The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-16

ever for this. All corresponding is held
country, who will come prepared to stay
long time and take POSSESSION thereon as
conouered bv US, without making any
restitution to YOU for your Lands
"Sirped at Kai.a-tec the fourth day OF
January one thousand Seven Hundred
aud Eighty-Cnc, by
Arthur CAMPBELL, Col.
.JonN SEWER, Lieut.. Col.
JosEpn MARrIs, Agent and
Major of Militia.
Late in February came an order
for men to join the Southern Army
and ga few odd of one hundred men
only. answered the call "a large
number would have gone" writes
I-Col. Campbell to Gov. Jefferson
"were it not for the daily apprehen-
SION Of attacks from the Northern
and Southern Indians. The latter
last Week Killed three men in Pow
ellis Valley and carried oft conilder-
able number of horfes."
This act Of hostility, declares the
Colonel, was based on the emphatic
rejection of the above" Talk sent
them in January.
The Indians again entered the eX,
posed Valley during January, killed
settler. and carried off fourteen
horses.
Col. Campbell again wrote to the
Governor giving an account Of the
murders, and begging Tor more troops,
and .w2 new forts, anyway. One 70
be at the confidence OF the Tenalsee
and Holstein," and the other at the
mouth Of the Clinch.
A serious difficulty presented IT.
sell in April, 11Sl. This was the
Hack of funds with which to pay the
troops guarding the Southwest tern
frontier for former services, and their
refusal to serve without pay. There
was also scarcity of powder, and
the urgent requests of Col. Campbell
for even one months pay to satisfy
his troops for awhile, and for more
ammunition to carry on the war
against the savages seems to nave
met with but small success.
Powells Valley was for awhile lett
without any protection, for Capt
+ NeyilPs men, who were stationed IN
the Valley had refused to serve the
/ moment their time expired, and he
had been compelled to abandon
, search after a party OF Indians who
, had gone down the Valley.
= The Indians at this time were be
= ing furnished with supplies by th'
+ British in Georgia and encouraged
e to make deprcdations. An expedition
II in charge of Col. Elijah in that dI
recton was met by the British troop
under Major Dunlope and driver
e back.
5 The Indians came up the Holster
and Sandy thus encouraged, and Il
: one of these expeditions carried oil
Young man named BIedsoe.
Another order had come in Tia
meantime tor draft Of two hundre
militia to go to the support OF Gen
Green, and Coi. Campbell III despair
begged that the order be counter
manded, because the men, having rC
ceived no pay Tor their services dul
/ lng the last year, could not fit then
selves.ior the long march. Beside
] they were needed 10 defend Their ow
homes and families.
1 For lack Of Postal system, lettei
1 and orders were long in reachin
4 their destination. Twenty-seye
4 dollars was the amount paid at or
4 time to deliver letter to the Go'
4 ernor from the post in Washingto
4 county and receive reply.
] Late in May came another deman
Tor men. All III uHlliOh was ioNh'A
/ on the frontiers. An extract froI
4 Campbell's reply to the Governor
| order explains the situation;
| "WAsnlXGroN COUNTY. June 4, llo
| Col. ARTHUR CAMPBELL TO GOV. JkFFERso
II SlR-rhis day your orders OF the 18th
| May came to hand, aud | am very Sor
our situation at present is such that
= have but small prospect OF iorwardil
8 the aid reaulred-'rhe murmuring and d.
3 tress occasioned by the misconduct
4 Commissaries, and the want OF pay !
! militia Services performed last year;
4 gether with the dread man common
4 has to leave his Family exposed to t
& danger OF being DESTROYED by the India
Z before his return, are objections not cas-
p answered-lf the militia were paid OIL,
| believe | should succeed wei! in compl
I ing with your Excellency's orders.
"Our frontier is now threatened with