Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-11-13

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ert Sharp at fire on the outside, and
John Shackland wounded. Three
horses were killed and seven taken.
Five of the Chota Indians and eight of
the Chilhowee were with Tolotiskee,
when in November, 179s, they killed
several white men on the Kentucky
River.
Early in October, 1909, young Giles
pie was conducted in safety to Nine
Mile Creek, Craig's Station, by John
Christian, and two young Cherokees,
the warrior son and Kulsatahee. from
Estanaula. where he was purchased
from the eight Creeks who took him by
James Carey, with the assistance and
interposition of Chunelah, and other
chiefs of the upper Cherokees, for two
hundred and fifty pounds of leather,
equal to eighty three dollars and thirty
cents, and horse estimated at fifteen
pounds sterling. The Creeks value a
white prisoner and a negro at the same
price, and treat them equally as slaves.
Young Gillespie was taken from his
fathers house, within twenty miles of
Knoxville on the 12th of September.
His elder brother was killed and
scalped by the same party. Many of
the chiefs were now In openly professed
hostility, who as late as July in this
year. gave the most unequivocal proofs
of attachment to the United States.
This sudden change of conduct was at
the time attributed to the Spanish gov
vernment.
On Saturday the 9th of October, 1902,
a company of travellers, on their way
from Kentucky through the territory,
were fired upon in the wilderness, two
men were killed, and one said to be
mortally wounded. The party who
attacked this company consisted of
sixty warriors, and were headed by
the noted Cherokee chief Tolotiskee, a
signer of the Holston, and one who ac-
companied John Watts on his visit to
fGov. Oneal in July and August, 1792.
Inspired with spirit for war by the
persuasions of Gov. Oneal, as the peo.
pie of the territory believed, he painted
himself black before he left Pensacola,
declared himself for war, and with
that appearance and spirit, he passed
through the Creek nation. Whilst he
was at Pensacola, Gov. 0peal showed
him five magazines. This, said he, is
for the Cherokees, that for the Creeks,
these two for the Choctaws and Chicka-
saws, and this for ourselves, to assist
you if necessary.
The Cherokees some time in the
month of October, 1899, agreed with
Creeks to erect three strong ssockade
forts with blockhouses, one at the con.
fluence of Tennessee and Clinch Rivers
the second In the Running water town
on the Tennessee; and the third at the
Greeks crossing place, near the Muscle
Shoals; by which means they expected
to be able conveniently to continne
occasionally their hostile depredations
on any part of the southwestern terri.
tory. Everything wore the appearance
of war. But the Hanging Nav desired
to be at peace and not to be disturbed
as he WOULD remain at home.
On the night of the 9th of November
1792, five Creeks headed by young
Lashley. the son of Scotchman in the
Creek nation, the same that headed the
party who killed and captured GILES
pies sons on the 18th of September
came in upon the waters of Little River
about twenty miles from Knoxville,
and stole and took off eight horses
They were tracked towards Chilhowee,
the nearest Cherokee town. This gave
reason to suspect the Chilhowee Indi
ans of the theft, whereupon, as many
as fifty two of the neighboring people
including the sufferers, assem- ble1 to
gether in arms, and resolved to
60 and destroy Chilhowee and Tai
lassee, a little adjacent town, ant
actually did march, but Gen. Sewer
receiving information of their inten
tions, dispatched orders to them to dis
perse and return home, which they
did. AS young Lashley passed tht
Cherokees, he assured them that tn,
Spaniards had ordered the Creeks to q
to war against the United States, anC
, had supplied them with arms and am
munition for the purpose. And as al
evidence of the truth of what he said
he called their attention to four of hi
party, having new guns which they
were going to use as the Spaniards hac
directed
) In the latter part of October, sixteen
r Indians with arms, passed from tn
3 north to the south of the Ohio. Thei
: trail was discovered where they crossed
3 the trace between the Cumberland apt
Kentucky, and it was believed tha
3 they crossed the trace which leads from
, Knoxville to Nashville, and fired tn
l woods to prevent the discovery of thei
/ trail. They were supposed to be Cbero
, KEGS, called home on the declaration o
war, or Shawnees coming to the aid o
, the Cherokees, or mixing of both.
, On Monday the 18th of November
s 1892. party of Cherokees attacked tn
8 house of Ebenezer Byron, in Grass,
t Valley, about eight miles from Knox
vile, in which were only two mel
. ! with their families The Indione ha,