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this new plan of operations, the Earl and his army in one 

 hundred canoes of all sizes, and a few boats of larger dimen- 

 sions, left Wheeling and descended the Ohio to the mouth of 

 the Hockhocking. Here leaving his water craft, and a guard 

 to protect his flotilla, he and his army followed up the Hock- 

 hocking to near where the town of Logan now stands. Here 

 he left the river, and passed over the summit between the 

 Hockhocking and Scioto riv6rs, and reached the place of his 

 destination. Within three miles of the Shawnee town, and a 

 little east of south of it, Governor Dunmore encamped, in 

 the woods, then, but now on the farm of George Wolf. Enclo- 

 sing about twelve acres, with a strong breastwork of trees 

 and logs, he named his camp Charlotte, in honor of the then, 

 young Queen of England. In the centre of this encampment 

 a deep ditch was dug, the earth was thrown up, and logs were 

 piled up, so as to render this spot of about one acre of ground, 

 impregnable. In the centre of this citadel the Earl pitched his 

 marquee for himself and the superior officers of his army. 



The enemy sued for peace after the battle at Point Pleasant. 

 Messengers met him, before he reached the place of his en- 

 campment, desiring peace, and after his strong camp was 

 completed, the enemy became more and more importunate, to 

 effect an object so necessary to his very existence. Dunmore 

 was determined to grant a peace, but he was also determined 

 to prevent being taken by surprise. He therefore permitted 

 only eighteen warriors to enter his outer gate, at a time, where 

 all their arms had to be deposited with a strong guard there 

 constantly posted. When all things were arranged for the 

 purpose, the council was opened by a powerful, and impressive 

 speech, made by Cornpla^ntter (not Cornstalk), who, in a tone 

 of voice so loud, as to be heard over the whole encampment, 

 of twelve acres of ground, by all the army, boldly charged the 

 whites with being the sole cause of this blood}'' war. Logan, 

 whose family had been all murdered, the preceding spring, 

 partly on the Captina, and, partly at Baker's station, was in 

 the Shawneetown, four miles south of where this is written. 

 Though he would not attend on Dunraore's council, in person* 



