Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-06
(From Ike annapolis Republican }
FLORIDA.

GmrS Trial, col l. p 4l7-d2O.
(Fro,n IKE annapolis Republican,
FLORIDA.
Extract from a iet,er dated
Fort LAupERDALE, 9TH Aug lc39.
More ilan month has tran. pre since receiving I'd.
ycrs from ST. Augustine You may Judge with what n.
ieresl we hailed the return Of the Sanlee yesterday BY
her came your welcome letter In the NEAR time, every
day brings exciting change which may be molul-
ally connected with ones fate. We not entirely
wiihou, arrival shItf, sent by express aung The
coast from Key Bscayne 10 charge 10 be cur
guard and giving from Col Harvey The particulars OF
the atfl.r al Cooosahachee The Indians who ware
then in our camp were summoned TO head quarters 10
hta the dispatches read You know That Lieutenant
I Tompkins ard myself the on officers here, ind
: have been The only for more than month. he
is from Gloucester, Virginia twenty seven years oil
noe and fine clever soul While he read the Letter
the Indians Gal about dusk) my eyes closely scanned
he features the red Warriors. and as the Of vo
lated faith and blood their ears their suppressed
eyciten.en kept them fixed s,aturs in their sct,s
Their eyes glared with interest," and The cUunenance oil
the heed ore. who A polio Belvdere in fon--a
! ciseIied Greek IN regularity OF teatures-and handy
serious eypressirn changed and would scnrcel have
| known him the same man. His eyes shot with hight
ming clances to another warriorhs face black
eB.d-and the malignant savage scowl Of the Indian
pGared in settled fSedness from his face They both
I exchanged meaning, savage glances The letter
rad They were told that they were safe; that The
Colonel did believe Sam Jones and bis party had
| aUunt 10 90 Win lne UusslCle IHpy TtLhIsu III
camp ha. night, and were told they rni ehl still come
and go at pleasure IN safety. The next morning they
wen, 10 hook for Sam Jones to bring him
camp They sent away their families also. THIS was
faulty, whose cGmp Ind visited four days before, Tour
miles from here, in the swamps, 10 sick daughter,
AMI evidt ;y they both surprised and sorry tina,
their people lad broke The treaty IN four days they
came back ind alas! said Sam Jones SICK (he old
excuse IN lenrwIng war Lieutenant Tompklns be-
l,,vct their ,alcs-l did not, but both listened
! lie, sod rcnison and during their stay camp,
OF m gave So 10 soldier for old hole eaten
dirty hIIkci, hch hitherto all The Indians bad turned
Up ilrir ai-a bad sign heard Of it otter they
had gone More tragtGIc ale therefore 10 toke p'ace
aud Let"re get "ri Z! FuiiGa. 1ompkn says
selves may be able say 81 item qnGrnm mnrnG rorS
fui recrI.cct The feeling Of loneliness and o, g
noraEce rom The world our iaies mir! e, when iCGf
months ago men were killed hrd sea red, while We
were cncamprd lew miles up y"nder in the pine bar,
| rcns, shu. lrcm all communication. But kerc We
! have the sen to Witness oil events with us
| One Of the Chiefs IN camp Cho hatj, and
another Sam Jones son They said "AfpICcka
(Srm Jcnes sent word that he SEX rhot liz hrf,G
would not believe that il any of his people h"
had done he deed The insiigalors were, SAID they
The half brother Of old Micanopy, llaotcOoekay, aud
| tIeGtka
Arriucka and his Mckaso,ky gnng are now few
miles North Of usbul such an impcuetrahle country.
