Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-15
Mh.LrpGt'lLLK, Aug. ,.
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oh the afternoon ot the 2ith ult. 9S mem under
the command of Capt Calhoun, had an cpraae-
ment with from 80 10 300 Indians, ten mile, from
Roanoke, on the lumpkin road Five of our men
were Killed and fifteen wouuded.
The Indians were (ot counsel ma ;nr thu, wa,
to lorda Cen. Sandord, upon tho reception
oi tiie above news ordered all tho dnpo,abls
force al Columbus in pursuit.
Stn.e writing the above, we learn by renrc-
table gentleman who arrived this morning. from
columbus, That ON W ednesdav, (he 7thO Cant
Jernigan again engaged tie Indians about % mile,
bcio" LumpkIn lie had reinforced, and follow
e" u'e 'huiahN I" a swamp Ii is reported the,
boldly came out of the swamp, cursed Jerspan and
MS troops, uahiered them 10 show themselves
men, ana To come INTO the swamp aud take what
u"ey Called lar hight No sooner said t,a.l done
Into the swamp went Ierngan and his men. and
at It they went. How long the hrh lasted we
are not told: but it NAV be Indeed of in SOM,
degree by the result. pom the Indians eiy,n,
ground, forty OF their number were found nv ,,r
nisan to have fallen. Ii is reported thai Their,
were probably as many more taken prisoners
- Ihe Indians were, at our last accounts. s,,u
IN the swamp; and General Sanford, forces had
arrived soon after the battle Can't. Jernio,,,.
loss rs stated to be five siA killed. and eleven
wounded.
The belief that all the difficulties with tb,
Creehs were AT an end, IL seems was pr,matur,
ahd DIS events demonstrate, was incorrect. These
difficulties "'ll probably moi be ended until the en-
tire removal oi the tribe 10 the home assigned Them
by the Government.
Gen. Jesup has issued an order W.. a,o ;,c,r
med through the correspondence of = h;.nJ
which will very soon bring matters To an ;,,n,
The order directs all the lndalrs To be at the n,;
grating camp by the lst Of August. An who arc
not there by that time will be no longer fed nv the
United States, and will be treated a, hoN;les
he result OF tins order, would suppose. will
ei'her be to terminate the war at once. or to pre
cipItate the whole tribe, friendly or NOT (or III arc
aiihe opposed to enngralion,) into indl,crn,inotc
hostility. Events will soon determine the n,,,,r
MAssAcRE-A correspondent of a ST I.,,;.
paper gives The horrible details of a ma>sa.r. -
hlong some hall breed Indians, near For, lIn;nn
a' 'he mouth Of the Yellow Stone river in Inn. u,
",'i breed family, named Duchamp. had murder
"no,.ef HALL breed named Jack Ram, for which
-. a' breeds OF the negh6orhood and some
a.. IT. ee's determined to extermnat. them.
" ""'." purpose they attacked a block house in
which the Duchamps were CL. D,s,.a "e0 IL
dcrstandng that no quarter would ho - .I' w
became desperate and reckless r s,,s..' ''''
ana defended themselves to Tin. lac, III, 49,
inii'aiIon. A Frenchman contriy.d -, .a,
a''c DOCK house, and the wind b.;n., ,L;oh ,,,a
nd''eS spread with great rapidly The ,elI. ~
"ehance Vi tht inmates could be heard a,n;d., ,l
.'"oh"hg OF The liames, and they could he soo,,
"""y ana deliberately watching an onnor,u,;,
through The smoke and flames, to brno down ta;,
oppohehis with their rifles, of whom rbev Lid
e'eh' ana wounded several The Ducl,ao,ns u;,l,
N,c exception Of 4 fee small children vere
pit'ei, cxter,iil.llud