Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-12

20 Florida We, we see that 100 have escaped inc mcshes
that were laid for tem and made good their way, muir
derng burning and robbng, deliberately as they %enI'
We fear that the bold and cunning savage i'm lien,
~ i, more than match in The art OF war, lo 1eheIa'
Scott or even General Sanford-abet they nave ne
avan,ages of the council, and advice Of the Command
er.in-Chief, His ExceI!ency Governor schiey'
(Frym The lnguSnt COnStit"ti0"n''Ef}
Tur CREEK WAR.--From ali accounts recch''y re-
.o;v,d from e seat of war with the Creek 1nuas, we
are led to believe that hosItes VIII SOON cease W e
Submission of those lndnns, except Pcfhhps W
hundred Of them who may succeed III cscap'"S
4. Their removal then the West will be very Shortly
sc,ed and Alabama will have the free and undisturotu
e,rv,nent Of all her territory. We, IN Georgia, VIII
ktgr vet the Chcrokcesi on II IS TO De hoped lat o'o
;,,o years not an Indian Will be found withn our
s;mi,S But will Ike removal Of The Creek Indians
..,nr.J the obliaatlnns Of the Federal Go"rrnmeht
T., investigate the frauds which spectators nave com
,,i,;ed upon those Indians: Certainly not IL Is c'r
To- The country 10 lis reputation, ana 10 us MINOR au
.Iiruy that scrutiny should We Ihst'tuI, ""a =,
scented with energy for tie purpose OF bringing "
, tho nrfaro,s conduct of the sPecuatols IN ihuIai
r,scryanns and in order that i!le;r names may W P
cllnr throug i,nut TIC land and themselves oc Puis
r,I :rcar,iuu To the cnD!Mily OF uieiE o"si,1''
-,uhs and Tgbbcrics have been committed by sPecn"
,nrs /, Indian lands cannot be 10" denied, ana mat
hos, fraud, aad ruJhcrrs have materially cofioh'eu
iocxc:.iiy the Creeks to iIas!ics: CAN nrith:' "s ~
ed Then The, Justice Of The country should hlihe u CON
die, .nn,hn,rni all these that have been concerned "
5J.!.;n, his ryccnlent The G.yrlopemrnt OF some
rhos, ions for Indian reservations, mas
already appeared in TIC Montgomery ana 'lo'c p"Pe
h eli the, transactions have not rs yer, o'cl 0e'c"'
,hrv shouJ be- and will be-, il tn" Federal Government
,'iar,m ;,s du.y the names Of The guilty should be
iuowu ,ye care not 10 what political party they may ne
;ouG: if among the fraudulent spccuat'rs llle ""e' VI
rn,cal friends found shall lie the hfst 10 pro-
claim their Names that public odiHi mag o. 't'""u ~
them While some Of those spectators nave uia"c
;ar fortunes by their frauds and r"bbcrcs many non
.s, farmers have been deprived by the hcs'iI''s o! luz
Creeks Of all the they possessed they pare Ote
made brrCars, while Others have 10 lament inc i"SS "
broLcrs sisters wives SONS or daughters, hhuh"''sy
Luri,crcd by the Indians. The Indians will be punish
I'D rs they ought 10 bc; but III tic same ne all g"o
and hnresl men must rsire that all fraudulent specu'a
tors in Indian reservations shond also be as severely
punished, rs public justice requires It,.
.sFruu Coz umBrs.-Thc following, from the C"Iunbu:
Sentinel Of the st instant is the onl" intelligence we re
cciycl BY last evenings Western mail.
AN CxDrcss came in to the Governor last night
bringing intelligence OF the escape OF the hnst'e IN
dams Probably under Jim Henry, and that on their way
THROUGH they lave murdered fDurlrcu whites Grnerh
scott i, is said started off company nl mounted men
after Them but the Indians two days ahead put IL
lie prospect is entertained of uYr!akIng them INC tx
prss states that The supposed number OF the indians wer'
,,car ,;iD and lLcy were well mounted, &c. The IN
,;;ans crossed tive Chatlahoochic only three miles
.elow Rnanric; and ;!ius with an army Opposed Il
them Of nearly 3yGO effective men, ana IN 'hrir Vrrj
midst have these GSrrad"cs escaped. carrying dratu
chly We are happy state. that some time since ann
c;pY,inr hat tic Indians w"nII escape whenever lhej
,, hard pressed he took lha p:ccauon 10 ORDER Urn
Tri!cux Of 1cIfair county, have sufficient armed iorc
stationed in Baker county, to intercept them, and INA
I. men who were thus ordered for this purpose, abso
!uc!y refused 10 be commanded by Gen Wi'c"H' ahc
have thought proper TO dsperSc III defiance OF every o.
! tort Of Cen W TO the contrary. II necessary we VII
publish the order of his Exceency TO Cen Wilcox an'
Inc correspondence between the parties, which Will en-
i ,irely excupate Gov. Schlcy from blame
awe have just had an interview with Maj. Joln ;
Slater direct Fort jones' who gave us the inte'
renee that information had reached that place yesterday
| previous to his leaving, that Col. Thomas Holmes, O
Baker county with his command of 10 men, lad over
taken the indians near the Florida line, and was giving
| them battle In consequence CT the Indians having
superior force, he fighting. re!reang and advancing
intending thereby to hold them at bay until he con.
be reinforced The bearer of the information iurthe
stated that he had mel Col Bell with two hundred an
titly men, within twenty miles Of him. pressing with n
speed 10 his assistance. The probability is therefore
that the scound'cls will yc; be Lroush, t" jnsce-Lor
send it,.