The North-Carolina standard., 1836-07-07
INDIAN AFFAIRS.

INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Mlledgevlle Standard of 2lst ult'
has the following ~
The following letter from an officer Of
the Warren Rifemen.. contains the latest
intelligence from the Creek war:
"CAMP GEORGIA, Alabama.
.s 18th June; 1886.
News has just reached here, that the
Troops below, have taken Neah Mathla
and his son prisoners and that the war is
at an end.-That they have secured the
country west Of Irwinton.
do not doubt that the news is true
have just learned that Neah Ma:hlo,
was decoyed off by some friendly Indians
and given into the hands of Gen Jessup.
Extracts OF another letter, from a private
of the same company:
"CAmP GEORGIA, june 10th, 1886.
We have just received intelligence of a
battle fought between the Alabamians and
jim Henry, which is said to have been
fought yesterday about 80 miles below
this place-the report is that the Indians
were badly whipped, and their town burn
ed, but l cant say the report is true,-al-
though it was expected tha, they would
have battle yesterday-I hope it may be
true. It is also said tha. Neah Micco and
one hundred warriors have given them
selves up--If these reports be true, we
shall soon end the Creek Campaign"
The Niilledgeville Recorder has the
following additional intelligence of Neah
Matthias capture, in which that paper pla
ces credit We hope that it is true.
1--WE have been favored with the follow
ing Items of news, received by the last
mail, from most respectable source in
Columbus:
Ne-ah Mathla, ohe great warrior of the
Creeks. & at the head of the hostile party, J
and his son, have been taken prisoners
and brought to Fort Mitchell, by Gen.
Jessup. Gen. Jessup marched from Tus-
kegee with seven hundred white men, aud
Eve hundred friendly Indians. They pas
sed near Neah. Matthias camp, and sent
several of their Indians to him. They
succeeded in decoying him little from the
camp, and took him and his son prisoners.
This morning Gen. Scott, was sent for
from Fort Mitchell, and has gone there.
Should the above news be correct, and
there is the best reason to credit it, Neah
Matthias capture must have a power.
full influence in bringing hosfilities to a
close as he is the very soul Of the hostile
party.
The troops at Fort Jones, we are infor.
med by the same authority, consisting Of
the Gwinnett. Monroe and part OF the Ste.
wart companies, while scouting, had ano.
ther brush with the Indians. They were
overpowered, and had to return to the
Fort. 1t is said that the commissary
James II. Warren. formerly of Pulaski
was killed. 49,
A correspondent OF the Milledgevil!e
Journal writing from Camp Georg gia, on
Kooch- -he-lce chez Creek, June 18th, 1886
says9--" have barely time to say that the
news has reached US that Neah Mathl;
is prisoner. 1t seems, that Gen. Jessur
has moved from Fuskegee with the Ala
bama troops, and is now within mile.
from Fort Mitchell Neah- -Mathla is ;
captive in his camp. He was decoyet
from his camp by some friendly. Indians
and was captured by the Writes togethe
with Ii Indians with him. This I sus
pect, may be true: Gen. Jessup is nov
on his march to Fort Mitchell, where h.
, expects to obtain supply of subsistence
for his troops. At this time it is under
fstood that he is out of provisions
I Capt. Garmany's company has Just a,
1 rived here, having been ordered to refit.-
IThey report that another battle with tn
I Indians, occurred at Fort Jones near Roar
Joke, which lasted from about o'clock ii
dark. Capt. Flewehen, of the Monro
TROOP, {who is at Fort Jones with his CON
mand, is wounded in the leg. and M
Morgan shot in the arm. One Indian wa
killed and dragged into the Fort, to whic
1.-THE troops tetreated-at the approach ofnigh
The number: of whites was about 70
EThe Indians amounted to l50.or more
The stage is waiting and Imust cenclud
f THE CREEK WAR-We. CLEAN fro
) 1.-The Columbus Herald, of the 2lst. ms
n the following particulars Col HARD
81 mans battalion OF .240 men left Columh,
It ION the 10Th. for the protection Of the eou
rItry between that place and Roanoke. I'll
d force now on the river below. is little sho
y lot 1000 men, and two steam boats crui
ing up aud down. Five companies of |
IS States Troops arrived at Coldmbus on Il
'a7th, under command of Malor Iona