Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-12-07

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the place where the attack was made.
Col. Logan raised party OF men and
went 10 pursuit Of the Indians, but
did not come up with them, on their
return home they were fired on by the
same, or another party of Indians and
one Of his men wounded; as soon as
the Indians fred they dispersed.
Monigomery's station, in Lincoln
county, was in the course Of this year
taken by Indians, where the father and
a brother Of Mrs. Logan (wife of Col
Logan were killed, and sister, sis
ter in law, with four children, taken
prisoners. Col. Logan Immediately
raised a company of men, quickly
pursued, overlook and defeated the In
dams, retook the two women and
three of the children, the fourth was
murdered during the action. which
was for some time doubtful. In this
action William Montgomery killed
three Indians, and wounded fourth.
In the month of May, 1882 par
ty of Wyandot Indians attacked Es-
tilI's Station, destroyed a number of
cattle, killed white man, and took a
negro prisoner. The Indians were
twenty five in number. Capt Es,iIl
hastily raised The same number of white
men, pursued and overlook them, when
a bloody conflic. ensued, the victory
was contested for two hours-the Ia.
dams ultimately prevailed. In this &C
ton Capt. Estill and seven of his men
were killed, and four MORALLY woun-
ded. The loss on the part of the In
dams, it was afterwards understood,
was equal to that on the part of the
whites.
On the 10th Of August, 1882, the
Indians took two boys from Hoy's
station in Madison county. They were
Immediately pursued by Col. Holder
with seventeen men, who overlook
| the Indians, when al action issued, in
which Holder and his party were de.
, feated, having four men killed and one
wounded.
Early one morning in the year 1881,
| Mr.. Alexander M'Connell,* who re
sided in the neighborhood of Lexing.
ton, wandered into the woods, on
foot, in pursuit of game. Having
succeeded in killing deer at some
distance from home, he found it ne.
cessary to return for horse on which
to carry it of. While he was gone,
five Indians came to the spot where
the deer lay, and naturally concluded
that some one would soon return lhither
for it. Three remained 10 watch it,
and two placed themselves in ambus.
cade near the path along which they
rightly supposed The huntsman would
pass. AS he rode, therefore, near toe
place of concealment, they shot a. him,
killed the horse under him, and conse-
Qaently took him prisoner For sever.
al days he travelled quietly with them,
and as he had good rifle, and was
an excellent msrksman, they required
him to shoot deer, buffaIoe, &c. for
them. At night however, they used the
precaution Of having him tightly bound
by each arm, and the rope attached
thereto carefully passed under their 10
dies ashley lay on each side of him. For
sometime he quietly submitted TO this
treatment, but at length he ventured
to complain that he was bound too
tight, and to beg that the cord. might
be tied about him more loosely. The
confidence OF the savages increasing,
and their apprehension of bis escape
diminishing. they yielded to his re.
quest, but still continued to bind him,
at night, though not so closely as at
first.
One night, when The party reached
the banks OF the Ohio, and when he
thought ii necessary, if possible, to
make his escape, he observed knife
lying near his feet as ne was fixed in
his position for the night.-With con
siderable difficulty and the imminent
hazard of awakening the savages who
were snoring around him, and who
were connected to the rope by which
he was bound, he at length succeeded
in drawing the knife with his feet until
he could reach it with his hand, when
he cut the cord that confined him, and
was enabled to rise. His first thought
then was to run of, leaving the Indians
asleep; but, upon reflection, he con
cluded that it would be impossible for