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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-25

al kn REWARD.-Neds oG.-Ran away from
~ Il OO the subscriber, about the 18th OF NoveIn-
Der last, yellow of the name of EDWIN, (he some
times calls himself Edwin Burks about feet 10 inches
nigh, rather rawboned, little stopped in his shout
ders his conntenance very good, hair toerably bushy
He has lost most of his jaw teeth, aud is what may be
called lantern-jawed He is good shoemaker. He
has free papers with him.
will give 500 If said negro is apprehen,ed in tho
Sa'e ana $o0 apprehended out oi the State und so
secured that get him again.
Feb. 20. roa-,f, .f Rasts,is
MOIICE.-'The subscriber wishes hiie for the ba-
~ lance of the year, u first rate man Cook who can
come Wen recommended, and for such liberal price
VIII be given JOHN VOWLES,
Eogic Iio,e Charlottesville, Ia.
rep 10 9d-U
WYNN. S. HANSELL, No. %, Market ST. south side
Wv above Front ST., Philadelphia informs me rchnns
visiting The North, and others, that he has in etor
large and general assortment of saddery consisting of
saddles OF every description, bride leather,
sadde-bags, trunks, collars whips, &c, &c, which will
Dc disposed OF upon satisfactory terms Orders forward
ed by mail as above, will meet with punctual attention
req .. S7-2aw0w
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-02-06
AnA /. kingdom. ktsad saa battes,

The Whig gave one touch At the political
views Of New York, while he denounced
this scheme of commercial espionage
and the Evening Star, always "lrue 10
his vo,ation," redoublcd the blow. The
n. Y. Times then takes up the matter,
and gives us the following infor'na,io":
THE Evening Star, in lis anxiety 10
coax the Old Dominion a, lae expense Of
The State "f New York, has "serreached
itself II has shot It's arrow over the
house anil wounded one Of the best Of its
Wing brethren. The Mr.. Cleaveland
WHO'S il accuses Of an attempt 1" Pui the
merchants of Virginia under commercial
collar. is the Whig Assistant Alderman Of
the second ward. The TRANSACTION refer.
rel to is this: that Mr.. CIeareIlnd, the
political friend of the Star, has. in con-
junction with his partners, addressed a
letter To 4 counsellor al law in Richmond.
requesting his services as chef de poltee in
giving information Of the prcuniary con-
diiion. and nnraI standing and habits OF
tho merchants and traders Of every city.
town and viIla.c in Virginia. This The
star pr"mouucrs 4 Jisyractful desnsnI.
Well, Mr.. Star. If the cap witch yo"
have made for ynnr Wing frit,'ds tts them.
lc, them wear IT, and tl,nnk yoafor the gift.
W. join wish y"u in your just in''isnati'a.
The Star compares the c"ndur; "f rs
Wing brother. To the w"rsl part "f ,he
lnlui-i,"riai Frcnct police.
The editor III, Richmond Wing sa:
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THE SEMINOLE WAR.

We have uo,h,ne ne ", from ,h,e scene of action,
in Ration I" thee depreciation. Of the sasases. Ia
deed SINCE ,f' arrival Of the voun,re-s. 10 rlosi
ia. roA Charleston. Savannah and Aasusta, The
lad .an.. h M, have Icarnc6, made anF4
n:s"..t ,laex, a, aar particular POINT. They end.s
unuc, opportunity "frrs 10 cou,m, de 'seds,ipnsE
the property OF ho-. ~ho have E;'-n c"a,r.lied
10 leave their p,.ssrssIons exprsed ~
Grneral Seorr wh" is by tbs time, in that
Trrri,"ry, with instructions 10 rrdocr ,he indtans
- unconditional subu.ission, wiIl no doubt cary
on The c..npaisn s,soar"a.ly Hitherto, the whites
have acted mostly on The defensive.
In n alon In the rutnoursd hns,ilit<s Of sou~ Of
the Crrrk Indians, the larsu niur.naiioo from that
quartrr will be fpu d inan article from the Cola@.
.os {G-o) paper. in another column We are 10.
deb;ed Eof THE extract To the Office oi The Times
and Ga1rite. .s
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FLORIDA SERVICE.

