Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-09
By Yesterdays Express Mail.
From The Mobile Mercantile .qdveruser, Feb. p

making every effort for the capture Of the bold and per-
serrring Chief.
The sloop cf war CpncnrA, with Com;nadure Dallas on
board. was r&iH cted at Pensacola in about week. The
VaniaIia had taken the place Of The Concord at Tampa.
FHoa NV ORLEaHs.-Our ate ntive commercial cor
respondent at New Orleans, 'Eidocq,' writes Us under
date OF the lst instant, inclosing Chapman's Price Cur
rent of that date. lie states that the u. S. sloop Of war
NalceZ, from Vera Cruz, with specie, had arrived at the
South West Pass. He also states that nothing of inter-
est was being done at New Orleans at the date of his
letter-lhal business generally wore a dull and gloomy
aspect.
CREEK lsDIAy MrRDERs.-A slip from the Office Of
The montgomery Advertiser, dated the 3lst ult.; gives q
letter from John d. Curtis, dated Monticello, Jan. 2oth,
IN Which II IS stated that Z party OF Indians attacked The
house OF a MI. Lewis Pugh, in the north corner OF Bar
bour county, OF the 2G,h, and killed 4 negro fellow and
Il negro child in the arms Of lis mother, who made her
escape. She stalled that the last she saw Of her master,
he was running down a hill with several Indians after
him. The following day Qhe 27th) eight men went 10
rcconnoltre the premises, hut before they reached tile
house, they were fired on by trom 50 to 20 Indians
Another letter from a. C.. Sti!Inan, Of The same date,
says Tie Indians murdered MIR. Pugh.
The Advertiser says the Volunteer Companies OF
Montgomery are mastering preparatory to leaving Tor
the scene Of deprcdat:ons. It's thought that a conside'
Tab!e force Of Florida Indians have gone into the Creek
Nation and %ln!nrdithe dIsalfected Greeks still remaining
there.
(From tie .Si7c OleanS Ccarier Of Jan. 30J
FROM TAMrIco:-By the arrival Of the brig Lucy, I'D
ten days passage, we are verbally informed that every
'IlDn maine Tranquil IL tIlll p'lSS, uIo tsal iCi "oS
no probability whatever of all expedition being sent
against Texas; the troops were not paid, and had e3pTrss-
cd themselves Gs determined not 10 hight until Trey were
better provided ior. 4 regular trade was carried on pc
tween the Havana, I'ampico and Clmpeachy; At the lat
Ter port six or seven vessels had aF!iTcd. and others were
loading with jorked beef and other productions oil the
country, destined for the Havana.
The MeXIcans are represented Us being in great dread
CT Santa Ana; they believe that he has a secret under
standing with the Texans to invade Mexico; that his VI
Sal to Washington is to obtain the aid OF the U; States
to further his uhject, ard TO put himself again at the head
of atiai:s in that country. lie has many friends, and
even his most Liller eneEies are u opinion that he is
The only man capable of governing the Republic.
The report that the Mexican vessel, the -, had
been seized By the authorities at Havana, turns out 10 be
untrue. as she had arrived at Iamplco. and vas taking
in Il return cargo for that port.
The report Of n revolution in California is confirmed.
We have no particulars in regard 10 the movements o!
the insurgents.
Mr. Robinson, our Consul, arrived in the Lucy. We
were unable to see HE gentleman. lie probably has
much valuable information in regard to the political 81.
tnation OF that unsettled country. The departure OF
Mr.. Ellis had created no sensation " hatever.. lie DE.
manded bis passports, they were refused, and he 'rt
without them. The GAUGES WHICH induced him TO ks@e
this step we are not aware OF.
The Lucy brought SlG,377 in specie, and reports that
a conducta "as daily expected to arrive with SFoO.oOo
more. This, at least, goes 10 show, that if there be no
fighting men. there is no want Of dollars.
The schr. Cora and brig Daniel ii. Miller, for this port,
were tn Sal. soon, and will in all probability, bring US q
part OF the contents & the con4ncia. The brig Mary
Beach was advertised for the Havana. The sch!s. Hra-
son and lone, hence, were outside the bar.
(Fr0m the same Of Jan. BIZ
By the schr. Lucy, from Tamplco, !cth Dec, it was
ascertaired that the Calltornians had separated them.
selves !iom The Mexican Cove! nmenl, and ii was be-
ileved by the N,cxicans shat Com. Kennedy OF the me
rican squadron had iaiidce severe! hundred Nieh oass''t
them.
