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LOGAN. 



a chief, celebrated in peace and war, and long 

 distinguished as the friend of the Whites. This 

 unworthy return provoked his vengeance. He 

 accordingly signalized himself in the war which 

 ensued. In the autumn of the same year a 

 decisive battle was fought at the mouth of the 

 Great Kanhaway, between the collected forces 

 of the Shawanese, Mingoes, and Delawares, 

 and a detachment of the Virginia Militia. The 

 Indians were defeated, and sued for peace. 

 Logan, however, disdained to be seen among 

 the suppliants : but lest the sincerity of a treaty 

 should be disturbed, from which so distinguished 

 a chief absented himself, he sent by a messenger 

 the following speech, to be delivered to Lord 

 Dunmore.— ' I appeal to any white man to 

 say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, 

 and he gave him not meat ; if ever he came 

 cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During 

 the course of the last long and bloody war, 

 Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate 

 for peace. Such was my love for the Whites, 

 that my countrymen pointed as they passed, 

 and said, 6 Logan is the friend of white men.' 

 I had even thought to have lived with you, but 

 for the injuries of one man. Colonel Cresap, 

 the last spring, in cold blood and unprovoked, 

 murdered all the relations of Logan, not even 



