South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-01-23

| the Indians, induced them 70 return.
Ii is said Gen. Call intends to raise
fifteen hundred men by draughts from
the militia, and return to the aid Of
Gen. Clinch. The East Florida peo.
| pie will have enough to do, and we
fear more than they can do on the
home stations to prevent the Indians
from extending their raysges farther
north. Gen. Clinch must Of necessity
wait for reinforcements---his forces are
hardly sufficient to protect his posts.
The whole of East Florida is 10 dan
| ger. The Indians have possession Of
the southern portion Of it as far north
as Bulow's, forty miles south of ST.
! -Picolata ION the Saint
John's-Whi,esville, on Black Creek
Alligator aud Snvanee--an extern
sive and exposed frontier. 1t is the
general opinion, that unless adequate
aid is Immediately extended to us, the
whole Of Florida, east of the Suwanee
| river, will be inevitably ruined. We
must not only abandon our property
to destruction, but stripped of all our
hard earnings, must fight for our lives,
our women, and our children.
! Where are the fourteen companies
reported by the Secretary Of War as
now at the disposal Of Gen. CIinch :
| We are told, to-day, by Col. McIn-
losb, just from camp, that Gen. Clinch
has only five companies. All commu-
nication is cut off between Camp King
| and Tampa Bay (; so that if any COM
panies have arrived at the latter point,
they are for the present useless. The
undissuised truth is, we want instant
aid-men, arms, and ammunition. 10
our sister States.& especially to Geor.
gia and South Carolina, do we look
for that assistance which can come in
time TO save our people from total ruin.
Thanks to the Savannah volunteers,
who have already magnanimously
come on TO our protection, that Pico-
lata is strongly and safely garrisoned.
! We shall be glad to see those spirited
and gallant companies that, We were
told, were ready to 6y to our assis-
lance, on their way, to give protection
to our country, and battle to the lndl-
ans.
The Indian Agent, Wiley Thompson
| Lieut.. Constantine Smith. Erastus Ro.
! gers, and two others, murdered by the
| Indians.
On Monday, the 2sth ult., a party
Of tss men dining at the house of F.
rastus Rogers, su.lsr at Camp King
were fired upon while sitting at table
by a party Of Indians. The house
was not above $50 yards from the
Block house. Rogers was sitting al
the head of his table, when the first
intimation given ofthe presence Of the
foe was volley Of, it is thought. al
least 100 shot, poured in upon them
through the open door.
i The Indians rushed upon the house
Those in, not killed sprang out OF il
4 at the windows on each side. Five
fleeing for Camp King, escaped. The
others fleeing for hammock close by
were shot down.
i A negro woman, the cook, ran be-
hind the counter, (.his house was uset
BY Rogers as store, and, hiding be
hind a barrel, was unobserved by tn
Indians. They rushed into the house
Powell, at their head, threw down tn
table, and looking around for mo
. ment. left the house.
The five Of this party slain wer'
Gen. Thompson, the Indian Agent
Lieut.. Constantine Smith, Erastus no
gers, the sutler, Suggs, and HITLER
/, Through Gen. Thompson were sho
fifteen bullets, and sixteen through Ro
gers. The Indians scalped all, taking
, off the scalp clear around the head a
far as the hair extended, and thel
beating in their skulls. This heads o
Rogers and Suggs were shockinglJ
mangled.
Coils. Warren and Mills, with TIT
volunteers from this place, have jus
arrived, Their Drowned faces, thu
whiskers and mustachios Of many o
the men, their arms and dress, give
them the appearance Of vetrans JUS
: returned from severe campaign ane
a desperately fought battle field.