South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-06-11
--latest from the South.
AUGUSTA, May 80.


AUGUSTA, May 80.
We got no mails, this morning, eth
er from the West, beyond Macon, or
the North, beyond Columbia. So you
see, says a wit at our elbow, that the
Greeks have intercepted the mail on
both sides of US. There is, however,
this difference in the two parties those
to the West of US must be driven off,
while those beyond Columbia will run
ofthemselves.
Without mails, we, of course, have
little or nothing to add TO the accounts
Of last week. Alabama, we learn by
the Florida routes, is moving, like
Georgia, to wards the Intermediate from
tier. These Indians will soon all be
friendly ones, running into our camps
to help us, when they can no longer
help themselves. That will be the
upshot of this matter. AS soon as our
troops are mustered in their strength
before them, they will be found miss
ing, like the SeniinoIes. Those who
do not come in as friendly, will pull
eff to the South. Some are already
taking this step. Jim Henry, half
breed, who commanded at Roanoke,
we presume, is now On his journey to
t lorida, with about $50 negroes,a large
number of horses, and other property
plundered from the whites. He was to
cross the Chattahoochee at Boykin's
terry, cross the country to Flint river,
thence down it to the small bands Of
Indians in the fork of the two rivers {;
thence by night over the country be-
tween Tallahassee and St. Marks, till
he unites with the Seminoles in that
neighborhood. A company of men, APP
p,ized of his Intention by two negroes
who escaped, started from Columbus
to intercept him, but after going short
distance, got caught in rain, and
turned back to dry.
AUGUSTA, May 31-eUsniag.
A letter from Columbus, dated goth
utimo. states that "Mr. Hallett, Of
New York, who was reported to have
been killed by the Creek Indians, be-
tween Montg and Columbus, es-
capped with his life, and had arrived at
Tuscegee, after having wandered about
the nation for four or five days.
"Gov. Clay is at Montgomery very
i'll, confined to his room. Twenty men
under the command OF Gen. Patterson,
were on the eve ofleaving Montgome
ny for the nation. Alabama will have
in the field about 5000 men in the
course of this week. Col. J. B. He
gan is with the Alabama troops, and
will be at Fort Mitchell in few days.
Troops are coming in rapidly, and this
evening Major General M'Dougald
will take his forces across the river and
encamp on the Alabama side."-Con-
stitats0nalist.
CHARLESTON, June 1.
We learn that the mail stage which
left Columbus for the North on Thurs.
day evening last, after proceeding a
bout eight miles from the town, found
the inhabitants flying in all directions,
a panic having taken place, from re-
port that the Indians were upon them;
in consequence, the stage turned back
to Columbus. This accounts for our
not receiving mail from that place.
The alarm, however, appears since to
have been entirely unfounded.
p No apprehensions are now enter
tanned for the safety of Columbus, as
there are at least 1900 militia in and
about it.
The immense rains for the last ten
days have so completely filed the
swamps in the Creek nation, that the
Indians will be compelled to remain
on the high grounds, and may, there
fore, be more easily subdued by the
forces marching against them.
Sixty or seventy wagons had been
engaged at Augusta to transport pro-
visions for the United States troops
which are about to advance from that
point.- Courier.
MILLEDGEvILL, Geo. May 81.
Major Gen. WINFIELD SCOTT, charg-
ed, as we understand, with the command
and direction of the campaign against