South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-05-28

sented scene OF confusion g. distress
such as we never before witnessed.
Our streets we're crowded with wagons,
carts, horses, and footmen, flying for
safety from the rifle and tomahawk Of
the Indians-many of them having left
behind their all Of earthly possessions
and some their protectors & friends,
husbands, wives, and children, who
had fallen before the murderous sava-
ges. We are unable to ascertain with
any certainty the names of the num-
Der of those who have been murdered
by these lawless savages-William
Flournoy, Hsmmoud, McKissac, wife
and overseer, Davis, Hobbs, several
negroes, and in all probability many
others, 1--WE fear DR.. Welborn among
them, have been killed, and the Indi-
ans are yet pursuing their bloody
work. Where it will end, Heaven
knows.
Every man must now see the neces-
sity Of prompt & vigilant measures with
these deluded men. What can be
done Z The new settlements of Ala
bama are completely in their hands,
and unless efficient measures are i'm
mediately adopted, we may not hope
that our own frontiers will escape their
depredations. Its altogether probable
that the surrounding settlements Of
Georgia and Alabama will experience
a greater loss Of life and property than
has been known for many years from
an Indian war. II is supposed tina,
the Creeks might raise force of S.
600 hostile warriors, aud nothing can
prevent regular organization Of this
large force, but prompt and systematic
measures on the part Of Georgia and
Alabama. If the Executive chair Of
our sister State was filled by man
possessing an ounce of common sense,
a single drachm Of energy g. decision,
we should expect speedy termination
Of hostilities. AS it is, however, we
have no hope Of subduing the distur-
bers, except by prompt and efficient
organization of volunteer corps. We
hope this s.ep will be taken at once,
both by Alabamians and Georgians,
aud that they will not wait for the au-
thority Of Gen. Jackson or Gov. Clay,
to repel and punish their enemies. We
understand that the officers Of this bril-
gade are taking the proper steps for
placing the frontier in state Of de-
fence. Our city volunteer companies,
the Guards and Blues, are on drill ev-
cry day, and on guard every night:
the city is under stric. military law,
and we believe tina. every necessary
precaution is in exercise to render our
town secure. This, however, is only
a small part Of the frontier, and every
man feels the importance of securing
the whole.
We believe that the time has come
when no compromise will answer the
ends Of justice and humanity. Let the
friendly Indians, if any such they are,
be assembled inside the walls of a
strong fort, and receive all due protec-
lion. But it will not answer the pur-
pose to trust them at large. If they
are friendly, it becomes them at once
TO seperate from the hostile party, and
take close quarters. And let an un-
compromising war be waged against
all who delay or refuse to come in
there is no time now to inquire who are
friendly and who are hostile. We
understand runners have been sent to
all who are peaceable if they refuse
to come in, they must be the sufferers.
We hope the matter will be soon set
tied. 1t is better to endure the fatigue
Of long campaign, and to suffer The
loss of few men, than to be longer
harrassed by a tribe who obtain our
confidence but to abuse it, and who
wear the smiles of friendship only to
secure the chance Of scalping those 10
whom they profess attachment.
From the Nat. Intelligencer of May 25.
Very Late from the South.
BY an extraordinary expedition (by
steam packets from Charleston to Nor
folk, and from Norfolk to Washington
we received yesterday afternoon the
Charleston papers of Friday last, the
contents of which were barely three days
old when they reached us. The follow
ing are extracts from them:
p AUGUSTA, tGA.) May IS.
The Indians have now cut off all
communication. The Western stage
last evening brought back all the mails
forwarded for Montpomery from our