Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-30
DDEG ESIaGs
FLORIDA.

miIss cas-, Of the city They have most opPor.
run.l n save middle Florida from The scene and carnage
which his been The unhappy lot Ut The Eastern portion
-. u- Territory: cur cil2rns who had volunteered To
defend the frontier, and whose term OF SERVICE h"S'"s
cynet returning N Their hn!oes L, ''"N I g.:
ncrIrccd crops and 10 recruit themselves N'.t 60
months hardship and t.t;gue and the newly faSco '
c,s r-p wholly na!eu,:atr defend the 'I"nuer on hc
Suwanncr frequent threads having been "'d' !" F',s'
son county b. the srvagrs, who have eli sau ''"''
hind l,y The acquisition OF the lcnncssec"pS' 'ossi'.'
with fine rcruurs and friendly Indians. we hope 10 DC
,n,hIrd moi only defend curse yes, but I" cary 'e
war into Africa and t:ach O=ccoa "'ieie't "S''"
from the one hr had last SpinG ,h.
We are not acquainted with The precise uhe WIEN W.
f,rcs will commence offensive operations, bt presume
i, will hr shortly. Gov Cal! has been co"i"ca 10 ms
room for the past week, but are happy to state, Is
now convacsccut. Gen Read we arc sorry 10 "ea'' "
also seriously ind&posed.- ti0'dtnn
Tur CRErKs-'Tie Creek wal is now over III 1""r
ria The only gang Of hostile Indians The same eaHs
which Col Afford whipped IN the % 81 o EioT
da line Elc overlook them on the l:!h ana 1rcei'eu
smart brushing; having only 81 men ana lhe emmy
three times lis number lie Irtreatcd with the loss VI ou
wounded lie juncd on the following gay ny Go.
Afford with considerable force: In conjunction they
trailed the enemy into thick swamp bordering the Win
lacoochec-a branch of the Snwannre which MAKES up
into Lowndrs couny-"here they came up ",.n .',"
and succeeded in rc.capurng nnmhrr OF horses ana
tsknu their plumber, which they had dIvested tIe"''
selves Of 10 be disencuuhered in their nasty flight lhy
scattered in all directious-and Col As strenuous ell
This band of Greeks, in all probability, Is now ho!I-
in counsc! with Osceola And that Willy Chief, WIN
the information derived from The numerous Phruea o'
Creeks which it is supposed have joined him. IS a!nr
ng his plans to defeat the approaching campaign. we
are much mistaken if lie succeeds in GLIDING the Vlsi
lance Of these troops 'Ihrsc lcnnessreans appear
from their bearing BE- the very identical troops INA.
were waiting, and have not the least doubt, that II
Osccoa will but Just show his mate jar, they
will have his scalp in less time than 1t took Gen oc"''
to buckle on his armour. 80
CRrEkS SEMISuLEs Is currently rcPollc" l'"l
regimen, of Creek Indians has been formed and mus,
tered into the service u" the IT, S for the purpose CT
aiding in suJdung the Srn!noies The regiment mum,
hers from six hundred to one thousand Capt j. r
Lane Zone Of Gen iesnps aids has been appointed 10
command them, with the rank Of Colonel they are eS'
pected here shortly The Columbus Herald IN speaking
of this regiment, holds the following language: ""hen
Greek meets Creek then comes the tug war, ana
when the Greeks and Scnoes shall lock horns. 1t MAJ
he on the cosecated banks Of the Whlacoochcr there
will be the wild and noisy battling cry OF deSperato"i
and when the eagle eyes OF Oscea Carr ana Jim Doy,
shall flash other, there will BE- war who"p hat
will stir as with life the blood OF the red man: AND
produce lgh, which believe will put ina! stop to
all Indian disturbances this side OF tic Mississippi
LATEST FROM FLORIDA.
b. the schr 5. $ .uNS, Capt. So"lhwick from SAINT
Augustine, have received The ST Augustine tIeIau'
Of the 18TH and the Jacksonville Courier OF the lCth
inst The following is postscript to the jatES0nrHe
Cpuricr.-C Charleston ncrCary
JAcKsoSvrLLE, (E. F.,) Sept. l6,
At III clock Tins morning, Iot l'iSL, Ms Jul p'PS
was in form Mr.. Hggnbotham, who lives at Cedar
swamp miles distant towards Carey Ferry from THIS
place. came ia bareheadcd full speed of his horse re.
