and having discovered that there were other Indians in the yard, he
raised a loud shout to apprize those who were within the sound of his
voice, that he was surrounded by danger. Upon this the Indians moved
off; and three brothers of McIntire coming to his relief, they all
pursued the trail of the savages. About a mile from Ashcraft's, they
found the body of John McIntire, tomahawked, scalped, and stripped;
and concluding that Mrs. McIntire, was taken prisoner, they sent
intelligence to Clarksburg of what had happened, and requested
assistance to follow the Indians and recover the prisoner from
captivity. The desired assistance was immediately afforded; and a
company of men, led on by Col. John Haymond and Col. George Jackson,
went in pursuit. On Middle Island creek,[16] before they were aware of
their proximity to the savages, they were fired upon by them, and
[295] two of the party very narrowly escaped being shot.--A ball
passed through the hankerchief on the head of Col. Haymond, and
another through the sleeve of Col. Jackson's shirt. The fire was
promptly returned, and the men rushed forward. The Indians however,
made good their retreat, though not without having experienced some
injury; as was discovered by the blood, and the throwing down some of
the plunder which they had taken. It was here first ascertained that
Mrs. McIntire had been killed,--her scalp being among the things
left--and on the return of the party, her body was found some small
distance from where that of her husband had been previously
discovered.

Towards the last of June, another party of Indians invaded the
settlement on Dunkard creek, in the county of Monongalia. Early in the
morning, as Mr. Clegg, Mr. Handsucker, and two of Handsucker's sons
were engaged at work in a cornfield near the house, they were shot at
by some concealed savages, and Handsucker was wounded and soon
overtaken. Clegg and Handsucker's sons ran towards the house, and the
former entering it, defended it for a while; but confident that he
would soon be driven out by fire, he surrendered on condition that
they would spare his life and that of his little daughter with him.
The boys passed the house, but were taken by some of the savages who
were also concealed in the direction which they ran, and who had just
made captive Mrs. Handsucker and her infant. They then plundered and
set fire to the house, caught the horses and made off with the
prisoners, leaving one of their com