Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-28
From tn, .racksouri1l. Courier ,.,,i III inst.

From Florida Nothing definite has been
heard frOin Gen. Scott sine" the report Of his
cannon announced his arrival ut The Wy,hla
coochrr, the goth nit. Shortly after the
TRAPS left Fort Drane, the Indians bnrnt the
place nf Mr.. Brooks. about four miles from
the Fort. From the latest accounts, it. w"nil
| appear that the Indians are scattering. Trails
have been discovered leading in different di
| rrcii0ns from the na,fun. They rntlysioit
four or eve lDnrs's from Cul..G Humphreys,
near Mican"py, aud have driven Of several
cattle. Should the indians separate into
struggling parties. it will hr impossible Ia re-.
move them this spring. and We shall he the
prey Of q rowing enemy. driven !" drsprra
| 'on by The prospect before them, by hunger
| and Starvation. ar death. Total ruin must
wait the citizens "f Alach,la, unless Govern
rnrnt come Ia their relief ,...#
Mr.. Lowe. VIII" arrived From. Alarhna lasi
evening. brings til" news that C"l Lindsa!
| met the Indians Jew miles the other side III
the Wy,hlac""rhr-. before he had .j"inrd Gen,
Scott. Col. Lindsay irrd np"n TN. Indians.
| who, after returning The Gre. fled I" the han,
mock. Thirty Indians were Fund dead -
Only one Is hiir man killed. Further partlr.
ulars, and thr cpnsrqiRncrs Of this engage
| ,nrnt, We are unable tu learn.
| The Steamer Sanire reached this pl"r.
! last night. IL left Vniusia Sunday m"r"ing
|. Nothing had been heard from Gen. Euslis
| sincc The day after be- left V"lusia.
The three divisions pf the Army must have
met ere This. The Consequences we are anx
ious 10 learn.
Some invalids who arrived few days since
| from V"Insia, report that. cf seven hundred
| men brInnging 10 Cat Erisbanr's Regiment,
three hundred wrre-unahIt to proceed an the
I march. through sickness Occasn'pvd by the
hardships I" which Che men we're nnarrus,
| toned. and the prevalence II The measles :
'n"ng them. Poor fellows! they donbtlrss
find rhai Sighting Indians is NOT /" what II " as
cracked mp {" he.'' 'HH et
by the arrival of the Dolrhin from 81. An.
CUISINE. We learn that Gen. MacOnsb lSfi foI
Tampa Bay yesterday. eI
THE IsDIAxs-Thr Mii!edg-viIie lGeor
g'a.l Journal 81 the t2ih inst. says:- ,.
we hear rUn,"red that the Creek Indian.
are exhibiting indications IL y turbulent ana
hostile spirit. Ten or fifteen families II i
said have already fed 60 Columbus f,r aaf..
~. ira.ing their homes. The indians attack
I'd the plantation 81 Onc man, shui drwo hi
cattle before bs face. br"ke oprn hi. eur,
crib. cut the cotton tagging from his cottos
bales. and drove of ~ ih them six Degrors -.
Such Is the story that has reached here. w.
hope II Is exaggerated. lf contrary 10 on,
exPreiaii"n the reports ARE true. III. Chief:
" the Nation should he Instantly seized and
held as hostages f"r the good r"ndurt If their
tribes. The Creek Indians can hiring inio IN.
field lO.00D~warriOrs. The whole nation il
$4,000 strong. ~
A letter rrcrised in this city. confirms the
ah"Se. and states the Indians we're assess.
bIing In large bodies whh hostile attentions,
aud thai the whites we're hsc0n.ing alarmed
a DEATHS. APRsL %.
latest from Pieolos0 cad Fsrt Dnaass--'rhs
D"lphiN steamer, ~hieh arrived hrrs on SAT
Mrday m"raing lasi, the 9th instant. drought
the latest news fsagm these plaess. Thrrs wal
noihing positively k0own frozen III" army Hn,
Y der Sc"ti and CliNch. since they marched fol
Wythlaeoochse. Two af the Maean S"lun
J iesrs srtarnvA /" Fart Drane the day atter n,
main he,ly had lcit that place. They rrp"rt
"a That the rsas guard wNs attacked ny = barge
; h"'sy "r indians. wlll~ they were e"draN"r
lag ~ hslug n.y. cart that had hr"keU dawn
laden With provlsIass. They enid thai the Rr
: my wAs ~ the ,lme three HV f''Nr Mllea IN I'D
vance. They eOnsldevsd theirs MAS MO tlaas
- b. lOel, aud laklng 4 hvrua lfUSn light NAg