The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-01-15

IN arriving ~ DSuJuui'h !,
,ouse in flames; passing on, we found iha'
. body Of Indians, fifty or sixty IN NUMBER
lad attacked and captured our baggage as
I passed over the Prairie, and sci the wa.
ron on fire. The officer in command oil
he baggage train, with several oil Tue eS-
,ort. had retired 10 Mccanopy, anu nave
not been able to ascertain correctly what loss
has been sustained: two Sergeanis and tour
men have returned into camp unhurt, and
one Sergeant and one Private, belonging
10 Can't. MLemore's company, mortaliy
wounded, are sill! lingering at this tort
am not able to make correct return, as
am unadyised Of the number who have es'
capped to Mccanopy, but will make a more
full return as soon as possible. by thus un'
fortunate affair, all our papers, such as or
ders, reports, &C., and all cur aminuhl'
ton, surgical instruments, &c. are lost
Gen. Call with his reinforcement, IS en-
pec,ed here to-day, and as | am assured that
the whole body of Indians are IN the Waca'
houta and ad acent hammocks; the sign IS
GREAT and from the force seen IN different
parties, we are assured hatthey are all here,
think it advisable that you should send all
the regular force, TO cooperate with US lu'
mediately. The hehtlngi is to be done mere
We are IN wan. OF ammunition and camp
eouipage, having, as before stated, lost all
in our wagons.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN WARREN,
/ COL u Com. Nil. IN serr'es.
Gen. D. L. CLINcH.
P.S. Killed-Serg't Hunt, prlvates llllI'
and L. Roberts, and five others not known
wounded six, oue mortally, Weeks y esca
ned SIX. cen; five horses killed, six "ounded
/ Gen. Call has Just arrived IN Camp "lll
go men, and assumed the entire command
A report has also arrived, that the lndian
we're penned in hammock IN The Pralfle
and that on Monday last firing was heard
aud general engagement had taken place
Il The mail rider, from MIcanopy via New
nansville, who arrived here on Sunday morn
lng last, one day later than the maIl va
due. reported that he saw on his route Tres
sloDs of indians, and that he might proba
biz have been "pIcked OH by some
them. had be not joined company OF pei
sons with whom he travelled as tar as blac
Creek. He saws every dwelling is abar
doned b. the inhabitants on the roads leat
) ,ng from Black Creek to Ne~nansylle, an
to Mcanopy also from Ne"nansyi'le
Alligator, and from lhcolata and Palalka
Mlcanopv. Plcolata IS the highest polt
on ST. Johns unabandoned BY the lnhao
tants. The rider brought also the hrst II
, ,eipence Of the attack on the house OF NJ
! Summons.
b. The following letter from Col. Mills to
! gentleman in this place, gives probably
q more correct version Of the attack.
l. Head Quarters. near Fort Crum
d Il O'clock at night, I7th Dec.
}, Sir-lnteIligence has arrived IN Cam
K that about 80 Indians made an attack
r Mr.. Simmons house, on the Palatka Ioa
j. about : miles from Mlcanopy, and 20 tro
}. this Camp. They rushed on the hou
If with furious yells aud heavy firing; b
II Simmons, and J. Carr and two others, wi
Z. happened to be there, barred up the hou
e and defended themselves until day light
]. when the Indians took drove Of tat ho
r. out of the pens and drove them of. Inn
at dlately Captains Summerall's and GIbboI
y companies were despatched OFT at 20 Il
ID nutes notice with Carr to show the ira
0. and with orders to pursue and destroy
t. Indians wherever found.
ID We march for Wacahouta 10 the mol
k ing, where it IS reported tina, great sh'
ofIndlans is seen. Farther | have not TT
ID to say. Yours, truly,
V. W. J. MILLS
Is We have not yet heard any thing III
ut ference to the success Of the detachme
" under Capt. SummeralI aud Capt. Glbbo
- despatched in pursuit OF them.
We An intelligent gentleman of Alacua, II
letter to a gentleman OF this place, sta
he that Capt. Priest, whose plantation at Wa
RS hOuta was devastated, and Dulldlhgs Ou
,ir ed BY the Indians, and son wounded, as |
ry ,ced N our last number, lost at least
1st thousand bushels Of corn and all his coitt
Of which he had a large crop. All ms h
VI. ses, save five, are probably lost. lie b
ms about thirty head. The corn and coil
ny were consumed. Twenty .odd fat no
ny ready for the butchers knife, we're tax
OF from the pen and driven off. Capt. Prl
es. IS, we understand, one Of the greatest lose
Of the great number Of those whose pat
be tons have been devastated and homes
Iay IN ashes.
tho Another writer says, the people here
the very much alarmed. Most of the FAM
ms have abondeued their homes and assent
ent al the different places where the lnhabls