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May 24, 1808
Alexandria Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A boat ascending the Cumberland River was attacked by Cherokee Indians, killing one man and wounding several others, leading to great alarm on the frontier. A Lexington, Ky. newspaper attributes the attack to British machinations, but this is dismissed as the southern Indians are under Spanish influence.
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A boat, in ascending the Cumberland, has recently been attacked by the Cherokee Indians, and had one man killed, and several wounded, in consequence of which, and some other threatening circumstances, great alarm is said to prevail on our frontier.
In the Reporter, a paper published at Lexington, Ky. an attempt is made to impute this murder to the machinations of the British. This is absurd. The English have great influence over the northern Indians, and have often excited them to deeds of barbarity: but every one who knows anything of Indian affairs, knows that the southern Indians are not at all under the control of the British. They have long been exclusively under the influence of the Spaniards. --Wash. Fed.
In the Reporter, a paper published at Lexington, Ky. an attempt is made to impute this murder to the machinations of the British. This is absurd. The English have great influence over the northern Indians, and have often excited them to deeds of barbarity: but every one who knows anything of Indian affairs, knows that the southern Indians are not at all under the control of the British. They have long been exclusively under the influence of the Spaniards. --Wash. Fed.
What sub-type of article is it?
Indian Affairs
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Cherokee Attack
Cumberland River
Frontier Alarm
Indian Affairs
British Influence
Where did it happen?
Cumberland
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Cumberland
Event Date
Recently
Outcome
one man killed, several wounded, great alarm on the frontier
Event Details
A boat ascending the Cumberland was attacked by the Cherokee Indians. In the Reporter at Lexington, Ky., an attempt is made to impute this murder to British machinations, but it is refuted as southern Indians are under Spanish influence.