The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-02-08


OF keys and half eaten cake, fall from the
bosom of a girl whom the coroner was re-
moving. The cake appeared as If part of
il had just been bitten aud hastily thrust in
Ia her bosom, and round her neck was a
ribbon, with par Of scissors suspended.
Aud TO observe the stout, ragged sailors.
too, whose iron frames could endure SO
much hardship, here they lay-masses of
ice. Such scenes show us indeed how pow
erless and feeble are all human efforts, when
contending against the storms aud tempests
which sweep with resistless violence over
the face of the deep. Aud yet the vessel
was so near The shore, that the shreks and
moans of the poor creatures were heard
through that bitter, dreadful night, till to-
wards morning, the last eroan died away,
and all was hushed in death, aud the mur-
mur of the raging pillows was all the sound
that then met the ear.
After the storm, the wreck was approach
ed, and here and there were seen columns,
pillars of ice, which was formed on the fro
zen bodies, as the sea breaks over them.
FROM FLORIDA.
A letter from an officer attached to the
expedition of Lieut.. Powell, just returned
from the Everglades of Florida, gives the fol-
lowing particulars -
The detachment consisted Of 300 sail
ors and marines they left the ship on the
2Oih October in ten boats, and the cutter
Washington in company. They arrived in
five days at India Key, found the nhnbi-
tants of this place IN great al,rm on ac-
count of the Indians they believed To be in
their vicinity. There the detachment was
received and tseated with great hospitality.
The next day left Indian Key aud procee-
ded with all despatch for the Everglades.
This heretofore unknown region they pen
etra,ed in every direction, examining the
very spacious and beautiful.-Somc idea of
the extent of this region may be formed
from the fact that the detachment proceeded
go to 80 miles in one direction, western, be-
fore changing their course, and are believed
to have travelled over 20O0 miles during
their expedition to and among the Ever
glades.
The interior of this part of Florida con-
sis,s of "a thousand or more hammocks, COW
cred with cypress trees, shrouded with black
moss, hanging in fcstoons, presenting n
very striking and romantic appearance.
The detachment on several occasions saw
n few Indians in the Everglades, in small
parties, chased them for miles, but the saw
ages made their escape by running their
canoes ashore in shallow water, and secre-
ting themselves in the hammmocks. The
officers and men repeatedly pursued on foo:
for IA mile or more without success. The
report that the Indians, under Oceola and
other chiefs, retired to the Everglades, is
not true. The detachment probably saw
and drove away every Indian in that part
of Florida.
The detachment on their return to Key
West, were kindly received by the .inl'abi-
tan,s a dinner, and ball were given to
the officers, and about the same time they |
received the thanks of, and were highly |
by General Call for their SER
vices"
A letter from an officer of the army, da-
ted Camp Dade, 10Th Jan. 1887, states,
'' To-day Gen. Jessup arrived from Tampa
Bay. A scouting pnrty captured ID ne
groes near Wahoo Swamp, who state that
Powell was then in the Swamp with a few
of the Micasuky Indians, the rest having left
him. That in the several actions of Gov.
Call, great number of Indians were killed.
That in the affair when the whites destroy
I'd boat in the Withllcoochee, l7lh Jan.
10 hostiles were killed and 20 wounded.
That Jumper, Micanopy, and Abram, were
at -ha-pop-ka, and were willing To make
,ernis, if they will be treated we'll That
the Indians have but u small quantity of
left. The letter goes on to
state, to-morrow we shall march against
Powell or against Philip, at Top-ka-ll-ka
or both, and that circumstances indicate an
early termination of the war.
An express arrived last night, TO Col.
Crane, from which we leara that Gen. Jes-
np had ordered home the Georgia and Al
abama militia. There was regular force
sufficient in the field.