The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-11-24
For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
PORTE-FEUILLIANA.-No. /.
Letter from Col. Arthur Campbell to the
Rey. Charles Cummings.


ROYAL OAK, June 10th, 177S.
Rev'd Sir,-Y yesterday l returned from
the assembly, having adjourned until the
first Monday in October. The acts passed,
and list of their Titles I here enclose, to-
gether with an address of Congress to the
People of America, for you to publish,
agreeable tt; the Resolve. l wish you could
make it convenient to preach at the lower
Westinghouse, in this County, if it was but
weekday, as the Contents of the address
is of the most interesting nature, both as to
the morals and political conduct of the good
peop,o Of Ansri-sYs-4eroSid is daily
working out strange deliverances for us.
The treaty with France is much more ad
vantageous to us than the wisest men in this
Country expected.
The Indians, the other day, were unex-
pectedly discounted on Greenbrier [ think
the overthrow was something similar to what
happened in this County about 2 years ago.
I must give you the intelligence, at full
length, as the most hardened mind must
see and admire the Divine goodness in such
an interposition. About the Goth May, a
large Body of Indians, supposed at least be-
tween two and three Hundred, attacked Fort
Randolph at the north of the Kanhawa, but
did no further damage than wound young
James Gilmore and kill and carry off the
Cattle and Horses. The Enemy was spoke
to from the Fort; flag was sent out and the
Governour' proclamation, together with a
Letter from Col. Flemming and Preston,
proposing Treaty, was sent out to them.
They agreed to give an answer the next day;
but instead Of doing so, marched off for the
settlement. Capt Mckee dispatched mes
senger to give the People on Greenbrier,
notice, who providentially got in the day be-
fore the Indians and the whole settlement
got into Forts On the 29th the Enemy
made furious attack on small Fort, com
manded by Lieut. Col. Donnally, in which
was only 25 men and 60 women and chill
dren. The Garrison defended itself gal
lantly from daylight till o'clock in the af-
ternoon, when COL Sam Lewis, with seventy
men, forced his way thro the Indians into
the Fort; on which the Enemy retreated
and left seventeen of their number dead on
the spot, and the number wounded is tho't
to be considerable, as the Enemy endeav-
CURED to force opes-the doors of House
that led into the Fort, get into out houses,
close on the outside and lay under the walls
of the Fort, sometime, firing thro' the Port
holes. Our Joss in the Garrison was only
one man killed and one wounded: they
killed also two men, near the Fort, that was
coming from another Station, accidentally,
and servant Lad, that went out about day
light to get wood. One part of the enemy
set out homewards with the wounded and the
remainder divided into small parties, sup.
posed to plunder. A body of men went i'm
mediately in pursuit of the Party, that went
off with the wounded, from whom there was
no account on Roanoke as came along.
The militia of Augusta, Rockbridge anc
Botetourt turned out with great alacrity tc
assist their Brethren on Greenbrier, on hear
ing of the Enemy's approach, some of whom
arrived timeous enough to join the Party
that went in pursuit of the wounded Indians
and in three days time after the alarm wal
given 800 men was on their march from only
the Counties of Augusta and Rockbridge.
am sorry to hear of the backwardness, o
late, of our County. hope they don't in
tend to lose the credit they formerly gaineC
by readily turning out in defence of thei
County. In all probability this summer vii
be the last severe conflict. 1 wish we would