The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-09-02
From the SeH0inOles.

FROM The Sel1slnOles,
T.ILAHlssSE, (Fl.) AUe. ID Foiumerrs.-No
Intelligence has yet been received from the Ten
nessee volunteers, since the return OF Maj. WASH
ing,on and Capt. Perkins. II is expected. howey-
CT, that they viii report Florida being quite
healthy as the country where they are al present
encsmped. We are happy to state that there is
no complaint of sickness among the Florida troops
.ince the disappearance OF the measles,
HSriibie.-A les DAYS since. parly Of Lowndes
county (Ga.) volunteers fell in with party OF
Creeks near the Florida line, and killed ten war.
riors, aud took tight women and children prison
ers. The prisoners were taken 10 a house. under
guard. la the evening, one OF The squaws was OBJ
served 10 give her children drink roui a otee pot.
Shortly after, she obtained leave Of absence. and
not returning, search was made for her, but she
had made her escape. Her children were all found
dead. from pOisoH administered by their unnstu.
cal mother. On W. dnesday, the I'd instant, Cob
Wood. OF Randolph, (Gs.) With only ,tiriy-eighi
men under his command, discovered q large par
ty OF lndisns in swamp. The savsges chal.
lengtd h,m to come iato the swamp tor far
fgAt.' notwithstanding his inisrioiiy in nun.
hers, he boldly charged upon them. Aitsr dss.
psrste gsgument. hand IN hand, The ssvsges aed
in all directions. 1.ctHiy strsn ~arii1Is were
found dead on the hetd ni bstilr, and many more
were supposed to have been killed aud wounde d.
Before their fight they strsnslsd their elicFen,
~ suthng their mouths aud nostrils With 'aHa
NOES. The childTen were found Ia that condIiiJn
alter the bstIie was over.
gentleman who arrived on Thursday from
hey West, brings Indulgence that vessel. eosl.
nianded BY SlaIi4rd and an American recently
touched at lncian hey, iall OF negroes, suppos.
tel uNr kzan Ia A.. =
change tor ammunition. The p, opie 81 tho Key
had uo' force enough to arrest the mlseresnts.
Coxras PLANTATION, srAa rsr OciLn.
August 9Th, lo56.
Dear Sir-Percsiyns by your paper OF las, wees
that YOU have publ he'd vIv. OF mine 10 the TO
vernon. Which le;t,r not having been destined 10
be published wss no, a, all explicit IN giving
detailed statement Of tho skirmish and chase we
had after those Indians. Twas vril,,u amid the
hurry and confusion oil family ter.ft OF son
killed, SC, which rendered 1t almost impossible
tor correct s.aien.t at 10 have been made Il Sas
"a follows:
We had taken Up the line Of march from, San
Pedro to camp Carter, when within half mule
OF the two houses lone occul led by Mr.. Coker.
The other by Fir. Vsgelel Ne perceived that they
were on Ere: upnn srviug this, Immediately or.
piece Of corn which surrounded The houses
v! h the remaining men proceeded 10 aank the
right Of the field, and meeting Sergeant Aleigs,
We discovered the trsiI which they had made in
having the houses After prncce4ing GJout $50
yards 10 the top Of smell eminre. we discovered
sumo 30 or s. Indians, di,,ani tao or thrre hun.
drtd yares, on the edge VI large swamp engaged
II arranging their piun:er. and rotb,hg several
beehives OF issir eon,onts, Immediately orte1eu
chsrge--ihC Indians bout The same time
and fec 10 the edge Of TIE swamp and halted, sc
followed 10 about so yards Of ucrn, WHEN ,hey
fred We discounted and returned their ere .d.
Ysneing from tree 10 tree IN II we reached within
ahou, 50 yards OF the hammock, The Indians then
gave ground, and ordercda charge into the ham.
moci, which vas as promptly obey cd and the H..
dams fed. Reiurhi z 10 0ur horscs with the
young sd, bout 2 or 10 years Of age who had
been saved rotn being killed AZ he s,s,e,, by the
interpretation Of large negro TO pSr,uaded the
Indians not to k:u him, This boy az sonn ~ the
inclins lrt n take the swamp ran t1nsfds Us
and SUCCEEDED in reaching Us unhug.
We ioundo the ground .escr1l pscas. flied with
grestystisiy o. plunder, which took up and re-.
turned 10 snd onI lie fate OF the females belonging
TO the houses They had fed from III homes npGu
hearing tie guns hred 1t son OF Nj CoaeF and
one OF Il Nsgeie, " no were IN tss hCic pulling
fodder, both of hich we're kilicc-ana reached
small post occupied by Sergeant Willis IiiI seven
men. whom | fne, my return TO The houses,
= Ith The females then len guard with tire
horses, ard sent four men 10 brilg IN the tao kll.
4co n the field, and took q On on so,t, and pre-.
ecedtd the trsil ~ the Intiins through the
swamp ior near sSs rilc. frequently ~sl., deep in
wscr the trail b. plain from the muddy state d
tue water, enabled me 10 proceed ~iih as much
speed 80 &C cnult marrh--airr marching about
five miles We heard the Indian, suiall ui,lanee
ahead. but the extreme thick state Of the swamp
would not enable me 10 rec them. | thea order.
"a every 10 his tree, and to creep Up AZ care.
fCl a. pnssbs until near enough ard then fire.
@e advanced 10 this manner aud cred. upon wLieh
The Indians ran with all sgeed. ! discovered ono
! bout So yards distant, fred, and caused him 10
qpu bis riac, snmuniiin, Sc, hich sent to the f
Governor. After searching some time, ve found
'oue signs Of blood, &c. The men much fs;izusd,
returned TO the place where we lcit our horses,
shere We found The bodies Of the two young msn
4l!!sd 10 the ssd ] am yours. &c.
J. b. JOHNSON,
Lieut. Com. Mounted Volunteers.
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