The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-05-31
CHAPTER VII CONTINUED.

next year tlbbt', lti measures were
taken at meeting of the council, OH the
Sth of February, to raise rs many men
as possible to march against them with
all expedition possible. The quota of
troops assigned To Baltimore county in
diCHtrS the ~parSCnrsS of its population
at this time. its quota being only thirty
six men. George Jtir and Major Gold
smith were ordered to procure fifteen
barrels of corn and 100 weight of meat
out Of Baltimore county for the use Of
the troops. This expedition probably
never was sent against the SrnrcaS. for
we learn from the minutes of II mcrtin.
of the council held at ST. MaryS on the
2ith of the next August that MIR. Fran
els Wright, of Baltimore cor,mty. being
sent by the Susuuchannau&hS. WAS call
cd in, who declared that the said Indians
did require assistance and ammunition
from the council sufficient to 20 against
any Indians and lilrwis" declared emo
mics to the inhabitants Of this province
according to one of the articles Of Il
treaty of peace made by the English and
SAID uspu"hannaughS. Whrrcupon it
was ordered that So many men be press
ed rs the SuSqurhannaughS shall require
to their aid and assistance. aud that
they lac sent up forthwith. And a quaint
ity of powder be- delivered with MIR.
Francis Wright, aud tn" said Indians lo
be supplied out Of the same. rs the said
Wright shall sec rruuiSit" and conycn-
lent.
The Governor and Council further de-
tclminrd to 20 MP into Baltimore county.
and There to give the Su~qurhamnau@hs
Il meeting about the 10Th day of Scptcm-
l..
about the peace and safety Of this pro
vince and how to proceed with tn" Su~-
uurhHuuHughS aS~i~tHncrI against amy
Indians now held and declared enemies
of this province.
The voIumo containing the minutes Of
the council for the succeeding years is
not to ho found, and the preceding chap
tiers contain nearly all Of the authentic
history of the troubles hrtwrru the Eng
fish aud the Su~qurhamau@hs thHt is
now r\mnt; though tradition tells of Il
fearful fight between the Su.uUrham-
nau-ha and the Five Nations at II fort
hclou-ing to the former This irrt was
ON tur east bank of the SusQurhaunI
River a short distance above the mouth
Of the Coupsto&a Greek. in Lancaster
county. near hill called Turkey Hin.
and SOME small cannon balls have from
time iu time been found in the vicinity.
The Di4ht at the fort probably occurred
in 1853. for the lower branch of the Leg
islaturc in that year made provision for
,HG I'"%""r o. Il NM'h" Mno ma" n peer
Eight hundred warriors Of the Five Na-
tions are said to have invested the fort
sautS upon it. hut were rrpuIscd. They
finally rrSortrd to II Stratagrm which also
failed. They srnt Twenty-Five of their
young men to the fort for provisions.
stating that they would return az soon
as they were supplied. The Susuuohau-
nHughy know their trnncncry and seized
them in the fort and mrut the whole of
them alive
Those ON the outside rctrcatcd hastily.
but were pursuod hy the Su,uurhan-
nau@hs and nearly I'LL killed. The Fiv"
Nations and the SuSpurhLnnmIghS were
constantly at war with each other for
some wears afterwards when the latter.
becoming much reduced. were nearly all
cXtcruiuatcl in Western Maryland hy
The Eu-,iSh. The few that were left
were Incorporated with the odds and
y
lived along the Susuurhanna River. near
the Cuucrtu@a Creek. iu Lancaster
county They probably were. from the
fact that they lived near tn" creek of
that name. called the roncstoga Indians.
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'll'N' ''l' VIII
or the history of Augustine Iirrmcn
for some years after he came to Bohr-
mia Manor very little is known: but he
WAS probably engaged in making the map
before mentioned. and there is reason to
think that he followed his profession of
surveyor and also engaged in trade In
lGGO he applied to the council for i pa
tent Of naturalization for himself and his
children. which was granted. He and
his five children. and John Harbr. Anna
Hack and her SONS, George and Peter,
were all naturalizcd the same year and
were the first persons Of whose naturali-
zation any account has come down to