Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-21
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From Mics National Register.
FLORIDA

with the least idea Of lis public alton, or with til,
knowledge that he, To mhem IT was addressed, mas
editor OF the Register. }ut as IT furnishes later in
ielhgeucc from the immediate point where war @,
peace was to be decided upon, aud contains aIhfu
aud practical illustration Of the Florida War, as IA,
as 1t goes, offer that alone apology iot IN
senlng il. having omitted several paragraphs, how
ever
FoRT LAupEnpALE, Oct, 5, 1889.
Chitte Tuskcnugge. some time back, said us
IL am now sitting by The great water spread before
u.s. aud in its presence | say | shall stand by M,
word al Fort King, II all my people abandon me IL
myself" 81 shall never again rasc my hand against
the white man. said Sam Jones' ''lor am old now.
aud what old man like me dol" Yet the 9th
81 day, when two soldiers and the interpreter visited
their camp, Sam JOINS son Sponge. aud thltte's
younger brother oehee lladlo, were the first who
fired upon them. ! will detail to YOU few OF III.
circumstances connected with this rupture Of tho last
hope OF peace.
On the 7th OF September Col. Ilaruey delivered
his last talk to the Indians here. demanding life lor
hIei They required our days TO consider upon il.
At the end Of four DAYS, Chute Tuskenuggce aud
PyheIatah came in aud delivered then reply. sam
Jones would have come with them bat he was drunk.
They required thirty three sticks ldaysi 10 collect
all the Indians around our post at which period W I'D
Cat would also be heie, and all the peaceabe Indians
and they would then oil concert measures against
the hosilles."
Cot. Hancy and Can't. Mayo having departed, we
days. Meanwhile the Indians cont nucd &, visit us
dHly-sayiug that they had great camp up die nv
en- where Their nun hers were constantly increasing.
On the ooh, Lieut. Davis. OF the navy, erected flag.
staff on the beach. Dmng the evening, alte, dusk,
Chhte aud two OF three warriors came down IN then
canoes to visit We sat III the foot OF the tag-
stall, and there chalted and enjoyed the evening
breeze and the sight oi the surrounding SUIT Cutie
SAID "lhcy all intended, In morrow night to have
bail dance up At theif camp; but on the next night
after there would be a snll greater one" "Sam
JONES' hs SAID, had gone 10 aitcg The hos
tile Indians, and was expected back shortly" lie
was going 10 remain IN camp wI'h us dutlng the
night, and wished TO gnn Nv slight dance IN ouf
camp. Accordingly he, with his haIl dozen warn.
ats, gave us dance, during WHICH, much to his
tnnlshnent aIocke WAS sent mp INTO the dark sky.
They continued their dance as II nothing
ring Chiue himself, however stepped out aud stood
egmdIng 1t Gktmbc. Another rocket WAS then sent
up, aud then blue hgh-aiteiwards brass four
FOUNDER discharged and rs II grew late retired to
bed, and shortly aiier our ca was all quiet After
midnight VIC were awakened BY war whoop, bat the
excited youth vas quickly secured by hls Indian
who tied hls hands behind lam aud hush
ed hun up. Whom warrior gives the war whooP
lac conside ed delivered to the lurles, and
about 10 commit any freak oil huslc feeling. NrM
day they repeated tIer invitation 10 all the officers
to visit their camp. DUNG the day told the hter-
prefer to hold himself III readiness to canoe up
to the grand hal dance OF course. IT permitted Dn-
lng the day Chllte appeared 10 be IN Tue sptlls,
laughing aud talking. In the evening, at dusk.
George, the interpreter and two soldiers were sent
up wnh a gallonof whiskey aud 10 say that the off
GERS would not come that evening. II was lett OPP
uonal with them TO 60 or not bat one entertained
suspicious Of their intentions. 1en-eleyen-twere
D clock came and neither returned to camp, although
they had been Ordered 10 be back early. Meanwhile
supposed thcs had become intoxicated, or had
been persuaded 10 remain TIL morning, or that Time
I,- tl,a, tI,,+tV ptT gtr
mrnts and therefore went 10 bed. At four, Lieut.
Pompkins bee tine extremely uncasy-Lieut. Dawn
proie,ed his boat aud AT five they both went up the
rivcr Approaching the spot oithe Indian camp
they could perceive indication 81 fire OF oil hu'
man pi essence. Here" "oome here" "hcre am
moancd n voice from The dark shaded bank On
rowing thilher. soldier Hopkins discovered ia
the water, where he had concealed himself, al am
wounded" said he, land they have killed George
and Boyce." Tho boat hastened back to camp.
Hopkins estimated lhelr number at 800 wrliors
(much too high rrobably) lie fingered six hours,
and then died The ball had passed from the PIT of
his stomach through the ab o nen and lodged a his
left hip about an inch deep, whence It vas extracted
On the 18Th, the day Of his death, follow ed hun,
arrived at his grave, aud listened TO the funeral ser
vice from The Sefgean-and tue "dust to Dust" aud
at the cud of the third farewell, discharged; the
ha2 which had hung at hall mast. again asceuded 10
The peak.
At breakfast, an expedition up the narrow river 10
recover tire bodies lost was sugg, scdbut Ltuicu-
ant Tompkius considered II yet Impfudenl.
Lieutenant Sloan volunteered TO 90 with three ma
rnes; Lieutenant Davis replied, II any went out, he
was the one to 90. When not lamentng the late Of
dying soldier paying the last tribute to his re
nuns, were all day specializing upon the tragedy
Of the past evening. Hopkins had partially led us
to believe that the most friendly warriors were mas
sacred. ! ascended the flag stail aud saw crow
cafeerng n the sky above the scene. Possibly
Chitte de'uded BY his own people, and they had
killed I'M Possbl, he had been lwcd INTO passive
ness. Possibly he one OF the actors. No pre-
vious incident could be recalled TO assure OF ANY
reachery his Part, he had paiaken so beil lily Of
the white mans layors, bribery, II they would 80
construe il. Hush, Mas that distant halloo Ii
mus, have been an owl or some bird. II heard that
cry again" said another voice, shortly after. But
nothing certain could be detected, aud our comman-
der thought ar discreet to keep the men con-
centrotcd IN camp During the night Of tho 26h
were all on the alert, SLEPT, as before the peace
with out arms al our side, and ears open. On the
20 the question was repeated-")idu't you near a
distant cry !" II could not be again detected II
there had been a halloo al might have come from
some r iugec friendly Indian" thought Davls-bnt
sill all WAS uncertain. Al . O'Clock sodnrremar-
ked "What large alligator is that yonder' Let
me have the glass 10 II, sad the corporal 1T
looks like a men--and an alligator, TOO, near IL
The soldiers dead BODY called out another. A
boat was scut ou for "Bbyce's body Is floating
down the riyef" went from mouth to mouth, aud
Lieutenant DAVIS has ened 10 recover IT. a cry came
instantly after from the Other side al the lhck man
grove swamp, and the II ked eye could discern. IN
relief from lis varir gated hckets. the form OF black
man. "Georgc Is allyp!' | FASTENED into another
boat and, snh the Sergeant aud Lieutenant Sloan
crossed over Immediately and took INN ~. lie was