Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-06-07

Tor q crop, duu Ildu " io"'S o''s VIZ" PIo
visions and other valuables to large
amount. Ihave been among the last to
believe there was war in earnest now
believe it, and think the planting loss must
be immense, unless matters arc speedily
settled, and it will be hard to keep the
whites quiet with Indians at their elbow.
1t appears TO me that the Indians are.
under the belief that they have nothing to
do but drive off the whites and repossess
the country and that this impression is made
by proceedings now having in the nation in
some way or other-who is to blame or
whether any person, time may disclose.
But that things have been as badly man
aged as we'll could have been, none who
are acquainted will deny.
This war will afford to horse stealing
and negro stealing white men, a fine field
of operation, and it is to be feared, they
will not neglect it.
A negro girl, belonging to H. S. Smith,
ESQ. ofour town, who was taken, among
other negroes, by the Indians last Tuesday,
got away on Friday morning, and came
home. She reports that about une hun.
dred Of the Chehaws, or Oponney's lndi.
ans are collected in the 8 mile swamp.
They have several negroes, and great
quantity of plunder with them, which they
have taken from the settlers.
We learn this morning that a negro
man belonging to Paddy Carr, friendly lndI-
an, was shot near this place yesterday eve
ming while driving his masters team. tits
extremely hazadous to get out Of sight of
town on the Alabama side. A few nights
since man and his wife were killed only
one mile from the bridge. The old lady
was shot down in her cow.pen, while milk.
ing.
Capt Carnes with l30 men, leaves TO.
day to scour the Upatoie swamp, on this
side the river, where Indians were seen
yesterday.
Sunday night two negro fellows, belong
ing to Jas. Daniel, Of Hancock CO., came
in. They were taken by the Hitchatee In
dians, at Roanoke the Sunday before.
They inform us that the Indians remained
at Roanoke only about two hours, and thep
packed up what goods they could carry off
on their ponies, and crossed the river.
Since that time they have remained princi-
pally in Hatchuchubbe Swamp, 25 miles
below Columbus, sending out small par
ties every day. On Thusday last, their
spies raised an alarm among them by re-
porting the advance of the whites, when
they Immediately gathered up their plunder
and removed to more secure part Of the
swamp. On Friday they sent some Of
their men to solicit the cooperation the
Uchees it burning the bridge at this place,
whilst they should come up on, the other
side Of the town & murder the inhabitants.
TIE ..e tuJcchiecs reidsed 10 Cooperate, thrcuS.a:
fear of our force. Upon the receipt Of
their answer, the Hitchatees expressed
good deal ofcontempt for their neigibors,
and sworc they would have nothing more to
do with them. On Saturday in conse-
quence ofthc heavy rain, they found it ne.
ccssaryt to leave the swamp, and on Sun,
day they removed all their plunder, DC: to
the houses on DR.. Richardson's plantation.
Here they remained Sunday night, and
might easily have been surprized and taken
had our General the power and the DISPOSE
ton to order such step. They were to
remain at DR.. RS until Monday, when
they would take up their line of march for
carrying with them their plundcr,
and 60 or 70 negroes, which they have
stolen from Col. Gibson, Wm. Flournoy,
Lewellin Hudson and others. We are in
clined to credit this story in all its particu.
lars-the boys who told it, have the ap-
pcarancc of honest faithful negroes, and
needed no questioning to state facts.
Columbus Inquirer, May 2l.
Columbus, Ga. May %.