porting that break of day this morning the Indians
made an attack his house, INFO which they hrcd
number OF balls Four five Indians, distant not more
than 30 steps, fired Mr. WIN. Thonps, striking fire
in the housc-d.d not hit him. Mr.. Thomas shot at an
Indians head and thinks he hit it Mr.. lliggnbotham
! had fair shot at an Indian and thinks he wounded him
There in the house beside Mr. H. himself,
one Of whoal sick They having nine guns, beat on
the Indians that they ceased firing when NF. II.
caught his horse and set out for Jacksonville leaving
his family and the two to defend themselves The
Indians had taken his saddle and bride and attempted 10
catch his horse, hut could not They also turned Loose
his cattle from The pcu before commencing the attack
Firing heard last night in that ncs5n:hood and as
there quite settlement yet uuahandonrd in that Wei
nifty Mr. ii. thinks that other houses have been attack
! ed and the jewellers murdered.
\ number of families from Alachua living IN that
settlement, having sought sIcty there from the indlans
/ but it seems they sought in vain.
All is hustle herc-horscmen and stceds are hurrying
, % to and fro" In town cannot count over ,
! dozen mounted rlrn. They armed-mouned-and While
writing this of foamng speed to the rescue
An express is sent Black Creek TO report to Ma
Pierce pTcauning he will send company 10 intercept
the retreat Of the Indians.
We shall wait IL painful suspcnsc-lmpatIence on the
ptoc-tili our returning citizens bring us full ntc!
gence OF the dark deeds OF last night and Of this morn
| ing: ~
, banks horses last night.
Can't. DummctL's company from Newnansvic arrived
| on Friday night last We understand that but few In
dian signs Oil the route either going or return
ing The inhabitants generally have been sick; the men
! are however, more healthy than the women and chill
| drrn. Sickness prevails among the regular troops to
great degree. At Garys Ferry there are l3Oon The sick
report Of less than 250 at Pcoaa out OF 20 there arc
but 20 for duty and at this post three hospitals have been
filled with sick troops from tie interior. VI one COM
pany of United States Troops, who went ont TO New
nansrlIc but man has escaped sickness. The Flo.
rda militia have been healthy this IS owing TO
their being Injured TO the climate but considerable sick
exists among them
Further from FIGrda-Cupt. Pennoyer Of the steam
packet Dolphin, brings to Charleston on the gath, from
St Augustine extra from the Office OF the Jackson
willie (E. F. Courier.-The Captain informs verbally,
that large portion Of the troops suffering from
disease. but that preparations making to open an
early campaign-which confidently hope and trust,
will be prosecuted with rarncstness and ygot that
will the defeat Of the ,enless savages who
engaged in the Gutchcry of defcnceess citizens. -
The Courier Extra gives horrible account othe butche
ry Ola Mr. Johns and the sea ping of his wife by The
party Of Indians who had driven in MIR. Higgnbotham
The citizens Of Jacksonville having pursued them, in
consequence Of Mr.. H. S information traed them to his
house, where they found :" the two Zone Of whom
sick) and the ladies guard with guns in their
hands The Indians had not reappearcd after their he.
Ing beaten of before Mr. Higginbolham left 10 report to
lis in town. On slight examination they saw a mum.
Der Of bullet marks N the house, made by the Indians
shos-and the clothes Of The younger lady, through
which the ball passed. grazing the skin of her person.
From his house. they pursued the trail, TIL they came
TO Mr. McCormicks house, then occupied by MIR. Johns
and wife, on the road Is miles from Jacksonville. Our
party in pursuit reached this house about o'clock, P
NJ. 1t was smoulderlng pile of ruins On eXam!na-
tion Mai Hart that they found the cacined bones
of human being burned in the house. piece Of the
back bone found with some flesh upon it. The kul!
was to be seen, but at the touch it fell in and crumbled
10 pieces The bones mostly reduced TO ashes -
This was the body of Johns Eleven miles ahead they
to Spakmans house. where great distress prevail