The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-11-04
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SPIES TO THE CREEK NATION IN 1918

In the summer of 1918 rumor was ahoa
that portion of the Creek Indians were rs
suning hostile appearances. TO ascertain
the facts respecting those savagcs, Gen. Jas
White ordered Col. John McNair and An
drew Cowan to proceed through the Chero
kce Nation and ascertain rs near as possible
the movements of the hostile Creeks, and to
communicate the same to him, after which to
return into the Cherokee Nation and remain
there, at Captain David McNairs, until he
would give further orders.
Accordingly, on the 18th of August of the
same summer they left their homes and in Il
short time arrived at Ilightower towns, in the
Cherokee Nation. They Informed the Chiei
of these towns Of their business, but he APP
pcarcd rather obstinate, so they continued
the prosecution of their mission and did not
call at the next town, but passed on down
the Coosa river to where white man lived
by the name of Vann, who had married n
Cherokee. Nann procured them linkistcr
and told them they must not let the Creeks
known that they were Tenncsseeans, as their
ambition was principally against the States
Of Kentucky and Tennessee, and that they
were making preparations to attack those
'"''es' 'ur heroes ,c't 'nhh WIN lheir III
,crPre.er' TO =" go 10 lurk'ytowh III tne Creek
Nation. This town when they arrived ut it
was entirely desertcd-thcy, however, found
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WV" tno oo"'. 'Nr' III eo""''' WIN t"o
in the attack against Tennessee and Ken
lucky. Now our gallant heroes were anxious
t " n'.e' WIN ''c '''u'aIs IN 'he'r rH"hr', oe
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'o,' .'''''' null uhey 'c'l '"e'r HORSES III
=, "N'. WV ;, ''"u M''hc" anu "'tNe" Mmere W.,
."' oc"'e'' was SUING Il, snort ,''ie; ihey
"'.' ''''''c"n''r'! lu' "'i"cr guard ana crosse
" 'i',efroS"'eu rs 10 Their business wl'icn
they 'iau 10 make known. our heroes llscn
every argument to convince the connci! of
the insuclency of the Indian forces COM
pared with the United States forces. They
brought to bear on their minds their want OF
guns and ammunition. The council moved
OIL few PAGES to consult, after which they
liberated our heroes on condition they would
meet them in council next day ut Turkey
town. The sun was near setting, but our he
rocs returned to Turkcytown that night, not
the dark dismal route over
which they had to travel. After they arrived
in town they purchased Il watermelon (some
of the natives having returncd) and rode
their horses into the woods about two miles,
where they ate their watermelon and slept
ON the green grass till morning. In the morn
ing they returned to town and met with the
council about 10 o'clock. The council made
rs on the day before, in relation rs
to when the whites would have an army in
the nation-so our heroes continued reason
ing with them as to the insuilicicncy of their
forces and equipments. This reasoning for
awhile had no effect, for the council We're OF
opinion that, il they could subduc Tennessee
and Kentucky, the remainder OF the States
would submit also. The council finally con-
cludrd not to engage In the hostile movement
without they were forced to 1t by popular ac-
clalnation, and to so!cInniAc their promise
they lit pipe, took one or two pulls, and in
vlted our heroes to do likewise, assuring
them at the same time that they we're their
friends, and, also, informing them where four
parties of the hostile Greeks were. Here
our heroes wrote letter to Gcn. White and
one to Gov. Blonnt, and gave an Indian Sin
dollars TO carry them to the Cherokee agent
(Col Melgs) who was directed to forward
them by express to their destination
No" our heroes returned back into the
Cherokee Nation and informed the Chcro-
KEGS what they had done. There lived u
thief somewhere in the Nation who va,
quite Influential, so our heroes found his resi-
iencc, and were highly treated by him. His