Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-10-19
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About the Istof March, 1875, CO.
ionel Boone, with forty choice woods
men from Powelps Valley, together with
Col. Richard Henderson, Capt n. hait,
John Lutrel, and Major VIM. b. Smith,
again attempted to brave the terriers OF
savage wilderness, with the view OF
making permanent settlement in the
fertile regions Of Kentucky. They pro-
secuted their Journey until within fifteen
miles of where Boonesborough now
stands, nnmolested, when ION the goth
of March, little before day break they
were attacked by party of indians,
who fired into their tents, and wounded
Captain Twitty through both knees
and his servant MORALLY. The Indians
rushed forward to Twitty's tent to scalp
him, but faithful ball dog Of his laid
hold of one of them by the throat and pat
him down, he cried out for help to his
companions, when one of them thoma-
hawked the dog, and the whole made a
precipitaie retreat. Boone's party lost
two men killed and had one wounded.
Notwithstanding the enemy were repuls-
ed, on the 23d they returned again, and
made second attack, in which three
white men were killed and two wounded
and the enemy again repulsed. Having
arrived on the bank of the Kentucky
River, the party, ontbe ist day of April,
17T5, began to erect fort, and called
it Boonesborough, latter Col. Boone)
and the place has retained that name
from that time to the present time.
On the 4th day of April, the Indians
killed one of Boone's party-on the l4th
the Fort was finished, when Col. Boone
set out on bis return for his family,
whom he had left on Clinch River, and
as soon as the journey could be accom-
plshed, returned with them to Boones.
borough. Mrs. Boone ard her daugh-
tiers were the first white women that
migrated to Kentucky. On the cath of
December following the Indians killed
one white man and wounded another,
near Boonesberough,
In the Spring of the same year, ora |
Benjamin Logan afterwards General
Logan. and conspicuous character in
the history of Kentucky set oat from
his residence near Abingdon, Virginia,
for this new country. On his arrival in
Kentucky, he, with William Gillespies,
planted and raised small crop of corn.
Logan returned to bis family, and on
the sth of March, l776, he arrived a
gain at his camp in Kentucky, with Mrs.
Logan and the rest OF his family. This
place was afterwards known by the
names of Logan's Station and ST A
saph's.
Logan endeavored TO prevail on some
adventures in the neighborhood of the
Grab Orchard to make stand with him
at his place, but without effect; he was
therefore compelled, for the safety of his |
family, which he considered in great
danger, to remove them to Harrods- |
burg, after which he returned home him
self and attended to his crop. His fam
lily remained at Harrodsburs until Feb |
ruary, l777, when they also joined him
at st. Assph's.
During this year i775, Boonesbor-
ough and Harredsburg were places of
general rendezvous, and considered the
only places of safety in the country;
those, therefore, who removed their
families to Kentucky, made choice of
one of these places for a temporary
residence. About the month of Septem.
Der in that year, iiarrodsburg was first
honored with the presence of white |
woman. Among the first were Mrs.
McGarey, Mrs. Denton, and Mrs. Ho-
gan.
On the I4th day Of July, 1916, being
a fine pleasant evening, Jemma Boone,
a daughter of Col. Boone, and Betsey
and Fanny Galloway, daughters of Col. |
Galloway, took walk from the fort at
Boonesborough down the margin of the /
Kentucky River; they had gone but a !
short distance before they were surpri-
sed by party of Indians, who lay in I
ambush, taken prisoners, and hurried
off as fast as possible twas no sooner
known that the young women were mis-
sing, than Col Boone, Major VIM. Smith,
and SIX other men on foot pursued them
and on the 10th, little below the upper
Blue Licks, overlook them, killed two
of the Indians, recovered the young wo-
men, without losing man, or having
one wounded. Col. Galloway and fam
ily haG arrived at Boonesborough but
short time previous to this event.
Capt George Rogers Clark latter
wards General Clark arrived in Ken
tuclsy early in 1875, left Leestown in
the Fall. went to Pittsburgh. and re-