mission to Logstown, 1748; Croghan's missions, 1750 and '51; Colonel Fry's treaty with the Indians at the same place, 1752; George Washington's mission to the French commandant at Le Bœuf, 1753; the erecting of a Fort, at or near the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela; its surrender to the French; the erection of Fort Du Quesne; George Washington's Expedition; capitulation of Fort Necessity, in 1754; General Braddock's arrival, progress of his march, defeat, &c., 1755; Colonel John Armstrong's Expedition to Kittanning, and signal defeat of the Indians there, 1756; General John Forbes' Expedition, Grant's defeat, evacuation of Fort Du Quesne by the French, 1758; the erection of Fort Pitt, by General Stanwix, 1759; Colonel H. Bouquet's Expedition, engagement with, and defeat of the Indians at Bushy run, 1763; Bouquet's Expedition into the Northwestern Territory, now Ohio, to Tuscarawas, Muskingum, &c., 1764; Lord Dunmore's war, 1774; Harmar's Expedition, 1790; St. Clair's Expedition and defeat, 1791; Wayne's Expedition and treaty with the Indians, 1793, '95; battle of Tippecanoe, 1811; Mississinewa Expedition, 1812; siege of Fort Meigs, &c., 1812; Border war in the West, and capture of Blach Hawk, 1833.
THE APPENDIX will contain copious extracts from Weiser's, Croghan's, Washington's, and other Provincial Agent's Journals, Treaties, Conferences; the correspondence between General Braddock and Governor Morris, and others; many important historical facts and thrilling incidents, that could not be noticed in the body of the work without too great digression from a Historical Narrative."
DANIEL W. KAUFFMAN, Publisher.
Pittsburg, October, 1846.
Christopher Columbus, p. 17; Discovery and early settlement of the Country, 18; Colonies of North and South Virginia, 20; Maryland, 21; New York, 21; New Jersey, 24; Pennsylvania and Penn, 25; French Settlements of Quebec, 27; Discoveries and Settlers on the Western Waters, 28; Notices of Indian tribes and difficulties, 30; Washington appointed Colonel, 39; Arrival of Braddock, 29.
First or early settlements west of the Alleghenies, 40; On the head waters of the Ohio, 42; In the several counties, 45; The trials and difficulties to which they were incident, 50; Manners and Customs, 51.
Washington's Mission to Fort Le Bœuf, 62; Erection of a Fort at the junc- tion of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, 65; Arrival of the French from Fort Venango, 65; Summons by the French to surrender, 66; Surrender of the Fort by Ensign Ward, 66; Washington's Letters, 66; Notice of Half- King, 71.
Washington's Expedition on the Monongahela, 73; The surprise and cap- ture of the French detachment under Jumonville, 74; His Death, 74; Erection of Fort Necessity, 75; Battle of the Great Meadows, and surrender of the Fort, 75; Vote of thanks to Washington and the Army, by the Assembly of Virgi- nia, 87; The erection of Fort Cumberland, 89: Measures to raise additional troops, 89; Resignation of Colonel Washington, 90.
The British Government determined to check the encroachments of the French in America, 91; The arrival of General Braddock in Virginia, with two regiments of regular troops, 91; Call upon Pennsylvania for money, 92; Her resources in 1755, 92; Convention of Colonial Governors, and plan of the
campaign, 92; Expedition of General Braddock against Fort Du Quesne, 93; The appointment of Washington as one of his Aids, 93; His difficulties in obtaining supplies, 94; The Mission cf Franklin as Agent of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, 95; His extraordinary services, 96; The movement of the Army from Fort Cumberland to the Little Meadows, 98; A Council of War called, and the plan adopted to advance with 1200 chosen men, 99; The am- buscade of the French and Indians, 100; The Battle of the Monongahela, and total defeat of the army, 101; The retreat under Washington, of the survivors, 105; The death and burial of General Braddock, 107; The panic of Colonel Dunbar, and his destruction of the stores and artillery, and retreat over the mountains, 107; A description of the battle-field, 113; The causes of Brad- dock's defeat, 114; The burial of the relics of the slain, 112; Character of General Braddock, by Grahame, 115.
Campaign of 1756, against Crown Point, Niagara, Fort Du Quesne, failed, 116; Frontiers of Pennsylvania exposed to the ravages of the Indians, 118; Colonel Armstrong's Expedition against the Indians in 1756, 121; Their sig. nal defeat, 125; Proceedings of the Philadelphia City Council, 129; The effect of Armstrong's Expedition on the Indians, 131.
The despondency of the colonies in the beginning of 1758, 131; The change in the British Ministry, and the appointment of William Pittas Prime Minis- ter, 132; His character, energy and wisdom, in the defence of the colonies, 133; The Zeal of Pennsylvania to aid the minister, 133; The assembling of 50,000 men in America, 134; The plan of the campaign, 134; The arrival of General Forbes, at Philadelphia, at the head of 1200 royal troops, to co-operate with 6000 provincials, in an expedition against Fort Du Quesne, 135; The as- sembling of the provincials at Bedford and Fort Cumberland, 136; The pro- gress of General Forbes to Loyalhanna, 137; Major Grant's unfortunate attempt upon Fort Du Quesne, 138; The attack of the French upon Colonel Bouquet, at Loyalhanna, and their defeat, 139; The evacuation of the fort, at the approach of General Forbes, 140; The glorious termination of the cam- paign, 141.
