Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-05-31

enemy being ascertained, about 30O1 it
thought prudent to retreat, which they did
in disorder; they were pursued by the In
diaRs some distance. who failing to over
take them returned TO the town, plundercd
all the houses, and then applied the torch.
Some persons who escaped, conveyed the
news to Maj. Howard's camp; is-
mediately SO men were despatched to the
spot-when they arrived there, they found
every building but one in ashes-and the
Indians gone. These men found whites
and 5 blacks killed. and one man wounded
and Is persons of the town were missing
supposed to have lost themselves in the
woods, or to be disabled so that they could
not reach the neis shboring forces or village.
But three Indians are supposed to have
been kiled-the balance recrossed the
river to the Aabamr~ide. Roanoke was
small village Immediately on the bank of
the river in Stewart county, at which some
business was done. We believe there
were one or go cotton ware-h houses in the
place. This is the first and only attack
which we know Of having been made on
the Georgia side.
The steamer Georgian, which was lying
at the bank succeeded in getting off after
the fire commenced, without loss, although
she was fired upon several times, before
she could get under way.
We arc gratifed to learn that neither
Col. Gibson nor Capt. Horne was killed
in the engagement, as we at first heard,
though some valuable lives were lost.
The only lady in the place, with her infant
child, was secretedby friend among some
boxes in the upper story Of her dwelling,
and remained undisturbed by the Indians,
though two Of them came into the room
and sat down upon the boxes, under which
she was secreted. She afterwards escaped
with great difficulty, whilst the building
was in fames.-ColumJus Enquirer, 20M
instant
A company Of armed men afterwards
visited Roanoke and found it in posses
sion of parcel of Indians beaded by a
waite men, whom they attacked and drove
into neighboring swamp. The white
man and three Of the Indians were killed.
The MilledgeviIle Recorder fthe oath
says. We have reason, however, to
believe that there is by this time, or will
very shortly be, collected at Columbus,
men enough, with the troops from, Ala
bama, to scour the Creek country, and
inaict upon them the chastsement which
they must expect TO receive for their
enormiticS.
A letter from Augusta received last evening
states, that Gov. Schlcy was about to proceed to
the Chatahoochie frontier, with such troops as
can be Immediately assembled; that he will be
aided by Col. WIN. Cumming, and that largo
portion Of the inhabitants of Augusta, ore ready
to volunteer in defence Of their State.-Chdrlcs-
ton Courier.
| CoLUMpus Ga, NAY 19--Thursday Morning.
Yesterday, Judge Blake and others, sent In-is-
hadgo, broken-arrow Chief, and one other
friendly Indian, to talk with Neahmicco, the
Head Chief They were instructed to tell Neah-
micco, that if he was friendly, and would come
! in, he should be we'll received, furnished with
regular rations, etc. But to allIthis he turned q
deaf ear-manifested hostile disposition--had
declared martial law-killed several Indians, who
wero friendly disposed-and had made the at
tempt to get in to the whites-and threatened TO
shoot all those who evinced any disposition to
| come to Columbus.