 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...unfortunately the family of 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... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...hostile attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river ; and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled...objects, and at one fire killed every person in it. 3. This happened to be the family of Logan, who had long been distinguished as the friend of the whites.... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 232 pages
...canooe reached the fliore, finglcd out their cbjedb, and at one fire killed every perfon in it. 3. This happened to- be the family of Logan, who had long been diftinguiflied as the friend of the whites. This tmwonhy retujn provoked his vengeance- He accordingly... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - History - 1806 - 444 pages
...hostile attack fiom the whites. Cresap and his followers concealed themselves on the bank of the river; and the moment the canoe reached the .shore, singled...objects, and at one fire killed every person in it. This canoe happened to contain the family of Logan, who had long been a distinguished friend of the whites.... | |
 | Jean Siffrein Maury - Eloquence - 1807 - 298 pages
...fromthe whites. ' Theimoment the canoe reached the shore, the white party, * who had been concealed, singled out their objects, and, at ' one fire, killed...This happened to be ' the family of Logan, who had been long distinguished as ' a friend of the whites. This unworthy return provoked ' his vengeance.... | |
 | Thomas Ashe - Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.) - 1808 - 310 pages
...hostile attack from the -whites ; Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river, and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled...whites. This unworthy return provoked his vengeance. lie accordingly signalized himself in the war which ensued. In the autumn of the same year, a decisive... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Massacre, 1778 - 1809 - 148 pages
...unsuspecting an attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed o themselves on the bank of the river, and the moment' the canoe reached the shore, singled...his vengeance ; he accordingly signalised himself in the war which ensued. In the autumn of the same year a decisive battle • was fought at the mouth... | |
 | Thomas Ashe - Alleghany River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) - 1809 - 334 pages
...concealed themselves on the bank of the river, nn<d the moment the caw>e reached theshore, singled «ot their objects, and at one fire killed every person...•who had long been distinguished as a friend of tire whiles. This unworthy return provoked his vengeance. lie accordingly signalized himself in the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 266 pages
...unsuspecting an attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river, and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled...his vengeance; he accordingly signalised himself in the war which ensued. In the autumn of the same year a decisive battle was fought at the mouth of the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 272 pages
...unsuspecting an attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the » bank of the river, and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled...his vengeance; he accordingly signalised himself in the war which ensued. In the autumn of the same year a decisive battle was fought at the mouth of the... | |
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... attack from the whites. Cresap and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river, and the moment the canoe reached the shore, singled out their objects, and at one fire, killed every person in it. This happened to be the family of Logan,... 