Orders were recc,ved here yesterday, from ihe
Co'nmaodern Chief, BY Brigadier General James
w. Cantey, directing him to levy Immediately, from
his Brigade, ihree companies, 10 act a. mounted
riaene OF isianry, and 70 proceed forthwith 70
Purysburs above Savannah, and repos. themselves
IN an officer Of The United States army. rho viii
be in wati rs there 10 muster them into service.
n pursuance OF ,hess orders. the BFigadie1
Gen has ordered the companies wanted, TO Be raised
from ,ha Regiments commanded By Coonels Cars.
srr, LieMrsxs and RrysoLps. Col. CsEssur's
Regime n. will parade in Camden on Mond.y next,
for The purpose Of meeting this call of the Com
mander in Chief
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|mises eestain and happy s4jaamens af ibc
controversy which unhappily exists betweea
the Unite,! States and France.
That the mediation wi'I be accepted. il it
ha,s t,een offered, we will no, permit our.
selves 10 doubt. To 10 20, would be 10 i'm
pu.e to our Ministry . determination 10 force
quarrel, aDd DO, with view 10 either the
hooor OF iu,e,es, Of the country, bo'h d
which would undoubtedly be consulted BY an
amicabIe termination Of .he dispute, Every
Power, says the mos. popular wr',es on the
Law Of Nations, in treating of Hed,af,oa IN
general. owes N much respect 10 the hapPi'
Dess of human society, as TO appear open 10
every method Of reconciliation, when It re-
Iates 10 inlerests tha. are no, essential. No
essential interest, certainly. IS involved in the
dispute between The UnWed States and France;
no,hlng which can be 'naamcd to a quarrel
unless there is = prcdc'erminat'oo towards
,ha, climax II ever there was case IN
which mediation, offered by common friend
ought 10 be accepted by two nations. The
Controversy betwcen the United >taaes and
France is pre-em,nen,ly Of tha, character.
"a nation" says Va,,el, is under many
obIigaii ions, Of duty towards itself, towards
osher nations, and towards the whole human
society We know that, in general. the du-
ties towards ourselves have the Advantage
over those ne owe TO oghcrs: but 40 Cannot
refuse. in some degree, to forget on selves
with rcspec, 70 in,errs, that ar. moi essential.
to make some sacrifices IN order 10 assist
ether pes-ons. and especially coz the greater
benefit Of the human soc,etv; and let us even
remark, tina, we are invited BY our o~n ad-
vantage. BY our own safety. 70 make these
rcac.ou sacrifices; iof the private good of
each u intimately connected with The ge"era!
happiness What ideas should we bare o'
prince OF q nation, who should refuse 70 give
up the smallest advantage IN procure 'he
world The ines,imsbIe blessing Of peacel
From an authority ." justly respected,
f,om reasoning 90 ossnprchensire and yet
50 conclusive. we will deuse. noih'ns Of
the strength By dilu,ins i. wiihsny commen
ries Of our own. We await With pleased
anticipation tl,e announcement Of the &c.
eep,ance Of the proG.re.i mediation OF
the British Government. and shall not be
behind the varmes, political friend Of the
Administration in sppIsnding course
which sill prove the sincerity Of the pro.
LESSONS Of desire Tor peace which have
been made on all public occasions by ihe
Chief Magistrate
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an \,

