Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-05-26
-, n. naltimoro Patriot.

From The Baltimore Patriot.
Tur EIoRIpA Waffle following
,s,t.r i from residen. Of Florida TO bis
friend in Baltimore. and gives further
detail of the extreme distress and RUN mat
have been brought upon The People mere
NV the hostile, merciless Savages that IN
fest that section Of our country:
NosTIcELLo, Florida. May g..
Ihasten 10 inform you oil the dreauioi
state. affairs have recently taken ~ ms
country, and my immediate .neighoorhood
Dreadful is now the condition oil the ilying
inhabitants, all over this and the adJacen
countiesl To this town we are all under
arms. and know not at what moment We
shall be attacked by the Indians. who, d.
y;ded into small war parties, are laying
waste all the plantations through which
tbey pass as consuming blight, murder.
ing all whom they can, and dragging OH
what horses or other property they choose
10 possess. Mr.. German was shot by
them few hours ago, and we are AFRAID
must die, as one Of his wounds is pronoun-
ced mortal. Judge Bandle's plantation
was attacked and one OF his negro men,
not being able TO escape was Killed and
scanned. The poor planters are all aban
donino their crops which this year are
nnrticYlarly beautiful, 10 be, along with
their labor and expensive buildings, DE
.troyed by the ruthless savage UP TO
This time there are about thirty families 10
oar town from the country. and number
less others are pouring IN from all quar-
tiers in the greatest alarm and confusion,
knowing not where they can find roof
for present shelter, and daring not con
tempIate their future situation! Utter
ruin is staring every one Of US in the face,
and unless there is decisive. and imme.
diate step taken by our government, Flo
rida must in very short time be smoul-
dering ruin Powell, the Chief, has vaunt'
ed of his intention Of having green corn
dance, this summer amid the runs oil our
burning Capitol, tallahassee
My wife who has heen sick some Tune
is rendered quite i'll, by The confusion ina.
now surrounds her; and shall enueav'r
TO move my family, if practicable. TO mo
masyille, Georgia, whittier many at this
instant, are tending their ailii6hied retreat
IA il possible that our valorous old Oener
al and President will look quietly on ant
allow this most base of enemies, unpun
ished, to depopulate and lay waste SO Ian
portion of this mighty country our Ole
Hero-who, too, so well knows what
Seminole is The most prompt action II
now loudly called for. from our common
parent, and if il be not prompt-iar better
had it never been. What is the use ol
aid when all is lost!!! Were you here,
nv dear sir, to witness the deplorabie con-
diiion of this once happy community
women and children crowdlng peil neil
in every crevlce that our little town car
afford them detected by the hopeless ex
pectation of ever visiting again their on
happy homes, your heart would sven VIII
pity for them. 49,.
Capt. Holyman's company from TN
county, which went TO the Nilhiacoochee
is reported and believed TO be entirely De
stroyed.
beg YOU will have the goods detained
in Baltimore, which ordered some ,'m'
since, as there is a truce to all me'chan
tie and other business now, independen
of The almost certainty OF their being
burned by the Indians after they reach 81
Marks. [ could say much more, but my
feelings will not permit.