The Newport Gazette

BOSTON, April 21.

Extract of a Letter from Pittsburgh, dated March 24.

"I must inform you that Matters have very gloomy Aspect here. Daniel Salliven has returned from the Indian Country, and brings Accounts of the Indians being exasperated, in Order to attack the Kittanning and this Post, and sundry other Things too tedious to mention. A few Days ago the Indians killed one Andrew Simson, and took or killed a Brother of Captain Moorhead's, near Kittanning. The captured Simson, and left a Tomahawk and War-Belt on him, and a Piece of Writing in his Shot-Pouch, dated Niagara, 8th of February, 1777. called a Message from the Chiefs of the Mohawks, Onondagas, Senecas, Cayugas, Tuscaroras, Missisagas, and Chippewas, to the Virginians and Pennsylvanians, now at Hannay's Town, the Purport of which is, that we have wrongfully settled their Lands on the Ohio and Susquehannah, and ordering us to quit them immediately, or abide by the Consequences. That we have no Foundation for the Pretence, as they call it, of Col. Butler's coming against us, as we knew him in his own Army with him, they therefore think that our Design is against them, but whether or no, they insist on our quitting their Land, immediately, and not make any Excuse, by pretending to acquaint our Congress, &c.

Of their Behaviour.

In Consequence of the before-mentioned Intelligence a Council of War was held at this Place, this Day, in which it was determined that it would be most advisable for Col. Crawford's Battalion and two Companies of Col. Wood's Battalion, at Fort Pitt and Wheeling, to so march till further Orders. and that 100 Men should be immediately Sent to Kittanning, and 25 Men to attack the following Places: Logg's Town, Hullidan's, Cove's and Cox's."