The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-06-11
lndianoARairs.
From The Columbus Sentinel.
PROGRESS OF THE CREEK WAR.

Greeks fas The pas, week, as nc should be
were wc entirely removed from the seat Of
action. Active preparations. arc making
ny those in command to concentrate the
men, arms aud munitions of war aiihis
place, FOR the purpose of passing into the
nation as soon as oil things are 10 read,-
ness. In the mean time considerable
tarcc has been sent down tho river aud
Stationed along the Cha.iahoochce, Tor
the purpose of protecting the frontier ia
,,ab;;an:s ON The river below us. a large
number Of troops have already come 10,
and many more are on the march and will
be here in a fcw days. Those ,hs, arc not
sent down the rircr are cncampedou tie
.t.abama side of the riyer, opposite 60.
lar.bus. wi,h;tlle exception Of the rolun.
tecr corps and drafted men of ibis city
and county. whom we presume will be
Isc,a here for the protection OF the place.
Ph: Indians in this vicinity and below
MS arc supposed to.bs cncamred in two
bodies Que of about four hundred un-
der Nc.ah Micco IN swamp below The
s.ase'road abou. twenty miles frolp this
place; the other. under E-ne-ah Msthla.
amounting to perhaps eight OF ming hun
dred, in another swamp some dis,anee be-
low him. Both the chiefs profess 20 be
friendly, and il is said keep white ilss
flying at q prominent point of their en-
cariprncafs. But those who know the ln-
dian character, know that as:cnnninE and
,rcaesicry are among their slrongcstcla-
rscieristics. oseola played Gen. Gaines
a mos. arrani trick BIZ this same manruv-
ring With The Write Aag-saincd time TO
remove his women and children and then
ran away himself.
On Sunday evening .,uo Chicfs and scren
other indians, and a tshi,c man By the name
IL BsiIcy, camc in as special cmbassagc
from Nc-ah alicco aed E-ne-ah Math!s. to
learn what terms would DC granted to them
in case they should come orcr to the whites
a long consultation was held atl,cad-qnar-
icrr, and the depniaiion cen, back on Tues
day morning. We hare heard nothing fur
il,er.of she conference OF the dcputation since
It's departure.
a hassbrccd by il,c manic Of Jim Hcn,y,
pretty ucll inlormcc, having Lcen much With
tho whites, seems 10 bcihn most active among
fir Indians in their predatory cxcussion..-
We take the fsl!oHmg account Of his esresr
of the last wcck from the Herald: On Sa-
iur,iay night last, a rurM reached the city,
ii,a, himself and band were within l2 OF 10
miles o. the r;rcr. Gen. M'Dongald dpromptIy
called npoa the troops 70 cross the Chal:ahoo-.
cl,cc in pursai, os this seaundrcl; and al'iio'
j, vas II o'clock in tho night, get wc ase
proud 10 say, tha, volunteers came forward
witl, aIacrsty and spirit ffosn the Colnaphus
Gaard4. aud Capt. Evans Rifle corps, amour
,n,g 10 all to 80 OF 100 men. whoi marched
into ihc nation II The hoar of midnight 10
search OF the savage foc-and nites hnsihg
travelled al night without being able 10 disco.
rcs ,i,e eneny, rciasned 10 fi.cir cneampncats
the ncxt mor,iug. Tho following mgtt. Jim
lcmy and il. gang approaches a'ahsu s,s
miles OF torn and h:.ned The Cehcc bridge;
and during the night he crossed 10 the Gs'os.
sia side OF the sivcr, and committed tsoFeda.
tons by killing. and destroying t.,c houses as:d
property Of Mr.. John Victory, whose plania.
sion is sbout 20 miles below ColHmbu..
Two or ,l.rce oslcr incafsions have been
made inio this State across the chalsahooei,cc
soa,c iwcnty.ivc OF thiriy miles below ibis
place: Mr. Burdit, the oscfsses Of Mfs-
Brewer. was murdered on Saturday night.
and all the buildings on tho plan,aiio,s burnt
The buildings on Mr. Quarlcs' tiac aan.a.
,mn hare also been cenro.cd. A5oai one
hundred aud eighty Indians arc said 10 have
been present Al tho surnins OF siss. Brewers
houses. They were afterwards pursued by
,roops ffom Randolph county. and tracked
10 The riser swslnp. Al Qunrles' plantation
the citizens had skismish with tire Indians,
and yc ressrt 10 state ths. Fir. Jackson, OF
Slewan county. ua, killed in The rcneon,'e.
Aims, daily ineursions arc made INFO tic
Indian country by small parties from this
place, but hitherto with but li,ilc effect. On
Monday a party Of about dozen vent ou,
as Tar as tho Ouchco creek and in The crcning
s.,uad Of Indians came ovcr, 10 attack thcm,
The whites fearing they would be too strong
f.r them Gcd, and were pursued about tbc
moods nearly the whole night. tic Indians al
times being close upon them. They :u into
Fort MUchcli about three O'Clock 10 tho NOR.
ring. and came up to Columbus the ucs,
day. s