Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-04-24
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENN ESSEE.
[coNTINuED FROM LAST WEEK.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK
Coody Immediately made signs to his
companions to leave the boat, which
they did, himself and another Indian
remaining with the crew of the boat,
and telling them to move off instantly.
The crew and boat had proceeded but
a shoit distance before they discovered
a number of Indians, armed, and paint
ed, going down the river in the direc.
tion to intercept the boat Coody, the
half breed, and his companions, con.
tinued on board of the Adventure about
an hour, and telling the crew that they
had then passed all the towns, and
were out of danger, left the boat. But
in O short time the crew came in sight
of another town, situated on the north
side of the river, nearly opposite to a
small island. Here, also, the Indians
invited those on board, to come on
shore, calling them brothers, and see-
ing the boats standing to the opposite
side, told the passengers that their side
was the best for the boats to pass the
island on. A young man of the name
of Payne, who was on board the boat
of Capt John Blackmore, approaching
too near the shore, was shotin the boat
from the shore. Mr.. Stewart had set
off IN boat. with the Adventure, and
others, destined for the western coun-
try. On board of this boat, ere blacks
and whites, to the number of twenty
eight souls. His family being diseased
with the small pox, it was agreed be
tween him and the other movers, that
he should keep at some distance in the
rear, for fear of spreading the infection
amongst them. He was TO be informed
each night where the Others lay by the
sound of horn. The foremost boats
having passed the town the Indians
collected in considerable numbers.
Seeing him far behind the boats in
front, they intercepted him in their
canoes, killed and made prisoners the
whole crew. The crews of the other
boats were not able to relieve him, but
on the contrary, were alarmed for their
own safety. For they perceived large
bodies of Indians marching on foot
down the river, keeping pace with the
boats, till the Cumberland Mountain
covered them from the view of the
boatsmen, and the latter hoped that
the pursuit was given over. The boats
were now arrived at the place called
the Whirl or Suck, where the river is
compressed into less than half its COM
mon width, by the Cumberland Noun
tain jutting into it, ON both sides. In
passing through the upper part of these
narrows, at a place described by Coody,
and which he termed the Boiling Pot,
a man of the name of John Cotton was
descending the river in canoe with
small family, and being fearful that
his canoe might not 90 safely through,
he had attached it to Robt. Cartwright's
boat, into which he and his family had
entered for saf, ty. The canoe was here
overturned, and the little cargo lost
The movers pitying his distress, con-
cluded to land and assist him in recov.
ering his property. Having landed on
the north shore at level spot they be-
gan TO go towards the place where the
misfortune had happened, when the
Indians, to their astonishment, appear
ed on the opposite cliffs, and commenc-
ed firing down upon them. This caused
precipitate retreat to the boats. The
emigrants all Immediately progressed,
the Indians continuing their fire from
the heights upon the boats, in which
were four persons who were wounded.
In the boat of Mr.. Cover was his
daughter Nancy Cover. When the
Indians fred upon the boats, and the
crew were thrown into disorder and
dismay, she took the helm, and steered
the boat, exposed to all the fire of the
enemy. A ball passed through her
clothes, and penetrated the upper part
OF her thigh, going out at the opposite
side 1t was not discovered that she
was wounded, by any complaint she
made, or word she uttere !, but after
the danger was over, her mother dis
covered the blood flowing through her
clothes. The wound was dressed, she
recovered and is yet alive, having mar.
ried Anderson Lucas, the same persons
who was with Spencer in 1889, when
wounded by the Indians The boats
passed Suck; the river widened with a
placid and gentle current, and the emil
grants seemed to be in safety, but the
family of Jonathan Jennings, WI ose
boat ran on large rock, projecting
from the northern shore, and immersed
her in the water Immediately at the
Whirl. The other movers were forced
to leave them there, and continued to
sail on that day, and floated through
the night. On Thursday, the 9th of
March, 1850, they went on floating till
midnight, and came to camp on the
northern shore. On Friday, the 10th of
March. 1880, in the morning about four
O'Clock, the people in camp were sur
prised with the cry of help. Jennings,
a considerable distance up the river,
had discovered their fires, and came up
in wretched cond ton; he reported
that as soon as the Indians had discov.
cred his situation they began to fire at
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