Daily Journal (Newspaper) - October 8, 1830, London, Middlesex The Daily v. u m B. 3044 Thursda yv 1730. OME having thought fi for known to to reflect upon he Conduct of 6ir and even that the Narrative inferred in our Journal of the 30th was not true $ the Gentleman who favoured us with that has fince had leave to extract the Heads of Sir Alexander's Journey to the from his own Journal and as it very curious and remarkable Particulars relating to that we be Same HEADS of Sir Alexander Journey to the Mar. 13, 1719 30. March 13, 1729-30. ABOUT Five in rhe Afternoon Sir Alexander ler out from Mr James Kinloch's Plantation ar New being 23 Miles fri m Charles South Ke was attended by Mr. George Hunter and Mr. George Aaron Men 5 but the Pack Men got and overturned the Sir Alexander was obliged to leave them them to follow and proceeded on his J urney with only George Chicken and Mr. George and lay that at Mr. Kinloch's Houfe at it being 14 Miles from his MarcT 14 Went this Nig to about 20 from Mr. Alexander Sir Alexander a great Part of this Day in looking after and March r 5. Went this Night to Mr. being 55 from Mr. Here Sir Alexander met with a bold led in the who to meet him next and attend him up to the March 16. Went this Night to being jo from Mr. Having employed molt of this Day in looking after particularly in feeing a Cave under where Mr Mr. and Mr. made their to fhew that they had and Sir Alexander cut upon a Stone on the left Side of the Cave KING GEORGE of wrote by S. A. C. This Day he feme Iron which was one End of his going up to the not being able to depend upon the Truth of any one Report he in This Day the Men came two of which were far taken Notice of by Mr. Humer in and James Anderfon was hired rn Pi ace of 17. This Day Sir Alexander more and ordered Mr. Hunter to try it in his who found a third Part of it Here informed Sir Alexander privately of a very he had made of Copper about 450 Miles from the and that he would go with him for orbing to he Place where he discovered it Sir Alexander's Intent in going up to the rokee as more than by the already for the exact Piace good Iron Ore could be was not before $ the getting Roots for the Bites of proceeded to and encamped under a about 18 or 20 Miles from March 18. After getting Roots for of they proceeded to the where they encamped under a Tree Having looked after on the the abour 20 Miles from laft here happened remarkable from a Chief of the Nat ion in bis Way of Speaking and Behaviour to Sir who made him his Friend Captain How his Men to with faid they would 44nce round him during the whole Night and would make him a of all their but finding ft would be a be ordered his Men to and a Turkey for Sir Alexander's Supper 1?. Croper came up to 5 4od Sir Alexander plagued with tn carrying Guide to catch a runaway by which a great the Morning he therefore was Mr. Mr and the Men at the Mije and proceeded with Win Cooper only the Hollow Creek being about or 3$ ' March 20. From Creek they went to the Mile where Cooper's was found It heavily all while they lay under the the Wolves making a hideous about them This Day's was about 58 Miles Sir Alexander made his on the and received great Satisfaction from March it. From 96" Mile Swamp they went to Long being about 30 or 35 Miles from lail This Day Cooper killed a a a Fox and wounded 3 which fct upon their great and tore out Part of hie Entrails Sir Alexander found feme that like and Marrowbone where rhe killed the rhe Year by Mr. March 22. From Long Cane they went to Boggy being about 36* or 40 and there encamped in the Sir Alexander it opt at to try and examine the Nature of the Stones and March 23. From Boggy Gully they went to where they being 20 Here Sir Alexander had an Account of the of the particularly the Lower to whom Traders pretended they durft not and laid that the Lower had endeavoured to the to the and had gone from thence but the Month before to receive m the and that upon their Return an of the was At Sir Alexander went into the Town where above 300 Indians were 5 and here Warriors to acknowledge his King Sovereignty over them on their and that they would obey him in every and that if they this they would become no He made Men to for the Conduct of the This was a they never before made either God or ordered immediately to be whole directing three Head Men to meet him at the 3d of where he to be at Return from the being to fet out in bis Nation the next let them know one of their Head Men bring full Powers from the Lower another full Powers from the Middle and the third full from Upper Settle The Indian fettled who were and Cooper the having declared that wha they heard and Uw done that was a thing in 10 that they would not have believed it if they had not feen it and thar in Carolina would believe their Report 10 be for that lie the Interpreter that if he had known what Sir Alexander would have ordered him to have he would net have ventured in the Town Houle to have been the nor would the Indian have ventured to have been the believing thar none of them could have gone out of the Town Houle without being how jealous that People had always been of Liberties But being engaged by Surprize in the Interpretation of Sir who in the of them well armed with three Cafes of a Gun and a Sword under a Great he was to whatever be the of it. He now believed that what had then would fb as to them for fome time to his Sir left he never fee England to make a Report of what had made the fign a Declaration oF what they faw and as a of his whatever became of The were Sir Alexander Jo eph Ludovick Gregory Daniel Wm John March 23, 1729-50. at March 24. From to being 12 where Sir Alexander lay at Mr Trader Here he about for Stones and and found there a Solemnity in the Town about creating of a new Match 45. They went and at Old where Sir Alexander made a Friend of the Head The Variety he faw this Day him as and to exhibit a Scene as as what March From they went to and made a Friend of got the Secret of his Roots for met on the Road the Conjurer of and made a Friend of him then went by to where they mef and made a Friend of him to where be lay ail t This Day hw made made a Friend of the fecond Warrior of with who the Indians Plot to murder the and found here a Stone on the March 27. From he went and from thence to being 40 he lay all having over the fleep Mountain of made the two Head Warriors and the Conjurer his and about their going to This Wis A remarkable Night tor and what between the Head and Sir March 28. He went from and lay within 3 Miles of Beaver being now attended by Ludovick as well as his Guide William Day he lome Iron Stone at two different March 29. Tney proceeded the drank of the Water on the Top of the high near which a large the from the Top of this Mountain to Great is a about iz They arrived at Great in the faw the petrifying a great many Enemies brought in and at the Warriors made a Friend of the Great M ytoy and Jacob the told Sir that it was among the leveral Towns that they intended to make him Emperor over the but that now it muft be whatever Sir Alexander March 50. Sir Alexander left William Cooper 84 Great to take Care of his lame and took only Ludovick Grant along with him to Great This Town is on a Branch of the and is 16 Miles from Great tne Path was laid to be lined with but neither Mr. Grant nor Sir Alexander met with any Here Sir Alexander met complete faw fifteen Enemies Scalps brought in by rhe made a Friend of the King of made Homage to King George cn his turned the to Great was particularly in the by where the Indians fung and his Head arid Body over with Eagles Tails after this a Confutation was held with and Jacob the who determined to him Crown of March 31. Went from with Jacob the the Bearers of Eagles and a great many other and lay in the between 20 and 39 Miles from April i. They proceeded ro being above 30 Miles from the laft Here the two Head together wish the of the declared in a private Conference their Agreement to what had before m Relation to the Crown of as Emblem of over the whole April 2. They proceeded to with Ih pf particularly the Warriors and Conjurer qf this Day's being neat 40 over Mountains About a MJe from Mr. George Mr. and cf the Alexander on and where his the fome from a craggy Mountain af fix Miles contrary to all Sir Alexander had patted 1 this Place and the Warrior that fallow he was to oblige Sir Iron Ore Sir Alexander put in his in Order to hying over to April 3. They proceeded this Morning being 5 Miles Di ft a nee from their Here Indians met from all Parts of the received Intelligence of the Meeting by the lent from This of the that ever was feen there was making of Creation of the of all the Head Men the