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The Centinel, Gettysburg, Pa , September 30, 1812

Crawford Messenger, Sept. 9

From Lexington, (Ken.) September 8.

A gentleman of undoubted veracity arrived in this place yesterday morning who was at the house of Colonel Calloway in Henry county, about 12 miles from Wellport, on Friday night, last.   He states that between one and two o’clock in the morning, an express arrived to Colonel C. informing him that considerable mischief had been done by the Indians on Thursday night on Pegion Fork of Silver creek, 15 miles from Westport.  The Colonel immediately collected about 100 men and proceeded on to Westport, when he crossed the Ohio about 12 o’clock on Saturday.  From Westport he sent a message home, stating that 15 families had been killed by the Indians; two individuals only having been known to have escaped.  The greatest activity was prevailing when our informant left Col. Calloway’s and he supposes by that day, 1000 men will have crossed the river to pursue the Indians.   [Submitted by Nancy Piper]

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