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366 killed the whole of them, excepting one child, which I believe is yet alive. But before this happened, one with two, the other with five Indians, all naked, painted, and armed completely for war, were diſcovered to dart from the ſhore on which Logan's camp was. Had it not been for this circumſtance, the white men would not have acted as they did; but this confirmed what the ſquaw had told before. The white men, having killed as aforeſaid the Indians in the houſe, ranged themſelves along the bank of the river, to receive the canoes. The canoe with the two Indians came near, being the foremoſt. Our men fired upon them and killed them both. The other canoe then went back. After this two other canoes ſtarted, the one containing 11, the other 7 Indians, painted and armed as the firſt. They attempted to land below our men; but were fired upon, had one killed, and retreated, at the ſame time firing back. To the beſt of my recollection there were three of the Greathouſes engaged in this buſineſs. This is a true repreſentation of the affair from beginning to end. I was intimately acquainted with Creſap, and know he had no hand in that tranſaction. He told me himſelf afterwards at Redſtone old fort, that the day before Logan's people were killed, he, with a ſmall party, had an engagement with a party of Indians on Capteener, about 44 miles lower down. Logan's people were killed at the mouth of Yellow creek on the 24th of May, 1774, and on the 23d, the day before Creſap was engaged as already ſtated. I know likewiſe that he was generally blamed for it, and believed by all who were not acquainted with the