The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

PHILADELPHIA. November 10.

The following account we have from Reading, in Berks County, viz. that on the 8th inst. the House of Frantz Baily, in Albany township was attacked by a Party of Indians, who fired several shot thro' his windows; upon which he fired at the enemy, when he received a wound in his wrist, and one of his children, a boy, was killed. That one Hagenbuch and two of his sons, hearing the firing, went to his assistance, which made the Indians go off, without destroying the house or barn. That they next went to the house of one Stapleton, but one of his sons seeing them, fired off a gun, which occasioned their passing by that house, and going to George Schifler's where they tomahawked and scalped his wife, mangled her in a most cruel manner, and left her in a condition which a regard to decency forbids to mention; they likewise killed one of Schifler's sons, whom they scalped and half roasted; and burnt his house, Barn, &c. That from Schifler's they went to Jacob Tree's, killed one Shober, and destroyed the house and barn. That they then plunder'd Daniel Smith's house, and burnt it. And after this, they proceeded to Philip Enos's, five miles from Smith's, where they made prisoner a lad about 13 years old, who afterwards escaped from them. The number of Indians that did this mischief, is said not to exceed 9, who spoke English, and some Dutch. The quantity of grain destroyed is thought not less than 2000 bushels: and the condition of the inhabitants is most melancholy, there being in several houses not less than 30 or 40 children, besides men and women, and all obliged to fly for their lives, without being able to bring off any thing for their support.

A letter from New-York of the 12th inst. says. That they had three persons killed and scalped by the Indians, and one taken prisoner, a few days before: That the same morning a man came in from Carlisle, and informed of a man being found in the path way, killed and scalp'd, and several parties of Indians have lately been discovered near that place.

On Friday night a hatter's shop in front-street was broke open and robb'd of hats to considerable value.

And on Monday night a person was stopt by a man on the highway, betwixt Darby and Chester, who presented a pistol to his breast, and robbed him of a small matter in money; and the same person, before he got to town, was stopt a second time, and ordered to deliver by another man; but on telling him he had just before been robb'd, he let him go.

We hear that a Bill has passed both Houses of Assembly at Maryland, for allowing Fifty Pounds for every enemy Indian's scalp or prisoner taken in, or by the inhabitants of that province.

Monday last the Rev. Mr. WHITEFIELD set out from this city for Prince-Town.