Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-11-27

single person or two to reconnoitre the
country, and to make discovery wheth.
er or not any party of the enemy was
lurking n the neighborhood. He was
to send parties of horse at different
times to reconnoitre the woods as low
down as the Crab Orchard, and on the
Cumberland line, and as high up as
the Papaw town, on the north side of
Clinch River, and to repel and defeat
If in their power, any hostile parties
that might appear on the north side of
Tennessee River, and the works, which
were incomplete, were to be carried on
with assiduity. The southern Indians
exuted at the misfortunes of the north
ern army, and the Spaniards were
blamed for their unfriendly disposition
towards the United States. The Gen.
eral commended Col Watts for his re-.
turning desire for peace, thanked him
for the attention paid to his prisoner,
Capt. Henley, and wished that he
might be restored to his connections
and countrymen. In his address to
the secretary of war, he undisguisedly
declared himself an advocate for war
against the hostile part of the Creeks
and Cherokees, and employed some
strong arguments to convince the Sec
retary of the correctness of his own
opinion. We shall soon see the little
effect which these arguments produced,
and the fatal consequence of disregard.
ing them. He proved from late events
opposed to the communication of Mr..
Ssagrove, the five hundred Creeks and
large body of Cherokees we're actu-
ally embodied for the purpose of in.
vasion; when Mr.. Seagrove assured the
government of the pacific dispositions
of these nations.
On the 9th of November, 1909, the
Indians were in such force as to raise
the expectation that they would shortly
make an attack on Gen. Sewers army;
but on the Goth, the Governor was com.
PEELED by the orders of his superiors.
to give it in command to the General
to march all the troops of his brigade
except two companies, to Knoxville.
The discharge of the troops from
service which were under the command
of Gen. Sewer, took place about the
9th of January, 1903, and we shall soon
see the unexpected consequences of
that step. In the first week in January,
1893, twenty horses were carried off
from the Rolling Fork of Salt River by
the Cherokees.
On the 10th of January, 1893, a party
of Indians stole thirty horses from a
settlement on Russell's Creek, in Ken.
lucky; they were pursued BY the in
habitants who overlook them on the
south side Of Cumberland River, killed
one Iudian and regained the horses.
When the pursuers in returning, were
recrossing the Cumberland River, the
last raft was fired on, and two men
were wounded by number of Indians
who had embodied and pursued them:
the Indians followed them to the set
Elements, and after the inhabitants re
tired to their homes, again stole twenty
of the same horses.
On the 18th of Janury, 1898, Capt.
Henley returned from captivity. The
party which defeated and captured
him, consisted of sixty Creeks; they
held council whether to put him to
death or not, and having determined
to save him, they afterwards treated
him kindly.
negro woman and three children
were carried into the lower towns of
the Cherokees, early in January, 1792;
the wench said she was from Kentucky,
and that she belonged to Gen. Logan.
On Tuesday the 22d of January, 1893,
John Pates was killed by the Indians
on Crooked Creek, about sixteen miles
from Knoxville, and four scalps were
taken from him.
On the Goth of January, 1893, three
horses were stolen from William David.
son, at CANDLES Station on Little
River, by the Cherokees.
On the 26th of February, the Indians
stole ten horses from Cosbys Creek, in
Jefferson County, the property of Viii.
liam McKossach and Peter Every.
On the 9th of March, 1893, on the
road near the Hazle Patch, several
men and woman and child were fired
upon by party Of Indians supposed
to be Cherokees; the child was taken
prisoner, and two men were wounded,
who got back to the station.
On Saturday the 9th of March, James
Nelson and Thomas Nelson, two broth
ers, were killed and scalped by Indians
on Little Pigeon, about twenty five
miles from Knoxville; the Indians had
formed an ambuscade on a path near
Mr.. Nelson's house, these young men
were stricken by eight balls, from which
it was conjectured there was that num-
Der of Indians; they were headed by
fellow called Towakka, who also head
ed the party that formerly killed Rich
ardson.
Continued next week.