Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-17

mander," and in their confusion, leaving
the path beaten down by their feet on their
ascent, ran helter-skelter through the long
grass and luXuriant pea-vines, making poor
speed, as they MOMghf, for at every ten or
twelvesteps they would become SO entangled
in the vines, that the only way to eNtricatc
themselves quickly, was to hold their guns
tightly in front against their thighs, throw
themselves forward and roll, heels over
head, rise as quickly as possible and run,
then when again entWined, another somer-
sault and race. The hostile Indians had
planted themselves throughout the tall grass
above, with tomahawks and scalping knives
in hand, and seeing their foes rolling and
tumbling pell-mell down the mountain, of
course imagined them to be severely wound
ed, and bounded forward to finish them with
tomahawk and secure the coveted scalp,
for which the British government, to their
shame is it recorded, gave guinea apiece.
Major Ross was with the advance-guard,
probably the commander, till the voluntary
assumption of that position by young St.
Pierre in the disastrous attempt just record
ed. He was among those who rolled to the
bottom, and in little ravine was attacked
by an Indian. They grappled. In the
struggle both dropped their weapons, but
not till from both the blood was flowing
freely. Ross was a remarkably athletic
man the Indian was less muscular, but ma
ked and greased-a custom of Cherokee war
riors-and holding him was like holding an
eel. The savage was about to gain the adj
vantage, when a soldier, coming up, Tor
rather rolling DOWN, saw ''the situation,"
dubbed his musket and knocked the Indian
down. Major Ross, faint from loss of blood,
fell at the same time. He had received q
blow on the head from the Indians toma-
hawk, which he thought fractured his skull,
and believed death was upon him. BY this
time the Cherokees had ceased the pursuit
and withdrawn up the mountain. Themen,
bruised, Wearied and disheartened, gathered
around the Major, who was a man much be-
loved, among them. the Surgeon. After a
short examination he exclaimed, "Pooh
Ross, you can talk now if you can bite,
your heads not broke, and you'll not die"
The Major eagerly seized the finger the good
Doctor thrust in his mouth and bit so vigOr-
ously that the old Surgeon screamed loudly
with pain. All felt perfect in the
Doctors surgery, never doubted his theory,
and were delighted at the evidence afforded
of their friends certain recovery. Ross,
himself felt much improved by his success
full effort, was helped to his feet, and walk
ed to where his'late antagonist was lying,
who, though in the agonies Of death, grimm
ed defiance ut his adversary. Ross took the
Indians tomahawk, and to terminate his
mortal sufferings, buried it in his brain.
The main body of the army having ar
rived, they forthwith, though with more
precauton, pursued the Cherokees up the
mountains, but did not overtake them that
day. Late in the evening they arrived at
| the first KeoWee town, containing about
| seventy-five WigWamS. The entire pOpula-
| tion had fled, and the only human being to
| be seen, was an old Indian squaW, whom
they secured as prisoner, and after pulling
green corn from the smiling fields, sufficient
to feed their horses, destroyed what remain
ed growing, and burned the huts to the
ground. They placed the old woman on an
Indian pony, and directed her to pilot them
to thenearest Indian town, promising to let
her go uninjured, if she did their bidding,
but threatening death, If she dealt treacher,
Ously with them. The old sGuaW smiled
ings and when the encampment broke up
next morning, and the men started on the
march, they felt it was with an ambiguous
smile the old woman beckOned them on.
| All day, through Il most broken and rug
ged country, the army pressed forward, still
| melted by the hope OF the rc-capture of Mrs.
Height and her two daughters; twilight
found them two or three miles from the
town, where the CherOkees had assembled.
| AS ight came on, the old guide led them
into narrow defles, amongst fallen trees,
broken rocks, and here and there, a prec-
pice. 1t was useless to try to proceed. The
| troops could not travel through the dark, in
such trail, besides they felt satisfied the
squaw had misled them, and they must halt
for the night, with their arms in hands
| ,I,yf fnr f,r hy
| in sight of the town, could plainly see the
| Indian fires, hear their tiendish yells, and
later in the night, what was indeed heart
rending to them, they could hear the wailing
and screams of Il female voice. This drove
| the officers and men to fair desperation, for
the wild country and darkness were such
that, although many made superhuman eX-
ertions, they could not find their way across
rock and chasm, that encountered them at
each step, and rendered their attempts to
proceed worse than useless At the first
glimmering of day they pushed on, and be-
fore sunrise they were at the Indian town {;
it was deserted, but the naked corpse Of the
| ill-fated Mrs. Height lay not far from the
fire, around which, through the night, the
cruel savages had danced their war dance,
and ended the sufferngs Of their poor vic
tim. y soldier pulled off his coat and threw
it over her body. They dug a grave and
piousy buried her near the scene of her sad
death. For few dayslonger our men pur-
sued the savages, then reluctantly gave up
the effort; but in returning, completely de-
vastated the Indian country-burning all
the towns and destroying the green corn-
after which the little army was disbanded
Not long after, the Cherokees sued for
peace, were compelled to cede their lands
beyond the mountains Of "Unacays," to
South Carolina, of which are now composed
the counties of Greenville, Anderson and
Pickens.
The daughters of Col. Height were sold
from one tribe to another, and at last got to
the Mississippi river, where French trader
happily met, and dbenevolently, bought them
from the Indians and carried them to New
Orleans, whence he sent them to their
relatives in South Carolina, five years after
the massacre of their parents.
TO BE CONTINUED.
WHAT TIE TOBACCO MONEY BOUGIIT.-
Between seventeen and twenty-three there
are tens of thousands of young men dam