South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-02-06


From the jacksonville (Florda) Courier.
January 81. 1886.
INDIAN POSSIBILITIES,
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
AnotAer Battle.-Mr. Dexter. with
the mail from St. Augustine, has this
moment arrived, 10 o'clock, A. M.
bringing the following melancholy and
alarmiug intelligence.
Ga Monday, the 18Th ult., Major
Patman, who was at the head of the
Independent Company, styled the St.
Augustine Guards, stationed at Moss
quito, proceeded TO Mrs. Anderson's
plantation on the Halifax river, to see
in what condition the Indians who
some time ago visited it with fire and
devastation, had left it, and to take a.
way what provisions had not been des-
,royed. While there, this company,
composed of the generous and spirited
young man of ST. Augustine, joined by
few from Mnsquito, making in mum
Der about 40 men, was attacked by a
party of i. is supposed $50. Messrs.
Geo. Anderson and Douglas Dummiit,
standing on guard. saw two Indians
approaching upon whom they fired,
killing one and wounding the other.
Mr.. Dummi.t ran towards the fallen
Indian, and, while stopping over him,
received wound in the back Of the
neck. A. this moment, the Indians
rushed out OF scrub, distant little more
than fnusket shot, and commenced a
furious styack upon MAJOR Putman's
company, who, from behind The ffag-
mems and broken walls Of the burned
buildings, gave the advancing Indiana
warm reception. The Indians were
ia the open field exposed to the FIRE Of
thia gnllau, band, who, although SO
inferior in numbers 10 their enemy,
from their advantageous position, kept
the Indians at bay the space Of an hour
-an hour of sharp 81 desperate fight
ing !! The Indians aanking their po-
siiion, and abou, to surround them
they retresled for their boa,s. The
Indians parsuisg, poured on shem q
destructive fire, while embarkiog on
board the boats. In the hurry, all
the guns but one, were rendered use.
less by being wet.-Wlth this one, the
Iodians were hep, back fron rushing
into the river, the water being quite
shoal for some distance, which had
they done, they would in all prob abil-
ity have seized ths boats, aud murder.
ed all in them. They succeeeed 10
pushing out into the river, beyond the
reach of the Indiana shot, and pro.
ceedsd to Bulow's. MIR. Dummitt was
ihs only man wounded ill the retreat
to the boats, during which II were
wounded; several mortally, i. is sup-
posed. Two negroes were killed. IL is
Supposed that 10 Indians were killed.
The above information was brought to
St. Augustine by some negroes belong
ing 10 Mrs. Anderson, Who escaped, and
brought to their mistress the melancholy
tidinga. The greatest distress prevails
u St. Augustine wives, mothers and
children. are in the extreme Of anxiety
and grisfs for their husbands, sons and
fathers, who may DO slain, or mortally
wounded.
POSTSCRIPT.
We delay our paper again, now o.
clock, p. NJ. to give the following ex.
tract from letter just received from
Major Hart, dated
HEAD QuARTERs,
Black Creek, Jan. 10, 1895. {
III have just seen MIR. Ward, who
reports that no. long since, Col. Parish
of Middle Florida, with about 100
men, saw smoke 10 the direction of
We.umpka, and marched for that
place, as fast as possible. jus, before
he arrived there, he was fred on by
about one hundred Indians. After an
engagement Of one hour. the Indians
retIeated leaving seven killed. Two
white men were wounded."
o. A letter from MiIledgeville,
Georgia, dated the 23rd ult., states that
information had been received there,
thatthe Indians had taken one of our
baggage Wagons, loaded with muskets
and ammunition, which was destined for
the lower counties of that state, to pro-
tect the citizens from the intrusions of
the Creek Indians, who are committing