This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...brought information of the delay, of the expedition in consequence of Boone's flight. The savages had relied on surprising the stations, and their plans being foiled by their adopted son Daniel, all their plans were unsettled. This proved the salvation of Boonesborough, and probably all the frontier forts, that the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...brought information of the delay, of the expedition in consequence of Boone's flight. The savages had relied on surprising the stations, and their plans being foiled by their adopted son Daniel, all their plans were unsettled. This proved the salvation of Boonesborough, and probably all the frontier forts, that the founder of Kentucky was taken captive and remained a captive as long as he did. So often do seeming misfortunes prove, in God's hand, our truest good." In 1779, an expedition was made by the Licking, to the Indian towns, which failed; and in 1779, a body of 600 Canadians and Indians made an expedition up the Licking. It was in consequence of repeated incursions on the settlements of the Licking, that Clarke made that successful attack on the Indian towns of the Miamis, which, for a time relieved Kentucky. "An expedition which had been in the neighborhood of Lexington, where the first permanent improvements were made in April of this year, (1779, ) upon its return came to the Ohio near the Licking, at the very time that Colonel Rodgers and Captain BenhAm reached the same point on their way up the river in boats. A few of the Indians were seen by the commander of the little American squadron, near the mouth of the Licking; and supposing himself to be far superior in numbers, he caused seventy of his men to land, intending to surround the savages; in a few moments, however, he found he was himself surrounded, and after a hard fought battle, only twenty or twentyfive, or perhaps even fewer, of the party were left alive. It was in connection with this skirmish that a coincidence occurred which seems to belong rather to a fanciful story than to sober history, and which yet appears to be well authenticated. In the party of whites was Captain Ro...
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