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house, and he induced the persons at the station, to entice over 

 all the Indians, they could that day, and get them drunk. This 

 diabolical stratagem succeeded, many of the Indians came over, 

 got drunk and were slain by the party of Greathouse. Hearing 

 the guns, two Indianc came over to Baker's, to see what the firing 

 of the guns meant. These were slain as soon as they landed. 

 By this time, the Indians at their camp, suspecting v/hat was 

 going on at Baker's, sent over an armed force, but these were 

 fired upon while on the river, and several of them were kill- 

 ed. The survivors were compelled to return to their encamp- 

 ment. A firing of guns then commenced across the river, 

 but not one of the whites was even wounded. Among the 

 murdered, was the woman who gave the captain the friendly 

 advise; and they were all scalped, who were slain! Among 

 the murdered, at Captina and Yellow creek, was the entire 

 family of Logan, the friend of the whites. 



Knowing that these cruel and unprovoked murders, would 

 be speedily avenged by the Indians, all the whites along the 

 whole western frontier, either left the country, instantly, or 

 retired into their block houses and forts. 



An express was sent to the governor of Virginia, at Williams- 

 burgh, the seat of government, to inform him what had happen- 

 ed. The colonial legislature were in session, and means were 

 immediately used to commence a campaign against the Indians, 

 and penetrate into the heart of their country on the Scioto 

 river. 



The plan of this campaign was soon determined on. Gen- 

 eral Andrew Lewis was ordered to raise a military force, and 

 rendezvous at fort Union, now in Greenbriar county, and from 

 thence, descend the Great Kenhawa to its mouth, on the Ohio 

 river. 



The Earl of Dunmore intended to raise troops in Lower 

 Virginia, and marching up the Potomac to Cumberland, in 

 Maryland, cross the Alleghanies, until he struck the Monon- 

 ghahala, thence, following that stream downwards, reach 

 Pittsburgh, and from Fort Pitt, to descend the Ohio to Point 

 Pleasant (as we now call it) and form a junction with Lewis. 



