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


from all quarters, lwho having been
confined for some time by indisposition
was unable to appear amongst them.
But when at length he did appear, their
fears subsided and the storm of in t..
quietude was hushed.. Posts were es.
tablished at different points and new
arrangements were made as best suited
the protection they were intended to
give.
On the 18th of May, fresh recruits
ordered to be raised and stationed at
different points on the frontiers, to
save the inhabitants against the at
tempts of the Indians upon their lives
or properties, and they were placed at
Houghs, the burnt cane brake, at the
Painted Rock, at the Warm Springs,
with orders from thence to range and
reconnoitre, as the several command.
ing officers should think most advis-
able from time to time. The Indians
about this time began to make repeated
professions of sincere desire for peace
and Gov. Blount believed them, he
also believed that peace would shortly
be restored to the territory.
On the l4th of May, Joseph Evans,
Thomas Sellers, Samuel Sellers, and Jas.
Hubbard, junior, set out in pursuit Of
party of Indians who had killed
Piercy field, to take satisfaction. But
not falling upon their trail they made
towards the Big Tellico towns, where
they discovered large encampment
of Indian warriors. In the night they
went into their camp and killed four
fellows asleep on the ground, and i'm.
mediately retreated and got safe into
the settlement Evans and his party
we're dressed and painted like Indians.
The Hanging Nav in his letter to the
Governor imputes to the Spaniards
that they had been always persuading
the Cherokees to 60 to war, but that,
said he, is now over and we are de-
termined not to take their talks. We
listened to the Spanish talks a good
while, but we have found them to be
liars and we are now determined to
take the United States by the hand.
The young fellows in the lower towns
were seduced first aud took the Span ish
talks, but now their minds are changed
He assured the Governor that Watts is
for peace and the Turkey also. The
lower towns as well as the upper.
These declarations may be considered
as evidences of change of Span.
ish conduct towards the United
States, and the inclination of the
Cherokees at that time to be on good
terms with the United States as one of
the fruits of that change, and of the
advice which they had lately received
from the Greek nation. These were
favorable indications, which afforded
grounds to hope that few more in.
centives to peace would actually pro.
duce it. Could the United States be.
come we'll seated in the good will Of
the Spanish Court, this, with a few
correctives well timed and well admin.
istered to the Indians themselves both
northern and southern, with some no.
tice taken by Congress of the suffering
inhabitants of the western territory,
would in all likelihood render desire
for peace no longer mere topic for
conversation, but an object really at.
tainable.
On the 25th of June Stephen Jones
was killed by Indians on the east fork
of Little Pigeon. And in the same
month, boat called SCOTS boat, left
Knoxville for Natchez, on board of
which were William Scott, John Petite
grew, William Pettegrew, Mr.. Tate,
Mr.. Young, John Harkins, three wo.
men, four children, and twenty negroes.
The boat was laden with several tons
of pets, kettles, cast iron ware, and
other valuable property. AS this boat
passed down the Tennessee 1t was fred
upon by the lower Cherokees of the
Running Water, and at the Long Is.
land village without receiving any in
Jury. On the other hand the fire was
returned, and two Indians were wound.
ed. A large party of hundred and
fifty Indians then collected, headed BY
Unacala, the same who was wounded
at the attack upon Buchanon q Station
iu September, 1792, and they pursued
the boat to the Muscle Shoals, where
they overlook it. They killed all the
white people who were in it, made
prisoners Of the negroes, and p!undered
the boat of its lading. The white peo-
pie in making resistance killed three
Indians and wounded fourth. 1t is
here to be remembered that the free
and unmolested navigation of the Ten
nessee River by the citizens of the
United States is secured to them by the
treaty of Holston.
On the oath of July, party of In
dians killed John Ish at his pillow, in
his field within one hundred and eighty
yards of his own blockhoue, and scalped
him. Ish lived IS miles below Knox
vile. He left wife and eleven chill
dren, the eldest not more than eleven
years of age. Maj. King and Lieut..
Cunningham, with John Boggs and
ten other Cherokees, sent by Hanging
Nav in pursuit Of the offenders, re.
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