South Carolina Gazette 

This article in the June 17th issue ..................

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Collection: The South Carolina Gazette 

Publication: The SOUTH-CAROLINA Gazette

Date: June 17, 1756

Title: PHILADELPHIA, April 15.

Location: CHARLES-TOWN

IN our last we mentioned, that a third party of our men, that were out in search of the Indians, who carried off the prisoners from M'Cords fort, had not returned; since which we have received advice, that they came up with the enemy at Sideling Hill, with whom they had a smart engagement, and would have beat them, if another large party of Indians (said to be commanded by Shinga) had not come up to their assistance. The battle, we hear, lasted above 2 hours, in which time most of our people fired 24 rounds, and proved themselves to be men both of courage and conduct; but being greatly overpowered in numbers, and having lost a great many of their party, they were obliged to give way. Twenty-five, it is said, out of 50 are returned, some of whom mortally wounded. What number the Indians lost is uncertain, but thought to be at least as large as ours; and there is reason to believe that Capt. Jacobs is among the dead.We hear from Winchester, that on the first instant, Capt. Ashby's fort, on Passion's creek, was attacked by 100 Indians, who decoyed a party out, and killed 6, shot the captain's 2 horses, and carried off a boys of Michael Teabolt's.—Col. Washington arrived at Winchester the 6th instant. 

April 22d. In our last we gave a short acccunt of an engagement between some of our men and the Indians on our frontiers, since which we have the following account in a letter from Shippensburg, dated April 12, The morning after McCords fort was taken, 31 of our people went in pursuit of the enemy, under the command of Capt. Culbertson, who was joined at fort Littleton by ensign Jemison, with 19 men, making in all 50 men. On Saturday evening they came in sight of the enemy's fire, and about break of day on sunday morning they attacked the enemy at their fire, who immediately fled. Some of the captives then made their escape, and Mary McCord was shot by the fire of our men. Our people then came up and loosed the captives, and retired to the top of a hill, where the enemy returned and attacked them. Our men fought bravely for near 2 hours, but the enemy being reinforced by a fresh party, they surrounded our people and killed many, so that they found it necessary to break thre' and make their escape, in doing which we lost several men. The enemy then recovered some of their prisoners again, but 5 made their escape and got to fort Littleton. By the best account we can get we killed 15 of the enemy, among which they are confident Capt. Jacobs is one. Capt. Calbertson was killed, with 18 others, and 13 wounded, one of which is since dead.