| Before these mtn came back Cho Tuskenunge
cane in from The Key Biscaync. aud arriving the
mouth ui New River, he ''ihought how lt-hnt
itcu GeIermnid d. Indians do 10 cross il in Indian
style. ard accordingly got two logs which he put
hIs hurkskin SHIRT gun aud pouch, ard swan over-
HIS hoy ar young friend accompanied him, ard 10 con-
ing up The beach sE or seven miles he met two unam
I'd soldiers from camp, Who not knowing whether
he and his companion were friends or hcslties, fled
10 camp Chiiio Tnskennngge (th'uo means Snake,
and TuSkfruSgr, Chief asked 'why they rnn. "lhry
are foolish. suid Temp kns land tuk You for
! end were uGarned." '.Well," said G. T., 81
uncertain how you would receive me. rs the Indians a,
Cooosaha chez have broken out; so thought could
h.,l, ly and h,,tp |
s';ck and Pot my shirt on IT, and ~. Chil!nS
shr'l!iut is his flag OF truce, Of dirt colour hut
the man was sincere. He went next day 10 louk for
Sam J"nss. and after the other Indians had and
| gone back, lie returned but Ind missed them in his
hunts fle said he had been unable 10 find a rpiucka
= that he was determined 10 show them all that he
The Chief-ihat he wished he could send n letter TO
Tampa 10 get the troops 10 prevent the hosliIts from
| rg North from Pease Creek-ihat he would Stand by
the treaty Ia the iasiha, what he and Sam Jones said
should be law. told him ! thought the treaty would
have been good Tor ni parties; He said it not gone
yet. On the next day tie San'ce came from ST. Au
CUISINE, and he went dow ia her see Col Harvey,
who 10 come here On Tuesday 10 meet Arpucka
OF his son, and other ENJOYS.
Aug Gih-Tucsday is come but no Indians have re
turned The war. then, is renewed Col. II. is, cx.
| p,cted up Ia day. We have about 40
servlceablc men, and considerable cleared spot for
camp, ard block house in Of last We feel
perfectly they will not dare orisk themselves with
US, unl by midnight surprise. against which We Try
10 guard ourselves and for such occasions you mag truly
suppose have been hal ready mind sincc sc
| first came here 1t is hard 10 see an Indian they so
much resemble the dusky woods We have
on, Sc nntls al and and more 10 relieve them
every hours. making guard ofS. On The Z. is he
sea and The W The Lagoon. ntcT, de as Slrnw-
/ berry creek think this as PxpGscd pCs, as aay
YET much risk would be run to attack II. hardly think
CEillo TGskenurge will be Ghlc To stfm tie or party
| aud We trus, them more. | believe many WIRE sin
! cerey disposed fct peace-rrrhaps most uf lEcm-
and sure that Hey nf The sut;,tua this
war exposes them 10 Lieutenant T. asked on udiun
woman il they had suffered much By The wa.: Oh
said she 'domt mention ii TO tell our DIAL Of
suffering but believe, continued She "tha, lee last
man would have died before he would have consented
TO enigfae." Another vas asked where was The ia
ther Of that child, pretty little interesting persive
squaw "ller father killed. IN The battle b. one f
your friendly Indians, was her reply. "AIl we wants
only little hil-u little small bit territory 10 I've on
said Indian. 1t giGds my Leari that this day of
peace is come said one Indian woulau-l never exutct.
ed it" 1--WE had 10 live in swomps nrd hidden IN wet
damp places aud clways fearing said one 10 lie attack
ed killed Upon these or hell. they wi nj peace)
regret that the few impacabe hrstiles sc drawn the
sufierngs OF continued They say they have not
lost many BY bats-only lOI since the war commenced
Lieut. 1nmpkins lime since told one Of hpn
"when the Nhites took prisoners they always treated
Them WE'LL they did not scalp and manrle Them md
torture them, The ndians did Our unfortunate reop,p
The warriors face reddencd-le turned his eyes away
they filled With tears, but lie spoke with emotion bu,
firmly. "The isycharty {red many has no ow rs 10 90
TO- and laws like the white an-hs customs are differ
eni IT. war and in peace diverted The subject They
continually said there were many opposed 10 The treaty
He said the Florida while people opposed Ferl ing