Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-02-25
POWELL rHE SrMryoLE TSnYAv..

~Py t'NAAs ttAC i0IidisltI ltlc IOlIOW-
ing description of Powell, the leader Of
the Seminole Indians.
" MIR. Editor, the following facts IN
relation To this interesting parsonage.
collected from authentic sources du.
ring the late campaign, aud they may
be relied IN:
Oceola, or Powell, the head chief OF
the hostile Seminoles, is likely to fig.
urc IN history with Philip of pokanoEe
or Iecumseh, possessing all their no.
bic daring and deep love of country,
with more intelligence, and perhaps,
more ierocity. He is half breed This
father an Englishman) of the Creek
Nation and Red Stick Tribe. In per.
son he is slight, well proportioned and
active, complexion rather light, deep
restless eyes, and remarkable clear
and shrill voice, and supposed to be
from 30 TO 3o years Of age. He has
brought himself into notice, and rails
cd himself to his present station, by
his superior talents, courage, and am.
brtIon-not having inherited any title,
or command. Formerly, he was
proud gloomy, insolunt, and on one oc.
caslon, in II talk with the late lamented
Agent, Gen. Thompson, burst into a
paroxysm of passion, declaring that
the country WAS theirs, that they wan
ted 1t, and that he had better BIZ off
for this he was arrested aud confined,
afterwards he appeared pcnitent. be-
came cheerful, signed the treaty, and
was released with many fair promises.
He then made himseifvery useful to
the Agent and officers at Camp King.
performing many daring fcats in arres.
ting criminals among the troublesome
Mlcousukees, with which tribe he
was at variance and for these servi-
ces received repeated marks of friend.
ship from The Agent, and gained his
entire confidence.
Suddenly he threw off the guise of
irlendship-murdered Charley Mathla
II friendly chiei--forced his followers
TO join him--received as allies, the
Micousukees, who were glad to have
such icader-and raised forthwith,
the brand and scaIping knife.
He 1t is supposed, led on the party
which attacked and defeated the ad.
vance guard OF Col. Warren's regiment,
about the Eth December.
Ga the 2Sth he was seen at the head
ola band whoI rushed upon Gen. Thonhp
son and some other gentlemen within
range of the guns ol Fort KING, and
shot and seal ped them.
On the 3lst, he made a sudden aud
unexpected attack upon the army un.
der Genl's Call and C.inch, whilst en-.
gagged IN crossing a deep ami danger
Gus stream, the Wthlucuochce-a
tackled ut two points, simultaneously,
and only yielding after II desperate
struggle OF an hour.
During the action he was recogni.
zcd by the officers and men Of the reg.
lar army, fighting several PAGES in al.
vance OF his men, aud after each dis
charge Of his ride, wiping it with the
utmost GOODNESS; and his voice was
distinctly heard when his men were
flying, trying TO rally them.
He is, OF pretcnas to be, of tho be.
lief, that the OLD ttcaty of Puync's Ian.
ding is the only binding one, and ac.
cordlng to his account the time stlpu.
lated tor their removal does not expire
for five years yet, aud he says he can
fgh; the whites for that length oftime.
The young state of lndinna, whose
existence us II member Ct the union
bears date scarcely twenty years back,
has just taken stand on the subject OF
internal improvements that would do
honor to the oldest and wcathicst OF
her sisters. On the loth ultimo, a bill
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