Legend has it that Angeline, Chief Seattle's daughter, warned white settlers about a Native American attack on the city of Seattle. However, in this article, Henry Yesler recounts that Chief Curly learns of the planned massacre from an old woman. Consequently, Yesler relays the information to Capt. Gansevoort aboard the sloop-of-war Decatur.
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