The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-05-03
FROM FLORInA


~ FROM FLORIDA,
We learn from the Globe that n reno,
has been received from Gen. Jessu,
dated Tampn Bay, 9th April, in which h
states mat the war is over, he hopes; at a
events there Is but little danger of renew
al of hostllities, lfthe troops be had in read
mess for Immediate action, and the inhabi
,ants ofFlorida act with prudence. Should
however, any attempt be made to seize I'M
indian negroes, or to arrest any of th,
chleis or warriors, either us criminals o
debtors, an Immediate resort to arms vii
be the consequence.
Several of the principal chiefs are in tn,
neighborhood of Tampa Bay, with detatch
ments of their people, Micanopy, Hola.
toochee, Yaholoochee, Cloud Co-coochce
wild Cat,) John Ca-wi-ga and several sub.
chefs aud warriors, left Gen. Jesup on the
Sth rthe emigrating camp, Co-a-co. chez
is son of Philip, the principal chiel
on the 81. Johns river. Ills influence
is greater than that of lis father. Gen. Jes-
up states that he is the most talented man
he has seen among the Seminoles, and will
no doubt be the principal! chief of the ma
ton. He promises that Albisda the chief
OF the Micaasaukies, with his people shall
come IN. He returns to ST. Johns to collect
his cattle, and will start his father and all
his people to the emigrating camp.
The chiefs entered into an engagement
on the 9Th, to surrender the negroes taken
during the war. They will deliver them to
the commanding officers at the posts on the
St. Johns.
The Indians generally will emierae, but
The measure will be tedious, and in all pre-
lImlnary steps expensive.
! When the emigration of the greater part
of the nation shall have been effected stroll
ing vagabonds viii! remain, probably among
the frontier Inhabitants. To restrain them,
zen, Jesup proposes to re-establish Fort
klng, and establish n post between Fort
Drane and the Snwannee. Fort Drane be-
ing in very unhealthy section of the coun-
try, Its garrison must he Withdrawn early in
June. One or two posts, with small earri-
sons, may probably be required on the At
lantic coast, south of St. Augustine. The
garrison of Forts Mellon and Call must be
withdrawn by the Ist of June, in conse-
quencc of the unliealthiness Of the sites of
those forts.
LATER FROM FLORIDA.
The Savannah Georgian Extra of the
24th April contains the following extracts
from the Jacksonville Courier of the 2Otb
More MURDER by STRAGGLINa INDIANS.
On the Sth inst. the house of William
Clemons, situated on the road from Alliga-
tor to Levingston's ferry, on the Suwannee.
about twenty miles from the latter place
was attacked by Indians.
The inmates, consisting of Mrs. Glenn.
mons, and four children, aud litilc orphon
were murdered Mr.. c. was from home
at the time this awful visitation was made
upon his family. He returned on the 10Th
instant, the second day after the borrid
mud the first intimation of the
calamity that had befallen his wife and lit
lie ones, was the desolate appearance of his
nome, and then the bodies of his wife
md children, fifty or more yards from the
house.
They had been shot while attempting to
escape, rs it would seem from the position
n which the bodies lay. They were un-
'cnlped. The children were shot in the
head, and so near were The guns when dis
charged, .hat the heads of these unfortu-
nnte children were literally blown to pieces
And to add to the horror of the sight. and
anguish of the bereaved husband and faith.
'r, the body of the youngest child, babe,
was almost devoured, and the arm of the
mother eaten off, by hogs
What scene was thisl What n du,v.
! heartrcnding duty was there to be per.
formed by the husband, the father To
collect the mutilated bodies of his wife and
i've children, four Of them his own. and
place them IN corn house till he could
90 eight miles for assistance to bury tho
dead Breathes the man with hear, 60
cold as not to sympathise with the afflicted
and suffering of East Florida
We have not heard any thing of Ceper-
n Hernandez a, Temoka since our last.
From Tampa Bay we hear that betwee,
en- and twelve hundred Indians arc there
lrawing rations--that Oseola and Ph;l;p
lad not come IN on the lth inst.
The news from England by the GEORGE (
is of the post favourable as
'ect for this country, aud will have n very
'enoiicial effect in Wall st. If it be true
hat the Bank of England has authorised the S
Bank of the United Stntes 10 dr,,,, ON ~ for I