Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-06-17


partiality to white men. The public
voice called loudly for assistance to be
sent to them. Before this war broke
out between the Creeks and Chickasaw
and during the time of peace betwe cen
them, u number of Creek men had
married Chickasaw wives. Upon the
breaking out of the war the Creeks
killed the women and children. Thew
count relationship only on the mothers
side, Hence the children were ms much
Chickasaws as their mothers, and
equally the victims of Greek vengeance.
Some of the Chckasaw men had also
Creek wives, particularly Maj, Colbert,
but the Chickasaws were too humane
and civilized to entertain for a moment
thought so horrid.
In the month of April the Cherokees
sent deputation to the Creeks to urge
them to make peace with the Chicka.
saws, or rather to recommend oessa-
ton of hostlities and the Creeks 40.
ceded to the proposal. But the Chero
kee deputies had hard y returned home.
before they were followed by Creek
runners with war club and with an
invitation to join them against the
Chickasaws. The Turkey desired the
runners to return to their nation and to
tell them to forbear to make war on
the Chickasaws until they made peace
with the United States, to which the
Creeks agreed !; go changable were
they in all their purposes. The Choc.
taws also sent talk to the Creeks, de.
claring the remembrance they still had
of the troubles they experienced in
former wars, and their wish for peace.
But nevertheless, they could not prom.
ise for the conduct of their young war.
riors. And as the Creeks knew that
the disposition of the young Choctaws
towards them was not friendly, ,parti-
cularly to those OF the five towns, the
Choetaws were not free from apprehen-
sion, II the Creeks should prosecute the |
wa- against the Choctaws and eventu.
ally the whole nation might join the
Chickasaws. 1t began to be thought
from these circumstances that the
Creeks would not Immediately carry
on war against the Chickasaws till the |
breach between them should become !
wider except bysnialfparties of Creeks,
such, for instance as the relatives of |
those who had been killed by the
Chickasaws.
Major Gen. Colbert had waited for
some time at Nashville for the Presi
dents answer, which he expected to
his application for assistance against
the Creeks. Having not received it,
he set off for home about the Goth of
April.
Gen. Robertson was not authorized,
by the orders of government to direct
the raising of men for this service. But
penetrated with the justice and pre-
priety of interfering to save them from
ruin, he ventured to encourage it. He
even requested Capt, David Smith to
enlist as many volunteers as he could,
and to set out Immediately with Gen.
Colbert He even went so far as to
advise Smith to tell his recruits there
was no doubt but that they would be
paid by the government, for 80 he was
persuaded they would eventually be,
and that besides they would receive
the thanks of government. He at the
same time declared that he could not
order the expedition as he had received
no authority 80 to do; General Daniel
Smith was of the same opinion All
the leading men at that time in this
part of the country concurred in the
same sentiments. Capt. Smith pro.
ceeded forthwith to raise as many men
as he could to rendezvous at Nashville
and to commence the expedition in
April. The men higgled about their
pay. Gen. Robertson once more assured
them of his opinion that government
would certainly pay them. Gen. Col
bert added as Capt Smith says, that il
the United States would not pay them
the Chickasaw nation would, and that
they should be paid at all events. With
these assurances the NJ en- were satisfied
and they proceeded some by land and
some by water, with necessaries for
the campaign and for the support of
the troops while they should be out.
Those who went by water were attack
ed as they went down the Cumberland
by party of Creeks and lost one of
the provision boats, and they all came
back but one man and some Chicka.
saws who saved a boat and went on to
Fort Massac and there disposing of its
contents returned home. Gen. Colbert,
Capt. Smith, and about fifteen men
who went by land arrived safe in the
nation, without any desertion. After
they marched, Gen. Robertson recon-
mended to Col. Mansco and Capt. John
Gwyn to embark in the same cause, to
raise all the men in their power, and
to follow those who had already gone
to the assistance of the Chickasa ws.
They did SO, and arrived in Logtown
about the 10th Of May, just ten days
after the arrival of Captain Smith
and his men, having with them thirty
one or thirty two man Tho troons