Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-15
From The Harrington Gro 1eies
INDIAN DEPREDAflONS.
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The following letter comes from respecta-
BILE source aud may be- relied on as autheutie.
lis details may be considered the first fruits OF
" philanfhropic' movements at The North ; FIR
without stimulus and encouragement from thai
quarter, the Indians would ueyrr have dared
TO commit the savage barbarlies, of which tue
suploiueh letter contains the record Iad
/ + ilay fortnight commenced IA This place, and
rs FAR rs we have learned extended fhroug bout
The State, one OF the most severe Northeast
storms, accompanied with sleei aud snow, thai
We have had Tor many years aud that the
two succeeding days were bitter sold. luis
was The day the sayages selected 10 make an
attack upon the inhabulauls Of Vsnn's Valley,
turning ont women and children, III
child bed. aud children dst born-to the pei.
! ing the pIiIlc.s sturn. AMI burning the only
| shelters fpr thnr deienceless bodies for many
| mills round. We regfei rat the mob who
accompanied the parry IA pursuit, could not
be restramed from inticung summary punish
mrni npanthe barbar ans-"e regret thst INV Is
MOI lei Tor the Laws OF The ) ale To take their
silent bot SURE course III bringing them To JUS
tee bat So Tar from being surptised tha, the
Indians when oyertakeu by lie whites, would
have been severely beaIen, we are astonish,d
that they were not mastered 10 man. Yaun's
valley, u will he noted, is in that part OF the
| lniiau territory lately run of by Col. Wales
/ claimed ny Georgia as having brloag-d TO the
Creeks, aud coded by them to the State.
IL Is, IN put II ON the most favourable
basis for the Indians disputed land The In
dians had nearly all abandoned IT, aud sold
out their possessions 10 the whites. They were
the families oithose whites who were lAus inhu
manly treated
franklin 1OWn, February OH. 1880.
Dear Sir have to-day returned from
! Ierrnpin Creek Valley, with news of the de-
siruction of all the em'grated places by the
Chrrokees IN Vsnn's Valley.
On Friday morning lasl, abont breakfast an
express arrived on 1errapin Greek stating
that a body of about ihlrlv armed Indians
, beaded by Rdge, one OF The principal chiefs IN
| the Cherokee Nation, had comment ed an IN
dis ,riminae burning oil all the houses on such
places, aud soliciting aid 10 prevent u D 1sstblp)
the destruction of the bindings BY twelve
0 dock we had collected The force Of IA Vailfy
amounting to twenty three men, and Proceeded
! TO David Vanns, aud inquired Vi hlin by what
authority the Indians were acting, and whether
they were gone lie told US they wrra con-
m'ssloned 10y Ross aud Ridge, The Two heads of
Inc nation, aud that their Obi Ct was he de-
sfruetIon OF Cedar Town, but TINT IN probability
they had elected their end, and were ihrn on
Their return. We pursued on the kanus Ferry
road, As la as one Simns TO inherent hem ,
but learning there, that party of them had
lett ihetr only about three hours, we determl.
| ned To pursue them to Cedar Town, wher. We
arrived halt an hour too late TO save The place
was then IN flames We inquired Tor the
Indians, aud were Informed that they had mos,
" dispersed, but thai body o hem were sent
10 burn house about two mres higher up Cedar
Creek and also learned that there wasa I'm.
ling shop kept On the way about a mile and a
quarter. We calculated that il was probable
they had called to drink In this WE were not
deceived. When we charged on the house
WE found ten ur twelve Indians IN and about
1t, i've or si1 OF whom made their escape, the
balance we male prisoners without mach rests
lance On their part. Inc chief OF the party
Che"aya, was beaten TO DEATH the balance a.
well neatral us active, amounting To fifteen OF
twenty, were severely wounded, aud some
fear, martajy. The objecI Of the party was c
lake ,he indians aud bring them TO iustIce, hui
the mob was so eNHsperaied at the suffering u
the women and children in that inc,rmen
weather. aud particularly the suffering OF lwo
women who were 10 child bed, and had Just lain
IN. that they could not he restrained.
NJ mission from IeIrdpm Creek WIS 10 oh
tain n warrant for Ross and Ridge, Witha sui
helrnt io'ce 10 brIng them TO Court nui Judge
Cuiquet Is on the circuit and we cannot GEE
the warrant. Terrapn Creek Valley is Ihrea
tened with the same fate Men are sent 10 In,
frontiers OF Georgia aud Alabama To act deten
siyely, until the Governor shall aid them. A.
hnot tnlrty 1--WE houses are burnt ia Vann'a
Alley, and We understand all on the Cherokee,
side on the Chaiah JoGhee above. are also burnt
Cruelty The Albany Argues give he fol
Lowing account Of a case tried a. The Court o
Oyer and lermlner for that county. Surely
" there rs no flesh in man obdurate heart ~
Patrick Suiiiran & inm SULLIVAN were tried for
Rn assault a battery with an intent TO kil-SnI
Ivan was convicted aud sentenced to be con
fined FIVE years in the state prison Ann SulIi