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on their return the body interred, they instantly tore up 

 the ground, and endeavoured to destroy, or scatter 

 about, the parts at a greater distance. White Eyes, 

 with the Delaware?, watching their motions, gathered 

 and interred the same a second time. The war party 

 finding this out, ran furiously into the Delaware Village, 

 exclaiming against the conduct of these people, setting 

 forth the cruelty of Cresap towards women and chil- 

 dren, and declaring at the same time, that they would, 

 in consequence of this cruelty, serve every white man 

 they should meet with in the same manner. Times 

 grew worse and worse, war parties went out and took 

 scalps and prisoners, and the latter, in hopes it might be 

 of service in saving their lives, exclaimed against the 

 barbarous act which gave rise to these troubles and 

 against the perpetrators. The name of Greathouse 

 was mentioned as having been accomplice to Cresap. 

 So detestable became the latter name among the In- 

 dians, that I have frequently heard them apply it to the 

 worst of things ; also in quieting or stilling their chil- 

 dren, T have heard them say. Hush ! Cresap will fetch 

 you ; whereas otherwise, they name the owl. The war- 

 riors having afterwards bent their course more toward 

 the Ohio, and down the same, peace seemed with us 

 already on the return ; and this became the case soon 

 after the decided battle fought on the Kanhaway. Tra- 

 ders, returning now into the Indian country again, re- 

 latetl the story of the above mentioned massacre, after 

 the same jnanner, and with the same words, we have heard 

 it related hitherto. So the report remained, and was 

 believed, by all who resided in the Indian country. So 

 it was represented numbers of times, in the peaceable 

 Delaware Towns, by the enemv. So the Christian In- 

 dians were continually told they would one day be serv- 

 ed. With this impression, a petty Chief hurried all the 

 way from Wabash in 1779 to take his relations (who 

 were living with the peaceable Delawaresnear Coshach- 

 king), out of the reach of the Big Knives, in whose 

 friendship he never more would place any confidence. 

 And when this man found that his numerous relations 



