The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-07-30
sssslIan Affairs.
From the Charleston Courier.
ATTEST FROM FLORIDA.

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this nor, yesterday morning, in the remarka-
biy shori run OF "a hours from Jacksonville,
E. F.
We are indebted TO Capt, Wiley. fcr a
detail OF some further depredaiions c mint
ted by the Seminole Indians, iii Florida.
upon ihc life and property of the dc!cncc!css
Inhabitants Of that i!l-laied tcr,i,ery, calcu-
la,ed 10 harrow M the feelings, aud excite
The Indignation Of every citizen, and 10 make
rs feel sill more powerfully, II possible. the
absolute necessity OF taking the most proInp,
and energetic measures, 10 cx:irPain these
ru,alcss sayages from every part oi our tc.''-
tory, occupied b. civilized inhabitants. We
could au,us, say that crcn mercy 10 them, Is
cguis aicn, 10 ,!,c Murder of our own citizens.
Capt, Wiley copied from the log book OF
the United States Steam boat Essayen, the
following particulars; "On The morning oi
the 10Th inst, while on the WY down Black
Creek, discovered an Indian III hammock
On the bank. who did nc, Gic on the boa.
Al o'clock, in 81, Johns Rircr. saw
boa, coming !rora CoI Hsliow's 1ilantasson,
HAVING Col. IIa!Eos aud Dr.. Simmons, aud
few nrgsoes on board. ], appeared ihat {
tlC tHui;Hs U-S "S
man while III his room m con,c'sation wn J,
DR. Simmons. and wounded HIM III the head
causing hi;n to fanl and fAll. DR.. Simusons.'
with the ass,z,ancc Of somc negroes, picked
him up, carried him 10 the boat, nj the Ian
ding, aud sho,ed OIL The Indians pursued
them and fred upon the boat, he, ior,una,c-
" injured no one In Il ics niauics asier-
wards, tho dwelling of Col. Halloa was 'iTcd.
and in a sl,os, time Dr. Simmons house vas
also burned. The EsyGyon ran oTcr to
George aad Lewis F!cmmIGs's plantation.
took of their families aud negroes, and then
proceeded 10 p.co!a,a. and reported the sborc
occurrcur1. So tho commanding officer at
,ha, post, Who dcaa;riesa~sr r'rn up SIX
Mile Greek, tor the p;rrosc o! ,n.ercrp ,hs
the Indians, on their return. AZ , I. Al.
,hc Essaysn returned 10 liallos > plantation.
AID found M,' Colts dwelling. (Which wa'
nea. that Of Col, II on stc. Whale oa The
landing, one o! Col. lialom's negroes made
has appearance. and gave signal, cssneins
his wish TO get on board. upon which the
smaR boa, was sen, 70, him. lie stated that
The Indians were 3J roag, and we're BACK
OF the negro Ia" scs-ihey se'c they haa now
com. duas upon the wl!',c. for The purpose
Of .p,,ng their blood. and that The way be
had been cuaJrd TO escape. VAS. that they
sent him TO the landing to sec II any troops
were coming He sad they se'c whoop,ng
and dancing III front Of Col HaI!ow's house.
while IL was burning. The negro was sent
back 10 tho landing. and succeeded tn get.
ting all the negroes belonging 70 Col. Ha!!ow.
fwiih Que exception only, who was taken
prisoner by the ludians) on board.
In addition to the above particulars,
Capt. Wiley informs US tla, The Indians
had shot and killed Mr.. Ballman, about
A ,niiss fso... Whi.csvilie. and stabbed him
wit, knife j. or S placcs-his wife
and chil.'red made their escape 10 Garys,
ferry.
Col. Hallow's negro fellow, who es-
capped on board the E,sayoa. reported that
large body Of indians were on their way
down the Gus, aud wcs, side Of Tho 81
johns River, and expressed their inlen-
ton of destroying oil the settlements on
the river.
The bull inss on LII L'Engle's plan!u-
ton had been ,,es,roycd. The loss OF
valuable property. furniture, &c. in the
various buildings burnt, is said TO have
been very great.
Capt. Curry OF the Florida militia. had
been sen, from Mandarin to CaTy's Ferry.
TO escort train Of baggage wagons. con-
timing provisions and supplies for the
troops. from thence TO Fort D,anc. On
this expedition he found that the Indians
KEEP. in his immediate vicinity, frequently
encamping within 3 miles OF his troops.
On his return TO Gsry's Ferry. be disco
vercd number of Indian trails, from
which he ascertained ,ha. they were pro.
cecd,ns towards Jacksonville.
Capt. &. informs there were Ii0 Of the
troops sick at Fort Dranc-amons them
fee out of sepsn OF the officers
Flfty-t'oo persons had died a, Black
Creek. in forty days, from measles and
GiarrhGa.
The inhabitants of Jacksonville were
in state OF grea, alarm. and were en-
barking, with their effects, on board the
sch. !NotioH, Capt. Wiley, bound for 81.
Marys.