Source: Chronicles of Border Warfare by Withers, Alexander Scott pg. 419
..yet they did not cease from their accustomed inroads upon the settlements, even after the winter of 1793.- In March 1794, a party of them crossed the Ohio river, and as they were advancing towards the settlements on the upper branches of the Monongahela, met with Joseph COX, then on his way to the mouth of Leading Creek on Little Kenhawa, for a load of furs & skins which he had left there, at the close of his hunt the preceding fall. COX very unexpectedly met them in a narrow pass & instantly wheeled his horse to greater speed by the application of the whip, the animal became stubborn & refused to go at all, when COX was forced to dismount & seek safety on foot. His pursuers gained rapidly upon him & he saw that one of them would soon overtake him. He faced the savage who was near & raised his gun to fire; but nothing daunted, the Indian rushed forward. Cox's gun missed fire & he was instantly a prisoner. He was taken to their towns & detained in captivity for some time; but at length made his escape, & returned safely to the settlement.
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