Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-05
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FLORIDA.

TALLAHASSEE. Feb l6
/ gore Hurders-On Monday evening last the house
OF Mr. y hi,r residing two miles south OF The 81 Au
gnsline road about miles from Tallahassee was al
tack. by pnrty of Indians. nrgTo was Shot down
IN the ward and simultaneously three rifles wrt" thrust
through snail aperture aside the CHIMNEY "i the dwell
Ing aud discharged in the breast at young nhn, D:"
Their inaw of MIR. White, who tell dead instantly. Mrs
hite also received th.re balls aud Mr. w Vas won d.
ed by one ball. The Indians linen Gecamped without
committing further deGcdalIons. The negr" dIed next
dav Mis- W is thought likely 10 recovet-Mr w. was
not seriously injured 4 party Oi our Citizens next day
went IN pnr-uit but were .stul in fading tie
| Indians. 4 number OF signs have been seen III The
nernDurh"od, aud g!cal aPpieeIsionS are entertained
by the inhabitants OF further attacks. a party from
! ca,np Wacssa out Oh Wednesday morning.
On Thursday o! last week party u iiil'tn or twenty
indians attacked the dwelling Of Mr. Stokes. N Jefferson
county IN the d. tjmatEr Inmates. discovering them
orpruarb fed and thus saved thrir lives The Indians
pGn!rred III, mouse Of $ C9p in bank notes, and burned
1t, Mr. ). at his work about two miles distant al
! the lime OF the attack.
( TIE following IA extract from rlc. 10 tie Go.
he subject Of the situation Of The pe"Pe in
! ilct neigiborhouJ:
On TowS, JEFrLEsoS Co,
Feb 10, 1888. !
Dear sly company has been several days search
ing for he Indians who robbed and burned MIR Stokes
house III our reIghbVrh"od we cannot hnd certain
trail Of them We last evening found so, {" > CUU ui
his paper nuay that they TOOK from iilnAl necessary
| information he can usVr y"n.
| Irrllil respectfully 10 ask ~ your F'SCeIiency
force Sufficient 10 restore confidence and afford us pro.
lection; oi rwis, the danger is such that large Pof-
ton OF us will BE- Obliged TO leave our homes.
Respectfully, your obi seryl,
a L. SiIEHEE
| His Excel,snCv K CALL.
Tr information previously received Of The number
and OF the troops of the Suwannee, had
induced iohreye that Our frontier was well protected
4 company Of regulars is stationed a; Camp acssa,
ut the Oclin al Camp Pleasant one at Camp Al
kin,On one Charles Ferry and four al Deadman bay;
these companies returned iew days since from scout,
which was commenced The Goth Drc and we are H.
formed will all leave again 10 day. The Indians howe
vel elude al search fall upon the settlements, and com.
NIT their murders unmuI,s'ed, and II is Impossible 10
sav when these h"rrG ;nnssacres will cease
From the West informed that about 2JO Indians
are in the ncighhorood of Andrews Bay, and refuse t.
come in Capt ful'rr is in pursuit with iurce OF 90
ur ~ TIE n entirely insufficient In capture the enemy
A few days since, party OF nine were surprised. and
SIX OF lheir nu,nh"r captured These Indians have
shown recent signs Of hostility further than 10 Kill
cattle for subsistence F!Uy,diaH
. PosIscRiPT We stop The press 10 announce The
fol!axr, distressing intelligence received to day at IL
o'cock. Mr.. PndarvS resides a, the head at the Wa
cua miles from the rail road and twelVc IRON ial
alassec
Mr. Rc,on: Saturday 10th Feb. 1889.
DeaI Sir-Las night my nearest nsighbor, Pendar.
Wis his wife and of his children and negroes were
killed by the Indians. Judge of SITUATION Please
inform Gov Call we wish aid fear 10 leave my IA.
n,i!v but send my ynnrg IN pnrsrbut We cannot
uursue far as al leave their families for the niIh! We
were awakened by the guns but did not know till this
morning what il was.
Sud ke gof powder and box OF large size caps
dozen bars Of Rad. &c.
DANIEL L. RICHARDSON.
J We beg for efficient aid for pursuit immcdaley.-l
have plenty for and horse 10 eat.
have jus, viewed The scene Of outrage and found
Mr. and Mrs Pendants, and two children murdered -
She (Alrs ~ inhufnany bu'chered and manged, ly
ne in the yard-a female child nearly eaten up by the
hors-,hc old man and his eldest son burned up in the
building which was fired after being pluOdered. A few
of us are here bury the dead and few 10 90 in pnr
sp Of The Indians supposed TO have been 10 in
number Five children (the two eldest girls one boy
and two small girl chiidren) have been picked up in the
woods unlur except of the large daughters slight
" in the knee All the negroes SIX in number escaped
and came 10 nv house in the night Great alarm is felt
by the reghboring people. and something ought 10 be
done at once to check the vile savages
/ H. ARCHER