Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-10-09

perity escaped him. He stated to Nc
that his letter had given
much satisfaction to the country in
general. That he had transmitted
copies of it to Gov. Caswell, which he
had since seen published in the Ken
lucky Gazette. The Indians, said he,
still continue their incursions in some
measure, though trifling to what We
had experienced in the spring. He
imagined, he said, that they were
made by the Cherokees or some out
laying Creeks, who were not apprised
of McGillevray orders. He inform.
ed McGillevray that Col. Anthony
Bledsoe was killed by small party
about the Goth Of July. 1t is reported,
said he, that the inhabitants of Hol-
ston and the Cherokees are at war, but
we have not received any account that
may be depended on, nor whether you
and the Georgians are likely to termi-
nate your dispute. From Mr.. Hoggatt's
account, said he, I have expected some
of the Creeks In. have caused deed,
said the Colonel, for lot in Nashville
to be recorded in your name. and beg
you will let me know whether you will
accept Of tract or two Of land in our
new country. l could say much to you,
continued the Colonel, respecting this
fine country. but am fully sensible you
are better able to judge.what5 may take
place few years hence than myself.
In all probability we can not long re-
main in our present state; and If the
British, or any commercial! ~ tien. W no
may be in possession of the mouth of
the Mississippi, would furnish US with
trade and receive, our. produce. there
can not be doubt, but that the people
west of the Appalachian Mountains
will open their eyes to their real inter-
ests. ! shall be very happy to hear
your sentiments Of this matter. We
shall see hereafter that the contents of
these letters really had,upOp the Span
ish commissioners the influence which
it was expected they would create. If
love conquers all things in the natural
world, go does we'll applied compli-
ment in the civil departments of life,
and In the pFpsperousmanagement of
affairs, perhaps the latter is equally as
operative as the, Other In the fall of
this year the Indians killed Waters,
after they had killed Bledsoe, near the
place where Stamps now lives, two or
three hundred yards from Wipohester's
Mill In the fall Of, this year also,
twenty two families came to the Cum
berland settlements, by the way OF
Knoxville, escorted bya guard of one
hundred men, raised in the counties of
Davidson'snd Sumner, commanded by
Col. Mansco and Maj. Kirkpatrick.
The guards'to escort emigrant families,
were kept up for several falls, and
SUCH families were enabled to come
through the wilderness without much
danger. On the south side of the Cum
berland the Indians did mischief also,
in this year. They attacked the sta.
ton of Switzerland Mayfield, upon the
head of the west fork of Mill Creek,
four miles above its junction with the
east fork. They were in body of ten
or twelve men. In the evening they
came to place near the station, where
May field and bis two sons and another
person, were making wolf pen, to-
gether with the present Col. Joceln,
then private man. The Indians un-
preceiyed got between them and their
guns. They fred upon and killed May
field and one of his sons and another
person, who acted as guard at that
station. They fred upon the soldier
and the son as they went towards the
guns to bring to the pen something
that was there, and jumped over a
log from where they had lain behind
it, to scalp them In presence Of. Jocelyn
and May field. Jocelyn ran for his gun
and got among the Indians, who fred
upon him and set fire to his cothes, and
drove him back pursuing him, q string
of them being on both sides, in the
form of half moon. At length they
drove him to very large log, over
which if he could not have jumped, he
was completely penned.' Beyond his
own. expectations he jumped over 1t,
and fell upon. his back, but despairing
] of taking man of so much activity,
they desisted from any further attempt,
and left him. He took a circuitous route
and got into the station. Somo bullet,
not aimed at Sutherland May field,
had glanced and wounded him, for the
Indians did not see, nor follow him,
when he ran. He did not however re.
turn to the station, and looking fol
himthe next day, in, the direction he
had run, he was found dead, by bull
let which had penetrated his body,
Continued next week, :,
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