The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1843-03-25

tingushed for their yigilance, activity I
and hravery-quaiities for which they
were more particularly distinguished IN
subsequent contests with the Indians in
Tennessee. This battle was fought at
tho time the first Congress sat In PhIia-
delphia, and its result had the effect Of
suppressing the depredations of The In
dams until July, 1915, when the colo I
nists, by their delegates, declared them I
selves independent. and pledged 'their
lives, fortunes, and sacred honor" 10
maintain their independence. The war
Of the revolution had now assumed such |
an aspect that the British Government /
did not hesitate, through their emssa..
ries, to stir up the lndianssto renewed
hostililies upon the frontiers; acting up,
on tbs maxim that it had the right TO
employ "aIl the means which God and
nature had put into their hands"
Influenced by British agent named
Cameron, the Cherokees, then power
lul tribe, prepared for war, but their in
tention was happily frustrated. About
1.-THE first Of July, three men, namely,
lsRnc Thomas, William FawleY. and
/ John Rlankenship, who had resided sew
IeraI wears among the Cherokees, lett
the nalion, and making their way 10 the
white settlements, communicated the IN
formation that twelve hundred warriors
were armed and equipped, and really 70
march against the frontiers. The dc-
lpar'ure of these men caused the indians
TO postpone their march for two weeks
Which gave time to the whites TO prepare
Tor their reception by the construction
Of for.s, and other means OF defence
and at the same time, two companies
from Washington county, Virginia, IN
der the command of Captains james
+ Thompson an1 Willium Cooke, and one
! company from what is now called SuI!i-
van county, Tennessee, under Captain
James Shelby, amounting together 10
one handred and seyentysix men,
marched towards Long Island on the
, Holslon. for the purpose Of watching the
: motions Of tie enemy. When they were
arrived within mile Of the island, they
i. met the indians, about eight hundred in
, number, advancing under the command
of Dragging Canoe. daring and expe.
: r!enced chief The Indians relying up,
sion their superiority Of numbers aia
3 III, ohserye their usual caution, on'
idashed with the hope Of anticipated VIC
, -, rushad unnn their antagonists "
: ipyci1t crfsoraer. IfIc result proved thai
1.-The "racc is M. always TO the swift, o.
!; .he battle 10 The strongn Both Partie:
ergaf-ed hand 10 hand, but few minutes
decided O battle Ia favor ofthe whites
Tn,r,v-six or the Indians were killed or
e tho spot. The rest fled in great conias'on
: .eel ;nr refuge among the hills an
. cnonn,ains. The other division OF th'
n lnd,an force, consisting Of four hundred
!. warriors, attacked the fort at the Sych
:. more shoals, but were gallantly rel uIs
Ie ed hy Robertson and Sewer.
a4 Thus ended the Invasion o! the Cher
: okees, 10 The great disappointment Q
;. Camcron. who had no doubt OF It's sue
- cess(nl issue, and that the whites wou
Il he compelled TO abandon the country
; notwithstanding their defeat IN theS
:. two instances, the Indians, led on by falls
.. hopes. and urged by British agents, cor
ns ,ioued 10 harass the frontiers, and IN cor
Sc sequence Of these asgresslons, the go'
t. ernments Of Virginia and North CaroI
N ma. m the fall Of 1875, raised q force
q. between two and three thousand men tc
ut the purpose of attacking the Cheroke
~ towns. This army was placed undt
ed the command Of Col. Christian, who a
ed ynncad into the Indian country. III
:. Chernkees. who had not recovered tro
:. ,Lo;. d,,faat al Long Island and the Sy,
nj anoro Shoals, could not be brougnt 70
an oene raj action, and they at length sue
I'd Tor peace. Tho proposition 10 our
nd the ionahawk were listened TO oy Cc
al Christian. and it was agreed that tfe
~ should be made the ensuing spring.
he Owing, however, TO tho opposition
ac Dragging Canoe, "whose voice was ST
nd for war; the treaty was POSTPONED
md III the ensuing summer. Tins fcss's
,,t and warlike chief, removed with thu
in or four hundred warriors, who adhet
Of to his fortunes, TO the Chickamauga.
res. branch nf the Tennessee
nm In the latter part of June, l777,
ons Cberokees assembled to the number
,st- twelye or thirteen hundred, at Gr
nal Island, the place appointed for holdl
5 oil the treaty. The governments Of No
rom Carolina and Virginia at the same t,
ordered between seven and eight hund
,rn- militia TO assemble at the same place
der order, By display Of force, 10 ovsra
.,;Ie lthe Indians, and afford protection to
wen comm ssioners, who were Coils. Az
'rste and Ianier, and Major Winston, on
= ofI nart Of North Carolina, and Coils. Ch
the tian. Preston, and Evan Shelby on
,an, mari Of Virginia. A treaty of pc
6lty was finally concluded in August,
cslI. such was the consequence Of the rev
rhev ,;onary struggle, and such the infiue
4 IN of British enissaries, that the front
,ed q enioyed the blessings of peace bt
New short time.
dsr. Whilst these events were pass
more Dragging Canoe, whose enm''y TO
.snd yhites never slurnbered, was not j
I kt,o fTTQ his