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Charlotte, was to make the Indians friendly to the British 

 crown, and unfriendly to the colonists, in case of a war be- 

 tween the two countries, which so soon followed this campaign, 

 we can never know, with absolute certainty. We are well 

 aware though, that General George Washington always did 

 believe, that Dunmore's object was to engage the Indians to 

 take up the tomahawk against the colonists, as soon as war ex- 

 isted between the colonies and England. So believed Chief 

 Justice Marshall, as we know, from his own lips. 



Thus ended, this campaign of Earl Dunmore, in November, 

 1774, by which, a cessation of hostilities was obtained, and a 

 few prisoners were exchanged, but this was all. The unpro- 

 voked, cold blooded murders, at the mouth of Captina creek, 

 and of the Indians who were encamped at the mouth of Great 

 Yellow creek, within the now limits of Columbiana county, 

 Ohio, produced this war, which in the end cost many lives, as 

 well as much money. 



It appears, that the Indians knew the plan of Dunmore's 

 campaign, and took the best means of defeating it. Their 

 operations were so secretly managed, that Lewis knew of their 

 approach only fifteen minutes before they attacked him. By 

 hemming him into a corner, they intended to destroy Lewis 

 and his army; and had that been eftected, Lord Dunmore, with 

 his thousand men, would, in all probability, have been destroy- 

 ed also CoKNPLANTER intended to prevent the junction of 

 Lewis and Dunmore. The Virginians, (with what truth we do 

 not positively now know,) did believe, that Dunmore, while at 

 Wheeling, received dispatches from his government, in which, 

 he was instructed to patch up a peace with the Indians, and 

 make them friendly to England, and unfriendly to the colonists. 

 Those who thought so, said, hence, the change of his plan, in 

 not joining Lewis, at Point Pleasant. That Dunmore had a 

 good understanding with the principal Indian chiefs, before 

 Lewis reached him near Charlotte, is certain, otherwise he 

 would not have ordered Lewis back with a force, which might 

 have been otherwise greatly needed. 



Before Dunmore had reached the Ohio river the people about 



