accounts from Ten Mile Creek, (which empties into the Monongahela ten miles above Red Stone Port,) that on the 11th inst. Francis McClure was killed, and one Samuel Kincade badly wounded. These men were heading a party of men in pursuit of Logan, McClure as Captain, and Kincade as Lieutenant; and owing to their bad conduct they advanced some considerable distance ahead of their men, and were discovered by Logan. When the party came up they found their Captain killed and Lieutenant wounded. Part of them staid to take care of the wounded man, and the rest pursued the Indians. It is said that one of Logan's men was wounded.

DEVEREUX SMITH.

The inhabitants of this country are about petitioning Governour Penn by this opportunity.

ÆNEAS MACKAY TO GOVERNOUR PENN.

Pittsburgh, June 14, 1774.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR: The deplorable state of affairs in this part of your Government, at this time, is truly distressing; we are robbed, insulted, and dragooned by Conolly and his militia in this place and its environs. All ranks share of his oppression and tyranny, but the weight of his resentment falls heaviest on me, because he imagines I oppose his unwarrantable measures most. On the 27th of last May lie ordered a party of his militia to pull down and destroy a sheep house and stable of mine, in a violent and outrageous manner, and told me at the time, he would take the house I lived in, if he wanted it, and countenanced a perjured villain, a constable of ours, that deserted to him, before he was three months sworn in, of the name of Reily, to shake a stick at my nose, before his face, without reproof. This circumstance, together with some more of the Doctor's conduct, I have communicated to my Lord Dunmore by letter, but what effect that may have time only will show.

Mr. Croghan, who has been grossly abused by our Bashaw, lately is gone to Williamsburg to represent every part of his conduct to the Governour and Council, in its true light; although others doubt, I am very certain Mr. Croghan is earnest and sincere respecting that intention, for he joins the rest of the inhabitants in charging all our present calamity to the Doctor's account.

On the other hand, we do not know what day or hour we will be attacked by our savage and provoked enemy, the Indians, who have already massacred sixteen persons to our certain knowledge about and in the neighbourhood of Ten Mile Creek, Last Saturday, a party of the militia, consisting of one Captain, one Lieutenant, and forty Privates, were on their march to join Conolly at the mouth of Wheeling, where he intended to erect a stockade fort; when, on a sudden, they were attacked only by four Indians, who killed the Captain on the spot, and wounded the Lieutenant, and made their escape without being hurt, and the party after burying their Captain, returned with their wounded Lieutenant; so that Conolly's intended expedition is knocked in the head at this time.

I am your Honour's most humble and most obedient servant,

ÆNEAS MACKAY.

To Governour Penn

ARTHUR ST. CLAIR TO GOVERNOUR PENN.

Ligonier, June 16, 1774.

SIR There is very little alteration in the affairs of this country since my last, which was a few day ago, only we have a certain account of two or more people being killed by the Indians, one Mr. McClure and Kincade, the person for whom you lately issued a special commission of the peace. They it seems, were leading a party of forty men to join Captain Conolly at Wheeling, and were attacked by four Indians, who made their escape without so much as being fired at.

Before this accident, Mr. Conolly had determined to march from Fort, Pitt, (which he now calls Fort Dunmore) with three or four hundred men he had embodied for the purpose of chastising the Shawanese, and to erect forts at Wheeling and Hockhocking to overawe the Indians, arid from thence to carry the war into their own country; of this, he was pleased to inform me by letter, and to desire I would act in concert with him. You may be assured sir, I shall be cautious of taking any step that may have the most distant tendency to draw this Province into an active share in the war they have had no hand in kindling; but I have since received accounts that the above murders instantly changed the plan, and Mr. Conolly remains in garrison. It is said some of his party discovered a very large body of Indians crossing the Ohio, below Wheeling; if that be true, as it is not improbable, we may expect soon to hear of much mischief being done, as there is not the least doubt of several small parties being out at this time. It is some satisfaction the Indians seem to discriminate between us and those who attacked them, and their revenge has fallen hitherto, on that side of the Monongahela, which they consider as Virginia; but least that should not continue, we are taking all possible care to prevent a heavy stroke falling upon the Jew people who are left in this country. Forts at different places, so as to be most convenient, are now nearly completed, which gives an appearance of security for the women and children, and with the ranging parties which have been drawn in to preserve the communication, has in a great degree, put a stop to the unreasonable panic that had seized them, but in all of them there is a great scarcity of ammunition, and several messengers have returned from below, without being able to purchase.

I am very anxious to know whether the ranging companies are agreeable to your Honour or not, both because the expense of continuing them, will be too heavy for the subscribers, and that I am every day pressed to increase them. This I have positively refused to do, until I receive your Honour's instructions, and I well know how averse our Assemblies have formerly been to engage in the defence of the frontiers, and if they are still of the same disposition, the circumstance of the white people being the aggressors, will afford them a topic to ring the changes on, and conceal their real sentiments.

Last night I received several petitions from several different parts of the country, which I have now the honour to transmit to you by Doctor McKenzie, from Pittsburgh. The disturbances of this country has ruined his business, but should the Province think of raising troops, he would be glad, I believe, to be employed. I can, sir, recommend him to your Honour as an expert surgeon, and gentlemanly man. He has served as a surgeon in the navy.

I was mistaken in saying that two people were killed on Ten Mile Creek. Mr. McClure was killed, and Kincade wounded; however, it would have been no great matter if he had been killed, as he had accepted a commission in the service of Virginia, so soon after the notice you had been pleased to take of him, at the request of his father-in-law, Colonel Wilson. I am afraid there are some more of our Virginia friends that do not play us fair, but it is not a time at present for purgation.

Unless you shall forbid me, I shall continue to write to you in this manner, whatever occurs, as it is the only way I have at present, to show your Honour, that I am, with the greatest respect, your Honour's most obedient, and most humble servant,

AR. ST. CLAIR.

P. S. For any thing that has escaped me, I take the liberty to refer you to Doctor McKenzie.

The day before yesterday, I had a visit from Mr. Ward. He informed me Mr. Croghan set out for Williamsburg, the day before, to represent the distresses, he says, of the people of this country. At the same time, he informed me, that the Delawares had got notice of the murder of Wipey, and that Mr. Croghan had desired him to come to me on that occasion, that he advised that they should be spoke to, and some small present made to them as condolence, and to cover his bones, as they express it. I do not well know what to do. Such a present as some few of us would be willing to contribute for, might be thought unworthy of the Province, and such an one as might come up to my idea would be great presumption to offer. This however, is certain, the Delawares are still friendly, and it may perhaps, prevent a general war if they can be kept in temper.

I believe I shall go to Fort Pitt to-morrow, and will consider well of it.