Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-09
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NOTES ON KES rUckY --sEcrtoS Z.
From tic Keqgatky Gazette.

C5illlc0tne, sIulted abou, go miles
from The mouth oi Little Miami, and
near the head ofihat river. The party
rendeZv oused a: the mOuthof Licking
and the second night got IN sight oil
the town und discovered Ii was deter
mined 20 walt until day light in the
morning before they would make the
attack; Dui 10y the lmprudence oil some
OF The men, whose curiosity exceeded
their Judgment, the party were dis
c0gerd 10y the Indians before tiis Off
GERS and men bad arrived at the sever.
al positions assigned them. As soon
as the alarm was gwen a fire com
Ipenced on both sides, aud was KEEP,
up, whilst the women and children
were seen running from cabin to cabin
In tue greatest contuslon, and collect
ing In the most central aud strongest.
At clear day light " was found tat
Bowm ms men were from 10 to 400
yard- from the cabins ia winch The
indians mad collected, and which it
appeiredthey intended 10 defend. uav-
ing 90 other al III, than rIAe, and ION
ahawks, 1t was thought impatient to.
attempt 10 storm strong cabins we'll
defended by expert warriors In con
SEQUENCE of the warriors collecting IN a
few cabins contiguous to each other,
the remainder OF the town was left an.
protected; therefore, whilst fire was
kept up at the port holes, which eDga-
ged the attention Of those within, fire
was set to so or 40 cabins, which
were consumed, aud considerable
quantity of property, consisting prin
cipally OF kettles and blankets, were
taken from those cabins. In search
ing the weeds near the town, $50 hor
ses were collected.
About 10 O'clock, Bowman and his
party commenced their march hrme
ward, after having plpe men killed
What loss the Indians sustained was
never known, except their PRINCIPAL
chief, Back Fish, who was " oondtG
through the knee, and died OF the
wound After receiving the wound,
Black Fish proposed to surrender, be
ABE ttIat i'to F" W 40 udhF
geroas, aud believing that their were
among the white people surgeons that
could cure him; but that none amongst
his own people could do 1t.
The party had 30, marched more
,Aha,8 or 20 miles on their return home,
before the Indians appeared in con,id
cradle force in their rear, and began
to press hard on that quarter Bow !
man selected his ground and formed
his men in square; but the Indians
selected close engagement, and only
keeping up scattering fire, it was
soon discovered that their object was
only 10 retard their march. until they .
could procure relniorcementS from the |
nelghbouung villages.
AS soon as strong position was Ia
ken byCol Bowman, the Indians retir
ed an he resu ned thel inc of march.
when his rear WAS again alta, ked; Col |
Bowman again formed for battle, a
gain the Indians retired and the scene
was acted over several times; at length,
john Baiger, james Harord, and
George Michael Brdinger, with about
100 more mounted on hoi SEP ack rush
ed on the Indian rauks and dispersed
them in every direction, after which
the Indians abandoned the pursuit.
Bowman crossed the Ohio. at the
mouth of Little Niami. and after cross
ing, the men dispersed to their sever
al homes. Col. Bowman had nine
men killed, and one wounded The
loss sustained by the Indians vas ne
yer ascertained, except the death OF
Black Fish.
In the month OF October, I77S, as
two keel boats were ascending the
Ohio river, some small distance above
the mouth OF Licking, the men on
board discovered Indians standing on
a sand bar on the South side of the ri
yer. and a canoe coming across to
them with Dor 4 in it. Capt Rogers,
who commanded the boats, ordered
the men to- land and make their boats
fast to the same shore near which they
were, which was Immediately done.
when the party consisting OF about 10
marched through the woods omit Oh.
poslte to the sand bar where they haf
seen the Indians, with the expectation
of killing or taking the hole. or dri
wing them into the river; believing
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