Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-05-24
augusta, Thursday Morning. May 10.
From the Republican Herald-Extra.

COLDMbCSs MAI 1o-4'ooiS'
In the Creek nation, at this moment the
scenes of Florida are being acted over
The wild savage, irenzied by the smell oi
blood in his nostris, is prowling the wilder
ness, skulking around plantations, levelling
man, scalping the unofending wife and
mother, and beheading the innocent and
unsuspecting babe. We have heard oi
some cases which make the blood chill in
our veins: house, in which lived man
his wife, and six children, was suddenly sur
rounded by a savage band, who entered
the peaceful domicil, inhumanly murdered
every soul, securing the scalps Of all, and
serering each child's head from its body
The house of Mr.. Cotton was attacked
and himself butchered without moments
twanuing, or the least opportunity for resis-
tausc. We believe, in all, from forty to fit.
ltv murders have been committed, besides
numbers of ..egroes on plantations. Fires
have been kindl,:d in every direction; farm.
houses, cottori.gns, out.houses, corn-crlbs
and all of value swept away from the hon.
est and industrious Planter who was lauda-
bIy striving to locate himself comfortably
for life, and provide for his children. Ihe
hostile Indians have been found as low
down the river as Irwinton, and as high up
as the Federal road, or about thirty miles
above that point.
The following towns and tribes Of In
dians, are without doubt hostile; a part Of
the Uchecs, the Hitchaties, the Pah.lo.cho-
ko.los, the So-wok-k los, and a part ofthe
Ufallays. -Mathlee, Chief of the
Hitchaties, etc., is full Of ill-leeling towards
the white people, and determined on revenge.
Old Neah. .Micco, the head of the Creek
! Nation, must be considered as hostile,
having been sent for several different times,
to come in and hold friendly falkland
as often refusing to comply with the request.
Col. Crowell has been acquainted with this
old Chief for series of years, and they
have been on terms of strict, friendship.
Neah. Mathlec refused to come in TO Gro.
well, a.nd sent him word that "the young
men of his nation were bent on war. 49,
The Indians have acted with great deal
Of holiness thus far in this war. Not
withstandng Fort Mitchell is well defended
and picketed in the most secure and SUBJ
stantial manner, yet one night last week,
the hostile foe approached within thirty to
fifty yards OF the pickets, entered the hos
pital and carried off whatever they pleased.
1t was not deemed prudent, of course, for
the officers or soldiers to leave the fortifi-
cations. Many friendly Indians have fled
for safety to Fort Mitchell, and the pickets
are now full to overfowing.
On Saturday night, the mail from Montgo-
mery to this place, was attacked about 20
miles distant from here; driver on that
route was riding aloEg the road on horse.
back, about SO yards ahead Of the stage,
when he was fired upon by, as he supposed
about 80 Indians, (and from what he could
discover, he thought there must have been
at least 100 in the gang) who, wonderful to
reate, all missed their mark His horse |
taking fright, threw him, and be thereby |
made his escape to the swamp. Soon after
he heard firing behind, and when hereached
the next stage,stand, the horses had arrived
there without the stage, having about them I
some remains ofthe harness. Mr.. Adams,
an agent who was in the stage made his
escape; the stage up set, which enabled
him to leap into the bushes, and thereby I
saved his Life. -
A driver; who was on the Box, Mr..
Green) and Mr. Russell, who was inside
it is supposed, were killed. There were
nineteen horses in company belonging to
the stage line, out Of which but three re-
covered, and they were pierced with several
bullets
Not content with their foul deeds on
sierra frma," the savages haveapproached
to the brink of the Chattahoochee, and
made their death marks on board Of our
The Hyperion, Capt. Smith,
while ascending our river on yesterday,
was fired upon by the Indians, some Is or
90 in number, who had stationed them.
selves on the plantation Of the Messrs.
Abercrombies', about eight miles below
this place. Eight rifles were discharged in
quick succession, and at the first fire Mr..
Brockway, the first pilot On the Hyperion,
who was standing on the boiler deck, fell !
dead, being shot in the throat ), one of the
pilots, Mr.. Smith, was badly wounded, and
four other individuals, whose names we |
have not learned. The boat was run ashore,
and the passengers fled from her in terror
and dismay.
The old Georgian, whilst lying at Roam.