Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-07

GO or 20 negroes which they have stolen from Col Glib
son, VIM Fluurnoy, Lewellin Hudson and others We
inclined 10 credit this story in oil its patcularsthe
boys who toldt have the appearance Of honest faithful
negroes and needed questioning to state the facts
:" the above be correct story, land we have no
doubt of iD it will be that the movements OF The
Indians are daily becoming more alarming. having
been driven by Gen BealI from the upper towns and n.y.
ing before the Alabama troops from the West their srong
force Is now concentrating within 20 SO miles South
and west from this point As soon as they find them
serves pursued by our armies concerted march will he
taken up through the lower counties for Florida The
result OF such move cannot be contemplated without
the most awful feelings. The cnunties below their pre-
sent territory, on both sides of The river in Alabama,
Georgia and Florida, all the way down TO the Semi
mole country, very spasely populated, and wholly
unprotected from their depredations. Their determi-
nation doubt is, 10 lay waste the country they
20. This they vii! be enabled to do with impunty,
unless steps are Immediately taken to prevent it, There
is not at this time single company Of soldiers, the
river below Roanoke. As far down chat point, he
lieve Mai Howard will be able TO prevent them from
crossing Ifterc could now be an organized force from
that place to The Florida hne, The morderoas villains
might be cut off and disappointed, but unless this can be
done speedily, it will be too late to save our southern
frontier, and a great part OF Florida from total 'uln-
The whole frontier Of Early Randolph, Decatur and
Thongs counties should be immediately covered win
nenSSno,hing else will save them from destruction"
FLORIDA.
(From HE Sapunnah Gc0rgian, huy 3U.)
--LATEST FROM TIE ST.. JOHN 's.-The Steam Packet
Florida, Capt Hebbard arrived here yesterday morning
from Pcoata ria jacksonville We learn that few
days since, large force Of ndians eome say 20o ap,
pearcd the Fort at Mcanopy, and fired upon The
Fort. A man, formerly of Capt. Merchants company,
u s. Artillery, was, is said ki1ed and scnIPed last
week. near Micnnopy lie has been engaged, oil lae
WAGNER.
We understand, that Picolata will be retained as
post inspire confidence in the planters below that
place, and not compel them 10 leave their plantations to
the unsparing savage. Mr.. Hickman, il is now said,
has not abandoned his place. few miles from Jackson
vile, stated in the Challeslon papers Another report
is, that COL Humphreys negroes (about hy) have all
been captured by the Indians:
I" few tracks Of Intians have been lately seen
the road from Picolata to St. Augustine, with some
tracks of cattle, which il is supposed they have been
engaged in driving of:
Since The above in type we learn That the For.
Gas stated above fired upoIS by the lndaDs The Court
House at Newnansve, which is fortified and contains
large number Of women ind children 1t was there
also, that Col. II s negroes captured.
Maj. Cooper Of Putnam, had been sent, it is said,
from Fort Drane with the battalion from this Stale
der his command, to the point on the Wlhachoochee
which Capt Mcl4emore occupied to ascertain the fact
We that they vii! find these brave in safety
but we fear The result of their reconnaissance"