bwanton] KAKLY HISTORY OF THE CREEK* INDIANS 99 
At the same time that Governour Craven despatched Captain Nairn and Mr. Cockran 
to make enquiry of the rupture between us and the Indians, he got himself a party 
of horse, and being accompanied with several gentlemen volunteers, intended for 
the Yamassee Town, in order to have an impartial account of their complaints and 
grievances, to redress the same, and to rectify any misunderstand im: or disorders 
that might have happened. And on his journey meeting with certain information 
of the above Murder, and the Rebellion of the Enemy, he got as many men ready as 
could begot, to the Number of about two hundred and forty, designing to march 
to the Enemies' Head Quarters, and engage them. 
At the same lime the <iovernour despatched a Courier to Colonel Mackay, with 
orders Forthwith to raise what forces he could, to go by water and meet him at Yamas- 
see Town. The Governour marched within sixteen miles of said town, and en- 
ramped at night in a large Savanna or Plain, by a Wood -side, and was early next 
morning by break of day saluted with a volley of shot from about five hundred of 
the enemy; that lay ambuscaded in the Woods, who notwithstanding of the surprise, 
soon put his men in order, and engaged them so gallantly three quarters of an hour, 
that he soon routed the enemy; killed and wounded several of them; among whom 
some of their chief Commanders fell, with the loss on our side of several men wounded, 
and only John Snow, sentinel, killed . The Governour seeing the great numbers of the 
enemy, and wanting pilots to guide him over the river, and then having vast woods 
and swamps to pass through, thought best to return back. 
Captain Mackay, in pursuit of his orders, gathered what force he could, and em- 
barked by water, and landing marched to the Indian Yamassee town; and though 
ho was disappointed in meeting the Governour there, yet he surprised and attacked 
the enemy, and routed them out of their town, where he got vast quantities of provi- 
sion that they stored up, and what plunder they had taken from the English. Colonel 
Mackay kept possession of the Town; and soon after hearing that the enemy had got 
into another fort, where were upwards of 200 Men, he detached out of his Camp about 
140 Men, to attack it and engaged them. At which time a young Strippling, named 
Palmer, with about sixteen Men, w T ho had been out upon a Scout, came to Colonel 
Mackay's assistance, who, at once, with his men, scaled their walls, and attacked 
them in their trenches, killed several, but meeting with so warm a reception from the 
enemy that he was necessitated to make his retreat; yet on a second re-entry with 
men, he so manfully engaged the enemy as to make them fly their fort. Colonel 
Mackay being without, engaged them on their flight, where he slew many of them. 
He has since had many skirmishes with them. 
The Governour has placed garrisons in all convenient places that may be, in order 
to defend the country from depredations and incursions of the enemy, till better can 
be made. We had about a hundred traders among the Indians, whereof we appre- 
hend they have murdered and destroyed about ninety Men, and about forty more 
Men we have lost in several skirmishes. ' 
Meanwhile the Indians to the north of the colony had not been 
idle, and the missionary account already quoted has the following 
regarding their activities: 
In the mean time, on the northern side, the savages made an inroad as far as the 
plantation of Mr. John Heme, distant 30 miles from Goosecreek; and treacherously 
killed that gentleman, after he had (upon their pretending peace) presented them 
with provisions. Upon news of this disaster, a worthy gentleman, Captain Thomas 
Barker, was sent thither with 90 men on horseback; but by the treachery of an Indian 
whom he trusted, fell into an ambuscade, in some thick woods, which they must 
necessarily pass. The Indians fired upon them from behind trees and bushes. The 
' Carroll, op. oit., pp. 570-572. 
