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hatiOn, at this moment, the scenes of
Florida are being acted over. The wild
savage, frenzied by the smell of blood in
bis nOstrIIs, is prowIiog the wilderness,
skulking around plantations, leveIhng the
deadly rife at the breast of the white,
maA; scalpiag the unoffending wife and
mother, and beheading the innocent aud
unsuspecting babe!
We have heard Of some cases which
make the blood chill in our veins.
A house. in which lived man, his
wife and six children, was suddenly
surrounded by savage band, who eu
tered the peaceful domicil, inhuman
ly murdered every soul, securing the
seslps Of all, and Severing each chld's
head from its body! The house of
Mr.. Calton was attacked, and himself
butchered without moments warn
ing, or the least opportunity for resis.
tance. We believe, ia all, from fer.
ty to fifty murders have been com.
mitted, beside numbers ofnegroes on
plantations. Fires have been kindled
in every direction-farm houses, cot.
ton gins, out houses, corn cribs, and
all Of value swept away from the hon.
est and industrious planter, who was
laudably striving 10 locate himself
comfortably Gor life, and provide for
his children. The hostile Indians
have been found as low down the riv.
er as Irwlnton, and as high up as The
Federal Road, or about thirty miles
bove that point.
The following towns and tribes OF
Indians are, without doubt, hostile:
part of the Ucheer, the Hichaics,
the Pablo choke los, and a part OF
the Ulallsys. Ne,ah Malhlee. Chief
oi the Ilitchalics, &c. is(ulI Of i'll feel
ing towards the white people, and de
tcrmined on revenge. Old Neah.M
co, the head of the Greek nation, must
be considered as hostile, having been
sent for several times, to come in and
hold friendly falkland as often re-
fusing to comply with the request.
Col. CrowelI has been acquainted
with this old Cheil for series of years
and they have been on terms of strict
friendship. Neah Malhlee refused 10
come in to Col. CroHeil and sent him
word that The young men Of his nation
were bent on wT.
The indians have acted with great
deal Of bOldness ihus far in this war.
Notwithstanding Fo:t Mtcheli is we'll
defended and pickered in the most Sc
cure and substantial manner, yet one
night last week, the hostile foe ap.
preached within thirty or fifty yards
of the pickers, entered the hospital,
and carried of whatever they pleased.
1t was not deemed prudent, of course,
for The officers or soldiers to leave the
Qualifications. Many friendly Indians
have fed for safety 10 Fort Mitchell
and The pickets are now full to over
diving.
On Saturday night, the mail from
Montgomery to this place, was attack
ed about 20 miles distant from here; q
driver on That route was riding along
the road OnhorsebacE, about So yards
ahead Of the stage, when he was fired
upon by, as he supposed, about 80 In
dians, land from what he could dis
cover, ke thought there must have
been OF least one hundred in the gang)
who, wonderful TO relate, all missed
their mark. His horse, taking fright
threw him, aud he thereby made his
escape TO Inc swamp. Soon after, he
heard firing behind, ard when he
reached the next stage stand, the hor'
ses had arrived there without the stage
having about them some remains oG
the harness. Mr.. Adams, an agent,
who was in the stage, made his escape;
the stage upset. which enabled him TO
Ie'p into the buyhes, and thereby save
lis life.
4 driver who was on The box Mr
Grcen) and Mr. Russell, who was in
the inside, it is supposed we're killed.
There were 10 horses in company be.
tonG'0g o the stage line, out of which {
but three have been recovered, and
they we've pierced with several bul. a
les. I
Not content with their foul deeds a
on "Ierra Grma," the sNvages have ap q
preached 10 the brink of the Chala G
hoochee, and made their death marks I
on board Of our STEAMBOATS,. The Hy C
perion, CapL Smith, while ascending i d
0ur river on yesterday, was fired up. Il
on by The Indians, some Is or 20 10 Il
number, who had situated themselves q
on the plantation of The Messrs. Alb. b
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