Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-07
FROM ST. AUGUSTINE.
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GA Sund,y njrh, lest. the senlurls stationed 81
the gates sud badge, heard distinctly the upofi
Of three musicls =, Hsnsos' pen'si'"u and cat
w next morning II was nscet'siucd that somc IN.
dams or negroes bad made her appearance there.
Q nd hsd n,trmn,ed to steal sotnc horscs They had
takon OF board from the e'sh's, aud tskcn sad
die. when the sentinel. hrsnrg The noise. aud be
~ss instantly fred upcn by the iu,rudcts. Who i'u
ineJe'cly Ged. Capt. Hansen followed SIC lfsl
CT several mics bud discovered signs. ShlCh &C
cumulacd a. be vent, ~hen hc iudecd u prudent
To- return. On .he rcSi day he started with larger
torce, and followed ifcu 10 Williams plantation,
80 miles from the aud discovered lhcsr FIRE shou,
10 u'cl0cA al uicGi, aul uintef from ; to II a.
round H.. The parry ctept up and fred n ,uiley
which kiilcd three aud The rect fed, leaving every
thlng--tiie-. muskeis, pscss and blankets. There
Two uhes aud Elk mntkes. which were bro't
10 town. The whole gang were principally ne
gtoes not more iOan two Indians were supposed
10 be among them. Those Killed were negroes.
Ono Of them wash free uegro whose name was Joe
Merritt who hid Como or wiih Anoihcr about six
weeks rnce. The p,hers were lnd,an negroes.-
Trails Of blood were seen on the ground. They
had with ihcm poWde buck-hot. calico, tobacco,
needles and thread, which had been bought IN tow II
bat few DAYS since Thee Is, no doubt, cog'inu-
cation between them ahd the negroes in town. \
package OF tobacco was taken which had not yet
been opened. These negroes have doubt been
proving around for sone days.
Strong suspicious nre NOW entertained TINT these
supplies hsve been furnished by free negroes, who
reside on Anastaria Island, aud n wsrrsut Is now
out for their apprehension They viii be brought
10 town for examination this afternoon. II is as
cersned al whal store The articles acre bought.
A lc,tsi from an officer ofthe Army dated Camp
Dade 10 Jan. 1897. sialcs--"ro day Gen. Jee-
sup arrived from Tampu Bay. scouting party
captured 10 negroes near Wahoo swamp. who
state that Powell was then ia the swamp, with n
few the Michsuky Indians, the rest having left
him. Tint 10 several actions ofGnv. Gail great
number Of Indians were killed. That in The na,r
when the whites destroyed boat in the Wntla.
coochee, l7th jan, 10 hosi:es killed and 90
wounded. That Jumper, Mlcnnopy and Abr"m
were at A-ha.p op-ka aud were wiling 10 make
terms if they al be treated well. Thui The In
J dians have bat small quantity of ammunition left. ,
TIE letter e"es on to sae--'To-morrow we shaI
march against Powell against Philip at Top
ka-ll-ke. or both and that circumstances indicate
an early termination Of the war"
An express arrived last night to Cot. Ctsne
from which We learn that Gen. JessuD had ordered
home the Georgia aud Alabama militia. Their,
was regular force sufficient in the field.
1t is reported that the msl rider between Thu
and Tallahassee las been killed by the Indians.
Col. Crane has been ordered TO Gafeys Ferry
where he viii have his head quarters.