News of Cornwallis's surrender--Its effects--Captain Estill's defeat--Grand army of Indians raised for the conquest of Kentucky--Simon Girty's speech--Attack on Hoy's Station--Investment of Bryant's Station--Expedient of the besieged to obtain water--Grand attack on the fort--Repulse--Regular siege commenced--Messengers sent to Lexington--Reinforcements obtained--Arrival near the fort--Ambushed and attacked--They enter the fort--Narrow escape of Girty--He proposes a capitulation--Parley--Reynolds' answer to Girty--The siege raised--Retreat of the Indians. CHAPTER XVI. Arrival of Reinforcements at Bryant's Station--Colonel Daniel Boone, his son and brother among them--Colonels Trigg, Todd, and others--Consultation--Apprehensions of Boone and others--Arrival at the Blue Licks--Rash conduct of Major McGary--Battle of Blue Licks--Israel Boone, Colonels Todd and Trigg, and Majors Harland and McBride killed--Retreat of the whites--Colonel Boone nearly surrounded by Indians--Bravery of Netherland--Noble conduct of Reynolds--The fugitives meet Colonel Logan with his party--Return to the field of battle--Logan returns to Bryant's Station. CHAPTER XVII. The Indians return home from the Blue Licks--They attack the settlements in Jefferson County--Affair at Simpson's Creek--General Clark's expedition to the Indian country--Colonel Boone joins it--Its effect--Attack of the Indians on the Crab Orchard settlement--Rumor of intended invasion by the Cherokees--Difficulties about the treaty with Great Britain--Hostilities of the Indians generally stimulated by renegade whites--Simon Girty--Causes of his hatred of the whites--Girty insulted by General Lewis--Joins the Indians at the battle of Point Pleasant--Story of his rescuing Simon Kenton--Crawford's expedition, and the burning of Crawford--Close of Girty's career. CHAPTER XVIII. Season of repose--Colonel Boone buys land--Builds a log house and goes to farming--Kentucky organized on a new basis--Colonel Boone surprised by Indians--Escapes--Manners and customs of the settlers--The autumn hunt--The house-warming. CHAPTER XIX. Condition of the early settlers as it respects the mechanic arts--Throwing the tomahawk--Athletic sports--Dancing--Shooting at marks--Scarcity of Iron--Costume--Dwellings--Furniture--Employments--The women--Their character--Diet--Indian corn. CHAPTER XX. Indian hostilities resumed--Expedition of Davis, Caffre, and McClure--Attack on Captain Ward's boat--Affair near Scagg's Creek--Growth of Kentucky--Population--Trade--General Logan calls a meeting at Danville--Convention called--Separation from Virginia proposed--Virginia consents--Kentucky admitted as an independent State of the Union--Indian hostilities--Expedition and death of Colonel Christian--Expedition of General Clark--Expedition of General Logan--Success of Captain Hardin--Defeat of Hargrove--Exploits of Simon Kenton--Affairs at the Elkhorn settlements--Treaty--Barman's expedition. CHAPTER XXI.