The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-07-28
Late Indian News.
SAVANNAH, July Ia.

Santee Capt. Polnset, from Diack Sreek,
tina, a skirmish took place, about ten days
since, on the West side of the Suwannee,
between a company of Floridians, under
The command of Col. Mills, and about 20
Indians supposed TO be Creeks. The DO.
dies Of two of the latter killed were found,
and marks of blood we're discovered OF 9TH
ers wounded or killed, that were taken a.
way by the Indians. Two ponies were al
so taken. One of the Whites IS SAID to
have been wounded.
Our informant derived his information
from Col. Warren, at Jacksonville, who
had just received letter from Col. Mills,
giving the above information, as the Santee
was about leaving the wharf, and may be
relied on as correct.
We have obtained no other information
by this arrival.
The schr. S. S. Mills, Capt. EyLMAS,
arrived yesterday, in one day from 81. Au.
gustine.
We are indebted to our attentive cores.
pendent for the following information
ST. AUGUSTINE, July 10.
Our Indian 4fairs.-Every thing in re.
lation to our Indian Affairs for the present
seems to be quiet, unless We except Skin.
mish between a company of Georgia voIun.
teers and a gang OF Indians, which took
place on the Suwannee some days since IN
which one Indian was killed aud two wound
ed. We have not heard the particulars.
Information was received some days since
from For, King, that gang of Indians,
seventeen in number, had gone there. They
visit their friends, the Creeks, freely, and
saw they have strict orders not TO molest
any Of the whites, or commit any depreda-
lion upon their property. They state, that
when Gen. Jessup rode up from Tampa to
Fort King, he passed within twenty PAGES
OF them.
Ii is Gen. Jessups plan TO keep them
quiet, if possible, during the summer, and
IN the mean time he is endeavorlng TO post
the troops with a regard TO their health and
TO hold themselves 10 readiness TO act ac-
cording to circumstances with efficiency
and promptness.
He has sent for some Of the northern
Indians Mlamies and Shawnees and not he
Choc,aws as we stated some weeks since.
There is much speculation among Us as
how aud when our war will terminate, and
whether the Indians will emigrate or not,
in the fall. Whatever be the result we
must await it paiien,ly.-Chas. Mercury.
The Last of the femdssees.-This once
powerful and warlike tribe it is well known,
after being nearly exteunlnated and driven
from Carolina and Georgia came TO Florida,
where they continued 10 reside for some
time near St. Augustine under the protec.
ton oil the Spanish Government, and thence
wen, INTO the interior. A tradition we ars
informed exists among The Semiooles, that
they were driven by the Creeks and Mus.
cogees upon an island in the everglades,
where they all persisted except O0e man and
woman. Jumper claims descent from these
two, as also Alligator, though he is not so
pure 10 blood as the former. These two
are the only representatives Of that hume
rous tribe the Yemassees, who once inhablt
ed the whole coast of South Carolina and
Georgia.
An Indian prophecy also exists among
the Semlnoles, that like the Yemassees they
are to be driven on an island where they
are TO perish. This IS implicitly believed
By them, and fataists as they are who be-
lieye they are not TO die before their time
comes, can ii be expected that they can be
brought to emigrate.