e Great Kanawha. Five weeks were thus consumed in
transporting the troops and the supplies a distance of 160
miles through the tangled forest, to Point Pleasant, where the
main army, upwards of 1,100 strong, had arrived, quite spent
with exertions, on the 6th of October.

When Christian left Camp Union for the front, Anthony Bledsoe,
with a company of Fincastle men, was detailed to remain behind
with the sick, while the base of supplies at the mouth of the
Elk was placed in charge of Slaughter. As will be seen,
Christian arrived too late to engage in the battle of Point
Pleasant.--R. G. T.

[10] When Lewis arrived at Point Pleasant (October 6th), he
found awaiting him in a hollow tree dispatches from Dunmore,
brought by Simon Kenton and two companions, directing him to
join his lordship at the mouth of the Big Hockhocking, where
the governor's northern wing, under Major Crawford, was
building a stockade. But Lewis's men were spent, and pens had
to be built for the cattle, and shelter for the stores, so no
move was made. On Saturday, the 8th, came a further message
from the governor, who was still at the Big Hockhocking. Lewis
replied that he would join him there as soon as the troops,
food supply, and powder had all reached Point Pleasant. His men
were angry at Dunmore's interference, and argued with Lewis
that it was sixty miles by river and over half that by land, to
Dunmore's camp, whereas it was less than either to the hostile
towns which they had started out to attack; and to turn aside
from this purpose was to leave open for the hostiles the
back-door to the frontier settlements of Virginia. The 9th was
Sunday, and these sturdy Scotch-Irish Presbyterians spent the
day in religious exercises, listening to a stout sermon from
their chaplain. On the morrow, they were surprised by the
Indians, as the sequel relates.--R. G. T.

[11] James Mooney, of Russell's company, and Joseph
Hughey, of Shelby's. They were surprised at the mouth of Old
Town Creek, three miles distant. Hughey was killed by a shot
fired by Tavenor Ross, a white renegade in Cornstalk's
party.--R. G. T.

[12] Few officers were ever more, or more deservedly,
endeared to those under their command than Co