The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

CHARLESTOWN, January 4.

On Friday last an express arrived here in four days from Long-Canes settlement, with dispatches to his Excellency the governor, containing advices and affidavits of divers murders committed by the Creek Indians, on his Majesty's subjects of this province in that quarter; enjoining them to pay regard to that notice, as they valued the security of their fellow subjects in the north-west parts of this province.

A letter to his Excellency, dated Fort at Long Canes, December 26. says, that such a detachment of the militia as could be spared from guarding the women and children, was sent out to bury the dead, and make discoveries; part of them returned the 26th, they found the bodies of 14 white persons killed, only one scalped, but the others cut and mangled in a most inhuman manner; several persons were still missing, but the party being small, they did not choose to stay long, and had brought in many of the settlers to the fort. The situation of the poor inhabitants is represented as very deplorable, flying for fear of the savages with only the cloaths on their backs, helpless women and children exposed to all the inclemencies of a rigorous season, abandoning their habitations and in want of every conveniency and even necessaries of life. An alarm had been spread through the country, and application made for a detachment from the Orangeburgh militia, which though upwards of 100 miles from Long Canes, was the nearest relief. Several settlers were come from the northward and other parts since the congress of Augusta, who with many single men seemed willing to make a stand if they met with speedy and proper encouragement.