The success of the English in 1759, 144; The death of Gen. Forbes, and the appointment of Gen. Stanwix as commander-in-chief in the middle colonies, 145; The erection of Fort Pitt by Gen. Stanwix, and his conference with the Indians, 146; Speech of the Wyandott chief, 145, The return of Gen. Stanwix to England, 146; The capture of Montreal, and the surrender of all Canada to the English, and peace with France, 147; The first expedition of the English troops to the Upper Lakes, 147; Their reception by the celebrated Pontiac, 148; The Indian stratagem, capture of Michilimackinac, and massacre of the
garrison, 149; Pontiac's appearance with his warriors before Detroit. 150; His scheme to surprize the garrison divulged by an Indian woman, 151; he battle at the Bloody Bridge, 153; The schooner for the relief of Detroit attacked by the Indians, 154; Their repulse, 155; Frontier Settlers massacred, 156; Many take refuge in the interior, 158; Bouquet's Expedition against the Indians, 158; Frontier forts in danger, 158; Bouquet's Engagement with the Indians at Bashy Run, and their defeat, 159; Bouquet arrives at Fort Pitt, 163.
Indian barbarities at the commencement of the year 1764, 164; Colonel Bradstreet's Expedition to the Upper Lakes, 165; Colonel Bouquet's second expedition, 166. His advance to the Indian towns on the Muskingum, 171; The submission of the savages, 173; The delivery of the captives to the whites, 174; The final treaty of peace, 176.
Lord Dunmore's War of 1774, 178; The causes that led to it, 180; Murder of Logan's family, Bald Eagle, and others, 181; Commencement of hostilities, 181; Lewis' Expedition, 183; The battle at Point Pleasant, 184; Dunmore's treaty, 188; Heroism of Cornstalk, character of Lewis, vote of thanks to Lord Dunmore, 188; Remarks, 189.
The British intrigues with the Indians at the commencement of the Revolu tionary War, 191; The friendly mission of Cornstalk, Red Hawk, and Elli- nipsico, to Point Pleasant, 192; Their detention and barbarous murder, 193; McIntosh's campaign, 195; Brodhead's campaign, 200; The persecution of the Moravian Indians, and their forcible removal to Sandusky, 201; Williamson's campaign, and wanton and unprovoked murder of the Christian Indians, who had returned to their villages on the Muskingum, 202: Crawford's campaign, 209; His retreat, capture, and sufferings at the stake, 210; Dr. Knight's and John Slover's escape, 213; Reflections on the campaign, and manner of con- ducting the Indian war during the Revolution, 217.
Capture of Kaskaskia, and other British posts on the Mississippi, in 1778, by Colonel George Rogers Clarke, 218; His surprize of Vincennes, and its surrender by Governor Hamilton to the American commander, 220; The founding of Louisville, 223; The daring exploits of Simon Kenton, his cap- tivity, sufferings, and escape, 224; Colonel Daniel Boone's expedition to an Indian town on Point creek, 225; His defence of Boonesboro' against 500 In- dians under Du Quesne, a British officer, 226.
Colonel John Bowman's Expedition against the Ohio Indians, and its unfor- tunate result, 231; The surprise and defeat of Major Rogers, the slaughter of
his men, and the miraculous escape of Captain Benham, 233; The combined British and Indian expedition under Colonel Byrd, against Riddle's and Mar- tin's forts, and the captivity of the garrisons and families under their protec- tion, 235; Colonel Clarke's Expedition, and victory over the Indians at Pick- awa, 236; Escape of Colonel Boone from the murderers of his brother, 237; Captain Whitaker's successful conflict with the Indians, 238; Col. Floyd's defeat, 238; Singular encounter of Samuel, James and Robert McAfee, 238; The appearance of a large Indian force before Bryant's fort, 245; Its failure to capture it, 249; The fatal battle of the Blue Licks, 249; The third Expe- dition of Col. Clarke, and the destruction of the Indian towns, 254.
Population of Virginia and Kentucky increased, 257; Indian depredations, 258; Troops ordered to protect frontier settlements, 257; Settlements at Miami, and present site of Cincinnati, 258; Fort Washington built, 258; General Har- mar arrives there, 259; Indians commit renewed depredations, 259; Settlers roused to avenge themselves upon the Indians, 260; Harmar's expedition against the Indians, 260; Defeat of his army, 262; Remarks, 262; Effects of Harmar's expedition, 263; General Charles Scott's expedition, 263; General Wilkinson's expedition, 264; Adventures of Johonnet, 265.
St. Clair appointed Governor of the Noth Western Territory, 271; And is also appointed Commander-in-chief, 271; Army assembled at Fort Washington, 272; The army marches towards Indian towns, 272; Fort Hamilton and Fort Jefferson erected; Engagement with the Indians, 273; St. Clair's defeat, 274; Return of the army to Fort Washington, 276; St. Clair censured, but acquitted, 276; An account of General St. Clair, 281; General Scott's mounted expedition to the battle ground, 283; Battle with the Indians and their defeat with 200 killed, 283; Recovery of artillery and arms lost at St. Clair's defeat, 283; Bu- rial of the bones of the slain, 283.
Another campaign against the Indians determined upon, 281; An army raised and placed under the command of General Anthony Wayne, 285; A notice of his services and qualifications, 286; He repairs to Pittsburgh, and takes the com- mannd, 287; The great exertions of the General in drilling his men, teaching them military tactics, and inspiring them with self-confidence, 288; His encamp- ment at Legionville, twenty-five miles below Pittsburgh, in the fall of 1792, 288; His arrival at Fort Washington in the spring of 1793; 289; Efforts made to induce the Indians to make peace, 289; General Lincoln, Colonel Pickering, and Beverly Randolph appointed commissioners to treat with the Indians at San- dusky, 290; Failure of the commission, 291; President Washington, in person, visits the Indians in Western New York, 290; Colonel Hardin and Major True- man sent by General Wilkinson on missions to the Indian tribes, and both mur- dered, 291; The Kentucky volunteers join General Wayne, but too late for offen-
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