Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-08-14

camp, and there, their courage failing
they retired. The next day the troop.
crossed Tennessee, and returned home
In the spring of the year 1888, while
Gov. Sewer was on the frontiers keep
ing the Indians in check, Spencer, one
of the principal Judges of North Caro-
lima, joined the Assistant Judge anG
held a Superior Court under the au
thority of North Carolina, at Jonesboro
Amongst other things, he issued @
bench warrant against Sewer for the
crime OF treason; he still continued
however, to be addressed as the Gov
ernor of Frankland. Mr.. Gardoqui
the Spanish Minister, on the 18th OF
April, 1888, wrote to him at the request
Of a gentleman of the North Carolins
delegation, who wished that the minds
of the good people of the frontiers oi
that State, might be made easy with
respect to the apprehension entertained
by some, lest the depredations of the
savages should be encouraged by Spain.
He assured the Governor that it was
a malicious report, and that his Males
ty, the King of Spain, was very gra'
ciously disposed to give the inhabi.
tants of that country every protection
they should ask. And for my part,
said he, it will give me the highest
pleasure to contribute to your salts
faction on this or future occasions
Anything. therefore, in my power,
shall be done to check the savages on
your frontier; and ! shall take care to
write to the Governor of his Majesty &
dominions in that quarter, according
to the request Of Mr.. White.
The Indians persevered during the
whole of this year, in doing to the
frontier inhabitants all the mischief
they could. Gen. Joseph Martin was
under the necessity of raising troops
for the protection of the inhabitants
he had succeeded Gen. Evan Shelby,
resigned, who had been appointed on
the non acceptance of Sewer, in 1884.
He collected soldiers from all the four
western counties, and some were sent
to his assistance from Virginia; they
rendezvoused at the place now called
Knoxville, and there crossed the Hol
ston; thence they marched TO the Little
Tennessee, thence to Hiwassee. and
thence down the river to the vicinity
of Lookout Mountain, to Chickamauga
town, and burnt every house there.
One hundred men were dispatched
across the mountain to another town
on the west side of it; they were me,
by the Indians who fred upon them
and they retreated. They were upon
the mountain at sunset. The Indians
fired upon; them from an ambuscade.
Early next morning the spies were sent
out, who took the mountain, and the
Indians fired upon them ut the same
place; the army was then ordered ia
march up the mountain; after adv anc
ing some distance, the Indiana poured
in upon them thick fire from every
tree and rock near them; three OF Mar
tins Captains were killed, and several
OF the Indians; they retired, and q
guard Of thirty or forty men was placed
upon the top of the mountain until the
army could return to the camp and gel
the baggage they had left there. The
guard was to keep possession until the
main body should return and cross the
mountain, and 20 to the town they
intended to burn; butthe men refusing
to 20 on the mountain, aud Gen. Martin
being unable to coerce them, he wal
obliged to abandon the enterprise, ant
ordered the guard into camp. The
whole army then crossed the Hiwasse,
and Little Tennessee and returned
home. In the evening after the battle
having made litters for carrying tn,
wounded, and having buried the dead
they took up the line of march for th,
settlements, being one hundred mile
within the Indian country, not NOR,
than four hundred and fifty strong
most Of whom were in a mutinous state
and having the wounded to tax,
care of. The Indians followed thei
trail, and at night fred upon them ant
stole their horses. Shortly after tn,
return of the troops to their homes, tn,
Indians came in body of not les
than two or three hundred men, ant
on the 10th of September took GILES
pies Station or fort near Little River
within eight or ten miles of Knoxville
Sewer Immediately followed them int
their town, and brought OF as man,
of their women and children, W no wer
exchanged for the former.
Continued next week.
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