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169. Prisoners have not only been protected against insults and blows, but have sometimes even been liberated, and again restored to their connection.

    In the Autumn of this Year /1777/ a report was circulated throughout the indian Country, that an American Genreal, hostile to all Indians, had taken the Command at Pittsburg, and was already on his march to Goschachking. On this report Pipes party were on the alert, he having declared that he would join the Wyondots in repelling them. Consternation and fear had such an effect on many, that they fled across the River into the woods; while others tho disbelieving the report, had to go with the unclear to avoid suspicion. Thus were the Towns of Goschachking and Lichtenau, evacuated for one night, when in the morning they returned to their respective homes again, on the report being found to have been false. A similar report had nearly put them to flight a second time, when fortunately an Indian Messenger arrived with friendly Speeches, both from the Commandant and Indian Agent, Col: Geo: Morgan at Pittsburg, assuring the Delawares, that they had nothing to fear from their side.
    However in the beginning of October, a party of freebooters from the Ohio Settlements, in defiance of the Commandants endeavours to restrain them from it, crossed the Ohio