Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-08

CONSIST OF about three four hundred warriors vino
hela IN confinement, and six or eight hundred
and children.
"The only active hostile party nov out from WHOM,
danger may be unprecedented, that OF Jam Henry,
slsng OF about 900 warriors. These vii! no doubt be
captured in few days, and then The Creek War may
be considered terminated
"Thcse facts the Communicating Chief has deemed
it proper notify his fellow citizens that those who
have rl their homes may. if they wsh return and puE
| sue their usual avncalions.
BY order Of The Comma nder-in. Chief,
SEYMOUR r. BONNER,
.4id,de. Camp
MORE INDIAN MURDERS IN GEORGIA.!
"7he Greeks crossing tie Chnahoochsc and escaping 10
Florida MIR. Jacob Shotwcll arrived in this city last
evening, from the lower edge Of Lee which county he
left on Monday last. From him we learn that several
families had been murdered by the Creeks in the I'd and
Sd districts of Baker, Saturday night last. The
bodies oil Is individuals, men, women and children have
been found horribly bu,chered. The Indians had been
in considerable numbers II conjectured there
were at least 100 warriors, having their women and
| children with them, and 80 or 20 horses.
at is supposed the Indians crossed the Chattahoochce
about % miles below Roanoke and pursuing the old
trail through Baker and Thomas counties 10 Florida
This tail passes abou, two miles below Newton in Baker
and near the corner of Decatur county.
"The of the mischief done by this band is un-
known; but probably much greater than we have any
idea of as but small portion OF their bloody track had
been heard from when our informant left.
1.-Two women had come into Byron, ION the upper line
OF Baker county, who made their escape from The
ages, badly wounded The Baker county troop, turned
oatin pursuit Of the Indians. and close to them
they began their work Of murder but they became alarm
ed. and DISPERSED to hasten the flight OF their iai
lies The people all leaving that section, and tie
road is crowded with men, women and children, their
way to tie up country.
The families of HolliwelI, Jones, and Nix, the
ChickaSahachee, among those murdered. John Pag
get and child, dead; widow Hayes do. tlolliwe vile
and child badly wounded, himself killed Thirteen
dead bodies had been found, by 10 o'clock Sunday
Considerable excitement prevailed in Baker, &c :,
because tie troops had been ordered away from that
ton defend other places: the inhabitants believed,
less exposed.
"Esc,rE OF The HOSTILE CRrEKs.-By the rassen-
gers in the stage from Tallahassee, learn that
Sunday morning last, between u and o'clock, al
tack made upon several families, resident about
miles from Byron, Baker county, Geo.-,hst the In
dams had actually murdered thirteen whites, all women
aud Children except an old man BY the name OF jones'
who was also murdered with his family. a young
,an who shot through the breast pretended 10 be
dead, by which means she escaped. She states The
number of Indians 10 be about 300 including women
and children, whom they had with them. also many
peckiorses- They were not mare than three miles
from Flint River the main stage road, and the rifles
OF the Indians distinctly heard the west bank Of
the Flint. The country in that neighbo is in great
constcrma!ion-p flying in every direction for
rity. The small town Of Newton is almost entirely &C.
Serted and at cambridge, where the stage arrived at
o'clock at night, the people were under arms The
:noTs OF the country report other parties being
their way TO Florida, by westerly routes IL
with difficulty the drivers persuaded 10
,rnurh and our informant thinks i, than probable
we will have no mallby that route foI sorle weeks
Sentinel.
I7TEST--by yesc1dny's Southern Mall
We have co2iou> and interesting details by yesterday
morning mails. We hasten to lay them before
readers.
TEXAS
We have y. Orleans dates of tie 22l June. The
counts from Texas are late ard interesting. The
of the Robinson Colony by the Indians cxces
sympathy; but TO DE hoped that the assassins will
be intercepted BY Felix Houston and his brave comrades
The report Of the two armed vessels equippiny al ia
maica :r the Mexican service cannot escape notice
But all else that hear from that quarter is very
agreeable The Texans have 20OO troops in the field and
fresh Folunt pouring in 10 their aid This offsets
four times their number of Mcxcans, if the Mexican
thorities ale able muster money md enough 10
make another nvasion.-Tt1as must deJ free.
Fran the .Nc,c Orleans .7drGrtiScr Of JuEc %
The brig Good Hope arrived yesterday, brings in
,eli.encc Of the capture Of the schr. Waterman The
Bay Of Copano. by party OF TcSian cavalry who teak
her By prise Tie Waterman had sen; her boa,
shore lind provisions for the Mexican army, ("lh
which she prime pa'y laGen while party OF Tex
ian cavalry. having ntnaon Off, concealed themselves
il convenient place close to the beach, and as soon
the boat struck the shore, jumped into it, leaving the
crew behind and then pulled for the Wachnaa. Upon
approaching the schooner those board took them for
their boats crew, and quietly permitted them to get
on board In boarding, Col Bradbury: (the same we'll
remembered gentleman that gave the TEXANS much
.
acts OF volence board and had narrow escape,
b. jumping small boat that happened 10 lay along
side. The Watchman released BY order OF Hriga-
der General Rusk. IN consequence OF beng under
American culor$ the cargo however, being Mexican,
was contiscatcd.
A gentleman who came passenger by the brig Good
Hope from Galveston hay, yesterday. informs US OF
hord and preuedated bulchcry the part of the In.
dans, at fort Sterling, Robinson colony, Texas.1
body Of Cadoes, Wacos, and Sawatacans, amounting in
ali 10 about 400, appeared before the FORT in an orderly,
and seemingly quiet manner; but tie people within sus-
peccd their intentions not friendly, sent cat two
citizens ascertain their objects, wlecupon they hoist
ed white flag and declared their Intentions 10 he Paci
hc but said they would go into the fort; upon hearing
Of which, the settlers becoming fearful attempted an
cape, which very few of them effected, the Indians
ventrred out, and pursued the few that fortunate
enough to cludc their grasp. Among the victims OF
their butchery The venerable and much-eseened
Mr. Parker and the greater part OF his family Alter
Cutting themselves with blood, they ransacked the FORT
Carrying off every thing Of value that met their eyes
The Texan government receiving the intelligence OF
the above, despatched Gen. Green and Col. Houston
with $50 men TO endeavor to intercept them. 1t was
thouqht the codbooded bulchery effected through
the nsliga,ion of Santa Annals cowardly agents"
The Bulletin af the 22d, calls them the Waco and IL
wockeny Indians and says that they, supposing the
Mexcans had conquered Texas, and like all Indians
p,one to Join the conqucring party, had come into
small village called Vesco, high the Bassos river
for the purpose of punderng, and had killed persons on
| the same.
"By the brig Good Hope, four days from Galveston,
we have the following information. The Indians had
attacked the Texian settlements at the hcadwatcrs OF
the Brassos and committed several murders General
Green and Felix Houston had marched against them,