here and murdered him.  I pursued on their track to Capt.  Newit Harris’, where I found the greater part mounted, and ready to start; the men now amounting to about forty, shouted and hurraed as I rode up, some were in the yard, loading their guns, others drinking.  They said Captain Harris and his family had escaped, the property in the house they destroyed, robbing him of money and other valuables.  I ordered them to mount and march instantly, this was about nine or ten o’clock, Monday morning.  I proceeded to Mr. Levi Waller’s, two or three miles distant.  I took my station in the rear, and as it ’twas my object to carry terror and devastation wherever we went, I placed fifteen or twenty of the best armed and most to be relied on, in front, who generally approached the houses as fast as their horses could run; this was for two purposes, to prevent their escape and strike terror to the inhabitants—­on this account I never got to the houses, after leaving Mrs. Whitehead’s, until the murders were committed, except in one case.  I sometimes got in sight in time to see the work of death completed, viewed the mangled bodies as they lay, in silent satisfaction, and immediately started in quest of other victims—­Having murdered Mrs. Waller and ten children, we started for Mr. William Williams’—­having killed him and two little boys that were there; while engaged in this, Mrs. Williams fled and got some distance from the house, but she was pursued, overtaken, and compelled to get up behind one of the company, who brought her back, and after showing her the mangled body of her lifeless husband, she was told to get down and lay by his side, where she was shot dead.  I then started for Mr. Jacob Williams, where the family were murdered—­Here we found a young man named Drury, who had come on business with Mr. Williams—­he was pursued, overtaken and shot.  Mrs. Vaughan was the next place we visited—­and after murdering the family here, I determined on starting for Jerusalem—­Our number amounted now to fifty or sixty, all mounted and armed with guns, axes, swords and clubs—­On reaching Mr. James W. Parkers’ gate, immediately on the road leading to Jerusalem, and about three miles distant, it was proposed to me to call there, but I objected, as I knew he was gone to Jerusalem, and my object was to reach there as soon as possible; but some of the men having relations at Mr. Parker’s it was agreed that they might call and get his people.  I remained at the gate on the road, with seven or eight; the others going across the field to the house, about half a mile off.  After waiting some time for them, I became impatient, and started to the house for them, and on our return we were met by a party of white men, who had pursued our bloodstained track, and who had fired on those at the gate, and dispersed them, which I new nothing of, not having been at that time rejoined by any of them—­Immediately on discovering the whites, I ordered my men to halt and form, as they appeared to be alarmed—­The