conveniently find lodging, in order to prevent the poffibility of his efcape. In this difagreeable and painful posture he remained until morning.

29. During this night, the longest and most dreary conceiv able, our hero ufed to relate that he felt a ray of cheerfulness come cafually acrofs his mind, and could not even refrain from fmiling, when he reflected on this ludicrous groop for a painter, of which he himself was the principal figure.

30. The next day he was allowed his blanket and mocafons, and permitted to march without carrying any pack, or receiving an y infult. To allay his extreme hunger, a little bear's meat was given, which he fucked through his teeth.At night the party arrived at Ticonderoga and the prifoner was placed under the care of a French guard.

3. The favages who had been prevented from glutting their diabolical thirst for blood, took every opportunity of manifefting their malevolence for the difappointment, by horrid grimaces and angry gestures; but they were fuffered no more to offer him violence or perfonal indignity.

32. After having been examined by the Marquis de Montcalm, Major Putnam was conducted to Montreal by a French officer, who treated him with the greateft indulgence and humanity.

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THE FAITHFUL AMERICAN DOG.

AN IN Officer in the late American army, on his station at the weftward, went out in the morning with his dog and gun, in queft of game. Venturing too far from the garrifon, he was fired upon by an Indian who was lurking in the bufhes, and inftantly fell to the ground.

2. The Indian running to him, ftruck him on the head with his tomahawk in order to difpatch him; but the button of his hat fortunately warding off the edge, he was only fun. ned by the blow. With favage brutality he applied the fcalping knife, and haftened away with this trophy of his horrid cruelty, leaving the officer for dead, and none to relieve or confole him, but his faithful dog.

3. The afflicted creature gave every expreffion of his attachment, fidelity, and affection. He licked the wounds with inexpreffible tendernefs, and mourned the fate of his beloved master. Having performed every office which fympathy dictated, or fagacity could invent, without being able to remove his master from the fatal spot, or procure from him any figns of life, or his wonted expreffions of affection to him, he ran off in queft of help.

4. Bending his courfe towards the river, where two men were fishing, he urged them by all the powers of native rhetoric to accompany him to the woods. The men were fufpicious of a decoy to an ambufcade, and durft not venture to follow the dog; who finding all his careffes fail, returned to the care of his mafter; and, licking his wounds a fecond time, renewed all his tendernefses; but with no better fuccefs than before.

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5 Again he returned to the men; once more to try fkill in alluring them to his affiftance. In this attempt he was more fuccefsful than in the other. The men, feeing his folicitude, began to think the dog might have difcovered fome valuable game, and determined to hazard the corfequences of following him.

6. Tranfported with his fuccefs, the affectionate creature

Burried them along by every expreffion of ardor. Prefently they arrived at the fpot, where behold-an officer wounded, fcalped, weltering in his own gore, and faint with the lofs of

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7. Suffice it to fay he was yet alive. They carried him to the fort, where the first dreffings were performed. A fuppuration immediately took place, and he was foon conveyed to the hofpital at Albany, where in a few weeks he entirely recovered, and was able to return to his duty.

8. This worthy officer owed his life, probably, to the fidelity of this fagacious dog. His tongue, which the gentleman afterwards declared gave him the most exquifite pleafure, clarified the wound in the most effectual manner, and his perfeverance brought that affiftance, without which he muft foon have perished.

9. "My dog the truftieft of his kind,
With gratitude inflames my mind;
I mark his true, his faithful way,
And in my fervice copy Tray."

VOLCANOES OF ICELAND.

Abridged from the Encyclopedia.

1. ICELAND is noted for volcanoes, which seem to be more furious there than in any other part of the world. They begin with a fubterranean rumbling noife, with a roaring and cracking in the place from whence the fire is to burst forth. Fiery meteors alfo precede the eruption of fire, and fometimes fhocks of earthquake.

2. The drying up of fmall lakes, ftreams and rivulets, is allo confidered as a fign of an approaching eruption; but the immediate forerunner is the bursting of the mass of ice on the mountains. Flames then iffue from the earth, and lightning and fire balls from the fmoke, and stones and afhes are thrown to a vast distance. In 1755, a ftone of 290 pounds weight was thrown 24 miles.

3. The molt tremendous eruption ever known was in 1783. Its firft fign was perceived on the firft of June, by a trembling of the earth in the western part of the province of Shapterfall; it continued and increafed till the 11th day, when the inhabitants quitted their houfes and lay in tents. A continual fmoke was feen to arife out of the earth in the northern parts of the island, and three fire fpouts broke forth in different places.

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4. Thefe pouts of fire afcended to a vaft height, so as to be visible at the distance of 200 miles. Immenfe quantities of ashes, fapd and other fubitances were caft up and spread over the country. The atmofphere was fo filled with them, as to be rendered dark, and great damage was done by the pumice. ftones which fell red hot in large quantities.

5. The fhower continued for many days. The fire fometimes oppeared in a continual stream, and fometimes in flashes with a noise like thunder, which lasted the whole fummer. At the fame time fell vaft quantities of rain impregnated with acid and falts, which corroded the face and hands of people; in other places there fell showers of hail which did much damage. In places near the fire, the grafs and every green thing was destroyed; being covered with a cruft of a fulphurous and footy matter.

6. Such thick vapors were raised by this conflict of adverse elements, that the fun was obscured and appeared like blood; and the whole face of nature seemed to be changed. This dreadful fcene lasted several days, and the whole country was laid waste. The inhabitants fled to the utmost parts of the ifland, to escape the terrible conflagration.

7. On the first eruption of fire, the river Skapta was confiderably augmented, but on the 11th day, the waters were dried up. The next day, a prodigious ftream of red hot lava was discharged from the earth and ran down the channel which the river had left, and overflowing the banks, rofe to a great height and fpread defolation over the whole adjacent country.

8. The fiery ftream then afcended the channel, and mounting high, it deftroyed the village of Ruland, tho fituated on a hill, confuming the houfes and every thing that ftood in its way. It fpread, till it had converted a tract of 36 miles of country, into a fea of fire. It then changed its course to the fouth, and after filling the channel of the Skapta for fix miles, it burst upon a wide plain carrying flaming wood on its furface, and overwhelming the earth with torrents of liquid fire.

9. It continued thus to spread from June 12 to August 13, when it ceafed to extend itself, but continued to burn. When any part of the furface acquired a cruft by cooling, it was foon broken by the mafs of fire below, and then tumbling among the melted fubftance, it was toffed about with prodigious noife and crackling, and small spouts of fire were continually fhooting into the air.

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