Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-06-28

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Fys- ne CAsriess. Courier yuas IL
We have nothing re- froatss Creek frontier.
PROM an Article below. copied from tho Newman
Palladium. gill be seen that series fess are co
,ertsiped Of medaie bos,iliies on the part Of the
CheroLees, who are d,sssiisded with the treaty
lately made with the L. s.
MORE INDIAN WAR.
aTLs CAgokses are W We have two letters
before us une from Col. PAR, commanding IN Car
roll. to Gen. Wood, stating that the inhabitants
on The frontiers of thai country are 10 great con-
stetnstion on, account 1.-THE hostile movements OF
thu che,okees. He has raised a volsDteer mount
ed company TO sst 10 spies uPon the Indians, and
TO form . Gordon upsa the line OF CsrsA and the
Cherokee county. They march to their stations
on the 2Aih, under the command Of Lieut.. Colonel
wscss. Another from W.. 6. Springer, E~q., to
Gen. Wood, stating thai there ia large party 10
and about Cedsrtowa a. tie present. county sue OF
Paulding, whose movements are evidently hostile
that the white inhabitants are under great alarm
that they are without ammunition aud urges
the GenesAl 10 furnish supply as soes' - pract'-
cable.
aRnmars state that Cedsrown has been laid in
ashes and from twelve TO sixteen families butcher
ed by the Cherokees. We have also been inform
cd that the mail Garner whorides though Cedar
town refuses 10 return account Of the hostile op-
pearance Of the Indians when he passed through
few DAYS ego. We have this moment been inform
ed by Judge Springer, who has Just arrived from
Carroll that a number Of families have already
come over into Carroll from Pauldng, that the In
dian force now collected ~ computed from 3 to
5000. that they inso.enily demand provisions
from the whites and are robbng then Of their
| cattle.
One Indian has been killed 10 the act Of driving
off cattle. As blood has been shed the inhabitants
are fearful that the troops from this secssos leave
for the creek nation, the Cberokees will rise and
commence general massacre therefore We anti
cipate that our volunteers on their ARRIVAL al head
| quarters will receive orders 10 countermarch 10
protect their own hoes as the present seat Of the
apprehended Institutes is only about a days ride
| from here"
| Indian fnfeiligeaee.--A letter from Quincy in
] Florida states that an express had arrived at Tai
lahsssee to inform the government that our voun-
teers have succeeded in relieving the Block house
on the Withlacoochs and they have now gone uf
| the SawsBsee in q steamboat to relieve McCanct
and his little beseiged company. The Saturday
| previous two steamboats, that came down from Col
umbus were 6ercely attacked on their passage bu
no damage done.
An express arrived At Columbus on the 3D. inst
from fort McCary, bringing Intelligence that tn
n Crs~ ford infantry consisting of sixty OF sevcnt
rDeu. under Maj. Brown, hsd fight with the Indi
ans the same morning, Being Informed that tn
Indians had canoes and intended crossing the rive
at Brookyn's Ferry they marched TO the place, ai'
J in ambush, wien shortly about l6 Indians in fou
canooes, started across. The whites fired, an
three Indians were seen to tumble from the cnroe
into the river. The Indians ON the opposite ban
, then presented Themselves and returned the fire
The firing continued across the river until the am
munition of the whites was exhausted when the
retired. One white man was killed, The mex
day four companies eft Columbus for the scene q
action.
Gen. Scott was at Columbus, confined to hi
quarters by sickness. Gen. Jessup was to hav
left for Tuskegee the next day the 9th, escorted
three companies of mounted men. Troops wer
arriving daily but few of them armed.