Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-06-14


neis lsoshood IN he hcar OF Nude fLrid-. and
committed murder I"siead Of giving pcrsoi'.tho
nhabituis aba adcncd their plantations and aed to
Tsilshsssce.
A similar party had bu, lev days before thrown
the Mioonopy settlement into the utmost eonioslon.
4 gang efcow .stealers sdrotly added a report that
an Immoacc fresh lndisa trail had been observed
crossing the Tallahassee road. near the Suaie Re
bridge. The whole county from Meonopy 10
Black Creek instantly became Wild with fear
The daring hlse1ood was Immediately exposed by
Col Flizps,,iek aud Capt. Shannon, Of the army
who happened 20 pace lha, way, together With the
motive OF the propagators: but the inhabitants
could see noihng but an Indian IN every bush, and
therefore continued 10 0y.
On this side of the ST. Johns a keen suscep,i-
biliy of the same kind ptevaIls. a small patty
Of The enemy lately veniuted within the se,iiene ats.
A COMPANY Of regular foo, was promptly mounted,
scnt ~ pursuit, beat the enemy aud secured mos
of the property the matauders had taken. Now,
although IT ID known 10 all cool people that the
greater number ofthe party were killed outright,
aud hat ike tple awaits any body Of the enemy
that may follow, pane is rife throughout th"
country; the inhabitants still flying TO ST. Au-
CUISINE, nad from ST. Augustine to Georgia and ).
C'--oim..
II Is evident that no Gen. even with ext,nsiy,
meanr, can cure disease IN the public und. 90
general and 80 degrading without some little effort
on the part ofthe people themselves. Thus the
planters in the recent near Tallahassee who fed
without knowing whether they ran from squaws or
warriors, ought first to have ascertaned that mate
rial fact.
u they had turned upon the enemy they would
have found the within the easy compass of any
three or four resolute masters, aud half as many
o'erseers. This WIS the simple and manly course.
That adopted was-.o fly, to spread the panic and
10 throw execratnns upon The general xho has the
misfortune to command d handful Of brale TROOPS
in the midst of such population.
Not regular company has been sent out Of the
Territory, except, possibly, three from Tampa Bay.
Besides strong garrison there 40 companies were
directsd thence TO occupy post on the Suwanoe:
two were posted at Fort King; five at For, Drane;
one (mounted U. 5. Dragoous) at Oakland, six
miles off; one at Miconopy;and twelfth at Garey's
Ferry.
These forces ought, in the opinion of the com
mandlng Gen. to give reasonable security to the
Alachua and Suwanee neutrality-suspicious. if one
or Two Companies Of mounted men can be obtained
to aid the company of Dragons in securing the
country between the chain Of fixed posts. Mea-
sures have been taken to encourage the enrolment
OF mounted men. ana it is understood that the
Governor is exertipg himself in the way
ilis EYelency viii, moreover, to complete The
means OF defence, be requested TO hire on account
OF the U. 5. at Apalachlcoa or else here suitable
steamboat to cruise from The mouth of the Suwanee
up that river as far practicable. One of the
Companies supposed to be already the river will
he instructed to cnba and .emuin on board of the
boat
oh this slGe OF the st. Johns, the means of de
ierce though much more limited, are deemed fully
adequate, II aided by single company of mounted
volunteers; and one it is hoped, will soon present it.
sen Tor the service. or the five regular companies
one has already been mounted on horses beloDying
10 TIE wagon tram, and in a few days another will
be put ON horseback by the same meaus. The
commanding Gen. has power to purchase horses
expressly for this purpose. The Companies on foot
VIII be posted, whilst the mounted will be KEEP,
constantly IN movement; and it may be added, that
The little steamer, called the Esayons belonging to
the U. States, will be kept daily cruising I'D and
down the St. Johns.
The post and steamboa, on the Suwapee +. KIM
Oakland Miconopy, and Garey's Ferry will all be
under The immediate orders Of the field officer Mai
Heemans stationed at +. Drane and he will commu- |
n'cate freely with the Governor of the Territory.
Should the post ordered to be established al Wat
sons or Dabncy's plantation on the Slwanee. prove
TO be unhealthy, tie commanding officer is author
'sec to move higher up The river In search of bet
Ter position, giving the preference TO the left bank
of the stream.