Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-12

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,ner the most nciement So much for northern sympa-
my Tor Indians And so much for the interest the
seven hundred ladies OF Pittsburg took i'm memorial
,zing Congress upon the subject Of the Indians. We
nope That Ridge and Ross, will be brought to trial and
wa. 'ne heaviest penalty OF the law will be imposed
upon 'hem' tWoshington (Ga) .Ne,cs.
(rrom tho Athenian)
INDIAN DEPREDATlONS
TIE following letter comes from a respectable
source, aud may be relied az authentic H.. details
may De eonde' ed the hrst irui of the /" phanhro-
PIC movements at the North; f,r without stimulus aud
encouragement from that quarter, III, Indians wou
-, "'e u't' TO commit tn savage barbari,i.s
E; 'ne s,oo'nca letter contains tho recod Lat
r'u'y fortnight commenced in this p ace and far
nave armed, eA'cud ID throughout the tate, one
We hoft severe nortl.ea.t storms, accoupaniei with
'ieet and snow, that have had fer many year and
m ma' anu the Two succeeding days bitter cod -
his wa' the DAY these savagss elected 10 make an Il
tack upon the inh tans OF Yann's Valley turning OF.
women anu ehi'd'en-womeu in child bed, aud Chi
eh Just oorn-o the rcltng of the pi,ilrss M al
burning the only shelters their deienceles to!ie.
LOT many miles round. We roget that the mob who
accompanied the party in pursuit, could not be re,
""neu "o'h ihHcuns summary punishment upon the
o"oaahs-we regret that it left for the laws
o' e state 10 take their silent but course in bring.
Ing mem to Jusuce-but so far from being surprised
'oe iuians wer. overtaken by the whites, should
have been severely beaten, we are asonishcd, they
were ho' m'sacred to man. Vann's Valley, il will
be noted, il in that part of the Indian territory lately
run OIL oy Col Wales, claimed by Georgia a, having
belonged TO the Greeks, aud ceded by them to the
STATE IL Is, TO put ton the most favorable basis for
disputed land. The Indians had ne
abandoned It, and sold out their posses lions the whites
They were The iamilie. of those whites who were thus
""""""y treated. .fthenidn.
Pumpkin To,on, February 9th 1880.
- Deat Sit:-i have to-day returned fom Terrapin
Greek Valley with the news IF the destruction of al!
,he emsra'ed places by the Cherokees in Yanns Val.
On Friday mcrnng last about breakfast an expe..
arrived ON Terrapin Creek, and stating that body OF
ABOUT thirty armed Indians he AIDED by Ridge one of
Two pr'ncipa chiefs OF the Cherokee nation had cem-
hi lniI. rri,,, s..t
aid pieces, and soliciting aid TO prevent f posibc)
the destruction of tn. buildings BY tw. I've o'clock
we had collected the force OF the valley amounting to
twenty-hreo men. and proc -eled To David yann's
and inquired OF him by what au horitv the Indian.
were acting, and whether they wer. gone He told u
,hey were com mis.oned by Ross and Ridge the two
he'u' oil the nation and that their object was the def-
sructon of Crd.r Town. but that i'm all prob,biIitv
'hey had effected their eud and were then on their
return we pursued on the Vanns Ferry road, as far
a. one Sinns TO intercep them; but learning there
mat party Of them had lett there only about ;hr
hour', we determined to pursue them to Cedar Town.
where we arrived half an lour too late to save the
piace-itw was then in tlamc We inquired for the In
d'ans and were informed they had mostly dispersed
out that holy OF them sent to burn house a.
o'u Two miles higher on Cedar Creek; and also learnt
'hat lhere was ahpling shop k. pit the way about
mile aud quarter We calculated that il WA, probable
they bad called TO drink In this we were not decev
Ell. when We charged on the house, we found ten or
WE'VE indians iii and about it, FIVE or six of whom
maze Their escape, the balance made prisoners,
without much resistance their part. The chief of
he party (Cbewaya) was beaten to eath the balance
w. wero sev.re,v ,yanni.d nI ing" I' e OF wen
w. The oIiect ef Tho n,r, 49, -" al. az, In'';.
and bring her 20 ;,s,;.. 49,. -, S "'
rated al The ann. ,in, Of H. s, w., NIL =;
Indictment weather and n,,,;c,I,r;,, ,ha &c.; :,
two women who y.re in rh;,u L, ~, IL, ;'I "
mat they could not be restrained.
warrant for Ross and R;da LEI, %; W oS S
bring them N Cour,. lam, - ~, ,; ~ y"
cult and we came, aa, ,h s. = M wy, ~ CIR
Valley is thre,,eneJ Win RI. .,ma c, hI sN
sent TO the frontors of n orai, ,rI ,i,h,n,, .. ..
volunteers to ac, d.rsnsir., ",I H. c. W oeI ,'
aid item Abou, ,b;r,,, g., - 80 hs "'
Vann'. VALLEY and we und..s,anI ali en- d. Ch :"
kec side on III. Chau.bocbo. 49,. 49,. .,,n -.
THE Tu RF.
rev races have been run on the Southern Turf,
more "o'hy OF notice than That OF Friday last, the
oh'ries'on course The distance was Two miles and
"pea' ana hve horses were entered "a competitors for
S purse Vol Mynns Saliy JONES, years OLD; Col
Sngieton Clara Fisher, do MIR Harrson's Yankee
Nau' a 40; MT. Browns Lady Melville, do; and
Coi: kichard'ons Coquette, do. Sally Jones wa
decidedly The iavori'e from the commencement, and
DC were freely offered in her favor. Many OF them
were aKen up, aud some lew proposed by the friends
OF lara FISHER. The hrst heat was won wi ease by
Lazy MeHViie' apparently without serious contest
W. "" any o.ner morse. The second by the Yankee
"a'n' Lazy Melville compe ing handsomely with her.
''''y JULES coming up towards the last, but falling
"acS again aohS the quarter stra under the impress
o,' perhaps tha u was rather late TO win the heat
"Iou' 700 severe cahesl. LARA FISHER maintained
S'ePu.aoe posion IN both heats. running hard in hand
C"q"e"e oehihd' Great interest was row created for