An historical account, of the late disturbance, between the inhabitants of the back settlements; of Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphians, &c. Impartially related by a well wisher. ; The second edition, may be called a piracy. I said printed at Rome: I meant nothing but printed in Second-Street, by Andrew Steuars-Stockfish. Well wisher. Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 9 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI : 2011-05. N07594 N07594 Evans 9697 APW2783 9697 99008663

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 eng Paxton Boys. Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 2009-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-02 Keyed and coded from Readex/Newsbank page images 2010-01 Sampled and proofread 2010-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2010-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT, of the late DISTURBANCE, between the INHABITANTS OF THE BACK SETTLEMENTS; OF PENNSYLVANIA, and the PHILADELPHIANS, &c. Impartially related by a well Wiſher.

☞ The Second Edition, may be called a PIRACY. I ſaid Printed at Rome: I meant nothing but ✚ Printed in Second-Street, by Andrew Steuars-Stockfiſh.

Printed by Anthony Armbruſter, in Moravian-Alley.

GENTLEMEN;

THE following Relation might be acceptable to many of my Readers, being intended impartially as near the Truth as it hath come to my Knowledge. At Philadelphia on the third Day of the Second Month 1764. GEORGE the THIRD then happily Reigning. John Penn, Eſq Governor of Pennſylvania. Tidings came from the North of a great Number of Men, who had aſſembled themſelves in Arms, and were actually on their March for the ſaid City, in order to take their Revenge on a Number of poor wretched Savages, then in the Barracks of ſaid City, under the Protection of the Government, however, juſt their Cauſe might have been in Pointing out ſuch of them as were actually Murderers (who would have been try'd by Law, and received their Deſtiny) yet to fly in the Face of Government whereon very Individual and in ſhort our All depends, muſt be productive of very dangerous and fatal Conſequences.

HWOBEIT, Philadelphia at this Time prov'd not to be the Lancaſter; expreſſes daily and hourly arriving of their nearer Approach, Orders were ſent to all the Ferrys on the River Schuylkil, to ſtop them by cutting away the Ropes and ſinking their Boats, which greatly impeded their March, and about Four Hundred croſs'd the River about fourteen Miles North of the City at a Place call'd the Swedes Ford. Upon which being the Second Day of the Week, and the Sixth of the ſame Month, a Number of the Inhabitants of the City and others appeared under Arms, the Barracks and Streets lin'd with Cannon, and nothing was expected but the doleful Scene of War. Among the reſt were the People call'd Friends, prepared with Arms like Spartans brave, ſtriding forth with Gigantic Pace to defend their Laws and Liberty, more precious than Life, let it be Recorded in the Anals of after Ages in LETTERS of GOLD.

ON the Seventh Day of the ſame Month an Expreſs arrives, informing that the Advanced Guard, amounting to near two Hundred Men, had come into Germantown, whereon a Council was held, in which it was determined, that they ſhould be met in Order to know their Demands, and why they came Arm'd in ſuch a Manner that they might drop their Intention by being informed of our Strength and Reſolution to Defend our Rights to the laſt.

HOWEVER on the eighth Day of the ſame they were viſited at Germantown; whereupon after ſome Communication with the Recorder and his Aſſociates; attended by a great Number of the Inhabitants, Gentlemen of the City, &c. and they were found a ſelected Band of Gentlemen, Decendants of the Noble Eniskillers, who were the great Means of ſetting that great and never to be forgotten Prince King William on the Throne. Their Demands were too reaſonable to be rejected, they were Gentle and eaſy, not farther then Pointing out to the Government ſuch of theſe Savages as had been guilty of Murder, and a praying likewiſe that the Government would take notice, and try them by the Laws of the Place accordingly; they had no Intent in the leaſt to moleſt Man, Woman or Child. Their Grievance as it is ſaid were yet ſomewhat farther; they had paid for Lands, paid alſo their Taxes, ſerv'd his Majeſty, and all were in a Manner taken from them; indeed ſome went ſo far as to ſay, that it was given to Savage Indians, who were at this Time rioting in all the Plenty that ſo great and Fertile a Province could afford; notwithſtanding their Perfideous Outrages, on the Poor back Inhabitants, their Wives and defenceleſs Children. Their Grievances by Information is at length to be laid before the Honourable Governor, and Houſe of Repreſentatives, and undoubtedly from ſo juſt a Conſtitution will receive the juſt Merits of their Cauſe, which we hope in due Time will be made Manifeſt and openly publiſh'd.

THESE Things are the Effects of ſuccouring a Savage Nation, who Wolf-like for theſe many Years have been Murdering and Deſtroying Poor defenceleſs People; and all they had thro' out our Frontiers, and when driven to Extremity for want of Cloathing or Victuals, they then propoſe a Treaty with our People, who generouſly complies with almoſt every Things they ſay and want, then the next Step will be, give them ſome Thouſands of Pounds in Cloathing, Arms, Ammunition, and in ſhort every Thing they can ſay that they have need of, and when the Renderzvous is over, and the Indians have well Eaten and Drank, they return to their own Country, killing whether Man or Beaſt they meet in their Way, this is the Retaliation the Government who muſt pay all Sums thus expended get in return, ſome may ſay it's a neceſſary Scourge for our Evil; others that it is not a Welcome One, and full of Ingratitude and Deceit.

MAY the GOD of all Nature direct us as Chriſtians to Humility, walk humbly before him, and to love our Neighbours as ourſelves, and then undoubtedly will ceaſe all this Tumultuous Factions: He will ſay to the Fomenting Sea, whoſe Winds are Outrageous, be thou ſtill as the fine gliding Brook, whoſe purling Streams are harmonious to the Hearers Ears, is the earneſt Prayer of your true and affectionate Lover of King and Country.

P. S. It would be well in this Critical juncture of Things, as the White People moſt in General, hates any Thing that Savours of the Name of an Indian; that they were remov'd to their own Country and there ſet down in the moſt Peaceable terms we could make with them, in hopes for the Future they wou'd reſt ſatisfied, and in their Way, endeavour for an honeſt Living by Hunting, &c. which Trade with us in my Opinion, for their Skins and Furrs, wou'd be valuable; and the Heart ſcald that now ſubſiſts among People; chiefly on their Account, wou'd weare away; on the other Hand if they ſhould misbehave; there are Men enough here, and more will be very ſoon here, and be able to follow them into their Towns, and undoubtedly take full Satisfaction, for any Inſults they dare commit. If we rightly inform'd, our Mother Country had always ſome Jealouſy of our behaviour one Day or other, and in this Situation of Things, there is a beginning made. SOLOMON ſays; A rod for the Fools hack, and we ſhall have it, a ſtanding Army to maintain.

From a True COUNTRYMAN