The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Extract of a Letter from Capt. William Christian, dated Roanoke, October 19.

Being joined by Capt. Hickenbottom with 25 of the Amherst militia, We marched on Tuesday last to Winston's meadows, where our scouts informed that they had discovered a party of Indians, about 3 miles off. As they were on their return, Capt. Hickenbottom marched to join Capt. Ingles, and got down New-River. I, with 19 men, and my Ensign, took a different rout, in quest of them. We marched next day on their tracks, till two hours before sun-set, when We heard some guns; and soon after discovered 3 large fires; upon this we immediately advanced, and found they were on an island: being within gun-shot, we fired upon them, and loading again, forded the creek. The Indians, after killing Jacob Kimberlin, a prisoner they had with them, made but a slight resistance and ran off. We found one Indian killed on the spot, and at a distance, four blankets shot through and bloody. We took all their bundles, 4 guns, 8 tomahawks, and two mares. The party consisted of upwards of 20 Indians. By the blood on their trails, several of them are wounded.