or to

a succession of outrages more cruel and known to savage warfare. Retaliation

commit

unprovqked than any

known as Cresap's war was inaugu The immediate causes of this war may be briefly stated.

followed, and what was rated.

In the spring of 1774, a party of land agents under the lead of Captain Michael Cresap, was sent out by the Virginians to locate and open up farms in the valley of the Ohio, near the

The Indians remon

present cities of Pittsburg and Wheeling.

strated with Governor Dunmore, but instead of heeding them,

word to Cresap that he must be Determined to anticipate the Indians

the latter sent

prepared for

hostilities.

in the attack

which appeared to be imminent, Cresap, on the twenty-sixth of April, declared war, organized his party and moved towards the

Ohio where he killed two

on the following day, f upon them the loss o

Indians, and,

surprised a party of Senecas and inflicted

one man.

Not satisfied with these achievements, the party pushed for ward to attack the encampment of Logan, a Mingoe chief, near the mouth of Yellow creek. The expedition was abandoned without

consummation,

only

to

be

transferred

to

others.

named Baker had Opposite Logan's encampment erected a cabin and engaged in the sale of rum. At this cabin a trader

whom was one Daniel

a party of flying settlers

met, among Greathouse who acted as their leader.

it is

said,

Logan and his Indians, had determined to cut off Baker, 1 and that the latter,