The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-06-02
From the n. Y. Journal Of Commerce.

From the n. 4. journal OF Commerce.
The following extract of letter from
Florida would make it appear probable that
the war is again about to be ended.
TAMPA BAY, April "a.
"Every thing is in commotion here. The
Cherokee order arrived last night. Col.
Smith has some l07 Indians. Col. Taylor
40 or so, and captain Monroe has Alligator
and most of his people at Pease Creek. The
Indians appear to be inclined to emigrate; it
is manifested by their coming in. There
are about $50 Indians here, and it thought
about 400 more will shortly be in. This
will diminish their force consequently in
the field, so you perceive there is prospect
of the term nation of the war;"
p. S. A young Naval officer has Just ar
rived here Washington )From Tampa Bay,
which he left on the 4th inst. just previous
to leaving, an express arrived from Gen.
Taylor at Fort Gardner, stating that 400
Seminoles, men, women, and children had
come in and surrendered to him. They be.
longed to the bands of Alligator and Goa
chooche. My informant thinks there are
not more than $50 warriors OUTPUT they
ale of the most determined character.
Some three or four express riders have
been recently killed,--one at Fort Arm
strong, one at Fort King, and one near Fort
Gardner.
A few days since, some IL or IA Indians
attacked about the same number of soldiers
belonging to the garrison at Micanomy,
while bathing in pond and killed three,
and severely wounded one.
A horrible affair occurred in New York
a few days since. A woman named Sarah
Kerrin, perished under the following cir
cumstances:
''It appeared that Kerrin and his family,
consisting of a wife and two children, a
few days since moved into town from Har-
lean, and located in apartments in house
on Sd avenue, couple of doors above 7th
street. The testamony of several who
knew them is somewhat at variance, some
attrbuting to the husband, and some to the
wife, habitual drunkenness; but they agree
in one thing, to wit, that the husband was
grossly drunk on Saturday evening, and the
wife was not sober. Between 9 and 10
O'clock on that evening woman residing in
the house passed through the entry, where
she found Kerrin seated with his two chill
dren; and when she passed the door of their
room, which was ajar, she perceived that the
room was unusually light, and filled with
smoke. She asked Kerrin what was the
cause? to which he answered, 'soh nothing,
only may wje IS b,trningn' The woman
entered the room and found the wretched
wife lying on the floor, her clothes nearly
burned off of her, and her body in dreadful
condition from the effects of the fire. She
instantly alarmed the neighborhood, and the
miserable moman was soon relieved of her
smouldering garments; and the fire, which
had communicated to the door and a trunk.
was put out. During all this time her un,
natural husband did not move finger tc
assist, but appeared wholly Indifferent tc
what was transpiring.
''The deceased, though most horribly burn
ed about the chest, breast, shoulders and
arms, was not wholly insensible after being
relieved from the horrible situation in which
she was found, and she at that time stated
that her husband had set her clothing on
fire by throughing lighted candle in her
lap"
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