Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02

full home Is found the body Of joseph rlin,nn OF Cecil
county State of Maryland who acted rs Instructor TO
his childen; his body was nanulcd and he had vdent
ly been killed with axe. Ills two eldest children
were found near BY sho. through the heart hold
ing yet the book IN her haud She had been learnin
and the book OF the other lay by his side about
hundred yeaIs distant he found the bodies of his wife
and infant She also had been shot throuuh the heart
and the same ball It supposed broke The infants arm,
His house had been burnd hut the house in which ne
KEPT eIow,roo, ana the nachncry with which he
uiacturtd II are lett unnjured The Indians carried Off
about twelve borls OF provisions 80 hons !, horses
SioO in silver, his clothing, keg of powder over
2oU pounds lead and 500 worth Of dry goods Bv
their tracks and the Of property carried or MI
g computes the number Of Indians from 20 10 so
They also carried oil his nee 70 man and woman and
Spanish man named Emanuel. Our bereaved friend
and neghbor caased the bodies of his loved ones TO be
MS dccently buried as circumstances would admit and
returned 10 the Light house on the 10Th.
AT that ie lac assures US, there had been Indians
at The Light House, Though he their fires about
miles to the northward
lie speaks with great confidence that two
one W.T., block house at New River, and the other with
block house at Cape Sable, would afford complete pro.
lection 10 the Keys and Islands along the Reef.
iMroRrAsI FROM THE SotIm.--By the Steam Packet
Haiiam Seabrook, Capt Dubois arrived this forenoon
we have received the Savannah Ccorrian of Yesterday
Il contains the following extract from the Jacksonyile
Courier OF the 2lst inst detailing of ano-
thcr engagement with the Indians with Gnrthcr
intelligence from the Seat of War.
MIR. Hatch was barbarously murdered by the Indians
oo yards from the ouposts of the Carlson Pcoa,a
the Stein Boat Florida
From The jacksonville Courier 2Isf ;,S,)
INDIAN HOSTlLlTlES-Lases inteiiigenee.
ASorHkR BArrLE-Mr. Dexter, with the Mail from
ST. Augustine, has this momen arrived 10 o'clock
a, Nj, bringing the following melancholy and alarming
On Monday, the 18th inst Major Putnam who ,vos n,
the head of the Independent Company STYLED the ST
Augustine Guards stationed at Mosquito proce 10
mrs; Anderson plantation the Halifax River to see
In what condition the Indians no some time ago visited
iwith hre and devastaton had left it, and 10 take awav
Miat provisions mad not been destroyed While there
.nis company, composed OF the generous and spirited
young men of ST Augustine, joined by u few from, Mus
quito, making in number about 40 men, attacked by
party OF, IL is supposed, $50. Messrs. Geo Anderson
and Douglass Dunmitt, standing guard saw two In
dams approaching, upon whom they fred killing one and
woundlng the other. MIR. DunlInitt ran townrda The
fallen Indian and while STOPPING over him received
wound IN the back of the neck AT this moment the
Indians rushed out ola scrub, distant little more than
ainusket shot, and commenced furious attack upon
MAJOR Pulman's company, who from behind the fng
mens and broken walls of the burned buildings gave
ue advancing Indians u warm reception The Indians
were IN the open field exposed the fire of this gallant
piano. VINO although inferior in 10 their enemy
from ,ne advantageous position, kept the Indians bay
me space OF an hour-an hour of sharp and desperate
hghting! The Indians thanking their position and about
TO surround them, they retreacd for their boats The
ihuiahs pursuing, poured on them destructive fire.
while embarking on board the boats. In the hurry ali
ne guns but one were rendered useless by being wet
With this one the Indians we kept bac fro, 1usir
hto the rver the water being quite shoal for some dis
lance, which had they done, they would in all probability
nave seized the boats, aud murdered all them They
succeeded IN pushing ont into the river beyond the
reach OF The Indians shot, and proceeded TO Duow s
mr.. Duminltt was the only wounded till the re-.
gcyp
raj mortaliy, IT IS supposed. Two negroes were killed
IL IS supposed that ~ Indians killed
we have partial list of those said be wounded bu,
s we should give erroneous information in this par,-
cuar and thereby create unpleasant ensations we with
hold 1T till we receive more full information.
