Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-24
sent an express to Oakland hilntoshs who shortly
afterwards returned stating TINT he had seen larae

sent an express to Oakland, (Mlntos s) who shortly
afterwards returned, stating that he had seen large
number Of Indians the road advancing towards Mi
canopy Soon after they up and commenced firing
at the Fort long distance off Major Heileman, with
part Of Capt Landrums and Capt. Dranes companies,
with piece of artillery, and few dragons, amounting
in all to about IS men, sailed out and attacked them in
front with the artillery, and both tanks, with the
other troops and succeeded in beating them off after an
action Of an hour and half The loss on our side 5
wounded; among the latter one officer, (Lieut Lee.
The Indians succeeded in carrying off their dead cnd
wounded 50 that they could not be asceraincd. The
above are all the particulars have been able to pro.
cure. An express is hourly expected from Micanory
which will bring some further information from that
quarter The post at Oakland has been ordered be
abandoned Immediately. .....
Captain Dimmick and Lieutenant Twins compa
MES, have been ordered to Fort Drane from this post
The former started at o'clock. The latter has been
engaged in securing the country between this and Pco
lata during the past week, and will Join Capt. Dmmck,
at Pcoata, and both proceed on to Fort Drane mmedi
ately.
company Of mounted volunteers arrived here early
in the week under command of Captain Curry. They
were mustered into the service for six months. They
will be engaged in securing the country about the vicni
! ~ of Maudarin.
The following extracts oflcers detail the melancholy
particulars Of the murder Of Mr. Rdgely his house,
at the mouth of Black Creek. Mr. K. proprietor OF
the Steam Saw Mill at that place. and actively EN-.
gagged in experimenting its operations. He insPir
! ed-"rcaSsurcd'-w confidence in his safety, and
used his every exertion to renSsnrc those in his employ
by the 'sreasonabe security offered by Gen. Scott, in
his Order, No. as. Mr. X. has left widow and four
| orphans 10 mourn his loss.
juno 4M, II O'clock p NJ
have just returned from Black Creek (Gareys) hay
ing stopped at the Steam Mill. On arriving there
heard that Mr. Ridgey had taken his rifle aud srolled
out about 2 hours before sunset and the time Of
leaving, about half past nine, he had not returned
or been heard Of and am sorry to add that there
but too strong to believe that he has fallen vic
tim to indian ba.barity. Three distinct reports of rifles
| hea N zen
pcrsons,-Mr. Cloud, who returning with cart
and team, heard the shots (Which accompanied by
yells) and four FIVE persons rapidly retreang,
but he could not distinguish whether they Indians
! or not His frstmpresson that the people of the
Mill were trying, 70 alarm him negro OF MIR. Han
sons who is well acquainted with Indians, and rccognz.
MILL in great disnay, and gave the first idea Of the
ture OF the occurrence. In my own mind have no
doubt the fate Of poor Ridgely should greve,
however, TO be the of giving rise to report that
may, by bare possibility, prove to be un!nundcd There
is moi soul at Travers': Before We left the MILL
induced Mr. Cloud to send Immediately to the Post at
Black Creek, that party mi ht be sent also from
that quarter A note mentioning the facts were written
TO Major Heileman and recommending pursuit.
p s. We have reason TO believe that there are Indians
still in the neghborhood Of Julington Creek, recon,
tracks reported 10 have beeen by Of the
inhabitants OF Mandarin, who are worthy OF credit
| June 5ih, 1886.
have jus, returned Quarter past ~ N.Y. and received
your note OF yesterday | came in the Sanee from ri.
coala which conveyed party of officer and thirty
men, the mill, which started off Immediately in
pursuit Of the Indians On arriving at the MILL found
that all sad forebodngs had been verified respecting
the fate of poor Ridgely This morning his body was
found within, think, three hundred yards of the mill,
in the Pine Barren Two strange negroes arrived at the
Mill while the were at work, went to the Kitchen,
took bucket and drew some water from the well. They
were seen only BY man, Tyson who at FIRST thought
that they belonged to the mill, but afterwards recognised
them strangers but unaccountably enough took no
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were the mill after Rdgely killed; but can
scarcely credit such audacy their part ,hnk they
mus, have sho, him. He had only ball wound, which
passed through the neck The shot must have been fired
very close as some of the powder lodged in the neck
e is to be buried this afternoon in the buru ground of
the Flemmngs. When arrived last night at the Mill
it wns pitch dark, can judge about clock
| or q little after, could have made some attempt to
| have found his body