Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-25


Committee published at Rchmond Va and partcu
larry to that part of it, which relates to the battle of the
horseshoe calling 1T "cold booded massacre" You
ask opinion of the Generals conduct towards the In
dians that day. and towards them generally throughout
the
cit is mach to be regretted indeed it is amentabe to
the motives of the General impugned for his conduct
at the Horse SHOE elsewhere throug that which
terminated permanent peace with the Greek nation of
lndians nation that had she'd innocent blood
southern frontier than all other Indians in the United
States: and do believe, that who knows the real
character of Gen. jackson will give credence the charges
against him that you have alluded to- from the Committee
at Richmond. was with Gen. Jackson, and attached to
his army at the battle of the and throughout
the whole of the Greek war, with him in every battle
or engagement that he fought with that nation. 1t
most certainly his object to kill in battle many of the
enemy possible but never knew him to treat prisoner
with cruelty or nhumanity after he surrendered to his
arms but the contrary, have seen him uniformly when
Indian prisoners taken take them into safe keeping
and have them guarded and protected from his friendly
warriors who (agreeaby to the mode OF indian warfare
would put them to torture and to DEATH by way of etaa-
ton for their own friends lost in action by the enemy At
the battle OF the Horseshoe after the works of the Indians
had been carried by storm, and they had taken shelter
der the banks of the river General gave orders to
the pursuit OF them, and sent Of his staff officers with
his Indian interpreters to call to them their language
and oler them pardon and protection if they would
forth and lay down their the offer made they
heard it, but, instead of accepting the offered, they
fired upon and killed and wounded several of the party
who had gone within reach of their guns offer them peace.
Will it, it be called cold bOoded massacre', to kill
enemy battlc The next morning after the battle of
the Horseshoe accommodating the battle ground our men
found two young Indian warriors of the enemy, who had
concealed themselves under hope that they would not
be found by they brought to the General and he
took them into his they lived in his family while
the march homewards he carried them to Nashville
and had both bound good trades and have since un
derstood both became good mechanics. The infant child
LyncOyer, but few months DID, and whose mother was
unavodably killed at the battle of Taashatche the Gen.
had taken into his tent employed nurse and sent it
to Huntsville and recommended the kind protection
of the family of COL Pope who received and took care of
1t. until the General returning from the Greek war
when it delivered to him at Huntsville: he took If
with him home and raised it his family has given
it good eucaton he is about fifteen years old and
boy of good promise, and may at day be useful to
his unfortunate nation.
have not taken nor do I intend to take any active
part in the dsasceabe for the Presidency nor do
intend to ntrude myself before the public that sub
iect; nevertheless feel it privilege and duty when
called from respectable source, for any facts in nv
knowledge to give them freely and openly and that
spirit now send you this reply to your enquiries. be
used as you may think proper"
Ertract from M. George .UaQfeEd, Interpreter, William
coaniy Ten.
"In to enquiries state that entered
the Creek nation with Gen Jackson on his first campaion
as a soldier and remained for two months, until was
appointed his interpreter, and remained with him suc
until the end of the Creek
81 with him at the battle Of the Horseshoe and was
him at the artillery. until he sent to Capt Gordon
of the Spies and Chnnaec of the friendly Greeks whom
he had before with orders get the women and chill.
dren of the breasworks rcmarking that he "ntend-
ed order charge and that he wished to save their
women and children. When I went, found them in
much danger, trying to bring out the and children,
and by using all our exerOns, able to hun
dreds of them, while few injured before brought
them of danger. After the battle over some
Indians lay concealed in gully under the brcastworks,
and brush the river, who had killed and wounded
several of soldiers when Gen. Jackson up me-
and told me to 60 and say to them - Ii they would give
up, he would their lives and hair of their heads
should not be hurt went enough for them to hear
plainly and repeated the Generals orders two three
times The Indians would not surrender but continued to
fire upon men, and afterwards killed and wounded
several until night on. and those Indians that
not killed made their escape
sThe next day taken inside of hc breast
works badly wounded and would have been killed by the
Cherokecs had General Jackson positively forbade their
doing any injury to the prisoner. The General had the
wounded warrior taken of in camp, until he got well.
All the prisoners TAKEN kindly treated by the Gene
raj and those who had the of them. The soldiers di-
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