FROM FI.oRIDA-Laten from Gen. Lesup's .7rmy.
SAVANNAH. Feb. BY yesterday morning. mail we
received the Jacksonville Courier CT Thursday las.'
which contains the latest Information of the movements
Of Gen. Jesup's Army and. by the arrival OF the
steam packet Florida, Capt ~llcLoard, from pIcolata, via
jacksonville. 81. Mary s, &c, we received an extra from
the Jacksonville Courier, dated last Saturday nighit, de-
failing more fndian dcprcdnii0ns. and the murder, by the
savagas, of another OF our citizens.
from the Jacksonville Courier, 2GM nh)
Col. Warren, who returned last Friday from Fort
Drane, has favored us with the following information,
given him by the Quarter. Master at Fort Drane, and ut
tina, time Just arrived from the army.
Ger. lesup was on a trail of Indians leading towards
the Wacasnssa country-and intended 10 pursue, II pos
able, tbs ,-at wherever It led, TIL lie overlook The lndi-
ans.
Thc Indians arc, II is supposed, scattered in small par
ties through the country.
On the 18th inst, the .A%labamians under Gen. Jesup
came upon an Indian on the west side OF the WltIla.
cnochee. while he was in The act Of SHINING n beef
Seeing hiMsrIf surrounded he made no resistance, nor
eudeavorcd In escape, but gave himself up witt good
grace, a prisoner of war. This Indian states that he be-
longs to 4 town situated or Inc WrSt Size d le fltnl
coocipc. at which are about one hundred lndIans-war-
riors. women aud ch,iGren--and that they are wiling,
and wish TO give themselves up-and would have done
50 some time ago had they not feared the whites wolih
Hill them. The Indian offered TO point out the LOWE "
tie army.
Mai. Graham. with about 300 men, and The lndiul1io7
a guide. proceeded on the 18th inst, for The town. r
The Indian also states that the other tribes are willing
10 cor,e in to The WITHSTAND that all ais ~airiors, er-
cept City or siH+y Fave left Oseola.
i pnrsy " about no men arrived at Fort Drane on
the 18th inst with orders TO proceed against Alligator
tribe on the Ochawaha, and to proceed thence arnnnd
Orange Lake, securing the country between the LAKE
and ST. Johns river, to Black Creek.
TIE body Of Mr.. S. Rocks was found on Thursday
last abnut5 mics this side CT ssartaie Bridge, and near
the place where MIR. DelPs negroes were captured, two
bullet holes through it-scalp ed-and %plundered oil the
pantaIoons. The trails Of five Indians were discovered
about The body. The horse was found shot dead not lar
from the body. Mr.. II. belonged 10 Capt. Smiths com.
pnny. He was one of an escort to a train OF wagons
that left The Creek Oh or about the 18th ut. His horse
"a ye out on The way and he had permission TO return
To- Black Greek. lie left the train to return, and had not
been seen or heard Of till Thursday last, wien foand as
above stated. Thus for more than n year have our cfi-
Gems, one after another, been cut oft.
COURIER OFFICE,
Jacksonville, Jan. q, 10 +. Nj.
MORE INDIAN. 9ElRE;:T!DHS
One mun kMcd-hoase aHnched-'7ha9 man ~aM me
indians.
SIr. Rossau who arrived in this place to day, IN
forms US that on Tuesday, the 9th inst, Lieut.. J. NJ.
Smiley, Of Capt.. Reeds company, stationed at the Nh
neral Springs, was shot BY n party of Indians near the
house Of Mr.. Sykes, his fathe.in:law, with whom he
lived. Mr.. Sykes residence is FIVE miles from The
Springs, on the road leading to Lisings,on's Ferry Oh
the Suwance river. Lieutenant Smiley was about 1870
wards from the house, engaged in cutting wood, when he
was shot. Three balls took effect in his body IN the
head-and in the arm. He was killed instantly and scalp
cd. Mr.. Sykes was in his corn louse-hearing the
shots and wells of the Indians, he ran for his house ,m'd
a vollcy Of shots from the Indians. lie closed the door
The Indians made n furious attack upon the house, corr
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Sykes: and Mrs. Smiley and child,
and two or three negro women. Mr.. Sykes defendsc
the house by keeping up a FIRE on the assailanls, suPpos-
ed to be from % 10 30 in number. The attack was com,
nenccd al half past three o'clock Z. NJ, and continues
.,il;after dark. The house is literally cut up with odileS.
a-l- q GulEna Eaica n~tnnE Erlu tIE tQ0r. so