Of the two remaining men, one ran the gauntlet successfully, and afterwards escaped and reached home through the woods, while the other was ransomed by a French trader at Sandusky.
Before thus disposing of their captives the Indians hung about the mouth of the Scioto for some time.

They captured a pirogue going up-stream, and killed all six paddlers.

Soon afterwards three heavily laden scows passed, drifting down with the current.

Aboard these were twenty-eight men, with their women and children, together with many horses and bales of merchandise.

They had but sixteen guns among them, and many were immigrants, unaccustomed to savage warfare, and therefore they made no effort to repel the attack, which could easily have been done by resolute, well-armed veterans.