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

49, =; WHEY s;E'ys} ssS!E4 sH St St
Johns (E FL we,rec., we'd the Jacksonville Courier of
the oath inst from which have made copouS extracts
respecting the hostile operations o! the Indians in that
section OF the country.
We have convcrs,d with Capt. Wiley: and learn from
him. tint large portion of The territory has been DESC
lated nv the Indians they having made descent iru:n
that par, of The territory occupied 10y them and swept
every thing in their route, from ulSia 10 Black Creek
on the road-and also from The same point To Lake
Groroe and down the ST. .!in River to Black Creek
burning all The dwellings iii their COURSE, and murder
ng such Of the inhabitants Is had not previously made
their escape. The extent Of tho loss OF life, could not
Of course be- correctly asccrlanrd account OF the con-
fusion tina, existed but Capt W. states that information
reached jacksonville Tie morning Of the 18th that
Mr. Woodruff ami grn. who were en- MI f"rrrs-
ters plana;lon had been kcd ana That lapt l'ancas-
Ter eli The militia seriously. it not tally wound
ed The store. and bndrry establishment o DR.. Brush,
a, poaiha were burnt down on "Wednesday last boat
irc,n the Groryr y Vary. fired upon while ca her
wa Lnwn Black C-rrh 10 ST. Johns River.
Wr l,i.rn that the Indians had removed their women
and children Ia ;acc safety and that 1t had Grcn as.
,aincd ,l; roads sometime previously cu in dit
eren directions reach the plantations. evidently for
tho lrposc of facilitating their PURPOSES when tho scene
of destruction should have commenced
The effect OF these disturbances on The crops Will be
most disastrous the planters having been compelled 10
abandon their fields aud The mills and buildings necessa-
~ for the uauuacury oil Sugars. are most probably all
DESTROYED.
We learn that passenger in the G.. IL NJ. has brought
on letters requesting that arms and ammunition may be
forwarded as many Of the troops and volunteers are
without any means OF defence although every knd ct
weapon tina, could be found had been pressed into the
service.
In this case nf emergency, it to he hoped that the
prompt may be taken 10 afford assistance
TO lsc who thus cxloscd To the ncusions OF the
Indians and that it it he found that the at the dis
us,l of the General Government in this iarbor,
sufficient, that the Of the State should be placed at
the disposal OF our suffering irllow.czcns to enable
,rm defend themselves from their savage aSsa'ianls
INDIAN HOSrlLlIIES.
| Latest intclj@c,tce trom tie theatre If Uar.
We insert copy of rller from Col Warren to Gen.
Clnch which will BE read with great Understanding
from the proportion of tho slain aud Wounded the en-
gagcIncnt was severe one Our anxiety Is great to
hear further PARTICULARS and to know the names of the
five slain whose arc put down IN the letter as u
known. ..::".r.i -: 49,
This letter contains our latest intelligence, except 4
rcpor, lust arrived that Of the wounded since
d.ad-thaL Weeks. one Of the above, who belonged TO
the Mandarin Company, fired al the Indians three times
twice after he had received several balste last dis.
Charge made when he was down, killing az Indian that
had jumped into one of the wagons-and that Captain
lcmore had two horses shot under him. How much
,,uh there is in this report cannot pretend TO
HEAD QrARTEEs, Fn,t Cram. Dee. 10, 1885.
f,n-Tl,c troops under my command took up The line
of march, yesterday morning, to scour out the Nacahou-
! IA and adjacent hamnocks. Not wishing to be cncun.
be.pd with baggage despatched baggage wagons, TO
take The direct route for Wetumpka. via Niccanopy Or
arriving at the kannpaha prairie, l immediately took
Capt Nj lcinorcs and Captain Lancaster companies
and pursued on the trail and arriving at benjamin
Warren =, found his house in flames; passing on we
found ,ata body Of Indians, fifty or sixty IN number, had
aack and captured baggage as it passed over the
Prairie, and sci The wagon tire. The officer IN com
mand of The baggage train, with several Of the escort
had retired to hccanony and have not been able to
certain correctly what ioss has been sus,,nr two Ser
gcants and four men have returned into camp unhur
and enc sergeant and ono private belonging TO Captain
MLHmores company, morta!y wounded still lingering
d: this fort am not able Ia make correct return as
am unadv!scd of the numbers who have escaped 10 Mic
canopy, but will makc full reIuln rs soon as Dos
sble BY this unfortunate affair, all papers, su"i as
orders, reports, &c, and all cnunon surgical! in
strumcnts, nc. are lost.
Gen Call, with his reinforcement, is expected here TO-
day. and as am assured that The whole body OF Indians
arc in the Wacahouta and adjacent hamaocks, the sign
is great and from, the force csrh III lrnsnt parties,
assured that they ali here think it advisable
that you should send all the regular force 10 cooperate
with US immediately The fighting is to be done here
We srant Of ammunition and camp equpase, hay
ing, Is before stated, lost I'LL in our wagons.
4 Yours, respectfully. JOHN WARREN,
/ CO.. and Com. Nil. in Scr2ice
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