The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-29

kaiusa yielded 400 carriers, and said that he would name more carriers as other town, Msubiia, was reached. It thus seems certain, that this day, Mon- day, Oct. II. 1540, while in Atahachi. going to Maubila: and 1t is by no means an improbably conjecture that he was I influenced in this matter by the advice
 ned m soe tc oG rd Ess Ss of the Spanish army, either by induc- | ing them to leave his country, or, faii- ing in this, to lure them to their de- | struction at Maubila.
 His Trip to Piaehi.
 Two days later. op Tuesday. Oct. tz. Maublla, Before setting out. Desoto cloak and buskins, a costume we'll nitarS. He was then mounted on the
 hss hhssss case nDfas % ths Aaecs s@ o Meaco Al wss o the invasion of Cortes, the Southern Indians of that day. stood in great strange and unheard of animals never Tuskaiusas Is thus the first North to haSe mounted n%a wao horse ever Ransri nGI gives some idea of. the sensations of Tnskalusa. when he writes Of his dnS msre on ounsa hSTss waea rss ss felt m . # savage lion. since this people hold horses in the greatest tsrrorf
 .Tuskalusa. In his enforced march panied by an escort of his own people and by his parsol- l-bearer. who. on the march, was assiduous in protecting The Spaniards accorded to the chief all the honor and dignity behtting his
 The day after leaving Atshachi. the ated on a river. which is believed to SeuStYs.I se the Black tSa wsfriOr Piachi wss river, and signifies Mulberry River. corrupted by the Imperfect spanish ar La Vega gives the name of the town as Tuskalusa- The description of the town sit. site would seem tc safely indi- Notions blum. for Rantel says 1t was snuatea hlgh aboye the gorge of a mountain torrent The hluffs opposite Saf & tRs se s tis iiSssttGIss iossstIcs bear
 While at Piachl. Tuskaiusa, whose heart was rank1Ihg with hatred and spaniards. msssaes SR Vas lmS ssnt Gn fo ins his Desoto that he sent this message 50
 in resdnsss for ths spsniaTdsp s psSSii,oY sSa hSns baggage carriers for the army. But, as afterwards appSsrs; 1t was a mes sage rasge 70 nm 10 get together all the war The Town oa MauhiIa.
 "on the 18th. the afmy marched from 1sehi tbs hIrh I1to aI,Ss niOuasain that is to bee and the Hack warrforr.n rn in S;re Gree1se days march; Herr they iesrnsd that in Ma1biiS. ia tIs esn Ms'S Se sssemDtSs ssen tSs hand of Tuelxasusa
 .,,S Ths 2 soI,s nsEt Say. snndsy Oct. IT.. trav- cinisgy iig sFFeaRii meTsssTe Tssr in the yI- about four English miles from Mau- 6a,. 6iia, a league and halt writes La
 While esmped at the village first showed their loyalty Hto Tuskaiusa i0isy by sn made from n@ a suRPs" s v.py Gs Iss SssSs Inat Tn receiving this bread, he sent m.esNssagss .a Nsa of instFuetlens te his people this time a perfect uncerstsnaine m % S bss G tween the chief and his people. aIl un- ger aaers5anding or concert not known to
 '"The archaeological who could posi- lively identify the site Of the ancient Indian town of Maubiln would do sonae- thing that would add much Interest to the early history of Alabama.
 None of tho Desoto chroniciera To- cate Maubila on river. L.AVega and Biadma both etets that 1t was located somewhere in the sontbern pe nsps spSnSS aS Greene County. All the chronleiers say that the. town was assaulted on all four si sides, s which could not have been done.
 Ihe entire country in the vicinity ot Maubiia is represented by the Spafi- lsh writers as very thickly populated. ological remains, assuming that Mey- bila Is in Greene County. But iYnrne- alately around the town. all the houses nad been demolished Bc as to present done by the secret instructions of
 "Eariy on Monday morning. October Ie, I54O, De Soto, with vanguard Of at the fenced village and arrived in front of Maubilas about o'clock, ac- cording to La Vega, but about so'oIocI< secording to iBedma. He was accom- upon the large pack horse. The rest of the army in the rear was now all in motion towards maubiia But in much straggiing. the soldiers rsnsbiinT over the country in search of food and booty. As De Soto was marching for- ward with the venguard. he met he had sent thither some days before with a message to the clief Tho Spaniard reported that the people of Maubila were certainly making prep arations for battle: that while he was there many weapoEs were brought in- to town; that there were numerous arrivals of wsrriors; and that work had gone on rapidly in strengthening
 Battle of MaubiIa.
 On arriving In front of the town, the Chief of Manbila with many In- dians playing on flutes, came forth to resolve De Soto. The Chief asked Dc Soto, through Juan Ortis, the inter- preter. whether he would prefer to stop in the plain or enter the town. He also assured him that in the even. ing he would give him all the bag gage carriers he wished. As q token of friendship the Chief gave De Soto three mantles made of raccoon skins.
 Luis de Moscoso in view of the re- port given by the apaniards, counseied that they camp in the woods To this De Soto replied that he was tired of would lodge in Maubila. Heediess of the warning of tho Spaniard, and pers maps trusting too much to, the frfend- ly manifestations of the Chief of Mau. bila, De Soto and Moscoso, with the cavalry of the vanguard. now rode into the town and dismounted. They tied most of their horses outside of the stockade, but some few were tied in- side.
 riers of the army arrived and depos- ited the bundles containing the cloth ing and other effects on the outside of town near the wall. Here these enc siaved Indians remained In passive obe- dience, awaiting the issue of the day, not Knowing whether 1t would become to them a day of freedom or a confin- uance of bondage to the hated Span 'The people of Maubila, assembled pe Soto & somgs Segaa mase to epoS ep6srf i dian flutes and the graceful dancing of beautiful brown girls While this