The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-07

the concealed Cherokeea. The Cl9moT
wac enhanced by their yells, producing o
terrific effect. The whites found them.
selves leach man bis own commander" ;"
and in their confusion, leaving the path
beaten down by their feet on their ascent,
ran heller skeite.- through the long grass
and luxuriant pea vines, making poor
speed, as they thought, for at every ten or
twelve steps they would become 80 en-.
tangled in the vines, that the only way
to extficate themselves quickly, was 10
hold their guns tightly in front against
their thighs, throwing themaelges forward
and roll, heela over head, rise 90 quickly
as possible and run, then when again
entwined, another someraault and race.
The hostile Indiana had planted them.
selves throughout the tall grass above.
with tomahawks and ecalping knives in
hand, and seeing their foes rolling and
tumbling pell-mell down the mountain,
of course imagined them TO be severely
wounded, and bounded forward to finisk
ihoun s:ih q ion,ahawk and secure the
coveted scalp, for which the british gov.
ernment, to their ahame 10 il recorded,
gave guinea apiece.
Major Ross was with the advance
guard, probably the commander, till tho
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young st. Pierrie in the disastrous at.
tempt just recorded. He vas among
thoRe who rolled to the bottom, aud in q
little ravine was attacked by an Indian.
They grappled. In the atruggle both
dropped their Ueepons, but not till from
both the blood was flowing freely; the
Indian was less musculer, but naked and
greased-a custom Of Cherokee warriors
And holding him was like holding en-
| eel. Ths ss.ego wss about 20 gain the
advantage, when soldier. coming up.
| Tor rather rolling doEn;, aaw she s;tus.
tion," dubbed his musket and knocked
the Indian down. Major Ross, faint
from loss of blood, fell at the same time.
He had received blow on the head from
the Indians tomahawk which he thought
fractured his skull, and believed death
was upon him. By this time the Chero.
keea had ceased the pursuit and with
drawn up the mountain. The mon,
bruised, wearied and diDhoartened gath.
ered around the Major, who wao man
much beloved, among them the Surgeon.
After 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 seized the finger
the good Doctor thrust in his mouth and
bit so vigorously that the old Surgeon
ocreamed loudly with pain. ALL felt 1er.
feet confidence in tho Doctor'a surgery,
never doubted his theory, and were de.
lighted at the evidence afforded of their
friend'o certain recovery. Roas, himself,
felt much improved by his successful Of.
fort, was helped to bis feet, and walked
to where his late antagcnist was lying,
-ho, though in the ssI..:cs Of death,
grinued defiance ut his adversary. Reso
took the Indian's tomshaTk, and to ter.
inmate his mortal aufFerings, buried it in
his brain.
The main body of the army having
arrived, they forthwith, thong. with
more precaution, pursued the Cl ,es
up the mountains, but d so
them that day. Late ,g
they arrived at the first ; n,
containing about seventy.6ee ". ~.
The entire population had fed, ID 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 remained
growing, and burned the huts to the
ground. They placed the old woman on
an Indian pom. and directed her to pilot
them to the nezfeai Indian .osn, nEoEiis-
ing to let her 60 uninjured, if she did
their bidding, but threatening death, il
she dealt treacherously with them. The
old squaw smiled with contempt ut their
overtures and warnings; and when the
encampment broke up next morning, and
the men started on the march, they felt
1t was with an ambiguous smile the old
woman beckoned them on.
ii Hav, i, rD,oty p,oat hyoHan opl
rugged country, the army pressed for
ward, etill melted by the hope of the re-.
capture of Mrs. Height and her two
daughters twilight found them two or
three miles from the town, where the
Cherokees had assembled. AZ, night
came on the old guide led them into mar.
row defles, amongst fallen trees, broken
rocks, and here and there, precipice
It was useless to try and proceed. The
troops could not travel through the dark
in such trail, besides they felt satisfied
the squaw had missed them, and they
must bsit for the night, with their arms
in their hands ready for use, for they
were, by this time, In sight Of the town,
could plainly see the Indian fires. here
their fendish yells, and later in the night,
what was indeed heart rending to them,
they could hear the wailing and screens
of female voice. This drove the OH.
cers and men to fair desperation, for the
wild country and darkness were such that,
although many made superhuman exer.
tons, they could not ind THAR way acrons
rock and cham, that encountered them
at zach step, and rendered their ettempta
to proceed worsa than useless. At the
frat glimmering of day they pushed on,
and before sunrise they were OF the Indi.
an town 1t was deserted, but the naked
corpse of tho ill.fsted MrS. Height lay
not far from the FIRE, around which,
through the night, the cruel savages had
danced their war dance, and onded the
suferings of their poor victim. A sol.
dier pulled of his coat and threw it over
her body. They dug grave and pieusly
buried her near the ncene of her sad
death. For few days longer our men
pursued the savages, then. reluctantly
gave up the effort; but in returning,
completely devastated the Indian country
burning oil the towns and destroying
the green corn-after which the little
army was disbanded.
Not long after, the Cherokees sued for
peace, and were compelled to csde their
lands beyond the mountains of "Una.
ceys," to South Carolina, of which are
now composed the counties Of Greenville,
Anderson and Pickens.
| The daughters Of Col. Height were
cold from ono tribo to another, and ut
last got to the Mississippi river, where
French trader happily met and benevo.
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