Sec. I B. IL enacted BY Tie !S"nte aad
H.s,e Of Representatives,. "oe ~tt nad SIT
Ias in General As.eie5ly. aaa BY The anfho-
ray .t tAe suae. Th., any rrrs m h"rsa'-
ter appointed by tn Legislature ar the
D.a:;l. Commissioner Of Free Schools.
who refuses io serve shall be fined the
sum "l lwrn.y d"IIa's. 10 be recovered
Tor The use uf The Free Schu"ls Of the
Dislrir, or parish. brf"re any Justice ri
the peace: provided howesrr. thai n"
person shalt be compelled Ia serve NOR.
than three wars IN six.
Sec. 2. BE Il ixrkhrr enacfed. Tha, any
C"mmis,ioner Of Free Sch"oIs. Who.
being n",ifird there + shall neglect. with.
ou, sulicirn, excuse. To be- a!Iowc'l by
the Board. 1" attend a regular "r srccia
meeting "f ,hc B"Ard. shall be hn~d the
sum nf five dollars. hirL shall be rcc"-
,-rrd and applied in the "'annc' e1prcs,
srd in the frat section.
Sec. 8. Be i )triAes enatted, Tha. on
or before The frs, day OF March next, the
Comni.siunrrs E of Free Schools. in their
respective districts and parishes. shall di.
vide the dis,rie, OF parish into a. muny
school divisions rs in their discretion they
NAV dcrm best; provided that The num-
Der Of school divisions shall n", be- lr->
.han the number "f srh",I.. il there br
a. many school. u. commissioners .n The
district or parish.
Sec. I. BE nffyther enacted. This. one
Commissioner shAii bc app i"'rL by hr
Ep,rd. To supcrn;end rae!, It SAID school
.'iri.inns. vito shall be i,lhl '"Hi, I-cnal-
iirs hereinafter unt".rd '"r N ''i "i
duty in respect 10 the srho. Is al.der i',>
chaisr.
Sec. ). he IL furiA,r enrf,d. 'I'ha, l!'c
Board Of C"mmi,siu IN s"t district or
parish. .h,II not employ any Teacher.
uu,, he shall have hrrn first examined bN
the Board, snd found qualified f"r that
duty.
Sec. 9. Be il fnrfAor enacted, That each
Board Of C",,rni~s ~s,"ncrs shall nominate
aud appoint three Trustees TO each
achuui IN thcr respective di.Elcts and
parishrs. whose duty i, shall be. with
the com,nls.inner of The school division.
To surprrv,.- tho school subm,tc /" their
care and recommend applicants Tor ad
missi"n.
Sec. ! BE It fnrthrr enacted, Tha. tho
Cnnni..l"ncr "f each School dl,is,"n
for IKE rI-ct "r abuse If powers AMI duties
entrusted to him hy law, .h,ll b" liable
In Indictment. and on conviction shall be
fined m amnun, , less than twenty dol
lars. nor more than fifty 'l"'lar.. And
tbs, f"r neglect Of tho powers a"'l du 'rs
in,ru.lcd by Law /" the Board "f C"mn's-
sinners. lh-v shall he liable 1" Indictment;
and on cunvirunn nf nnr or more Di sa,''
Commissioners. nc OF they shall b" sc,c'
rally fined sum not less than twenty,
NOR tunrc than Gliy ,l"llars.
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THE NEW YORK PLOT.


The Richmond Wing lately published
, euri"u, correspondence between Mcs.rs.
Griffin. CIearelsnd. and CamrsrIl. Coun.
srIIo,s q, Law. ~ Wall ST.. New York.
and Mr.. Joseph Mayo. a respectable
lawyer Of .hi. City Th'sc very worthy
Cuun,clI"rs applied to Mr.. MAYO. t"r his
assistance in establishing n system Of e.
poinage in hi. city. DC. -, srcm. (uc
quote the synopsis Of the Frederick >h"rs
Arcns.) fro.n The circular Of Instructions.
and tho specimens "i returns c1rce".!.
.ha. this 6rn is sustained by 8 r, rs on OF
the Merchants Of New York, lv lhc pay.
mcnl oi an aanual subscription: ,ha. il
has established agents. mrmbc OF Tho
Oar. .hr"ush"u. the United Sta'cs-,ha,
all. collections. knr the subs. r,brrs art
made hy ,hcseaaro,s. .wh". in rr.urn Tor
III. patronage Of the firm Of II Wall ST..
are bound To make scmi-annuaI report
II the standing III the merchants IN their
respective Towns aud districts The cir.
cular 10 very minute in its directions q. l."
tho best means Of obtaining Information.
Intimacy with bank eGcrr' and dep"',
shcritTa i. recommended; and csrry inlur.
NATION, in relation TO tho fortune. con.
nc1ions. habits. &c. &c. Of the Merchant,
is earnestly solicited"
But they eaush, q Tartar. Mr.. May"
r.pcllcd their infs,n"us proposition with
scorn anlind, nation Nc tells them. lha,
BE fore one can be- admitted 1" the har
in Virginia, IL must be ecr.,iicd OF re-
cord that lie i. 4 man OF honesty. pr"bity
and good dcmcsn"r. T" accept your Pr"'
position. and voluntarily take upon m. -elf
the duties of fsreigs onmmsa"a Of spy.
general upon my fellow 1i.zr"s. is neon.
s,.,cnt with my n"ti"ns of pr"bity and
good Jr,nesn"r. | should thereby ialsif,
a record r.'adc in ms own brhnlf nor
could !, indeed. after such an act Of 'ur.
piluIe. eon6dr in nv own honesty. The
very preliminary r-quis'lion made "f me.
Ia furnish such tc.,,in"nials 40 will ensure
Tho confidence o( thc New York mcr'
chants. i. 'lr,it upon perhdv. From
" hurn and fnr wha. purpose arc these re.
Communications /" br furnished, From my
nci.hbors, to ensure confidence ~ my
chi annual rcp"rl. 1" v"u IT my lrcarh"'
ry to them. In technical language. which
mercantile LAWYERS understand. (ih"uch
all may no, he able tn appreciate The mo
u.e.) yon will pardon tho non.arccpianc'
aud pro,rs, of this draft, for want "f fund.
and if any damage is sustained. have
only 10 say i, j. the i.nlt Of The drawers
So far. 80 ~eIl-But in these days
every thing must be turned into the ken
nels Of party II would appear. that 'l''
genius of party. is as busy in extracting
! nourshmcnt from every thing. as the rroI
Mouse Of Shenstone was when he f"un'
his wav into . library:
10 books of geography.
lie made the maps TO 6u'tcr,
river OF srt,
Tss TO his, Q dt,h a tca.
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The only additional news we nave
received from fkrida. . ooa.a,nd IN the soI.
lowing p 8. 70 = letter dated Tallahassee
Jan. IL.
p. =. A de-pa,eb has this u,"ncn, arrived,
si.ioS information OF a sklrmi.h iy ,hc com.
pauy under the command Of Capt, Al ton,
and abou. fory Indians, Niac l"d'sns
killed aud ~ounded-,wo whites wounded
osc slightly, the orher dangerously.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-02-06
COMMENCEMENT OF INDIAN HOS,
TILlTiES IN GEORGIA.
From The Colu mbus Enauirrr Of

