The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-09-05

IDOuOhtlSo, Jooi Ahuio iiipioFCu, oiio you
prepared to enter upon the active bust
ness ofthe day with life and spirit.
From the Savannah Georgian.
INDIAN MURDERS.
The report hitherto published that "por-
tions of five or six families have been mnr-
dered near the Georgia line," has, in the
following letters received by yesterdays
mail, been painfully confirmed.
The citizens of Camden have military
leader in Floyd, who will, we doubt not,
give good account Of the revengeful and
deadly foe.
JEFFERSON, Camden Co.. Ga,
August 24th, 1910.
To the Editor of the Savannah Georgian !:
Dear Sir-You will please publish such
portions of the enclosed letters as relate
10 the hostility and movements Of the say.
ages, for the information of the conlmuni-
ty at large, and obl;ge
Respectfully yours,
GEO. LANG, P. NJ. Jeffersonton.
CENTREvILLAaE, Aug. 10, 1S4O.
Dear George-I am sorry to inform you
that the Indians have done good deal Of
mischief on the Suwanee, and it is though.
that they have again come into the Okefe-
noke; LAST Friday they killed Joseph How.
ellis wife and two children, and Daniel
Green's wife, and shot his daughter through
the shoulder; they have robbed and burnt
out the inhabitants as they went. Begin.
ming at Green's; they have burnt nearly
all the dwellings up to Fort Gilmer. Jo-
seph Howell and George Johns goi in here
to-day ,heyfolIowed them up the suwa-
nee several miles, and found eleven
dwellings burnt. They all are forted in at
old Bill Cones and Capt. Sanderlain's.
The Indians fired on Sandeflains house
all night on Friday night !; the next NOR
ming took the road up the river, and only
went five or six miles, to old Sumeralrs
place, and killed some hogs and cattle and
stayed all night. This is the most bold
and daring act they have committed, since
the commencement Of the war the peo-
pie above this are generally very much
alarmed, and some Of them are already
moving off-whether with sufficient cause
, l cannot say. Absolom Cossey's children,
six in number, were killed last Wednes-
day, on the South Prong of the st. Mary's;
some suppose. by the same party. 1have
nothing more worth your attention at pre-
sent, I,remain, yours most truly,
STEPHEN MCCALL.
Gen. Lang, Esq.
P. S. Thomas Wright is burnt out a
mongst the rest.
CENrREvILLAoE, August 23d, 1910.
Dear George--All is excitement and
alarm up this way; the Indians have kill
ed Thos. Davis and two Of his children,
and John Patrick's wife. They had all
gathered at Arch. Hogan's (Monia,) and
on Wednesday just about night fall, they
attacked the place and killed the above
persons, and burnt every building on the
place except the one that they defended.
They have burnt Davis place and Miney's
and one other in this county. 1t is about
80 miles from here: l do not think we are
in danger here as yet, though others think
different. There is part oftwo compa.
nies of Dragons from Black Creek alrea-
DIV scouting about the Okefenoke, and
Tracy is trying to raise fifty men for thirty
DAYS, under an order from Gen. &. Floyd.
What will be the final issue, time only
will show. i'll think there is any danger
here, shall at once take my family away.
Yours, in haste,
STEPHEN MCCALL.
Geo. Lang, Esq.
Since the above were in type we have,
through the courtesy of the editors OF the
Republican, derived the following addi-
tional information :
MORE INDIAN MURDERS IN GEORGIA.
A gentleman who arrived in town last
evening from Camden County, informs us
that gang of about 100 Indians have
made their way from Florida to that coun-
ty, passing near the Suwanee, numbering
a part of Mr.. D. Green's family. Mr.. It.
had his leg broke while in the act Of res
cuing the remaining part ofthem from the
flames ofhis burning house.
A whole family by the name of Davis,
on the ST. Mary's River in Camden coun-
ty, was murdered few days since, not one
remaining TO bear the awful intelligence.
Several houses in the same neighborhood,
deserted through fear,) have been burned
10 the ground. They have also killed o
number of cattle.
This statement has been confirmed by
an express rider.
Our informant states further, that sever.