to push the pursuit into the
heart of the Indian nation. Crossing Little Tennessee and Hiwassee
they penetrated to Ustanali town, near the present Calhoun, Georgia.
Finding it deserted, although well tilled with provision, they
rested there a few days, the Indians in the meantime attempting
a night attack without success. After burning the town. Sevier con-
tinued down the river to Etowah town, near the present site of Rome.
Here the Indians— Cherokee and Creeks — had dug intrenchments and
prepared to make a stand, but, being outflanked, were defeated with
loss and compelled to retreat. This town, with several others in the
neighborhood belonging to both Cherokee and Creeks, w-as destroyed,
with all the provision of the Indians, including three hundred cattle,
after which the army took up the homeward march. The Americans
had lost but three men. Thiswas the last military service of Sevier. 3
During the absence of Sevier's force in the south the Indians made
a sudden inroad on the French Broad, near the present Dandridge,
killing and scalping a woman and a boy. While their friends were
accompanying the remains to a neighboring burial ground for "inter-
ment, two men who had incautiously gone ahead were tired upon. One
1 Ramsey. Tennessee, p. 579.
2 Ibid., pp. 580-583 1853; Smith. letter, September 27, 1793, American stale Papers: Indian Affairs,
[, p. 468, 1832, Ramsey gives tin- Indian force 1,000 warriors; smith *nys that in many places they
marched in tiles of Js abreast, each tile being supposed to number 40 men.
a Ramsey, up. cit., pp. 584-588. ■
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of them escaped, but the other one was fouud killed