The New Hampshire Gazette

Charles-Town, (in South-Carolina) February 2.

Last Sunday Night arrived an Express from Fort Loudoun, at Tenessee in the Upper Cherokees, with the agreeable News, that tho' the Little Carpenter had been unsuccessful in two former Expeditions against the French, yet he was returning from a third, with undoubted Proofs of Valour, and of his firm Attachments to our Interests, having got no less than twelve Scalps, and three Prisoners. It seems, he went towards a French Fort (said to be lately erected, and supposed to be situated either where the Ohio or Cherokee River falls in the Missisippi) within two Miles whereof his first Adventure was, they falling in with a French Lieutenant and five Soldiers, all which he killed and consequently scalped: After this he proceeded further, nearer the Fort, so as to be able to give a pretty good Account of its Form and Strength, and there took two Frenchmen Prisoners: How or where he got the other Prisoner (which is a Woman) and the rest of the Scalps, is not particularly mentioned, and therefore are probably only of French Indians: And on his Return he met with a Party of our very good Friends the Chickasaws, with whom the Cherokees had lately a Misunderstanding, which was on the Point of producing an open War between them; with these he negotiated a Peace, and to ratify it, gave them two of the Scalps he had taken; and as a farther token of his Regard for them as our Friends, and hearty Affection for us, he also gave them a red Hatchet he had received here, recommending to them to use it in Concert with the Cherokees.--Thus we are at length convinced, that the extraordinary Pains-taking by this Government, within two Years past, on Account of this Nation, have not proved fruitless. It may be added that all our Indian Affairs become more promising.