Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-27
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FROM FLORIDA.

Mare riciimS To SdrGgc ba'6aray-'i HE WAR lscoS.
siprnrp PRETTY WELL At Az END. By The arrival OF
gentleman from Carey Ferry on The 4'E inst, we have
received the heart ierdng intelligence ut the murder al
whole family named Gwnn, who resided on lie San'ae
River They fell victims tn savage bar6afl'y iather,
muther and two children were iound murdered al leIf
residence on the Cd inst daughter about Is years OF
ace is missing There many conjectnres as 10 her
fate; bu, if murdered her body has not been found.
This is The result Of considering the pretty we'll
ended and of Withholding from the suffering inhabitants
,ot subsistence which would have enabled them 10 live
of from their plantations. If they had been mustered
into service their families would have been provided for,
and their homes would have been protected
repor, is in circulation that two other families had
been murdered in the same neIghb"Thnod making Inc
number sereneen, but are happy 10 learn by gentle.
man from Ncwnansve, that this is an eaaggeraton -
Two uersons whose names we did not learn were muir
dered since the massacre Of the Gwinn family.
Our informant states that large gang are about the
"Bip Prairie and its neighborhood supposed TO be the
Micasukes and Taahassers; body estimated al tree
or four hundred supposed 10 be fugitive Creek, are IN
the Oke c. noke swamp Several companies have been
raised L" on ther oun hOoEs' amounting 10 about aoo
een A portion marched 10 the Big Prare and The re-
mainder to the Okr.fe noke swamp.
[St. .7ugnstine Heraid, an inst
From Tie Wrstern Georgian, 10h inst
TIRE CHERoKEEs We are informed by Col Jas Lid
dell IT, S.. Agent for settling Indian claims, That bolh
the treaty and lreGty parties, express tneuseTt ~
perlec,ly satisfied with the late arrangements OF tie
S GOVERNMENT in extending the lime oil their removal
to the ls September which will give them ii IS thought
ample time To arrange and bring final close their
business in This country. They Qhe Cherokees) nave
moreover pledged themselves 10 throw no obstacle IN
the way or ask further delay but on The contrary, use
their influence 10 reconcile the disatircted part OF The
Ross clan TO the They are to be divided INTO
ten delacmens and form encampmens al ten different
points The Tennessee rlver. ana nes or bounuhfcs
laid off around each which Indian will be allowed to
leave without a written permit from under The hand oil
the officer in command Those who formerly resided IN
the same neiuborhouds in Georgia and elsewhere. and
who wish TO settle in Arkansas suffered
10 occupy tie enCanpmfnt, which has Oeen pro
ductive of great deal mare harmony and good leeng
among the common Indians than at first existed They
have also entered into written contract 10 suppress ~
far as in their power, and circumference every thing
like Drunkenness and suiler no spirits vi any description
TO be brought into the encanpment
When the time arrives for their departure, they vii!
leave within two days of each Other, which will bring It
to the latter end Of the month before the last or tenth
detachment wall be able 10 lake up their line OF march
T this time the planters throughout the States through
which they pass will have their crops gathered, and
provisions of all kinds will BIZ obtained much cheaper.
than they could possibly be had at this time This no
doubt will The Government some thousands, espe
ciay when take into consideration the large quaint
" of provisions laid in at Ross Landing and Calhoun,
which, had they taken their departure at the time Sllpu
lated wnnd have come under Tie hammer, and III all
probability sold for ate in comparison 10 the frs! cost
Too much praise cannot be awarded Gen Scott, Tor the
formed bis duty 10 The States interested; I" the United
States Government and for the kind ind liberal treat
ment the Indians have received nj his hands, and al The
hands Of the officer. and men under his command.
THE WHEAT CKops throughout the Cherokee coun.
try are abundant; and far have been able 10
certain are much better in the old settled paris y! Grnr
eis than they have been for number Of years. The
Federal Union remarks, "the craving crops OF wheat IN
the different parts of the Stale, barn. Look FAR better
than they have for several years past mech heavier
hs Than bppn ME
several years in Georgia The Tennessee Journal
of the 9th June Gays, 'hc prospect Of the farmer
in this section of the country, is very cheering. ]!
is enough TO make proud Of his home, 10 see
the numerous fields Of wheat the best ever seen
in the country since lis first settlement, waving be
fore the gentle breeze and Frightening for the harvest
And then the ard rye and IN short, every SPECIES
Of gfain crop has the most furnishing Appearance
Nov INDEED may The husbandman labor chsrruiy, for
he has The sure prospect Of rich reward The cotton
crops in Alabama have been very much ured by the
cold backward Spring. Added 10 lhs different kinds of
insects have made their appearance aud IN some places,
have swept whole he!ds.
The steamboats, "Newbe,n' and "Braufort" bnilt in
this CITY for the service Of the Government. sailed for
New.crn oil the a2d inst. These boats fitted with
and are 10 be employed in Core Sound, under the direct
ton of Capt Swift, OF the Engineer Corps
Baltimore .incricdn.
From TIE souru-By the Atlantic and Norfolk
steamboat lines, we nave Charleston papers o! fruaY
and Norfolk slps-D.
North Careiina Indians "A letter, dated Sulphur
Spring, a. Co. l2lh inst. says-"Onr ronps have ga
hered all the Cherokee Indians without any difficulty,
and all discharged and returned home except
The regular { S troops"
The Georgia Pioneer of the 3Olh ult. says: BY
gentleman Just from the Agency, learn that there
are at this lime about 5000 Cherokers at that place.
and 3,000 at Ross Landing. COCO expected from
North Cnrn!ina the latter part of this week; and 3OUn
have already departed for their homes in the far
West, making in nil 5000, which comprises nearly
the whole nation.
The same paper says: con yesterday evening, Capt
Means company Of mounted volunteers passed through
this place, their way to New Echoia They had
with them about % Indians that had been laying cut
and among them the celebrated Chief, Soft Shell
Turtle These, it is believed, are the last remnant OF
the indians in this county"
HERALD OFFICE,
Norfnlk, June %, ?. NJ.
The South Carolina brought on nearly 200 passen'
gers, among whom were Capt. Duany, Lieut.. Young,
Lieut.. Watson, Dr. Brown, and l35 commissioned
officers aud privates, Of the u S. Marine Corps, being
the remainder Of the several attachments taken from
the atlantic stations Two years ago. and since they have
actively been employed in the with The Creeks and
the Smnn'es, and Ialery in etfeciing the removal OF
the Cherokees. On their arrival here they were mme-
dialely transferred to the steamer Columbia, and pro-
ceeded to Washington without an hours detention.
Poor fellows they have hard times their orofn
appearance estics.
From lie N 0. Courier IF July 10)
TIT TAT.-One Of the 'cu;est Yankee tricks
which has occurred for long time have now to mar
rate. 1t appears that the schooner Lone Capt Clark,