formed that he was taken by a party of ten Indians and one tory, near Fort Allen.* This day the people were alarmed on both sides of the river. William Perry came in from Delaware in the evening, and informed that about sunrise this morning he saw a party of Indians near the Laurel Run, and several parties between that and the fort, by reason of which he was detained until that time in coming in.

"May 18th.-Several reconnoitring parties sent out, but made no discoveries except a few tracks in the road near the mountain.

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"June 10th. A party of our men brought in three tories, which they took at Waysock's. These set out from New-York with the intent to travel through the country to Niagara — Bowman and son, Hover and Philip Buck in company, but (the latter) made their escape when the others were taken.

"July 11th. -Bowman, Hover, and Sergeant Leaders, sent to head-quarters in order for trial.

"Monday, Sept. 4th. Sergeant Baldwin and Searle came in from a scout, and brought in a horse and a quantity of plunder of different kinds, which they took from a party of Indians near Tunkhannock creek, on Saturday before.

"Thursday Sept. 14th.-Lieutenant Myers, from Fort Allen, came into the Fort, and said he had made his escape from the Indians the night before, and that he had been taken in the Scotch

*Fort Allen was upon the Lehigh river, in the neighbourhood of the Moravian settlements, fifty miles south, or southeast of Wyoming.

Valley, and that he had thirty-three men with him, which he commanded. He was surrounded by the Indians, and thirteen of his men killed, and three taken. This day we heard that Fort Jenkins and Hervey's Mills were burnt.

"December 6th. — In the morning a party of tories and Indians took some prisoners from Shawwanee [west of the river, two miles below Wilkesbarré.] Did no other damage, except taking a small quantity of plunder.

"December 6th. -A party of our men sent after them, and pursued them three days, and gave out.

"Jan. 23d, 1781. — Captain Mitchell came to Wyoming in order to release Colonel Butler.

"January 24th.- Captain Selin and myself set out for Philadelphia."

Lieutenant Jenkins was an active officer during the whole contest, and signalized himself in several brisk affairs with the Indians. When General Sullivan marched from Wyoming to lay waste the Genesee country, he selected Lieutenant Jenkins as his guide or conductor. He fought bravely in the battle of Newtown, and after the close of the war, was for many years a surveyor in the Susquehanna and Genesee countries. He became an influential citizen in Wyoming, and held various important offices,-- sometimes representing the County of Luzerne in the Legislature of Pennsylvania. He was the leader of the democratic party in that county, and died only

about twelve years ago,-greatly respected by

all who knew him.

The widow of Lieutenant, or rather Colonel Jenkins-for, like his father, he had long worn the latter title before his death- Mrs. Berthia Jenkins, yet survives, at the age of eighty six.For a lady of her years, she is remarkably active, and her mind and memory are still unclouded. It will be borne in mind that on entering the valley, the first halt of Colonel Butler and his Indian allies, was at Fort Wintermoot, upon the west bank of the river perhaps a mile above the battle field. Mrs. Jenkins, then just married, was in Fort Jenkins, at the time of Butler's arrival, about a mile yet farther to the north. The fidelity of the Wintermoots to the cause of the revolution, had been questioned previous to the arrival of Colonel John Butler, and the erection of their little fort had caused some remark, inasmuch as Fort Jenkins was so near that this additional stockade was hardly deemed necessary. But on the arrival of the enemy, all disguise was thrown off by the Wintermoots, and Colonel Butler with his troops and Indians were received as friends, — showing that there had been a perfect understanding between the parties, and that the suspected family had in fact been plotting the destruction of their own neighbours. A detachment was immediately sent against Fort Jenkins, with a demand for its surrender, - a demand which could not be resisted, as there were only nine or ten persons in

the little defence, old and young. Mrs. Jenkins of course became a prisoner. This was on the 2d of July. The battle was on the 3rd, and the moment it was known that the Yankees were marching up to the attack from Fort Forty, the detachment which had taken Fort Jenkins was recalled to the main body. Mrs. Jenkins followed to the distance of half way between the forts, and sat down upon a stump in the field, with an anxious heart, to await the issue. She heard the firing as it commenced and ran along the line from right to left, until it became general.— She also heard the war-whoops of the Indians. By and bye the whoopings became more fierce, and the firing broken. Then it was less frequent and more distant, while the yells of the savages grew more frightful, giving "signs of wo that all was lost." The next morning the prisoners from Fort Jenkins were taken down to Wintermoot's. Among them was a Mrs. Gardiner, whose husband had been taken in the skirmish at Exeter two days before. She was now permitted to go down to the enemy, to take leave of him. Mrs. Jenkins, and a Mrs. Baldwin, whose husband was in the battle, with an old man, her father-in-law, carrying a flag, were allowed to go in company with Mrs. Gardiner. Mrs. Baldwin could obtain no tidings of her husband, and returned with a heavier heart than she went. This visit enabled Mrs. Jenkins to take a survey of the battle field; and her descriptions are as vivid as they are shocking.

She discovered numbers among the dead, of her late friends and neighbours. In one place there was a circle of the dead, lying as they had fallen, scalped and mangled. In another, were the smouldering embers of a fire, around which were strowed the half-burnt limbs of those who had been put to death by torture.* By some means the liberation of Mrs. Jenkins was effected, and she fled the valley with other fugitives, returning thither eighteen months afterward. It is an interesting fact related by Mrs. Jenkins, that the people of Wyoming were in part dependent upon themselves for their own gun-powder, which the women rudely manufactured by leeching the earth for the salt-petre, and then compounding it with charcoal and sulphur as best they could with such means as were at hand.

There was a brave family named Blackman residents of the valley, two of whom, then young men, now far down the vale of years, are yet living, farmers of wealth and character. Their father, being too old to go out upon the war-path, remained within Fort Wyoming during the action, performing his duty, however, as an officer of a veteran corps previously instituted, called the Reformadoes. Mr. Blackman's eldest son, Eleazer, went into the battle, with a young man named David Spofford, who, two months before,

* Scarse could he footing find in that fowle way,

For many corses, like a great lay-stall,

Which murdered men, which therein strowed lay

Without remorse, or decent funerall.

Spencer's Faerie Queene.