An unusual degree Of excitement, end
probably much alarm too. hs. been expo
rienecd by our citizens within The week
past, in consequence ol u,e numbcrless
rumors ,ha, have reached them respecting
she hoAuIc aiu,vde assumed by the Indian
on our soulh.wcAefs frontier. near This
place. Il would be imp"ssible 20 sum uP
in 40 editorial column. The t~entie'h part
of the tales Of intended bl"J.hod ihsi
hsve reached our ears. One or two OF
the mos, prominent are .hesr.-Fir's. that
The whnie Of The lower Greeks had joined
The SeminoIes, in the Florida war. and
were to return upon Us. Tor battle, as
coon ss they had accomplished . certain
ohicc, below. which had been done. and
they we're noA on their return march
Secosd. lhs, Gom Ihfcc TO FIVE hundred
warriors bad crossed our river. Is miles
below CuIrmbus. and had commenced
var upon the se,,Icrs.-Third, that large
a.semblaee. "f indians were being hck. :.
,hroug hout tho nation. and iha, lhe sub
lec, uf talk was the desIueiion Of The
shi.es.-Fou.Ih. that lhc burning OF our
CITY and the massacre OF KS inhsbiss was
settled upon bS the Indians ss the FIRST
blow towards . bloody warfare sg"'as'
the whites.
Thee v.rioss stories, With all the eI-
syecxslinn usual upon such occasions.
have been repeated in our streets. our
eoua.ing houses and around our hsrsidcs,
until the exei.cmen. ha, become almost
unendurablc The whole city and neigh
horhood have taken up srips, and our
street. for three or four days sad nights
past have presented hc appearance o! u
confuscd end asi,stcd military camp
All. With the exception of few 'adi'i.
dusls, twho will probably be remembered
for their pas'lstis.. have .bandoned Their
business, shoaideset srms. and stand
ready to defend The city. Whslhrs ne
shall have occasion tospilI blood is IN.
known 10 as. Many Of .hose whose sc-
auaintsnrc snd intercourse with the In
iisns en,ille their opinions to FcsPcet,
think il highly important that wc stand
By our arms. ready 1" d" battle st mo-
m-r&. wsrninr. Whether this city is in
danger or mol ono thing is certain. that
tho lives aud property Of hr c's'zen' i"
The .s,,lerpenls on the river below are no!
secure sgaia., the deprrda''ons Of 'he
mcrciless Huehciics. uh" have been per-
rni,t-d So long t" pursue ,nrir lr"ics'
outrsees, that they hare become bold IN
their hostile movements. We believe the
voice of sobcrnc when NC say. that un-
less iu,mrdi..r steps be taken /" chas''s",
or ex,crminate ,ha handful of hostile sa.
vsee,. we may expect them TO pursue
the Footsteps Of the Senin"I.s. They
have given evidence sufficient Of thcii
hoaiIiiv TO The whites. aud they haso Il III
their power to 10 much mischief unles,
speedily Gu, of.
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ANDREW JACKSON.
WAsxrssvos. January IS. 1893.
Prom tbs Naiioual in,.llie-nesr.

