The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15

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In February, 1882. a party Of
"HOrayian" Indians Indiana sup
posed 10 be controlled BY the mis
sionaries among them left their
village ~ tie valley 0f Tugcarora
river, Pa, and raided the settle
ments Oh Buffalo creek. carving
of one john Carpenter a. prison
or. There Was no doubt In the
minds 81 the settlers that !euemy
ludian,7-that il "British In
dians"-were hafbofing in the
recently deserted Moragian towns
upon the Tuscarora Entertain.
ing thi- view Of the matter. John
Iarsball, lieutenant. Of Washing
ton county, Pa, ordered ont
part u the militia 10 march across
the ONO and attack them.
The force was commanded by
Col David Williamson Upon
reaching the Tuscarora, ninety Of
the "Moraviau" Indiaus-men.
women and chiIdren-together
with six other Indians who had
come with them from the San
dusky, were captured at Gnaden-
hutton. The residue Of those
from Sandusky who were in one
Of the other villages, taking
alarm, made good their escape.
The militia supposed, until they
learned TO the contrary from their
prisoners, that they had only CAP
tured "British Indians,u but
when they learned the larger part
were "MOrayians," they conclud
ed TO take them TO Fort Pitt and
deliver them to General Irvine.
who commanded there. Upon
searching the prisoners, however.
they discovered certain garments
aud other things in their posses
sion which convinced them that
they (thc "MOrayians") had lust
been raiding the settlements. and
that 1t was their trail and not
"Brltish Indians" which they
had been follOwing-a belief that
was well founded as concerning
about thirty Of the redskins.
Suddenly made desperate and
furious by the discovery Of "A NUN
Der Of bloody garments, some be.
ing recognized by the militia as
belonging TO friends and relatives.
victims OF the raid above men
toned, the inluriatcd soldiers fell
upon their dusky captiyes and
butchered every man, woman and
child OF the ninety.s that was
in their charge.
1t was this massacre that en-
ragged the Indians and caused
them to take such a diab0lical re /
venge on the i'll fated Crawford
when he fell into their hands.
Twin ga nund was one of the
war chiefs Of the Delawares, to
whom Crawford appealed for
clemcncy, but was answered, |
"There is no man on earth who
can save your life.n
+Captain Pipe was another
famous chieftain of the Delawares. |,
lie with his own hands painted |
Crawford black while on the !
march TO the Indian village |
where he met his death. To paint
u prisoner black was the sign that
they were doomed to the stake.
Both Win ganund and Captain
Pipe were personally known to
Crawford and had been we'll
treated by him in former inter
course.
STradition says that Gritty once
aspired to the hand of Sarah
Crawford, the handsome daughter
OF the lamented Colonel, but was
spnrned by both her and her
father, and that he swore he
would have revenge for the insult.
Major William Harrison was
Crawford's son .in.l law, having
married Sarah, the object Of
Girty's affection, He was cap.
tured In the disastrous retreat of