The Freeman's Journal, Or, New Hampshire Gazette

PHILADELPHIA, May 21.

By a gentleman lately arrived from the Ohio, we have the following intelligence:--

About the beginning of last month Mr. James O'Hara was trading at the Shawanese towns on the Scioto, where he was informed that there was a gang of young Indian fellows ready to go to war, consisting of fifteen Shawanese, two Wyandots, and one Mingo; Mr. O'Hara was also informed that they intended to way-lay him on his return to Pittsburgh; upon which he happily changed his course, and arrived safe at the above place with his people and effects. Two or three days after his arrival an express came to Fort Pitt, with an account that the Widow Muchmore and her three children were found almost burnt to cinders, and her late husband killed and scalped near where the house stood, opposite the mouth of Yellow Creek, on the Ohio.

The same day another express arrived, who brought an account of a man being found murdered near Wheeling; also one Ogden, a Jersey man, was found killed & scalped near the mouth of Raccoon Creek. All the above murders were perpetrated on or near the Ohio.

Two days after the above expresses, another arrived from Dunkard Creek, near the mouth of Cheat River, with an account of three men being killed and scalped there, and 3 others missing. Lieutenant Mason, at the head of ten militia, gallantly followed the murderers of the Muchmore family, and after a pursuit of 25 miles, came up with the Savages, who fought for some time and then gave way; Mr. Mason and his little party followed them some miles further, but having no provisions, and being in danger of falling into an ambuscade, returned to the field of battle, where they found one dead Indian, whom they scalped, some horses and other booty, which the Savages had taken from some white people.

Mr. Mason thinks that they either killed or desperately wounded more of the Indians, as much blood was seen on the ground.--This brave young man was born near Winchester, in Virginia, and will no doubt meet a reward adequate to his merit. Another party followed the gang who committed the murder near Cheat, and it is hoped can give a good account of them. It was the general opinion that the Indians had divided themselves into three parties, & committed the murders much about the same time:

The inhabitants of the abovementioned places were in the utmost consternation; some flying one way and some another, and a few set about building forts; but it is hoped that the arrival of Brigadier-General Hand will dissipate all their fears, and add life & vigour to their undertakings. As Brigadier Hand is universally beloved on the Ohio, the people will no doubt voluntarily flock about his standard, and cheerfully go forth to chastise the savage foe.