Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-02-12
SHOCKING INDIAN MURDERS.

n. ScXieT, Esq VINO TetuTucu tni5
morning from Hampstead and Miller
ccun,ies, has just communicated 10 us
the following truly melancholy intelli-
gence:
Just before he started, he saw and
conversed with Mr. Isaac Pennington,
(recenily residing on the Arkan sas0
who belonged to party of hunters,
consisting Of twenty one persons, in
the employ of Major McEImurry, Of
Cadron, in this county, who were
hunting on Red river Mr.. Penning-
ton states that about two or three
weeks since, the party Was attacked
by band of Usage Indians, whom
he supposed to be 2G0 strong. The
men made considerable resistance,
but they were soon oyerpowered by
the superior numbers of the enemy,
and Mr. 2. thinks that none escaped
except himself He happened, for.
tunately, to be short distance from
their camp, where the men were col
lected, when the attack was com.
menced, and succeeded in securing
his retreat in a neighboring cane brake,
where he remained until the Indians
had retired.
| After waiting some time, Mr.. P.
tventnred TO the camp, (for the pur.
pose of procuripg some provisions to
Eenable him 10 reach the settlements
land there beheId the mangled remains
tof several Of his companions, murder.
fed, scaiped, and stripped; and found
the camp completely pillaged. 1t was
dark when he returned, and suspecting
hat some of the Indians might be near
did not stop to examine the bodies of
Enis murdered companions, but he re-
tcognized that of old Major Welborn,
From the upper part of this county.
Having found buffalo's tongue, be-
ling the only article of provisions the
isavages had left, he set out for the set.
elements on Red river. The Indians
Followed bin two days, and also stole
a number Of horses from Judge Brice's
company Of Mustang hunters whcm
| he fell in with.
This outrage took place on Blue
River tributary Of Red River.
Previous to the attack, the party dis.
covered, from the prairies being on
fire, and other signs, that the Indians
were near them. They also discover.
ed the head Of q man (scalped)
sticking On pole. in prairie, which
was supposed to have been done by
the same party Of Indians. In conse-
quence of these signs, party of four
men sent to the Indians, with presents,
to conciliate them. This party, how
ever did not return, and it is sup. |
posed they were also murdered; for, |
while their companions were hourly
expecting their return, the attack was
made on the camp, as related above.
The Mobile papers of the begin.
ming of last month, contain an account
of disturbances occasioned by the
Seminole indians in Florida, Their
disaffection, it appears, has grown out
of the recent treaty, and the laying
out of the new road bebetween ST.
Augustiane and Pensacola, which
will pass through their country. mi
an interview between Governor
DUvAL & their chief, NEHEMATHLA,
the latter declared that he was unable
to protect the whites against the out
RACES OF the young warriors of his
nation, who were so inflamed that
they would submit to no authority.
Some appreheusions had been enter
tanned for the safety of Col. Gadsden
and Lieut.. Ripley, the Commissioners
appointed to mark the boundary line
the Seminoles, who were without
any guard; but from subsequent &C.
counts those approximations were be-
lieved to he unfounded. Capt. Burch
and his party, concerning whose safe
ty some unfavorable reports had also
been in circulation, arrived at Pensa-
cola, all well, on the 9th inst after hav.
ing been 75 days in the service. By
this survey the distance between Pen
sacola and St. Augustine is reduced
to 345 miles.
While competitors in the production
of bread stuffs are rising up in all
directions, and Dantzic flour, put up
after the Philadelphia fashion, is i'm
ported i'm to T,iyerpOol. the Southern