The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-06-21
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leo -Y1eEito M 1879. BY GsoseE Jo>ssTo.
HISTORICAL RESEARCHES
THAT QUILP MADE AS A BOHEMIAN
The History of the Troubles with the
Indians and Dutch from I6oi-4.
Al indian Interpreter Tells of Two Indian
Captives-War Proclaimed Aga;zst tie se1eoas,
The Captive Seneca Sent to ST. Nary's-Co!.
Lewis Stockett-Anotier Treaty Made
with the Susquehanraughs-They
are Finally Defeated il West
ern Maryland-The
Co2estogas.

The Seneras which was probably til,
name given by the English To al! til" differ
cnt tribes of the live nations. continued TO
b,. Troublesome and Thomas Mathews in
formed the Council by = letter dated nj Pa
tupSco the 9TH of jane, !6'il, that he had been
sent for to visit the north side of the potO-
mac river and that il" went there and found
the English had taken two Indian prisoners:
THAT they PUT one of them to the torture
and he confessed there We're sixty Indians
in hi; company on the north side 0t the
Potomac river, and that they intended to
make war and kill the English, and that
they had cut oif one house, and the English
had killed six of thcTr." They stated there
was a hundred more V ho had gone 10 the
head of the bay to kill Englishmcn and SuS-
quehannaughS, too, if they came nigh them
The endorsement upon this letter was as
follows. 1t fully explains til" object OF Mr.
Mathews visit. " For the We Right Honor
able the Lieutenant General These from
We Indian interpreter, Mr. ThoS. Mathews,
for W safety of this province, from house t"
house. l'oNt-h;tHt".
On the 18th of June 1861, Lewis Stork"tt
was commissioned colonel and commander
OF ali the forces to he raised between the
covrS of PatuXent river and We head of We
hav, on both sides of the bay and the isle of
Kent The Council. on the same day, took
into consideration the ncur>on of the Gene
and offered Il reward Of hundred arms
length of ioanoak Ia any person, whether
English OF Indian, that should bring i'll :.
Crnego prisoner, or both his ears if lie he
Slain and that all the kings of the friendly
Indians be sent to, To order out their people
in pursuit of the ccnr-oS. and thai the re
<urctive military officers he authorized to
press arms, provision and men 10 90 ill conn
pamy with the friendly Indians. ''-tnd that
the Indian, taken at ratapSco, h. sent down
TO 81 Mary'> and kept i'll IRON. and HAT Il
letter he written to General StuyVcSant To
request him to give notice to We tenrgoS
trading at fort Range that we have such Il
person prisoner whom We shall keep alive
till we sec whether they desire Il peace or
not, bcrdn<" ~ present rome. And If they
desire not Il peace, as hr alleges, we shall
put him to death: and that Jacob Clawson
do give notice to Sc Susquclannaugh III
dams of this, orr intention. and Ia require
them To declare whether they are willing tn
Join with lis in this message, till which an
Swer come this lire shall h" Deferred" What
came of the Seneca we are unable IL say. Ii
he was sent i,tci. To his roHEtryrtl n ui"lu Il
mission of peace, he most certainly failed in
it: for the next year, IN jun" 1863, we lind
the English again preparing for war with
til. Senc"as. Captain William Burgess was
commissioned colonel aud military coh;-
| Inanlcr OF the forces uf the colony. and q
| long list OF instructions were given him, i'll
| ties ranging the woods, As we'll to tn he al
| of PatuNent is PatapSco and Bush river.
and even up To thp utmost bounds q ;l!@
province upon the SuSquehanna river II,
was instructed to report to his communities
! i.r-"hief once Il week, and for this purpose
| was authorized to press messengers express
| " 10 bring letter; to the Governor. He was
Ia take special care at the people III PatalS,,
and Gunpowdcr rivers, and was To associate
With him any friendly Indians, but Was It
| take special care that his troops did not
avoid all cause Of quarrel, The shcritfs o