Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-11-07

The following private letter, containing sumo
h,ph, Interesting particulars CONCERNING the PR
sent state OF the Flor,la war, las been aindh fur
nished ior publication.
foer Brooks. Florida, 9Th Oct. 1896.
d, the LAST boat "roir Won | mentioned that
Echo ilalo, ono ol the friendly Indians, Ind gono
oui will Il white nas 10 oikr peace Ia olr rrd
brethr.n Two days agn he returned, and gave
the following aeeoun, Of his mission. Alter travel
ling tlree DAYS in an east southeast direeiion tl'y
sawiao women in n hammock, who told tlen that
their husband, were out hunting, bat rhat IN old
nan lived fifteen mile, OIL who would show iicin
the camp OF the lo,tllrx. On reaching the hut
Of thu old man, they were informed thai the camp
was about fifteen mllos oil, and he accompanied
the parry 10 give notice ot their approach and pea
cesblr Infections The minister pcnipoientlafy
and hi, ,utc were halted IN the vicinity oil the
spot, and their conductor proceeded on 10 give
notlce.-Presrntly party approached and told
them 10 advance. The band an i,dnd,
and u path through, the water was the ONLY mode
Of accts, without swimming, aud this Of course
could only be followed with good guide. lieu
the mission reached the immediate neighb1tllood
OF the camp II was AGAIN halted. Two principal
charscter, attended from the hostile camp The
negotiation began by the question from the hostile
chief" WHAT have YOU come here for u To which
Echo II 10 replied" We have com, 10 offer YOU
peace" Chief - What have yon 10 do with the
bushes. 7" Echo HALO e" We have entered into
the service of the United States for the purpose o'
pcr,uading YOU 10 make pea0'."
Chief - We have had great many fights
in all OF which we have been successful Several
parties Of white men have inlruie1 into our conn-
try, we have killed them, and shall serve yon In
the same way. The whites caused the war--hey
made their own bed, and they must lie on it.
We arc ready 10 fight great dead moIc. lis said
that Won Creeks have come do ,n here 10 get ne
groes. We have plenty of them"
In ia. course Of the talk the young warriors sci
zcd their rifles, and "er. about TO pat the minis
ter and his suite 10 death, bat the chitl prevented
them. After talking some time about their for
MGR battles and present prosprct<--bolh of which
they considered gorious--illc chel told them that
the celebrated negro Abrsm aud many others bad
been prophe,ying. These learned gentlemen IN
formed them that God was in their llyor; thai he
had aided their caasc, tho, had only lost twenty
warrior, during the whole war, and lh1t he would
continue to ala them. They mentioned as an e.-
idrnec OF lhr giea, of their prophets, that be-
for, ,hD death Of General Thompson, Abram
had proplesied Tia, he wond be killed BY Indians
while walking about hi, place, and that such had
Subsequently been the fact
TIL. wonen offered them food. Echo Ilao as
ked them If lcy had any dressed buck skins 10 sell
They ,cprd IN the affirmative, and he bought fl
teen oil them. Money, said they, would be proper
pay, though dizzy would rather have preferred some
cloth stnll>, II tley had brought any such things
with them.
On Departing, the minister WAS informed HAT he
hal narrowly escaped death; aud taat should sucl
anoel ,isll he made to them, they would heal
what they had 10 say aud then Kill lhen.--So thai
peace has not vet returned to this rruiou and W.