344 HISTORY OF 



"The frontiers of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Vir- 

 ginia, were overrun by scalping parties, marking their 

 way with blood and devastation."* 



" The upper part of Cumberland was overrun by the 

 savages, in 176 3, who set fire to houses, barns, corn, hay 

 and every thing that was combustible; the inhabitants were 

 surprised and murdered with the utmost cruelty and bar- 

 barity. Those who could, escaped — some to Shippens- 

 burg, others to Carlisle, where houses and stables were 

 crowded with refugees. Many of them sought shelter 

 (in Lancaster county) in the woods, with their families, 

 and with their cattle. t Some staid with their relatives, 



♦April 2d, 1758, two men were killed near Shippensburg.— 

 Apsil 5, one man Itilledand ten taken, near Black's Gap, on the 

 South mountain. April 13, one man killed and nine taken near 

 Archibald Bard's South mountain. May 21, one man and five 

 women taken from Yellow Breeches creek. May 23, Joseph 

 Gallady killed, his wife and one child taken from Conoco- 

 cheague. May 29, 1759, one Dunwiddie and Crawford shot by 

 two Indians, in Carrol's tract, York county. July 20, a boy was 

 plowing at Swatara, was shot by two Indians, one horse killed,, 

 and the other wounded. — Loudon's Narrative. 



Note. — It was apprehended that the Indians of Conestoga 

 were becoming restless. In May, 1758, intelligence was re- 

 ceived at Philadelphia that the Indians at Conestoga designed 

 to move off to the woods — a message was sent them — May 3, 

 some of the Indians arrived, at Philadelphia, from Conestoga 

 — they stated, in conference, that they did not intend leaving 

 Conestoga, though some had gone to Susquehanna. They 

 had thought of going to Susquehanna to hunt and trade. — 

 Will Sock, Chazrea and others of them, gave Conrad Weiser 

 the news of Indian incursions. — Haz. Reg. V. 272. 



f" In July, 1763, the reapers of Lancaster county took their 

 guns and ammunition with them into the harvest fields to de- 

 fend themselves from the Indians." — Lcn. Intell. <^^ Jour. 



