Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-09-22
DOMESTIC.
INDIAN HOSTILITY.

From The Savannah Republican Of Sept. g..
From the South. I've have just seen a
gentleman from St. Augustine, who in
forms us that between seven and eight
hundred Indians and are encamped
near the Musquetoe, and about one thou
sand in strong encampment, are on the
ST Johns river, who evince strong hos
tility against the frontier people of this
state. They have declared themselves
hostile, and are determined to attack our
countrymen as soon as they can obtain
powder and ball. Several of the chiefs
have been at Augustine, endeavouring to
get ammunition from the governor Of that
place, and it is believed they have par
TALLY succeeded.
Our informant also states, that he saw
Captain Obed Wright, in st. Augustine
that he had taken Spanish protection
and intended in few days to 60 to the
Havana.
Four whites, on their way to St. Ma
ry's, have already been murdered by the
savages, and we dread to hear from that
quarter, knowing, as we do, the defence
| less situation OF our frontier citizens.
Why does not the general government
station an efficient military force to pre-
| vent these people from the tomahawk and
scalping knife ? We believe no section of
our country is more neglected than the
frontiers of Georgia-What is the cause
of this Have we committed any offence
that merits such neglect? We hope the
proper authorities will turn an eye to that
quarter.
Orders from the President of the Uni
ted States to the Marshal of this District,
reached town yesterday, to have all the
crew of the Venezuelan brig of war
Gen. San. Martin, arrested and committed
to prison. The Marshal is now putting
these orders into execution. We have
not yet learnt what has caused this step.
From the MilledgsUilie Georgia Journal,
September l.
A communication to the Governor, from
a respectable gentleman at St. Mary's
dated the 18th uh. says" | have re-
ceived confidential letter from friend
in East Florida, stating that the country
is overrun by Indians, who breathe ven
geance against the Americans-,that a
British trade is carrying on with them in
ST. Augustine--that there are upwards Of
two thousand settled in the province, the
greatest number at place called Beres-
ford, about $50 miles up the St. john
and that an old chief of the Chehaw viii
lage, has been lately at ST. Augustine,
much exasperated at the destruction OF
his town. / have deemed il my duty to
apprize you of these circumstances, as
they are from source on which can
place full reliance"
Extract Of a letter from Major Daniel
Hughes, United States Factor at Fort
Mitchell, in the Creek nation, to the
editors Of the Georgia Journal, dated
august Goth, 1918.
Con the 10th inst. number of the head
men, Indians from TalIa-kalch- ka, and
Coweta, on their way to the Casseta
Green Corn dance, stopped a few minutes
at this store.
Their horses, fifteen or sixteen, we're
hitched under large shed, few yards
from the store, when lightning, from
small cloud passing over head, with 20
appearance of storm or rain, struck the
west end of the shed, knocked down fif-
teen horses and ten hogs--of the latter,
four we're killed; the rest Of the animals,
after few minutes recovered.
| A we'll which had been sunk in the fort
during Floyd's campaign, aud which had,
presume, been but indifferently piled up,
at the same instant Of the conclusion from
the lightning, caved 10 about 20 feet, to
the very great establishment Of the red
men present, who for length of time
were very much Disconnected by the
shock; many believed it spell put upon
lthem."