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THE SETTLERS ALARMED. 471
" By a person who arrived in Town last Monday (Oct. 6th,) from Col. Cresap's, we are
told that last Wednesday (Oct. 1st) morning, the Indians had taken a man prisoner who
was going to Fort Cumberland from Frazier's, and had also carried off a woman from
Frazier's plantation, which is four miles on this side Fort Cumberland. The same morning they fell in with a man and his wife who had left their plantations, and were retiring
into the more populous parts of the country; they shot the horse on which the man rid,
but as it did not fall immediately, he made his escape ; the woman it is supposed, fell into
their hands, as neither she nor the horse on which she was riding have been since seen or
heard of. The same party of Indians have also killed or carried off Benjamin Rogers, his
wife and seven children, and Edmund Marie, of Frederick County. On Patterson's Creek
many families have within this month been murdered, carried away, or burnt in their
houses, by a party of these barbarians, who have entirely broke up that settlement.
" Another person, who left Stoddert's Fort last Sunday, acquaints us that the inhabitants of that part of the country were in the greatest consternation ; that near 80 persons
were fled to the said fort for protection, and many more gone off in the greatest confusion
to Pennsylvania. This, it seems, has been occasioned by an express that was sent to
Lieutenant Stoddert and the neighborhood by Col. Cresap, advising them that a party of
17 Indians had passed by his house, and had cut off some people, who dwelt on the Town
Creek, which is a fewr miles on this side Col. Cresap's. One Daniel Ashloff, who lived
near that creek, is come down towards Conococheague, and gives the same account. He
says also, that as himself and father with several others were retiring from their plantations last Saturday they were attacked by the same Indians, as he supposes, and all but
himself were killed or taken prisoners. It is said that Mr. Stoddert, who has a command
of 15 men, invited a few of the neighborhood to join him, and to go in quest of the enemy,
but t*hey would not be persuaded, whereupon he applied himself to Major Prather for a
detachment of the militia, either to go with a party of his men in pursuit of the savages,
or garrison his fort, while he made an excursion. We hope there will be no backwardness in the militia to comply with such a reasonable request, especially as any party or
person that shall take an enemy prisoner, will be rewarded with six pounds currency,
and the person who will kill an enemy, with four pounds, provided he can produce witnesses, or the enemy's scalp, in testimony of such action."
In consequence of these outrages Governor Sharpe, on the 18th of October,
called out the militia of the province. At the same time Captain Alexander
Beall and Lieutenant Samuel Wade Magruder with thirty volunteers from
the lower part of Frederick county, and Colonel Henry Kidgely with thirty
more from Anne Arundel county, hastened to the invaded district. A few
days afterwards sixty more volunteers, fully armed and equipped, went from
Prince George's county to the west at their own expense. They arrived too
late to punish the marauders, who had already made off with their booty and
prisoners, but they remained to protect those who were left from further
outrage.
Meanwhile the alarm increased, and the wildest rumors were afloat. It
was reported early in November, that a large body of French and Indians
were advancing upon the interior settlements; and this rumor reaching
Frederick town on Sunday, November 2d, the inhabitants, expecting an
immediate attack, rang the bells as an alarm, and despatched messengers to
Baltimore and Annapolis for help. Several companies of volunteers at once
mustered in Baltimore and the neighborhood, and marched without delay.
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000504 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | THE SETTLERS ALARMED. 471 " By a person who arrived in Town last Monday (Oct. 6th,) from Col. Cresap's, we are told that last Wednesday (Oct. 1st) morning, the Indians had taken a man prisoner who was going to Fort Cumberland from Frazier's, and had also carried off a woman from Frazier's plantation, which is four miles on this side Fort Cumberland. The same morning they fell in with a man and his wife who had left their plantations, and were retiring into the more populous parts of the country; they shot the horse on which the man rid, but as it did not fall immediately, he made his escape ; the woman it is supposed, fell into their hands, as neither she nor the horse on which she was riding have been since seen or heard of. The same party of Indians have also killed or carried off Benjamin Rogers, his wife and seven children, and Edmund Marie, of Frederick County. On Patterson's Creek many families have within this month been murdered, carried away, or burnt in their houses, by a party of these barbarians, who have entirely broke up that settlement. " Another person, who left Stoddert's Fort last Sunday, acquaints us that the inhabitants of that part of the country were in the greatest consternation ; that near 80 persons were fled to the said fort for protection, and many more gone off in the greatest confusion to Pennsylvania. This, it seems, has been occasioned by an express that was sent to Lieutenant Stoddert and the neighborhood by Col. Cresap, advising them that a party of 17 Indians had passed by his house, and had cut off some people, who dwelt on the Town Creek, which is a fewr miles on this side Col. Cresap's. One Daniel Ashloff, who lived near that creek, is come down towards Conococheague, and gives the same account. He says also, that as himself and father with several others were retiring from their plantations last Saturday they were attacked by the same Indians, as he supposes, and all but himself were killed or taken prisoners. It is said that Mr. Stoddert, who has a command of 15 men, invited a few of the neighborhood to join him, and to go in quest of the enemy, but t*hey would not be persuaded, whereupon he applied himself to Major Prather for a detachment of the militia, either to go with a party of his men in pursuit of the savages, or garrison his fort, while he made an excursion. We hope there will be no backwardness in the militia to comply with such a reasonable request, especially as any party or person that shall take an enemy prisoner, will be rewarded with six pounds currency, and the person who will kill an enemy, with four pounds, provided he can produce witnesses, or the enemy's scalp, in testimony of such action." In consequence of these outrages Governor Sharpe, on the 18th of October, called out the militia of the province. At the same time Captain Alexander Beall and Lieutenant Samuel Wade Magruder with thirty volunteers from the lower part of Frederick county, and Colonel Henry Kidgely with thirty more from Anne Arundel county, hastened to the invaded district. A few days afterwards sixty more volunteers, fully armed and equipped, went from Prince George's county to the west at their own expense. They arrived too late to punish the marauders, who had already made off with their booty and prisoners, but they remained to protect those who were left from further outrage. Meanwhile the alarm increased, and the wildest rumors were afloat. It was reported early in November, that a large body of French and Indians were advancing upon the interior settlements; and this rumor reaching Frederick town on Sunday, November 2d, the inhabitants, expecting an immediate attack, rang the bells as an alarm, and despatched messengers to Baltimore and Annapolis for help. Several companies of volunteers at once mustered in Baltimore and the neighborhood, and marched without delay. |
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