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135. collected and burried. The party however, on returning the next day and finding what had been done, tore up the Grave, and scattered the pieces at a greater distance. White Eyes, now on the watch, discovering what they were doing, repaired to the spot a seccond time, and succeeding in finding every part of the mangled body, carefully dug a grave in a more secluded place, and interred the whole. Next, a Wm. Duncan, well known to almost every Indian in the parts, was sent out from Pittsburg to endeavour to procure [of] from the Enemy a cessation of hostilities, untill Government could hold a conference with them. But before he reached Waketameki, having Captain White Eyes for his conductor, he was fired upon,* and had a very narrow escape. The Enemy now renewed their threats against the Delawares, declaring that if they did not join in the contest they should pay for it. A report being in circulation, that the Governor** of Virginia was marching Troops against the Enemy, the Towns on Sciota? and Muskingum - and the inimical Indians having for the purpose of fighting these, all moved Westward of the Christian Indian Towns, it was thought a proper time to conduct the Missionary Rothe, with his Wife and Child to a place of more safety - while the other Missionaries were determined, to hold out to *See Heckewelders history of the unclear] Indians Chap. XXVIII. **Lord Dunmore