The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-23
dheGRteEIiiigIlItI'irIlt.fI:e''st3I;.
MY WEST VIRGINIA HIS.
EA""' TORY.
,.,.,aorsD Wat''..Thc Battle Of
"p"" Point Pleasant. ~

,,,.msnt and Indian wars Of Western
sS'."'vlyauIs and Western Virginia; ant
I'm h columns we take the following
% .S.n,er Of early history in our own terri
Wy ,.u ,,zA . ,,,,,,o,
-. ~ ciTrulated that the Indians had stoler
Ns0ssSIborSes from some land jobbcrS OF
uS,o and KAuawha rivers. No EVIL
t I's. S Of the fact having been adducet
asu T, to tho conclusion THAT the report
s s,. ,sIse This report, however, induced
N o,.I,y general belief that the Indians
Ar .bSIt 10 make war against the iron
", w. .ettements; but for this, Sppreh
,S 's does not appear TO have been the
sSshleSt foundation. "a lI-.g
" 8 sonSeduenceof this apprehension o.
s.iSS attacked BY the Indians jthO land
s gEs Sscended'thd river and collected
y,Tbeellng. On the a7th5l Of April, Il
~ "renOtted In Wheeling that q canoe
rSsot1iaIpg two Indians and some traders
~ coming down thesrtTer, and then moi
y, t,nm,thL place. it0n hearing this the
comSsuiEnt 81 the s6itfopss Capt Cresap,
U,oooSed taking o party TO 20 up the river
nj I'M the Indiana :;This project was
SSSSsmently opposed BY Col Zane, the
O,onTeEor 81 the place. Hestaled 10 the
i,sntsln that the killing Of thoae Indiana
Soiid inevitably bring on awAr, In which
mTeh innocent blood would be split and
tb.t he act In itself would be atrocious
mu,jer and 4 disgrace to his name forev.
r. HlSeood counsel WAS Loaf. Thepar'
~ vent 10 the river. 10n being asked on
ts.I, return, whafhad beeome Of the In
5Isnsi They eo6lly RhswersdthRt they
Ssd fallen overheard into the river +"
Tbeif canoe, on being examined, was
ig1nd bloody and pierced with bullets.
I'm va The first blood that was shed In
M, war And Ierrtblewas the vengeance
which followed, n is.,yar; tl-sl
10 the evening ii. Tie same day the par.
" hearing that there was au encampment
d Indians at the mouth Of csptina, went
down the river 70 the place, attacked the
Indians and killed several -ol them. 10
Ibis affair one Of oressp's party was SO.
Verly wounded. l.Ls
The massacre at CAptina and that
which took place at Bakers about forty
miles above Wheeling, a few days after
ihsl at CspIina were unquestiOnably the
.os causes Of the war OF l774. The last
was perpetratOd by thirty.two men under
the command OF Daniel Greenhouse. The
whole number killed at this place and on
The river opposite 10 1t was twelve, be-
sides several wounded. The horrid mas
Rcre was effected by an hypocritical
strStegem which reflects the deepest dis
honor on the memory Of those who were
agents in It.
The report Of the murders committed
on The Indians near Wheeling induced O
belief that they would Immediately com.
nence hostilitles, and this apprehension
furnished the pretext for the murder
above related. The ostensible object fol
raising the party under Greenhouse was
thStOIdelending the family Of Baker whose
family was opposite to q large encamp.
nent Of Indians OF the mouth ofbig Yellow
Creek. The party were concealed IL am
busCSde while their commander went over
the river under the mask Of friendship "a
The Indian camp to ascertain their mum.
Der. While there an Indian woman ad.
ViSed him to return home speedily, saying
hattie Indians were drinking and angry
on account Of the murder OF their peo.
pie down the river and might do him
some mischief On his return 70 his party
be reported that the Indians were too
strong for an open attack. he returned
% Bakers and requested him to give any
Indians who Imight come over In the
course Of the day as much rum as they
might call Tor and get as many OF them
drunk as he possibly could. The plan
succeeded. Several Indian men with
Two women came over the river 10 Ba-
kers who had previously been In the
habit Of selling rum to the Indians. The
men drank freely and became intoxicated
10 this state they were all killed by
GreathouSe and few OF his party.
say few Of his party; for 1t Is Justice &c
state thatnot more than five or six OF the
whole number had any participation il
The slaughter at the house. The rest pro.
tested against 1t as an atrocious murder
For their number, being by far the ma
lortty, they might have prevented the
deed! but alasl They did not. A little
Indian girl alone was saved from the
slaughter by the humanity Of some one
Of the party whose name Is not nov
known.
The Indians in camp hearing the firms
The house sent a canoe with two mel
. ii 10 inquire what had happened
These two Indians were shot down 81
Oon as they landed on the beach. A
second larger canoe was then manned
win larger number Of Indians in arms
out In attempting TO reach the shore SOM
distance below the house were received
BY . we'll directed fire from the party
which killed the greater number OF then
md compelled the survivors to return. A
great number Of shots were exchanged
1cfuss the river, but without damage 4
me White party, not one Of whom wa
even wounded. The Indian men whC
were murdered were all scalped.
The woman who gave the friendly ad
Ece 70 the commander Of the party wheI
"a ne Indian camp was amongst the slail
At Bakers house.
Ihe maSsacres Of the Indians at Cap
una and Yellow Creek comprehcnded tn
whole Of the family Of the famous but IN
iStlunate Logan, who had been beforl
Nese events a lover Of the whites and {
strenuous advocate for peace; but In th,
conflict which followed them by way o
revenge for the death Of his people, h,
oeeaue a brave and sAnguinsry chic
among the warriors.
The settlers along the frontiers know,
ING that the Indians would make wa
upSn them Tor the murder 81 their people
e!at moved of to the interior or tool
Up their residence in forts. The appre
Genion Of war was som realized, In
s .SS time the Indians commenced hos
tetS " N' avn
Express was speedily sent to Williams
Uulg then the seat Of government OF tn