Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-09-16

arms, ammunition and provisions wherever
they could be found; to impress vessels and to
arm the trusty negroes. Agents were sent to
Virginia and England to solicit aid. Robert
Daniel was appointed deputy Governor, and
Governor Craven, like true hero, prepared
to lead, in person, the colonial forces against
the foe.
So soon as Governor Craven learned, per-
haps from John Fraser, of the intended out
break of the Indians, he collected a company
of two hundred and forty horsemen from Col
Teton county, and followed after Capt. Nairn
for the purpose oflearning the precise state of
the difficulties. At the same time he ordered
Colonel Mackay to raise all the forces he
could and proceed by water to Pocotaligo'
The Governor having arrived within sixteen
miles of the Indians chief town, encamped for
the night near the Combahee river. AT
break of day on the next morning, he was sud-
denly attacked by five hundred Yamassees
The colonial forces were promptly placed in
order, and after spirited engagement of for
ty-6ve minutes the enemy was routed. The
loss to the colony by this engagement was one
sentinel, by the name of John Snow, killed,
and few men wounded. The Indians lost
several of their war.chiefs, and large number
of their warriors were killed and wounded.
Colonel Mackay, in pursuit Of his orders,
gathered what force he could, and embarked
by water, and on landing, marched to the In
dian Yamassee town and though he was dis
appointed in meeting the Governor there, yet
he surprised and attacked the enemy and
routed them out of their town, where he got
vast quantities of provisions that they had
stored up, and what plunder they had taken
from the English.
Colonel Mackay kept possession of the
town, and soon after, hearing that the enemy
had got into another fort, where we're upward
of two hundred men, he detached, out of his
camp, about one hundred and forty men to
attack it, and engaged them. At which time,
young STRIPPING, named Palmer, with about
sixteen men, who had been out upon scout,
came to Colonel Mackay's assistance, who at
once, with his men, scaled their walls and at
tackled them in their trenches, killing several;
but meeting with so warm reception from
the enemy that he was necessitated to make
his retreat. Yet, on second entry with his
men, he so manfully engaged the enemy as to
make them fly from their fort. Colonel Mac
kay being without, engaged them on their
flight, when he slew many of them.'-Boston
News, of June 18th, 1715.
This prompt action on the part of the Gov.
ernor and Colonel Mackey, checked the pro-
gress of the enemy in this quarter, but body
of four hundred of the enemy came from the
North in the direction of Goose Creek. They
came to the plantation of John Hearne, near
the Santee. Here their wants we're sup
piled, but they barbarously murdered Hearne
Captain Thomas Barker hearing of their ap'
proach, collected company of near one hun
dred cavalry and marched to meet this party.
Trusting to an Indian, as a guide, whom he
regarded as faithful, he was led into the very
midst ofthe enemy. In thicket, with which
the country at that time abounded, the In
dams lay concealed. At moment when
Captain Barker was suspecting no danger,
the Indians sprung from their hiding places
and poured in deadly fire. Capt. Barker
was killed and his men were thrown into dis
order and fled. This untowsrd event threw
the whole of the Goose Creek section into a
panic. A rush was made for Charles Town.
A forti6cation, in which was seventy white
men and forty negroes, frightened BY the
great numbers of the Indians, surrendered
only to be inbumanly butchered.
On the 18th of June, the savages, thus far
triumphant, were met by Capt Chicken and
the Goose Greek militia, and we're defeated and
driven from this section of the colony. The
Indians soon found that although their num-
bers were much greater, they were no match
for the English. By the prompt and united
action of the people, they we're driven beyond
the Savannah River and ultimately fled to
Florida.
This Yamassee war cost the colony four
hundred men and not much less than one
hundred thousand dollars in the destruction
of property. The whole burden of the war
fell upon the colony. Governor Spotwood,
of Virginia, furnished one hundred soldiers at
twenty dollars per month, but there is no evi-
dence that any engagement took place after
their arrival
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