The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-07
NASHVILLE, June 9.

Phil. Gaz. Fed.J
NASHVILLE, June 9.
coN4INUAT IoN-ljter giving narrative
cfthe Murder Of Maniey'S children, ana
Me CAPTURE Of MIS-. Craz0ley, sohich has
Siven 50 severe q hang 10 tie heart oftAe
ration, tie Editor proceeds thus:
I.FDLd.N NE us.
| At the inst. of this massacre the detachment
ot Gen. Johnson, 600 strong. en- their way to
disperse supposed hostile asse mblage Of In
dams at the head OF Sandy River. had arriy-
led in the ne;ghborhood, * the husband of one
lot the Women was actually serving under
lhis command. The report of the outrage
drew out an additional force land Briga-
tdier General Thomas Washington, at the
jhead OF SEQ men from the counties IF Ru-
theriorti and Williamson proceeded towards
the place of the massacre.
| But the hands that struck the blow lwere
not to be seen. The biigands with their
captive had recrosscd the Tennessee, and
buried themselves in the reeesses of the 70
rest. The detachments of Washington and
Johnson were therefore compelled to return
without having seen more than the track of
their foe.
| On the Oath May, at the time when these
Idetachments were returning from their fruit
less expedition, an express with dispatches
NLOl
directed to Gen. Rcbepts, the nearest Briea-
der, arrived at Columbia in Maury county
IheE Informed the general that on the Sun
dav preceding, party of C5teks, eighteen
III number, with the scalps of FIVE children.
white woman captive, and number of
horses stolen from the whites, had passed
through the Chickasaw nation, near the
residence of III tj,r Colbert, on the way to
Their own co, ntry. These Greeks avowed
themselves to DC war party. openly pro
ifessed themselves to be authors of the mas
sacre at the mouth of Duck river, paratied
ther captive in triumph, and DISPLAYED the
scalps Of the little children wit:l the pride
OF savage conqnerors.
! immediately on the receipt of Major Col
bert's dispatches Gen. Roberts, Col. Pillow
and forty fifty citizens of determined
Character, armed themselves and proceeded
directly to the Greek nation. They mean
to penetrate the heart of the country, de,
mand the brigands, and bring Off the woman.
The pubic arc waiting with great anxiety
FOR the return Of this party. The people of
Tennessee will ,hen know whether to consi
der the Outrage rs the act Of the Greek qg-
| ton, or the crime Of fczo individuals.
! we deem it our duty to warn our citi-
zens TO prepare for the worst. Let our
suns, which have so long been lying in the
rust. be secured up and placed in complete
order for service. Let our young men prac-
tlse firing The rifle at marx. There is no
telling what is to happen If, contrary to
Our expectations, the massacre at the month
OF Duck shall be adopted bv The Greek ma =
ton, 1t viii then behove tina state of Z cnn-
essee to take prompt and ample vengeance :;
and fortunately the moment is at hand
when we shall be ready to do so by the mid
Ole OF July our crops Will be off of hand :;
TOR SIX weeks afterwards there will be an
interval OF leisure /; and i'll those six weeks
the volunteers of Tennessee will be able to
do the work of the Creeks. Our army
Could subslst in their country during that
time heir corn, of an earlier kind than
our own, will be ripe in July. The plains
on the Alabama, covered with droves of fine
rat cattle, Will supply us with beef 4
great many horses stolen in the course OF
many years from the whites may be reta
Ken. In short compelled to make a cam
palgn, we shall find the means to indemni-
~ ourselves for the expences which may at
tend it.
Intelligence from the Parry of COL PRloep.
we understand, from a source which
seems entitled to full credit, that Col Pillow
with his followers having arrived at the
tennessee river, a little below fort Hamp.
t0n' mad fallen Ill with a party of Greeks.
eleven IN number returning from the bat
lie of the Wabash, and had killed one and
was IN warm pursuit of the others.
The particulars of this affair we learn to
be as follows: Col Pillow having arrived
at the bank Of Tennessee met there the
| Wagon OF Merideth Helms, who had gone
out from Williamson County with articles
to trade with the Indians. At this Wagon
there were eight Cherokees, & one Creek
Ien other Creeks had been there and were
! then iii the neighborhood. The Cheroke &c S
Informed Col. Pillow, that these Greek S
were in the interest of the prophet that
they had spent the past winter on the Wa
Dash, had taken hand in the affair of Tip
pacanoe, and were now upon their return
home. Upon this information Col Pillow
! deemed 1t prudent to arrest the Greek there
present. 1t was done, and the fellow was
directed to conduct the party OF Col. Pillow
To the camp OF his comrades. lie refused
to do SO resisted every effort that was used
to make him so forward, and gave ridicu.
lous answers TO the questions that we've
put to him Presently however he appear.
ed to be IN good humor complained that
the band across his arms hurt bin, aud FRO
missed, ii lie was united, 20 do az they want
cd him. He was Immediately united and
the moment he found his limbs at liberty
he put oil at the top Of MS speed. Irritatet
at ilIis treachery the party of Col. Pillow
without waiting for oCdsrs, levelled thci,
arms. Eight rifles fred Il the same mo
ment and the flying villain received bal
throCgh his back the foremost Of the Corn
panV, said to be a bner Pillow ,unu;,e, So,