The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Since our last the following particulars came to hand from Fort Henry in Berks county, viz.

That on the 23d instant, about one o'clock in the morning, the commanding officer there received advice, that the Indians had murdered some white people about three miles from thence; upon which he ordered an officer and 15 men to go to the place, where they found Jacob Baker's house burnt, his wife and sister killed and scalped, and two boys were missing: that a son of Caspar Schnebeli's, and a son of Nicholas Wolfe's, were both killed within two miles of the fort:

that at day-break he went out with 24 men, but could see nothing of the enemy; and by the badness of the weather lost their tracks; but that one of his reconnoitring parties having discovered six indians, about a mile's distance, he was going immediately out again in pursuit of them, with 22 soldiers, and some countrymen, who were to take six days provision with them:

that on the 24th, about three o'clock in the afternoon, a woman was shot through the neck by a party of four Indians, who were pursued and fired on by some of our people; and that about two hours after three of the enemy crossed the highway, and were also followed and fired at by our men, but we have no account of any of them being taken or wounded. It is likewise said that the Indians, in their retreat, met with and wounded several of the inhabitants badly.