Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-06
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NREEk w AR lSC!DESTS.- ie past week ReS &c "e-
loped circumstances Of inercs. connected with
the Creek War. The report Of Paddy Carr friendly
Indian commander, which We insert below, will be read
viii! inlsres it free fon hssabas aud egus and
-ces Tor its merit upon wsut actually tcsk place. The
Indians which in the Chickass9tcE.. Y!esei con!
fd"n. are scattered Some have gone to Ilo!:aa ant
others have returned 10 the Greek Nation
Gen. SANFORD: Sir-i have the homer herewith to
port the Of Tie force u<!e my command,
consisting of tstanGly lndGnaoiao tkei. fFcs"
Der end position. Gu .: I'll. S.st receives order to
march to the CowaJce and HaioachuLbie creeks, for
the purpose of securing those creeks, and in company
with body OF Tennessee troors thar G2ty perform
edthe following creeks sad ewa.nrs tiorou s!y
hunted: Cowagre, liatchactubbie, Warni and Fl! gl,
log; we also extended search "a. as to tic Che
%aa, only about . miles atoGe irrirtoE. The irst
discovery made Of hostile Indians, the first
day went out, and on the waters of the igtclacub
bee. They consisted Of IL in number; = werrore S7o-
man. and tie balance chi!dten-wcl took without
opposition. The next purity overlook TIE Cowa
gee, the ne.t day tEis gang contained about,0 IN
dams Who VIXEN they FIRST discovered u.s. stewed signs
Of fight they all stripped perfectly naked painted
IN waEke style, and several Of them in the v E.on
ing, having their rifles raised their shoulder and cock
ed spoke TO u,ep in Indian, and told them to stand
80 which they agreed My marty about 200 yards in
advaIce CT the Tennessee trcofs-anJ before tie late
could get up 10 me- the ostes Jumped down TIE bank
into the creek. and were out OF sight iI moment We
fred them, but without doing sny injury. We
gave chase and followed hstE abo.!i Riles-w
81 e orsrse @e!e eo no to the
they scattered themselves Night overlook u.s. and we
quit the drive GA our return during tie 1t da.
VIC discovered irech trails in Cowagee and -ora foot
.nrln:s.o he seer, there I5 20 IN ganG
We followed these trai!a a5or: 9>thes, bet could not
ind the indians. We then returned TO Fort Mitchell
and there struck camps. After waiting two days SIC
started out n!oIeno white men with During this
tou. Of days, We came unou and CAPTURE party of
IL Indians, consisting OF men, and chilGren.
whom we brought with TO Fort Mitchell and
secured. We took these Indians on the Ah-hagse
Greek, little way above the old ChcEaw Town. From
this party, learned that the of the Warriors had
lett the Cree Nat!a, S:Id gore Florida. + po.-
ton oi my command is quatered Fort Mitchell
Some Of them at Ben Matshall's and party Of 81
sent out TO talk with the has Tiles, end sa to thef they
'tiad better come IL; fe-, if obliged T. hrnt
them ega:r, We would shcw them quarters-this par
ty ara at!ll out. have now under my con!uand ll7
friendly Indians only part Of them, however are
mounted If we all Lao horses could he .uc!, more
.serrceable.
i have the honor 10 he:
Very respectfully,
Jour most obalient servant
PADDY CARR.
We learn from tie Augusta Courier OF the 18th that
Gen. Sanford and Staff have returned to Columbus
leaving his troops below 10 watch and Guard against In
dian depredatioEs. He found few o. none except tie
party attacked End routed By a!aor liord This pa:Y
vert down the rVeroherS; he thinks, have turned to
their old haunts 9e Indians are in veryesna squads
Paddy Carr, with some friendly intians aid Tennessee
troops caught IL Indians recently in Hatchaciupbee
Swamp and brought them to Fort Mitchell, where
General Ssnfa-d MISC left souaws with their children
Sound oe!ow on kncuroans Geek, almost starved to
uasfh They had killed some of their children prevent
their cries from hunger leading to discovery.
Gke St. Ar g.s,:ae Es-ad CT the 18th ult., says
Zone hnaase and ninety sick troops from Aiceaopy and
Black Creek, expected 20 arrive here daily the
Steamboat Santee.
The contractors who hare pnde.tlkel rhe removal Of
the Creek indians going ahead witt. their good e.k
If nothing transes to interfere with their present cacu
laons, the hulk oour red brethren will be on the way
10 Arkansas in ten fifteen days 1t is consummatdR
oevouty to be wished and the contractors deter
mined to accomplish The business and do it speedily.
I'th,s 10 a. i: should be The sooner the better
~IC0'umias i.aairer, agg: %.
ANOTHER SK'RMisH.-By gen leman just arrived in |
town trca: tie scene of action, learn that smart
skirn;sh look place on Thursday lae the Of Il.
win county, about 10 niles from the Lee, line between
ANAL party ot1ndsrs end some thirty or forty whites it
appears some .Gn who were fishing the bank Of the
Flint river "Wednesday ovrninc cnme suddeplv pr,p
the camp Of the Indians They guye the alarm and
IN the Of tie night Company Of between go and
20 mea, well .srmeG a2t saauncd, was raised Early
The morning eg div lded their force into two bands
nnesunder Spencer Riley the other under James GAY
and vent in pursuit They found that the Indians had
!ett their encampmcnt; they pursrss5a cn uyir trail
and overlook them after rn'es ~ % Il" nss drawn Up
-:.sru upon them; and when within about hundred
yards Of thee ne, tie Indians fred Our men, however
surrounded The Indians Tough! desperately c!rb-
bing their rifles, and fighting None Of TIE
whites wese hart Riley had rife snapped him within
yard Of his breast, by Indian who 1eld tree
the iadan had fred before, and in attempting toelcad
rd dropped il ball without any powder by which ac
cdent Riley.a life saved. The whole number of
indians 22-oe whom Is were killed and (woaaen)
made prisoners Unfortunately, several females were
among the killed. a dozea good riHes quantity os
ammunition tn&ets, Sc, taken; .hei. balls
were all covered with buckskn, ready for One Of
the squsws speaks English and is web known in The SET.
ement She states that tkere are mary suaH parties
IF Creeks Jet unsubdued still stealing through the
,wamps, attempting to effect thes escape Forida and
hat number ,hrye already arrived there.
[Haeon lG) Telegraph, .aag. IS.
letter published in the Columbus (Tenn) Observer,
lated Camp Jordan, Aug Cd, gives this further informa
On as to military occurrences in the Creek county,