Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-11
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENNESSEE
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK. |

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On tho 10th of June, large party OF
Indians came to Doherty's mill, in
Weir's cove, on Little Pigeon, cut down
a quarter of an acre of corn, killed one
forse, stole ten others, and broke tC
pieces such parts of the mill as they
could easily break. Lieut.. Henderson
began to pursue them on the 2lst. The
repeate acts of hostility committed or
the frontiers had driven the people
almost to madness, and they seemed
about this time as if they had lost all
command of themselves, and all re
spect for the Government. Henderson
overlook the Indians he was in pursuit
of from Weirs cove, and gave them O
well directed and unexpected fire and
killed two and wounded others. The
Indians ran off little distance leaving
the horses tied, but on seeing there
were so few of the whites made u stand
The whites cut loose the horses and
rode off with them all except one,
which was shot down by the enemy.
Nine of the white men were wounded
About the same time Samuel Weil
raised u party OF volunteers: Lieut..
Henderson joined them, and thought.
lessly suffered Mr.. Weir to take com.
mand of the party, about sixty in mum.
ber: they pursued the main body oil
the Indians to the town of Talassee, on
the north bank of the Tennessee, where
they killed fifteen men and one woman
and brought in four women prisoners.
On the 10th and 2lst of June, the In.
dians stole horses from CANDLES Sta.
ton, Craig's Station and Birds Sta.
tion.
On the Goth of June, a small party oil
Indians came to one Loyd's house
more than sixty miles above Knoxville,
and about eleven miles from Greene
Court House, on the south side of Nola.
chucky River; they kilen his wife and
two children, wounded third badly
and plundered the house of everything
valuable. Col. McNabb Immediately
pursued them with ninety men, and
followed their trail to small Indian
village, supposed to be the Tuckasej jah
River; they killed two Indians, one Il
woman; fell out among themselves
and returned home.
On the 30th of June, after sunset, as
four of Lieut.. Tedford's party of horse
were returning from reconnoitering the
woods in search of Indinns, they were
fired upon near Wells Station hy a
party of ten Indians; they wounded
John McAllister with ball through
the flesh of the back, and James Gil.
lespie through the foot; the wounds
were not dangerous They also shot
down Gillespie's horse, which died in
few moments, and they made their
escape under cover of the night.
On Monday the 1st of July, the Indi
ans burned two houses on the plan ia.
tion Mr.. Hogan, on Bakers Creek,
twenty four miles from Knoxville, in
which all his household furniture, and
quantity of flax were consumed; on
the same night they destroyed quan.
tity of corn belonging to Mr.. Logan.
On the 2d of July, the Indians fired
upon man on Pistol Creek, and
burned the house of Mr.. Hogan, on
Nine Mile Creek, with his crop of fax
and part of his crop Of corn.
Shortly afterwards they stole seven
horses from Bird s Station, twelve miles
below Knoxville, and clothes of -four
families which were in the wash.
On the night of the gd of July, al
Kelly's Station, eleven miles from
Knoxville, the Indians cut up a plow
belonging to Mr.. Conner, and carried
off the irons.
On Wednesday the Sd of July, En-
sign Joel Wallace was fired upon by
six Indians, at the head of Pistol Creek,
fifteen miles from Knoxville one ball
struck large knife that was fastened
to the belt of his shotbag, and shatter
ed the handle to pieces, some of which
cut his breast; he escaped without re.
ceiving any further injury.
On Tuesday the 9th of July, three
horses were stolen from Capt. Manifee I
Station, eight miles from Knoxville
by the Indians.
On the 18th of July hearing of a large
body of men in the upper counties who
were making ready to rendezvous al
Knoxville on the 1st of August, for the
purpose of going against the lower
towns of the { es, the Secretary
apprised the Ge { this informa
ton, whom he l to conside,
these men as making .sady under the
General 8 orders, founded on those oil
the Governor of the 12th of June; and
at the same time addressing himself tc
these volunteers, if that be proper
name for them, he applauded the alac
rity with which they had got ready tc
march against the hostile Indians. and
as it was probable that in the course oi
three weeks they would be called upon
to meet together at Knoxville, he hoped
their ardor would not cool nor thai
spirit abate, which is so necessary tc
enable them 10 render protection to the
country whenever Government shall
require them.
On the 10th of July, large party oI
men had agreed to assemble at CamD