ook three of them
prisoners, and killed the fourth, by repeatedly stabbing him with a
bayonet attached to a staff. The boys, of whom they made prisoners,
were immediately taken to the Indian towns and kept in captivity until
the treaty of Greenville in 1795. Two of them were then delivered up
to their father, who attended to enquire for them,--the third was not
heard of for some time after, but was at length found at Sandusky, by
his elder brother and brought home.

After the victory obtained by General Wayne over the Indians, [311]
Jacob Cozad, Jr. was doomed to be burned to death, in revenge of the
loss then sustained by the savages. Every preparation for carrying
into execution this dreadful determination was quickly made. The wood
was piled, the intended victim was apprized of his approaching fate,
and before the flaming torch was applied to the faggots, he was told
to take leave of those who were assembled to witness the awful
spectacle. The crowd was great, and the unhappy youth could with
difficulty press his way through them. Amid the jeers and taunts of
those whom he would address, he was proceeding to discharge the last
sad act of his life, when a female, whose countenance beamed with
benignity, beckoned him to follow her. He did not hesitate. He
approached as if to bid her farewell, and she succeeded in taking him
off unobserved by the many eyes gazing around, and concealed him in a
wigwam among some trunks and covered loosely with a blanket. He was
presently missed, and a search immediately made for him. Many passed
near in quest of the devoted victim, and he could hear their steps and
note their disappointment. After awhile the uproar ceased, and he felt
more confident of security. In a few minutes more he heard approaching
footsteps and felt that the blanket was removed from him. He turned to
surrender himself to his pursuers, and meet a dreadful death.--But no!
they were two of his master's sons who had been directed where to find
him, and they conducted him securely to the Old Delaware town, where
he remained until carried to camp upon the conclusion of a treaty of
peace.[7]

In a short time after the happening of the events at Cozad's, a party
of Indians made an irruption upon Tygart's Valley. For some time the
inhabitants of that settlement had enjoyed a most fortunate exemption
from savage molestation; and although they had somewhat relaxed in
vigilance, they did not however omit to pursue a course