Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-18
GOVERNMENT House,


bacconee. New Cess, and Tradciown
counties. where we have been to chasise
the Perpetrators of the cruel massacre ola
number Of our citizens in November last,
at the new settlement near Fishtown; aud
Who, on the 18th of the same month, made
a desperate attack on the township of Bss
sn Cove. (now Buchanan. )rhe PARTICULARS
Of which | have already communicated 10
You.
find The barquc Morgan Dix" here.
on the eve of sailing for the United States;
and am sure you will be anxious to hear
| Il ON US. and learn something of our ope-
raiions. hasten 10 drop you line or two.
to say that The campaign has been e ninent-
" successful. though we have had to con
tend against the combined forces of the dis
tricis above mentioned; numbering. at the
lowest estimate not less than five Thousand
effective men, Our force consisted of FIVE
hundred and fifty Americans. aud about
the same number of the native troops
During our march we We're frequently at
tackled hy small parties Of The insurgents.
Which. however. were readily driven lack
AZ j dis ocrsed On The 10th instant we
marched upon Grando's barricaded town.
where he had made every wariike prcpa-
ration 10 rec. i've US; and which place he
and his drluded followers believed irnpreg
naile. Within about two miles of the
town. at a most difficult swamp we had to
| cross. he had constructed a substantial
! r.aslwork. which wasdeIenled by a large
| force of al ont three times our number
There Grando expected certainly 10 de-
feat Us, but our men behaved we'll and.
after an action of one hour and thry-tivr
minutes. drove them out. They retrea-
ted 10 another siro Y position on the line of
onr march, aud. as the head ofour column
cleared the heavy forest intervening. they
opened upon US heavy fire. They were
however, soon driven back, and, panic
stricken fled 10 the town, twn miles dis
,anf. which they fred immediately. and
dispersed; with Instructions, as | after
wards learned. 10 Join Boyer, of Trade
town, who was strongly posted on the
southeast bank ofthe New Cess river to
| dispute our passage. Before we reached
the river, how ever. the New Cess chiefs.
who had maintained their allesiance to
the Government. had compelled Boyer 10
retire INTO his own district, which lie did
very reluctantly. committing many depre
dations as he retired upon the inhabitants
of the New Cess country.
| In the two attacks above mentioned we
had sixteen Wounded; FIVE badly, none
MORALLY From Grando's place we pro
credcd through the Tobacconce and New
Cess Countries without material Interrupt
ton-now and then few shots to remind
Us Of what lay before rs. | hid iieqmn
inrer,i Jews with The principal chiefs Of the
| New Cess country, all of " HON are great
~ incensed against Grando and Boyer
and they rendered every assistance in their
pow err to punish them for their base cen
duet
Being joined. on the morning of the 18th
instant, by the I'd regiment. which had
been operating separately in the upper
part Of the Bnssa country. we commenced
our march from Joe Vests town, in the
New Cess country, upon Bovc.'s princi
pal town. Between two and Il, zee o'clock
in the afternoon of the same day we were
attacked in front, hen within about mile
Of the town. by small party. which soon
fled into the town; and no sooner had our
advance guard cleared the woods and
sighted the barricndc than they opened
upon US tremendous fire of musketry and
Di. guns. The fire was promptly returned.
aud for an hour and thrtr-quarters the
conflict was desperate. We had TO con
tend against fearful odds; but the land of
Divine Providence was on our side, and
We gloriously rrIumphed. The loss of the
enemy was very considerable. Boyer
had Two brothers killed and himself badly
wounded. We had four killed, and TWEEN
tv-s seven wounded; two since dead: the
others will all DOUBTLESS recover
Exceedingly regretted the necessity Of
this campaign. but it could not he avoid
ed The effect. however, will be most
saIu,ary. 1t will convince the aboriginal
inhnlitan,s of every part of The Republic
Of the ability Of the Government To main
tain the majesty Of the laws. and punish
crime wherever committed within lis jnris
diciion. And the result of this campaign
will not only convince the natives of the
power of the Government 10 maintain lis
authority, but also certain foreigR hoders.
aeho harc openiy 'ncu1cated a .f@eiing ofoP
position among some O our neighboriR,g
tribes.
Will you believe il, sir, that have OBJ
tanned inconrnveril,lc testimony that a Ger
tain forcis IN trader has insiigaieJ the ma
tvcs To the " hole ofrh'se nutra.esl He
personally solicited certain New Cess
chiefs 10 JOIN Boyer in his attack upon Us;
ASSUMING them thar if they would unite
their forces the Government could not
maintain its jurisdiction; in " hich case he
would he relieved from the operation OF
the navigation. Commerce. and revenue
laws Of The Republic and in future would
pay them, in the shape Of presents, what
he Is now req"ired to pay the Govern
ment for duties. He also proposed to sup
ply them with all the Ammunition they
might require. With the principal Of the
New Cess chiefs he did not succrcd-iwo
only pledged themselves to him. To
| Boyer he gave every assistance. in mimi
tions Of " ar and directions as 10 his plans
and preparations aud manner Of attack
We may yet Get our hands upon the gen
tieman; and if so, we will teach him better
manners.
These difficulties have placed US under
great pecuniary embarrassnents. scarce
~ know which way TO turn for relief
The soldiers that composed The expedi
tlon must he paid. They are mostly poor
men. and nee, ever, cent for the immed-
iaie use of their families. eau you not do
something for US in This time Of necdl
| have no further news Of importance.
except the arrival of B aziian Charge d.
Aiiaires. who is to be formally presented