Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30
Il. G.. BuclIASAH.

From sr MARKS AND KEr.WEsr,-By The arrival
Yesterday of the brig Somerset, Cupt Parker from st.
Marks ria kryNcS regret TO learn that the Indians
are extending their ravagcs and murder IN Cape floda
and It's vicinity and that three families and an OrcrSrrr,
have been murdered between ST. Marks ana lal!ahas-
An Erfra sheet from the Office Of the kcy-Wcs IN
qurrr of the nth inst. after confirming The bad news
from the Peninsula, speaks as follows OF The events at
the Cape: Charleston .UcrcHry
In consequence of the Indians having been in
considerable bodies in the ncghborhood Of New River,
about 90 miles North of Cape Florida, two or
three weeks since, considerable alarm felt i'll that
vicinity which proved not To be without foundation
\ party was observed surrounding the house of Mr..
William Cooley, in which a considerable quantity OF
the materials from wrecked vessel was known to be
stored and they were seen to carry from The house
portions of these goods. Shots heard: and
man observed lying apparently dead Oh the
threshold of the door, who was supposed to tc man
in the cmploy of Mr. Cooley. These circumstances
alarmed the nearest negh h"rs and the news having
spread, the inhabitants of all tho settlements between
New River and Cape Florida congrcgatrd OIL the Light
House premises al the latter place. in number upwards
Of sixty, but being without ammunition or provisions
capahlr Of sustaining trII for very limited pc
riod they thought advisable TO leave before the Indians
radc their appearance. \ boat which then On its
way to them from Indian Key, whittier it had been
despatched Ir supplies, arrived within sight OF the Light
House shorty after the inhabitants left there, and found
on approaching the shores that the premises al
ready in possession Of The Indians, and consequently
turned TO Indian Key. The abandonment 81 the Light
House is much 10 be regretted, but we have no doubt
from the authentic statements &c have heard that blood
would have been shed had the Inhabitants rcinained-tlr
greater por n o! them being women and ci!icn. The
Of the family o:Alr. Cooley has been confirmed
BY visit pad by the tcrcavcd husband and father
(who happened to he absen) TO his happy mansiou
as he found lying in its vicinity, the bodies Of his wife,
three Children and the hired before alluded To. Tie
house had been robbed Of such articles The Indians
were likely 10 stand most i'll need Of but had not been
sci on fire, vas feared.
Is it n0t surprising that these events should have
atrG great alarm along the coast. Families widely
parard from another have had no other means Of
SAFETY than fight afforded Icm and that in way which
prevented their providing themselves with the most
ccssay articles Of clothing, bedding, &c. and numbers
have arrived here without AM thing save the clothes
they had on when the news first reached them THEN
furniture, their stocks of hogs and poultry, their agricG!-
tural implements, &c &c, have all been left TO The
mercy Of The savage foe, and years Of toll may not cna-
bic ia recover the pecuniary comforts o! which they
Lave been deprived.
The Light Ships crew is the nearest to the In
dams but being distance from the shore and pro-
viJcd wr believe with arms ard anImut nn they may
nat be considered in much danger. The post is at
Indian KY, about ~ miles from Key West, where prrpa
atoS haze been made tnr defence by erecting cnbank
mcls mounting, mounting Cannon Nc but tie cilrct-
i've force is SIl-and ii is Key West alone, which by
the prup! from The main and other Islands, is thought
he safe from attack: for, in addition 10 the number
pale % hearing arrs it is the tarthcs settlement from
the Indians and the with which they the least
acOIanld tie others being often heretofore rc3ortcd TO
for purposes If traffic. &c. Ii is thought 20 fugi-
tives have arrived here within four or five days.
In THIS crisis our patriotic citizens have been back
wald in their cxcrtons TO relieve the appTccn$ions Of
those who are alarmed the distress Of those who arc
in want.
The militia have been called out and now regular
L. organized and ready for duty at moments warming
Patrols On land and water nightly kept and vessel
has been chartered and sent to Havana with Cec-
IN Z further Of
and charged with letters from committee OF the citizens
and the collector of the Port, soliciting visit from any
ut our Ut that may be in that Harbor-and
have since learned that there were two there two three
days since.
I'VE have 10 express to friends at distance our
candid opinion that the probability Of our being attacked
is great but STILL to enable TIE inhabitants Of the
other Islands and the main land to return TO their usual
avocalios, and in order to safety, have
repeat that strong necessity exists for immediate
ton the part of The Government, in this quarter.
No definite account be obtained of the number
Of indians in the nrghhorhoud of the Cape, but from
their fires and other circumstances is thought thew
may present amount 10 two or three hundred warriors
chief is but little known, and not sufficiently apprcci.
ard lie is represented to be savage of great tact
energy Of character and bold daring. The skill with
which he has for a long time managed to Illustrate
the measures of government for tie removal of
the Indians beyond the Mississippi enti,le him to be
considered as superior 10 Black Hawk. Charley OnatI.
Ia chief Of the friendly party, inerposed difcu.
ties to the execution of his plans, and he shot
him. He bore an inveteratc hatred towards General
Thompson, the Agent, and yet he concealed his an
tipathies so skfuly completely to deceive the Agent
and to induce him consider Powell as personally friend
ly General Thompson fell by the hands of Powell
battle OF the Ouithacouchy, detail Of which far as
we are able to collect the same, is contained in this
days paper 1t is proper 10 observe that hcought not
to be called Powell as that is only nickname. His
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