UP TO The time, two o'clock this morning MIR De.er
lett ST. Augustine, none of Maj Putnans company had
arrived IN ST. Augustine. Although despntch' from
mat oncer TO Gen Hernandez had been received de-
aing, as was presumed the particulars of the above
distressing affair, yet the General had not for reasons
best known 10 himself permitted the contents to be pro.
mulgated TO the public ~
The above information brought to ST Auoustinc
by some negroes belonging to Mrs Anderson who es.
caped and brought to their mistress the melancholy It'd
ngs ihe greatest distress prevails in St Augustine
Wives, mothers, and children in the extreme
ety and grief Tor their husbands aihers who
may be slain or MORALLY wounded.
In addition TO the above intelligence Mr. Dexter states
lied 10y - ~
{" Upon Sunday, the 7th inst as George w Rock.
len and Jerry Bowers, Pilots in the Sloop Pilot of Mes.
quito, were proceeding up the Halifax River, and when
nearly opposite Mrs. Anderson plantation they were
fired upon by Indians, amounting (as they supposedly
from their appearance to 100 The fire continued upon
them tor at least 10 minutes and although none of the
men were struck the boat, the nainsail and rigong
were considerably injured, 30 buet-io were found i
their nainsail and many in the hull.
he Pilots Immediately proceeded To St Augus,;pe
arriving on Tuesday AS they passed along they observ
Gu upon the beach, man apparently in DISTRESS and
with iis arm broken, but in consequence of the surf run
ning nigh they found it impossible go on shore or
render him any assistance They further stated Thai
they saw Mr.. Samuel ii. Williams Sugar House ON
I within the last twenty four hours we had for near
week past heard little or no information resnecin
the movements of the Seminoies. We were fearful
Tat was deceul and portenous quie-but we wero
not prepared 10 receive all at be eyerwhelm.
ed with intelligence of so shocking, distressing alarming
nature as that prepared for paper of day since
our columns ready for press None whose bcarta
are not ice, hear recals of such dreadful deeds f
massacre, without sorrow and grief We deeplv avn.
pathise with afflicted friends St Augustine for Tho
cup OF acon has not been untasted by the citizens of
Jacksonville We, too, exposed. We too, have re-
aVes ana trends out to protect their homes and families
from the murderous Indian If the men under CoIoneI
dia1s are near and much desire to rash TO the
assistance and protection of brethren in MOSQUITO
we cannot do without leaving our homes our wives
mothers, sisters and children exposed to the greatest
DANGER ana almost certain attack, and cruel 5uchery
ofthe blood thirsty and revengeful savages.
erer Florida needed immediate aid from Tho General
G0ceTanenf, and from tiendsin sister States r
NOW :!
The 9TH Regiment of Florida Militia having been on
furlongh since their after the battle on the banks of
the Whlacoocby mustered at this place on Friday
last On Saturday, Major Hart started for Black Creek
winch he is to make his head quarters with 40 men in
order to patrol the Country from Pcoala to the head of
lhe Santahee, North and West of the ST. Johns Col
Mills stationed at Mandarin with 60 men To scour from
coast - -
Dispatches from Gen. Hernandez, at St Aueustine
nave arrived, which may possibly change this disposition
PosTscRPr We delay paper again now o clock
NJ TO give the following extract from letter lust re.
ceiyed from Major Hart dated
HEAD QUARrERs, Black Creek, Jan. 10. 1896
have just seen Mr.. Ward, who reports that moi
long since, Col Parish, Of Middle Florida with about
100 men, saw smoke in the direction Of Wetumpka and