Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-08-22

FGoRlDA-rhc following letter. received at
Key Ne-t. aud heucc ioraUdcd to Philadelphia
contains aIdluuHal particulars respecting the late
hostile attack olihe Indians on Col Hlrncys post
We cufy 1t from the Mouth American
StNlnAL, lfloridd,) July %. 1880.
The slonp Jaue, from Iamplco, arrived AT The
mouth 81 Sinlba aver late IN the evening, while the
tide was running ont. We wcto unable to proceed
to the enrampment, which situated about 3
miles up the tlyee. We proceeded. however. carly
next morning, and got about ; miles mp, when we
met sionp With or q men in her. aud perceived
that something was wrong. the men IN SAID boat
were some imIl naktd and others with then heads
bound np. Their cry was, for Gud's sake turn
back. Ion Cot Harvey and all The men are wounded"
'rhe sayaSes had surprised the POOR fellows at a
time WHEN lc1st eNpccled-iust before the dawn of
day Some were shot while lying in lhcir beds the
men had not even time 10 seize lhef rifles Those
who escaped I'm lor The aver and swan off to a
soop, the one t4ai zee wci.) The first sergeant was
wounded before reaching the river. An Indian from
The bunk cntreaed him 10 turn back and bring his
men with him aud they wou-l not hunt Inn he
looll>hlN turned bnck, aod Two or three others fol-
having hs advice, they were led away by the Indians
and wrte afterwards shot.
Alter turning back with sid soop, we stopped at
the mouth Ut the RIVER and perceived a canoe Iuu-
mag down, winch we n Il ST took lor Indians. but
Judge our surprise to find Col lldrney and soldier
who during the murder had taken 10 the woods on
the bank o. the river, and there found the and
succeeaed ~ making thaif escape. The first wurd
from he Col WIS how many men had escaped, aud
how many rides had We left, which, upon eAamina-
ton, found 10 be three.
The gallant Col. Immediately determined on 90
inc back, ms IA allptobahty some ofihc men had es-
capped and were Vet on the banks OF the river. 1t
was very hazardous expedition To proceed miles
up rlrer lIued with Indians, aud only two or thrcr
rifles 10 protect themselves. The men mudled tlIerr
oars 81 as To make as little noise rs POSSIBLE and
started n about / O'Clock Mt night. They cot to
The camp just before daylight, aud after crawling up
the bank the first thing that met their view was
the body OF one their comrades maneled in most
shocking manner, scalped, aud his entrals taken
out.
They proceeded a ue further and found some SIN
or seven IN the same situation. Judging il not ptu-
dent 10 remain long, they seized what few things
the lndans had left, which three kegs OF pie
kIes, bag Of corn, and seine coffee and returned to
the Slo1ps The Col. despatched one sloop 10 Fam
pei with u Gu that were wounded, and with our
boatwe proceeded for Cape Florida The first day
we were fred upon by the Indians, about fifty miles
from the Snibal. but were too ian from land for
the shot to take any effect
On the eth We arrived II Clpe Sable, and fell in
with ihr schn Cbas. Howe, wluch we hired to go to
Cape flordl, 10 put wha few truols are there ON
thcf guard put into Key Naces. which gives me
tins opportunity OF relating the news. The num-
Der oil soldiers s3atored at Sinba WAS 25. sutlei
and his clerk, ana two mrn employed as ldborets
the nun Der missing IS i3 80 ldiers, the suffer and
his clerk, and the Two men employed labotcrs,
aud one man employed as pilot.
The Sutlci's name is Dalluw, the clerks name
Morgan the carIentsrs name IS Howard, the pilots
name H. MCMiy; soldiers names not kuown-l3
ia all.
The Indians have got considerable boats. The
suiler had an assortment Of goods worth about OF
$1,000, aud about $1,000 in specie. The SOL
diers had - patent rfeS earbines, tee poirasy
number Of percussion caps, and = quantity OF
private property belonging 10 Col Harvey and sol
dieis They had placed every confidence in the In
dams. They would come INTO camp every day
and talk win the. men, aud when asked il they
were satisfied with the treaty, answered they we've.