The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

1 dr A party of free lance soldiers att tached to Jackson's cama.
 The party of free lanees included Sam SSals. John Wfnslet, Billy MackIn tosh. Joe Marshall, sam Moniac and others The entire party was composed of men of Indian blood or of Indian country white men who lived the lives of the Indians.
 Being in this band" he says in his historical letters written to The Montgomery Mail sn 1859, q went where 1t suited me. Though Weather ford was still at Moniac's island when reached General Jackson's camp, Tom Carr, of Tuskegee. Emarthla came up and learned through Moniac that Billy Weatherford could come Tn with safety as Colonel Hawkins had taken 1t upon himself to let General Jackson know who and what Weathtrrord was. l. one day, went out with SuciSy Corne' Is and others to Cornell $ old COW pen to see JiU Boy and Paddy Welch who had been one of the principal leaders in the fight against General Floyd. Welsh was afterwards hanged at c ai- borne for killing a man by the name of Johnson and another by the name of McCaskil or McCorAle. Jim Boys camp was not far rom Fols Cat Springs on the Cubahatchy, and near where he built a little town after. that Which lie called Thlopthlococo. On our return to camp, Weatherford, Tom Carr. Otis Hario, Catsa Har1o or Mad Tiger. a Coowersarda chief and host of others had come in; so l missed hearing the great speech or seeing Ben Baldwin's white horse or the deer.
 ",The horse J never heard of nor him until I found him in Colonel Pick ettis History of Alabama. There was some talk with the GenerRl and some chiefs and of course l did not hear as was not permitted to be at headquar- ters that day being looked upon as un Indian. But I think l know the pJ" hort of that talk as well as any one living or dead, for l knew both the men well. long after tnat' and heard both of them talk it ovtsr; and l will give vou as near as l can, what un- derstood passed at that first inter- view.
 what Jackson Said.
 csAneral Jackson saiG to Weatherford that he was astonished at man or his good sepse and almost white man. to take sides with @h ignorant set of savages, and being led astray by men Nho -professed to be prophets and he gifted with supernatural influence. And more than all he had led the In dians and was one of the prime nov CTS in the massacre of Fort Mims.
 weatherford hstened attentively to what the eneral had to say until he was through He then said to the Gen eral that much hal been charged to him which he was innocent of, and he believed as little in Indian or white prophets as any man living and that he regretted the unfortunate destruc- tion of Fort Mms and inmates as much as he. the General, or any one else He said 1t was true, he was\ \at Fort Mims when the attack was made bcrore the hostile Indians seemed in- clined to abandon their undertaking. that those in the fort and particularly the half breeds under Dixon Bailey, noured such a deadly fire into their ranks as to cause them tO back out for a while a short tine; at this stage. of the fight, he. Weathrrford, advised thcut to draw off entirely He then loft to tyo some few miles tu where his half brother David Tait had some he- proes tn take charge of them tn keep fine Indians from scattering them; af- ter he left the Indians succeeded in 6ring the fort and waited until it hurnt so so they could enter it with