Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-25
MOVEMENT OF THE CHERoKEEs.

NASHVILLE, (lenD) Nov 20, 1888.
"Business made il necessary ten days since that
should proceed to the Southeastern part of this State
On my way met the several attachments of Cherokees
on their route TO the West, and could not but sympa
lhze with their feelings at leaving their old hunting.
grounds and the improvements which such civil
zed had been induced to make under The expectation
Of there ending their days say nothing of the policy
of the Government in compelling their removal The
Indians believed it hard one and might very easily
have been stimulated 10 resistance, in which they
could have brought 900 warriors into the field and
although they would have been exermnated vrntuaIly,
in the time they would have spread drsolation
through considerable portion Of the country in their
immediate neighborhood. All this has been avoided
mainly through the address Of General Scott, who by
firm but mild course has carried out the orders OF the
Government, at the same time winning The gratitude OF
The Indians, who, whilst marching Geecledy 10 The
West, have brighten up at the mention of his
name, to which they would respond in their native
tongue, Coed man, General Scott. No other person
could have performed this delicate service more sue
cessfuly than he has DONE and Virginia may well be
proud Of a who has thus won reputation not sur
passed BY that which he achieved at Chippewa aud
Brldgewaier.
From the excessive drought through the early part of
the autumn, water could be procured through the
Cumberland mountains, and the movement OF the Che
rnkees has been necessarily delayed until the weather
has become cold and the travelling uncomfortable; still!
through the arrangements which had been previously
made found them fully and regularly provided for on
with provisions medical attendance, aud trans
por,allon Nat Int.
FRon FLORIDA The FIodian, published at ITALIA.
hassee under date of the lst nst states that further
depredatons have been committed by the Indians quar-
tered in Okeetrnokce swamp. A few days previous,
the residence Of MIR. Toppn had been atacked-hIm-
eeif and wife killed, and two three children ei for
dead one of whom has since recovered. Two days
after the family Of Mr. Green was attacked and or
OF its inmates killed. These families resided in
Columbia counly, ST Marys river. The prospect Of
O termination oi The Indian war, becomes every day
gloomy. In fact, there is probability OF such an
I'M i'm twelve months
nation received from the army, indicative Of another
desperate struggle by the hoses 10 retain possession ot
the country, with resolution only to yield WHEN com
pielcly overpnwered 1t is reported, that at recent
meeting of the chiefs Of the Wi,hacoochee the war
party the most Numerous and we're determined On
q renewal of hnsii!ities Che matilda, the principal
chief of the aahassces, in consequence unable 20
bring in the remainder of his people. tie states that
Tiger Tail among the most hostile and had returned
with warriors and their families, 10 the West Of the
Suwanpre.
18th of November b,nd Of Indians burnt The house,
fences &c, of a MIR Lawrence Smith On the 23d,
four from Lowndes county, passing to Tradersve,
attacked by thirty or forty Indians who lay
concealed behind fence, killed one man and his horse
on the sput wounded two Of the others, one mortaiy,
boyd Hll) The other escaped. The intention OF the
Indians was, it is supposed, to attack wagon train
which jus, behind the persons attacked, on their
way 10 Fort Floyd. Captains Miller and Sweat, with
their commands ordered by General Floyd IN pur
suit and he and his whole force Immediately to
follow and 10 scour the swamp
STEAMBOAT ExpLosIos AND GREAT Loss OF LIFE -
The particulars Of an awful disaster which happened
board the steamboat Augusta, OF this port are gwen
in the Natchez Courier OF the 9th December he
Augusta left Na,chez on the Sd instant for Vicksburg
with the ship Jeanette in tow. On the voyage the
ship go aground when the Augusta separated from her
and proceeded tot wood pile AT one place she suppl
ed herself with four five cords of wood and
king for another, when The pilot seeing some floating
timber ahead rang the bell 10 stop the engine The
engine stopped ill The float passed, and the pilot
again rung as the signal to TO ahead. The engineer
here discovered that the eng at the dead pom,
and he Immediately back to turn the BAR but before
he had time the dreadful explosion took place
The Augusta is one Of the most frghtful fragments OF
destruction The boilers and whole machinery
ore rem, into rfng pieces the Social Hall aud lis ap
purteuances shattered into Atoms and nearly Inc
entire main cabin is swept away; very small portion
of IT, next The ladies' cabin being all that lett, and
that in such spit.up condition as 10 tell plainly The
dreadful extent of the explosion.
The names Of OF the passengers dead and miss
ing are not yet known; the Augusta vas, however, not
very full Of passengers. She came down IN tow oil Tie
hail Columbia, and there were found hive persons on
board dead and their bodies woully mutlIated and
twelve persons more less wounded Of whom the me-
dical gentlemen consulted, thinks that not more than
three four will recover; some ii was thought, could
not ouive one day.
The FIVE persons found dead are, Leonard Brown,
Clerk; VIM Henderson, LIST engineers George Ward,
Merchant, Troy, Mississippi John Wilson, deck hand;
Robert Smlln, 0o-On WHOSE pouIes Soi"Het !"
quest has been held and death by accidental explosion
reported Besides these, the following account as
ccriained: The Captain missing, supposed dead; VIM
Ia, lor % engineer, slightly wounded; barber, NOR
tally wounded William Nc Donald, Waterman, badly
ecaided; Henry Smith, deck hand, slightly wounded;
WIN johnson, fireman. badly scaded; James White,
deck hand badly scaded; James lnns, do. do. James
Johnson DO do unknown name, fireman, do; Lewis
Lacharr!e, pilot, slightly injured; mate (DaUes) and
barkeeper escaped uninj ured.
Twenty eight deck hands and firem'n were on bonrd,
and when they called them together some time alter the
eyplusion only eight could be mustered.
The po, at The wheel with his pilot bo1,) was blown
upwords Of fifty feet, and contrived 10 get ashore BY
using one side Of the pilot box The bodies of those
dead and wounded much dscolored and dishgured,
presenting heart rending spectacle
There female passenger on board who escaped
! unhurt.
On examination of the pieces Of The boilers found on
deck no doubt is entertained that this explosion was The
result of cupable negligence on The part o The Engi-
neer.-N Butfetin.
(From tic Charleston Patriot, Dec l4.)
The report Of the Special Committee on 80 much oil
the Governors Message relates 10 the resumption OF
specie payments and The restoration OF the trade and
credit of the country. then taken up, and the hrst
resolution that it is the RIG and duty of the Senators
and Representatives OF the people in The State LHgsa
lures to express their opinion upon such of the
General Government vitality affect The welfare and
interest otheir constituents unanimously agreed TO
! On the Cd resolution, which is as follows
9 Rcsoired, That in the opinion OF this Legislature
il, that the revenues Of the Federal Govern
men, be so collected ultimately to sever the Govern
neut from all connection with banks-,he votes stood
thus ayes los NAYS = hessrs Arnold, Beatty Calhoun
/ nj Kinney Perry, Powell: and Reed: voting in the