Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-10-12
HIST cEiTTnLs
NOTES ON KENrucKY-secrIou }.

rom INC Ae5ttEC"B St~gtFe.
In The month OF September, 1878
Col Daniel Boone, with his family,
accompanied by five, other families, sci
: out from North Carolina, with the
purpose of making permanent settle.
ment in kentucky In Powel'sV Valley
: they were joined by forty men. On
the 10Th of October, this party were
attacked by large party OF Indians,
and Notwithstanding the Indians were
finally repulsed, Boone's party lost six
men killed and had one wounded, a
mong the slain was the eldest son of
Col Boone.
This rencounter discouraged Boone
and his party from prosecuting their in
tended journey, and tncy retreated for
ty miles 10 Clinch river, where the
family of Boone remained until the
year l775.
BY the proclamation of the King Of
Great Britain in the year 1763, all the
officers and soldiers who had served
in America either in the army or ma
Wy, were entitled to bounty in lands
for their services the quantity proper.
toned TO their respective ranks, and 10
be located on any vacant land in his
maiesty's dominious in America In
consequence OF the reputation which
the lands OF Kentucky had obtained
generally throughout the different
States al this time, those who were
entitled to bounty lands became anx
ious to have them located there, and
therefore most Of the military warrants
were in this year (l773) put into the
hands of the surveyor of Fincastle coun.
ty, which at that tlme included the
whole of the present state of Kentuc-
ky. To hasten The surveying business,
4 number of deputy Surveyors were
commissioned by the Governor Of
Virginia, and sent to make the sur
yeys.
in,his year Q773) Capt. Thomas
BuIlitt, with party OF men from Viz
ginia, descended the Ohio andlIanded
at the falls; their object was the sur
yeying of land aud making settle
ment in the country.
Captain BuiIjts on his way down
the Ohio visited Chiicothe, shaw
neetown of Indians, in order to obtain
the consent of the Indians 10 his in.
tended settlement He lett his party
ON The Ohio river, and went TO the
town alone He was not discovered
until he entered the town, where he
displayed white flag in token OF
peace. The Indians, astonIshed at
this unexpected ambassador, tiocked
around him, and the following dialogue
between him and aprincipll chief took
place:
Lldaa Cijec-What 10 you brng'-are
you from the Long knde'- 81 ven are an am
bsssadnr. why did yuu not send runner
BaLiL--l have uo bad neWs.-1he Long
Knives and the Redaen are at peace, and
have come among my brothers 10 have 3 TREND
iy talk with them about settling on The ether
side Of the Ohio.
L.,Laa Ci!eE-Why did you not send run
neri
- B,dIm-I had no runner swiFter than myself,
Rni was in haste I could not wait the re-
tura Of runner. IF you were very hungry
an had killed deer. would you send your
Squsw to town to tell the news, and wait her
return before YOU would eau
This reply Of Ballitt pat the bye
ISLANDERS into high humour; they re
Taxed from their native gravity, and
laughed heartily. The indians con
Quoted Buliilt into the principal wig
wan OF the town, and RECALLED him
with venison. after which he address
ed The chiefs follows:
"Brotie,s am sent with my people. whom !
left On the OHIO, to sattle the country en- the |
other SD Of that r,ver, as low down as the |
falls. We came from V.rg MIA. Ionly want the |
country 20 settle and cultivate the sod There |
will be no objection 10 your hunting and trap |
ping IN il as heretofore. hope you will hive |
with MS On terms OF friendship.
TO this address the principal chief
made the following reply:
Rroti-r, You have come az hard quincy |
through The woods and the grass We are |
pI-,s.d 20 fod that, in setting m our coau'ry !
yo5e oeople ST. not - disturb us in oar hont- !
ssse l.a k.us's proc, IN The spP~nds1 40. l.. /