Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-13
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ELOoDsHED ON THE FRONTIER.

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Indian .WWderS IN NigsDuri-W have to perform
the melancholy duty Of announcing he murder ofthreo
most respectable citizens OF this county. aud the
wundIng Of four others by a band 1i tho I9,,,, and
Stour Indians. located as q hunting party on the head
wntcrsot Chlr'tcas, IN the adjoining County O. Ran
dolph.
Tho country in que tirn is uniuhabted. oxccp, by
q few iuIullcs-atfordS the finest rance for stock
and the dispute winch resulted 81 disastrouslv is
said L. have arisen in consc qucncc OF d demand of
some stock stolen by the Indians, which they not ONLY
refused to surrender hut told The whites 10 keep their
distance, and litHNy Ct not leave the country they
would kllcvcry one ~ them. The whites then told
them 10 stack arms. which they refused to dn-and
inIIlcdiaiclv commenced cooking their Guns. Tho
whites then hndIng that It was useless ;n reason fur
thor with iirln, and sccin- that some Of the Indians
had their gins tu their face. DISCHARGED one Of lltcir
runs unon the Indians. a general rcncountcr then
took place. m which John Myers. james VIM, and
Powell Owcusbey wcrc kiled-flpr others wounded
two dangerously. and two slightly. The loss OF
the indians was SAID To have been ton or t"clvc biN-
ed-but our informant cant say whether there were
any wounded OF not-the Indians being shcltc cd du-
ring The engagement by their wig walus. The ac-
ton continued for a few minutes the whites rc,reated
with three ofthciy wounded, leaving The fourth he
hind, who was supposed to have been killed. The
whites were about Twenty-Five Or SIX in number
the Indians between eighty and q hundred warn
ors.
This information reached us verbally On Sunday
morning and various arrivals throughout the day from
Goccjn'e Settlement in Randolph county establish
cd the statement. Two * the deceased have loft
largo families 20 mourn their loss. Upon the news
reaching this place. n melancholy gloom was spread
uron the countclIanccs of The inhabitants; and uron
learning that there were several hclple-s families lv ling
IN tho borders ofthr frontier, who would unqucstion-
ably fall n prey to ihc dcspcradocs, The feelings of
all were excited in behalf OF their suffering fellow
citizens. The necessary steps were taken by the
militia officers to assemble their respective compa-
uics.
At9 o'clock on MONDAY morning, Captain HtL-
DERWiN's company of "fayctte Guards Captain
SHEPrERp's troop of horse. the companies of Cap
tains BUsTER and SNiTU, including a number of
volunteers in the various walks of private life, from
tho learned professions down 10 the work shop, were
rcudrzvousrd on the public square. A 10 or II o.
clock tho line oGmnrch was .'kcn mp, and troops cou-
tinucd TO arrive and depart throughout the day.
N was the intention go camp in Randolph county last
night, whore they expected To- be Joined by a COM
pany from The upper part ofthis county, and probably
one from ChIritol-nud this mo uing ticy viii pro-
coed en- DiIse", under the command Of Col. IIoHSrR,
OF tho lat brigade. II il s1id that n company Of 80
or 90 mon LETT Goggin's Settlement on Sunday At
tcluoon, io pfocccd to the battle ground 10 hurry the
dead, &c. II Is thought there will he 100 mounted
men on their march 10 dav. mud will arrive "a; the
sccn' OF bo~sitIitics tu morrow morning.
AncXprcss TO The Governor le0 here late on Sum
day evening, TO communicate the intelligence ofthe
dePrcdauors and The movements Of militia to him
the express Is now hourly expected. \ rumour reach
ed hcrc last evening that the Indians wore cIandcs.
timely concentrating their forces. not 'far from the late
bailc ground. and hat there were then assembled at
their pllccoI rendezvous. fifteen hundrcd warriors
rs to thc verify OF this, We cannot peak hut We feel
y a du'y w" owe to the public 90 publish Az the in
formation which has boon put in circulation relative
to this important suJJcct.-W estcrn Monitor.