Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-09-18


nestled under the protection Of Col.
SEWER. Up and down the Cumberland
there were struggling settlers, and Col.
Sewer undertook as far as he could to
protect them. He sent out several de-
tachments in boats to bring in iniorma-
ton concerning the movements Of the
enemy and to assist unprotected iami-
lies in the country in case assistance
should be needed. These scouting
parties would consist generally Of from
half dozen tna dozen men, and books
might be written of their adventures
with the Indians in the very locality
in which we are now living. Il is hardl
for Us to realize thu hardships sud
dangers which our ancestors encouu-
tered, lass than a hundred wears ago, in
settling the country where perfect peace
and security now rains. Along the
beautiful banks Of the Cumberland, NOT
far from ClarksviIle, the yell OF the
savage at midnight has struck terror to-
the hearts OF anxious mothers little
children have been tomahawked enG
scalped, and peaceful homes have been
given to the flames. The men who
vent out from Clarksyille ON these
eoutihgexpeditiohs literally took their
lives IN. their pwA hands. Some ;Iea
Of the ,dangem,to be encountered may
be. obtAned when .wasay that three Of
Cqi, SEWERS ops lost their lives in
these expediticnse From Haywood's
old history we iedpS ah,account Of the
killing of these y19khs:
'On MonaB, tAe 10Th of january.
the Indians Siled Robert Sewer and
William sevRrs sons of Valentine
Sewer, who liveM at the mouth OF Red
River, near the present .site.of Clarks-
vile. The had gone to the relief OF the
distressed families on the Cun,bel laptisss
river, who had sent an express for as
sistance, but the officers of Tennessee
Couiey oouiu give nohe' Two sons OF
Coi' oeVee were IN 'he 'front.' coat ard
uiscoVereu Ine enemy, put mistook
them for their own party, the Indians
having been seen late in the evening
az" uis.alive from tnat place. Robert
.eVier iaiieo 'nem, ana one among
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wnlch we COPY entlre:
OLARksViLLE' Decemoer loln, ll9f-
Dear Brother The news from this
place is desper te with me. On Tues
day, l1th OF Novemhef last, about
twelve O'Clock, my statiop sgk attacked
by about forty lndi lnF, uHsse sudden,