Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-08-05

the notions of Granville.
Notwithstanding the fact that GranVilles
party was in power, it was still greatly in the
minority. In Colleton county it scarcely had
an existence. Such being the case, it was
necessary for the Governor, the Attorney
General and the Receiver-General to make a
vigorous effort to carry the election in Craven
and Berkely counties. The election for both
these counties was held in Charles Town. AS
the day for the biennial election was approach
ing, every effort in the power of these individ-
uals was exerted. When the day arrived, a
scene more ignoble and more digraceful than
that which was enacted at the previous elec-
tions was exhibited. The laws of England
were trampled in the ground, and all the GUS
toms and regulations of the colony were treat
ed with the utmost contempt. In the Ian
guage of the honest petitioners for right
"Jews strangers, sailors, servants and negroes"
were dragged to the polls and voted for the
tools of the dominant party. Thus the en-
emies of the welfare of the counties, and the
dsregarders Of justice and right, triumphed.
Whilst such proceedings were undermining
the abilities of the proprietors to hold posses
sion of the territory, it was the subject of mirth
and drunken hilarity to the party in power.
The resources of the colony were complete
ly exhausted by the St. Augustine expedition; !;
but still, for some reason, it was determined
to send out another expedition-not against
St. Augustine-but against the Appalachee
Indians. These Indians were allies Of the
Spanish, by whom they had been partially
converted to the Roman Catholic religion.
The Pope of Rome, through his agents, had
established missions in many of the Indian
towns and villages in the territory which is
now embraced in the States of Florida and
Georgia. In these towns churches had been
built and richly furnished. As rule, the
church formed a component part of the forti-
6cation of every town. What Governor
Johnson had in view in sending out ex-Gov-
ernor Moore against the poor, mal-treated and
insulted Appalachees, it is not easy to tell.
1t is barely possible that on account OF the
recent failure to capture St. Augustine, these
savages had assumed a more threatening
attitude: The probability is that Governor
johnson simply yielded to the entreaties OF
Moore. There is scarcely a doubt that Moores
object was to wipe out the stains of his st.
Augustine expedition, and enrich himself by
capturing Indians and reducing them to
slavery, and also to punder churches of their
plate.
Late in the fall of 1903, an army of one
thousand Indians and fifty volunteers from
the colony was collected Ex-Governor Moore
was made the commander-in.ch and John
Bellinger and a man by the name Of Fox,
captains Late in November, or early in
December, the army commenced its march
to the southwest, toward the territory occu-
pied by the Appalachees. These Indians
supplied the garrison at St. Augustine with
provisions. Hence, Moore thought, no doubt,
that by cutting off the Appalachees, be would
inAict heavy blow upon the Spanish, by
whom he had been so recently caused to re-
treat About sunrise, on the 14th of Decem-
ber, Moore arrived at Ayaville. So soon as
Moore approached, the Indians poured upon
him and his men a volley of arrows. Near
by the town was huge mud-walled house.
To this house the invaders fled and held a
consultation, when it was determined to take
the town by first making an assault upon the
church. Perhaps, Moore and his military ad'
visers thought that by attacking the church,
they would awaken some superstitious notions
in the minds of the savages. Be this as 1t
may, vigorous rush was made upon the
church by the soldiers with axes. The door
was soon broken down and the fort taken.
The church was set on fire. The only white
man in the fort was Catholic friar. When
the invaders entered the fort, he came out
and begged for mercy. Moore lost two men,
Francis Plowden and Thomas Dale. Twen-
ty-fve Indians were killed and eighty-four
taken prisoners, including the women and
children, who were considerably more than
half
The next morning after the battle of Aya-
Vile, the commander of Fort st. Louis, with
twenty-three Spaniards and four hundred In
dians, boldly attacked Moore and his men.
In this battle, also, the Carolinians were VIC
torious. The commander of the fort and eight
Spaniards were captured, and six killed. Ut
his Indian allies he lost two hundred. The
Carolinians lost Captain John Bellnger, who
was shot down while bravely leading on his
men, and Captain Fox, who died of wounds
received on the previous day at Ayaville.
Two days after the affair at Fort St. Louis,
the Chief of the Ibitachka tribe, who was sta
toned in a strong fort with one hundred and
thirty men, surrendered, buying peace with
the invaders by granting them all his church
plate and ten horses loaded with provisions.
After this, Moore continued his attacks
upon the Indian towns and forts. The in
habitants of FIVE towns surrendered without
conditions, and the inhabitants of one town
fled. Four of the captured towns were re-
duced to ashes, and the whole Appalachian
country overrun and subdued.
In March, 1904, James Moore returned in
triumph to Charles Town. He published an
account of his expedition in the Boston Ne'us
When he returned, he had thirteen hundred
free Indians and one hundred slaves, together
with vast amount of plate taken out of the
Roman Catholic churches. The ignomy Of
St. Augustine was wiped out, and James
Moore felt that he had added much to his pc
cuniary resources.
(To BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.