days after the evacuation of the fort, some of its former
inmates went from Clarksburg to Buchannon for grain which had been
left there. When they came in sight, they beheld a heap of ashes where
the fort had been; and proceeding on, became convinced that the
savages were yet lurking about. They however, continued to go from
farm to farm collecting the grain, but with the utmost vigilance and
caution, and at night went to an out house, near where the fort had
stood. Here they found a paper, with the name of Timothy Dorman
attached to it, dated at the Indian towns, and containing information
of those who had been taken captive in that district of country.

In the morning early, as some of the men went from the house to the
mill, they saw the savages crossing the river, Dorman being with
them. Thinking it best to impress them with a belief that they were
able to encounter them in open conflict, the men advanced towards
them,--calling to their companions in the house, to come on. The
Indians fled hastily to the woods, and the whites, not so rash as to
pursue them, returned to the house, and secured themselves in it, as
well as they could. At night, Captain George Jackson went privately
forth from the house, and at great hazzard of being discovered by
the waylaying savages, proceeded to Clarksburg, where he obtained such
a reinforcement as enabled him to return openly and escort his
former companions in danger, from the place of its existence.

Disappointed in their hopes of involving the inhabitants of the
Buchannon settlements in destruction, the savages went on to the
Valley. Here, between Westfall's and Wilson's forts, they came upon
John Bush and his wife, Jacob Stalnaker and his son Adam. The two
latter being on horse back and riding behind Bush and his wife, were
fired at, and Adam fell. The old gentleman, rode briskly on, but some
of the savages were before him and endeavored to catch the reins of
his bridle, and thus stop his flight. He however, escaped them all.
The horse from which Adam Stalnaker had fallen, was caught by Bush,
and both he and Mrs. Bush got safely away on him.

The Indians then crossed the Alleghany mountains, and coming to the
house of Mrs. Gregg, (Dorman's former master) made an attack on it. A
daughter of that gentleman, alone fell a victim to their thirst for
blood. When taken prisoner, [253] she refused to go with them, and
Dorman sunk his tomahawk into her head and then scalped her. She