lained that
the "Long Knives" [136] were coming upon them and would destroy all
their towns. Dunmore then, in company with White Eyes, visited the
camp of General Lewis, and prevailed with him, as we have seen, to
return across the Ohio.

In a few days after this, the Northern division of the army approached
within eight miles of Chilicothe, and encamped on the plain, at the
place appointed for the chiefs to meet without entrenchments or breast
works, or any protection, save the vigilance of the sentinels and the
bravery of the troops.[29] On the third day from the halting of the
army eight chiefs, with Cornstalk at their head, came into camp; and
when the interpreters made known who Cornstalk was, Lord Dunmore
addressed them, and from a written memorandum, recited the various
infractions, on the part of the Indians, of former treaties, and
different murders, unprovokedly committed by them. To all this
Cornstalk replied, mixing a good deal of recrimination with the
defence of his red brethren; and when he had concluded, a time was
specified when the chiefs of the different nations should come in, and
proceed to the negotiation of a treaty.

Before the arrival of that period, Cornstalk came alone to the camp,
and acquainted the Governor that none of the Mingoes would attend; and
that he was apprehensive there could not a full council be convened.
Dunmore then requested that he would convoke as many chiefs of the
other nations as he could, and bring them to the council fire without
delay, as he was anxious to close the war at once; and that if this
could not be effected peaceably, he should be forced to resume
hostilities. Meantime two interpreters were despatched to Logan,[30]
by Lord Dunmore, requesting his attendance;--but Logan replied, that
"he was a warrior, not a councillor, and would not come."[31]

On the night after the return of the interpreters to camp [137]
Charlotte (the name of Dunmore's encampment,) Major William Crawford,
with three hundred men, left the main army about midnight, on an
excursion against a small Mingo village, not far off. Arriving there
before day, the detachment surrounded the town; and on the first
coming out of the Indians from their huts, there was some little
firing on the part of the whites, by which one squaw and a man were
killed--the others about 20 in number were all made prisoners and
taken to the camp; where they remained until the conclusion of a
treaty. Every thing about