Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-09
(from the Cciuwlbrs Gn.) Scatiaei. Of Jaiy 29)
TEE WAR NOT ENDED YET

On SUNDAY snornng last 4 severe enga cement took
place, usual, between hc &eogians and the Indians,
in the neighbnrlood OF Mr. QualFs plantation, above
Roanoke. We have not received the particulars Of the
fight but learn hat information zen TO the forces
stationed at Fort AleCra:y, that FRESH 81 of the In
dams had beer discovered n Il swamp an Mr.. Quail
plantations; upon wkci CSp Calhoun, OF Dekalb
Fly, with command OF ninety men, despatched in
Epusuit Of the enemy. lG securing the place fresh
trail found, leading out OF The swamp IN the 6ilec-
ftion of Lumplih 1t vas followed IN a short time the
party up with email gang of Indians, OF thirty or
more, aud commenced the fight The Indians soon fled,
leaving seven of their number killed. The whites, after
the FIRST skirnsh supposed the Indians whipped and
the fight over; bet they found that this advance party
cecoy, 10 draw them into the midst of their
enemies. by whom they soon found themselves COM
petey danlsed both sides. The bottle renewed;
but the ammunition of TIE whites being exhausted, they
were complied 10 retreat. In the eHgag cement the
whites lost'iuc killed, and several wounded Among
the slain were, Mr. Ce!y, (oreseer for o F. iilhouse,
ESQ brave man, and much respected; Mr.. Wills,
and DR.. Orr, CT Eckab-the names of the others not
yet knewn TO 1t is said, that the whites had only
three rounds Of CARTRIDGES apiece whcG the fight first
commcnccd-a vc-y unfortunate oveTs sh,, indeed, and
If trae wholly objectionable in Recommending officer.
Something Of this sort surely The matter or the
Dekub boys would never have p!reG their backs upon
their enemy, although they may have ou.numJered them
three to
On Monday, Capt Jernigar Of Stewart couniy, with
what force he could hastily collect among ttc citizens OF
that county, went in pursuit and overlook tho Indians
about fifteen miles below Lumpkn. He eagagcd them:
and it is said lost four killed and 4 number wounded
The loss of the Indians not known Capt Je!nigan, we
are further informed had the indians heInncd III Il
swamp and was waiting far Geu. Sanford "a come up,
(who had With him Maj. Husey's cunmaad from this
place. and cOmparY trom Cu%ea cnuHty} when 1t was
supposed general engagement would take place. Pas
scnqers who arrived here yesterday rCport that they
heard brisk firing in that direction as lksy passed the
road.
1t is also stated that party Of Indians. supposed 10
bc E,ur hundred had crossed between lrwinlon and
IL, N..lhc Trun1 he
former place. had marched 10 intercept ti!ec,.
We wait with anxiety to hear the result Of these loSc.
mrn,s
We Learn since writing the above that the three per.
sons killed on Monday, under Capt. Jernigan were Mr..
Moore, MIR Williams and Mr.. Bryan, and Robert VIM
berly nor,ai!y woupd.L-Gpc Others badly wounded,
but expected TO recover. The Indians still in the
swamp, where Capt j. engaged them, and were watch
cd 10y the company, waiting for Gencsai Stafford APP
rroacii Our informant states, that he heard
press had been recei"ed at Fort Mitchell ycstcr
day Cfhursdayl that three white men lad been kill
ed the day previous at Fort Henderson, fifteen
miles below Fort Mitchell, on the Alabama side of the
ryer-the not heard, the particulars given.
The marines who were stationed at that tort had
been ordered away some time since The Indians were
heard at work upon thcir ratS in Tic swamp opposite
Fort McCreary, and shooting off their rifles at
night-cvidenlly preparing for another excursion 10 Flo
da or the imPenetrabe s"amps OF Baker, Thomas and
Lownes counties; where, It they once get tooilod,
they will leave their women and chd!ch aud carry fire
and sword murder and devastation, through the sur
rounding country and sometimes penetrating 10 their
old homes in Alabama. 1t will require large force con-
suniy engaged to prevent these luglhTe gangs OF In
dians from crossing the river ard running the ntcrVen-
Ing country between Roanoke and Florida we tear
our army was disbanded too socn but, as fifteen hun
dred Tenuesseans have arrived and are ROW under the
command of Gen Jesap that oncer cooperating with
Gen Sanford they will have ample force between them,
hope and believe, TO overcome all Inc Hosie III
dams who remain out.
Much anxiety is felt in regard TO the rendy Indians,
in anticipating their removal 1t s feared that many OF
them will become hostile, when they find that they also
compelled 60 We lea.n thai Gsn. Jesup max
ing the necessary disposition of his forces to act efficient
ly in case any resistance should be offered.
we naoesstund the Greeks expected to be encamp-
ca "of' 9" the mail road by the 9th inst for emgra-
Lou Nnuer LIE late order OF Cen Jesup The proposals
'ol ei removal Will close the 33lh and all arrange
e"'s ot ''ai purpose expected 10 be completed by
the END OF Tue month. There were OGO in one camp
at Tailassee, IL miles west of Tuskrgee The II
troops are statonsd at these two points nd oIon c
mail road, with the exception of four companies If Ma
slnes who are on The river II 10 miles halo, For,
Mitchell and two companies at that Fort No,h;nr 10
yet heard Of Gen. Sanford, who headed seven co,nna
MES, in pursuit of the Indians Fort McCrcorv 1hc
Army is in good health-no small pox has there bcen
The Creek war IS ended, and wish to see no more
faring captions to the coatsary-.AuguSta Courier.
(From the JhiitedgeciIe Recorder, august 81
INDIAN NEws.-On the afternoon Of the 24th ult 90
men, under the command of Capt. Cahoan had an en-
gagement with from $50 to 300 Indians ten miles from
Roanoke, on the Lumpkn road. Five of our men were
killed, and fifteen wounded