Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-05


The SEMINOLE IxplASs-In addition to Inc particu-
lars in another purt of this paper copied from the jack
sonyc Courier, learn from passenger arrived tins
forenoon in the sch Medium from Mosquito. L. F. that
thc Sennoes had embodied themselves at Alauchway
about the time informant left, which was on the 10Th
instant to the number Of 1900 strong, and that party OF
Wood Cutters twenty five in NUMBER had been fired ON
BY them and driven away last Saturday. They had
chartered vessel and sailed for Atakapas.
All the Females of Alusqu county had been removed
to ST. Augustine for safety and the men about lauch-
way were sleeping in log houses, for greater security
The alarm of the Inhabitants in the vicinity is represent
| cd, rs may be supposed, 10 be very great
(Front the jacksonville Courier, l7M inst.)
INDIAN IIosrIlIrIEs From the most authentic re-
ports received it appears that the Semnoles are carrying
on their dcvastaons and numbering the inhabitants o
the frontier whenever They have opportunity TO do 50
with impuny They seem to be prowlins about in par
ties from 10 to 30 strong In the early part OF the dis
turbances occasioned by the hostile spirit displa ~
* Gabriel ESIsss Isaeyeh Ills family
from his plantation at Wacahooti, to Hogtown, a place
twelve or fifteen miles Northwest OF Wacah"oll, Where
is erected fort for the protection OF the people OF the
vicinity assembling there On Monday OF last week,
Dec 7ih scouting party of fourteen fifteen mounted
men proceeded from Hogown, TO scour The county, ana
particularly visit Capt Priests plantation About one
mile tro, the plautator is little Jungle or what is here
called scrub hammock through which, it was by some
of the party suggested it would be unsafe to ride Four
of the party, however, thinking there was no cause OF
avoiding the lhicke, declared they would go through,
while the rest of the party proceeded to so around the
suspected place
The two foremost of the four however, when about
half through the hammock, were fired upon ny party
Of Indians starting up from their ambush. Both were
wounded One, Mr. Folk, receiving bullet which en-
terino nca- the point of his shoulder passing through his
throat came out near the shouldcrhc otler Mr. PRIEST
son of Cant Gabriel Priest, formerly for many years
member Of the Legislative Council had his horse shot
dead from under him and his broken. His horse |
fell upon his gum That he unarmed, lied pursucdby an
Indian and escaped only by running into swamp and
sccrctng himself by sinking i'll the water I'LL he had an
opportunity 10 return to Ilogtown Mr. FOLK, badly !
wounded as he was fled short distance, when he was
taken up by Of his companions behind hun on horse
aud carried off His wound is said, is probably fatal
The buildings at Wacaon had, probably the day be-
fore been burned and the settlement laid waste.
There follows all account of an attack made by the
Indians upon persons who engaged, IN compliance
with 4 contract with the Government, in cutting live
oak on Drayton's Island in the lower part OF Lake
George. The people escaped and the Indians hired on
their boat-and wounded two of them, DC
Mr. Harris the mail contractor who passed through
this place on Monday last, says, that the acting Co.
vernon having received the request by express from The
people OF Alacha sent $50 we'll mounted volunteers
from Middle Florida And upon the subsequent request
from Gen. Cnch for troops, the Governor made
some arrangements with Gen. CALL to raise TWO hun
drcd MORE whom Cen Call is to head in person. The
$50 undoubtedly, and the 200 under Cen CALL are pro-
badly at this time the ground ready for act"n.
DR.. McLemore, proprietor of the Suwannee Medical
Springs has reached Camp at the head OF 81 men, raised
in Columbia and Hamilton counties.
We expect to hear that some decisive steps have
been taken, 10 put check, if not period to the dcprc
dalons of the Indians.