Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-04-01

10Th William Campbell was wounded
near Nashville. On the 18th Mr.,
Joslin was wounded at his own house.
On the 10th Mr.. Smith was killed at
Johnson's Lick. The people under so
many suiferings cried aloud for re-
venge and for liberty to retaliate upon
the savages the cruel treatment they
had received from them; but the eau.
tious policy of government still incul-
Gated lessons of resignation and for
bearance. The people uniformed of
the reasons for the adoption of this
course, murmured the opinion that if
matters went on few years more as
they now did, few if any, of the pres
ent race would live to enjoy the fruits
expected, and for the attainment of
which, such extraordinary forbearance
was enjoined. About the 1st of August,
1893, Abraham Castleman raised a
company of volunteers to assist him in
retaliating upon the Indians great
number of injuries which he had re.
ceived from them, particularly those
of killing several of his near relations.
On arriving near the Tennessee ten of
his company turned back, because
Gen. Robertsons orders prohibited
all scouting parties from crossing that
river. But Castleman whom the In
dians called the fool warrior, with
Zachariah Maclin, John Camp, Eli
Hammond, Ezekiel Carushers and
Frederick Stull, all dressed like Indi.
ans and painted in the same manner
SO as snot to be distinguished crossed the
river, as is generally believed, below
Nickajack, and took the trace towards
the Indian nation which led, as they
supposed, to Willstown; after travel,
ing about ten miles on the south side
OF the river, they came in view of a
camp of forty or fifty Creeks, who
were on their way to kill and plunder
the whites in the Cumberland settle
ments. They were eating two and two,
and betrayed no alarm at the approach
OF their supposed friends, but con.
tinued eating until the small squad of
white men came within few PAGES of
them, and suddenly raised their guns
and fired on them, CastIeman killed
two Indians, and each of the others
one. The shock being SO sudden and
unexpected, dismayed and confounded
the Indians, and before they could re
cover from it and resume the possession
OF themselves, the whites had retreated
so far as to render pursuit unavailing.
this happened on the 10Th of August,
1893 On the 2lst they all got back
safe to Nashville. This party of Indi-
ans had with them large bundles, but
no squaws or horses, and were painted
black.
About the 9th of August, Capt. Rains
and Gorden pursued party of Indians
who had killed one Samuel Miller neaI
Joslin's Station; after crossing Duck
River, their signs were very fresh. on
pursuing them seven miles further.
they were overtaken; the pursuers
killed some of them ON the ground and
took prisoner boy of twelve years of
age. One of them called out that he
was a Chckasaw and by that fnesse
made his escape. On examining the
prisoners, they proved to be all of them
Greeks from the upper Uphalie towns.
On the 10th Of August, 1893, in the
night time, the Indians stole from
Brown g Station tub of clothes which
were in the wash; about the same time
two horses were stolen from Col. Bar.
ton by Indians, which were rataken
the next day. On the Goth of August,
lI93, the owner of an evacuated house
in Tennessee County, having gone to
his plantation preceived signs of In.
dians, and collected party of men,
seven in number, and went in search
of them; they met the Indians in q
path and fired on them; next morning
they found one Indian lying dead on
the ground, and two traces of blood
making off, by which it appeared
that there were two wounded: the In
dlans did not return the fire. On the
2lst of August, 1903, the Indians killed
the widow Baker and all her family.
except two, who made their escape: :
| her family of children was numerous.
About the time Robert Wills family.
consisting of wife and two children,
was killed by the Indians: Mr.. Willis
was from home, Some short time be-
fore the 9th of November, 1893, some
horses having been stolen, aud Indians
seen near Croft's mill, in Sumner
County, Col. james Winchester ordered
out Lieut.. Snoddy with thirty men to
scour the woods about the Caney Fork,
and if possible to discover the main
encampment. On the 4th of Novem-
ber he, met two Indians who fed, and
he pursued them to large camp near
the Rock Island Ford of Caney Fork,
where he took twenty eight good Span.
ish blankets, two match coats, eight
new brass kettles, one fire lock, three
new swords, Spanish blades, bag of
vermillion, powder and lead, several
bayonets, spears, war hatchets, brides
and halters. Evening coming on, he
withdrew from the camp about mile
to an eminence, where he halted his
men, and they lay on their arms all
night. About the dawn of day thev
appeared advancing with trailed arms,
and at the distance of about thirty
yards O firing commenced and was
kept up from three or four rounds,
when the Indians retreated, leaving
one follow on the grouud, and were
seen to bear off several wounded.
Lieut.. Snoddy had two men killed and
three wounded. He deserved and re-
oeived much commendation for his
gallantry.
In this year, 1893, the Indians fired
on Thomas Sharpe Spencer, near
where Maj. David Wilson since lived,
in Sumner County; Mrs. A. Bledsoe in
company, was thrown from her horse,
but Spencer hTavely rescued her from
the hands of the Indians and conducted
her to place of safety. About this
time several persons were killed in the
county of Sumner, whose names are
not recollected. In this year James
McCune was killed by the Indians at
Hayes Station, on Stones River; one