Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-01-29

ldll vi lnt Nhiiouo DNNuiAN'NN" -
facts and circumstances of Dun
more's war; and all Of which AZ a
history may be interesting to the
present and especially to the rising
generation; yet it is proper to re-
mark that | have two leading oh.
jects chiefly in yiew-first, to con-
vince the world, that whoever and
whatever might be the cause Of the
Indian war of 1774, it was not
Capt. Crcsap; secondly, that from
the aspect of our political affairs at
that period, and from the known
hostility of DunmOIe to the
American revolution, and withal
from the subsequent conduct Of
DunmOrc, and the dreadful Indian
war that commenced soon after the
beginning OF our war with Great
Briten-l say, from all these circum.
stances, we have infinitely stronger
reasons to suspect Dunmore then
Cresap; and | may say that the dis
patches above mentioned that were
received by DunmOre at IIOckhOck-
ing, although after the treaty, were
yet calculated to create suspicion.
But il, as we suppose, DnnmOre
was secretly at the bottom to this
Indian, war, it is evident that he
could not with propriety appear
personally in a business of this
kind and we have seen and shall
see, how eflectually his sub governor
played his part between the Vir-
ginians and Pennsylyanians ; and
it now remains for us to examine
how far the conduct Of this man
Connolly will bear us out in the
supposition that there was also
some foul play, some dark intrigu-
ing work to embroil the western
country in an Indian war.
And | think it best now, as we
have introduced this man Connoly
again, to give the reader short
condensed history of his whole
proceedings, that we may have him
in full view at once. We have al
ready presented the reader with his
circular letter, and its natural re.
suit and consequences and also
with his insulting letter and man.
datory order to Capt. Cresap, at
Catfish camp, to dismiss his men
and 60 home ; and that the reader
may now see a little Of the charac-
ter of this man, and understand
him, If it is possible to understand
him, | present him with the copy
of a letter to Capt. Reece.
GAS | have received intelligence
that Logan, q Mingo Indian, with
about twenty Shawnees and others,
were to set of for war last Mon.
day, and have reason to believe
that they may come upon the in
habitauts about Wheeling, | hereby
order, require and command yon,
with all the men you can raise, i'm
medialy to march and join dRy Of
the companies direddy ont amt uldcr
the payment Of gorerRment, and up
on joining yOur parties together,
sc0ur the frontier and become a
barrier to our settlements, and en-.
deavor to fall in with their tracks,
and pursue them, using your ut
most endeavors to chastise them AS
open and avOwed enemies.
81 am, sir, your most humble
servant,
DORSEY PENTECOST, for
JOHN CONNOLLY.
"To Capt. Joel Reece, use all
expedition, May 81, l77i.'
Now here is a fellow for you. A
very short time befor this, perhaps
two or three days before the date
of this letter, Capt. Cresap, who
had n fine company of volunteers,
is insulted, ordered to dismiss his
men and go home; and indeed it
appears from one expression in
this letter, namely, "the companies
must have been actually out at the
very time Cresap is ordered home.
Now if any man is skilled in the
art of legerdemain, let him unrd-
die this enigma if he can.
But as so many important facts
crowd together at this eventful
period, it may be satisfactory to
the reader, and have a tendency
clearly to illustrate the various
sceues interviewer IN the thread of
this history, to present to his view
chronological list of these facts
and | think the first that deserves
notice is CoDnOly's circular letter,
which we date the 25th day OF
April {; secondly, the two men kill
ed in Buffers canoe we know was
the first or second day of May
thirdly, the affair at Yellow creek
was on the third or fourth day OF
May; fourthly, the Indians killed
in the canoe above Wheeling the
fifth or six day of May; filthy,
the skirmish with the Indians on
the river Ohio, about the eighth or
tenth day of Nav; after which,
Capt. Cresap retured to Catfish
camp about the twenty.Gftb of May,
Indeed this fact speaks for itself
it could not be earlier, when it is
considered that he rode home from
fho Ohio. n distance of about one