State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-06-07
MONTPELIER, (vT.) JUNE 2, 1896.

Uchees, the Hitchetas, the Pahlochokolos,
theSowokkolos, and part of the Ufallays.
Neamathlec, Chief of the Hitchetas, &c.
is full OF i'll feeling towards the white peo-
pie, and determined on revenge. Old
Neah Niece, the head of the Creek nation,
must be considered as hostile, having been
seen for several different times to come in
and hold friendly talk, and as often re-
fusing to comply with the request. Col.
Crowell has been acquainted with this old
chief for series of years, and they have
been on terms of strict friendship. Neam
athlee refused to come in to Col. Crowell,
and sent him word that "the young men
of his nation were bent on war"
Tho Indians have acted with great deal
of boldness thus far in this war. Notwith-
standing Fort Mitchell is well defended
and picketed in the most secure and sub
stantal manner, yet one night last week the
hostile foe approached to within forty or
fifty yards of the pickets, entered the hos
pital and carried off whatever they pleased.
1t was not deemed prudent, of course, for
the officers or soldiers TO leave the fortifica-
TONS Many of the friendly Indians have
fed for safety to Fort Mitchell, and the
pickets are now full to overlooking.
Not content with their foul deeds on
"terra firma," the savages have approached
to the brink of the Chattahooche, and made
their death marks on board of our steam
boats. The Hyperion, Captain Smyth,
while ascending our river on yesterday,
was fired upon by the Indians, some fifteen
or twenty in number, who had stationed
themselves on the plantation of the Messrs.
Ambercrombe, about eight miles below
this place. Eight rifles were discharged in
quick succession, and at the first fire MIR
Brockway, the first pilot on the Hyperion,
who was standing on the boiler deck, fell
dead, being shot in the throat; one of the
pilots, MIR Smith, was badly wounded, and
four other individuals, whose names we
have not learned. The boat was run ashore
and the passengers fled away in terror and
dismav.
The old Georgian, whilst lying at Roam
oke, was set on fire and burnt, and not a
soul on hoard escaped, except the Engi-
neer. The town of Roanoke was at the
same time fred and burned to ashes. The
citizens were forted in, and we believe no
lives were lost.
P.S. We are informed that contest is
now going on between Colonel Spivy's
company of mounted volunteers and n par
ty of Indians on the Alabama side of Chat.
tahooche. A short firing has been heard
within the last hour, and no doubt severe
battle is now being fought.
An express was sent TO Talbot county
this morning by Major Howard, ordering a
regiment from that county also battalion
from Harris county. Should these troop:
come they will afford us great assistance.
| From the Standard of Union
La Grange, TrOup Co. Ga. May l3.
! The party which was sent out the day
before Yesterday from West Point TO nc
certain the facts in relation to the reported
murders by the Indians, returned yesterday
evening, after having found and buried
the bodies of eight persons, mostly women
and children, that were killed, scalped, ant
otherwise inhumanly mangled, near the
plantation of Mr. Britain Harris, about 3
miles southwest from West Point.
p. :. STILL LATER. The steam packe
arrived at New York OH Wednesday bring
ing Charleston papers of Saturday.
letter from Georgia, states that the Indian
had sent depulaticn to their Chiefs ives
of the Mississippi TO urge the cooperation
of al! the tribes on the Mexican frontier
and the most serious upprchensions wer
c plan of hostiities agreed upon anon,
them. The Intelligence from the vicinit
ofColumhns is most distressing the who'll
country is in a most dep'orabe state
nothing heard of hut horrible butcheries
The Indians were destroying all the plan
tations. The loss TO the cotton crop Wi
be immense.
SITUATION OF THE MAILS.
The Georgia Constitutionalist of tne pot
t of Nav inst, contains the following CORES
pondence, which is the latest from the Cree
country -
Extract of letter from the pcstmasie
at Columbus, to the postmaster general:
Columns, Ga. Monday evening, I
/ May l6, l636--at dark.
) SIR,--Two drivers have this moment al
, rived, bringing the distressing intelligencc
that two stages, containing five heavy leail
err mails, accompanied by n guard of 81
men, and several passengers, making in
fourteen persons, were attacked this da
about noon, eighteen miles from this tow
by large body of Indians and overpow
=. cred. The drivers left the stages and hav
: reached town. They know nothing of I'll
I guard or passengers. l have emplove
, fifty friendly Indians NJ an expense of S2o
| to go out TO night and bring in the mail
= They will start Immediately and by morT
c ing we shall know the fate of the mails.
! Very respectfully,
a j. VAN NESS, P. NJ.
= TUEsDAY,May l7--l2 noon.-Tho frienc
: " Indians sent out last night, have this mC
!, ment returned, and report that on the
d arrival at the place where the mails WEI
;. left, they discovered the stnge in the roa'
n and also the mail wagon, together wit
n three dead men and two dead horses
G They state that they saw in the wagon tire
$ large mail bags, untouched, and quanti
= of newspapers slrewed OH the ground tn
!. they commenced collecting the newspape
y when an Indian made his appearance ne
IA them and on nscertaininp who they Wer