The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-09-23
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vile, fifteen miles from Garey's Ferly.
The Indians will soon strike another blow.
Where They come when least expected.
None IN East Florida should now be found
sleeping on their posts.
The Creek Indians are joining the ranks
Of the Seminolcs. Mr.. Solomon Warren.
who returned on Monday last from Talla.
hasses, tells us that Middle Florida is IN an
alarmed state-thai the Creeks are pass.
ing through IN great numbers. He states
that he saw four different gangs OF Indians
going South. In one which he saw on has
way TO Tallahassee, west OF the Apaha.
he should Judge he saw about fifty Indians.
The other three companies he saw Oh bis
return, west of the Wihlacoochec, moi the
Ouithachuchy in tho Indian nation, me.
morable for the battle fought last winter on
It's banks river empiying into tie Su.
wannee. Mr.. W. states that those Indiana
have not, as he heard, yet committed nnr.
ders in passing through, but they steal and
carry off horses, cattle, aud provisions ana
plumber houses.
The Indian woman, and her son and
daughter, who we're few weeks since IA.
ken up near Brandy Branch, brought Ia tina
place, and sen, hence 10 Black.C Creek, have
been carried 10 ST. Augustine. She saws
her husband is Chief, tina, he is rich. IN
horses, cattle and slaves. lis name Is Ia.
che sch, he went by water 10 the Semlnoles,
from the Creeks. She is undoubtedly a
Greek.
Col. Mills, who was here few DAYS Tor
the purpose OF arranging the accounts Of tie
9TH Regimen, i. NJ. has returned to New.
nansylle. lie describes the suherirgs Of
the people at that place, 10 ho almost be.
,ond the power Of human endurance. In
fact the sufierngs are beyond endurance,
for great portion sink under them, almost
welcoming the approach ot denih, as a re.
lease from the burden Of their mscr,es.
The Col. SAID that he should no, quit tie
iie.d as long as man vas Iell 10 shoulder
a gun. Coils. Warren aud Mills have 10.
deed been active from the very commence.
meni OF the war.
We insert below q copy Of the official
report Of Maj. Pierce TO Col. Crane, giving
an account Of the batle With the Indians
near fort DraEe, on the goth ult. MAJOR
Z. aeut on, NOT long sluec, Determined tas
We are nfofmed) TO have a f.hi-aud he
has had ono. Judging Of the different nc.
counts We have had Of tho battle, and from
Tie report itself, We ihsnk lie Ind spien.
dad fight, more 80 than he gives himself
credit for III his report. tie had with hun
some young officers, Whose names ~e taNe
heard spoken highly ot-amons them L'cut.
Herbert, who fought bravek, n superior
force, no, long since, at Ridgelcy's Nh,
tall not SHOT vas left 10 hls soldiers cat.
fridge boxes. We understand that tie In.
dams fired upon tho force Of MAJOR Pierce
from Gen. Clinch's cane field. The Indians
must have been sore pressed ~ leave ten
dead on the field ~ their retreat. No,aith.
standing the MAJOR ~as obliged 10 retire.
leaving the Indians to resume possession ot
the field, vet TO route, after an hours ac-
ton, 80 large q force, ans drive ,hcG, three
10 one, 10 their hammock refuge, required
some sharp and SPIRITED fighting.
Ii rumor be true, one OF the licu,crants
performed heroic act. A soldier, who
subsequently died OF hrs wounds, being hei
wounded 10 the birdie arm, could not man
aye his horse The spirited animal rushed
among the lndiaus, who gathering around
pulled the rider of, md attempted TO scalp
him ahyc They had taken his scalp part
|, on, and with their knives, cnshcd the
struggling soldiers hands and arms most
sadly--vhcn tins Lieutenant, t"c regret
we cannot give bis name, dashed IN to bis
rescue, beat ed' the butchers, and cartel
oti alive, the bali sculpcd and wounded mar
Such feats Of hcrotsm ought not to pass un'
no,iccd.
We understand that The late Col. lleie'
man insured his life to the amount OF ar
thousand dollars nj the Baltimore Life IN
surancc Office. 1t Was mentioned IN the
Chronicle of the 2lsi july, thu, 10 had
+" lefi widow and six children wholly de-
pendent Our information Was derived
from tho newspaper paragraphs "l the cay
and We are rcjoiccd to lud that we were
misiakcn-,hai some provision was iorlo'
naleIy made Tor them army and Nary
Chronicle.
The Crops-Ii is with the deepest con-
Germ tina, We announce the melancholy laci'
that the Cotton crop in this country smear
~ destroyed by the late heavy rams we
have had conversations with some oil '''o
most respectable planters in the county, {"
tho subject; and they ono and al, deP'of'
their loss, IN terms that cannot be 'h'su"'
! dnruinnl 'Ihn Lar u nlanfntInnS are W.