Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-08
MiHedgcriNe, June 81.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.


The annexed documents furnish au-
thentic information respecting the pre-
sent state of our affairs with the Indians
below-and also, the particulars ofa late
successful attack on two of their maraud-
Ing parties, by a small detachment of vo-
lunteer Militia. The frequent irruptioms
of these savages into our territory for
some months back, have excited very
general alarm among the detenccless
inhabitants ofonr southern frontier, MANY
ofwhom have abandoned their homes and
fled to the interior for safety. The
Executive of Georgia, unwilling to relv
any Longer on the promised assistance or
the national government, which has pro-
baby been delayed by the peculiar ST.
tuatlon of the War Department. has is
sued orders to Gen. Floyd, requiring him
10 call into service, from any part OF his
Division, sufficient force TO ensnre the
protection of the frontier settlements
exposed TO danger, and the effcctual chas-
tlsement of all future marauding parties
OF Indians. From the late insidious at
tempts of the Spanish government To
sir up the western savagcs against us,
we have right 10 attribute the persever-
ing hostility of the Florida Indians TO
some such improper interference. The
Artillery company from Charleston which
was stated to have been stopped at the
Creek Agency, has, we learn, descended
Flint river, and arrived at Fort Scott.
Eatract of n communication from Genera,
Floyd, commanding the Isl Dirisicn az
Georgia Niihtia, to the Executive ot' tits
state, dated
St. MARYs, 18th June.
Your letter of the 29ih April. affords
| ample proof of your prompt attention
To fItat Ial a ~
the southern frcstier, bordering on the
savages- and ! WELD chcerfully TO boih
inclination and duty, in apprizing you
of such occurrences in this quarter. as
| may have 4 tendency to involve The in
terest and public welfare of the state.
" A copy of Major Baileys report TO
nc OF late affair with the Indians IS
forwarded to you. The misconduct Of
evil disposed persons on both sides has
| produced state of things worse than o.
| pen war with our red neighbors, which
requires reciprocity of vigorous mea
snres for the restoration of order and
tranquility 10 the respective frontiers.
have just received information of
a party of Indians having on the 30th
ult entered the neighborhood and in o.
pen daylight took the Cattle from Roi-
hnson'S Pen. Such is the state OF alarm,
that many families have broken up"
MJor Baifey's Report to Gen. Fioyd.
CAMDEN COUNTY, 23th Nav.
deem il expedient to Inform YOU,
that on the 10th instant, | left Traders
Hill, accompanied by twenty four volun-
teers, in pursuit of cattle lately driven
off from this frontier BIZ party of Indi
ans. We took their trail and followed
II TO where the MaccasoOka path crosses
the Suanna river. When about a mile
from the river, OH the 22d. between z and
3 O'Clock, L. M. we saw the LIGHT of fire
which we made for, and found ii to pro-
coed from an Indian; camp of from 5 to
6 men, who we had no doubt were a
party fitted out TO do mischief, and then
on their way for the frontier settle
ments. We attacked them at IL o'clock
the same evening, killed one man and
wounded others, who were assisted off
by their comrades. At this camp, we
got three horses and two guns. On the
morning ofthe 23d. we fell in with an In
dian trail, which we followed circuifous
rout bearing for the big-bend of st. Ma
ry's-at o O'clock p. NJ. Of the 9th. we
came up with them at Camp OH the wa
fers of St. Mary's River, and attacked
them at day break the next morning, kill
led two, and wounded several. There
two guns and sixteen horses, two of
which belong to our citizens. | am hap
ply TO state that not one of our party re-
celved any injury.
ETtrGct eta letter fiOmHe Agent fo,' Indian
affairs, to Meacti"g Goce,nor cfthe state,
dated the 10Th instint.
Last night a runner from low down
Flint river brought me letter, contain
ing the following information:-" Ii seems
small parcel of the Uysehee red peo-
pie who reside on the Chatahoclie river.
tribe that has always been friendly to
our government, and never one of them
has been known TO Join the Red stick
party, were on hunting excursion near
the waters of ST. Mary river, when in
the night by moonlight, a party of white
people rushed upon them, killed one man,
and wounded the Other fOHr badly-drOvc
off all their horses, took their guns and
every thing else they could carry ffrom
the camp. The four wounded men are
nowlying very bad, about sixty miles
below here, not being able to proceed
to their town on Chatahocbie. It's not
known whether it was done by the white
people that reside in the Spanish govern
ment, or ~ or own government"
II IS very desirable 10 ascertain vile
ther the mischief has been done by the
people of Georgia, or by those of East
Florida. Ifby the latter, retaliation NAV
be averted from our people bv finely
representation of that fact 10 the Chiefs
OF the Town to which the injured party
belong. The Chiefs of the nation are TO
meet me at FOrt-I Iawkins the first of next
month, which will afford fair opportu-