The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-05-27

passengers, an attack was maue upon Tue
Stage by small party of Indians. II oc.
Cured about III or IL o'clock, and about
- miles this side of Tuskagee. From all
the circumstances, the passengers are OF
opinion that they owe their escape TO the
fact of the Indians not having time TO reload
their guns, which they had just fred at some
unfortunate traveller, who most probably
fell victim. One individual they had GER
tainv shot, and several wounded, within
two hundred wards of the spot. They fol-
lowed the stage two or three hundred yards
and from their hostile appearance and
exoressions no doubt would have fired up
on II had their guns been charged.
Extracts Of letters from the Post Master
al Columbus, TO the Postmaster.General
CoLuMBus GA Monday Evening,
May L. ls36-At Dark.
SIR,-Two drivers have this moment ar
rived, bringing the distressing intelligence
,hat two stages containing FIVE heavy leath.
er mails, accompanied by guard OF SIX
men, and several passengers, making IN all
fourteen persons, were attacked this day
about noon, Is miles from this town, by
large body Of Indians, and oyerpowered
The drivers left the stages, and have reach
ed town. They know nothing Of the guard
or the passengers. have employed fifty
friendly Indians, at an expense Of 5000, 10
90 out TO night and bring in the mails.
They will start Immediately, aud BY morn.
ing we shall know the fate OF the mails.
f Very respectfully, J. VAN MISS, I. N.
TuEspAy, May LIP Noon.
! The friendly Indians sent out last night,
have this moment returned, and report that
! on their arrival at the place where the mails
: were left they discovered the stage IN the
+ road, and also the mail wagon, together
with three dead men and two dead horses.
, They state that they saw in the wagon three
large mail bags untouched, and quantity
Of newspapers strewed on the ground that
i they commenced collecting the newspapers,
when an Indian made his appearance near
them, and on ascertalnlng who they were,
:. plunged into a cane brake near them, where
+, these friendly Indians suppose large par.
\ IL Of the hostile band were concealed, and
). that they Immediately fled. This state.
;. meut embraces their whole story.
). Every thing here is in utter confusion-
c no systen-no organzailon-but perfect
anarchy. Two hundred men could KEEP
q he road open from this 10 Montgomery
,r a, least until troops are collected IN the
nation but al present all command and none
G obey.
T. | resrc, exceedingly that 1t is not IN my
t. power 10 give more detailed and coherent
/. statements, in relation to affairs here.
n shall make every effort 10 rescue the mails
5. but now entertain no hope OF their beng
Of saved. Very respectfully,
= JAMES VAN NESS, P. VI.
- Greek Hoailities people OF Ala
/. bamn are moving with highly conmenda
&c bic prompliude TO the suppression OF Indian
IS disturbances. 4 public meeting was helc
at Montgomery, IN that State, on the ION
INST, at which resolutions we're adopted by
the citizens, 10 form themselves into two
= military corps, the one TO hold itself IN read
u ness TO proceed forthwith to the defence o
u the settlers 10 the Creek country, the 9th
l. or 10 act as a body of minute men, for th,
protection Of persons aud property al home
g and also to raise money to defray the ne
al cessary expenses. We make the following
&c extract from the Montgomery AdrerfiSe
= OF the above date:
- a1here can be no longer any doubt but tina
&c hostIiliies have commenced between the Crcel
IN Indians and settlers. /, is said, by express
&c lust arrived, and corroboraied by private letter.
NJ received thro' the mail, that the gayagcs are en-
bod sing in some large swamp, and mediate
- general attack upon the whites. II Is also staiet
~ that the Chiefs have been unable to restrain the
81 young men, that they cry aloud Tor war, and ihiIs
10 for vengeance,
q "Our Volunteer Companies are preparing Il
i march to the tented field. They will leave in th'
- morning and thus meet the emergency
Troops TO oppose Ms hid,dns.--Tbi
- Montgomery Journal OF April u states tina
- orders had been issued by the Governor o
=, Alabama to Generals Scott and Watkins
4 of that State to draught 1000 men from
: their brigades, and to hold them in read
+. ness to act against the Creek indians, should
=, any emergency arise to require 1t.
,s The Governor Of Georgia has called fo
II three battaIions Of militia, to be raised By
voluntary enlistment, TO protect our western
y. frontier from the hostile ncursIous Of III,
n. Greeks. These, with the one now unde
5, command of Major Howard, in service, vii
n, constitute two full regiments, who will b
m required to serve for three months. fou
=. companies a, least Of mounted men IS desired
} The rcquIslion is made principally fron
the Chattahoochee counties, but none vii
nj bn ,lnclipad c,c,, au,y c,,a ytar Who offer Al