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fore destroyed. The loss of the enemy in killed was about
sixty; of the Pennsylvanians, about fifty, together with sixty
wounded. Four days after the battle, the little army reached
Fort Pitt, though the savages no longer prosecuted the siege,
having, after their defeat at Turtle run, retreated to their
settlements beyond the Ohio.

17. The success of this expedition overawed the hostile
tribes in the west, and for a time gave peace to the frontiers
of Pennsylvania. But as the winter approached, and the
dread of the regular forces stationed at the forts subsided,
the savages again appeared and recommenced their outrages on
the western and northern borders. Early in September they
crossed the Blue mountains, into Berks county, murdering,
scalping, burning, and taking captives. On the 8th of Oc-
tober, they appeared in Northampton county and extended
their ravages. Parties of armed men w^ent in pursuit, and
found their path marked with the bodies of the dead and
wounded, and the ruins of burned houses and barns.

18. In the beginning of November the Indians reappeared
w^est of Carlisle, near the North Mountain, in Shireman's
valley, and Bedford, and also in the vicinity of Alleutown and
Bethlehem, where they continued their work of death. The
inhabitants were murdered, made captives, or forced to fly
from their homes ; houses and barns were burned, and large
numbers of horses, cow^s, sheep, and hogs were killed. On the

16. What were the losses? "When did the army reach Fort Pitt?
What became of the savages ?

17. What new calamities were suffered?

18. What other incidents can you mention?



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