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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Hon. Edmond Atkin returned to Williamsburg from Western Frontiers after settling affairs with Cherokees, similar to prior agreement with Catawbas, for their assistance against enemies. Indian parties scouted near Fort Du Quene, killing enemies, but after their departure, enemy Indians raided South Branch of Potowmack, killing and capturing settlers. Catawbas arrived to succeed.
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On Wednesday Evening the Hon. Edmond Atkin, Esq; his Majesty's Superintendant of Indian Affairs, in the Southern District, returned from the Western Frontiers of this Dominion, having, we hear, settled Affairs with the Cherokees in those Parts entirely to Satisfaction, and entered into the same Regulation with them as before with the Catawbas, for their future Assistance; so that if those Measures are supported, it may be supposed the back Inhabitants, will have little to fear from the Enemy's Parties for the future. The several Parties of those Indians went Home, in the best Disposition imaginable. While they were employed in those Parts, they scouted so near Fort Du Quene, as to kill the Enemy Indians in sight of it, by which the back Inhabitants were rendered quiet and easy; but as soon as those Parties were gone, the Enemy's Indians made an Eruption into the Settlements on the South Branch of Potowmack, and killed and carried off many of the Settlers; which shews the Necessity of keeping and relieving Parties of our Indians.
It is indeed the Catawbas who were sent for to succeed Tite arrived in those Parts.
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Western Frontiers Of This Dominion
Event Date
Wednesday Evening Prior To October 7th
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enemy indians killed in sight of fort du quene; many settlers killed and carried off on south branch of potowmack
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Hon. Edmond Atkin returned after settling affairs with Cherokees to satisfaction and entering regulation for future assistance, similar to Catawbas. Indian parties scouted near Fort Du Quene, killing enemy Indians, providing relief to back inhabitants, but after departure, enemy Indians erupted into settlements, killing and carrying off settlers, showing need for ongoing Indian parties. Catawbas arrived to succeed Tite.