this painful manner for many a tedious mile; the party (who were exceffively fatigued) halted to breathe. His hands were now immoderately fwelled from the tightness of the ligatures and the pain had become intolerable. His feet were fo much feratched that the blood dropped faft from them. 17. Exhaufted with bearing a burden above his ftrength, and frantic with torments exquifite beyond endurance; he entreated the Irish interpreter to implore as the laft and only grace he defired of the favages, that they would knock him on the head and take his fcalp at once or loofe his hands. 18. A French officer inftantly interpofing, ordered his hands to be unbound, and some of the packs to be taken off. By this time the Indian who captured him, and had been abfent with the wounded, coming up, gave him a pair of mocafons, and expreffed great indignation at the unworthy treat ment his prifoner had fuffered. 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 towahawk, in the left cheek. eyes 20. His fufferings were in this place to be confummated. A scene of horror infinitely greater than had ever met his before, was now preparing. It was determined to roast him. alive. For this purpofe they led him to a dark foreft, ripped him naked, bound him to a tree and piled dry brush with other fuel, at a small diftance, in a circle round him. 21. They accompanied their labors, as if for his funeral dirge, with fcreams and founds inimitable but by favage voices. Then they fet the piles on fire, A fudden fhower damped the riling flame. Still they ftrove to kindle it, until at last the blaze ran fiercely round the circle. Major Putnam foon began to feel the fcorching heat. His hands were fo tied that he could move his body. He often shifted fides as the fire approached. 22. This fight, at the very idea of which all but favages mut hudder, afforded the higheft 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 circum E ftances could admit, to bid an eternal farewell to all he held moft dear. 23. To quit the world would fcarcely 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 ac companied with the keeneft agonies, was, in a manner, paftnature, with a feeble struggle, was quitting its lat hold on fublunary things-when a French officer rushed through the crowd, opened a way by fcattering the burning brands, and unbound the victim. It was Molang himfelf to whom a favage, unwilling to fee another human facrifice, had run and communicated the tidings. 25. The commandant fpurned and feverely reprimanded the barbarians, whofe nocturnal Powwas he fuddenly ended. Put. nam 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 favage approached his prifoner kindly, and feemed to treat him with particular affe&ion, He offered him fome hard bifcuit, but finding that he could not chew them, on ac. count of the blow he had received from the Frenchman, this 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 wrists; then directing him to lie down on his back upon the bare ground, he ftretched one arm to its full length, and bound it faft to a young tree; the other arm was extended and bound in the fame manner-his legs were ftretched apart and fastened to two faplings, 28. Then a number of tall, but fender poles were cut down : which, with fome long bufhes, were laid acrofs his body from head to foot; on each fide lay as many Indians as could con. veniently find lodging, in order to prevent the poffibility of his efcape. In this disagreeable and painful pofture he remained until morning. 29. During this night, the longest and moft dreary conceiv able, our hero uled to relate that he felt a ray of cheerfulness come cafually across his mind, and could not even refrain from fmiling, when he reflected on this ludicrous group 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 any infult. To allay his extreme hunger, a little bear's meat was given, which he fucked thro his teeth. At night, the party arrived at Ticonderoga, and the prifoner was placed under the care of a French guard. 31. The favages who had been prevented from glutting their diabolical thirst for blood, took every opportunity of manifeft. ing their malevolence for the difappointment, by horrid grima angry geftures; but they were fuffered no more to of fer violence or perfonal indignation to him. ces and 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 greatest indulgence and humanity. THE FAITHFUL AMERICAN DOG. N Officer in the late American army, on his ftation at "A' the weftward, went out in the morning with his dog and gun, in queft of game. Venturing too far from the garri fon, he was fired upon by an Indian, who was lurking in the bushes and fell to the ground. 2. The Indian running to him, ftruck him on the head with his tomahawk, in order to dispatch him; but the button of his hat fortunately warding off the edge, he was only ftunned by the blow. With favage brutality he applied the fcalping knife, and haftened away with this trophy of his horrid cruelty, leav ing the officer for dead, and none to relieve or confole him, but his faithful dog. 3. The afflicted creature gave every expreffion of his attach. ment, fidelity and affection. He licked the wounds with in. expreffible tendernefs, and mourned the fate of his beloved mal. ter. Having performed every office which fympathy dictated, or fagacity could invent, without being able to remove his maf ter from the fatal fpot, 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 fifting, he urged them by all the powers of native rhet oric to accompany him to the woods. The men were fufpi cious of a decoy to an ambufcade, and dared not venture to fol low the dog; who finding all his entreaties fail returned to the care of his matter; and licking his wounds a fecond time, renewed all his tenderneffes; but with no better fuccefs than be fore. 5. Again he returned to the men ; once more to try his skill in alluring them to his affiftauce. In this attempt he was more fucceísful than in the other. The men, fceing his folicitude, began to think the dog might have discovered fome valuable game, and determined to hazard the confequence of following 6. Tranfported with his fuccefs, the affectionate creature hurried them along by every expreffion of ardor. Presently they arrive at the spot, where behold-an officer wounded, fcalped, and weltering in his own gore, and faint with the lofs of blood, 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 recover. ed, and was able to return to his duty. 8. This worthy officer owed his life, probably, to the fideli ty of his fagacious dog. His tongue, which the gentleman af terwards declared gave him the most exquifite pleasure, clarified the wound in the most effectual manner, and his perfeverance brought that affiftance, without which he muft 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." ICEL VOLCANOES of ICELAND, abridged from the Encyclopedia. 1. JCELALD is noted for volcanoes, which feem 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 earthquakes. 2. The drying up of fmall lakes, ftreams and rivulets is alfo confidered as a fign of an approaching eruption; but the im mediate forerunner is the bursting of the mafs of ice on the mountains. Flames then iffue from the earth, and lightning and fire balls from the smoke, and ftones and afhes are thrawn to a vast distance. In 1755, a ftone of 290 pounds weight was thrown 24 miles. 3. The molt tremenduous eruption ever known was in 1783. Its first 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 encreafed till the 11th day, when the inhabi tants quitted their houfes and lay in tents. A continued fimoke was feen to arife out of the earth in the northern parts of the island, and three or four fpouts broke forth in different places. 4. Thefe fpouts of fire afcended to a vaft height, fo as to be vifible at the distance of 200 miles. Immenfe quantities of afhes, fand and other fubftances, were caft up and spread over the whole country. The atmosphere 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 fometiems appeared in a continued ftream, and fometimes in flashes, with a noife like thunder, which lafted the whole fummer. At the fame time fell vaft quantities of rain, impregnated with acid and falts, which coroded the face and hands of the people-in other places there fell fhowers of hail, which did much damage. In places near the fire, the grafs and every green thing was deftroy ed; being covered with a crust of a fulphurous and footy matter. 6. Such thick vapors were raised by the conflict of adverfe elements, that the fun was obfcured and appeared like blood; and the whole face of nature feemed to be changed. This dreadful fcene laft feveral days, and the whole country was laid wafte. The inhabitants fed to the utmost parts of the island, to efcape the terrible conflagration. 7. On the firft 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 spread defolation over the whole adjacent country, 8. The fiery ftream then afcended the channel, and mount ing high, it deftroyed the village of Buland, tho fituated on a hill, confuming the houfes and every thing that ftood in its way. It spread, till it had converted a tract of 36 miles of country, into a fea of fire. It then changed its courfe to the fouth, and after filling the channel of the Skapta for fix miles, |