Ous readers will have heard. wah great in.
sesesf. the sumos iha. dispatches lately
trough. TO the Bsuish Charge dAaal,cs by a
Special Messenger, in Government vessel
contain instruction. 10 offer the mediation o'
the Government Of Grea, Britain between
tI.c United States and France. in the exist.
ing dispuse between them. II gives us plea.
sure 10 b-iieve that this rnmor 10 NOT without
foundation. and ths. an opening has been
made. by . maguauimoos inse7pos'''o. on the
sar, OF ihe British 9ovesnn en,, which pro
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-02-06

The Legislature Of Pcunsylvana have appo'n@o
. committee, for tho purpose "f enqurng mt" ths
evil. of Free Masonry, and some dozen or two OF
tho fraternity summoned before ,hsm to give sv'-
de- nee on the p"n,. question They all 'owever.,
protected ag,ru,, the authority Of the COMMITTEE,
and refused to be sworn, were brought betsrr The
bar of the House TO answer for contempt, and
6n.ll, discharged We extract the following frog
the pro,r., OF Jos,Aa RANDALL, Esquire.
During the time the undersigned hs.
been a maron he hes never known politics
,o,e give in committee caucus, consen,'on. !,
a. thu polls, OF elsewhere tina, was governed
by masonic considera,,ons; nor did he evee,
know any SELECTION or appon men, to ofios9
either popular, Legislative, excessive OF jude
cial, which he had any reason 70 selieve was
influenced BY ouch eoesidststims He hsssI
also, during the sssss perio eea eluestl
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MELANCHOLY OCCURRING E.

During the excite ncn, on Tuesday last, an
express arrived in town. informing the COM
mander q, this place, that hrc hundred armed
Indians had crossed the river few miles be-
low Columbus A small de'sehnen', cam.
nanded By Mr. Jehn Wstsoa, wss imns
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NOTICE..

TUE ass ;cncc Of James Il. Carter. will
divide III, funds in his hands. among the
creditor. VII" have ca""r.d under The
deed Of assignment. ard will pay the sane
over on The l0h "f February next. al IN"
office of J. VI DcSAUS>URE. Esq.
E.I D..
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PUBLIC MEETING.

We have been requested to Invite The ritisens
Of Kenhaw District. 10 meet at The Court House
on Monday next, at II o'clock NJ for tl,e purposs
Of taking measures to furnish horses 70 such IF the
volunteers for The Florida service, n may stand in
need Of them.
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Tue SPECIAL MESSAGE,

We are r.,her late 10 brsusr, 10 iayias this do
eumcn, brforr our r.sde,, owing however. To
cire um.taac es BE-, ond our control Il n NO lees
!. important aosc though, than il wss . week ago,
and we do not hcsi,a,r therefore, late ~ il 10, 70
give il place in our columns II Is doee:nent
hieh Will be read by oil, viii, that deep interest
which The importance Of the subjrc, on which it
nor- mild IN i,s tone aud recommendations than
,h-y anticipated particularly il they have estiuaa-
ted The chai iac,rs Of the Preadrnt, and his wiaes
tic subject, BY The representations Of his op-
Ponenis. Thy rrprr,ca, him n .irnng, in every
thing connected with this matter, 70 insoasc the
country IN war; with hov much justice, ne lease
those 10 judgr, who hare before them, the mild
and temperate, bot 6rm aud diga6ed sussessioas
Of The message which vii Be found IN another
part Of ih,s paper. IN moa admit that il wss ne
With France. thai srm1Ains should BE- dooe, and
there arc ccrnnly none deserving The name Of
American, who will cuniend that the Prrsident
could have done less. 4 qualified aon-ia,ereourse,
The m,!des and mos. pacific conrse he could
ihar- rccommr rnded Notwithstanding however
The sr,a, mslcsa,on which charartssrnd, d, - ~eil
The u,r,.agr al The opening OF the prrscnt session
nf Cnns.ess 4. The one now under cunsideratons
We c,au., lao setnc Of brethren OF the Prcs..
a:.u. Ourselves 10 the beirf thai this quesion 10
10 t~ a.",cab,y, peseeaNy adjusted. We eannoi
d,s-., Ourselves oil t,e opnon :i-t ra' is 10 be the
result Tie qre.,'"n has ss.uned such ehaIac-
tr,, shat ihis rcsut appears TO % unsv"dso!e, IL
France cnn,,unc 10 mainta,n thr position sha oaI
taken. w,,hou, an absolute and unqualified ahan-
donn,cn, on our part, oil all pre,ens;Ons 70 Nai'ouai
dignity aud honor. We regret that thrre should
be found any but there arc few, and sous even
IN the Councils Of The NsGon. ~ho, It would srem
arc ~.lrn. 10 e. even thus far, rather thaa sup
pr, the houor and d,gn'ty OF The county, u by
dung so, they found ,,cmscives sus,aining The
me asu 60 OF lhe adm,nist aiion.
Some, ard not tcw Of INC editorial corps, seem
to entertain the op,n'on, that no action should oe
had on the rrcotuu'c ndatons OF the Prcsdent unui
il sball b. s->n what effect ,bc Annual ~ ssase
viii nave on the French Ministry, supPos'ng thai
the dec.araon, in thai document will perhaps con-
vcv tho dea,rcd explanations, and that The money
will BE- paid With ,h-sc ~e d,ffrs c"ureiy; france
xll 6nd IN that Message a promise, that IN err'
tain contingency SPECIAL .assAage 's to b sent,
aud she will no, act until stA sees tee nature ot
that, and then wr mus, again vail for the efirct o.
the Special Message. aud thus ~c may coaua"s
to wait, without preparation, until our '"P'nes'
shall become By word and rcproach.
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The M.jo, General Of this Division. after
consultation with Gen. Bailey Of the 10Th
DIVISION has determine 10 place the frontier
nea, this place in a state Of defence again,
the tx,her depreda.'ons Of the Indians
The following compahi.s have b.ea ordred
10 repair 10 the grovud where the eng ,s".
u,eni look plsce Ias Tuesday between par.
" Of whn,cs and lnd,Ms.
From Muscoogee, feus companies
Harris, eve companies
Talbot. four coapan,es.
Stewart. four companies
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dia,aIy Despatched 70 ihs spq. 70 ascertain
the particulars. When they arrived At Bry.
ants ferry, Is miles from this place, they
learned ,ha 40 or SO Indians with rifles had
crossed ,ha, mosning.-zbout noon the To-
dams were discovered retiring towards the
ferry. and we're pursued BY the company.
composed Of about % men, who had assem-
bIed du'ing the day-ooly half OF whom
were armed When the Indians discovered
them they hed TO rarine, from whicl, they
commenced regular FIRE, which was
returned will, spirit by he lule company
During the action Mr. --M M'3ryde, and
Mr.. JOSIAH johnson. both highly respectable
young men OK this county we're killed. and
Col Anderson Spear. and one other gentle
man sev rely wou ,ded' The whites were
compelled TO quit the field in disorder.
leaving their dead upon the ground-Mr
Watson received several balls through his
clothes. and others Of the company had their
hat. pierced in several places. On Tuesday
night volunteer company Of 10 men, Cum
manded by Col. Bates. descended the river
OF the Stem Boa. Anna Calhoun. 10 the
place Of action, and returned on Wednesday,
bringing The l,rics Of Mr Johnson aud Mr.
M'Bryde. whica were horribly m.ng.d and
brui-ed By the sa'agcs, a1er the whites qui,
the field
The Indians had dispersed. and probably
returned 10 their horncs when C. Ba,.'s
Company arrived a, the Terry, bu, 20 grca,
was the cos.isrna,ioa OF the settlers ,ha,
many Of them had shsndooed their farms to
seet safe retreat q, \ distaaee from the
sivrr
On Wednesday Evening the bodies OF the
,uo unfortunate youog men Who fell IN the
battle a, B.yans,s ferry,-wrre inferred with
Military houo,s lathe 6taveyard at Co
umbus.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-02-06
,3TTE.v.77O.VT TROOPEKM

~ pursuance Of Rrs,mrnlal orders.
YOU will rara,c IN Cam,lcn, on Monday
the 2I., day of March next, a, O'Clock
precisely. properly ARMED aud equipped
inr dr,lI md Inspection. tn attend an en-
campnrn'
Eaci, member will he required TO pro-
vile for hlnself and horse. BY order Of
Captain Boykin.
J.T. RRYANT. o. Q.
Feb. 6-&'H